Bathroom progress from a Pinterest addict!

I've been going a bit hog-wild with pinterest lately but it's sooo much fun! can you blame me?  Anyway, last night I finally finished painting vertical stripes in the girls' bathroom upstairs and I am more than thrilled with the way it turned out.  I used a leftover gray paint color (although it looks like a blue) from when I painted our master bath last winter and the white is my favorite go to white (mineral ash) that I use when I'm refinishing old pieces of furniture.  Here's a little sneak at the walls now.  Sorry my photog skills aren't the greatest so the lighting is a bit wacky but I think you can get the idea.  I still have to decorate with light purple accents and linens.  Madelyn picked out some  purple butterfly wall decals that will also be a part of the bathroom.  I ordered a solid white all ruffle shower curtain and will hang that as soon as I get a shower rod.  It's going to be so cute!

Day 4 thanks

Penny my girls' daycare provider- not only does this amazing lady take care of my children when I'm at work but she loves them as her own! I'm so thankful to have found her right away after we moved back to Michigan when Madelyn was only 5 months old. Yesterday I was reminded of how much I also appreciate all she teaches and has taught my girls. While having pictures taken the photographer had brought out the letters T-W-O. Alyssa walks up to the T, Picks it up and says loud and clear "T!" Then she picks up the W and shouts "W!" She is singing her ABCs and counting to 11 too. She isn't even 2 folks. Thank you, thank you, thank you Penny! We love you!

Day 3 Thanks:

Christmas Pictures. Today we took the girls to JC Penny to get some Christmas pictures and Alyssa's two year.  All I wanted was one good shot of the girls together. We didn't have much luck when we had family photos done with my friend Jess so I hoped Alyssa would cooperate more being 5 months older.  Well she didn't...BUT we were able to get a couple cute ones when it was all said and done:) I was also super thankful that getting them taken so early in the season, the studio was not busy like it has been in years past. Major bonus!

Day 2 Thanks:

Pinterest! ahhhh pinterest how you have inspired me and moved along the decorating of my home tremendously.  Currently, I am working on Christmas decorations of many sorts and they get me so giddy, it's kind of silly:) Pair this site with a 25% off entire purchase coupon to JoAnn's and you know what my weekend right there.

30 Days of Thanks- Day 1

I've always wanted to do this and by golly, this year I will do a daily post of my Thankfulness.

Today, I am thankful to be well and healthy again.  After experiencing strep and feeling like I had been hit by a truck for 4 days, I am just happy that I can sit and stand without hurting everywhere. :):)

Trick-or-Treating 2012

The weather this year turned out pretty cold and rainy so I was unsure what we would do Halloween night.  Robert had to work out of town with a day  notice and so sadly he would not be with us.  I contemplated taking the girls to an indoor trunk-or-treat at a church until we got home from school and Madelyn was knocked out on the couch until 6:00.  I had taken her temp. and she was also running a fever of 99.5 so I wasn't sure what the evening had instore for her.  6:00 rolled around and I woke her up from her little slumber to see what she wanted to do and if she felt ready to eat and trick-or-treat.  Who was I kidding? Of course, she was up for it all!  We quickly ate some tacos and I got the girls into their costumes.  I knew we had a couple of neighbors who would be expecting these two to make their rounds at their doorstep at some point so we had better get a move on.  We went to 3 houses and then I decided to load them in the car and drive house to house.  With each house, I had to get out and open Madelyn's door and wait for her return but it was well worth the joy I saw on her face.  She even let out of "Mom, don't come with me!" at one house.  Alyssa was content sitting in her carseat holding her pumpkin of candy.  She had to have the light on in the back seat and made sure I knew it.  She sat and played with her candy in such a cute way. (in the car and back at home).  Here are the few pictures I snuck in:

Pumpkin Carving

We aren't really the pumpkin carving kind of family but this year it was my goal to change that. Out of our 4 enormous pumpkins we picked out this year, 1 made it to completion.  I was totally hoping to have a  jack-o-lantern family of four sitting on our front porch Halloween night.  With me being sick all weekend, Robert carved one with Madelyn and that was that.  Madelyn thought it was great though.  Hopefully next  year, we will get our pumpkins carved, all of them:)  They did a great job!