"Holey Moley!"

Check it out ~ we have a HOLE! And this hole will soon be known as our HOME!

Yay!




Check out that view! We're lucky enough to see the Cockscomb, Boulder Mountain, Thousand Lake Mountain, Henry Mountains, and the Red Cliffs above Torrey at one point or another from the house site.













Just in case you're wondering, and can't tell from these pictures... we DID pick the rockiest little knoll in Teasdale we could find! After all, the wise man (and woman) built their house upon a rock. Sorry for all the trouble with the huge boulders, Dad - you're the best!

And the final "hole" product.......

We're so excited to finally have a hole in the ground. Thanks again, Dad for all the time and work you put into making it perfect... you rock! (No pun intended!) :)

The timing of the project is impeccable, wouldn't you say? I mean a brand new baby, and the beginnings of a new house?? Yikes.... the next nine months are going to be interesting. *Sigh*

Before & After: {the nursery}

Pipsqueak's nursery has been a lot of fun to put together.... a lot of work, but fun!

Before.......

This room in our house used to be the Libraray, and that explains the bookshelves all along one wall. Not only a library, but a music room too - Grandma Tanner used to have a piano along the back wall - quaint, huh? I can just picture it - a reading / music room! After James and I first moved in the library became my office and I had the genius idea of painting the bookshelves red. It was cute while it lasted, but Pipsqueak couldn't have red bookshelves in a pink and black nursery.

After ......

With a little tender loving care, we were able to turn that libraray with bold red shelves into a soft, loveable pink and black nursery. I love it! It turned out just the way I had been visualizing it in my head for the past six months.... Here are a few more pictures to enjoy!

Now, I really need to give credit where credit is due - I will admit that I had all these great ideas, but I didn't do hardly any of the work!

Thank you thank you JAMES for basically doing all the painting, hanging, floor finishing, and moving.... The nursery wouldn't have turned out so well if it hadn't have been for you. I am so lucky to have such a patient and willing husband! :)

A big thanks to Grandma Becky and Grandma Jessie for all their help in preparing the nursery too! Baby Pipsqueak is one lucky little girl to have such amazing Grandmas!

Must Love SHOES!

One requirement of Baby Pipsqueak - she should plan on loving shoes just as much as her Mom and Grandma Becky because . . . .

She already has 15 pair and she hasn't even been born yet!?! James said she already has his shoe count topped by 10... the sad thing is - he's exactly right!

Every little girl needs a pair of patent leather shoes - especially if they have great big black velvet bows on top!

And seriously?? How cute are these? Way too cute to resist!

OK - One word... TOOTY! These are my absolute faves of the bunch. Grandma Jessie saved this awesome pair of little shoes from when James was a baby. I just can't get over them - they are so cute and funny in their own little way. Luckily little Pipsqueak has several outfits that are going to go perfectly with this great pair of shoes!

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And on another fashionista note - I'm in high hopes that our little Pipsqueak also loves bows, hats, and all the other fun girly-girl accessories because heaven knows she has plenty of that kind of stuff already too....

**We're getting so, so excited to meet our precious little girl. The date is set - October 19th is when she'll be making her grand entrance to this crazy world, and joining our family! Twelve days and counting!**