Enjoying Simple Pleasures

One thing our family has enjoyed this summer is having an evening fire on our deck. Emma loves to sit and roast marsh mellows with her daddy! It also is fun because it draws a crowd, every time we built a fire at least two or more of my nieces and nephews would join. Watching Jonathan come home from work, relax with a cold beer and sit with his girls around the fire always makes me happy. It’s one of those simple pleasures we enjoy! Besides I feel like I am being a “good wife” (ha, ha, ha) when he really gets to rest in the evenings. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like every night is a perfect dream. We most definitely have our moments; thank the Lord for His forgiveness. Anyway I believe God is pleased when we our resting in our vocations and can truly enjoy our husbands.

I love the look on Jonathans face.

"Blow on it Emma, its really hot!"

Bonding time with Daddy!

A Special Fort From Uncle Dave

Yesterday while Jonathan and I were working on our bathroom project, Emma spent most of the day playing at the waters. Uncle Dave built her a fort, he was scoring big points with Emma! She is a girl that loves building forts, even when we are at the store, if I let her out of the cart she will try to find ways to make forts there. This was a perfect fort for her. He found a cardboard box and cut windows and a door in it to make it look like a little house. She played in it all day and never wanted to come home. Emma loves her Uncle Dave, this was a special was a special day at the Waters.

This is the amazing fort!

Peek-a-boo

She likes to play with Crystal

Suntanning?

Upgrade Time

I have heard many people talk about women who are pregnant start "nesting" towards the end of their pregnancy. Well, its happened to me and we are in full swing! Last month the project was Emma’s bathroom, we painted it pink and yellow and put up coordinating bathroom accessories and décor. It ended up looking so nice that it inspired Jonathan to want to give our bathroom a complete makeover. Seeing as I'm the one who is home all day and am the one who cleans it, I rejoiced when I heard that HE wanted to upgrade it! I also think its part of making your house a home and shows that a woman is enjoying her vocation when she wants to upgrade her home. At least I know for me I want to take care of something better when it looks nice, I know it sounds carnal but its just the truth! I just have to make sure I do it all within reason of our family budget.

Friday night we started with going to home depot and getting the paint we needed for our bathroom. Of course, going to home depot is always a dangerous thing. We always end up getting one too many good ideas for ways to upgrade the house. This time we had the brainwave that wainscoting and a crown molding would look really nice in our bathroom too! That’s what ends up happening when your husband works for a company who remodels casinos, casinos don’t spare one cent on a remodel. O well, at least he has good ideas on how to make it look classy! Anyway, we went home and began the painting process in our bathroom. Saturday afternoon we went and got everything else we needed to complete the project. I always like spending Saturdays doing projects, it gives me a sense of accomplishment at the end of the week, plus it’s a great way to spend a weekend with your husband.

Saturday night came to fast and we had to stop, we were both exhausted, Jonathan really was because he woke up at 3:00 a.m. to go fishing. Sunday after church we finished the project and now our bathroom looks like something you would see in a magazine! What a wonderful husband, he cares for me so much that he spent his weekend creating comfortable place for me to be when I have our new baby in only 26 days! Here are the before and after pictures.

So it begins.

Emma was helpin too!

Maybe a little too much help?

Work, Work, Work!

The start of the wainscoting.

Close-up of the crown molding

A view of the almost finished project!!!

Little Moments Like That

Last week Jonathan and I took Emma to the Thurston County Fair. Emma is a girl who loves animals, so this was the perfect place for her. We got to see "horsies", cows, sheep, pigs and goats. Out of all the animals Emma definitely liked the horses the best. She surprised her daddy and me by going on the roller coaster and other rides - such a brave little girl! It's always fun going on outings like these and making memories. Although, I would have to say, it probably would have been a lot more enjoyable walking around the exhibits, in the 85 degree heat, if I wasn't 8 months pregnant. Nevertheless, we had an enjoyable evening with daddy.

This was the first horse she got to see!!!

Here she is on the roller coaster with daddy, She was a little hesitant at first, but when daddy shouted out "woo hoo!" she echoed rather reluctantly. By the end she was smiling with her hands in the air!!!

She went on this one all by herself.

We went around the carousel 5 times, daddy was dizzy by the end.


I love her face here. One of her favorite treats is shave ice.