Help ME!

I need help! I am notoriously indecisive and I am having such a hard time making a decision on what color granite. The dark granite actually has some green in it, which worries me a little but I keep reading that it is so dark you really can't tell and it looked okay in the warehouse. I am worried about it showing more dirt/crumbs. We narrowed our choices down to two and i've attached two pictures of the same granites in other houses. We will be having white cabinets and the floor will be a darker brown laminate wood. Cast your vote!

The latest

Is anyone else ready for spring? One thing I will miss about Oregon is that spring comes much earlier than it does here. The flowers poke out of the ground and the trees blossom and you feel so happy to see those early signs of spring. Here, everything is brown, brown, brown. I can't wait to see some signs of spring...Sorry to complain, just missing the color a bit today. I guess i'll just have to be a little more patient.

So, Our computer died, like really died. We had to take it in and pay mucho $ to have our information extracted from it. Then we had to pay mucho $ for a new computer. Why does it seem like this stuff happens at the worse times? So, sorry to keep boring you with house photos, but this is where i'm documenting everything, so... things are moving along quickly. The plumbing is done, the windows are in, the back deck has been started, the electrical is happening this week, the fireplace is in. I just can't imagine that this project will take another two months. But what do I know about home construction? Tomorrow Brent and I are going to look at flooring and masonry. Also our home teacher is in the granite business and said we could buy a slab really cheap and then he would have Brent come to his shop and help him cut it. (and not charge us) So we are excited about the possibility of having granite, not something we had planned on. So here are the latest pics:

Some updated pictures of the house. Things are moving along quickly. The workers are out there in the rain and snow getting things done. The second story is now all framed and they are planning on putting on the roof tresses tommorrow or saturday. The new completion date is now May 15th.

Front of house:

Back of house:

So grown up

Wow, Malia came home from young girls on Tuesday with some pictures they had taken at a previous activity. I look at these pictures and am amazed at how fast she is growing up! Such a beautiful girl!

Searching for some sun.

We've had a cold week here. I was hoping the snow was over, but we had a good snowstorm and single digit temperatures. I'm still not sure why people love this weather, I feel chilled to the bone most of the time and I can't wait to soak up some sun. There was one day this week where it was around 20 degrees, but the sun was shining through the window. I actually found myself laying on the wood floor in a little strip of sun...trying to soak it in. Wasn't to effective.
Well, this week the main story of our home was put up. The walls are framed in and they are getting ready to start the third floor. We walked through the home before the walls were put up and it looked so small. I'm hoping this is just a building optical illusion! It's the same size as our last home (bigger once basement is finished) so it should be fine right?
Had to post this picture of claire dressed up as a nurse. Her hat was so tight her little eyebrows looked furrowed the whole time she was wearing it.

Lastly I tried two new recipes recently that I loved...check out www.domesticdittodiva.blogspot.com for the recipes! (cinnamon roasted almonds and truffle cupcakes! Yum!

1st lost tooth.

Cole lost his first tooth last night! It was literally hanging by a thread but he hasn't let me touch it. I finally forced him to let me look at it, and it popped right out. He was so excited. Having an older brother and sister, he doesn't believe in the tooth fairy anymore, but she made a visit anyway! Check out those dimples!

Happy Valentine's day!

First off, let me apologize for the randomness of the post. It's a little bit of everything. Second...Happy Valentine's Day! I love valentines day. The kids were up early this morning excited for their class parties, I made them a valentines breakfast and their valentines day presents were these jelly beans. They all get to share. :) (In the cute jars my sis. gave me, thanks Kelly!)

We are anti-spongebob and barbie valentines around here. :) Every year I say that I will never make homemade valentines again, but every year we do it again. This year they all wanted something different. But with the help of Dad, we were able to make them in a night. Jacob's is a cell phone, he taped a piece of gum on the back for an antennae, Cole's is a playing card guy holding a sucker and Malia made butterfly's. And No, Cole is not entirely naked, he just refuses to wear pajamas.

I had to snap a picture of Claire helping Grannie cook. Grannie is so patient as Claire always insists on helping and talks non-stop the whole time. Claire had no idea her face was covered in flour, but proceeded to give us her diva pose.

Saturday we went to look at the house progress. They are starting to frame! We walked around the property and relished the fact that before too long it will be ours!!

Below is a picture of the colors we are considering. Hopefully these folks don't mind me posting their house on the internet.