Idaho Weekend

So, we went up to Idaho this weekend for Corbett's 18th birthday and cuz my mom and mother-in-law were throwing me a baby shower up there. It was a lot of fun and I got some really cute things! Here's some pics:

This picture is me and my VERY BIG belly. (Just for you Andi!)

And another view for Andi's pleasure!

Here's half of the room... guess I didn't get a pic of the other half...

So cute! I really like the pink and brown look!

Of course Isabel had to help open and then proceed to feel how soft everything was. She's gonna be a very helpful and enthusiastic big sister!

I need a close up picture of these little booties. SO CUTE I CAN'T STAND IT!!


So, after the shower, we helped set up and serve for Corbett's big Homecoming date. It was fun to see all the dresses and the guys all dressed up in tuxes. Isabel was having a blast gazing at the dresses and helping. Sunday we had a good time playing games and singing around the piano. Overall, a great weekend!! Probably my last trip before Rachel gets here.... Fun stuff!

Girl's Room

I finally got all my pics of re-doing the Girl's room. It was a lot of fun transforming this awful room into something cute and pretty! Check them out!
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Before: We had to tear down a shelf that ran along the entire room. It required a few layers of spackling before we could even think about painting! My mom is an awesome spackler!

A soft yellow paint and white ceilings made the room look so much brighter!We got a new bed for Isabel! It was an adventure assembling. My sister Emily and my mom were a ton of help!
Yay the bed is assembled! The mattresses are on their way...
Mattresses arrived and so did the new bedding! Jacob and Isabel tried out the new trundle bed the first night!
Isaac painted the vine and I added some vinyl stickers my good friend Lynda custom made for the room. And I finally got all the pillow form... I love it!
Before: The closet
We transferred Isabel's toy shelf to the closet to make more room for new baby furniture. It worked better than I imagined!
Finished look. I love the vine!
Before: Here's my mom spackling the obnoxious holes in the wall.
Here's the dresser that caused quite the adventure! It involved a too small car, a big enough van, locked keys in a running car, and lots of laughter. But it was worth it!

We painted Isabel's old crib a fresh white to match everything else. We had to order a new part that took over 6 weeks to come and we finally got it assembled and decorated with matching bedding. It turned out so cute!So, this is the finished room! It turned out even cuter than I imagined it would!

Thanks to everyone who helped! I couldn't have done it myself!

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Show Low Trip Pics!

Pics! Finally! Here's some fun pictures from our trip to Show Low, Arizona. Enjoy!

Jacob and Isabel doing homework... just what they wanted to do on vacation, right?

This is the little cabin where Dad lives. It's cute!

We toured the new hospital that my dad works at. The people were so friendly and the food at the cafeteria was really good! Isabel ended up eating my lunch instead of hers... silly girl!

Show Low has an indoor swimming pool that the kids and Corbett got to enjoy twice! The rest of us joined them for one of the days. It was really fun!

These are my very swollen ankles. First time! I guess my body didn't like me sitting in the car for so long... oh, well... they're back to normal now!

This is Fool's Hollow Lake. Beautiful and in the city limits of Show Low. And of course, my sweet mom!

Skipping rocks! (Jacob, Emily, Isabel)

Isabel and Jacob loved playing at the lake!

Playing in the lake. Isabel proudly informed me that she was the best lake swimmer cuz she stayed in the water the longest...

Dad found a good place to take a nap. :)

Dad's house has a gas fire pit that we used to roast hotdogs and smores. Yum!!

We all had a great time hanging out and catching up... we miss having Dad so close!!

Grandpa's shoes make the best cars!


We had a blast in Show Low. On our way to Phoenix, we stopped in Payson to visit with the Chrisman's and had a great time... and delicious homemade 'Wildberry Nectarine' Pie! Yummy! We spent a day with Aprilynne and family (sorry... no pics... *slaps head*) and got to visit with some childhood friends. Julie (Fechter) Mills, her husband, and her 5 cute children came and had dessert with us. So much fun!

I've been working on baby stuff since I got back... I'll post pics of all that fun stuff soon... Later!

AZ here we come!

I'm getting ready to go down to Arizona to see my dad at his new job! My mom, Corbett, Emily, Jacob, Isabel, and I are all driving down on Wednesday and we'll be back next Tuesday. We're also going to see Aprilynne and family in Phoenix. I'm excited to check out their new house! So, busy and fun times ahead!

Yard Troubles

So, this summer, my garden only grew about half the seeds I planted and of those only about half or less survived. I got some peas and beets out so far. I think I'll get some potatoes and maybe 1 or 2 tomatoes. I will get lots of pumpkins. But overall it didn't turn out that well. My mom and I figure I have really bad soil and that my garden was too big for me. I was easily overwhelmed. So, the next few weeks I will be downsizing my yard work. More grass and a lot less flower beds and garden. Maybe next summer it will be more manageable and I'll actually enjoy being outside! :) I cleared out two flower beds on Saturday and I'm still sore from the work... but it looks so much better! Now I only have like 8 more to go... *sigh*

Montana

I went to Montana this last weekend for a family reunion on my dad's, mother's side. If that makes any sense. We have just recently in the few years gotten together with them and they are a wonderful group of people! The van ran great and I remembered how much I love owning one! Lots of good space!

We're back to the school grind this week. Nothing much going on. I think I'll use this week to catch up on my "To Do" list...

First Day of School

My kids started school today. Jacob is in 3rd grade and Isabel is in 1st! Here's some pics of them:





Both of them are very goofy and very excited! :) My house is very quiet today. After 3 weeks of kids being home, family members visiting, and good fun being had... I'm trying to decide if I like it being so quiet....

Recovering

This week I think I'm finally recovering from a week of Paint-a-thon, then a week full of family and friends, and then this week was pretty calm. Starting tomorrow, my mom and Emily will be in town and we have a lot of fun and work planned! Yay! Kids are out of school for a few weeks and both are excited for some time off. Me too! We'll sleep in a little bit!

Paint-A-Thon

Well, I'm busy with Paint-a-Thon this week! I'm mainly in charge of the food and I got some good stuff planned. :) Kids are doing well, I'm still really tired but doing well overall, and the garden is half growing and half not growing. I'm doing some replanting this week that will hopefully fill in my empty spots. Here's hoping!

Hunger

So, I was up late reading this fabulous book last night. It's called "Hunger" by Michael Grant and its the second book in a series. Both books hook you in from the first few pages and never let you go till the last paragraph... and then leave you wanting the next one! I was way impressed by the first one and thoroughly happy to not be disappointed by this one. Now I have to wait for #3... Grrrr.....