Saturday, March 19, 2011

Big Huge Exciting News!!!

The snow in our yard is melted! Sorry just had to say that before it snows again. It's been a long winter. 

Our other even more exciting news (although hopefully not as big as a yard full of snow!) is that we are going to have another baby! We are very excited to have another little person join our family. The baby is due September 14th. Everything so far is going fine -- now that I'm over the majority of  the morning sickness. Joel is so cute because when we have him tell people our news he tells them there is a baby in mommy's tummy and it's going to grow big so he can come out. That's what we told him with Conner. We are excited about this new coming addition to our family!!!

Saturday, March 12, 2011

A Finally Finished Treehouse Play Closet!

Well, we finally finished it. Well, as much as I can call something finished -- there is always things to add and do, but it's mostly done ; )! We had a closet in the basement off the main room that we turned into our winter retreat! My boys need a place to run and play in the winter when we are cooped up for months. I painted the tree's on the wall, then Mike put up the fence around the the outside, and then I got to paint again - lucky me! The boys love it! Even Conner can get up it, just not always down it. I got the apple idea from a website called iammommahearmeroar.blogspot.com. It's one of my favorite places to look for cute little boy stuff - which is hard to find sometimes. Everything else came out of my head. I am glad to see there is still something up there rattling around ; ).  

Underneath we have a little reading nook with a bean bag, some snuggle toys, and books
We were given a wheel that we added to the top for steering to all those far off places on grand adventures!
The apples are really fun. The kids have a really fun time taking them down and putting them up. Conner's favorite one is the one right past his reach on the slide. It's pretty funny to watch him try and get it!
 We are also working on our last big inside project for our house. We are finishing the downstairs bathroom. Last week Mike and I put in the tile.  I am glad that big project is finally done - but I'm pleased with the way it turned out.
It's really nice to finally get a couple projects done and worked on! Hopefully this next week will be just as productive!!!