Look what’s going on at our house today:
We’ve waited a looong time for this. Details and after pics to come next week. Until then picture us blogging to the bang, clang, staple sound over our heads.
Is it weird that it’s like music to our ears? For other sounds we’re enjoying lately, check this out.
OOoo is it the metal roof you’ve been dreaming of?
I’m just waiting for a hail storm to come through so we can get ours replaced, haha.
Nothing to do with the roof but can I just saw how much I love her sweet little face and those big eyes! He is just talking away and her expression never changed. So cute!
That’s exciting! It would probably be music to our ears too, but our house got a new roof shortly before we bought it (which we can officially say was a year ago, now: http://hernandohouse.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/housiversary/)
Exciting! Can’t wait to see what you’ve chosen!
ps. Clara in this video is so cute. Intense stare much? haha
Oh my, Clara is just tooo cute!
She is SO precious!
Clara is a peach.
Congrats on the new roof!
Also, Clara is so cute I can barely stand it!
Hey!!! I live in Richmond and am currently pricing roofers – I had one over this morning, and have received 3 quotes so far. Assuming that you are not doing this yourself, can you please share who you chose?! This information would be very helpful to me (a loyal fan and richmonder :) papalease?)
Hey Kylie,
Of course! All those details are on the agenda for next week (along with the after pics). Can’t wait to see how it turns out!
xo,
s
Miss Clara is adorable – and never blinked once!
She looks sooooo excited about the new roof! If only I had that kind of “curb your enthusiasm” strength when I got really excited…
YAY! Congrats, you guys. How exciting!!! We have a tile roof which is pink and gray… VERY difficult colors to work with… I wonder if we could paint it? Ever heard of painting roof tiles? Anyways, I must say, CLARA IS A-DOR-A-BLE!!!!
Hmm, we’ve never heard of painting shingles (sometimes you can paint metal roofing though). Maybe there’s a bleaching or a staining process? We’ve never heard of that either but perhaps you can ask around at your local home improvement center?
xo,
s
Whoa, did I miss a post and is the inside of that shutter really blue, or is it just the tint of the picture?
They’re solid black- must be the pic!
xo,
s
I know this probably isn’t the right place to put something like this, but since it’s for today only and I know lots of people check the comments, I thought I’d post it here.
http://babysteals.com/index.php
Today only, the Baby Steals site is having a 50% sale on little round, sticky month numbers that you can stick to a baby’s shirt for a picture. A lot like you do for little Clara on a weekly basis, but here’s another option for people who don’t have photo shop or just want something easy!
Hey Gloria,
Adorable! Thanks for sharing! Now readers who don’t have Photoshop can do weekly/monthly pics like we do!
xo,
s
I hope it’s metal roofing!!
GREAT……now I have that song in my head. :)
What a contrast of Clara in this video compared to your latest flickr one! That kid’s a trip!
Can’t wait to see the new roof!
statue baby! haha, she’s so cute. congrats on the roof!
So exciting! We had a new roof installed about a month ago and we can’t stop admiring it! Here are our before and afters if you’re interested: http://thebrickcottage.blogspot.com/2010/08/roofing-101.html
It makes such a huge difference to our curb appeal which is great motivation to keep us updating our exterior.
Yea for a new roof!!! My husband (with the help of me and some family and friends) install a new dimensional shingle roof just about one year ago. We have a red brick house very similar to yours. We went with the dark gray (GAF shingles in pewter) and I’ve been happy with the choice. Talk about the ultimate DIY project – that was torture for my hubby, but I am so proud of him for what he accomplished (we did lots of research online and watched a lot of online videos whenever we had questions along the way). It’s awesome that you guys have the funds to have someone else do the work – I look forward to seeing the finished result!
Clara is sooooo adorable!!
Seeing as you’re getting exterior upgrades right now, I thought I’d post an exterior-related question. We are getting our windows replaced in a 1930’s brick (brown with orange/tan tints) 2 story. We want to do colored exterior and white interior, as all our trim inside is white, but don’t think white really matches the tone of our bricks for the outside. We also want to have grids in keeping with the age/style of the house. However, the company we are going through doesn’t offer two tone grids. So, finally to the question…do you think a dark brown or even a medium brown would work with white grids on the outside? It’s cheapest to get them between the glass and therefore we’d probably do white to match the inside trim. Another option might be to go with a metal (pewter or brass) grid, so it doesn’t look like we’re trying to exact match either. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks…love your blog
Hey Emily,
Maybe you can Photoshop it to see what it will look like? Or print a photo of your house and cut out grids from other pieces of paper and lay them over the picture to see how they look? Good luck.
xo,
s
Boy, I remember that sound. My little man was about 6 months old when we replaced ours and he wasn’t phased by it at all. My husband will be jealous that y’all hired someone…he replaced ours with a group of friends. It was hard work but it paid off in the end.
that baby is cracking me up.
Clara could win a staring contest hands down!! She didn’t blink once! :)
On a different note, is there some sort of banner on your fireplace? Is it the one that used to be over the couch in the office/guest room? I could only see a tinsy bit of it.
Hey Wendy,
Good eye, that’s exactly what it is. We think it’s happy and playful so we hung it there just for fun. It’ll probably do a little tour of our house like a lot of other things. We like to change things up!
xo,
s
Sounds exciting!
Clara is adorable (you might have already noticed that ;) ).
I’m really interested how the roof is/will be done. I’ve been in the US last summer, and the roofs really made me curious. Most roofs seem to be made of some kind of tar paper or asphalt shingles? I have literally no idea. In Europe, (mostly clay or slate) roof tiles are much more common.
I.am.so.jealous. As I was typing in the url to come visit your blog I was thinking about the need to do something about our roof. It started raining this week and it feels serious this time. Our nine-month rainy season is about to begin and we never fixed the roof during our five minutes of summer sunshine. I repeat: I.am.so.jealous.
Had to throw in an extra comment and say that Clara is a cutie! I’m not sure she even blinked once that entire video! Have you noticed that babies don’t blink much? I noticed that my daughter (almost 2) could beat anyone in a staring contest every. single. time.
It’s true! She loves staring us down. She and Burger give each other a run for their money though- he hardly ever blinks either!
xo,
s
Clara is super cute! I miss that age….sigh…. :)
Can’t wait to see the pictures next week!
Yay for a new roof! Ok, I watched the clip twice just to make sure, but Clara didn’t blink once during the whole thing. So funny! Also, I love that John is doing the whole baby sway thing even though Clara is perfectly content. When my little guy was a baby I found myself swaying at random times even with no baby in my arms. LOL
Hey Erinn,
Oh yeah we’ll both find ourselves sitting on the sofa after Clara’s in bed and we’ll realize we’re both rocking while we watch tv. So funny.
xo,
s
You mean you guys aren’t doing it yourself? ;-) Clara is adorable!!! Those eyes are something else!
New roof. How exciting. If you’re getting a metal roof you will enjoy it. We have a metal roof and love it!
Sounds wonderful, but wait… why isn’t John doing the hammering? I would think he would love to tackle a roofing job or at least be a part of it? Inside instead, playing with Clara? Ok, I can justify that.
My Dad replaced our roof for us so I woke up to the pounding at 7am :) It was kind of fun though to climb up the ladder and chat with him while enjoying my breakfast on the roof.
Did Clara blink once in that video?!
She is a doll!
You should totally send that video of clara squealing with your finger in her mouth into America’s Funniest Home Videos!!!! :) Even if it didn’t win I guarantee it’d get air time! haha :)
My hubby wants a metal roof so badly!!!!
I want to eat her up. OMG.
Clara is so cute… I don’t think she blinked once during all that filming :)
I had to giggle at the baby-sway too! I really miss when my son was that little :) He’s almost 2 now and has very little time for cuddles. :) I love how you have incorporated Clara into your blog so nicely.
Good luck with the new roof! Can’t wait to check it out! :)
Does your child blink? :) That is the best staredown I’ve seen in a while!
Your husband sounds like Clay Aiken to me :)
Clara and daddy have the same chin. She’s a total doll!!
My first thought was solar panels, but on closer inspection I saw how many shingles were missing… Hmmmm.
O, information, and two very attractive humans on video sharing it. :)
Okay…just watched that other video of Clara…and I have translated her squeals…she’s saying…”Hey Mom…get your finger out of my mouth!” LOL! ;-)
Yay for a new roof! But…how cute is it that Clara just stares at the camera the whole time! She’s so focused! And completely adorable!
Your Clara is just too cute – I love her! Congrats on the new roof although it’s not near as fun as the other stuff you guys do to your house!
It’s stuff like this that makes me glad that I live in a condo! Congrats on the new roof.