Finished Master Bedroom and some Spring Crafts

Well, I've finally taken pictures of our nearly finished bedroom redo.  We purchased our home 4 years ago in July...it had a mod podge of items in there because I didn't know exactly what I wanted or when I figured it out, the money needed to go elsewhere.  For my birthday this year we got it all put together.  YAY!  We inherited my mom's king size bed when she moved into her condo and didn't have a head board...hated not having a head board!  So Kendall and I built this cushy headboard.  It was a little more time consuming than I thought it would be, but I really love the way it turned out.  

 I found our quilt at Target, when they had their big bedding sale.  I really like it...I would have wanted to buy an Anthropolgie quilt, but with a $200 savings, I couldn't pass up the more kid friendly quilt.  SOMEDAY!  The picture wall is still a work in progress that I' hoping to have done this week.

 I love this new lamp shade from Target, and it matched our old lamp bases that I sprayed bright green.

 These are also the same side tables we had, I just painted them blue.

  So that's it...what do you think?

This last weekend was my sister weekend craft party.  We made these really cute bird cages.  My sisters are pretty much geniuses, and come up with ways to make the cutest stuff.  I'm so glad I can reap all the benefits!

 Laura molded these cute little owls and we painted them and put them in frames.

 This is my new spring wreath I made...don't mind the stupid face I'm making.  I really love the huge succulent...Tai Pan has a huge selection of succulents btw.  This picture is kind of washed out; the colors are really bright and springy, plus it's a huge wreath...I usually would buy an 18" form and I think this is a 24" form.  

I could really get used to this...

From Thursday afternoon until Saturday evening we "watched" my niece and nephew.  They are 13 and 11....so we didn't really watch them, they helped entertain my kiddos!  On Thursday night we got pizza and went to the dollar theater.  Friday morning I went to the gym and ran some errands kidless, thanks to my awesome niece, and on Friday night Kendall and I went on a short swimming date at the Fitness Center.  I could really get used to having older kiddos! 

Saturday afternoon we went shooting with Mom and Dad Johnson.  It was so fun...a little...a lot...chilly, but super fun.  We brought apples, a window, a watermelon, and cans of soda to shoot at.  

 Sadly, I only got pictures of this little cutie taking shots.  

 All the kids were really into it.  Even Jack and Josh took turns shooting.  They all loved it!

 The men had a shoot out.

 Then some clay pigeon shooting.  This is my favorite to do.  I really want to get a shotgun so we can do it more often.

 Kendall was in a little bit of heaven.  It's always nice when the kiddos all cooperate and just enjoy an activity.  It definitely makes it more enjoyable for mom and dad.

 It was super hazy, but on the way out...we went to Stansbury Island....the sunset was so beautiful.  I made Kendall stop the car so I could grab my camera and take these pictures.  So pretty!

We were sad to say goodbye to two extra buddies this weekend, but it was nice to get back to having only 6 people in our household...8 was a little squishy for our house!

A dad shown up by his four young kids!

Santa brought all the kids new sleds, so this Saturday we had to go test them out on some real hills.  Sam's made a little hill and jump in our front yard, but nothing compared to the ones we found.  This first hill was probably a hundred feet long and a little steeper than I thought the kids would go down.  So first off, Sam jumped right on and headed down.  It was perfect.  Joshy followed right behind.  Then Kendall made a train for him Mags and Jack.

 They were all in heaven!

 It was a pretty good trek back up the hill, but there wasn't any complaining.  They were just so excited to go down again.  The train lasted once, then they were all zooming down on their own.  Even Miss Mags. 

 Even Kendall was excited!

 It was pretty funny because our kids were the youngest ones, but even Jack & Josh trekked up the hill carrying their sleds.

 Josh had to show me the snow on his gloves.  He and Maggie kept eating it off their gloves & sleds.

Josh probably surprised me the most.  He wouldn't even let me hold his sled for him to get on.  He'd hop on and fly down the hill.

 Every day since, this kid has been begging to go back.  He loves playing outside...he'll come home from school and be out in the snow until dark...every day.  I love how happy he is in this picture. He was telling me how fun it was.

 After about an hour of sledding they found this part of the hill.  There were two jumps on this run and it was FAST!  I was freaking out a little, so I made them start halfway down the hill and only one jump...they were mad at me.  Even the little boys were zooming down.

 Then of course, the big boy had to have his turn.

 I was giving him a hard time because the kids would just ride it and not slow themselves down at all, and he kept putting his hands down to slow down.  Man I'm married to one handsome guy.  Not gonna lie, I was liking those snow pants...they are the same ones he wore in high school when we'd go boarding... :)

 So of course, he couldn't be shown up by his little kids.

 Ha ha, but he was!  He couldn't go down the hill without slowing down.  I loved it!  (Let's not mention that I didn't even go down at all; not even once...I get hurt every time I go sledding!)  Then he busted the sled on the second jump.

 It was such a beautiful day, and we had so much fun.

 While we were all busy laughing at Kendall, Jack decided to sneak on the hill from the top.  When I turned to see him, it was too late.  He was at the second hill; flew over it and had a good bounce, whacking his face on the snow.  Poor little choppy...he cut his lip and scratched up by his eye, nose, cheek and chin. 

 Don't mind his filthy face...he got a fat lip almost instantly and his nose swelled up too.  He's loved telling everyone that he got hurt sledding down a jump though.

 We had such a great holiday season.  It was so nice to spend so much time together as a family.  This week has been nice to return to a normal schedule though.  

Goodbye Bronco

This weekend was a bittersweet one for Kendall.  We said goodbye to his beloved Bronco.  It went to a good home though, the guy who bought it is going to finish Kendall's dream of turning it into a rock crawling machine.  On to other projects and new dreams! 

It must be love

A couple of weeks ago, I was at a loss as to what to get for Kendall to take to work for lunch.  He was tired of all the Costco stuff, so I decided to make a huge batch of one of his favorite things...spicy breakfast burritos.  It started off with two huge rolls of sausage from Costco.  I added a lot of heat with cayenne and red pepper flakes.  This is where the love part comes into it...I do not like sausage...at all!  For me to cook this much of it was almost making me gag...just looking at this picture is gross.

 Then came the eggs.  It ended up be 6 dozen eggs in total.  I added a jar of jalapenos and a little bit of milk.

 Maggie cooked a ton of tortillas for me.  She loved being in charge of making sure the bubbles were all popped, then flipping it over.

The finished result was 2 of these trays of 50 breakfast burritos.  We put two in a ziploc bag and threw them in the freezer.  He has been ever so happy to take these babies to work.  It ended up taking way longer than I thought it would, but at least he has a nice change of food for work.

 On this Costco trip I picked up a huge box full of suckers to try to entice Joshy to be more interested in using the potty.  It worked for a day, then we had stubborn fits over wanting the sucker, but not wanting to go #1 or #2.  Oh well, I guess he'll get there when he's good and ready...and not a minute sooner!  He was pretty happy about these green suckers...green is his favorite.

Our August rush

Man, I have a handsome husband...I'm just saying.  This month he turned the big 3-0!  It's kind of weird that we are crossing that threshold, but it ain't no thing...not really...I just keep telling myself that.  At least I still have several months before I have to make that big change...wink wink!  I am so blessed to be married to Kendall.  He really is my best friend and I consider myself to be one of the lucky ones!  

He had to move the Bronco to the back yard so we can get all the cement into the dumpster this week...what better way to do that than to rock climb over the large pile.  I love that silly grin on his face.  Sam was in the seat next to him with the exact same silly grin...love it!

 This month we've also been having a lot of these...Jack has been quite the little pill.  I don't know exactly what's gotten into him, other than the fact that he is two years old and a major tease!  I could just eat him up in this picture...which is funny, because in the moment I'd have nearly given him away that day!  He unrolled an entire roll of toilet paper and dumped it into his brothers full tubby. Then later that day, slathered himself entirely in A & D ointment, vitamin E oil and had just started in on the prescription steroid cream for eczema when I caught him.  He also kept chucking heavy things at walls and all the children around him!  Crazy boy!!!

 This girl has mastered riding a two wheeler.  She is now found zooming around the neighborhood with no fear...well maybe a little when she gets a little cocky and realizes she CAN still crash!  I can't believe how determined she is.  I love that she taught herself how to ride a bike, just like she potty trained herself, dresses herself and likes to do her own hair!  She is definitely our independent little woman!

 The kids were out riding their bikes and being so silly.  Jack would ride the little trike across the road and crash into my feet.  He thought he was hilarious!  Dirty little mug!

 Josh was riding our neighbors little rocket and his long legs look like spiders legs.

He'd scoot to the middle of the road, then get a little momentum and coast into the curb.

 He thought this was hilarious!

Then he got out the dump truck.  He is seriously the blur with this thing!  My camera was set on sport and there still wasn't a clear picture of him. 

 Funny kid.

Cute little man, he just makes me laugh, he's so silly!