Kitchen and Family Room Upgrade

Happy (almost) 1 year anniversary in our new home.  We love our home for the space inside and out, but there are some finishes that just aren't us.  We have stared at the walls in our kitchen and family room for the past year and finally decided we hated the color!  Everything was tan.  The walls, the back-splash and the cabinets.  After many hours analyzing colors on Pinterest, at Lowes and samples on the wall, we were ready to commit.  We chose Valspar Montpelier Ashar Gray with accents in Betsy Ross House Blue.  I realize that this would not be for everyone, but we love it and we are the ones living here :)

Before

After

Before

After

The best part was I was ready to paint our cabinets, too.  But the paint really makes them pop out now, so I think I will let them be for a while or maybe not, and just go for a total transformation.  Either way I have to wait for it to warm up here in Colorado.

Sushi and Bubbles

Jeremy and I have been on a sushi kick lately.  Unfortunately, it is not the most kid friendly.  Thanks to Pinterest, I have now discovered PB & J sushi rolls for kids.  Mason loves them and even uses chopsticks!

After 2 weeks of Blizzard Warnings, we are warming up and preparing for Spring in Colorado.  The kids wanted to play with their bubbles and I'm always looking for a great photo shoot.  So here's what we got today :)

Blizzard 2013 and Mason Update

Mason is 3!  He is so smart.  We are working on fine motor skills, starting to use scissors and practicing writing.  He loves sports, really all of them, but he loves to play golf and baseball.  Can't imagine where he gets that from!  Below are some recent pictures of him.

Hanging with Daddy

Doing some chores.

Trying to help Mommy accomplish some Pinterest ideas.  Crazy Mom!

We have had a great week with lots of snow.  Both the kids love playing in the snow.

Maggie Pie 16 Months

Maggie Update

She is all girl.  She usually lets me do her hair every morning.  She love lip gloss and wearing Mommy's shoes.  Now, I need to explain, the wild hair.  This is a result of pigtails or pony from the day before.  She is starting to talk, she has about 20 words and know all her animal sounds.  She likes anything Bubba is into.  She is still hanging tough to her 99 percentile stats.  She is about 26 lbs and 32 1/2 inches tall.

She loves bananas.  She eats one almost every day with she wakes up from nap time.

I just love her face in this one!

If you ask Maggie, "Who's cute?"  She grins and cocks her head to the side.  She's so rotten!

I Love You!

Maggie really enjoys baby signs.  We taught them to Mason, but he only used a few, she has almost all of them from our book.  One of her favorites is "I Love You."

I

Love

You!

Like Father, Like Son

Mason is becoming more and more like his Daddy everyday.  Today, I found them in the same position cuddled up on the couch.  Jeremy was watching football and Mason had Bob the Builder queued up on the tablet.  Some traits they share, are they are both very particular on where things go and everything follows an order, an obsession for how things work, and love for baseball and sports in general.

As Mason grows and desires to be "bigger and stronger" like Daddy, I pray that he becomes a godly man pursuing God.  That he keeps his kind heart and uses it to love and lead others.  I pray that Jeremy and I will be examples for him and Maggie to follow and learn from.

Bath Time!

One of my New Year's Resolution was to update my blog once a week, so we will see if I can keep this and make it happen.   The last post will be hard to top, so I won't even try.  The best nights in our house are bath nights.  The kids love bubbles and playing with each other.  Jeremy and I love that it makes a short night and a bit less work for us.  Here are some recent bath pics.