Congrats John and Kelly

I had the pleasure of meeting little Katelyn Grace this weekend! She is a little cutie. Congrats John and Kelly:)

Finally done..well almost

This is what the bathroom once looked like...



The result of all of Steve's hard work...



For the last 6 months we have been remodeling the girls bathroom. Most of it was done in the first month but when you do it yourself it seems to go on and on and on. Tonight was the first night the girls got to take a bath in it since we had our friend who is a plumber come and adjust a few things and I was finally able to seal all the tile this week. Steve did an awesome job once again. There was only one major mishap which was hitting a water pipe while drilling in new drywall:) It was actually pretty funny because I see Steve flying to the basement and all I hear is water and I am envisioning water flowing through the hallway. Luckily it was spraying into the tub so not too much damage was done. All that is left is securing the granite and a little paint touch-up..yeah!!! Now I have to convince Steve to spend all his free time remodeling our master bathroom:)

Halloween 2008

It has been a busy,yet fun week around here. We managed to get use out of the Halloween costumes four different times. On Wednesday night we met my whole family at BW3's for their kids night. It was a lot of fun..they had a clown who did face painting, pumpkins for the kids to decorate(which they got all over their costumes!!) and a costume contest which my nephew won! My dad has just returned from Texas after doing some hurricane relief so it was great to see him. On Thursday Lauren had her class halloween party. That was adorable. I got to see what the teachers deal with every day...wow was it hard to get them all to stand still for a picture. I was a little discouraged about my sewing skills after leaving since the teacher asked Lauren if she was a squirrel or a mouse and a mother complemented me on Lauren's cute mouse costume:) I think part of the problem was my ability to face paint (at least that's a good excuse!)
On Halloween we went trick or treating in downtown Lisle which is great because you walk from store to store and its all close together. The girls absolutely loved it. Chloe walked the whole time and had a death grip on her banana bag filled with candy. The first store we went to she let the lady put candy in her bag and then proceeded to walk further into the store to go shopping. Then if a store was closed, she would stop and look through the windows. It was the cutest thing. Lauren was in heaven and was content following all the big kids. I think it was also quite confusing to her that all the stores had candy.
Saturday night was spent at the Ley's house with some friends and their kids. They enjoyed making cookies and playing in their costumes once again. Of course we got together just for the kids sake:) Thanks Sara and Mark for a great night!
Now its a matter of keeping the candy stash hidden so that Steve and I can raid it..the joys of being parents.

So far so good

For a girl who loves candy and a pacifier, I was a bit nervous for her first dentist appointment! She clearly loved every minute of it and it helped that they play a video for kids while they get their cleaning. I even was able to use the "Your not going to the dentist unless you...." and it worked like a charm:) Anyways, the verdict was good! I guess I need to learn from Lauren because lately I have seen the dentist all too much..the latest was my first root canal!! It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but still not fun. Steve blames it all on my McDonald Coke addiction.. really one Coke a day??

Fall is in the air

This weekend we took the girls to a pumpkin patch that has a lot more than pumpkins. The weather was great and it is now starting to feel like Fall. Lauren loved feeding the animals and Chloe enjoyed the train ride. When I asked Lauren what her favorite part was she said "The sucker".. of course it is the simple things they want! I guess all I have to do is buy a big bag of suckers to give them a memorable childhood:)
Lately Lauren keeps asking if she can go trick or treating..this is going to be a long month! I am attempting to make their costumes but once again I am wondering what I got myself into? I have already spent a few hours on them. They are going to be little monkeys..I couldn't think of anything that would fit them better;) Wish me luck!

Another Fast One

They look so sweet and innocent in this picture, but if you look closely Lauren is up to no good. I gave them mini marshmallows as a treat and the next thing I know, I have sticky marshmallows smeared all over the sliding door? I thought that Lauren was quietly eating, but rather I had chunks of marshmallow all over the glass. When I was looking at the pictures I just took, I noticed that Lauren was getting ready to destruct. Of course it is more fun to make a mess with your treat rather an eat it!!