It's officially time to end our blog here. We do hope that you have enjoyed reading about our family and keeping up with what we're up to. Of course, I can't imagine not blogging after doing it for 2 1/2 years or so!! I would miss showing off how much Kayleigh has grown and allowing those of you far away the ability to read and see what we're doing. So, since we are adding to our family, the URL no longer fits. We have officially moved to a new site. This one will remain on the internet--that way if you forget our new blog URL, or are too lazy to re-bookmark it, please click on the link to be re-directed to the updated Eikeland blog. http://eikelands.blogspot.com
The new blog is still in progress. I'll get it really up and running soon!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
For Abuelo and Aunt Anne
Last night we had our friend, Erick, over for dinner while Amy is out of town. We got this picture and video of Kayleigh. The guys were laughing because Abuelo taught Kayleigh to show off her muscles. They (Erik and Erick) had to up the ante a little bit and told her to say, "Welcome to the gun show Abuelo". She had us cracking up!! She will probably be in therapy for years because of this video, but we have to post it.
Kayleigh showed off Mumble and friend to Erick, and wanted me to take a picture of her with them, so that's the special Aunt Anne photo for the day. Of course, they are huge compared to her when she's sitting down, but it's still a cute picture, don't you think?
Kayleigh showed off Mumble and friend to Erick, and wanted me to take a picture of her with them, so that's the special Aunt Anne photo for the day. Of course, they are huge compared to her when she's sitting down, but it's still a cute picture, don't you think?
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
And the name is.....
You'll have to watch Kayleigh on the video to hear baby brother's name.
This second video is just a cute one, I think. Kayleigh is enjoying having me shoot videos of her this morning and then watching them. She's talking about what we're doing today, and after answering the question about it being Grandma's birthday, she says something that I don't understand. If you think you understand her, let me know what she said! :)
This second video is just a cute one, I think. Kayleigh is enjoying having me shoot videos of her this morning and then watching them. She's talking about what we're doing today, and after answering the question about it being Grandma's birthday, she says something that I don't understand. If you think you understand her, let me know what she said! :)
Friday, September 4, 2009
Getting wet
While Kayleigh and I were at the mall with our friends, she wanted to play in the fountains that were there. I didn't think it was a good idea, so I told her that if she waited, we would play in the water at home. We were able to play outside for a long time after dinner tonight and Kayleigh LOVED it! She had more fun with me spraying her with the hose than running through the water in the sprinkler. I think she liked the hose because I would let her have it to run after me. Erik mowed the lawn while we played, and as soon as he was done he joined in on the fun. He helped dry her off while I got out of my wet clothes. He had her wrapped up in her towel and his, and it was so cute that I had to get a picture!
Completely random side note: We FINALLY got our digital camera back from Canon today!!! It works like it's brand new again!!! Woohoo!!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Post-carpet
I am giddy with excitement over the new carpet in our house! Of course, I could also go for a nap, so maybe that's part of it. Our slumber party with Kayleigh in the living room left us all wanting more sleep this morning. Kayleigh thought it was too cool to get to sleep out there with us and couldn't go to sleep. Luckily, tonight we'll be back to our regular routine. I'll post more pictures when the furniture is back in everyone's room, but that task might not be fully accomplished until this weekend. Obviously, I'm not help to Erik when it comes to the big stuff.
I do think Kayleigh's room is the prettiest out of all of the rooms because of her walls. I think the green goes really well with the carpeting.
I do think Kayleigh's room is the prettiest out of all of the rooms because of her walls. I think the green goes really well with the carpeting.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Pre-carpet pictures
Tomorrow is the big day for us to FINALLY get our new carpet! We're all so excited about it, including Kayleigh. We've been talking about it for awhile, and I've wanted new carpet since we moved in over 5 years ago.
Thankfully, Jim and Shirley were willing to let us borrow their digital camera to take pictures. I called Canon at the end of last week, and they had to order a part for our broken camera. It's frustrating, but hopefully we'll have it by the end of this week or beginning of next. As long as it gets here before September 30th!
Hopefully these pictures will give you an idea of what the house looks like before we get our carpet. Erik and I have worked almost every day for a couple of weeks to get Kayleigh's butterflies and flowers painted on her walls. Tonight I hope to finish cleaning them up, and then we'll be all done with them. I hope this is the last time I have to paint something like that!
You will also see a picture of the carpet with a paint stain on it. After Erik and I moved in, Valerie came up to visit and help me paint what is now Kayleigh's big girl room. While I was gone that day, Valerie accidentally spilled part of the paint and left the ring that's on the carpet. I just admitted to Erik today what that stain was from. He never asked about it, so I always kept my mouth shut! :) You're welcome, Valerie! The stain has always been covered by either a dresser or a bed, so she spilled in the perfect spot! I do remember her telling me about the stain on my way home from my errand, and I had been so worried that it was in the middle of the room and would look awful! I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was something that could so easily be covered.
Erik has recently talked about buying a new bedroom set. If it had been a couple of years ago, I would have jumped at the chance. Now, I'm content with what we have, and don't feel like buying one, especially since we still have to buy furniture for the baby. I told him today that he has the chance to have new bedroom furniture for the night since our "bedroom" is the living room. He LOVES the big screen tv that is in his room!
Okay, enough with the stories. Enjoy the pictures, and I'll get some more up tomorrow of the carpet. I'm not sure when the house will be completely back to order, but I'll continue to take pictures along the way.
Thankfully, Jim and Shirley were willing to let us borrow their digital camera to take pictures. I called Canon at the end of last week, and they had to order a part for our broken camera. It's frustrating, but hopefully we'll have it by the end of this week or beginning of next. As long as it gets here before September 30th!
Hopefully these pictures will give you an idea of what the house looks like before we get our carpet. Erik and I have worked almost every day for a couple of weeks to get Kayleigh's butterflies and flowers painted on her walls. Tonight I hope to finish cleaning them up, and then we'll be all done with them. I hope this is the last time I have to paint something like that!
You will also see a picture of the carpet with a paint stain on it. After Erik and I moved in, Valerie came up to visit and help me paint what is now Kayleigh's big girl room. While I was gone that day, Valerie accidentally spilled part of the paint and left the ring that's on the carpet. I just admitted to Erik today what that stain was from. He never asked about it, so I always kept my mouth shut! :) You're welcome, Valerie! The stain has always been covered by either a dresser or a bed, so she spilled in the perfect spot! I do remember her telling me about the stain on my way home from my errand, and I had been so worried that it was in the middle of the room and would look awful! I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was something that could so easily be covered.
Erik has recently talked about buying a new bedroom set. If it had been a couple of years ago, I would have jumped at the chance. Now, I'm content with what we have, and don't feel like buying one, especially since we still have to buy furniture for the baby. I told him today that he has the chance to have new bedroom furniture for the night since our "bedroom" is the living room. He LOVES the big screen tv that is in his room!
Okay, enough with the stories. Enjoy the pictures, and I'll get some more up tomorrow of the carpet. I'm not sure when the house will be completely back to order, but I'll continue to take pictures along the way.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Trip to Jacksonville
Last weekend, Kayleigh and I went to Jacksonville to visit my sister and brother-in-law. My camera is still being fixed, so I didn't get to take any pictures. Luckily, Valerie's camera works, so she took a bunch for me! I didn't get the pictures from her camera, but click HERE to read more about our weekend and see what we did. I figure if you're going to her blog anyway, I'm not going to write the same thing she did. I'll use my time to do something else! :)
Did we have a good time? Yes. Did Kayleigh have a better time than I did? Yes. She LOVES her aunt Val, and I am pretty much ignored the entire time Valerie is around. Every time I would try to do something with Kayleigh, she would say, "No, aunt Val do it!" Thanks kid.
Did we have a good time? Yes. Did Kayleigh have a better time than I did? Yes. She LOVES her aunt Val, and I am pretty much ignored the entire time Valerie is around. Every time I would try to do something with Kayleigh, she would say, "No, aunt Val do it!" Thanks kid.
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