Miss Priss

We have all been running, running, running doing this and that to get our house finished. If we aren't at the house waiting for somebody to come install something, clean something, or measure something, we're at Home Depot or Lowe's looking for something to install, clean or measure. While Miss Priss loves mingling with her "fans" at the home improvement hang-outs, I thought she could use some down-time at home before Brad got home and we headed to the house to work. We played on the floor in her room and I snapped a few pics. Well, I guess a few more than a few...

Partners in crime is what these two are. Kate and Dixie have become quite the pair lately. They love each other very much I believe...

Since Kate is in the learning to walk phase of her life, she likes to push around anything that will go. This day it was her little chair from Brad's aunt in New Jersey. Some of her other favorite things (without wheels) to push around: laundry basket, toy basket, play table, boxes, etc, etc...
And this is a face that only her Daddy and I could love. It's her "I'm gonna get ya" face! When we play on the floor and I lie down, she crawls over to me and makes this face before she tackles me. So fun!!And this is her concentration face. I think she was looking at a piece of fuzz on my shirt. She is such an "attention to detail" girl. She's very into books these days and will sit and look at a book for 15-20 minutes (by herself). Brad and I sometimes just sit there and watch her read books and just smile and wonder what in the world she's thinking. Precious baby.

And here is my attempt at a picture of Kate and me together. I love the look she has...it's the look she makes when she's looking at the camera. It's like she's saying, "what IS that thing?" We still haven't gotten the whole camera = smile thing down.

I haven't posted pictures from our adventure to Pops (Arkadia, OK) last weekend. Pops is a gas station/diner on Route 66 and they have 1000 + different soda pops to choose from. It was really a neat place and the beautiful weather made it even better. Brad said he was proud because he finally got me to eat at a gas station. I still don't think it counts because this place was really clean and had waiters and there were no mystery burritos or hot dogs rolling around in a glass box...didn't count.

After Pops, we headed down the road to see another Route 66 landmark. The Round Barn. Brad was nice and let me get his picture by the barn.

Kate waited in the car. The round barn was only about 1/2 a mile beyond Pops. We're glad it wasn't too far because it wasn't too exciting.

On the house front, we're getting closer to being finished. The appliances are in and the floors are mopped. We're just waiting on blinds, carpet cleaning, a plumber and a few other odds and ends and then we'll spend our first night Friday night, if all goes as planned. Then, we'll hang the cabinet doors and the kitchen will be finito!! We're disappointed that Brad's parents won't be coming this weekend. They were planning a visit but we were afraid we wouldn't get enough finished before they got here. However, we're already looking forward to their visit in April. Wish Brad and I luck this weekend...it's gonna be a BIG one with getting settled in.