Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Basement is done!!

My Mom, sister , friends and family who live far away wanted pictures of my new basement and other projects! Here you go! This is the new main family room chair and ottoman... decorating not complete, but good enough and clean today so I figured it was good timing! Plus I am sick of describing it!!!
One of the 2 new couches to go with the chair! It survived Scouts today, so I think we chose wisely!

We put in a Gym (because we clearly look it!!) We're HARD CORE!!!

Almost done, we are adding a mirror and a flatscreen for the wall (that will be post Tahiti..) also cheesy motivational quotes to come! My friends almost use this more than me!
Evans room, he LOVES his room! I might add he makes his bed this perfect daily. Football was the only option for decorating! Thank heavens for the new Hobby Lobby!!!!

Evan continued... very comfortable bed, this is where I will put the guests!

Conner went Americana for his room

more Conner.... Drapes are what is left for the boys rooms

clearly the bathroom!
Bella followed me around while taking pictures! Shes so cute!

New Family room! We had to buy this couch new because none of the others would fit downstairs! Derek tried with friends I even had the Ashley furniture guys try! Once we realized they wouldn't fit throught he basement windows either, we gave up and bought this one that comes in many "pieces!" It was a stress!


This is the couch that was supposed to go in the basement! We cursed it out a lot this past week! We settled on the Living Room and put the furniture from there in the Office and our Master bedroom. This works out well! Like I said I will decorate a lot more post travels!! ( I needed to center that picture... Oh well!)
This is a BIG-OL-POST!!!! This is Conner in the kitchen with the new backsplash! (YEA!!) We decided to go for this one when we picked our other tile. It was worth it!


Enough of the house! Here is Kate with her first loose tooth!

The tooth wasn't falling out and she had permanent ones growing in all weird, and backwards! So today she missed school and got them pulled! Hopefully this helps with the Orthodontic care she will FOR SURE need! The boys teeth have come in perfectly, I should of guessed this would happen to my girl!

Valentines Roses, 3 dozen... Love my Valentine!

Derek ordered these personalized cookies for us all! They were cute and YUMMY!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines Day! We have been so busy re-arranging and organizing we will be bored this Spring! I then can focus on baby 100%! Its coming faster and faster! His nursery is on the agenda!




















Monday, February 7, 2011

Las Vegas Trip Feb 4-6

Heidi , Heidi, Destiny and I at the Venetian spa in Vegas...total cost...FREE! Love hook-ups!! We decided we all need to get away and spend the weekend in St George and Las Vegas. We stayed at my parents in St George and it was of course beautiful weather and tons of fun. We went to Cafe Rio and Nielsens Frozen Custard in St George. Our new favorite there is 25th and Main, it was so good! Plus my Dad made us waffles! The worst part was coming home to an aparent tornado I never knew about that hit my house! Derek was super great to take all 4 kids to let me do this (and spend his money...) it was totally worth it to be with my girls! I could of not had the MAJOR headache I got in Vegas also, it was SOOO bad! Plus being pregnant I could only take Tylenol which did nothing! We went to the Canyon Ranch Spa at the Venetian and Max Brenner for dinner and Dessert. Lets not forget shopping at the Outlets, Venetian and Caesars palace and plenty of people watching! We were the only girls with pants on I swear! It was the first time I got swollen this pregnancy too which sucked! It was Super Bowl weekend and plenty of crazy people and girls with low self esteems...! it was NUTS! We all still got hit on, even pregnant it was so crazy! All in all it was a great getaway, and I came home to carpet in my basement and lots of fun decorating and furnishing to do! Next weekend is our 12th anniversary! Cant wait!!!
Yummm~!

These girls were so wonderful to put up with me!! I was sooo obviuosly pregnant that night! UGH! I think symptoms get worse and earlier each preganacy! This is the AMAZING Venetian...
Me and Heidi M at Max Brenner before the feast of Chocolate! Somehow I was happier after I went here! Chocolate is healing!!! BFFS!!! This is when we realized it was midnight at had to drive almost 2 hrs back to my parents... YIKES!!! (worth it)


The "ALICE" Milkshake! It made me happy!