There is a light at the end of the tunnel!

We are getting so close to finishing the room that we have been remodeling. It has taken so much work but we have almost all the painting done. We just have to finish texturing one wall and then prime and paint it and it will be done. Then, we just have the little things like painting the door frames and putting up the trim. I can't wait to have it done!

Next, we are going to paint the girls' room and I am really excited for that. I have such a great picture in my mind of how I want it to look and I can't wait to get started. We are going to do the main walls a very light pink color. I want the room to be pinks and browns. I think it'll be great. It's nice to see our house become more of ours as we put in the work to make it our own.

I can't wait to do the master bedroom, either. It almost looks yellow with the light and paint on the walls and it drives me crazy! It'll be nice to have that changed!

Annalee is walking all over the place now. She crawls every now and then but she prefers walking. (It's nice for us becaue now the knees of her pants aren't wearing out as quickly.) Annalee loves Jo-Jo (our dog) and really looks forward to playing outside with her. We have all spent a lot of time outside. It has been so nice. We have gotten a lot of work done on our yard and our garage and it feels so good. Annalee is also talking a lot. Today I met a lady at our church that is a speech pathologist and she said that she is absolutely amazed by how well Annalee talks and that she is leaps and bounds past children her age. That was fun to hear. Annee also loves books and will look at books for quite a while without getting tired of it. I love to hear her talk to herself as she looks at all the books. This past week Annee has learned to say "Grandma and Grandpa." It is so fun to hear!

Violatte is slowly doing better with tantrums. It seems that once a day we have a major breakdown but other than that she does well. I think she is going through a growth spurt or something because she has really needed a nap every day these past two weeks. When she does nap, everything is a million times better.

Easter was fun today. The girls were so excited to see what the Easter Bunny left them. We had the missionaries over for dinner and Violatte showed them all the things that were in her basket. Holidays are so much fun with kids.