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1 Bedroom 1/2 Bath

Last week, McCall had to work in Texas so I decided it would be the perfect time to take advantage of her not being home and rip apart our bathroom, move our tub/shower to the new location and get ready to create the required attic access where I wanted it. I've been putting it off because that meant we would be without a shower until I was done and we would have to go to my parent's or Brother's homes to take showers. McCall was not happy with the idea of that so what better time then when she is out of town?

I knew the job was going to be a big project so I took two days off from work and asked my mom to watch Baines longer then she normally does so I could get as many hours as I could. After 2 full 12 hour days and even with a few hours of help from my Dad when he had a chance to come over I still was not done. McCall was coming home Friday night so I took another day off and with my Dads help we were able to get the shower in and at least usable. This weekend I plan to finish the green board to close it all up.

this was the old hallway closet

THICK! The cement was 3 to 4 inches thick in some places. What a mess it made knocking it down.

old tub getting abused.

removing stucco was easier then this!

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Cleaned up a little

new tub going in where the old closet used to be

 

new tub/shower in the new location

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18 Months

When I travel for work I come home and I’m always amazed at how much she has grown and transformed in a few short days.   So it’s no surprise that 18 months have flown by.  She is pronouncing her words so much better.  Learning new tricks.  Evolving into a little person and really showing her personality (Which at times can be very bossy especially to the dogs).    She’s so much fun and we’re enjoying every second with her.

•  She is talking all the time and repeating everything you say.  Even the stuff you don’t want her to.  Mommy and Daddy slip up sometimes. 
•  Her comfort items are her Milky and Blanky.  She asks for them all the time.  Especially when she’s tired. 
• She Loves playing Soccer.  She says “Mommy, kick-a-da soccor ball?  She’s actually really good.  Honestly she’s better than me, which is not saying much I guess.   
• Outside is still her favorite place to be.  Digging in the dirt, swinging, playing at the park, watching bugs,  going for a walk, or petting doggies or Kitties.  She always wants to be outside. 
• Yesterday I taught her how to walk backwards.  She thought it was so cool.  She kept bumping into everything and laughing.
•  When she eats she started yelling “Mmmmm, So yummy! Good!!!”  It’s really funny because she’s screaming it. 
•  She loves singing and almost has her ABC’s down.  She also likes to sing Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Ring around the Rosie, Happy Birthday and EI EI O (old McDonald). 
•  We’ve been working on counting and she can count to 6 no problem.  She almost can get to 10 but always forgets  at least one number.
•  Most words she says are pronounced correctly but she still says Mink for Drink but the best one is Elephant.  She said El-Oh-Shit.   It makes me laugh every time especially because there are a lot of Elephants in her books and movies.  

Christmas Morning

I as you can tell Nicholas and I have not been the best bloggers and I really need to catch up.  Let’s start with this Christmas Morning post that has been sitting in my draft box since January 4^th. 

We spent Christmas morning with Nicholas family in California.  Baines got up early and lover her gifts Santa brought.   The Baby Doll and stroller were her favorites.    After hanging out at the house we finished packing for Utah and them went to the Enterline’s for Breakfast.  They made yummy waffles on their vintage waffle irons.   Baines then got spoiled again with tons of fun toys including a push tricycle.   But she loved hanging out with her cousins the most.    Our Sister-in-law Andrea got her amazing restored Cadillac that Joe finished.  It’s so cute.   After that we packed up and headed to the airport….