Almost there...

People always ask for a pic of Brittany and her preger belly. Only 16 days to go and I don't think that September 24th will come soon enough for my beautiful baby momma. A few of Britt's recent comments on being pregnant with baby Wyatt; "I thought babies were supposed to become less active at the end?" "I feel like he's going to fall out my rear right now." "Don't make me laugh, I might pee my pants."

I also posted a pic of Ettoile in her new "big girl bed." We decided over the weekend to move her into a twin sized bed and out of the crib. The crib is still in her room for now but she thought that the big girl bed was the greatest thing ever! She was even asking to go to bed for the past 2 days now. So far she's done really well and hasn't gotten out of bed or fought us on nap time. We have just sitting on the box spring on the floor for now, and then we'll put it on the frame after a little while, and once we get a railing for the one side.

Last night we put her to bed and when we went to check on her as we always do right before bed she was with her head at the foot of the bed cuddled up with her huge stuffed Giraffe. It was so cute. Britt also enjoyed being able to lay in bed with her a while she slept. OK, I'll admit that I layed in bed with her for longer than Britt did... What am I going to do when I have to drop her off at school for the first time?

Playing with bubbles

The big thing right now is bubbles. And I got a pic in there of how cute her hair curls up naturally. Right now she's kind of in the inbetween stage according to Britt. It's too short to do too much with it, but it's getting pretty long kind of shaggy looking. Whatever, she's still adorable.

Our cute house (continued 3)

Brittany and I are particularly fond of our kitchen. I wish we had some before pics of the house so that everyone could see the before and after difference. One of our stipulations was that the appliances were literally as old as the house (about 1950). They worked ok but lets be realistic. So we were able to write an extra 3,000 into the mortgage to purchase new appliances. Soooo we got all stainless... fridge, double wall oven, hood/vent, and a black glass cook top. Being the handy guy that I am I had to re-frame the spot where the oven is to fit the new bigger oven. See, back in the 50's, appliances were a lot smaller than our are today, so even though there was a double wall oven there before it was smaller than todays smallest model. Britt and I then decided to paint the cabinets black instead of refinishing/ staining them. They were a nasty brownish orange, most likely a faded version of the original stain. We also put in all new stainless cabinet hardware. All of the original appliances were a light brown poop color and made Brittany throw up in her mouth a little bit every time she saw them. And of course we painted the walls also but I think I might use the rest of the red to paint the walls under the cabinets but above the counter.

The backsplash above the cook top used to be the banged up copper tile that we thought was pretty cool but ended up tearing out because it didn't match anything. I was going to sell it back because it was copper but it ended up getting thrown away... I don't even want to speculate how much it would have been (probably over $100, they were pretty heavy solid tiles). Anyways, I put stainless colored ceiling tiles instead, and I'm pretty proud of my work It really adds to the kitchens character, kind of a "modern" "antique" feel. Then to finish up my lengthy description, we went to IKEA for the very first time (yeah I said first time ever) about 2 weeks ago when we went up to see Jason in Minneapolis and we bought that stainless angle halogen light for only $45. We've been looking for a light similar for a while but they have been in the hundred+ range so we jumped on the $45 light that we like even better at IKEA like white on rice. side note: IKEA is probably one our favorite stores now. I can't believe we've been missing out for so long. So all in all we love our little kitchen, it's small but one of our favorite rooms in the house. Just a few in-expensive improvements really went a long way to modernize our home. We already have a large amount of equity.

First day of School!

It's the first day of school in Wisconsin!!! I thought I should have Britt take a picture of me just like my mom used to do when we were kids. Almost every first day of school my mom would make us stand in front of the house with our back packs on and our lunches ready to go to school and take a picture. I thought I would take a picture for "old times sake" for my Mama. The only differences now from when I was younger is that I am now standing in front of my own house, I have a kid (soon to be kids) in the picture, and thats not really a lunch bag... I have a credit card that buys me lunch now...

Well this will be my very last "first day of school" picture. I'm finally in my last year of college... well... at least until I start grad school in a year or two maybe. But, it feels good to have the end in sight finally, it's hard to explain the feeling of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel instead of a never ending darkening pit that school can sometimes give you. If all works out as planned I will be taking an excellent internship in december, and then be hired on to make bookoo bucks at the same company here in town...

Growing up too fast...

So here are a few pics of Ettoile. We no longer say "baby Ettoile..." mostly because she's now a full blown toddler. Forget walking, she even runs a little bit now. She finally got two bottom teeth, says Daddy, Mama, dog, ball, no, hi, buh bye, night night, uh oh(whenever she drops anything), Ooooooh, giggles non-stop, smiles all of the time, weve even had a few temper tantrums where she throws herself to the floor... she's learning that it hurts her more than it gets the point across to us. She also signs all sorts of things... hungry, thirsty, milk, tired, all done, more, waves, and claps. She loves to dance any time she hears any sort of music, even if I try to butcher a song she'll bob her head. The favorite movie right now is Cinderella (she will sit and watch the entire thing) and favorite toy is a pair of butterfly wings we got her last year at an after halloween sale. Brittany's good, counting down the days... she is more than ready to be done with being pregnant. I'll be starting school... again... but for my last year, on tuesday. Then I will finally be graduated in accounting and have enough credits to take the CPA exam (150 credit minimum). These pics below are kind of funny because I went to Home Depot to get a few things we needed at home and I put her in a regular cart to push around the store with me. As I was about to start pushing her around she saw the cart with the dirty car attached to the front that the kiddies can sit in and started saying "ooooooooh, daddy, ooooooooh" and pointing frantically. So of course I gave in... Im a dad, and she thought it was the greatest thing in the world, even had her baby doll buckled in next to her.

Our cute house (continued 2)

This is the staircase to the up stairs where Ettoile's room (pics below) and the master bedroom (no pics, it's a mess) are. And then at the bottom are some pics of the family/ living room. The stairs to the 2nd level are right across from the front door.

Our cute house (continued)

As mentioned before, here are a few pics of the inside of our house. I included the 4th bedroom/play room which has a sliding glass door to our 3 season porch (like an enclosed deck with windows all around and a door to the deck). Theres a few of the bathroom, and one of the hallway downstairs, you can kind of see the original oak wood floors which Brandon (Bro. in law) and I sanded and re-stained ebony ourselves. We did most of the painting (we hate white walls). More pics to come soon

Our growing garden

So I started this garden completely from seeds in our backyard and have proven that I have more of a green thumb than I thought... No cheating here my friend, seeds only, no already growing plants whatsoever (except for my raspberrys which I transplanted from my Ma in laws house, and some rhubarb... I couldn't find seeds). We have Zuchinni, Corn (which my neighbor said would never grow, now he's eating crow and we're eating corn), Cherry/ Bigboy/ and Roma Tomatoes (there's a lot I know, we plan on canning), Peas, Green Beans, Basil, Cilantro, Jalapenos, and Bell Peppers (all colors). No tomatoes are ready yet but just this morning a bunch are starting to turn red. Below, are some of the wildflowers we planted around the garage.

Our new Nephew!!!

Damien Quinn Luna

9 lb 3.5 oz - 22 Inches

1:48am - 8/13/08

Thanx alot Heather and Sara... Brittany is beyond jealous that you have your new little ones and we have to wait another month and a half to revert back to the no sleep stage... I think she'll survive.

Also, if we follow the current trend, Baby Wyatt will be around 10+ lb... If so, it's probably a good thing Britt has to have a c-section...

Our new Niece!!!

Emily Marie Serr


8/8/08 - 12:49am

(more pics at http://serrfamily.blogspot.com)


Now we're just waiting for Sara and Jason to have baby deuce... Hurry up allready...