Forgot some.

This is Mariel's special chair, she climbs all over it (it's a bean bag type) and of course looks at her books in it.
Silly girl.. she clashed pretty bad that night.
Reading again... note different book, same chair. She LOVES to "read".

 

We're just so proud of her!

Mariel is starting to eat with a spoon, scooping and shoving, and missing her mouth completely!!! HAHAHA
This one's for you Oma... I was on the phone with my grandma while she was eating and this is the proud mess she made of her sweet potatoes and carrots. YUM!
The attempt.

 

Summer is here at last !

Mariel's sunglasses FINALLY are starting to fit her. She actually kept these on for about 5 minutes as she paraded around the house. She is walking all over the place.. even with binky, blankets, bottles, and toys in hand. She's even mastered drinking out of her sippy cup and walking at the same time!
She LOVES books... magazines... anything that she can flip pages on.
Mariel attempting to put the clothes on Maya and Chase
Success...

 

My baby girl... she's doing GREAT!

Mariel at just about 13 months...
Mariel hammin it up with the camera at 14 months!
Check out those curls and teeth.. I think she looks a lot like me when I was this age.
Ready for summer... water bottle and shades.. perfect.

 

More inside pictures of the house

Kitchen... from the dining area
Sink.. duh.
Left view of living area. Our plan is to knock out the two walls and square out the room, put in a sliding door instad of the big window and install a deck off the back. (again... LATER!)
Dining "area". We're going to make it living space.

 

Our sad, sad, sad, yard...:(

Our very sad front yard. It has a fungus we believe, and so we're attempting to weed it and then grow grass again with some organic fertilizer. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
Sad, sad, fence... soon to be replaced this summer!
Backyard... completely consumed with fescue, foxtail, remnants of two Juniper trees, and lots of tumbleweed stumps... pile that with some dead grass and straw, and you've got our lawn (or lack there of...)

 

Our New House!

THE "NEW" HOUSE !
We did it! We finally got moved into our new house, and are getting situated... SLOWLY!
But it's a fantastic feeling knowing it is ours. We've started doing some "remodel" work, painting, fixing outlets, working on the yard, etc. It's much more rewarding knowing that it benefits us to put this much work into it, rather than a landlord.
Anyway, we'll post more "updates" as time goes on, and you can see the progress. Our plans for this summer are to sod the backyard (I'll post pictures of it, and you'll understand why) attempt to grow grass in the front yard, and do some landscaping. Next will be the remodel of the living room...but that's for next year. :)

Living Room
One side of the kitchen