Sping!

A trip to a favorite park this morning after ballet and a trip to Rural King to check out the baby chicks.

Coming Together

So as I said before this winter we began making some big changes to the house. First we decided to tear out the carpet and put in laminate flooring.They are much cleaner, better for allergies, and I LOVE wood! Aaron is almost finished with that, and will hopefully be doing our room in the next couple weeks. That project led to repaintinting the trim and installing quarter-round at the baseboards. Our trim before was cream and the white has really made a difference. We also repainted the kitchen the same color as the living room, a nice yellow, not too creamy, not too sunny. My plans to redecorate the living room have been brewing for a while. Spending a month in the recliner last year ( on bedrest with Leiv) made me realize that although I loved my living room and the fact that my house has a nice cohesive look, it just wasn't really "me". So the new living room is much brighter and happier! I also think it has a lot more energy and it makes me smile when I walk through the room. Once the floors and walls were done over it was time for curtains, new art, pillows, etc. We are still a ways from being done, but its beginning to come together! We have completed refinishing the dining room table, but the chairs still need some work. I didn't know refinishing was such a chore! I think that about does it for the list of projects. I'll save our plans for the basement for another day. Here is what's done so far, with more pics to come in the future!

 Pillows, mirrors from Kirkland's and a house blessing complete this wall. This is my comfy chair, now for some tea and quiet....LOL

Awesome find at Pier 1 on clearence!

Lamps from TJ Maxx and a finial from the junk shop spruced up with spray paint ( my new favorite hobby!)

Pink throw....Target clearence and a couple pillows to match the curtains.

Dining room table is finished!

Candlesticks another bargain find this time from Trees and Trends....I love finding deals for decorating!

 Botanical prints found at Kohol's/....who knew?!

Summer days....in March?!

The winter passed really quickly around here, thanks to all our house projects and now it's feeling like summer. Windows and doors thrown open and Rebecca has even been out in her little pool! This is going to feel like an odd year. Here are some pictures of Levi and also some of the work we've been doing around the house.

Bubby & Basghetti

Minor Mishaps

Its inevitable that children cut their own hair on occasion. Rebecca has done this three times in the past and each time it was barely noticeable and so I didn't make a big deal of it... Then it happened, a couple days ago she was cutting her doll's hair and I informed her that I wasn't going to stop her, but that doll hair did not grow back. A few minutes later she came upstairs and handed me a handful of hair, her hair, from the front of her head!!! We told her to go look at herself in the mirror and she comes back with " I think I need more practice." You think?!  Needless to say,  yesterday included a trip to the salon. When I walked in the beautician looks up and says "You know I won't be able to really fix that, right?" Yes, I know, but I think she did a pretty darn good job! While getting her haircut Rebecca informed the woman that "this was a bad decision". Let's hope for all our sakes that the lesson has been learned! Thanks to Regis for saving our Easter pictures! ; -)

Disney on Ice

Thursday night we took Rebecca to see Disney on Ice at the new Ford Center. Its a really nice arena, and the show was fantastic! Rebecca went in true Princess style in her newest dress from grandma and came home with a princess crown and rose. Levi also really enjoyed the show and during the first half watched intently and even stood and bopped to the music. He crashed during the second half. Also tagged onto this post are a few pics of Levi's new funny grin with his nose wrinkled. He also is really into his trucks now, making noises and rolling them back and forth. So much fun watching these two growing up!