Home Improvements

We have been quite busy this summer with home improvements...

Painting furniture and redecorating rooms.

Installing a new patio door.


We have also installed ceiling fans in the kids rooms (ok, I had nothing to do with it. It was done by Todd and his dad and I don't even have any pictures of the process.) and created a play room for the kids and all of their stuff! I hate to paint - but love the finished product! I will have to post pictures of the play room after we finish putting it back together! We still have a few things to do this summer including painting the kitchen cabinets and installing tile. Whew! When does the vacation begin??

My Day

Yesterday was my birthday - the big 3-0! It seems weird to say that I am 30 now, although I don't feel much older otherwise. My day started with Todd and the kids bringing me breakfast in bed (at 8:00 - I got to sleep in!) It was a day of 30's as Todd put it. Every couple of hours I received an envelope or gift...for example - 30 minutes of relaxation (a 30 minute massage in town). I was pampered all day! It was wonderful! Now I better start thinking about Todd's big 3-0 which is coming up soon....Any suggestions??

Return to Reality

We just finished our first family vacation of the summer...and were very sad to see it come to an end! We spent the week swimming, boating, playing mini golf, lounging in the hot tub and relaxing. We were also introduced to geocaching by a friend...if you have no idea what this is (like me before trying it!) it is basically a treasure hunt with a GPS. Lauren really enjoyed it and even found a few of the "treasures" for us.



Andrew and Lauren really enjoyed their time at Pirates Cove. Andrew is definitely going to be a lefty. My dad will be so proud!







Andrew's first trip to the bridge...and the water was warmer than at our lake!

Our "Rustic" Cottage

We have been busy packing for our first family vacation of the summer. We are going to spend a week at a cottage with my parents and my sister and her boyfriend. This rustic cottage has 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, a dishwasher (a must!), a wonderful private beach and a hot tub. Let the relaxing begin!

Who am I kidding...with little ones running around there is not much sitting and relaxing involved. It will still be a great vacation! I'm sure that I will post pictures when we get back.

My new husband

I know that I already posted a blog for today, but I just had to post this. My husband came out of the shower tonight and this is what he looked like... I just laughed (and laughed!) I think that I have only seen him without a goatee once or twice in 10 years. He looks like a whole new man!

The Play Room

The garage sale was a huge success! Even though we brought 8 tubs of clothes/baby things back into the house for the Fall Mom2Mom Sale, we sold at least 12 tubs of things and all of the large baby items at the sale. Now we are on to the more exciting part...creating a play room! We started moving all of the toys, etc. into the room and began looking at paint and carpet today. Yeah! I cannot wait to see the finished product (and not have toys all over every inch of my house.) I'll let you know how it turns out!

A Day on the Farm

The kids really enjoyed their time on the farm with Grandma and Grandpa...