Thursday, January 28, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
playing catch up...jordan's birthday
so much for trying to stay caught up on my blogging. but at least my laundry is caught up. so that's good, right?
hard to believe but my sweet baby girl is 14. thankfully she's still sweet. :) she had a big birthday party with friends last year. so this year was an evening in with family. we had lots of fun.
hard to believe but my sweet baby girl is 14. thankfully she's still sweet. :) she had a big birthday party with friends last year. so this year was an evening in with family. we had lots of fun.
georgie, you are loved.
dinner (and flowers from daddy)
boy cousins
little men
the funniest pic of the night LOL
my friend kari made jordan a custom snuggie :)
the boys made jordan special cards
a groovy camera case & a super cool ring
the dog thinks she's lost her mind :)
i think she's my little audrey hepburn
purty girls
purty girls
a beach glass necklace & bracelet from grammy
Saturday, January 2, 2010
someone's been watching too much HGTV
i must say, I LOVE HGTV. love watching a space transformed. love being inspired. love making my home more user friendly. with six of us, every single square foot counts!
when we first looked at this house, one of the things i loved about it was that each bedroom has a walk in closet. for a home built in 1970 that is something to be celebrated! but in addition to that, there was also a great big walk in closet in the hall way upstairs. and even then, i thought it would make a great art room for the kids.
creativity is in their blood...give them a stack of paper, some pencils, scissors and glue and they are in heaven. i love their creations...but hate that it has to happen in MY space LOL
bobby's sisters (aunt T and aunt melba...really terry and melinda LOL) and his mom (nanny...really catherine) sent money for the kids...we decided to use that to make over the walk in closet...to transform it into a SUPER COOL CREATIVE SPACE just for the boys.
i am sooo happy with how it turned out and sooooo happy to have my island back :)
i forgot to take a picture of before we started tearing down shelves and closet rods...here's a 'semi-before' pic:
and ta-da...the 'after' pics:
nanny, melba & t, thank you so much. this is a gift that will keep on giving. xoxo.
when we first looked at this house, one of the things i loved about it was that each bedroom has a walk in closet. for a home built in 1970 that is something to be celebrated! but in addition to that, there was also a great big walk in closet in the hall way upstairs. and even then, i thought it would make a great art room for the kids.
creativity is in their blood...give them a stack of paper, some pencils, scissors and glue and they are in heaven. i love their creations...but hate that it has to happen in MY space LOL
bobby's sisters (aunt T and aunt melba...really terry and melinda LOL) and his mom (nanny...really catherine) sent money for the kids...we decided to use that to make over the walk in closet...to transform it into a SUPER COOL CREATIVE SPACE just for the boys.
i am sooo happy with how it turned out and sooooo happy to have my island back :)
i forgot to take a picture of before we started tearing down shelves and closet rods...here's a 'semi-before' pic:
and ta-da...the 'after' pics:
nanny, melba & t, thank you so much. this is a gift that will keep on giving. xoxo.
Friday, January 1, 2010
a christmas to remember
three and a half years ago, we pulled out of our street (a big ol' penske truck & clifford the big red van) leaving our family behind...a mix of tears and joy as we started this crazy adventure. who would have EVER guessed that there would soon be a southern migration of family? christmas eve we gathered for a traditional dinner:
crazy crazy kids:
ahhhhhhh...thank you LOL
think hudson's a little excited? hee hee
my friend sent the boys matching argyle sweaters...aidan showed up in a coordinating one. aren't they all so handsome?
after everyone left, it was time to sprinkle the food for santa's reindeer:
all decked out in new jammies, ready for a sleepover in the boys' room, dog included:
christmas is always such a special time of year. even though we were in our home last year after hurricane ike, it wasn't until christmas eve. so this was an extra special christmas since we got to celebrate the entire season here. we're so very thankful for a roof over our heads and food on the table. really, what more does one need?
despite bobby's layoff, we still felt incredibly blessed. but imagine how much MORE blessed we felt when a friend of mine asked permission to adopt our children for christmas. i cannot even begin to express to her our gratitude. her family went all out and she insists that it was equally a blessing for their family as she used it as a teaching opportunity for her children. because of their generosity, bobby and i were able to just purchase one gift per child. this was a huge relief for us.
we also received blessings from our church and other friends for the kids, not to mention the family gifts. so our children had a christmas unlike any they've ever had before. before we opened gifts we were able to talk to them about how all of this was a gift from God...a tangible sign of his love for them. what a moment.
after we opened the gifts on christmas morning, we headed over to nana & papa's for more christmas celebration:
check out carson's face when he finds out that nana & papa got the kids a trampoline (theirs was crushed during IKE):
he was so excited he wanted to kiss it...crazy kid LOL
and christmas wouldn't be christmas without the collins & kankelfritz family. we decided to skip tradition and have FELIZ NAVIDAD instead...tacos & tamales...stacey made a version of chuy's jalapeno ranch dip, chuck made some INCREDIBLE salsa and becky made tres leche cake. what a way to end the day.
crazy crazy kids:
ahhhhhhh...thank you LOL
think hudson's a little excited? hee hee
my friend sent the boys matching argyle sweaters...aidan showed up in a coordinating one. aren't they all so handsome?
after everyone left, it was time to sprinkle the food for santa's reindeer:
all decked out in new jammies, ready for a sleepover in the boys' room, dog included:
christmas is always such a special time of year. even though we were in our home last year after hurricane ike, it wasn't until christmas eve. so this was an extra special christmas since we got to celebrate the entire season here. we're so very thankful for a roof over our heads and food on the table. really, what more does one need?
despite bobby's layoff, we still felt incredibly blessed. but imagine how much MORE blessed we felt when a friend of mine asked permission to adopt our children for christmas. i cannot even begin to express to her our gratitude. her family went all out and she insists that it was equally a blessing for their family as she used it as a teaching opportunity for her children. because of their generosity, bobby and i were able to just purchase one gift per child. this was a huge relief for us.
we also received blessings from our church and other friends for the kids, not to mention the family gifts. so our children had a christmas unlike any they've ever had before. before we opened gifts we were able to talk to them about how all of this was a gift from God...a tangible sign of his love for them. what a moment.
after we opened the gifts on christmas morning, we headed over to nana & papa's for more christmas celebration:
check out carson's face when he finds out that nana & papa got the kids a trampoline (theirs was crushed during IKE):
he was so excited he wanted to kiss it...crazy kid LOL
and christmas wouldn't be christmas without the collins & kankelfritz family. we decided to skip tradition and have FELIZ NAVIDAD instead...tacos & tamales...stacey made a version of chuy's jalapeno ranch dip, chuck made some INCREDIBLE salsa and becky made tres leche cake. what a way to end the day.
we cannot begin to express our hearts of gratitude toward our friends & family for the love they have shown our family this christmas. we feel so loved and so blessed to have you in our lives.
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