Some progress

We had my parents and brother in town Friday to help with the basement. The goal was to get the tongue and groove on the wall and start the bar and that is exactly what happened. I don't have a lot of pictures or even really good pictures, but here how we spent Friday.

                                           Kellan reading with Uncle Ryan (my brother)

                                                  I swear Kellan isn't drinking a beer

                                               Tongue and groove on the wall.

                                                     Grandma reading with Kellan

Superbowl Baby!!

The Packers are heading to the Superbowl!! Kellan cheered on the Packers Sunday with the rest of Wisconsin. He may have needed a few breaks every now and then with the hamper, but he had fun rooting them on.

On a side note, the basement is coming along. Tim was  busy painting all weekend (which I'll have pictures soon). My parents and brother are coming up on Friday to start installing the tongue and grove and maybe some doors. It's really coming along. Can't wait for all of hat extra space.

Children's Museum Rocks!!

That had to be what Kellan was thinking today as he explored this amazing place. This museum has EVERYTHING!! Books, paints, trampolines, slides, rock climbing, and legos are just a few things to name. The best part is, we get in free because of Tim's job. (otherwise it's $5). Here is Kellan having the best day.

I hate making decisions

We starting finishing our basement about a year ago. We didn't do much at first besides some framing and wiring. However, in the last few weeks we've really progressed. The drywall is up and the taping and mudding have begun. So now it's time to get serious with the decision making. Here are the things I have no idea what to do with:

*Color of walls, carpet and counter tops
*How big should the bar be
*What type of flooring do we put behind the bar and in the office - wood or tile?

These are just a few that are running through my mind. I have a few pictures of how the basement currently looks. We need to finish is asap because we are running out of room for all of Kellan's toys.

                                                                        Office

                                             Bar area to the right, bathroom ahead

                                                                         Bar area

Christmas was the bomb!

This year Christmas was one of the best it has been. Kellan got to spend some quality time with both sets of grandparents including aunts, uncles and soon to be cousins. Enjoy these next few pictures of Kellan's Christmas.

Kellan opening his first Christmas present.

Sled #1 from Tim's parents.

He really enjoyed himself.

Ready for church Christmas morning.

 2010 family picture

 Seeing grandpa birddogs new puppies.

 Kellan, the puppies and my parents with Kellan.

 Loving his new 4 wheeler from his aunt Kristen and uncle Ryan

 Finishing Christmas off with his god mamma Val

Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and that everyone has a safe new years!

More winter fun

Kellan got to meet Santa for the 2nd time this weekend. Tim's work holds a Christmas party for the kids every year. All you have to do is buy a $20 gift and they reimburse you. Pretty nice huh?

Here he is so excited to see Santa again.

Getting his gift

We also went to a friends house for dinner on Friday and they have a little girl about 6 months older than Kellan. Here is Kellan loving Ava's dolly stroller.

It's Winter Time!!

Our little monster has become quite the climber lately. One of his current favorite things to do is climb up on the chair and sit and relax. Sometimes he'll sit there and watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, other times he'll sit there waiting for us to find him. Either way, he looks so adorable sitting there.

We got snow for the first time about 2 weeks ago, but nothing significant. Then about 2 days ago we got a little bit more, so we decided to let Kellan hang outside with daddy while he shovelled the driveway.