End of Day 1: Paint, Paint and more Paint!

Mom was the magic spackle queen, and Lizzie guided us through the process of reinventing the color of the room. It went from white (with 2 shades of gray blotches, where I had tried out paint colors 2 years ago) to the most amazing shade of gray you have ever seen.
While I painted the edges of the room Martha, Lizzie & Brenda Bee disappeared into the garage for a special project. I feel like I am on Extreme Makeover: Bedroom Edition :)

Johanna was on hand to help the whole day! The kids really did a great job of being helpful and staying out of the way.

Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings....

Aunt Lizzie Comes to Town

This is my bedroom, the place in our house where everything happens..... As you can see, it isn't much to see. Aunt Lizzie came to town with her creative mojo to create a space that is as fantastic as I am!
These pictures are of what the bedroom looked like on Friday Oct. 14th @ 9 am......

Out of Office: Been living life....

So, my last post was a comment about how long it has been since I blogged... And now, over a year later, I feel quite the same way. In the last year I have done a bit of distancing from the World Wide Web, I removed myself from facebook (hoping to get my face out of my computer and out into life).

Johanna is now in Kindergarten (holy cow!), Kippie is 3 1/2 years old, and we have Chief, our lovable albeit insane, 7 month old puppy.

Take a peek at how life has changed.

Has it really been this long?

Has it really been since last year that I have blogged? I need to get back on the wagon.

Happy Turkey Day!

Thanksgiving was wonderful this year! We had the opportunity to go to Cole's in-laws house and enjoy a new experience. We are lucky to be close to Alyson's family anyway, so we knew everyone there already. The food was magnificent! And it was really fun to see all of Alyson's nephews. (Ty, Preston, McKay and Isaac) Johanna spent her evening giving Preston the eyes! I was absolutely astonished that McKay (who is just over 1 year old) was almost as tall as Kippie! I thought my baby was big, but McKay may just top the charts!

Johanna also got her hair done on Thanksgiving, I LOVE HER BRAIDS!

Kippie was his usual jolly self, until about 7:30 when I had to make a quick exit with him in tote.

Once we got home, Kippie was ready to party again! He and Johanna spent an hour running around the kitchen in circles........

Johanna was worried because cheetos had "hairs" on his face :)

Look how cute my baby is!

I am so THANKFUL for wonderful family and friends!

I am thankful for beautiful, healthy children.

I am thankful that my husband and I both have jobs in this dangerous economy.

I am thankful for my warm house,

warm heart,

and excited about what is to come!

Thanks family and friends for being all I could have ever hoped for!