The countdown to move in day begins!

OK...so we don't have an official move in date, but we are into the month of October, and that has been our goal for a year; to move SOMETIME in October. It will be close. Over the last week there have been so many major transformations, each day it feels more and more like home.

Bryan has worked painstakingly hard on our house for nearly a year, and for that, we are so thankful. We cannot wait for the day we can enjoy some family time in our new home.

God has blessed us each and every day with good health and a warm bed. We will continue to thank God everyday for all of his blessings.

Here is a list of things that have been completed recently, and pictures to go along with the list.
#1. All siding is complete.
#2. Tongue and groove ceiling has been installed.
#3. Tile in both bathrooms
#4. Hardwood installed in kitchen and dining room
#5. Most interior doors hung
#6. Cabinets and plumbing fixtures installed in both bathrooms
#7. Railing around stairway nearly complete#8. Cabinets and counter tops installed
#9. Shakes stained and ready for install on the front gables

While daddy is away, Carter and Mommy will play!

While Bryan enjoyed a well deserved break in Colorado Elk hunting, Carter and I enjoyed a few fun times of our own. We attended the Ethnic Fest parade in Walker with family and friends, played with cousins and enjoyed a few hours at our local organic farm with Grandma Sue.
I also enjoyed a night out with my sister and friend Kelly. We had a great time and snapped a few pics with the Winnipeg Police Pipe Band.

We sure missed daddy while he was gone, but he had a great time and brought us some Elk meat home for the winter. I will hopefully have some pictures of his trip to post soon.

We don't need no stinkin' diapers!

Carter is OFFICIALLY potty trained! We have had NO accidents for 1 week and 1 day! WAHOO! We have been to Target twice to buy underwear and both times he has had the underwear out of the packages before we've paid for them. I made the mistake of putting a pair on his head as a joke, so he of course, needed to wear them on his head the remainder of our time at Target.

Here are a few funny things he's said since he has been potty training.

"I pooped on your shoe, Mommy". This was said after he was supposed to pee outside, but pushed a little hard and pooped on my tennis shoe.

"I don't wanna poop in Diego's helmet". This was said while wearing a pair of Diego playing football underwear.

"I pooped a Daddy one"!! I don't think I need to elaborate on this one...

"Mommy, I have to pee" as we are driving in the car. I say "hold it for just 2 minutes, we're almost home". Carter says "ok, mommy, I'll hold it in my butthole". Carter immediately followed up that line with "is it dark in there"? I ask where, and he says "my butthole". I nearly crashed the car, I was laughing so hard!

We decided we better teach him the word penis so he didn't go to school at the age of 5 and think his penis was a wiener, so Bryan and I tried to tell him what to call it. He looked at me with the strongest convictions and said "no mother, it's a wiener"! Then he proceeded to call it a wenis. Again, laughed so hard we were crying.

I'm sure there many others I'm forgetting to document, but I'll be sure to share more "Poopy Quotes" as they flow from Mr. Carter's mouth.