Winter Fun!

We went up north this weekend, expecting to see fall colors, and got winter instead! It was so much fun! There was about 4" inches of snow, we made a snowman, had a snowball fight and enjoyed the snow. As you can see for the pictures, we have some winter clothing, but not everything:) We wore rain boots, fleece mittens, 2 layers of pants and jackets. Our dog Ginger had fun chasing snowballs. It was fun for these desert dwellers to get a taste of winter!

art and such

I had a ton of fun spending my birthday money on decorating the master bedroom! I love how it turned out. I got some really god deals at Ross and didn't spend over$100 on the whole thing!

Camping

We went camping up in Greer, about 4 1/2 hours north east of Phoenix, and had a great time! It was super windy, so we couldn't have a campfire, which was a bummer. We did some fishing, the boys caught crawdads (crayfish) and Isaac found a horned toad! He wanted to keep it, but it needs a certain type of ant to survive and was best left in the wild:) Our dog Ginger loved being at the lake, I'm sure thats why we didn't catch many fish!

A New Dress

I love to make things for my little girl, and it makes so happy that she loves to wear them! This year for Easter I made her a new dress. The fabric I have had for a while and found a cute and easy pattern to make. The buttons are a mix of ones I had and ones I bought, and the ruffle is from a skirt that I bought at a garage sale!

The bedroom project

As you might know the master bedroom has been a project that I've been wanting to tackle for a while now. We painted it blue when we moved in and really didn't like that choice, so last fall when Jason was away I primed it back to white. That little change made such a difference!

After many months of just leaving it white and pondering the color I wanted it to be, I finally decided and painted it while Jason was in Chicago last month. It took a few paint samples and some great people at ACE, but I found the right color and I love it. A friend from church came over for a few hours and helped me, but for the most part I let the kids watch tv and I painted! Now I can show you the amazing bedroom set we got last year!

I can't figure out how to arrange these photos so you see the "before" first!

I really love how the room turned out, I am still looking for that perfect piece of art to go above the bed..all in good time:)

The littlest one turned 3!

Tobin just had his 3rd birthday! Here are some pictures of his special day. He got a stick horse, tools , puzzles and skating lessons (pictures of skating to come later) He is such a fun boy, he talks nonstop, is funny, creative, imaginative and just a great kid.

Another reader

Tobin is growing up fast! He recently turned 3 and I'll post some pictures of that next, but here are some that I just took! He still takes a nap, thankfully, today he fell asleep reading! He loves to read and be read to.

To see a cool video of Isaac getting his front tooth pulled, copy this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03aZwNuOugY&feature=share

I can't quite figure how to imbed the clip directly in the blog:)

It is funny, and now all he wants for Christmas is his two front teeth!

summer 2010

Where has the summer gone? I for one an glad that it is almost over, I am ready for cooler temps! Here are some pictures of our summer, more to come later.

fun projects

Do you wonder what you are going to do with those special baby quilts that your child has? I have made a quilt for each of our children, and so have some other special people. I decided to patch them all together and make one big quilt that they can use now that they are big:) I have enough quilts for Justin's, but I had to make a patch for Isaac's, so I used the same fabric that was used in his cousins quilt and the back is leftover fabric from a sweatshirt that I made him. It was a fun project and the boys really like them.

Say What?!

Hi! I know it's been forever, sorry. I'll try better:)

Just a quick funny story; on the way home from swim lessons yesterday the boys were talking about a seesaw and so I asked them what was another name for seesaw, expecting to hear teeter-totter. To our amazement Justin says "lever and fulcrum"! Where had heard that concept? a PBS show called Cyberchase, he remembers the most amazing things!

A Dog!

that's right we got a dog! Long story short, we knew someone who knew someone who needed to give their dog a new home and we decided to take it. Ginger is a 8 month old lab/husky mix, she is very sweet and energetic! The kids adore her and she is great with them. She still has to learn, but she is a great dog.

Happy Birthday Tobin!

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Happy Birthday dear sweet Tobin! I can hardly believe that you're 2 already! You are a fun boy who loves playing with his big sister and big brothers. Your vocabulary is growing daily, just yesterday you clearly said "hockey"; and the other night at bed time you whining and when we asked you what you wanted you said "water" very firmly, it was cute. I love you my sweet boy!

More Christmas Pictures.

The pj's were made by my mom, thanks! The kids love them. Kiah's dress is one I found and couldn't resist, she loves it. A random piece of useless information, my children were born on '01, '03, '06, and '08, they are 1, 3, 6, and 8, cool!