Saturday, July 31, 2010
Nana's Pics
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Camden's New Room (before and after)
The house is finally starting to get in order, although not as quickly as I would like. It is feeling more like home in some of the rooms (thanks to Stacy!!). Camden's room still isn't finished on one wall but I wanted to show off all of the progress we (being Stacy) have made. Camden looks like a wild child in the picture because she had just got up from her nap and was sporting the Tina Turner hair, and maybe because she knew she wasn't supposed to be standing on her bed :)
Before
Ta-da!
Overlook the mess/toys because she can do
this to a room in well under one minute.
In her room looking out to door.
Her new table and chairs my grandparents bought her.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
6 Years, Baby Beds, and New House
WOW!! We finally have internet access as well as a tiny path through the boxes to the computer. I wanted to blog our progress of moving but after the second day I realized that would be impossible. These past two weeks have been a blur and I can't begin to recap all of our progress. We could not have done any of it without the help of our family and friends and we are very appreciative of all the sweat, blood, and tears that went in to getting us moved and settled.
When we moved we decided to put Camden in her new toddler bed from the start and she has done wonderfully. She did fall out the first few nights but was back in the bed by the time I rounded the corner to her room. I am so glad we are able to put her to bed with ease. Neil on the other hand has decided that it would be nice to start getting up 4 or 5 times a night. I thought we were keeping him up (since we have been staying up a lot later than usual trying to make a dent in the boxes) so I set up his crib and we tried that last night. However that didn't help either, I am hoping he is just going through a growth spurt and will settle back into one middle of the night feeding.
Today is our 6 year wedding anniversary!! I can't believe it has been six years already. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful, supportive husband and I could not dream of a better father to our kids.
Nana came today while Marvin was at work and brought the new shower curtains she sewed for us and kept the children busy so I could get some stuff done. Then she worked on the blinds we have put up fitting them to the windows and helped me fold a ton of clothes. After she left Gramma and Granddaddy came to watch the kids while Marvin and I went out to eat for our anniversary/Mother's Day/Father's Day meal. We were going to branch out and leave town then decided at the last minute to stay close so we ate at Delta Bistro. I was concerned about leaving Neil for too long since he gets fussy in the afternoons and isn't taking a bottle that great right now. We enjoyed our meal together and ironically had a lot to talk about and believe it or not we didn't even bring up the kids!
The cats are adjusting just fine and although they went into hiding for the first couple of days they have clearly made theirselves "at home" in the new house and are doing great. The dogs are having a little harder time adjusting to being fenced in all the time but so far we have only had one night of barking.
As soon as we get all the doors on the kitchen cabinets I can start posting before and after pictures. The kitchen and breakfast area are the closest areas to being finished. I really hope to be completly decorated and rid of boxes by August 1st because that's when my ironing business will start back up! Wish me luck and pray that Marvin holds up through all of my honey-do's until we get everything in place.
When we moved we decided to put Camden in her new toddler bed from the start and she has done wonderfully. She did fall out the first few nights but was back in the bed by the time I rounded the corner to her room. I am so glad we are able to put her to bed with ease. Neil on the other hand has decided that it would be nice to start getting up 4 or 5 times a night. I thought we were keeping him up (since we have been staying up a lot later than usual trying to make a dent in the boxes) so I set up his crib and we tried that last night. However that didn't help either, I am hoping he is just going through a growth spurt and will settle back into one middle of the night feeding.
Today is our 6 year wedding anniversary!! I can't believe it has been six years already. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful, supportive husband and I could not dream of a better father to our kids.
Nana came today while Marvin was at work and brought the new shower curtains she sewed for us and kept the children busy so I could get some stuff done. Then she worked on the blinds we have put up fitting them to the windows and helped me fold a ton of clothes. After she left Gramma and Granddaddy came to watch the kids while Marvin and I went out to eat for our anniversary/Mother's Day/Father's Day meal. We were going to branch out and leave town then decided at the last minute to stay close so we ate at Delta Bistro. I was concerned about leaving Neil for too long since he gets fussy in the afternoons and isn't taking a bottle that great right now. We enjoyed our meal together and ironically had a lot to talk about and believe it or not we didn't even bring up the kids!
The cats are adjusting just fine and although they went into hiding for the first couple of days they have clearly made theirselves "at home" in the new house and are doing great. The dogs are having a little harder time adjusting to being fenced in all the time but so far we have only had one night of barking.
As soon as we get all the doors on the kitchen cabinets I can start posting before and after pictures. The kitchen and breakfast area are the closest areas to being finished. I really hope to be completly decorated and rid of boxes by August 1st because that's when my ironing business will start back up! Wish me luck and pray that Marvin holds up through all of my honey-do's until we get everything in place.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Our Home Day 1
Today has been long to say the least...
It started at 6:15 as usual, only I had to get both kids fed and dressed so we could meet the painters at the new house at 8:30. We stayed at the house unloading paint cans and getting a good feel of the layout all morning. Allen stopped by to check out the house and Marvin's new shop. Camden enjoyed his company and showing him around the back yard. Then we went home for lunch and I put the kids down for their nap. After naptime was over we loaded back up and met Nana at the house to watch her take down the wall paper in the master bathroom. She is a pro and by 7:00 she was finished!! Stacy showed up about that time with pizza for supper, we were all famished. Amanda and Lola stopped by around 5:00 to see the material for the shower curtains in both bathrooms. Amanda picked out the material online after seeing the colored tile in the bathrooms for all of 2 minutes and it looks perfect! I couldn't have picked out material that would coordinate that well if I had the tile with me in a fabric store. Mama is taking the material back with her to sew them for me. Marvin is still at the house right now trying to pull up all of the black and white linoleum in the kitchen and laundry room. We have also determined that the wall paper on the ceiling of the guest bathroom will not come off without bringing down the ceiling with it. And yes I did say wall paper on the ceiling! I am going to talk to the painters in the morning and hopefully we can cover it with lots of primer and just paint over it. Lots to do before we start moving in and I will try to keep track of our progress. Gonna also try to remember to take pictures of the outside of the house tomorrow so I can post them. But for now all I have is a picture of my lovely children who look almost like twins! I never realized how much they look like each other until I took a picture of them together. Too bad they aren't smiling, they are busy giving me their "Marvin" look.
It started at 6:15 as usual, only I had to get both kids fed and dressed so we could meet the painters at the new house at 8:30. We stayed at the house unloading paint cans and getting a good feel of the layout all morning. Allen stopped by to check out the house and Marvin's new shop. Camden enjoyed his company and showing him around the back yard. Then we went home for lunch and I put the kids down for their nap. After naptime was over we loaded back up and met Nana at the house to watch her take down the wall paper in the master bathroom. She is a pro and by 7:00 she was finished!! Stacy showed up about that time with pizza for supper, we were all famished. Amanda and Lola stopped by around 5:00 to see the material for the shower curtains in both bathrooms. Amanda picked out the material online after seeing the colored tile in the bathrooms for all of 2 minutes and it looks perfect! I couldn't have picked out material that would coordinate that well if I had the tile with me in a fabric store. Mama is taking the material back with her to sew them for me. Marvin is still at the house right now trying to pull up all of the black and white linoleum in the kitchen and laundry room. We have also determined that the wall paper on the ceiling of the guest bathroom will not come off without bringing down the ceiling with it. And yes I did say wall paper on the ceiling! I am going to talk to the painters in the morning and hopefully we can cover it with lots of primer and just paint over it. Lots to do before we start moving in and I will try to keep track of our progress. Gonna also try to remember to take pictures of the outside of the house tomorrow so I can post them. But for now all I have is a picture of my lovely children who look almost like twins! I never realized how much they look like each other until I took a picture of them together. Too bad they aren't smiling, they are busy giving me their "Marvin" look.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Camden's New Room (before and after)
The house is finally starting to get in order, although not as quickly as I would like. It is feeling more like home in some of the rooms (thanks to Stacy!!). Camden's room still isn't finished on one wall but I wanted to show off all of the progress we (being Stacy) have made. Camden looks like a wild child in the picture because she had just got up from her nap and was sporting the Tina Turner hair, and maybe because she knew she wasn't supposed to be standing on her bed :)
Before
Ta-da!
Overlook the mess/toys because she can do
this to a room in well under one minute.
In her room looking out to door.
Her new table and chairs my grandparents bought her.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
6 Years, Baby Beds, and New House
Labels:
Anniversary,
Camden,
House,
Neil
WOW!! We finally have internet access as well as a tiny path through the boxes to the computer. I wanted to blog our progress of moving but after the second day I realized that would be impossible. These past two weeks have been a blur and I can't begin to recap all of our progress. We could not have done any of it without the help of our family and friends and we are very appreciative of all the sweat, blood, and tears that went in to getting us moved and settled.
When we moved we decided to put Camden in her new toddler bed from the start and she has done wonderfully. She did fall out the first few nights but was back in the bed by the time I rounded the corner to her room. I am so glad we are able to put her to bed with ease. Neil on the other hand has decided that it would be nice to start getting up 4 or 5 times a night. I thought we were keeping him up (since we have been staying up a lot later than usual trying to make a dent in the boxes) so I set up his crib and we tried that last night. However that didn't help either, I am hoping he is just going through a growth spurt and will settle back into one middle of the night feeding.
Today is our 6 year wedding anniversary!! I can't believe it has been six years already. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful, supportive husband and I could not dream of a better father to our kids.
Nana came today while Marvin was at work and brought the new shower curtains she sewed for us and kept the children busy so I could get some stuff done. Then she worked on the blinds we have put up fitting them to the windows and helped me fold a ton of clothes. After she left Gramma and Granddaddy came to watch the kids while Marvin and I went out to eat for our anniversary/Mother's Day/Father's Day meal. We were going to branch out and leave town then decided at the last minute to stay close so we ate at Delta Bistro. I was concerned about leaving Neil for too long since he gets fussy in the afternoons and isn't taking a bottle that great right now. We enjoyed our meal together and ironically had a lot to talk about and believe it or not we didn't even bring up the kids!
The cats are adjusting just fine and although they went into hiding for the first couple of days they have clearly made theirselves "at home" in the new house and are doing great. The dogs are having a little harder time adjusting to being fenced in all the time but so far we have only had one night of barking.
As soon as we get all the doors on the kitchen cabinets I can start posting before and after pictures. The kitchen and breakfast area are the closest areas to being finished. I really hope to be completly decorated and rid of boxes by August 1st because that's when my ironing business will start back up! Wish me luck and pray that Marvin holds up through all of my honey-do's until we get everything in place.
When we moved we decided to put Camden in her new toddler bed from the start and she has done wonderfully. She did fall out the first few nights but was back in the bed by the time I rounded the corner to her room. I am so glad we are able to put her to bed with ease. Neil on the other hand has decided that it would be nice to start getting up 4 or 5 times a night. I thought we were keeping him up (since we have been staying up a lot later than usual trying to make a dent in the boxes) so I set up his crib and we tried that last night. However that didn't help either, I am hoping he is just going through a growth spurt and will settle back into one middle of the night feeding.
Today is our 6 year wedding anniversary!! I can't believe it has been six years already. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful, supportive husband and I could not dream of a better father to our kids.
Nana came today while Marvin was at work and brought the new shower curtains she sewed for us and kept the children busy so I could get some stuff done. Then she worked on the blinds we have put up fitting them to the windows and helped me fold a ton of clothes. After she left Gramma and Granddaddy came to watch the kids while Marvin and I went out to eat for our anniversary/Mother's Day/Father's Day meal. We were going to branch out and leave town then decided at the last minute to stay close so we ate at Delta Bistro. I was concerned about leaving Neil for too long since he gets fussy in the afternoons and isn't taking a bottle that great right now. We enjoyed our meal together and ironically had a lot to talk about and believe it or not we didn't even bring up the kids!
The cats are adjusting just fine and although they went into hiding for the first couple of days they have clearly made theirselves "at home" in the new house and are doing great. The dogs are having a little harder time adjusting to being fenced in all the time but so far we have only had one night of barking.
As soon as we get all the doors on the kitchen cabinets I can start posting before and after pictures. The kitchen and breakfast area are the closest areas to being finished. I really hope to be completly decorated and rid of boxes by August 1st because that's when my ironing business will start back up! Wish me luck and pray that Marvin holds up through all of my honey-do's until we get everything in place.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Our Home Day 1
Labels:
House
Today has been long to say the least...
It started at 6:15 as usual, only I had to get both kids fed and dressed so we could meet the painters at the new house at 8:30. We stayed at the house unloading paint cans and getting a good feel of the layout all morning. Allen stopped by to check out the house and Marvin's new shop. Camden enjoyed his company and showing him around the back yard. Then we went home for lunch and I put the kids down for their nap. After naptime was over we loaded back up and met Nana at the house to watch her take down the wall paper in the master bathroom. She is a pro and by 7:00 she was finished!! Stacy showed up about that time with pizza for supper, we were all famished. Amanda and Lola stopped by around 5:00 to see the material for the shower curtains in both bathrooms. Amanda picked out the material online after seeing the colored tile in the bathrooms for all of 2 minutes and it looks perfect! I couldn't have picked out material that would coordinate that well if I had the tile with me in a fabric store. Mama is taking the material back with her to sew them for me. Marvin is still at the house right now trying to pull up all of the black and white linoleum in the kitchen and laundry room. We have also determined that the wall paper on the ceiling of the guest bathroom will not come off without bringing down the ceiling with it. And yes I did say wall paper on the ceiling! I am going to talk to the painters in the morning and hopefully we can cover it with lots of primer and just paint over it. Lots to do before we start moving in and I will try to keep track of our progress. Gonna also try to remember to take pictures of the outside of the house tomorrow so I can post them. But for now all I have is a picture of my lovely children who look almost like twins! I never realized how much they look like each other until I took a picture of them together. Too bad they aren't smiling, they are busy giving me their "Marvin" look.
It started at 6:15 as usual, only I had to get both kids fed and dressed so we could meet the painters at the new house at 8:30. We stayed at the house unloading paint cans and getting a good feel of the layout all morning. Allen stopped by to check out the house and Marvin's new shop. Camden enjoyed his company and showing him around the back yard. Then we went home for lunch and I put the kids down for their nap. After naptime was over we loaded back up and met Nana at the house to watch her take down the wall paper in the master bathroom. She is a pro and by 7:00 she was finished!! Stacy showed up about that time with pizza for supper, we were all famished. Amanda and Lola stopped by around 5:00 to see the material for the shower curtains in both bathrooms. Amanda picked out the material online after seeing the colored tile in the bathrooms for all of 2 minutes and it looks perfect! I couldn't have picked out material that would coordinate that well if I had the tile with me in a fabric store. Mama is taking the material back with her to sew them for me. Marvin is still at the house right now trying to pull up all of the black and white linoleum in the kitchen and laundry room. We have also determined that the wall paper on the ceiling of the guest bathroom will not come off without bringing down the ceiling with it. And yes I did say wall paper on the ceiling! I am going to talk to the painters in the morning and hopefully we can cover it with lots of primer and just paint over it. Lots to do before we start moving in and I will try to keep track of our progress. Gonna also try to remember to take pictures of the outside of the house tomorrow so I can post them. But for now all I have is a picture of my lovely children who look almost like twins! I never realized how much they look like each other until I took a picture of them together. Too bad they aren't smiling, they are busy giving me their "Marvin" look.
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