Backyard, Bathrooms and Naomi

So while things are not quite done yet (understatement) I had to update because a lot has been going on! First off Brianna came over on her day off to do slave labor ;) we worked in the back yard to clear it to help prep for grass. Still undecided if were going to do sod of seed, I think for time wise we are leaning towards sod. Now I know that we aren't anywhere close to getting the whole back yard but I am hoping to get 2/3 of it worked on because its pretty much summer and Naomi just wants to play out side but our back yard is a tetanus trap. Over grown weeds/grass wood piles stacked everywhere and brick, SO. MUCH. BRICK! So she came over around noon and we ran over to Whole Foods to get some lunch and refreshment before we started since it was around 80 degrees, thankfully with a cool breeze as our back yard get direct and full sun for the majority of the day. Came home ate and I put the girl down for a nap so we could work, work, work. While it may not seem like much was done, let me tell you a lot was done! I don't know how many bugs we killed, slugs we squished with our fingers and then cringed at the yuckiness or trips with the wheel barrow we did. We were sweaty and hot but felt good at the end of the day and really the back yard looks so much bigger now!

We let Naomi push the cart and man did she love it! She was running around the store trying to run over little old ladies! She caught on pretty quick and pretty soon she was throwing everything in the cart! Oh dear!

North side, side yard, this is the side that will take a while to organize but we need somewhere to put things until we get situated!

Looking south, wood stacks ALL along the fence, garbage scattered everywhere, toys everything. Lets get to it!

Looking north, just out of the frame on the right is a huge stack of wood from the "deck" that was here. I am sad I didn't get a picture of the deck before it was taken down, it was a pretty epic fail on deck building. 

Looking west, fence falling down and more tires. 

After cleaning: ALL the wood cleared, pool deflated and drying and some of the brick pulled up. We decided to let the boys wrestle with the old half bath vanity. 

So much wood we moved! Not stacked all pretty like but the pieces are all different and nails and it was hot haha. 

Like I said: SO. MUCH. BRICK!!!!!!! and its not even all of it... seriously? seriously? It wasn't even on flat ground!

Ugh this was so tough to get up! from sitting for years, some were completely covered, we didn't even know it was there! We both found a great love for the shovel that helped us pull them up and find the hidden ones.

~On to the hall bath~

So as we worked on the back yard this past week the boys dominated the hall bath, still not done but its so exciting I had to share what we have so far!

Day one, taring up the floor down to the sub floor, taking out the toilet and the vanity. Go Kyle, Go!

The worst corner by the tub where the water would just pour on the ground. Thankfully we didn't have to replace the sub floor too. 

Ok, NOT our bathroom but this is a picture from the Tides of an open vanity which we are going to do, at least some version of it. I'm not 100% sold but well figure it out. The boys are going to build it. 

Starting to lay tile. Thank you, Thank you to the Gevas's for bringing us free 16X16 tile for both the upstairs bathrooms and vanity. We bought the other stuff just to add a little pizzazz!

Nearly finished floor, everything down just need to put the grout in. 

Close up of the pizzazz tile. 

Another close up. 

Haha yeah... the hall way...

~Appointment~

And then on Friday I had my first appointment with the doctor that I will see through out my pregnancy and hopefully for delivery. Like I said Sutter is making changes that I'm not down with. However my doctor said if a bond is made between patient and doctor sometimes they will make more of an effort and come in out of hours to deliver so that is my goal. I have a new doctor, a lady doctor who has 2 young kids. She's really sweet and loved Naomi even when she was getting in to EVERYTHING! She did an ultra sound, Naomi even helped. She was having troubles getting the head but Naomi found it haha. No really she did. Sadly the printer was not working so once again no picture to share of baby... I swear at this rate the first print out pictures will be when we go in for the 20 week one! (oh yeah so for those of you who are just finding out I'm prego- scroll down a couple blogs and you'll get more of the story.) But the little heart rate is fine and baby #2 was moving, moving, moving!

~Golfing~

So this morning Keith was watching golf and, well, decided Naomi needed to start so here are a few pictures of her "golfing" for the first time. 

Keith getting her started

She was pretty stoked

Just a little assistance

Working on her swing

Hit it Naomi!

Swing!

Gevas' take over

So epic epic epic fail on not having my camera last week while the Gevas clan was here. But anyways Mike (Keith's dad) decided that for Cindy's birthday he would surprise her and get her old dream car. Very sweet idea. It just so happens that Keith stumbles across one through a drifting friend in the right color at a good price. The car needed some work but all in all it was good. The week leading up to this Keith and Kyle worked and scrubbed and welded and cleaned and waxed and fixed this car. There was still more to get done when the Gevas' arrived with Kyle leaving and unable to work on the car during the day and the Gevas' coming sooner than we thought. So we hid the car the night before they arrived.
Well Tuesday rolls around and I text Cindy who all was coming and when they would be leaving. I was under the impression just the 2 of them and Kyle and that they would let us know when they were leaving. The next day I get a call from Miles, Keith's second youngest brother, saying they had left an hour ago and that him and Joe, the youngest, were in tow as well... hmmmm ok... no big. Then an hour later I get a text from Alicia, Keith's oldest sibling, saying that her and 2 kids were coming as well. So we went from housing 2 to housing 6 (Miles would be staying with a friend in Windsor) hmmm not going to lie I was stressin' a bit. For one reason and then because when family gets together, especially a big family, who now all have their own families and ideas and ways of doing things tensions can get strained and people can get rubbed the wrong way. Oh man this could get interesting. Well since they took 2 trucks to fit all the people and stuff, Mike, Cindy, Alicia +2 and Joe stayed in Napa with Mike's brother and Kyle and Miles came here. Miles was picked up instantly and swept off to Windsor, so all we had was Kyle that night, take a breath all is good.
Well 830 rolls around and the Gevas' are 45 minutes away. Everyone up and finish getting ready! Oh man do I wish I could have had a camera. They roll up pulling a huge ace trailer PACKED with Kyle's stuff and stuff for our house and 6 people in total climb out of the 6 seater truck. The ladies came in with the kids and I gave them the tour and then we sat and chatted while the men folk hurriedly unpacked both trucks and trailer. I swear the neighbors must have been worried!
Cindy went up to Gyserville where she use to teach and spent the day with old friends which gave the guys a chance to deal with getting new tires and wheels, which took the whole day because of fails. Mike was just done with it after all that so instead of waiting until Saturday to give Cindy her car he rolled up in it, top down right as she did and they went for a little cruise.

Not the greatest picture of the car but still she was thrilled and they ended up driving the car all over for the weekend! The following day it even got a new stereo system and everything! We were all a little worried because surprises can either be awesome or fails and typically its the later. Thankfully this one turned out perfectly. 

The following day- Friday- they all went over to Ryan and Lora's for breakfast and chillin'. came back here and I had just put Naomi down 30 minutes earlier so they took the kids to the park let Naomi sleep for a while longer than I woke her up and we went to TRAIN TOWN!!!!!!!!! If you have toddlers you have to go to train town in Sonoma. So so so much fun! We have to go back to do more stuff and so Keith can come too! There was so much to see and do. Here's the link if anyone is interested: http://www.traintown.com/ for $5.25 a person we went on the train ride which went through great scenery and over bridges and through tunnels and stopped off in a "town" where you could feed animals and explore.  They also had little carnival rides and quarter machine rides and everything far too much fun for one trip! I sadly don't have any pictures from this but am hoping to and when I do I will post them. Naomi just LOVED the train, eyes wide, big grin just far too much fun! Then finished up the day back at Ryan and Lora's for dinner and games. 

Saturday we wanted to go to the beach but it was too windy so just the Utah-arians went and then they met us at the Redwood grove off of East side road in Windsor for picnic and kayaks and finishing and fun! Once again I need to try to get pictures from that but here are a few of Naomi and her cousin Lilly:

I know its blurry but its cute because they are hugging

They both know how to give high fives but some how this was tricky

Where are the trees Lilly?

Uh-huh...

Come with me

See here are the trees

and some more

and just a few more! 

Super cute and super fun like I said I will try to get more soon and will post the rest. 

Then Sunday was the baby blessing of Lilly's younger brother Owen Samuel and a BBQ- all fun. 

So all in all no one got pissed at each other everyone had lots of fun and we all still like each other. Very good trip! Haha

Oh and Alicia make bows so Naomi while she wont wear one....

Will wear them all but only long enough to snap a few photos and then take them out. haha. Anyways super cute and I love her. And I love being part of the Gevas family =)

surprise surprise

                        November

                                Seventeenth

                                          Twenty-Twelve

Nov. 17, 2012

11*17*12

                        17th day

                           of the 

                      11th month                      17th of November

                           in the

                        2012 year

However you look at it that day-ish will be memorable. Any guess on why??? 

Ah yes, so clever, not that it was hard I know... 

Well towards the end of January (Heather can you guess what day??) I got my IUD out. I prayed about it and before I could get 3 words out I was over whelmed with the assurance that it was the right time and that this was defiantly what we should do. It was so sweet. And, well, first shot did it. Haha. From about week 4 to week 9 ish I was nauseous (not like throwing up just feeling like poo) and so, so, SO tired! Finally the actual "morning" sickness kicked in but it wasn't just this that set us off that I had no vacancy (in my uterus) there were multiple symptoms. When we finally verbally said it to each other I couldn't stop smiling and Keith smiled rubbed my belly and said, wonder what it is? 

Well with Keith's parents coming I had to make sure things were fine. However Sutter has changed its protocol. I made an appointment only to find out that it was just to confirm that I was pregnant- no ultra sound! Then they signed me up for 3 different appointments over nearly a months time, none of which were ultra sounds! Really people? REALLY?!? 1st one I got out of, it was unnecessary. The next one, which I had today, was to set up Medi-Cal and I have one next week, to, I believe, meet my doctor but not necessarily get an ultra sound. Well that just wasn't going to fly with Keith's parents and oldest sister coming to stay with us. I had to get blood tests so afterwards I went and BEGGED the receptionist. Well I was S.O.L. there but she said if I had "cramping" I could go to urgent care and they could set me up with an ultra sound that day! Sweet, since the Gevas clan was coming the following day. So after lots of running around, peeing in a cup and giving blood I was sent to Memorial Hospital and got an Emergency ultra sound. The "fear" was an ectopic pregnancy, which is where the egg attaches in your fallopian tube and then the pregnancy is non viable because the fetus can't grow. Ok so Naomi's first ultra sound was at like 7 weeks 6 days and she was a blob with a heart beat. This baby was at 10 weeks and 4 days and it looks like a real person! Head, nose, chim (as Naomi calls it) torso, legs, arms everything! and only 1 1/2 inches long! such a TINY TINY TINY little person! Heart beat was perfect, baby in my uterus and moving so much! Absolutely in love! they didn't give me a print out picture and I forgot to grab a picture form my phone. Well I started to feel better for like 4-5 days, then 2-3 days of bad illness, 4-5 days of good while the Gevas clan was here, then the past 2 days have been bad... I could barely keep anything down and apparently throwing up in such a way that I burst some blood vessels in my eye. Hot right? Ugh!

Sorry this is the only picture I have for this fun blog BUUUUUUT what are you going to do? Ill post my ultra sound picture AS SOON as I get one!

So I guess with Naomi I spread the word by day that I would have the "bun in the oven" for thanksgiving (since that's when I told people) but lets just say for this thanksgiving I'll bring the whole gosh darn turkey!

Soooooooo yay, baby time again and yes I'm already freaking showing a bit, yuck! Not nearly as neat and tidy as with Naomi but that's what happens with number 2 I guess. and just FYI keeping this one off Facebook, at least for now. So I guess start guessing the sex because end of June early July well be hopefully finding out what we're having! 

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Saturdays are fun

So Saturdays, especially sunny and lovely ones, we try to be productive. A few Saturdays ago Keith made the garage in to a painting station. The first customer was his first car, that has gone through a few owners since, "the tooth". After a long day of prep and painting I had my first, yes first, babysitting job ever. haha. As many of you know I was never a baby/child person. I always animal sat. Yes Naomi was my first diaper change and all. laugh it up. But we all survived! We had T and Ammon from 7 until about 11 so Ryan and Lora could go on an anniversary date, awww. 

The Boston Whaler and Calvin's car, I mean our car, I mean Calvin's car- no wait OUR car haha.

Setting up the painting booth

Covering the floor

Think we like crappy looking Nissian 240s? Count 'em one, two, three and that's with out Kyle's car!

Cousins playing

Half Bath now like 95% done

Ok so we got the floor and sheet rock done, window in and everything painted, well..... the whole place was looking pretty clean and then there was the vanity... An eye sore and just depressing looking.This is the transformation from trash to pretty.

See what I mean? YUCK!

Window framed, and since then painted.

Top gone

Vanity in the family room

Yeah more ghetto of our house. Kyle was just going to run the plumbing in the wall like normal but there where already pipes in the way from the stupid wet bar, that in the end will be gone, but since it was going to be such a pain... 

We just piped it out side...

and made a little shelf thing...

an enclosed shelf thing so you don't see the piping

Sheet rock fixed and primered

Ok this is why I LOVE craigslist. Our house has very clean sharp lines and so we wanted to find a boxy sink. Well we did, at Home Depot for $210 before tax. Shoot me. We would have bought it but they didn't have it in store so we were going to have to order off line. Well Kyle reminded me to check craigslist, DUH! I live on craigslist, why haven't I checked there?! Yeah so the EXACT sink from Home Depot was listed a few days previous. It was still available. In north Petaluma. FOR $75!!! In the end that probably saved us about $150. But that's not all, it didn't come with a faucet. I don't know about you but I think its ridiculous to have to spend over $100 to get a semi decent looking bathroom sink faucet and some go up to a grand! That's stupid, it's a faucet people! AND you still have to buy more plumbing parts on top of that. Back to craigslist. Found a guy selling a sink with faucet and all the additional plumbing for $60 obo. I said $40, he said $50, I said I really only need the faucet, he caved. Another screaming deal!!! Just the additional plumbing was going to be around $20-30 and we got EVERYTHING for $40! The faucet looks like a $130-150 faucet and then the extra $20 for the plumbing. We paid $115 for the whole set up, sink faucet and plumbing, by buying used instead of spending close to $300 or more! I. Love. Being. Thrifty! I totally get a rush on knowing I'm getting an amazing deal.

So here's the finished product and this sink is HUGE! It was only maybe 2 inches smaller than that ugly vanity that was there. 

So we pretty-fied the door too =)

Finished product. No we didn't replace the door and yes there are still holes on both sides but it still looks awesome!

This is the door going in to the garage and how all the doors look. Over time we are going to convert all the doors in the house to look like the half bath door. Which matches our windows. I think it looks so so so much better than this, Kyle Boardman is awesome, we are very thankful to have him with us. 

So what's left? I ordered- off Ebay, my other favorite place to shop, matching square toilet paper holder and towel ring. They will be here at the end of the week or beginning of the following. We will then probably make a wall cabinet for above the toilet to store TP, wash clothes and miscellaneous toiletries. And probably use the doors from the old yucky vanity since I had already painted them. Then get, probably some dark navy blue, wash clothes and hang some art so you have something pretty to look at haha.