Bathroom Make-over

BEFORE: The old boarder that had seen better days, and bland sponge painted walls.

AFTER: NEW, FRESH, FUN, CLEAN!!
I just cleaned the bathroom and now that it looks all nice and clean I want to show the before and after pictures of my latest painting project. Back in early November I took off the previous owner's flower-and-bird-'90's wallpaper boarder and repainted a fresh, clean, green color (Behr "Grass Cloth"). I also added a shelf with hooks in the hopes that it will help the kids hang up their towels. I think the green goes well with our ducky shower curtain and rug (not pictured).

P.S. After posting this I realized my blog background matches the bathroom walls. Actually the color in the bathroom is more muted than it appears on the computer screen.

Old Posts

Last week I posted some pictures from our trip to North Carolina in July. It is posted under a July date.

Maneuvering Stairs

This is truly a happy day in our home. The twins have learned how to go down stairs on their stomachs. Several weeks ago they learned how to climb up, but as all climbers know, coming down is a lot harder. We tried baby gates, only then Hunter's mobility was unfairly limited, and ultimately the baby gates would be torn down. We tried all kinds of baskets, chairs, boxes, and so forth in front of the stairs, but those babies were obsessed and eventually they would figure out how to squirm through, especially Loryn who rivals Houdini. They also love perching at the top of the stairs and make a beeline for them as soon as they are set down. As a result they have both had some bumps from thumping down a few steps. Luckily our stairs are only half a flight long. Happily those days are coming to an end and we can all start living our free-to-walk-up-and-down-the-stairs-without-obstruction lives again.

Happy Bathroom Wall Poetry

I saw this poem at Kohler's supermarket about a year ago and had to put it on my bathroom wall. By this I mean I typed it on a cute piece of paper and framed it. It just kind of makes me happy.

I wish I were a glow worm.
A glow worm's never glum,
'Cause how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum.

I hope everyone has a great day!!

Nine months and counting

Left to right: Loryn & Kristen
Sitting on the floor eating cookies together.

Loryn --She makes the funniest faces when she opens her eyes really wide and smiles.

Kristen--Sitting in her saucer. She is harder to catch smiling on camera. This was a great shot.

The babies are so cute. They are nine months old and starting to try to stand on their own. Loryn learned how to stand without using any external support this last week. With their new mobility comes a lot of bruises though. Someone is always falling and bumping their head on something.

Gingerbread Houses

We made gingerbread houses with Grandma and Grandpa while they were here. They were also promtly eaten. Gingerbread making teams: Allison and Grandpa, Ashton and Grandma, Hunter and Me

Allison's had some structural problems but we were able to fix it. It tasted just as good as the others.

Feeling so Impressive

Wow!

I feel so important and impressive now that I am officially a "blogger".

Karen recently sent me Amy, Eric, and Emily's blog sites and I was instantly drawn to the concempt. I hope this can be a kind of online journal/scrapbook because I don't currently do either. Be patient with me though and we will see how this goes.

Here is Allison dressed up as a pilgrim for her kindergarten Thanksgiving feast.

We had Beverly and Orville here for Thanksgiving. They came Thanksgiving Day and stayed until Monday. We had a great time with them.

I wish I had taken a picture of our turkey. I brined it using a recipe from Emeril Legasse (sp?) off Food Network. It was extremely moist and tasty. It was also cooked all the way through, which didn't happen last time I cooked a turkey. But that is a tragic story for another time.