What can I say???

I have found myself with a few extra minutes with out my son begging for my attention and sitting at the computer just being bored and have decided that updating my blog might be the best use of my time.
It has been a while since I have blogged so I will just have to do a few quick picture and words to update.First and foremost is that the remodel is DONE! I promised the girls that everything would be done by the end of school and for everything but the blinds in the rooms it was. I think my favorite part of the remodel is my much bigger laundry room with tons of room to put store things, (okay hide things). Next thing I like is that we upgrade our heating and AC unit so we have a separate unit upstairs. I love that our house stays nice and cool. Haven't need the heater part yet but have high hope for that as well. Yes and it great that the kids have their own rooms. We have a finished basement and an enlarged deck. It was a busy and loud 6 months.
During those 6 months we decided that we need to add another child into the mix so baby #5 is on her way October 10, 2010. And we can plan for that date since I need to have a c-section. I got a great doc that was all for cool number birthdays. So unless this kiddo want to come early we get a 10/10/10 baby.

Now we are in the middle of summer and the kids are busy with swimming lessons and playing outside, and eating Popsicles. It has been fun being here in Spokane for most of the summer. For the last few years since we moved here most of the summer has been spent in Utah with family (which is great!) but this summer we already made a Utah trip with Peterson family camping trip. Than we are going back to Utah f or a wedding and Jordan's baptism in August. but this whole month of August has been spent here at home enjoying what Spokane has to offer.I'm sure there is more that I should catch up on but for now these are the major things happening in our house.

here is my Laundry room.

our hallway looking down to the two bedrooms.
Flaming gorge with cousins

4th of July parade. We all got a good sunburns not so good candy.

Brooklyn's birthday and the traditional fruit pizza birthday cake

eating Popsicles on our new deck

What have we got ourselves into???

We have finally decided to start work on our "TO DO" list around the house. Or things that we

would like done on the house. So we have started on the basement. We've always wanted to finish the basement to give us more room. I always feel bad when we have family come and stay with us and they have to sleep on our old futon (or we have upgraded to an air mattress) and have to sleep with all of the girls toys. Now... the futon and air mattress are still going to have to be used until better arrangement can be made, but now guest can sleep in their own bedroom! Downstairs there will be an extra bedroom, a family room, a cold storage room, a big closet, and a bathroom. I think the girls are the most excited about the bathroom.

The work started two weeks ago at 6:55am. Yes we had worker knocking at our door that early to start all the framing. So it all began with a lot of banging and hammering and sawing and things being delivered to my house. Next came the electrician who had to come on a Sunday because he was leaving town soon after that. Than the dry wall experts came that is when the basement really started to take shape. We have picked out the carpet, tiles and all other things to finish the project. This week the cabinets should be done after that I just wait and see what they tell me what is next. The whole thing has moved very fast and we can't wait to see the finished product.

The basement before work started

the frame work is up

now the dry wall is up

looking down the hall

on the right side is where the bathroom is going to be.

A hall with walls

If you were wondering this is what we picked for the counter top and colors for the bathroom tile

the granite counter top

the colors are the second down from the top with the brown tile on the side

This is our Dry wall being delivered and Owen loving the whole process.