Decorating: Room 1

 

 

 

Because decorating a home can be super expensive and a little mind blowing we are taking it extrememly slow. I am focusing on one room every few months. The first room up was Sara's. It needed paint and ofcourse she had to have pink. Because it is the largest of the two kid's rooms it is where the crib gets to live. Even though we have no idea if we are having a girl or boy we figure the baby won't care if the room is pink. I did work very hard to try to make it a little less feminine with the green and blue curtains and neutral bedding for the crib. It was hard but I think it came together ok, and Sara loves it. I am glad I get a break because decorating is not only hard work but it can be hard on a budget.

Super Saturday in December

Saturday we had a super fun busy day! Sara's school has a carnival type event called breakfast with Santa. The kids got to go to the school and eat donuts, have thier picture taken with Santa, and then play tons of fun carnival games. They had so much fun. Then after making a quick stop to get some breakfast with protein in it we were on to Clayton's Green Belt Test for Tae Kwon Do. This was his 3rd test since he started last May. He did great! This belt will be so much more challenging because there is only an adult form that is longer than the kid form he has been learning. I know he will rise up to the challenge and do great. There has even been some talk about letting him compete next year if he continues to do well. It is fun to see him learn so much.

 

 

Giving Thanks

 

So this year I was hesitant, A.K.A. kicking and screaming, to make the 4 hour drive to Dallas for Thanksgiving. The older I get the more I am becoming a bit of a homebody that loves to stay home. It is also becoming less fun to sit in the car for very long when you have to use the restroom every 5 minutes and sitting in the same position makes your hips feel like someone is prying them apart with a crowbar. But Jason convinced me, A.K.A. didn't give me a choice, to go ahead and make the drive so we could be with family. I have to admit it wsa really nice, as it always is, to be around the ones we love the most. I didn't get any pictures like I wanted to, but I did capture Clayton teaching my Grandfather how to play Mario Kart on his DS. Priceless. Thank you family for loving us and always being there!

Boy or Girl?

So on Halloween I had an awesome sonogram showing how wiggly and wonderful this little baby it. Jason and I don't want to find out if it is a boy or a girl but the Dr. warned me it was pretty obvious. I assured her that it mostly looks like a blur to me and I can hardly tell the head from the behind in these things. I thought this would be a fun post for our friends and family to see if they can tell. We have our suspicions but definitely not certain. So here is the video for all the world to see and decide. But shhh please don't tell us. We like being clueless.

House Phase 1

Jason and I found a house that I love and he at least agreed to that we are in the process of trying to buy. Jason has very different taste than I do. He doesn't really care for newer neighborhoods where most of the houses look the same and you only get a few tiny trees and a small yard. I love them because it means that the kids have sidewalks to ride their bikes, a park we can walk to, and a community pool. We are not scheduled to close on the house until the middle of December and I have to keep reminding myself that at any moment things might fall apart and it may not happen. So wish us luck. Here is a preview of what we are hoping to make our own.