Well – seems we haven’t updated in years, so this might be a long one! Lots has happened in our family since we last posted…new house…new baby…new shoes!
In November we packed up our home and moved to storage…or rather, most of our stuff moved to storage and we moved to Foofaraw’s Mom’s house. It was a thrilling time – a tiring time – a two time! While we were in FF, Kasen had his second birthday. It was a quiet celebration, but a fun one. And we had ice cream pie with Oreos! Every card he got received an “Oh WOW!” and he was super excited about all his gifts. On that same day, we learned we had an approval for our offer on the house and we also learned that we were indeed expecting…a baby! (But we kept that last one quiet for a bit.) We also got to celebrate Christmas with Foofaraw’s family while we were there. It was fun to have all the cousins on Foof’s side of the family together and playing! (and getting along!) We also got to celebrate Christmas with Flum’s family in IA – but somehow we didn’t get any pictures. 
 silly mongoose |
 I see you! |
 getting ready to move |
 2nd birthday |
 birthday pie! |
 oh wow! |
 story time ** |
 cousins (clockwise from left back: Jacob, Kaylee, Taylor, Winter, Kasen, Becca) |
**Funny story about reading time: After Nicole read “Mr Brown Can Moo” to Winter, Kasen wanted to join in the reading fun. He wanted to hear “Mr Brown” – Winter didn’t want to hear it again. So Nicole told Winter and Kasen to go downstairs to find a different book. Winter came up with the book in the picture – Kasen came up with another copy of “Mr Brown”!
And now for what you’ve all been waiting for – pictures of the hoose! We have a cute house in South Minneapolis in a nice little neighborhood with friendly neighbors. We’ve been busy with snow removal and working on some remodels and painting. We haven’t gotten all rooms painted, but that will come in time. We also haven’t gotten the kitchen remodel done, but we’re surviving with our 1.5 sq ft of counter top…which is usually covered in dirty dishes. (No dishwasher yet!) Kasen adjusted very quickly to our new home. He LOVES his room and will drag you upstairs to show it to you when you visit. We had some nights at the beginning when he would come downstairs around Midnight, which was new for him. We think it had to do with the sudden appearance of a nightlight. When he broke that, the nighttime wanderings lessened. However, he came down a few times an hour or so after bedtime to run around and giggle. That hasn’t happened so much lately, but we do sometimes find him at the foot of the stairs with the door still closed – sometimes he’s awake and sometimes he’s sleeping.
 front of the house (I like to state the obvious!) |
 living room prior to moving in |
 dining room prior to moving in – with a sweet built-in! |
 dining room and living room after moving in – walls not yet repainted |
 |
 kitchen before – isn’t that a nice blue? |
 kitchen after – yes, Foof got to pick the color. (It really is like a warm hug when you enter it now.) |
 back entry before |
 back entry after |
 stairs to basement before |
 stairs to basement after |
 north side of basement before – with a running toilet! (no after picture – but you can imagine a washer, dryer and deep freeze in that space behind the big ol’ pipe) |
 south side of basement before (no after picture – but you can imagine that pipe gone and a stack of boxes and stuff for storage/garage…picture a couple bikes along the wall and some camping chairs….a couple soccer balls) |
 kids’ room before – popcorn walls and lavender |
 |
 kids’ room after – smoother walls and no lavender (lavender works in moderation…not in an entire room) |
 |
 office – still pretty cluttered |
 bedroom – just a bit cluttered |
 Kasen shoveling while Flum visits with a neighbor |
 Kasen likes to line things up |
 doin’ a little reading on the comfiest chair in the house |
 mischievous look |
 sleeping at the bottom of the stairs |
