our house updates!

Well, I've been waiting and waiting to post this blog-- before and after pics of our new house!!!!  It has definitely been a labor of love (and a little craziness!), but I am still amazed and so very thankful how the Lord has provided our family with this house.  This is just a few rooms-- the kitchen is still a work in progress :)


View from the dining room into the living room

after lots of paint, taking down paneling, reframing windows (they were rotten)

(still need to work on fireplace-- you can see I have a picture in front of it!)

Living Room pic 2- it's hard to see, but the top half of the windows are gold!

Living Room Before (you can't tell, but there is popcorn texture from the paneling all the way up to the beam on the ceiling-- ick!  and yes, the carpet is blue :) )

and after..... :)

 



boys room (you can't tell, but that window is yellow bubble glass!)

 



boys bathroom-- yes, it has carpet--ewww!

 

Caleb's room (and Nathan's too!)

 

more pics to come.....

 



"Family-Moon"

With the birth of each new child, we've taken a little "family-moon" right before baby arrives.  With Matthew, we went to frisco, had pizza, stayed in a hotel, and then took him to the arboretum the next day.  With Matthew and Joseph, we went to build a bear and then had pizza together.  This time around, we went and had pizza (of course!) on Friday night, stayed in a hotel (wonderful hotel points!), got back to the hotel and watched 101 Dalmations (or 101 Dominations, as Joseph calls it) with some delicious microwave popcorn and orange soda (the ultimate treat for M & J).  Saturday morning we had breakfast and then went to grapevine mills for a little shopping (for mommy :) ), and then went to the rainforest café for lunch.  It was so nice to get away even for a day (there's so much to do at home, this gives us a little break from having to get anything done.)

Here's a few pics from our weekend:

yummy breakfast at the hotel

love this pic! 

cool dudes!

getting to play a game at the mall (real treat!)

 

Caleb driving the "ice cream" truck

at the rainforest cafe

Caleb at the rainforest café (before he spilled water all over himself!)

our little family