We have been so busy lately and wanted to get these pictures up before our actual move on FRIDAY!!
We can't believe a year has gone by since we decided to move and to think it all started because Jason thought it would be a good time to refinance the beach house?!?! Not sure how we ended up here...
Front view with our new little tree and spray grass.
Kitchen before appliances and cabinet knobs.
The cabinets are actually more of a butterscotch whitewash then they look in this picture.
This is the family room.
To the right of the kitchen is the morning room.
Fireplace in the family room.
First floor powder room.
Master Bathroom
Quinten's Bathroom
We had such a wonderful Thanksgiving and are thankful for so much!
I will post pictures of our visit to the Poconos soon!
We had such a jam packed, fun weekend! We went to visit our friends, Steph, Chris and Ryleigh, in their new house in New Jersey Friday night. Their house is beautiful and the kids had SO much fun playing. We all had an awesome time!
Here is a video of Q and Ry playing Ring around the Rosie!
So stinking cute!!!!
Saturday we hopped around to 3 different stores picking out a washer, dryer and new tv for the house.
As you can see Quinn was very patient and loved being raced around Best Buy in a cart! His newest thing is saying "Beep Beep" as we pass other customers!
We were supposed to go to our friends' sons 2nd birthday party Saturday afternoon, but by the time we got home Quinn decided he much rather take a nice long nap...mommy did too;)
The weather was SO beautiful on Sunday,
Jason thought it would be a great day to go to the apple orchard.
And it was!
Since Quinten's favorite new word is "apple" he had plenty of practice saying it all day long.
Quinten LOVED feeding the baby goats and chickens, playing on the rides, picking pumpkins, being pulled in a wagon, and of course tasting his first apple cider doughnut!
We stopped the wagon to take a picture and Quinten did the sign for more...
guess he wanted to keep going.
Watching the baby goats eat the food he just tossed them.
"Daddy, I think this is a good one!"
"Hey wait a minute, you guys told me pumpkins are orange?!?"
As we were getting ready to leave, Quinten spotted some nice older ladies smiling at him.
I guess he figured if they were going to be looking at him he better do something funny!
Funny Face!
He got a real kick out of them waving bye bye back to him from their car window.
Quinten is quite particular about only wearing hats outside and since his Halloween parade was going to be inside we went for a costume idea that he wouldn't get frustrated with...Charlie Brown.
He carried around a Snoopy all day that sang the theme song when you squeezed it.
Here he is in the wagon for the parade.
Notice his friend Charlie sleeping on his lap.
Of course Daddy carved the coolest pumpkin for Quinten.
Elmo
Everyday when we get home from school Quinten carries the keys from the car to the front door. He puts the keys on the door as to unlock it.
Now that Elmo is there, he has to first hit the pumpkin on the top a few times to say hello.
We went trick or treating to one neighbor's house but when the man answered the door dressed as the Grim Reaper, we Quinten decided to go back to Rocky and Nina's. He definitely preferred watching the neighborhood kids come to our house in their costumes. He also had no problem filling his pumpkin bucket with candy from Nina's giant bowl.
Q was getting ready for school and struck a pose to show Daddy how cool he looked!
Quinten has started to repeat so much both verbally and non verbally. He rakes, cooks, sweeps, talks on the phone, scribbles, gets of the couch by himself, tries to jump, and dances every time he hears the slightest amount of music. He says bye bye, ball, sings the "eieio" part of Old McDonald, makes the sound for a cow, monkey, dog, and lamb. The other day he said big ball and banana.
It is amazing what a big boy is.
We are down to the final month before we move. YEAH!!!
I forgot to include a picture of the back of the house last time. The bump out is our morning room where we will be enjoying lots of yummy meals made by Chef Jay!
We had a wonderful weekend in the Poconos last week. Quinten received lots of hugs and kisses from GM & GP and were surprised when Gramps (Jason's dad) and Aunt Jody when they showed up with over 20 balls for him. We were all very excited to see Callie, and Quinten could not get enough of playing in the leaves. Here are a few pictures.
GM Jeanne was throwing piles of leaves up in the air and he loved watching them fall!
More falling leaves!
Quinten is trying to throw some leaves himself.
Playing in GP Bud's newly raked pile.
Posing with Mommy!
Laughing with GP Bud!
Drumming on the giant pumpkin.
Callie really misses Jason:(
"Hey Mommy, look at this cool blade of grass I found!"
The next weekend we spent at the beach house...only 6 more until we move in!
Kathy and Mark were able to stop on the way back down to Georgia before they head south for the winter.
Quinten enjoyed his first Quesadilla when we went out to a delicious Mexican dinner.
Quinten is telling me that the cat says meow!
Showing the cat the cool truck Grandma Kathy bought him.
On the way "home" from the beach we stopped at a pumpkin farm.
Quinten went on his first hayride and picked a pumpkin for Daddy to carve.
His favorite part was the teepee.
He had a blast dancing around making Indian sounds inside of it.
Quinten is learning so much these days. It is amazing how much he understands. He can find a ball almost anywhere we go and dances every time he hears music. He says, ball, tickle tickle, dog, Mama, Dada, and signs more, milk, and eat.
Update on Casa de Kusheba...
The door will be black but most of the exterior is finished. Landscaping should start this week.
The trim on the interior should also be completed, to include our beautiful kitchen cabinets. Drywall is done and we should even have our first coat of paint on.
He did a great job holding still, as long as Daddy kept him distracted with toys or puffs!
Quinten is very happy to be back to school with his friends and teachers. It is a whole new world now that he can walk. His new teachers are Shay and Amy. Thank goodness Miss Jennifer moved up to his new class with him, he definitely feels more comfortable having her there and loves her hugs throughout the day.
Quinten is going through some separation issues...can you blame him after spending so much time with us this summer. Drops offs have been a little bit of an issue in the morning, but as you can see they have gotten a lot easier for him and Daddy. Here he is to busy playing to even look up and say goodbye.
Waking up and getting ready for school and work is another thing we are adjusting to.
Quinten looking a bit possessed!
One of my favorite things is when Quinten wakes up he picks his head up smiles and then lays back down and goes back to sleep.
Quinten earning his keep by sweeping Rocky and Nina's deck.
Quinten has a bit of a cold, so we stayed in Wilmington this weekend
and did some of his favorite things.
Quinten's version of heaven!
We were all going through a little dog withdrawal, since Callie is in the Poconos, so we kicked off our weekend with a trip to the dog park and to PetSmart. Quinten was all smiles and got to pet many different dogs. We are all looking forward to finally seeing Callie next weekend!
We took our first walk through of the house.
It is amazing how quickly the process is going electricity and plumbing are done. Drywall and insulation are going up this week and we are about 8 weeks away from move in.
Between figuring out how to get more space for pics on Q's site, summer ending and going back to work, and just enjoying family time, a lot of time has passed since our last post. Here is a little bit of what we have been doing and we will try to keep up to date on Q's happenings.
We had a fun filled summer of swimming, hanging out with friends and family, and learning new things. Quinten went on his first boat ride! He and I took the ferry over to Cape May to visit Andi, Scott, Aiden and Ainslie while they were up from Florida visiting. Q did great on the 1 1/2 hour boat ride. We explored the upper deck for a while then retreated to our car for a snack and nap time:) The kids had fun as Scott wheeled them off the beach in the wagon. We also had a fun filled weekend with our friends, Chris and Stephanie, who came to visit with their 16 month old daughter Ryleigh. It was so cute to see the kids play on the beach and in the tub together. We even managed to have a successful dinner out and hit the boardwalk one night. Quinten and Ryleigh went on their first carousel ride and had ice-cream! I left the camera these pics are on at the beach house:(
We celebrated Quinten's first birthday at Grandma and Grandpa's house in the Poconos.
Since he enjoys the water so much he had a fishbowl cake!
and some fishy cookies!
I wish I had a better picture of his 12 month banner, I was very happy with how it came.
Towards the end of the summer Quinten had some Daddy time for a few days. While they were home together Quinten learned how to give high 5s and stand with no hands! He had even taken a few steps at a time. He was really funny about it. Jason would say no hands and stick his hands in the air to show Q to stand without holding on...so every time Q would stand or try to walk his hands were in the air! Quinten also started using a fork and has gotten really good at it and loves to feed himself! He is becoming more and more independent each day...not sure how I feel about that yet.
Our little fashionista asking to wear his Ernie shoes instead of Crocs:p
Can you say bedhead!
Deciding what prize he wants to try to win at the Polish Festival!
Just monkeying around!
It only took being back at school a week with his friends before Quinten started walking. And walking has quickly turned into running which has made Q a much happier boy. We spent a long weekend at the beach and Quinn was practically running into the ocean. Some other new things Quinten does now are: says "ba" for ball and "da" for dog, says dada and mama, although he is getting better at communicating the language barrier is definitely a point of frustration at times for him. But he has started to use a few signs which has helped some. He also will answer questions with "yeah" or "na." And has already started to to test his boundaries with things he can touch around the house. He is crazy about brushing his teeth, he often asks for his toothbrush and we try to brush twice a day! He knows where his and other peoples' head, belly and toes are...and of course where his pee pee is, hehe! He tries to put his own shoes and socks on and has started to tell me if he wants to wear a different pair. Quinten continues to be an excellent eater. He eats almost anything we do, which makes mealtime preparation easy, for Chef Jay! One of his favorites is dipping pretzels in hummus:) He loves anything that he can stack or take out/put in a container. Our favorite thing that he has started to do is "funny face." Quinten loves helping with daily chores emptying dishwasher, picking up clothes, handing me laundry. He also likes to stand in the back of a shopping cart and will hand the cashier things we are buying or my credit card! I guess we have an early shopper on our hands...wonder where he got that from HA! People always comment on how cute he is, his great blue eyes, and of course his silly personality. He often shows his "funny face" when we are out!
Q doing his Frankenstein walk on the beach.
Our little boy looks so grown up here!
No cavity creeps!
Here is a short video of Quinten walking and doing his infamous funny face:p
Sorry for the close up he likes to climb on me.
And here he is pretending to be sleepy!
It is hard to believe it is almost October, time flies for sure!
We really had such an amazing summer and are so lucky to have been able to spend so much family time together! Being at the beach for the whole summer was awesome!!!
Now we are back up north and spending a few months with our friends Rocky and Nina, while the new house is being built. Here are a few pictures of our foundation. The house should be framed in another week and we will be going to our first walk through.
Footprint of house
Basement and garage
And the framing has begun!!!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Q's site is currently under construction:(
Looks like we have posted so many pictures and videos we ran out of space on Q's site, we are working on making some room for an update. In the mean time we have been having a fun filled summer at the beach!
