Snow Days

For two days straight, we were hammered with non-stop snow. The totals in Parker? 24 inches! Snow days mean different things in our family. For Frankie, it meant his work was canceled on Thursday. For me, it meant get in early on Wednesday and prepare for more snow coverage through Thursday night. And for Jackson, it meant playing for hours in the white stuff!

Frankie took advantage of his snow day and put together TJ's crib. It looks great! I'll post a picture soon. This weekend, we're going to paint the chair rail and putting that up on the walls. I've picked out some wall hangings for one of the walls, and then we have to get shelving for the the third wall. Piece by piece, his nursery is coming together.

We're finally seeing the sun today, and so the snow should be melting off quickly... until the next storm, I guess! :)

Baby Steps

We're making baby steps in getting the nursery going. Frankie finished the painting last weekend, and it looks really good.

Frankie put together the changing table before the Saints big win over the Giants... the crib is next.

My girlfriend, Natalie, had a friend who made us a wall decal to go over the crib. It's a Mary Poppins quote, of course! She put it up for us this weekend when they visited to celebrate my birthday. It looks so cute!!!

Yesterday, after checking out a few day cares, we stopped by Home Depot and bought the chair rail that will go between the green and brown on the walls. We'll paint it white, then put that up. After that, it's just putting in the furniture and adding decorations! I can't wait to see the final product.

Let the Painting Begin

It was a perfect weekend to start the nursery -- The Saints were on a bye week and it was 20 degrees outside!

We had the paint picked out a while ago, but finally went and picked it up, and daddy went to work!

Two days later, it's all painted! Now, we just need to get the white chair rail to go in between the two colors and start putting in the furniture.

Daddy did a great job!

Daddy Diary 08

Daddy Diary 08

Mr. October

10-08-09

The baseball play-off season is here and TJ couldn't be more excited. Both of his favorite teams are playing. I can tell he is excited becuase he is kicking Lesley's butt.

That's right TJ is very active. I can feel the little kicks. Hats off to my wife for being able to put up with them.

Funny story: The other morning TJ was kicking so much it woke Lesley up... I put my hand on her belly and actually felt him a good four times... I had a smile on my face, Les wasn't too happy as TJ had kept her up all night kicking and moving. Les can get her sleep when TJ is born and I have the late night duty.

If the Rockies and Dodgers can win their first round series then TJ will have atleast one team in the World Series.

Fun Fact: Uncle Jonas passed this one along earlier in the week...

DYK - Kids who were born the night Kirk Gibson hit his GW home run off Dennis Eckersley in the 1988 World Series, will be old enough to drink next week.

We need a title in LA. It's about time.

Another Busy Weekend

After a busy week at work, there will be no stopping for us this weekend. Frankie & I are both headed out of town... just to different places. Jackson & I are going to Canon to celebrate my dad's 65th birthday, and Frankie will be in California for our niece's first birthday. :)

So, once again, we are putting off working on the nursery. I know there's still plenty of time, but we really want it done before Thanksgiving. We have most everything... just need to put it all in place. :)

Oh, and to respond to Frankie's last post, Jonas, I think buying the mommy clothes puts you WAY ahead of the pack!!!