Baby….Grand

Seems like we are very busy as usual. I always wish I can blog more. I have grown to really enjoy it, but by the time the kids are in bed and the basic mess from the day is picked up I am soooo ready for bed!

I have been trying to take more pictures to help me remember all of the ‘little’ stuff that is filling our time. Last Thursday we were able to watch Madison’s ballet class. This is her first year doing ballet and she is learning a lot. Her favorite move is to spin and spin and spin.

On Saturday, Justin’s parents, Aunt and Uncle, and cousin came over for the afternoon. We always enjoy playing cards when we get together. After everyone left, Brady thought that we needed to play Texas Hold ‘em. Blake of course wanted to play so Brady and Madison gave him his first poker lesson. Please note that there was no money that exchanged hands while they were playing!

We have had an ongoing battle with Blake sucking his first two fingers on his right hand when he is asleep. He does not suck on them to go to sleep. He only sucks once he is in a very deep sleep. We purchased a finger guard that is supposed to break him of the habit, but each time we think we are set and go a night or two without the guard his fingers are soggy and sore again. The past week or so we think that maybe he was attempting to suck with the guard on and saliva was sitting under it. This has caused his skin to peel. So now we are trying this new technique -pinning a glove to his jammies. We have put triple antibiotic on his fingers before putting glove on and his skin is almost completely heeled. So for now we will go with this plan.

Tonight was an exciting night in our house. For a few years a gentleman has been trying to get us to buy his piano. He purchased it for his daughters when they were at home and now they are in college. He is now a bachelor and really wanted to get rid of it. I think he wanted it to go to a home where there would be children playing it for many years. Brady has been taking lessons for about 2 years and he was using an electric keyboard. He is playing songs that require all of the notes on the piano and so we knew we needed to do something. So basically we were given a deal of the century and couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have this gergeous piano sitting in our great room. Of course now we have told Brady, Blake, and Madison that they will all be taking lessons and practing piano for the rest of their lives! We are very thankful to the guys that helped move this massive thing. Thankfully noone threw our their back…. at least as far as we know. There will probablly be some very sore muscles tomorrow!

You can see on the far right side of this photo one of the drywall repairs that is taking place in the house. As you can imagine it drives me batty having these litte mud spots all over the house! Hopefully they won’t remain there for the next two years!