Adding Some Color

When we first painted our walls this summer, our goal was to get a neutral color up and paint other colors later. Now it is later. We painted the wall behind Lily's room. Here it is!!

Hiking in our "backyard"

We took advantage of the first day of the year by hiking the many miles of forest service access roads in our area. The dogs and humans enjoyed getting some sun and avoiding the wind in the trees.

Basement Organized

We decided to clean up the basement. Since October, it was a disaster!!!!
Here are a few before and after pictures.

Stairs Finished

I finally finished the trim on the stairs. The next goal is to add a glass door at the top to match the other sides.

BATH TIME!!!!!!

Yea bath-time!!











Lily didn't like the bath much early on. She seems to enjoy it, well, at least tolerates it long enough for us to wash off the baby funk.






Nikita is watching Lily take a bath while waiting for her turn :)











It is amazing the development that happens over such a short period of time. Lily has figured out that her hands can be used to bring toys to her mouth and make noise. Here she is practicing her new skills by eating the duck.

Yummy, food I can actually eat! I can hold my bottle all by myself now!