Emma's new room...

I know I have been promising pictures but I have been crazy busy and I just keep putting it off! It will happen eventually. Anyways, I made this cute little bunting banner for Emma's room and I loved how it turned out and thought it was blog worthy so I took some photos to share. Enjoy!

It was super easy and fun to make!



I have a few ideas that I want to do for her room but I haven't put those ideas into action yet. Maybe after the holidays. She has a fun room and as you can see she has big vaulted ceilings which I love!

She has a huge window with a trans window above so she has such pretty natural light always shinning in! Hope you all are enjoying the holidays!

Life is sweet!

So much to be thankful for...

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I have been such a slacker here on the blog. I need more hours in the day! Anyways, I have so much to be thankful for in my life. I am so blessed and have such a wonderful life I often sit and wonder what I did to even deserve the life that I do have. Stockton came home from school on Tuesday and told me that if he made a list of 100 things he was thankful for then he would get an extra 20 school bucks in class the next day. So he immediately sat down and wrote out a hundred things and was done in 15 minutes. He stood up and said "Wow, that was easy, there are so many things to be thankful for!" What a great attitude! So I thought I would record my top list ( in no particular order) of things that I am most thankful for!


my Savior
the gospel
my new home
my husband
my children
my parents
my grandparents
the health of me and my family
my husbands job
health insurance
computer/internet
my vacuum(s) lol!
pepsi
my big bathtub
my camera
mousetraps
food
target
my car
google
hot water
warm bed
traditions
good people
my dishwasher


....and so many more but I won't bore you to death!
I know that I have not posted pics of the new house yet but I assure you that they will come with a little more time. For now I will leave you with a picture of the cutest curtains that you ever did see! A HUGE GINORMOUS thanks to my mom who made these for me and spent hours and hours making them. I am in love and could stare at them all day, they make me so happy!

Life is good!

Home Sweet Home.

Yes we are finally in! So happy! We moved in a couple of weeks ago and it's been non-stop ever since. As I am sitting here typing this I have brick layers working in my yard on pillars and a mailbox, I have finish guys doing the finish work in basement, and sprinkler guys digging the trenches in my front and back yard. Fun stuff! Our entire garage is filled to the brim with boxes and furniture that needs to be brought in the basement which will be done next weekend! As soon as everything is put together I will post some pictures....promise!

Life is great!

Another 2 weeks???

The house is coming along, but we are not going make our Oct 1st date.... I am thinking it will be the 11th or 12th of Oct.  Here are a couple of photos on what else they have completed.  The completion date can't come quick enough!
Rock and brick done!

Stucco- green coat on.

Finish electrical- almost finished..

Grante countertops coming Tuesday

Fireplace rocked

Mud room lockers

Tile around master tub

The next photo's will be the finished product!

Cute baby gift idea!

I saw this on the internet and I had to make it for a friend/neighbor having a baby. This is such an easy, inexpensive, and cute gift idea. So I thought I'd share! All you need to do is buy a towel or blanket. I could not find a baby blanket that would work so I bought a towel for $3.50 at Target. I bought the diapers on sale and used a $3.00 off coupon which made the diapers $5.00 for a size 1, 50 count pack.

I folded the towel in half and then in half again (lengthwise). I opened up each individual diaper and rolled it up and secured the roll with those teeny tiny hair elastics that I buy and use for Emma's hair. You can buy those anywhere, even the dollar store. Then I just stacked the diapers into a pyramid and then pulled up the sides of the towel and secured the sides together with a larger elastic and then tied with ribbons.

I think I used 28 diapers but you could try and use 25 which would give you enough to create two gifts.

I just googled the stork pattern and found one that was similar to the one I saw online (Pinterest). Printed it off, cut it apart into a pattern. Traced it onto the pattern paper and cardstock. Glued everything together. Really easy peasy!

I didn't even have a real googly eye so I just cut it out of the colored copy I printed off. His beak and legs are not pink like they look in the photo, they are salmon!

Progression on the House!

Well it seems to be coming to an end!  Less than a month away...

Bricked

Brick and rock

Front porch

banister

front entry

cabinets starting to go in

 More to come... very soon! 
Locked in at 4%..  You gotta love those rates available!

First day.

First day of school, a new school.

First day of a new adventure.

My kids were so excited to start school today. I on the other hand was a little sad. I really do love having my kids home. I love the lazy, laid back, no schedule that summer offers. I was super busy today and yet it was still a long day because I missed them so much. I think I am going to enjoy year round school, 45 days on and 15 days off. It's a new adventure for all of us.

Life is sweet!

A wedding to remember...

My baby brother FINALLY got married yesterday to a gorgeous girl named Tasha!

All three of my brothers are now married..... and to beautiful blondes. Tasha has been a part of our family for many years already. Let's just say that my brothers take their sweet time in the courting process and do not take the decision of marriage lightly (which they shouldn't) but we are all so excited when they finally do decide to take the plunge. They all have chosen smart and beautiful spouses and I am lucky to have them as sister-in-laws.  

Of course Emma feels like the luckiest girl alive since she got to be the flower girl!



The handsome boys just chillin' and eating snow cones!

Adorable baby Bentley is the newest member to our family (besides Tasha). She belongs to my brother Bobby and his wife Morgan although we all want to steal her and keep her. She is such a sweetheart!

Stockton and Emma had so much fun helping make the snowcones at the reception. And they did a great job. My favorite of the night was Tigers Blood with a splash of cream.

Crew and Nixon having a moment. They had a blast rolling down hills, playing in the flower beds, eating snow cones, sugar cookies, popcorn, and running around. Oh to be a boy!

And last but not least....here is the happy couple. Congrats Kevin and Tasha. Best wishes with your new life together. Love you both so much!

Life is sweet!

Progression continues on the house.. 45 more days!

The windows are in, the exterior doors are in, the rough plumbing is done,

the electrical is almost complete, the tubs are in, the fireplace is in, the furnance is in and

 the insulation is in the exterior walls. Our 4-way inspection was done on Friday.  It is really taking shape!

The best news is that mortgage rates just dropped!  We will be locking our rate in the next week!

Having a freakin' BLONDE MOMENT!

Or a nervous breakdown.

Or both.

But I'm not blonde, or brunette for that matter. I am in fact gray....just like I was yesterday. I went to the store and bought a hair coloring kit to get rid of my gray hair (just in time for my little brother's wedding tomorrow.) Mixed the little bottles, let it sit in my hair for an hour and then went in the shower to wash it out and condition it only to soon realize that I had  mixed the wrong two bottles together. Yup! I sure am bright! I mixed the post conditioner with the activator.

Kind of reminds me of the first time I took a pregnancy test (about 15 years ago) and I saw a pink line. I was so excited I went to my mom's house to show her. Only to soon find out by my mom that a single pink line indicates....NEGATIVE!

On a side note: I just love my husband, he is the greatest! I love the last post that was written by him! He's the best husband and dad! I certainly wasn't having a blonde moment when I married him!

My "terrible 2 yr old"

Crew is my busy little BOY!

This boy is non-stop action....He is sooo much fun! 

I found him taking a bubble bath in the sink! 

Still fully dressed... He was even pitching in cleaning the mirror.

I can't leave him unattended for more than a minute!

He is growing up way too fast! I love all the adventures!