I'll do his update later...lot's of other things to get ready for :)
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Happy 1st Birthday Sweet Ben!
I have been replaying this day a year ago in my head for the past few days and over and over last night while I was trying to sleep. Every time I look at the clock I think about what I was doing at that exact moment last year. It's so crazy how vivid it all still is; just like it was yesterday.
Last night we took Ben to have his picture made at Picture People (I'll share those later.) I had a free coupon and another free sheet with the "Portrait Club" and a $10 off. So we got a 10x13, 8x10 and a picture frame for free. I stopped and got balloons on our way and the lady had already counted her drawer, so she said they were free and her gift to the birthday boy.
I guess Ben was excited to celebrate his birthday, so he woke Danny and I up bright and early at 4:49am ready to play!
This morning I made Pumpkin Bran muffins for Ben and Owen for breakfast. I thought this would be better than giving him more cake than he really needs.
He seemed to like it.Owen had two mufcakes; as he calls them.
Ben playing in the party drawer.
Bethany stopped by on her way out of town to tell the boys bye.
Ben has already received several cards and Ella brought him a birthday balloon this morning. What a lucky little guy!
Last night we took Ben to have his picture made at Picture People (I'll share those later.) I had a free coupon and another free sheet with the "Portrait Club" and a $10 off. So we got a 10x13, 8x10 and a picture frame for free. I stopped and got balloons on our way and the lady had already counted her drawer, so she said they were free and her gift to the birthday boy.
I guess Ben was excited to celebrate his birthday, so he woke Danny and I up bright and early at 4:49am ready to play!
This morning I made Pumpkin Bran muffins for Ben and Owen for breakfast. I thought this would be better than giving him more cake than he really needs.
He seemed to like it.Owen had two mufcakes; as he calls them.
Ben playing in the party drawer.
Bethany stopped by on her way out of town to tell the boys bye.
Ben has already received several cards and Ella brought him a birthday balloon this morning. What a lucky little guy!Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Happy 4th!
When I looked out this morning someone had lined the streets of out neighborhood with American Flags; it's so beautiful! I'll have to get out and get a picture sometime today.
We had such a nice 4th of July! Danny and I spent the better part of the day doing things in preparation for Ben's party; Danny worked on the yard and I worked on my homemade photo booth. Our neighbors invited us over for dinner and then we all headed out to our driveway to watch the fireworks. We have an awesome view of fireworks from 2 separate locations; I guess that's one perk of living on the side of a mountain. Just before the shows started, Bethany, Maggie, Justin, Miles and Liam came by with some of Bethany's friends to watch the fireworks with us. It was a busy and festive holiday!
Happy, Happy Birthday America!
*note to self... get Owen's hair cut this week!*
Here is a picture of me (and Ben) last year on the 4th. I had no idea he would be joining us in 5 days.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Little Bird, Little Bird
fly to my window...
(I noticed the Blue Spruce shaking the other day. Danny and I peeked in yesterday, and this is what we found.)
Thursday, July 2, 2009
In search of...
On Sunday Danny and I took the kids to Bruegger's (sp) Bagels for breakfast and from there we went to Lowe's to look at paint for a little cabinet I found on Craigslist. Somehow, we decided we wanted to paint the dining room too.
We are quickly learning that making decisions after Bruegger's is not a good idea (this is also where we were when we decided to build this house ans "sell" our other one.)
At Lowe's, we found several yellows that we liked and that looked great in the store. We decided on Carolina Inn Crossroads Gold and black and cream curtains with a chunky black curtain rod; it looked great in the buggy and we were so excited to get started!
We ended up with French's mustard yellow....Both of us hated it and knew it needed to go QUICKLY!
After looking through a Sherwin Williams Fan deck for about 5 hours, getting suggestions from anyone willing to share their favorite colors and Googling dining room images with all possible color combinations, I finally e-mailed a friend about a color in his house...Uncertain Grey... We actually picked one shade darker, Foggy Day, and viola!
We returned the curtains, but here is what it looks like.
Yesterday I took the kids out on a mission for the perfect polka dotted fabric and wrapping paper for Ben's party. We went to CVS, Walgreen's, k-mart, Toy's r Us, Ingles and Hallmark to look for wrapping paper (I had already been to Target and Walmart and called all the local party stores.) I found way too many cute fabrics at Foam and Fabric and actually felt overwhelmed; I'm not sure I picked the right one, but I guess it'll do.
When we got home, an old neighbor came over and brought her little Kaitlyn (who I used to babysit) and she an Owen played for hours!
Today Bethany came over and we played in the pool from 11:30 until almost 4pm. Ben slept for almost all of it, but I think Owen really enjoyed having Befaney all to himself!
At one point Owen locked the house door and closed it, with all of outside but Ben who was sleeping. I panicked and was trying to use a piece of paper to break in. Thank goodness my neighbors son was walking outside and he let me use his license to break in.
As soon as I opened the door, the phone started ringing. It was Danny and he was coming home early. Whew, it was good to know that even if we couldn't have gotten in, at least Danny would have been home soon.
We are quickly learning that making decisions after Bruegger's is not a good idea (this is also where we were when we decided to build this house ans "sell" our other one.)
At Lowe's, we found several yellows that we liked and that looked great in the store. We decided on Carolina Inn Crossroads Gold and black and cream curtains with a chunky black curtain rod; it looked great in the buggy and we were so excited to get started!
We ended up with French's mustard yellow....Both of us hated it and knew it needed to go QUICKLY!
After looking through a Sherwin Williams Fan deck for about 5 hours, getting suggestions from anyone willing to share their favorite colors and Googling dining room images with all possible color combinations, I finally e-mailed a friend about a color in his house...Uncertain Grey... We actually picked one shade darker, Foggy Day, and viola!
We returned the curtains, but here is what it looks like.
Yesterday I took the kids out on a mission for the perfect polka dotted fabric and wrapping paper for Ben's party. We went to CVS, Walgreen's, k-mart, Toy's r Us, Ingles and Hallmark to look for wrapping paper (I had already been to Target and Walmart and called all the local party stores.) I found way too many cute fabrics at Foam and Fabric and actually felt overwhelmed; I'm not sure I picked the right one, but I guess it'll do.When we got home, an old neighbor came over and brought her little Kaitlyn (who I used to babysit) and she an Owen played for hours!
Today Bethany came over and we played in the pool from 11:30 until almost 4pm. Ben slept for almost all of it, but I think Owen really enjoyed having Befaney all to himself!At one point Owen locked the house door and closed it, with all of outside but Ben who was sleeping. I panicked and was trying to use a piece of paper to break in. Thank goodness my neighbors son was walking outside and he let me use his license to break in.
As soon as I opened the door, the phone started ringing. It was Danny and he was coming home early. Whew, it was good to know that even if we couldn't have gotten in, at least Danny would have been home soon.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
painted bellies
I have seen pregnant bellies painted as pumpkins, but never this...
This is Anna's belly. She is married to one of Danny's good college friends. I thought it was super cute and I asked her If I could share it with my blog friends.
This is Anna's belly. She is married to one of Danny's good college friends. I thought it was super cute and I asked her If I could share it with my blog friends.
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