Little Miss S. L. Bains

House Update

There has been a ton of work accomplished the past couple of weeks. Most of it has been on the inside so there really wasn't much to show. They have completed all the electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning. Then this week they bricked the front of the house!!! We were so excited to see what the finished product would look like. When we were trying to decide on the brick we wanted Andrew and I spent two weekends driving around town looking at brick houses :) Needless to say we really love this one!! Next week we have the pre-drywall walk though. The siding should arrive next week, then the roof will be put on. The big white space in the middle is going to be stacked stone. It was a quite a funny ordeal for us to find a stone we liked. We are praying that it goes well with our brick choice :)

Close up of the brick :) We will keep you posted!!

Sophie's first Easter

Hanging outside on the grass Lazy day Exploring Yeah!!! So fun!! This is a happy face (I promise) Ummm, yeah...this is not Let's go back to the swing

Happy 30th Andrew!!!

Andrew's 30th birthday fell on Easter this year. While it was a pretty laid back day: Sophia and I tried to smother him with all the love we could :)

In honor of 30 years...here are 30 reasons why I love David Andrew Bains!

1. He loves Jesus as his Lord and Savior

2. He loves me as Christ loves the church.

3. He loves his little girl.

4. He has the greatest green eyes.

5. He is super smart.

6. He is always putting others ahead of himself.

7. He never holds a grudge, and always tries to see the best in people.

8. He forgives me.

9. He is really HOT!!

10. He loves his family.

11. He thinks alligators are sooo cool!

12. I think it's cute that he eats a chocolate ice cream cone before he goes to bed.

13. He thought I was beautiful when I was pregnant (even though everyone knows I was the size of a small air craft carrier)

14. He cracks me up!

15. I love that he is creative.

16. He works so hard to provide for Sophia and I .

17. He thinks I'm funny.

18. He tucks Sophia into bed at night and sings her a song.

19. He is a great kisser.

20. He is humble.

21. He always tries his best.

22. I love the fact that his wardrobe consists of about 200 polo shirts and some shoes he has had since high school.

23. He always reminds me that he loves me.

24. He swept me off my feet.

25. His ability to teach me things that I don't understand. (i.e. math, etc)

26. He is always honest.

27. He leads our family.

28. He loves being a daddy.

29. He always thanks me for making dinner.

30. I love him because he is the most caring, sweet, loving, amazing man I have ever met!!

Happy Birthday!!

Kiss me, I'm Irish :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Mimi sent Sophia an outfit to wear for St. Paddy's Day.

So of course we need to post it :)

Give me that camera....

Nana and Poppy

Sophia and Nana Poppy and Soph

This past weekend Andrew's parents flew in to see Sophia. They played , went for walks around the neighborhood. They sent me out of the house to go do whatever I wanted. I went and got a mani/pedi, went to lunch with Andrew, ran some errands.

We all had a wonderful time :)

House Update

There has been some great progress made since the last time I updated :) They have put in the windows. Wrapped the house, put in plumbing, started the electrical, and the air ducts/vents. This week they will be working on the shingles for the roof, siding, and finishing up electrical. We have so much fun driving by and checking out the progress :) Our family picture :) Master Bath tub Looking out the kitchen windows Family room

Washington, D.C.

Last weekend we loaded up the car (and Sophia) and drove to Andrew's sister's house in Delaware. We dropped off Sophia, and Andrew and I went into D.C. for a two night mini-vacation. Two nights away from Soph- can you believe it?? The longest I had been away from my baby girl before this weekend was 4 hours. I cried when we left her, and we did call and check on her every couple of hours :)

Andrew and I had such a great time just the two of us...we went to several museums, went to great restaurants, ate a TON of food, slept in late (8:00 is late for us now), talked about what an incredible three years it has been, and missed our Sophie Lou!

Andrew and the dinosaurs :) hee hee... Me, bad hair and the Capitol building Just the two of us... Hunky hubby and the Capitol

It was a wonderful time, and we are so grateful that we were able to leave Sophie and know she was in wonderful hands (all 10 of them)!!! Thank you Ashley, Mark, Emma, Isabelle and Andrew for taking such great care of Sophie...she misses you already!!>

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Today is our wedding anniversary....it's amazing looking back three years and seeing how God's hand has led us to where we are today. I don't think I could have imagined a more amazing or blessed life with Andrew. He is an amazing man, my love, my best friend and the most incredible father. I am grateful every day for having him in my life....and so thankful that the Lord chose him specially for me. It has been a wonderful journey so far, and we are looking forward to years and years and years to come....love you babe :)

House Update Week #5

So...we were suppose to have the electrical walk-through last week, but the wrong roof trusses were delivered. So they had to wait for the right ones to arrive, then it rained...so they had to wait for it to dry out a bit before starting the roof!! All that to say, this is the roof as of Sunday. We do have our walk-through tomorrow and the forecast is calling for rain. So hopefully they can get the roof on today. Back of the house Us...inside the kitchen Andrew and Soph at the front steps hee hee...ewww kissy pictures :)

Happy Girl :)

Carrots are her new favorite! Just a few pictures of our happy little girl!!