Big Project

See the desk on the left? It is a great piece of office furniture but why not paint it the color I want it if it is going in my craft room?  It took me forever but I finally finished painting it and here it is in all it's glory....

I can honestly say it turned out really well. My husband was against it from the beginning but he now agrees that it looks great. Thanks to Kristy, Hailey and Becca for pitching in! I love that I took the extra time to router out the wood panels on the cupboard doors and have glass put in. It gives it that final touch! I am obviously horrible at taking a "before" picture. The first picture was taken in Indiana when we were trying to sell our home. When I start a project I get so excited I forget to take a picture and remember half way through what an idiot I am. Oh well, you get the idea. 

Now to decorate the shelves and organize my craft stuff. 

More updates to come on my craft room!

It's Summer

Ok, it's Spring but my four-year old doesn't know the difference.

 I love watching each of my kids. Each one so unique and different. Kate loves to cook and plant seeds, while Hailey loves to draw and create. Kate loves to pick out her own wardrobe while Hailey could care less what she wears (except for jeans, she thinks they are scratchy).

In true Kate fashion she stepped outside and noticed how warm it was and yelled, "It's summer, I need my summer dress and my summer hat!" 

She ran upstairs and came down wearing a very summer-like dress. She then proceeded to run down to the basement and came up with my straw hat. I was amazed with her sense of style, let alone where she found that hat in our unfinished basement (it is a train wreck down there).

There are not words to describe how much I loved just watching her blow bubbles and get excited to plant flowers. This little girl really knows how to enjoy life to the fullest. 

I love you Kate. 

Flashback

Among the many cute things my Lilly does lately it is when she climbs into the sippy cup drawer that makes me smile. I can't help but be reminded of this picture of me as a baby. 

She has many other talents lately though, one of them being her skill of opening the fridge and helping herself to grapes and milk. She has become quite the talker lately too. Her favorite words being: mom, dad, NO, ba-ba (bottle), preee (pretty), hooo cow (holy cow), mow (more), I...U (I love you) and many others. My absolute favorite is when she says "Mom" over and over and over 15 times. For those of you who are familiar with Finding Nemo Lilly acts exactly like the pigeons that say, "Mine?" over and over and over.

I've decided it is her way of having a conversation with me. It goes much like this.... 

Lilly: "Mom."

   Me: "Yes, Lilly."

Lilly: "Mom."

  Me: "Yes, Lilly."

Lilly: "Mom."

  Me: "Yes, Lilly."

Lilly: "Mom."

Me: "What do you need honey?"

Lilly: "Mom."

Me: "Yes Lilly, I love you."

Lilly: "Mom."

Me: "Yes, Lilly."

Repeated at least five more times.

Love this girl.

Don't think she can't lift that gallon of milk three-fourths full....she can.

Happy Sixth Birthday Hailey!

We had so much fun celebrating Hailey's birthday party with our family and some of our new neighbors.   I thought it would be fun to have a pink party and Hailey liked the idea too. I can't take credit for the barbie cake (thank you Target), but I had fun finding pink candy and putting it in jars with little scoopers for treat bags. Thank you Becca for helping me put together all of the tissue paper flowers, thank you Arlene for the delicious cake poppers, and thank you Deb for the yummy chocolate covered strawberries! To top it off we all participated in Just Dance 2 on the Wii! It was a blast! I love you Hailey!

Happy 7th Anniversary John. I love you!

Lilly Walking...Finally

At just about fourteen and a half months Lilly has now decided she wants to walk. She still prefers to crawl if she wants to get somewhere fast, but she has finally started to at least experiment with the whole walking idea. 

The cutest thing is watching her sling her pink purse over her shoulder just like a big girl. I am amazed at the things kids pick up on. 

Late, late, Halloween Post

Even though we were all infected with strept,(minus Kate and Lilly) we still had a fun Halloween. It has been so fun living with John and Arlene. I couldn't ask for better in-laws. We close on our house on the 29th. We will be official American Fork, Utah residents!! Can I get a woot, woot!

 While Hailey lay sick with strept, Kate wanted to make the first snowman of the season. This little girl loves being outside!

Of course I couldn't get her to come inside. She insisted on, "watching the snowman until it melts."

 I had to laugh when through the entire program Kate kept yelling, "Mom, mom!!!....I want a witch dress like this!!" (as she pointed to the girl next to her)

 Lilly eating Kate's Halloween cookie!