Grandma Linda Was Here

My mom was here to visit for a whole week, but we were too busy painting to blog while she was here. We painted basically the entire house...the living, dining and family rooms, the kitchen, hallway, laundry room, and Alicia's playroom. I fit into every stereotype of a grumpy, moody, starving pregnant woman while she was here, because I was so exhausted from painting that I was on the verge of losing it constantly, and I did lose it once or twice on unsuspecting individuals like store clerks...letting them know that I was pregnant and starving and past my coping limit. Fortunately, my daughter makes up for her mother's moodiness, and I think that Grandma Linda enjoyed her visit as much as we enjoyed having her, and we are enjoying our new paint every day and thinking of her. At the same time we were working indoors, the landscapers were building our wall in the backyard. I took the after shots at night so they didn't turn out well, but our yard went from looking like this... to this...and you might just say that it still looks like a lot of dirt...and you'd be right, but this is a huge improvement for us, and makes getting the sod in a much less formidable job.

This is a picture of a recent visit to the pool that we had, but not with my mom.
My mom with Alicia showing off one of our new hangouts and a view of the hills around our area.
I am definitely feeling pregnant, and my mom was shocked to see a full baby in my belly when my doctor did a little ultrasound for her at my appt, but it is just starting to show to the general public...you can see it a little in this shot. I'm still in regular clothes, but I'm not snapping my top buttons anymore.
Alex giving Alicia a little ride on his shoulders.
Alicia playing in the grass, this is really exciting for her because we don't have any grass in her yard yet!

Grandma Linda, Alicia, and I showing off the sunset and the mountains.Here is a shot of our newly painted playroom, it is a light blue almost periwinkle color that is a little brighter than this picture makes it appear.A shot of the new paint in our family room...againl, the paint is brighter that it looks in the picture.Alicia loved having Grandma Linda here to read to her and practice her numbers and colors, and her little vocabulary is quickly taking off!! She was sad to see her Grandma go bye-bye on the airplane, but is looking forward to her next flight when she will get to see Grandma at the other end!! Thanks Grandma Linda for all of your help!!