Amelia's New Room

After months of working/planning Amelia's room we are mostly done with it. She has been sleeping there since June but we have continued to add finishing touches and except for a few pictures on order- it is done!!

View from the door (this is our old office for those familiar with your house)

The bedding is not always on the bed- with a 22month old who sometimes still undresses or pees thourgh her diaper I have decided to leave the quilt and pillows off till she is older

This is her bookcase and wall shelves with Grandma's cross-stitch hanging-- you can tell I took these on a day when Amelia was at daycare because things are actually on the shelves!! She loves her room but is not so good at staying in her bed, especially at naptime-- it can take over an hour for her to go to sleep- she had this problem in her crib but at least there she was confined. We don't normally leave this much stuff on the shelves either as distraction for her.

The toybox that Grandpa and Daddy made-- it now has a new coat of paint and wallies (flowers on it)

Celing fan-- this was an afterthought and put in last weekend- with much work from Daddy. We wanted a new light and while I have never been a a "fan" of fans I fell in love with this girly one!!

Another view of the bedding-- the bed is still just on the boxspring so Amelia can climb in and out easily. Once she falls asleep she stays nicely in her bed for the whole night. Notice the wallhanging behind-- something I had picked up at the Inspiration point quilt auction years ago. I got quite a bit of ribbing when I bought this-- "why something so pink!" everyone said. I think now it has a perfect use!!

The Nursery is now being converted back to the Nursery for Baby #2-- our project for this weekend is to bring out the baby stuff. I think Amelia thinks that both rooms are now hers to play in and when we talk about the babies she means her many babies. She has been using the swing, crib and bouncer for her babies and loves having all these new toys!! What a shock it will be when something live and moving goes in there!!

Fun at the Park

While it is getting harder to do things in the heat of the summer and chase after a 22 month old, I still like to "be busy" with Amelia. Today we decided to just stay close to home and play in our yard. Amelia enjoys running through the sprinkler. One of her favorite things is to push all her "bikes" into, like she is giving them a carwash.

Getting all wet

Jim and Cari called and invited us to a park by them, as David was going to see Batman with a friend, Amelia and I had the evening free. It's easier now to go to the park when you have a second or third set of hands to help with Amelia. I'm not moving as quickly as I used to!

Zachery and Amelia driving the truck

Uncle Jim-- you made the blog!!

Amelia loved the slides

Hearing From Family

One of the best things about starting this blog is hearing more from family and friends and updating them on our lives. While I admit that I still like person to person (or at least phone) conversations, I guess this is the way it is being done. I have enjoyed hearing from my Grandma's nephew, George who updated me on their visit to see my Grandma and family in California. Many of you have been praying for my Grandma over this last year as she has gone through health challenges. This is a picture of her in California with my Aunt, Uncle, cousins and my Grandma's nephew and his family. It's great to get updates like this!

Flying High with Family Visits

Amelia's Aunt Kim and Uncle Kevin came to visit this weekend. Amelia was very excited to see them and play with them. Here Uncle Kevin is taking her for a plane ride as soon as he was done she would say "gain" her version of "again" I think she wore Uncle Kevin out.

Amelia also got them to play her favorite game, ring around the rosie-- I think she could play it for hours. I don't know who taught her this but one day she just started coming up and holding her hands up and trying to get you to spin. I think we can thank the daycare lady.
Sunday also included a visit from Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle Bryan and Aunt Stacy. Amelia and Daddy also came and surprised me at work that evening for supper!! It was a busy day!

4th of July

Now that I'm catching up on things I will not go all the way back to the beginning, but here are some pictures I loaded from our time in Rochester over the 4th of July

Amelia enjoyed strawberry picking!! She would actually pick the berries and put them in the basket. It was so cute.

Hard at work

Enjoying strawberry icecream that Grandma and Grandpa made- it was yummy!
We also made strawberry jam and had lot of extra berries to eat.

Seconds please!

Here Goes!!

After months of looking at other people blogs (and enjoying them) I have decided to enter the blogging world. I can't promise I will keep up to date-- sometimes I'd rather be watching tv, scrapbooking or relaxing while Amelia sleeps or there just isn't enough time in the day.

Enjoy looking at pictures and check back often for more updates.


Family vacation at Lake Koronis in June

The entire Vesta family went to the lake for a long weekend- we enjoyed the cabin, indoor pool, boat rides and relaxing.