Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Summer LoViN!

What is it about Summer that makes us so happy.
Is it the the sun, the warmth, the water, the long days, or maybe just the fact that we don't have to bundle our kids up to go outside to play.
Yes I think it might be all of the above!
Sitting in the sun doing nothing but watching her play is enough to make my world go round.
Let's just hope that our summer will last forever:)
Mom really do you need to take pictures. I mean come on already:)

The last few months have been hectic ones for the Raleigh family. Between trips to Lowes, Home depot and the new house we haven't had a lot of time at home, but when we are home this is what you will find miss Elle doing. Holding, craddling, kissing her babies. She always have to have a blanket for them, even when we are making a dash for Target.. yes we have to stop or mom will hear from the shrill in her lungs. Have I told you she is quite spoiled. She is going to make the best big sister.


She immitates everything everything that momma does. Here she is getting her tan on:) So precious.



If she isn't loving on her babies.. then she is taking them for a ride.



Her cute little piggies!

Contemplating life.


I think she gets this pose from her mother, telling her father to hold on just one second. Yes you might say I am in some trouble with this one!
So as you can tell Elle is growing like a weed, I find myself watching her and amazed with her changes daily. She is talking a lot more and says peaze "please" before everything, so I am trying to teach her some manners!
I am going to try to potty train this next week so wish me luck. Hoping to get it done quickly, but waiting for a rainy day to do so, can't miss out on all this sunshine!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Bath time FUN!!!!








So I finally got the camera out for bath time. She was being quite the ham, finally got out of the stage of looking away when I tell her to smile. She is just the light of our lives! Can you tell why!! She couldn't be any cuter! LOVE HER!!!!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Builders.. add it to my resume!

Our newest adventure.... let the madness begin!
So after two years of being here in Alaska ( I know feels like just yesterday that we moved here!!!) We have found our perfect piece of land, in our perfect ward, with our perfect neighbors and picked our perfect house. Well "perfect" is all relative right:):)
So we broke ground about 4.5 weeks ago and I decided I should start documenting all of this hard work, so you know what I have been doing all day every day. And I want to be able to print it off and have it to look back on! Here is what the finished product is supposed to look like. We will let you know if it turns out! Ha this could get really scary with superintendent Tara running the show-- wink wink.

Here is a view from our master bedroom deck, this is our little friend that lives on our land:) I promise Alaska is really green and beautiful... just not right now. We really need some rain!



The framing process.



We have had the best framing crew! If anyone is looking to build let us know and you need to use these guys they are AWESOME!!!
The Foundation.
Out at all wee hours of the night breaking ground! Thanks honey!
I guess our moose was here first.. sorry little guy but you can stay and eat our trees as long as you would like! I will post more as we get closer! Wish us luck!