we went to the park

and they flew kites...




and they watched the ducks...

and they played in the sand...

and they swang on the swings...

and they played on the slides...

and they climbed...

they ran and laughed....

and i smiled!!

Sitting Bull

dallin came home from school yesterday completely panicked! he informed me that tomorrow (which is today) is dress up as your favorite character from a book day. he really wanted to be venom. i then proceeded to tell him that there was no way i could find a venom costume in one day. after which he proceeded to throw himself on the ground crying. i can remember being in school and how very important these things seem. i hugged my little boy and could feel the disappointment and frustration ooze out of him. brandon and i had planned a much needed date night but i was willing to call it off to help dallin find a suitable costume for today. lucky for me though...grandma becky came to the rescue. she offered to take dallin down to the local ace hardware to try and find something (there is really nothing else in town, which would ask the question...why didn't the school give us a little more notice? anyway...) they found a bow & arrow and lucky for us dallin is very easy going and was quickly talked into being Sitting Bull (or as dallin called it "city bull".) grandma bought some flannel and came home and whipped up this indian costume. when we got home dallin was literally jumping up and down with excitment and couldn't wait to show us. i am glad this crisis was averted and i am thankful to grandma and her amazing sewing skills!

did you know?

megan,

did you know that i see so much of myself in you?

did you know that i love shoes too? did you know my mom used to paint my nails too?

did you know that i used to act out my favorite shows too?

did you know snow white was my favorite princess too?

did you know that rumor has it that i used to be able to throw one heck of a tantrum too?

did you know that i used to love my baby dolls too?

did you know that i had binkies until i was 3 years old too?

did you know that i liked to help cook too?

did you know that i always wanted a daughter?

i just never thought i would be lucky enough to have one like you! i love you.

so close i can taste it!

stucco is on. we are just waiting for the rock and exterior shutters. my craft room. sorry about the specks. it is saw dust floating around in the air. YUM!!
part of my soon-to-be kitchen hood


the fireplace doors are on! stone still needs to be put on though.

stair balcony that overlooks the entry way


theater room

cabinets in the theater room. i might do red baseboards in here too. i haven't quite decided.

dallin's room is painted a steel blue color. we put this wood trim all the way around the room, except for his bed wall, and then we are going to drill screws with washers behind them in every 12 inches. the end result? it should look like industrial metal sheeting. i painted the room in a semi-gloss paint to give it more of a shiny look. a muralist is going to paint a silhouette of gotham city on his bed wall to really capture the batman theme.

megan's playroom is painted a light green. the muralist is going to paint this room like a garden.

megan's room has a light purple on the top and a darker purple on the bottom. i am going to finish it off by putting polka dots along to line where the two colors meet.

view of the stairs from the family room

the butler's pantry. now all i need is a butler! can anyone tell what my favorite color is?

the mud room bench. the picture doesn't do it justice. it is so beautiful in person.

my funky exercise room. i wanted to do something different in there and add some brighter colors. i thought it was a success until my cabinet guy asked me what went wrong in here. what the??? i am still happy with it though.

more pictures will be coming soon. things are happening really fast and it is hard to keep up but i will try to keep everyone updated.

return address stamp

i found these cute return address stamps from letter girl.

maybe a house warming present to myself?