Sunday, March 27, 2011

playing catch up

So the past month or so whenever I have free time I've been playing catch up on my scrapbooking. I realized I have pictures as far back as New Year's Eve 2009 all the way up to Easton. This is over two years worth of photos... and if you know me you know I like to take pictures! I've been at this now for weeks, and while I did catch up I'm still not even close to being done. See for yourself...

Looks like a lot (like 30 pages already), but still so much more to go!
At least it helps to be a little more organized. I realized while playing catch up how messy and disorganized my craft area . So we went and bought some shelves and a ribbon holder. It made a world of difference and now I don't feel so overwhelmed when I sit down to scrapbook.

BEFORE... paper stacked everywhere

I can't tell you how many times I knocked over these stacks of ribbon. Haha


AFTER... loving it!



Now these walls just need some color :)

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Home Improvements


Jameson and I have been busy doing some improvements on the house. Actually Jameson has done most of the work while me and Easton watch. Haha. He's much more handy than I am. Summer is coming so we FINALLY installed the rest of the fans. Hung lights up out front. We use to have these UGLY plastic gold lights hanging in the breakfast nook and dining room and we upgraded those to something much better. We purchased a new table for the dining room. We decided to go synthetic and put some grass in the backyard. Here are a few before and after pics of the improvements.

We put up 3 fans... one in the master bedroom, one in Easton's room, and another in my craft room. I didn't get a picture of the one in Easton's room because he's taking a nap, but here are the other two. Something much needed now thats it getting hotter again!


This is the new table and the ugly gold light that hung off center in the dining room
Much better... and more centered!!

This is the new light in the breakfast nook. We didn't one that hangs only because eventually we plan on getting rid of the table and putting up bar stools. So its just something simple (but still better than the other ugly gold light that hung there before)

For our tax credit this year Jameson decided he really wanted to start working on the backyard. He also decided that he does not want to pay or do the work to put in real grass. Although I do prefer the real thing, I don't mind the synthetic grass either. It actually looks really good. Here is before with the curbing...
After...
It looked bad before, but now that it's not all dirt I definitely want to finish the rest of the backyard soon!

Some other things we plan on doing soon is getting some nice couches for the front room for a sitting area and we plan on transforming our loft into a movie theater room. We got a projector for Christmas and have yet to put it to good use. I also got some shelves to help organize my craft room.

I have feet!!



Easton has just recently discovered his feet and he loves them!! I'm always catching him grabbing at his toes no matter what he's doing. It's fun to watch him discover something new almost every day :)

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Welcome Levi and Addie!!

My sister and sister in law were both expecting this March and had the same due date... Funny enough they both had their babies yesterday! One went into labor and the other had a planned
c-section. I love that I got a new nephew and niece all in one day. They were almost exactly 12 hours apart... one born at 8:45 am and the other 8:43 pm. Such a special day for our family! Now I only wish they both lived closer so I could see these cute new babies in person, but that's not going to happen. Michigan and Missouri... both live the farthest away than any other family members. Boo!! Soon enough I guess.

Now welcoming...

Baby Levi- 9lbs and 2oz


Baby Addie- 7lbs 4oz



I think both babies look like their older sisters and both are soooo cute!
Congrats Billy & Crystal and Blake & Meagan!