Almost a sleepover in our mini apartment

On Saturday, Bryan and I babysat for our great friends, Kelly and Luke. They were WAY over due to get out and be kid free for a bit. We haven't had any "extra" kids over since we moved to our mini-apartment, but sometimes less is more. Hayden is almost 3 and Everett is almost 9 months old. Pair Carter, who is 2 up with Hayden and Everett and you've got a great comedy show. Hayden and Carter have a love hate relationship. I love you till' you have a toy I want, then it's MINE and I need it. Everett just sits and watches. Soon, he will be part of their "Mine" fest! Bryan and I had such a great time. We had tacos, and as Bryan helped himself to seconds Hayden said so clearly "Bryan, aren't you full yet"? It was hilarious! Around 7:45pm, all boys were in their jammies watching Toy Story. It was so cute...Hayden loves Mr. Potato Head but insists on calling him Tomato head. SO CUTE!

Kelly and Luke ended up coming home around 9ish (They're party animals like us!) and we enjoyed visiting for a few hours. Friends are a blessing and it's also a great blessing to be able to watch their children.

Our house project FINALLY moves forward!

After nearly 3 weeks of blizzards or sub-zero temps, Bryan was finally able to get some work done on our house over the last week. Our excavator was actually able to get his machines started and bring some sand for our basement and backfill around the house. This has already made working out there so much easier, as a ladder isn't needed to reach much anymore. Here are a few pictures I took this weekend. Bryan, Luke & Jon were able to work on Saturday (it was a high of -1) and get the 1/2 wall in the basement build. It sure is exciting to see some wood vs. that darn concrete!

Up next...floor joists and hopefully capping of the first floor soon!

Fun pictures from the 3 day MLK weekend