It’s been an exciting Spring at the house! We have been planning some landscape updates for awhile now, and it was SO exciting to see the Soil Service truck pull up with tons of new trees, shrubs and plants for the front and patio gardens. I can’t wait to see how the plants grow and mature over the yers and bring some color throughout the seasons! Inside, my focus has been on Grant and Theo’s rooms. We moved Grant to his big boy room right after his third birthday, but we needed to get the walls painted. His favorite color is blue and EB and GPa spent a weekend painting for us before baby brother arrived, we are so grateful! The nursery also needed some attention, mostly curtains and some new decor. We have officially been in the house for a year, and it is really starting to feel like ours.
April Memories
This month I tried my hardest to savor all the little moments leading up to baby brother’s arrival next month! Leading up to Easter we dyed eggs with EB, Grammy, Winston & Sophie, I enjoyed Dinner Club at Lazia, our landscaping install got underway, we celebrated Luke’s and Giorgia’s 3rd birthdays, I had lots of doctor appointments, and a highlight was my work sprinkle for baby boy. Also, my peonies survived moving and bloomed this year! Last year we had a few buds but this year many more blooms.
March Memories
March was such a special month! On the very first day of the month we found out that Winnie is getting a little SISTER, Grant continued his love for “skiing” around the house on cardboard skis, we went to Dozer again for a classmate’s birthday, we had to say goodbye to our Chevy (but Dale was very excited about his new Subaru Solterra!), I led an archival lettering workshop at work, EB and GPA pained Grant’s big boy room his favorite color blue, we had Spring Break adventures at Crown Center, Grant got to golf with GPa, we celebrated Grant’s 3rd (!) birthday and ended the month celebrating baby boy #2 at a sweet sprinkle hosted by Megan and Mary. So much joy this March!
Grant’s 3rd Birthday!
On March 24th our Grant turned three! This year we celebrated with family and friends in our back yard on an unseasonably warm Saturday. It was a train-themed party complete with train table, bubbles and homemade cupcakes. On the morning of his actual birthday we continued the streamers tradition and then had cake and presents at EB & GPa’s house. I think he loved tearing them down more than the surprise of having them on his door. His big gift this year from us was a sandbox for the patio. He also got a balance bike, tool kit, and truck basket to hold his lovies. Happy Birthday, Grant!
January & February Home Progress
Janary’s biggest home project was getting the dining room plaster repaired! After painstakingly removing the old wallpaper, the walls were literally crumbling and it felt great to get this big job checked off the list. Next up, paint touch ups and wallpaper! I also spent a lot of time working on Grant’s big boy room in both January and February. I finally found the perfect wood sample for his dresser/bedside table to match our existing bed and we sampled lots of blue paint options. We also started setting up the rest of his room and decor. Dale and I also finally decided on blinds and curtains for the nursery! I can’t wait to get baby’s room all refreshed and setup, too!
January Memories
This month. I was just about halfway through my pregnancy and it was a month full of busy and relaxed moments and lots of family time! Grant loves his new bounce house he got for Christmas that we have setup in the upstairs playroom, we took advantage of some warm weather to walk to school, we enjoyed a KU game at Austin and Ali’s house, Neil and Bruce were in town which led to lots of cousin time and a trip to the Nelson-Atkins, Grant and I made muffins when Dada was on call, and we ended the month with a trip to The Rabbit Hole. He’s at the perfect age to recognize all the books and loved reading them at the museum. We came home with the Frog & Toad series! Grant also loves mixing and his duplo legos right now. To top it all off we had some major family milestones in January as well – we had a wonderful 90th Birthday celebration for Pop at Jack Stack Barbecue and Sophie and Alex shared the news that Baby Wilson #2 is on the way!
