Bedroom Makeover

I have wanted to paint my bedroom since we built our house 6 years ago, but I couldn't decide on a color.  I wanted a creamy mocha.  Everything I looked at seemed to have tones of yellow or green.  I have always been a Home Depot Behr Paint kind of a girl.  Well, since I wasn't having any luck finding the perfect shade there, I went to Sherwin-Williams.  The gal there was so helpful.  She asked a few questions and it took her no time before she had several shades for me to choose from and then explained which undertones each one had.  I settled on Threshold Taupe.

The first picture is more true to color.  For some reason the other two pictures make it look more gray than what it really is.

Looking in the bedroom from the hallway.

I need to find something to hang above my bed.  I'm thinking a rot iron wall hanging of some sort.

Here's looking from the far corner.  (No we don't have too big of a bedroom.  It's small and cozy.)  My favorite thing in my room is the picture box you see hanging between the doors there.  I know it's a shocker, but I have several pictures of the kids in it.  It opens up and is a jewelry box inside.

Feed the Lion

This post is dedicated to my Dad (otherwise known as "Pa.")  I sent him an email the other day and his response was,

"Been missing your blog posts." 

Uh oh... Grandparents are kind of like lions... if you don't keep them well fed (with updates about their grandchildren) they get a little cantankerous!  Just kidding Dad!

No really, other than being busy with projects around the house, I have no excuse for being away from this blog for so long!  Sure I could have posted pictures of us power-washing and resealing the sidewalks and patio around the house and installing the new basketball goal, but didn't think anyone cared.  :-)

We've finally finished the bonus room.  This has been a  L...O...N...G work in process, but 2 years after we started, we can finally say we're done!  I am married to the tightest (squeaks when he walks) man.  He won't pay anyone to do anything around the house.  "No, we can do that ourselves," is his catch-phrase.  With the exception of having it plastered, we did everything ourselves.  For now, it's a playroom for the kids... when they outgrow that stage, who knows!  I'm waiting on some barstools I ordered to be delivered and then will be moving a table up for them.  We're also going to be putting a television up there and then will be moving all their movies up.  Here's a few pics:

Don't know if you can see this picture really well, but I wanted to be able to display some of their artwork in the room.  I found these frames that you can open up and not only display it, but also store a few pieces as well.  I glued some funky letters on each frame then to spell out their names so they each have their own frame.

And finally, here's a picture of Kaylee & Anden with Pipsqueak.  He's been in the house since late last week after we had him fixed.  Other than shredding up a kleenex, he's been such a good cat and surprisingly Jesse hasn't even complained much about him.  The kids love him and he's so good with them.

Jacob & Anden's Room

The boy's Case IH quilts are FINALLY done!  The gal that quilted them for me called yesterday saying they were ready for me to pick up.  When I got there today, she said several people who have come in and out of her shop have seen them laying there and asked if they were for sale... HECK NO!  Worked way to hard on them to do something silly like that!  Actually, I can't take all the credit.  Jesse's Grandma, who I adore, helped me put them together.  I can't wait for her to come over and see them!  She also made the valance you see in the 2nd picture below.  It's the same material as the backside of both quilts.  She's one of a kind!  So special!

Next up is having Kaylee pick out material for a quilt for her bed... right now she's got a quilt I bought at Target.  It's very cute, very girlie, and not what I would consider baby-fied... but I've washed it a few times and it hasn't faired very well in my washing machine.  I can't wait to see what sort of "tween" theme she picks out!

No More Pink for Jacob

When Anden was first born, he slept in a bassinet in our office/makeshift nursery.  When he grew to be too big for the bassinet, we moved him upstairs into his crib in Jacob's room; which meant Jacob had to move into Kaylee's room and sleep in a girlee-fied room.  When he's had friends come over he tells them, "Oh by the way, I sleep next to a pink wall."  He's been asking for sometime when he'd get to move back into his room.  Well, tonight's the night...

Needless to say, Jacob is SO EXICITED to be back in his room and sharing it with Anden, and it's a bonus that he's got a bunkbed now!  He's decided that Kaylee can sleep down below tonight.  Anden is still in his crib and will be for a few more months.  Hopefully he'll continue sleeping through the night and we won't have 3 kids up at 2:00 AM. 

Blood, Sweat, & Tears... and Poison Ivy Too

After a little blood, a lot of sweat, and a few tears, we're finally done with the landscaping behind the house!  Thanks to Jesse's brilliant idea to get fill dirt from the woods, I caught a lovely case of Poison Ivy.  Today I went in and got a Prednisone shot, so I'm good to go. 

Kaylee was a big help with keeping Anden occupied.  No wonder we call her "his other mother."  She didn't care too much for shoveling rock.  That's where the tears came in to play.  Jacob on the other hand loved it.   He'd load his big Tonka truck full of rock and away he'd go.

Check it out below!

Dicken's Village

Check out our new Dicken's Village given to us by my mom. It was hers and she was tired of putting it out each year. We decided to put it above our kitchen cabinets and for now we're planning on leaving it out year-round.

Kaylee enjoyed helping decide where to place each piece. She insisted the church and school had to be next to each other because our church and school are next to each other. Kaylee and Jake agreed that their favorite piece is the Candy Shop. Thanks Mom! We love it! Can't wait till you're down next time to see it.

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas...

New Curtains

Check out the new look in our living room. A good friend of mine got some new curtains in her living room to match her new furniture. I've always liked her curtains, so now I can admire them in my own living room! Thanks Sara!

Happy Fall Y'all

Here's a shot of my drive home down our road each day. I love fall.

Stayed tuned for an Anden-loaded update tomorrow as he will be FIVE MONTHS OLD!

BUSY...........

We've been a bit busy here lately. We've finished up with Kaylee's soccer league, only to start another that BOTH kids are involved in; we've painted the entire kitchen; we've enjoyed Fall Break and got lots of work done around the house; and we've gotten most of our Trick-or-Treating in already! Here's a few pictures of the kitchen and the kids with their pumpkins.

Jake thought this was pretty cool that he and Kaylee got their names painted on the wall. Even after 2 coats of paint, you can still see their names (only if you know to look.)

We painted 3 walls of the kitchen a tannish color (called Harvest Brown.) The one long wall you see below we painted a dark moss green, almost brown. We're still working on painting the interior doors in the kitchen. Hope to be done with everything before Jake's birthday party.

Here's the kids with their pumpkins.

Kaylee and I spent the day on Saturday with most of the women on Jesse's side of the family. We took 2 vehicles and drove up to Amish Country in Daviess County. We had a blast! I'd have to say the best part was lunch at the Gasthof. It's a buffet style amish restaurant. Kaylee and her cousins couldn't believe they were actually allowed to go back up to the dessert and icecream bar more than once. One of them swore there were over a hundred candy toppings to put on the icecream. They were a hoot. We found some really good deals too. I got some Birthday/Christmas shopping out of the way. I got Jake a wooden tractor, hay wagon, and fencing for his animals. Kaylee found a wooden cradle for her baby dolls. The kids loved seeing the horse and buggies on the road. It was a lot of fun. Kaylee's already asking when we can go back.

Yesterday evening, we drove up to French Lick train station. We took a 2-hour train ride through the Hoosier National Forest, from French Lick to Cuzco and back. The kids loved it. They were especially wide-eyed when the train was stopped by a bunch of robbers on horseback! Jacob wasn't too sure of everything, especially during the shootout between the cops and the robbers. Kaylee was amazed by it all. Unfortunately, my camera quit working on me just as we were being robbed, so I have no pictures of that. PHEWIE!


Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Take care!