Girls Room

This week I have been working on getting the girls' room decorated.

Here are a few of the projects I have completed thus far...

Bow Board

Curtains


The room so far...

Before leaving Georgia, Morgan painted an old brown dresser white and gave it new hardware. It looks so great!
When Grandma and Grandpa Fife came to visit, they helped paint the bedroom pink and repair the walls.

Morgan also painted our plain bunk beds white and we hung a castle on the wall for our princesses.

Now for Luke's room and the baby's room...

Luke & Miriam Swimming Lessons

This week Luke and Miriam started taking swimming lessons through the local recreation center. The lessons are 2 weeks long, 4 days each week and for 40 minutes each time.


Since my kids have terrible phobias of getting water in their eyes, goggles were a must!


Luke working on his kicks...

Miriam trying to get her legs going....

Eve is quite the handful for the 40 minutes each lesson. After the sweetness of the treats wear off, and the books from home get boring, Eve is ready to dive into the pool. I spend the majority of the lesson time keeping Eve from falling into the pool. However on Tuesday when we brought the camera, she did enjoy taking these silly shots of herself and looking at the saved photos.

Eve our silly little monkey...

Sold!

Going once, going twice, SOLD to the Fife Family!

We finally closed on our first house on June 3rd.

Here's our little family after our first Sunday in the new ward in Janesville.

We will post more pictures as we complete our painting projects, yard projects, and prepare for our little baby that is due to arrive in 10 weeks. Just a little busy these days... :)

Morgan's Graduation Party

On our last Saturday in Georgia, we had a Medical School Graduation party for Morgan. Morgan made a special Ross University pinata for the kids to smash and then ceremoniously burned his white coat. The poor white coat had definitely served its purpose and needed to be laid to rest. There were tears, holes and stains throughout, not to mention the fact that it never fit Morgan well. I can't wait to see him in his new white coat as a real Doctor!

Preschool Fire Station Visit

Miriam's preschool class went to the fire station this week. During class a few days before, we learned about how to escape from your home if it were on fire and then how to stop, drop and roll. The firefighters then gave us a tour of the station and talked more about what to do in a fire.

Our Preschool Class

Miriam driving the fire truck.
Eve checking things out.

Harley Davidson Museum

After we made an offer on the house Friday afternoon, we headed to Milwaukee to stay the night. Since our flight home wasn't until late afternoon, we decided to take in the Harley Davidson museum on Saturday. We both really enjoyed seeing how Harley Davidson started building motorcycles.

This is a Model #1 Harley

I am personally a fan of the side cars and loved seeing the various uses for them throughout history.

Since Morgan was still in a hard cast, he was able to zoom around the museum in style with a wheelchair.

At the end of the museum you could sit on various models. I tried to have a hard core Harley face, but failed miserably. Mostly I look mad. I really wasn't, I promise!

Morgan always looks studly.

Me as Evel Knievel

Our Janesville House

We are soon-to-be homeowners for the first time! Morgan and I were able to fly without the kids to Janesville, WI and search for homes April 13-16. Maw Maw was so good to drive down from NC and stay with the kids. She was such a saint. She ended up having a bad cold while she was here and still had to care for them 24/7. We are so grateful for her sacrifice in helping us out.

After seeing 20+ homes, we decided on this one and put down an offer. After a small counter offer, everything was agreeable and we are now in the process of buying the house. We should close on May 31 if everything goes well.

I love this house. It is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath home in a great school district and close to our new ward. We feel really blessed in finding such a great home.