Great Idea

Several weeks ago I found dress shirts for little boys on clearance. I suddenly saw my two little boys dressed alike for Easter Sunday and of course adorable pictures, maybe even some black and white. They would look so cute, and maybe we'd even blow one up to hang on the wall and give to the Grandma's.

Well Easter Sunday came and we rushed around to get out the door and then came home and everyone (including me) was too tired to do pictures so we all took naps and skipped the pictures.

Today is Tuesday. I could still see those beautiful pictures in my mind so I once again dressed my two boys in dress shirts and dress pants and decided to take pictures. Oh, they would be a great keepsake of our first Easter with two boys. Oh, what was I thinking...

Sweet sleep

We tell him to stay in bed. I guess we should tell him his whole body needs to stay in bed...at least his heart is in the right place...

Paint!

We spent the last week and a half painting our living room. We finally finished it up on Saturday. We're pretty pleased with how it turned out. Here are a few pictures.

We pulled up the old carpet after we finshed painting. The hardwood is beatuiful! We are still going to get another piece of carpet for the center of the room. I love how the hardwood looks, but it's just to loud and empty. Carpet makes a place feel more cozy.

I need to find curtains or make something. Any suggestions? How do you like the "ball" lamp hanging above the stero? We need to invest in some better lighting. I'd like to meet the person that decided not to put overhead lighting in bedrooms and living rooms... I enjoy lamp light most of the time, but sometimes I just want light!

And finally, here is the red wall. It was a little scary at first, but I think we're getting used to it and I think we'll like it.

For Mom

I've been trying to email some pictures to my mom, but for some reason she's not receiving them. So I'm posting them here -enjoy.

Homeschool alert

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Thanks for all the comments on my last post!

I thought I'd better update you on the cookbook since I made such a big deal about it. I did finally get it on Friday!

We had a great day with Matt and Heather on Saturday. It's always fun to see our kids together. We missed Anna Lee. :( Ellie is a sweet baby. So tiny. It's hard to believe Nathan was smaller than Ellie at birth. They grow up so quickly.

These Days

Several weeks ago I found our dear Mr. Potato Head in a bad way. I'm wondering if Isaiah was trying to copy how his mommy looks some days. At least he's smiling!

In other news:

The cookbook was returned to the seller (in Washington state). She sent it to me again. I'm hoping I see it tomorrow.

Tomorrow we are going to visit Matt and Heather and their girls. This will be the first we get to meet Ellie Grace. I can hardly believe she's almost a month old already!

I'm able to drink coffee again! Nate seems to be doing alright with it now. I am only drinking it every other day and sometimes not that often. I remember the days when I'd worry about not getting my coffee if we were away from home. I've decided I don't ever want to be that addicted to anything again.

Isaiah still has some trouble staying in his bed. One of the biggest attractions (besides sneaking into our room to find vicks to smear on his cheeks) is Nathan's crib. Some days I get rather frustrated. Several nights ago we put the boys to bed and after putting Isaiah back in his bed a time or two things were quite. Before heading to bed I walked into the boy's room to check on them. This is what I found...