So lonely, So very Lonely...

Tea just doesn't taste the same

Our turkey sandwiches....plain

The dishes will probably be in the sink until.....DINNER!


The toy/Guest room looks so empty

It's been 4 hours and I already miss my parents, things just aren't the same.

It started with the best night ever, WICKED (which will be getting it's own post asap!) My mom looked SOOO beautiful!

We went the an A's game that was SO much fun and the fireworks after were AMAZING!

This Guy spent so much time trying to start the wave, it took probably about 20 minutes of him running as fast as he could starting from our section tell he hit a road block. Finally it took and went around at least 30 times! (the game was REALLY BAD so I think everyone was looking for some entertainment)

bye bye Papa

Please....don't be jealous

Payten works for free!!! She spends an hour plus perfecting your look and giving you more detail then you'd get anywhere else. BYOM (bring your own makeup) and anything else from your bathroom...ex: hand sanitizer, facial masks, well anything spreadable by hand or brush, she knows how to apply to a face. Oh and she also does hair, just look at mine.....flawless. She's quite the perfectionist so you know you'll be leaving with a flawless look that will have all heads turning!!!

My lips have NEVER been so moisturized

OK the flash took away so many details but notice the nose highlighting...I never would have thought of that on my own, genius

Does this look OK?

Hey I need your help, So I had to figure out a way to get the crayons, markers, pencils and CHALK up so Riley couldn't reach and more importantly EAT. Does this look ok or does it look funny? I wanted them to be able to stay out because Payten will go use them without coming and getting me and it's really nice. the chalk board wall needs a clean and 1/2 the drywall I destroyed trying to get the shelf up is all over the floor so it looks really messy....which is it haha sorry anyways, looks ok? change it? I really want to know and I wont be offended if you don't like it!

I'm a Rose girl now!

I've always thought roses are over rated and although I thought they were pretty they were just ok....until now!!! They seriously make my day. I picked some and put them in a vase, I swear I want to carry them around with me and put them in whatever room I'm in. They smell awesome and well, I'm a huge fan of roses now! check out the white one, that sucker is HUGE!

Happy Easter

Did the Easter bunny come?

Riley found her basket with some help from big sister

Payten found the eggs

I Hope you all are having a happy Easter!

Base boards

Future Scrapbook area! for now..clutter Pile :)
New Office floor and base boards

New bathroom floor and baseboards

it's coming along. John put the new flooring in the office yesterday and I went behind him and put the base boards in. I still haven't caulked the nail holes and seems yet but they'll look great whenever I feel like taking on that LONG job!!!

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I pretty much find some version of this Riley at least once a day

smell the roses

I almost didn't keep all the rose bushes in because there are at least 20+ bushes from front/side/and back yard. but now they are starting to bloom and in a week or so they will have hundreds of them, I tried counting some of the buds on one and it took forever, there will be alot, I'm kind of excited. Glad I didn't have to do the work in putting them in and getting them to be strong and healthy, I just get to look at them :) They put in so many different colors, white/ yellow/red/coral/orange/pink/deep red....so many. who ever they were in the past, they rock!

If you can't buy it

Make it! So I've tried really hard to make what I can to save $ well In the process of making the mirror I managed to shatter the first one (there goes saving $$!...long story) but it worked out in the end to look pretty good. I looked all over for a table like this also for the entry and couldn't find what I wanted so I dragged my niece Kirra to home depot and got the stuff to make one

Why not dance on the floor?

because there are so many more desirable places! - Riley

New fireplace

So last week I painted the dinning/fireplace room and here's the before and after. This weekend I picked up the base and crown moldings so hopefully the place will feel more finished with those up. I'll keep posting pictures. sorry it probably gets really old having all my posts be about my house but that's pretty much my life lately, paint, nails, saws, hammers, etc :) have a great week

Worked to death

So the girls helped me cut and put in the new floor in our front hallway closet, then we had lunch...Riley made it 1/2 way through that.

Gardening

I always swore I wouldn't garden the spiders here are just WAY to scary. So of course the place we got has a huge garden! anyways I've actually had fun fixing it, I just got pretty new bark yesterday

Laundry

So I was doing laundry going back and forth from the baskets in the bedrooms to laundry in the garage and Riley was following me everwhere whining for me to pick her up. I went into the garage and within 2 seconds I hear the knob shaking, I'm thinking what is Payten doing. I Open the door and Riley looked up at me from higher then normal with a "dang I almost had it" look.

Some moms read books

Here's what I spent last evening teaching Payten to do hahaha she thought it was the funniest thing ever!

Still on the bad list

So I'm still on that bad list, this time changing her diaper ( I felt no picture was necessary and probably none of you would want to see it) but it was the prettiest poop I've ever scene. It had about 10 glittery heart and star stickers in it. I really should document the things that come out of her diaper hahaha then maybe I'd know of 1/2 the things she's putting in her mouth!

I'm on Riley's bad list

Riley can't figure out why I didn't let her finish the box of CHALK!

I swear she eats everything!

I had fun playing with their hair yesterday.

can you find the snugglie? Well I spent HOURS looking for Riley's snugglie that she has to have to go to sleep or when she's crabby. DAYS later john was watching TV and said I know where her snugglie is!!! I smell a big sister! haha needless to say durring those days I got her to love a new snugglie that I got 2 of, just in case one dissappears and also for laundry rotation, they are identical :)