Theodore is One!

"Look, Mom!  I have a new playing spot."

What a joy our precious baby boy has been to our family!  Tobias has so much fun crawling around with his little brother.  Just before Theodore turned one, he took his first few steps!  Now he's really adventurous and likes to see how far he can walk before falling down.  We have had a lot of laughs watching him explore this new stage.

Theodore Joseph was born on one of the coldest days of last winter.  We had beautiful weather for his first birthday.  We decided to celebrate with a Winnie the Pooh party.

The festivities began once Daddy came home.  Magdalene was Kanga, Philomena was Piglet, and Tobias was Tigger.  Our birthday boy was Winnie the Pooh.

 We videochatted with Vavo that night so she could feel a part of his special day.

We decided to have a birthday party with yummy fruit and a coconut flour crust.
I was not a fan of the pie flavor, but Theodore seemed to like it.

 Tobias was pushing around Theodore and giving him a fun ride.

We had the chance to videochat with Tias the following Sunday.  Tonight we celebrated his birthday with extended family at Theodore's great-great grandmother's house.

 We had a bee hive cake.

I lost track of how many "acorns" Philomena ate tonight.

We decided to surprise the family with pizza and named them after characters.  Jordan is so much fun!  We laughed on our way home from Mass listening to his pizza ideas.

The children helped color his designs.

 We didn't want Percy missing out on the fun!

We love you so much, Theodore Joseph!  You will always be our "teddy" or "pooh" bear.

More Painting

 Jordan and I decided to have  date night.....

painting at our new house!  We had a good time talking and painting.  Honestly, I don't know how my mother-in-law does it!  She has done a majority of the painting in our house, and we are so incredibly thankful!!!  Friday afternoon and night I painted the master bedroom while Jordan painted the ceiling and girls' bedroom.

I love how peaceful the master bedroom is with that color!

Robin went over to the house after work and helped in the boys' room.

By the way, these walls soak up a ton of paint!  I had to use two gallons of paint to cover these walls.

Thank you Grandma Jeanie for coming over on Saturday to help in painting the girls' room.


We are getting closer.  These rooms are just so large with high ceilings.  It's taking longer than I thought.  I mentioned to Jordan on Saturday that perhaps we would be moved in by May Crowning.  I think hearing that comment motivated him to paint all the ceilings upstairs except the bathroom.  He is determined to get us moved in sooner and have our house sold in the spring.

Projects for March:  Finish trim work on main level
                                  Finish painting upstairs
                                  Order my bookcases (I am so excited)
                                  Order the fireplace (I have dreamed of one since I was a child)
                                  Get new carpeting for the living room and toy/school room
                                  Install new flooring throughout house except for basement and bathrooms

New find:   I finally found the bedding for the girls' room on clearance at Walmart.  I saved close to $20 dollars!