A few projects

It's never easy to find time to start projects and nearly impossible to finish them. Somewhere I found the motiviation to get a few things done around the house. I had some people tell me I should post a few of the finished projects, so here they are.

These are job charts for my kids. I think they turned out great. I searched online forever to find something that would last and might motivate my kids to actually do work around the house. I got the idea from here. But I changed it around to fit our family better.

Our refinished bathroom...so much nicer than the old one.

My seasonal shelf and pictures of the kids. We haven't had pictures of our family displayed since Aaron was a baby, so I was glad to finally get pictures up of the kids.

Thanks to all those that gave me these great ideas!

Halloween Fun

This year we made a trip with some of the cousins to Gardner Village. Kylee and Aaron were both at school and still don't know we went...


We also took our kids to Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point. Such a cute place for kids.



Eating hot dogs after the neighborhood Halloween parade.

What a cute bunch of kiddies!

Summer Wrap-Up

Summer is officially over. So, here is our summer in pictures for your viewing enjoyment.

Benjamin's Blessing (Doesn't that food look yummy?)

Birthdays (Alyssa's 2nd)

birthdays (Kylee's 7th...Grandma Marchant got them matching cakes),

and more birthdays (Collin's 4th)!

Family Reunions

and family vacations.


And finally, back to school. Summer was fun, but it's nice to be back on a schedule...especially when the schedule starts at 9 instead of 8!

Room Redo

Since Benjamin is almost ready to be in his own room, we decided it was time to move Alyssa into Kylee's room. But, to make Kylee "ok" with it, I told her we would redo her room. I was so excited when I found this super cute bedding set in both twin and toddler size.
We painted the walls and added vinyl flowers, butterflies, and polka dots (thanks to thoughtsthatstick). The monograms above their beds were Kylee's request. I couldn't find matching window valances, so I made them out of an extra bed skirt. They both love it...and best of all...it's finished!
Now Aaron is complaining that his room is old, so I guess it's on to the boys room!

Mommy's Little Helper

The other day I went downstairs to check on Alyssa. She had been playing in Kylee's room, but wasn't in there when looked in. I asked Kylee where Alyssa was and she told me she had put her in bed for a nap. I laughed and went to see if she was in her room. I found her tucked in bed, sound asleep. What a cute big sister and a great little helper!

Easter 2009

I know this is late (having a baby is a pretty good excuse, isn't it?), but I spent a lot of time to have the kids match this year, so I thought at least I should post some pictures.

What cute little kiddies!