The past few weeks have been wild, so prepare yourselves for a lot! We have enjoyed the past month so much, but are quite thrilled to be where we are now.
Week 6: August 22nd-28th
Since I worked the weekend before, I actually got to stay at home on Monday, Jonathan and Dad worked in the evening and Mom came over to fit my dress for the wedding...this was the evening I found out my shoes didn't fit. That was a bummer. Tuesday was normal, Dad and Jonathan worked on the house, then Wednesday we went to look at flooring and enjoyed an evening as a family. Fun fact, this was also the day I wrote the last blog...which is yet to be posted (editor's note: that blog has been posted).
Thursday was nice because Jonathan didn't have band and we had an evening together. We went to Classic for dinner on Friday - which was delicious, I met them there after work. I always enjoy squeezing in a little family date night on a short day!
Week 7: August 29th - September 4th
I worked double long days the beginning of this week, so Jonathan and Dad did a lot of work getting ready for drywall. They measured on Monday and consulted with an acquaintance to see what he thought about the ceiling, then Tuesday they went and got a bunch of drywall! They are making a ton of progress, so that is super helpful and encouraging since Baby Landis #2 is just around the corner!
I had a doctor's appointment on Wednesday, then we turned around and went back to Canton in the evening to enjoy the fair. Amelia loved it! She enjoyed seeing all the animals and she extra loved the milkshakes.
Jonathan spent the entire day in Celina on Thursday, so Amelia hung out with Faith and Granny and Mommy while we waited for him to come home. Friday was a day off for me, but it was a big day. I made pasta for us to have and then spent the day cleaning, planning and packing for Amelia, Mom and I to go down to Tennessee for the weekend.
We left early Saturday morning for the Smokey Mountains. It took us 10 hours to get down there and Amelia was a trooper! She slept a little bit in the morning, then took a nap in the afternoon. She was SO excited to get there and see Rah-Rah, then Uncle Shem when he got off work. She did pretty well for being so out of her element.
Sunday was a big day! We went to church in the morning, then went to get some food and had Karah's shower in the afternoon! After that, we took Amelia to Bobby and Cassy's house so Shem could watch her while we were at a painting party for Karah! It was so much fun, we loved spending time with her, the bridesmaids and her Mom and Grandma. I had never done anything like that, so it was quite enjoyable. Amelia did really well with Shem and the boys, she didn't love the dogs at first, but she adapted!
While we were gone, Jonathan went to Baird Brother's to get all our trim and doors ordered for the part of the house we are currently working on. It was a big deal for us to get that ball rolling and we were struggling to find time to go together, thankfully, Jonathan was able to go and we had all the decisions made that we needed to! He also worked on cleaning the apartment up, getting the manifold ready to go and they finished getting the half wall ready to go for when we turn the stairs. It really opened up the living room and I love it already! It's hard to picture it as a kitchen now. He and dad worked on cleaning the barn up and then he watched a movie and got to relax! I was glad he got to have some time to himself at home without Amelia and I. We love time together, but he doesn't get a lot of time to himself, so I was very glad he got some of that.
Fun fact, the entire time I was out of state, I only took one picture and it was of a light.
Week 8: September 5th - 11th
This was my first week of the new schedule! I was off on Monday because we were driving back from Tennessee, but it will typically be my Monday off, so it worked out well! We took the 8 hour drive back, which actually took 10 hours because toddlers and pregnant ladies require lots of stops. Jonathan and Dad went for breakfast, got some things at Lowe's and worked on some of the plumbing. Right now, that's the only thing standing in the way of us and having walls up, so we are very excited to get that done.
Tuesday I was at work and Jonathan had a day with Amelia. I actually got to re-hire someone, which is a huge benefit since we have been a little short handed. It has been very functional, but with flu shots, COVID shots and just fall time in general, we have more work to do.
Wednesday we had quesadillas, Jonathan worked and mowed, and I had a doctor's appointment. The fun part was - I was also off on Thursday! I had an eye appointment that I took Amelia to for the first time...she did SO well! I was very proud of her. Jonathan had band in the evening, we had meatloaf and scalloped potatoes for dinner and then Amelia and I spent the evening together.
It was my weekend to work, which was incredibly amazing since I only had three days! Friday was 13 hours but then the rest were short days and I was incredibly well rested and felt great the whole time! New schedule is a total win. Saturday evening we went over to Mom and Dad's for lasagna and then they came over to our house to see the barn lights that the guys drastically improved...they look SO great! Sunday was a relax day for Jonathan and Amelia, he watched the game while she napped and then we had a great evening together as a family.
Week 9: September 12th - 18th
Monday I was off, so I went grocery shopping, which was very necessary for our little family! Shem, Karah, Dad and Stacy were working on the barn all day on Monday and it was really starting to take shape! Thankfully, my family's role in the wedding prep was done before wedding week and we just had the job of going in every once in awhile and saying "Wow! This looks awesome" which wasn't hard since it did!
Tuesday was my last day of work for the week, since I had taken Friday off for the wedding. I missed the big day at the barn, of course, they had pizza and had a great evening though, so I was glad Amelia and Jonathan got to enjoy everybody! The flowers came that day, Jonathan went to Ravenna, a lot of the work was still just beginning!
It was just a really big week here! We had people in and out and all around all week! I had a doctor's appointment on Wednesday, made breakfast for the bridesmaids for Thursday, Vicki was working on the flowers in the basement, Stacy was getting appetizers ready, Perry was working in the living room, it was a lot! Amelia's room is right off the dining room, so she is really in the middle of everything. We put the sound machine to hard work and she did amazing!
Thursday the bridesmaids came over and made bouquets, the work on the barn continued, there were kids and people everywhere, which Amelia LOVED. She actually woke up from her nap and was very upset when I told her there weren't any kids here at the time. We had rehearsal at 4, then the dinner after that. It was a lot and I was not feeling great, but we really enjoyed going up in the barn in the evening with a small group of sweet people, that was probably a top moment of the week for me.
Friday was THE day. I took Amelia to Faith's in the morning, Jonathan went to breakfast with the guys and I went to the Prusia's to get ready and to get Karah over to my house. After breakfast, Jonathan did some work, then went over to Mom and Dad's to get ready there. The wedding was more beautiful than I can even put into words, until there are pictures, I can't really do it justice, so I'm not even going to try. I just hope it was everything they wanted it to be. Jonathan and I were so proud to be part of it and were blown away just seeing people love our property and enjoy the day. It is exactly what we want our home to be - full of people relaxing, fellowshipping and enjoying the amazing yard.
Saturday was tear down day and it went really fast. We got the house cleaned, packed up a lot of food, took naps and went to bed early - SO MUCH recovery was needed! We went to church Sunday, then spent the day reviving. We had the Browns game on, hung out with Mom, Dad, Aunt Chery and Uncle Jeff and just relaxed. We took some flowers to the neighbor's houses and, again, went to bed early. It was a really sweet weekend, and we were glad to get to spend time together after all the craziness!
We are now in full house and baby mode! We will try our best to keep you super updated!
Love,
Allison, Jonathan and Amelia
BONUS: here are a few pictures from the wedding week that Jonathan took - we will share more when we get more!
