April 2, 2012
Project 365 - Day 93
Took the boys to get their haircuts today so they would be ready for our Spring family portraits! David asked the girl if she could put product in his hair! I'm wondering when my little boy turned into a little grown-up! I decided to take advantage of his stylish hairdo and tested out the white backdrop for today's 365 image!
April 1, 2012
Project 365 - Day 92
David checking out my cousin's leopard gecko, Opie. It's a good thing I know someone who has one so I don't ever have to get one in my own house. Coincidentally I feel the same way about dogs! Ha!
March 31, 2012
Making a House a Home - Part 7
Well we took the winter off (obviously!) from our various landscaping projects. But the weather is getting warmer and the days are getting longer so it was time to resume our yard transformation! But before that Charlie did do a small interior project last month over February vacation. Our bedroom has these wood panels and it was time to get rid of them. We wanted to move Charlie's dresser and hang our TV on the wall.
It turned out that it wasn't as simple as taking the wood off the wall and painting. The wood had been glued to the wall and so it had to be sanded and then painted! By the end of the project Charlie finally got a good system down, but not without creating tons of dust!
The final product!
Now onto the yard work! On St. Patrick's Day, my Dad and brothers helped us get started with tree removal. We made a good dent but we have so much more we need to accomplish so Charlie got himself his own chainsaw. It's a small electric one, but it will help us start to make a dent in the smaller trees. Today we were able to get outside tackle some of the smaller trees and brush! It's starting to really come along. I'm excited to keep going and get some grass planted and eventually some fruit trees and some sunflowers!
The boys are ready to get started:
Here are some before pictures:
Charlie getting to work:
And here are the after pictures (so far anyway!):
We still have a laundry list of projects as we continue making this house our home. The next big project we will be doing in the coming months is painting the house. It hasn't been done since the house was built 10 years ago and it was something we were told to make a priority during our home inspection last year, and since we need to do it anyway we get to change the color! Goodbye Easter Egg house! I'm really excited to see how the changes will look!
It turned out that it wasn't as simple as taking the wood off the wall and painting. The wood had been glued to the wall and so it had to be sanded and then painted! By the end of the project Charlie finally got a good system down, but not without creating tons of dust!
The final product!
Now onto the yard work! On St. Patrick's Day, my Dad and brothers helped us get started with tree removal. We made a good dent but we have so much more we need to accomplish so Charlie got himself his own chainsaw. It's a small electric one, but it will help us start to make a dent in the smaller trees. Today we were able to get outside tackle some of the smaller trees and brush! It's starting to really come along. I'm excited to keep going and get some grass planted and eventually some fruit trees and some sunflowers!
The boys are ready to get started:
Here are some before pictures:
Charlie getting to work:
And here are the after pictures (so far anyway!):
We still have a laundry list of projects as we continue making this house our home. The next big project we will be doing in the coming months is painting the house. It hasn't been done since the house was built 10 years ago and it was something we were told to make a priority during our home inspection last year, and since we need to do it anyway we get to change the color! Goodbye Easter Egg house! I'm really excited to see how the changes will look!
March 30, 2012
Project 365 - Day 90
Leaving the park this afternoon Shaun saw the moon in the beautiful blue cloudless sky. He looked up and said "Hey Momma, look it's the moon and it's following me!" This is Shaun watching the moon follow him all the way out the park! 
March 29, 2012
Project 365 - Day 89
Evan enjoys a delicious ice cream sundae tonight at the schools PTA Ice Cream Social fundraiser!
March 28, 2012
Project 365 - Day 88
My new food obsession: Eggplant Parmesan. I could eat this every day right now because let's face it, what is better than eating something that has been breaded, pan-fried and smothered in sauce and cheese?!
March 27, 2012
Project 365 - Day 87
Look who went all the way under water! He's getting more and more confident in the water and has even recently started to try and swim a little "by my own self" as he told Daddy tonight!
March 26, 2012
Project 365 - Day 86
Another "Proud Momma Moment" today during homework time this afternoon! David had to draw five things he could find in the sky. The first one he came up with was cloud. After he drew the picture I asked him to write the word below the picture and just as his teacher has encouraged us to do, I had him write it how he thought it sounded. He remembered that the "ou" sound in cloud was made with using OU! Thank you Electric Company, it goes "ou", "ou", "ou"...
March 25, 2012
Project 365 - Day 85
I got David his first pair of tie sneakers last week. The velcro on his old sneakers was no longer sticking on one of them and when I told him I would get him a new pair he asked me if I could get him tie ones. I knew he was learning to tie his bathrobe so we decided to give tie sneakers a try. It's a little harder for him to tie the sneakers but he's getting better and faster! Loop, swoop and pull!
March 24, 2012
Project 365 - Day 84
Shaun likes to sneak an extra story after Daddy tucks him in for bed. As soon as Daddy walks away out comes the flash light and the book. I couldn't resist trying to capture this moment, just like his Daddy used to do when he was little! Like father, like son!
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March 18, 2012
Project 365 - Day 78
The first day of spring is on Tuesday, but we had our first flowers bloom today!
March 17, 2012
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
It's St. Patrick's Day today and just as we do every year, we got together with my family to eat boiled dinner and celebrate Irish style! This was the first year it was at our house and the only thing missing was Dad's Irish records playing on the turn table. I'm sure it's the first thing he did when he got home, either that or popped in his copy of the Quiet Man!
As I do every year, I put the boys in their St. Patrick's Day tees and get the annual picture! This was the second year with Evan so I went back to compare my two pictures and I can't believe how much they have grown!
I normally sport my own Irish tee, but I saw this green wig at the store this year and I couldn't resist!
While my mom and SIL Kim helped me get appetizers and dinner going, the boys headed outside to cut down some trees and brush. It's the start of our massive yard remodel. We're trying to do as much as we can on our own, plus since my parents heat their house with a wood stove, they'll take all the wood back with them!
Dinner is served! Corned Beef, cabbage, carrots, rutabaga and potatoes! Delicious!
After dinner we made Shamrock Sodas (sprite and sherbet!) another gem I found on Pinterest! We also made some brownie pops and dipped them in green and dark chocolate and then added green sugar sprinkles!
And finally after everyone left, I sat down to enjoy a piece of my from scratch carrot cake, and well, not to toot my own horn but...it was AWESOME!
It was another successful Holiday celebration at our new house and I look forward to many more! Next up, Easter!
As I do every year, I put the boys in their St. Patrick's Day tees and get the annual picture! This was the second year with Evan so I went back to compare my two pictures and I can't believe how much they have grown!
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| Top = 2011; Bottom = 2012 |
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| Getting the fire going to burn the brush! |
Dinner is served! Corned Beef, cabbage, carrots, rutabaga and potatoes! Delicious!
After dinner we made Shamrock Sodas (sprite and sherbet!) another gem I found on Pinterest! We also made some brownie pops and dipped them in green and dark chocolate and then added green sugar sprinkles!
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| Me & Charlie |
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| Me, David & Dad |
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| My Mom & Dad |
It was another successful Holiday celebration at our new house and I look forward to many more! Next up, Easter!
March 16, 2012
Project 365 - Day 76
From scratch Carrot Cake = SUCCESS!! It's has been about 5 years since I attempted to bake a cake from scratch. The last time didn't go so well - let's just say it resulted in a gooey mess that boiled over in my oven. Considering my history with baking cakes from scratch, I did not have very high hopes on the outcome of this Paula Deen Carrot Cake. But I love carrot cake and I have been having a lot of fun this winter baking with the boys. I have made from scratch cinnamon rolls, toffee fudge bars and Andes Crème de Menthe cookies, but I have not tried a cake until tonight!
It's a little uneven but I'm very happy with how it turned out. All we need is the official taste test tomorrow to get the final verdict, but at least I'm not cleaning burnt cake batter off the bottom of my oven!
It's a little uneven but I'm very happy with how it turned out. All we need is the official taste test tomorrow to get the final verdict, but at least I'm not cleaning burnt cake batter off the bottom of my oven!
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