living the freeman life

I just HAD to post this...

Posted by Emily Freeman ,

How many moms agree with me on this? It's ridiculous!! :) I promise I will post pictures very soon!

Well we have three days till we leave for Edisto Island! This will be Caleb's first trip (well, second...first one was in utero) to the beach. We are going with my mom and dad, my brother, and my mom's parents. We are going to visit Eric's parents who live in Beaufort while we are down there. Any suggestions on places to eat or things to do in the Edisto area?

We've been in the house now (believe it or not) for a little over a month. It is slowly taking the shape of a home, although I need to do a better job at keeping it neater. Of course, having a 10 month old come behind me and mess things up a bit doesn't help the situation at all!!

Yes, Caleb will be 10 months old as of the Saturday, the 24th. He is crawling like crazy, pulling up on things, and letting go, standing unassisted, for 5 seconds at a time! He's learned how to drink out of a sippy cup without any help from me (no more bottles for him!). He loves to eat veggies, fruits, cheese, ice cream, well, just about everything except for cottage cheese. Not that I blame him for I do not like it plain either. He loves bouncing, going for stroller rides, shopping (he's a good shopper!!), throwing stuff on the floor, anything musical, anything with flashing lights, pulling the cats' tails, and basically getting into anything that is NOT for children. How do kids know what is off limits? And why do they gravitate towards that versus their cute, loud, blinky toys that are designed for them? *sigh* I'll never know...

Have a great day everyone!!

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What you have all been waiting for...

Posted by Emily Freeman ,

HOUSE PICTURES!!

Front of the house...

The big front deck that was a big buying point for us!
Now, we just need some patio furniture!

The cute side porch, which we really use for our "front door".
Eventually, our family swing and Caleb's kid's swing will hang here.

View from inside the front door...
our reading nook, Eric's favorite recliner,
my china closet, and library!

View from the kitchen toward the front door...
Eric's other "baby" is hanging on the wall
(a.k.a. a 42" plasma TV)

Our living room

View from the living room into the eat-in kitchen...
Our cute kitchen table!

The kitchen we fell in love with...
The island is great for entertaining!

The guest bathroom...

Our bedroom!

Master bath...used to be a piercing lavender color. Yuck.
We'll eventually replace the floor.

Yay for double sinks!!

Our swimming pool...otherwise known as my garden tub!

Guest room! Used to be an egg-yolk yellow color.

Caleb's room! Filled with Classic Pooh themed stuff!
Don't you love the dormer window?!

He does!!

My office nook...

Obviously, this will eventually be a Coke themed room :)

Plain ol' guest bathroom...
still not sure what we are going to do with it.

Mikey (our black cat) discovered a neighbor's cat
while looking out the cat door one morning.

Mikey hiding from the neighbor's cat.

Josie's studio apartment.
And, no, I did not put her there.

We absolutely love our house. There was a lot of work to do (and still is!), but it is nice knowing that you are adding value to your house and thus increasing your equity. Come visit sometime!!

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If you are having a bad day...

Posted by Emily Freeman ,

Then get ready for some cute (and some hilarious) pictures of Caleb to make you smile. There's even a video at the end!

"Talk to the booty, 'cuz the hand's off duty!"

All my toys...

On Daddy's shoulders..one of my favorite places to be!

My new work table...busy, busy, busy!

"Hey, baby. Wanna chill at my crib today?"

No explanation for this one...

"And I was drawn towards the light..."

"I have somethin' to say!"

Helpin' Daddy make coffee with the French Press...

"This one's for you, Grandad!"

My drum that Daddy gave me.

Sweet smile for mommy!

Naked baby!!

All snuggled up...

"Nemo? Oh yeah, he tastes great. What?! You were looking for him??"

Relaxing in the glider in my room...

"Hi."

I love to stand!

Gotta hate it when narcolepsy hits...

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We're alive--we promise!!

Posted by Emily Freeman ,

Sorry that I haven’t written in awhile…most of you know that we closed on our house on March 18^th, then worked on it for the past month (painting, cleaning, minor repairs) and moved in on April 19^th. Thank you to EVERYONE who helped out!! The loading and unloading all went smoothly. Somehow, all the furniture fit! Now, we are in the process of unpacking stuff, so as I get rooms less cluttered, I will post more pictures of our new house!! Until then, here are a few photos to keep you occupied.