My “new” house

Remember my post about our new ducky bathroom?  Well the insanity didn’t stop there!  I was determined to finish any projects before school and reality started again.  I decided to finish painting my living room.  Also I had mentioned to Jeremy how sick my dining room floor was and how it might be nice to someday rip it out and put in hardwood-ish floor.  So when I started painting our living room, he felt inspired and started tearing up floor.

After 7 years of kids spilling on dining room carpet 3 to 95 times a day, our light colored carpet was just disgusting.  No amount of carpet cleaning would make the stains go all the way away or stay gone.

So I give you our before shots….

…some during shots…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…and our after shots!

We also bought new furniture!

(just imagine the walls white…)

(I actually paid full-price for that can of dark brown paint.  It hurt a little, not gonna lie, but it was fun to pick out a color from the little cards and match it up exactly to what I wanted)

I feel like I have a whole new house!  I love it!  And Jeremy did such an amazing job on the pergo flooring.  Did I mention I love it??

Liah's "new" dress

My mom made this dress. She hand-smocked the bodice.

This was Lorie's baptism dress.

Then my baptism dress.

And now Liah's baptism dress.

p.s. Liah commented that "it's just like the old-fashioned dresses from the movies!" also that it has "Cinderella sleeves." And also that she loves it.

Liah is 8?!?

My sweet little Liahbug is 8! For her birthday party, she wanted a "peace sign party" because "she just loves peace signs!" So I did my best. I whipped together a peace sign cake. She was so excited when she came home from school and saw it.

We had 11 girls over here from 5-8. We had pizza, watched a movie, did footbaths and nail painting and had cake.

Liah wanted a hula hoop for her birthday. She's actually pretty good at it!

Addy and me. He looks freaked out, but he's actually just saying the "ch" part of "cheese." :)

Opening presents... finally opening the highly anticipated gift from aunt Lorie! Savannah says "open it like you mean it!" lol... So they are excitedly delving into the package.

Her "Merliah" doll and a peace sign necklace from aunt Lorie!

Pete's dragon and an activity set from Gramma MacGregor! Grandma also sent her clothes, but she got to open those in August.

The peace sign necklace from aunt Lorie. Liah was so excited!

Liah blowing out the candles on her cake:

After 8, all of the girls went home except Savannah. Liah had her first sleepover! She was so excited! I'm not crazy enough for an 11 girl sleepover, but 1 I can handle. :)

Liah talking on the phone to Grandma. Liah and Savannah are watching yet another movie while getting manicures.

After staying up until 11:30 (they were so excited to stay up late!), they insisted on using sleeping bags on the floor. Because clearly, that is what you do at a sleepover. Then they giggled until 12:30am.

The girls and I went to IHOP for breakfast.

They insisted I take a picture of them coloring...

...and eating.

They played the whole day and had the time of their lives. I think it was a successful birthday for my Liah.

Happy Birthday my sweet little Liahbug! I love you!!!

Interview with Addison

My sister reminded me that I need to be recording these super cute things Addison says. So while the kids were at school this morning, I took this video. Some of my favorites are "Oh-hey!" and "you cute!" "you best!"

Because I know you are all wondering...

A picture is worth a thousand words. and I have 3.

Yes. It's official. I'm a moron.

When the garbage guy puts your trash can down right behind your car, and you back up, this is what happens.

Emily's surprise...

Look what's new on Emily's ears! She finally got brave enough to get it done while her and I were on a "walmart date." She held on to her chocolate milk and little stuffed elephant, and I bought her icecream from McDonald's afterward. She is one happy camper. Her earrings came with a matching necklace and they are even butterflies! How fun is that? She keeps telling every single person she passes about getting her ears pierced. So if you see her soon, be prepared...

Doesn't she look cute??

My red!

This little boy surprises me every day. He is learning so many new things everyday. He figures out how to say more and more things and his latest obsession is colors. He is obsessed with the color RED. If he sees anything red he will stop whatever he is doing and say "MY RED!!!" Needless to say, he prefers using red cups and red plates and red bowls and wearing shirts that are red... and he loves to play. He will play by himself for hours at a time. Most recently, he has started putting those square foam puzzle pieces together. He lines them up perfectly and he does it fast! (see picture)

Yesterday, I found him on his floor passed out and exhausted from playing. lol


This morning I walked in his room and found him sorting colors! He took all up the stack cups and matched them up to the ring that matched. When he saw me, he then had to tell me what each color was (and especially pointed out to me his favorite color "my red!") I know every parent thinks their child is a genius, and well, I'm no exception. ;)

Back in Christmas of 2005, my uncle took pictures of my girls and make collages out of them. They've been in my livingroom since then, and I've been wanting to do some of my boys too. Last week, I finally decided to get it done. So I took all the pictures last week and then yesterday I put together the collages. I think they turned out so well! So now I just have to wait until they get here next week. I'm so excited!

Here is Addison's, with his background appropriately in red: (I scanned in my scrapbook paper to make the backgrounds... clever? I thought so too.)

And here is Sean's: