Tuesday, January 18, 2011

A new approach to blogging

If you haven't noticed I'm trying a different approach to blogging. I've already outdone myself for the past 6 months in the past 2 days, many thanks to Neil and my early Valentine's/birthday present. Which makes blogging for me incredibly easy(as of right now I'm laying in bed, contemplating a nap). I hope to continue on this path of even multiple posts per day. Of course depending on the excitement of that day, but when you're the mom of 2 two year olds life is rarely quiet or boring. So wish me luck and stay tuned!


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Haircut for Roo

Today Corinne and my dad came by so I could give Corinne a haircut. It was fun, we took off probably close to 6 inches and trimmed her bangs and put in some layers. I kept teasing her about giving her a mullet if she didn't tell me what she wanted. It was fun so see and talk to my dad and Rinney Roo


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Bright and Early

At 5 o'clock this morning this sweet little face came in asking for breakfast. I sat up, lifted her up next to me, ready to stand up and carry her back to her bed, she promptly snuggled up on my pillow and relaxed. Leaving me sitting half asleep and wondering what happened to my warm snuggley spot on the bed.


Adia who we so fondly refer to as "the spot steeler" had stolen my spot. It took me a few minutes to wake up enough to actually realize what had happened. When I finally did, I returned her to her bed with a drink of water, a kiss, and a snuggle. She quickly returned with a "Mommy I need to snuggle Daddy". Knowing none of us would get any sleep if I let her come back to bed with me, I gave her another kiss and promised she could have a Daddy snuggle in the morning. Luckily she only asked for it a couple more times before realizing how tired she was and went back to sleep.


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Monday, January 17, 2011

Music time with daddy!

just jammin' and testing out the new iPod! Yup, it's an early b-day present from Neil. He's justifying it with all the cute pictures and video I'll be able to take on the spot for the grandmas and grandpas!


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Just a test

We're working on getting some new blogging methods going. Stay tuned.


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Monday, October 18, 2010

Can They Really Be 2 Already?!

So I know I'm late but better late then never right? So September 23rd was Evelyn and Adia's 2nd birthday. Can you believe it?! I still can't sometimes. We had their birthday party the following Saturday with mostly just family and a few close friends. They love spending lots of time with their cousins. I have more pictures of the cake and presents and stuff but these were all I had uploaded on my computer so they'll due for now I guess.

blowing out the candles on their caterpillar cake!
Now to enjoy a tasty cupcake with candy bugs on top.

Adia loves her M&M caterpillar!
Eve can't get enough gummy worms!
It seems like yesterday we were hauling them home from the hospital. In fact 2 years ago today they came from the NICU and we finally got feel like a family. Its crazy how time flies! But I feel like I've taken in a lot of their little moments.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Our New House!

Finally I have the right cord to hook up my camera to my computer and upload pictures of our wonderful new home. And I finally found the time when everything was clean and in its place that I could take "after" pictures. Warning: picture over load!
So here we go: This view is of our dining from the living room area, as you can see we have a fireplace, but to be completely honest I absolutely despised the marble and wondered when we would have the money to rip it out and replace with something else but then...
after painting this wall brown I fell in love. The brown walls around it made it stand out and become the focal point of the room instead of just another color of white. I love my fireplace and am super excited for winter to come.
A closer look at the dining room, we have a beautiful view of the mountains out of our windows. I should have waited until after noon to take these pictures so you could see the view but I couldn't be sure how long my house would stay this clean
The living room, on the other side of the fireplace. Someday we will replace that black couch with something that goes better with the room but until then I'm thinking I'll at least re-cover the pillows. I love my huge windows!
The other side of the living room. That is our front door entry way and stairs to the basement on the other side of that wall. Someday, when we get new couches, the tv will go downstairs in the family room and I will do some rearranging with bookshelves and such.
The upstairs bathroom... too much white right?
We took care of that! My amazing friend Ellynn picked out this icy teal color and to be quite honest I was still nervous about it as I was painting, but one trip to Wal-Mart for all the right accessories and it came together beautifully.
This kitchen is what initially drew my attention to this particular place, although I wasn't super fond of the countertops.
The blue changed the hue of the countertops and I'm loving all the compliments I get. (the missing cupboard door was put back on after some TLC from my awesome father-in-law)
Not much to see of Evelyn and Adia's room before...
but after some paint and some cute decals from Costco their room is much more inviting. Its also quite a bit bigger then their last room with plenty of room to grow.
Our room... and my silly husband...
We weren't really certain on a color for our room but Neil really liked the green we used in the dining room, so thats what we did in our room. The giant window is the sliding glass door to our back patio, and once we fix up the back yard I'll post some pictures of that. I plan to get a dark brown bed set to go with our curtains since the cream and green plaid don't really go with the decor of the room, but I haven't had any luck finding anything I love yet.
There are two more bedrooms downstairs along with a bathroom, laundry room, and a giant family room with a second white brick fireplace. The family room currently stands empty but once it becomes more comfortable I'll post pictures. We love our new home and are so excited to finally have a place to call our own. We have awesome neighbors and live in a nice quiet neighborhood, the girls are thriving on so much time spent outside and love to just run everywhere.