One down, two to go

The bathroom is officially done. After 3 pedestal sinks, putting a hole in the wall to move pipes, several light fixtures, and many coats of paint...we are glad to have our evenings back. Although Steve did all the work I missed having him help with the girls after work especially since we have been dealing with some nasty illnesses. I had a really hard time getting a good picture of the bathroom, but you can get an idea. Now its time to start planning the remodel for the other two bathrooms- but I think Steve needs a little break :)

Onto a new adventure...

So after trying to figure out what I could do as a stay home mom I finally think I found something that fits me(At least I know that waitressing isn't for me:). Although I never thought I could sell anything at home parties I found a really cool product that I absolutely love and it feeds my creative bug. It is called Uppercase Living and it has fun expressions for the walls. I was quite hesitant to finally make the move since I don't want friends and family feeling pressure to help me out(Does anyone what to have a party? Just kidding). I think Steve is a little worried our house will have "expressions" all over the place:).. but I can't wait to get started. If you want to see more check out the web sight at www.uppercaseliving.com.

The Floor Is Done

We now have a newly tiled floor.. so much better than the previous. Steve did the whole thing by himself.. he doesn't know what he got himself into, I will now want every bathroom retiled!! Now it is on to all the little details. We had a REALLY hard time parting with the beauty of a light fixture but it is time to move on. Of course the new light I bought doesn't fit over the hole in the wall so now I need to find another light(I think anything will be better than what we currently have). I also don't like the green I was going to paint the walls..turned out too dark. Why do projects always take way longer than anticipated???

Yes.. we are still here

I have been getting heat for slacking on the blog. It was so busy for a while and it just got put on the back burner. We had a great Christmas with Steve's family. The kids had so much fun playing with each other and it was great to catch up. I was able to escape to Florida for a weekend for my cousin's wedding- It was so nice and relaxing! Steve was a trooper and held the fort down, but thank goodness his family was here to help. Since Christmas not too much is new. Chloe had her 9 month doctors appointment(she is getting so old!)She is just over 19 pounds(average), but is in the upper 80th percentile for height. We got the o.k. to feed her pretty much everything that we eat... so this has been fun. She has now mastered crawling and is a little maniac- She can even climb all the way up the stairs- thank goodness for gates. She also loves to get at the china cabinet which surprisingly Lauren only investigated a few times. It is kind of cute though- Chloe will crawl over to it and actually open it and when I say "no, no" she quickly falls and crawls with a big smile on her face.. we have another stinker. As for me I quit my job waitressing. It was a bit more stressful than I thought and since it was a newer restaurant I didn't make enough money to make it worth it. I am really excited about a new product that my friend Bradi turned me on to called Uppercase Living and I am thinking about getting in to that. Other than that Steve is tearing up our guest bathroom and completely remodeling it- so fun! He got a tile saw for Christmas and just cut all the tile. I will keep you updated on the project via pictures.

Santa came a little early

Saturday we had our family Christmas. Steve's family is coming for Christmas this year so we did our little family Christmas early. The nice thing about the girls being so young is you can do Christmas when you want. Instead of an early morning deal we set up all the gifts for after the nap(much easier for Mom and Dad)Lauren had fun but we didn't get the shocked reaction that we were hoping for. Since we just had a birthday party I think she thinks gifts are an everyday thing now. She is really going to be confused when she has Christmas with her cousins as well:) As for Chloe she had fun chewing on wrapping paper, climbing on the gifts, and stealing a chocolate chip cookie from Lauren!(and proceeded to eat it- great for an 8 month old.. the video footage gets a little crazy as I jump up to get it out of her mouth)p.s.- I know Lauren's bangs are way too long, but I'm trying to grow them out.

The bigger the tree the better?

So this year we went to go by a Christmas tree and came home with the biggest one we have ever had. Steve put it up while I cleaned the mess and on Saturday we decorated it. We thought we had a beautiful tree until six this morning when a bang woke up the whole family- Lauren and Chloe included. I went downstairs to see what it was hoping it was not the Christmas tree and there it was laying in the middle of our living room surrounded by broken ornaments and water all over the carpet. I wanted to cry since I didn't get home from work until one in the morning and now I had to deal with this. So Steve and I went to work while the girls were trying to get our attention in their cribs. I thought about taking a picture but I just wanted to get it cleaned up. So now the tree is tied with fishing line to keep it up- very classy. It doesn't look as bad as it sounds and I recommend it to anyone with a real tree! My wonderful husband let me go back to bed and I slept until 10!! There was also a McDonald's coke and biscuit waiting for me. So the morning wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be(:

Lauren Turns 2

The day started out just as it should with a two year old... Make-up all over herself and her car seat. Some of you may have seen this on Sara's blog, but on Lauren's birthday we met up with Sara and Kris at the mall and on the way to the mall Lauren decided to play with a tube of lipstick. She was asking for one of my small make-up bags and I gave it to her thinking she would not be able to open it. Big mistake! Instead of attempting to start a homemade birthday cake tradition during nap time.. I was busy cleaning her clothes and car seat. She still had a great birthday filled with lots of gifts and food. My parents had us all over for pizza and they had it all decked out with princess decorations. We decided Lauren loves parties, babies and electric guitars. After being spoiled with gifts she now understands that birthdays are fun.