Bathroom Reveal

Fact: I've just been lazy. The bathroom has been done for a while!

The bathroom was the most expensive and extensive of our house projects thus far. Also most necessary. Well, it may tie with the carpet for me (as far as necessary). Either way, the bathroom came out fantastic and I love it!

We gutted the entire thing - drywall, shower, sink, toilet, doors, light fixtures... all gone. Kudos to Matt, Matt's Dad (our electrical helper!), our great plumber (and friend), and my sweet Dad who personally helped us for hours upon hours (...days upon days) particularly on this bathroom

project. Hats off to him for ALL the tile work. He did a beautiful job!

Photo Booth

So, really, this should be titled "Tyler & Shai get married!!!", but seeing as I took NO pictures at their reception, these cool photo booth pictures from their wedding will be the highlight (gee whiz, Jordyn). We had a great time seeing the happy couple and are SO excited for them! They had the coolest set up at their reception (and seeing as I dont have the paper that explained all of it in detail, I wont even try to recreate a vision of it for you... but let it be known, it was ultra-thought-out and ultra-cool). One of the stations included the photo booth... and here are our pictures :)

Picking out a tree

Unlike past locations we've lived, it appeared that the only places to get a tree in town were retailers (what happened to little lots stocked full of trees w/lights strung above them?) - so off to Lowe's we went! Mason loved picking a tree and only got a little worried when the worker took it to trim it up for us ("where is our tree???? why is he taking our tree???"). Yay for having a fresh tree again! The past 2-3 years have entailed my little alpine tree being our "Christmas tree" due to compromising since we were often only home for about 2 weeks out of the month of December. We're SO excited to be waking up in our own home for Christmas this year - and yet still getting to be with extended family! Let the season begin!

Snowflakes!

When we woke up this morning we dashed out on the porch to catch some snowflakes before they quit! Mason enjoyed catching them; Lincoln didnt seem to notice anything was going on. You can't see it in the pictures, but I thought the boys were cute in their footie jammies :)

Thanksgiving 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a great, long weekend of eating, family, and fun! I LOVE Thanksgiving and the opportunity to just get together with family, be grateful, and eat!

"We would do well, also, to cultivate within ourselves a spirit of thanksgiving for the blessing of life itself and for the marvelous gifts and privileges we enjoy." Gordon B. Hinckley

LEAVES!

Our acre lot and its woodsy appeal brings with it... a BAJILLION leaves! I don't know if I ever knew the depth of love children can have for leaves until now. As in, when we took a load of them down the hill to get them out of the yard... Mason was truly heartbroken. Crying, lip pouting, and all. Luckily for him, three gigantic piles removed later, there are still a billion left. They may be the best toy we've had for the past few weeks!

Family Pictures 2011

Debbie Haggard, otherwise known as "Mom" Haggard, graciously offered to take our pictures this year! With our 1 and 3 year old we hit the field and driveway for some great pictures! Got to love TN and its never-ending photo-ops!

Thank you again Mom! We love them! Can't wait to get them printed and up on our walls. Here is a smattering....