Random life

Trying to enjoy life a little outside of LOTS of work & continual endless unpacking.

 

Jeff's home town football team played just 15 minutes from our house!  So we went to the game & Gma & Gpa Maas came to stay with us!

 GO BIG BLUE!!

 Enjoying their new toy room....

 And taking the first of what I assume will be many pictures taken on these steps!!

PS.  Look at these KIDS!!  Where did my babies go??

Subtraction at 2!

Olivia:  "Mom, do you have 2 shirts on?"
Me:  "Yes Olivia, I sure do."
Olivia:  "You need to take one shirt off, then you'll have one shirt on."

Pretty sure my 2 year old just did her first math!!

Another BIG milestone!

LIVI has her own room!! 

Officially spending the first night sleeping in her own big girl room.

We have talked this up for MONTHS.  With all this moving-not moving-moving business, she has been awaiting this moment for a while.  I hope all this time to talk it up makes for an easy transition. 

We went to NFM today & picked up some mattresses & box springs for the kids.  We have an old full size bedroom set for Liv we will clean up & paint.  And the boys got twin mattresses & we'll work on making them into real beds eventually.  Now we have to finish getting unpacked so we can start painting their rooms!!  For now they have some $5 Walmart sheets but Livi is expecting a "princess bed" from Santa..... so I better get my act together.... er, I mean, I better get on Santa!!! 

They were SO excited about their new beds!  The boys were tucking themselves in & ready for bed at 5:30!  They all went down without so much as a tear or a peep about being in different rooms.  I snuggled with Livi for about 10 mins & left her half awake to fall asleep on her own.  She did great!  She never ever fails to amaze me!!

This is an example of how NOT to prove to your new neighbors that you are not a just a little bit ghetto!  I prefer to call us resourceful & self sufficient! 

 Getting the boys' new beds set up!

 Daddy & Livi in her new BIG bed!  Makes her look so little :)

Livi's Room

 Boys' Room

 Fast asleep!  Logan's first night in his new big bed at the new house!

 Hayden's first night in his new big bed at our new house!  Hoping its so much more comfortable than those crib matresses that they sleep in a little more!?  One can hope.

 Our big girl!  Tucked in with her "baby Sydney."  Plenty of room for them to snuggle!  We need to get poor Sydney some PJs!

 

Off to Pinterest some more room painting & decorating inspiration.  I'm so excited to paint & decorate a pink girly room!!

NEW HOUSE!!!

Picture Dump.....

......you really don't care about words anyways, right? 

 

August 28, 2012..... moving day has begun!!

Hayden & Livi driving "daddy's big workin' truck!"

First time playing in their new toy room with Grandma Maas!

Last night sleeping in their very first room.  Kind of sad :(

Wednesday night, August 29, 2012, last time in our old house.  Standing in the spots where their beds were.

Its hard to be cooperative at 10 pm!

Last picture on our old steps.....

Putting on shoes to leave the old house for the very last time!

Last family picture in our first family home!  You were very good to us Sycamore Circle.  Thanks for all of the amazing memories.  You witnessed many of my dreams come true.  May you continue bless many other families in the way you blessed us.

Very first night in the NEW house!  Crib mattresses on the floor in what will be Olivia's new room.

Breakfast of champions... chocolate cupcakes & toast. 

Thursday morning, August 30.... unloaded the very last item!!!!

A mini tour. A very unboxed, uncleaned, took 1/2 of the pictures at night so they are kind of dark, tour!

Standing in entry way door.

Den= the perfect Toy room!!

Therefore, for now formal dining room= office/craftroom.

Living room.

Looking through the kitchen/dining into the living room.

LOVE this kitchen space!!!

Pantry!  This is probably almost as much cabinet space as I had in my whole other kitchen.

Kitchen- office/desk.  I forsee a lot of Pinterest inspiration happening here.

Main floor 1/2 bath & laundry.

Down stairs to a big unfinised basement.

Upstairs.

One view of upstairs hallway.

Master Bedroom

Master bath.

Closet

What will be the boys' room.

And their closet.

Other view down the hall.

Kids sleeping on their crib mattresses in what will be Livi's princess room!  We need to go get them some new beds when things settle down a little bit!

Her CLOSET!  It is almost as big as her room.  She will LOVE that at 16!

Spare bedroom.  For now the catch all for decorations & everything else yet to find a home.

 Kids' bathroom.

Back deck at night!

 

Thanks to all of our family for helping us with the move & cleaning!!!  We are very slowly unboxing things.  Its already feeling like home. A half boxed up, cluster.... but its our home!