SNL clip on Palin

Did anyone see the SNL clip on Palin? I seriously thought it was so hilarious. Check it out.

Painting weekend

Well, I was able to remove all the wallpaper from the kitchen and get the room prepped. Mom/dad came down early on Sunday to help paint. It looks awesome!!! I'm so happy with the color. At first we put it on the wall and it was too bright, so mom and I went back and they added some black to it to make it more of a tanish cast of a golden color. When we put it on the walls, I just loved it. It reminds me a lot of the color we had in Birmingham and it flows very nice with the other rooms. We were totalling all the rooms we have painted so far and it comes to 11... Can you believe that?

Dining Room
Office
Kitchen
Powder Room
Laundry Room
Dylan's 1 wall in his room
Babies room
Spare Bedroom
Basement
Toy Room
Basement bathroom

Not to mention the two closets my parents painted. I am also planning on painting the spare bedroom downstairs this week and then I'm done. Eventually I will do the master bathroom and the bathroom upstairs, but I will hold off for awhile. Its amazing how a little paint can really change the look and feel of a room and pretty inexpensive. I'll need to post some before and after pictures of each room so you can get a feel.

Thank you so much mom and dad for coming down and helping. It means very much to us.

Its officially fall

Its officially fall. This is my FAVORITE time of year. I started getting out all my decorations and might have them up by the weekend. We plan on painting our kitchen. We have it narrowed down to Bees Wax and Dry Mustard. I'm going to the paint store tomorrow to get some samples and see what I like best on the wall. I'm 1/2 way done stripping down the wallpaper. I've been doing a little each night and it seems to go by fast. I can't wait for the project to be done though.

cute ideas

Isn't this a cute idea for his coloring books? I'm thinking it just screams out Dylan's name.

I was also thinking of some storage options for his play room and came across these two pictures. I wonder if Todd could make them. I already found the storage bins very cheap if he could.

35 weeks - big 'ol belly

Oh mommy, I just don't know what to think. I see your belly getting bigger and a lot of my things are going in the babies room... hmmm am I going to like this? Yes, I promise I'll be a really good big brother.

Happy 3rd Birthday Carter

Happy 3rd Birthday Carter. Hopefully we can get together this weekend and celebrate.

Happy Birthday Robert

Happy 13th Birthday Robert. We wish we were there to celebrate with you. Enjoy the teen years.

Random

Labor Day

We had a great Labor Day and very busy too. My parents watched Dylan on Friday night and we went to a bon fire with Todd's co-workers. Dylan did a great job and really liked hanging out with the grandparents. They ordered pizza, went for a walk, and just played and played. He also had a bath, so he smelled so good. I met up with Jen and Michele the next day for coffee and it was great seeing them. Its been so long since I've seen them both. When I came home, Todd's parents were there and Andi/Troy and kids were on their way. Denny was making ribs and man oh man were they good. Mom, Maxine and I went to get some food for the weekend and when we came back everyone was there. We had a bon fire that night and made smores. The next day we went out for breakfast, drove around and did some shopping and then went to Ang/Curts for Avery's 1st birthday party. It was such a great day. The weather was perfect. Several people played the bean bag game and we all just stayed outside and chatted. That evening, their neighbors had a firework display. This wasn't just any fireworks, it was like Dubuque fireworks in her backyard. It was awesome!!! I think it lasted almost 20 minutes too. When we came back to our place we put the kids down and the adults stayed up talking. It was a lot of fun. The next morning we made breakfast, played bean bag games, shuffle board, and grilled out. Once everyone left Todd and I just layed on the couch and relaxed. We were so tired, but had a blast. The crazy thing is I didn't take any pictures. Maybe next time.

Tomorrow Todd and Troy are going to the Iowa game. He is pretty excited. I think I am going to tackle the paint job in the bathroom. I want to get that finished along with the spare bedroom and the kitchen before the baby arrives. We will see if that happens.

Have a great weekend!!!