4 months old!

Luke is 22 months old today! Lydia turned 4 months on November 2nd, and at her baby well-check visit she weighted 13 1/2 pounds and was 25 inches long. Very tall for a little girl! Luke was 27 inches at 4 months and he was off the charts. Lydia has been rolling over for about 3 weeks now and has mastered rolling over and then rolling back over. She can roll across the room. She already has crawling motions down but I am sure it will take a lot more practice until she masters it. We will see if she crawls before Luke did at 7 months. Lydia also talks a lot and laughs. She is slowly losing her baby hair and mohawk, we will see what takes its place. She loves her Rainforest jumparoo now that she can touch the floor. She loves her big brother, but she eyes him cautiously still because you never know what he will do. She is a joy and loves to smile all the time. She can't help herself. Although, she is very much a girl and shows her temper at any sign of dislike. She is a TREASURE!
Here are some pictures from the past few weeks

Doctors appointment-before her shots!

Halloween 2009

Lydia hated, I mean HATED her costume and I only got a couple pictures of her not screaming while she was in her carseat. I think she hates things on her head and once she is mad, she is MAD. It made for an interesting weekend. Luke wanted to be a football player and we could not find a helmet, so he just had his Hokie gear on with face paint. We celebrated Reformation day at church and all the saints that have paved the way for us to have many Bibles in our house and hands and the freedom from fear and superstitions (ONLY Christ)! The celebration is a great reminder of those Christians that were martyred for the faith and even for just translating Scripture into common language (William Tyndale) I am so thankful for the reminder! The party was not quite as big as last year, because with Lydia it has been hard to plan much, but it was still a lot of fun for the kids.

Happy girl since the costume is next to her (:


Calming her down after trying to put her costume on.


Costume pics!

The Possible New House

Well, we have been looking for a house with a big yard and we found one a while back that we both loved that was a foreclosure, but the bank kept rejecting our low offers. Well, last week they called to see if we were still interested, and of course we were, so we are in the process of getting in. Hoping to close Dec. 15th. We are renting our townhome and are excited to move. This house is in pretty good shape for a foreclosure and is my dream house. First because it is a ranch plan with a full finished basement, so not a lot of stairs that I can fall down. The upstairs has 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, formal dining, open kitchen with breakfast nook and great room, laundry room. Downstairs has a study, theatre room, kitchen and breakfast area, great room, 2 bedrooms, and 2 baths. It has a 3 car tandem garage and 1/2 an acre lot on the corner in a culdesac. I think I am dreaming especially for the deal we are getting. The neighborhood is awesome and has a great pool. So hear are pictures. I am praying that God continue to guide this process.
Side view of house

back deck

entrance to basement study

Basement kitchen area


Basement bathroom 2




Theatre room

Basement bedroom (no telling about the paint job)

Master bath



Powder bath


Laundry room


Great room

Kitchen shots




Formal dining room


2nd bedroom (wonderful fatigue paint)