Words fail me...

So last night we checked on Simeon (who I'd put to bed hours earlier) before we went to bed. And this is what we found:

Who sleeps standing up?

It's important to keep those lions out.

Sean was under the house again today just trying to get to the point where he can do the work he originally intended to do. Thankfully he had his supervisor to keep him on track. No, not me. Simeon was there to make sure Sean did a good job sealing up some new mouse-sized holes he found. Or as Simeon put it: "Fill the hole daddy. Don't let the lions get in." I guess the lion population is something to consider before moving to Saint John.After Simeon was satisfied with Sean's progress he took a break for some well-deserved playtime. He loves to "climb" the apple tree in out backyard - he's a whopping 2 feet off the ground in this picture, but well pleased with himself nevertheless.Felicity woke up from her nap and wanted to hang out with her brother for a bit. And get a few cuddles too.She's been cooing a lot more lately, maybe telling her well-intentioned bro she needs some personal space?And we finished off the day with a bath. Going to church tomorrow to see all her peeps!

Busy bee

Well, Sean has been either at work or under the house for the last couple weeks. He's trying to get the crawl space insulated before the cold weather hits and once he got working down there one project turned into several. But he's made a lot of progress. The old, ratty, useless insulation has been removed, a few wiring/pipe issues have been taken care of, the rotten support posts have been replaced and the pipes have been insulated. Not too bad in my opinion.
All that's left is to put vapor barrier down on the floor and put insulation up, which a friend has very kindly offered to help with. I confess that there isn't really a point to this post other than to brag about my husband, but I think he deserves it. After the supper dishes are cleared away I generally feel like my work for the day is done. I don't think I'd be too eager to crawl under the house to work after I just got done my other job.
But I'm sure glad he doesn't feel the same way. It'd be a cold winter if he did :)

Renos!

Well, we've finally got some projects completed....mostly.

The garage was the first thing we tackled this summer. Before and after.

We wanted to paint it to match the house - painting was very hot work for a very pregnant lady, but Sean did the high parts and it was definitely worth the effort.

Next up was getting rid of the stump in the middle of our lawn. When we moved in there was a maple tree in the backyard, which I loved - until I found out that it was half rotted. So down it went! (Thanks to mom and dad for all their hard work, expertise and equipment) Sean decided to burn the stump out as that is easier, and less destructive, than digging it up. So up went a makeshift furnace and cue the flames:Now we just need to spread some topsoil, plant grass seed and hopefully next summer the stump will just be a distant memory.And now Felicity's room! Here's the before:

Sean took out the ceiling because it had that swirly plaster deco going on and it was also in pretty rough shape. Kevin came over to help Sean put up new drywall - a testament to the generosity of friends as it was a difficult, messy job and that's probably his boat calling saying: "Seriously, drywall? You do know the sun is shining right?"As well, Sean took out the rickety closet, the ugly carpet, the warped baseboard and made a sad little room into a top notch nursery. We went with a Beatrix Potter theme.

Sean still has to build a closet next to the crib and I have to make curtains and order a few more prints to hang on the other wall, but we're really happy to have the furniture moved in and the dust cleared out :)Thanks Krista for letting me copy your paint colour, thanks Angelique for helping us get the paint on the walls and thanks Simeon for being daddy's supervisor.