cookies

made these today with the joyschool kids. they each got a turn measuring out ingredients and stirring. i wish i could have gotten a few pics of them in action but my hands were occupied. these turned out delicious! tried a new recipe, found it here

finished...

here's the finished floor. dan did a wonderful job! he has become quite the handyman lately. last month he did ceramic tile in the kitchen and entryway and this month he installed the laminate. i think i'll give him a much deserved break from projects for a little while :)

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today is my sweet husband's birthday. i love you D!

oh and happy birthday to my brother andy too!

what we've been up to....

we spent the three day weekend installing ikea laminate flooring in our living room and study. we love it! we are almost finished. just have the hallways and part of the study left to do. what a big improvement over our stinky old carpet! will post more pics when project is complete

just a few...

...from the weekend. baby laila (sister emily's baby) was blessed at church by her daddy. so special to be there for that.

the cousins had a great time together playing outside. (avery was busy having a tea party with aunt jessica inside)

finally...

...i saw twilight over the weekend with my mom. i loved it!! makes me want to read the book all over again.

a beautiful day...

blue skies. high of 75 degrees. soaking up the sun. our continued search for a four leaf clover in the backyard.

random...

i got this book for christmas. i've been having fun looking at it and getting lots of good ideas. i'm in the process of redecorating a few rooms. i guess you could call it nesting.

i was at target over the weekend and all of their dwell studio line were on clearance. picked up a few items for baby boy. so at least now he won't have to come home from the hospital wearing pink hand-me-down from sisters :) and no, we still haven't picked out a name yet.

today was the last day of christmas vacation. back to school tomorrow. it was a yucky day today so we stayed inside. elayna made more of her birds she got from aunt emily. walmart sells these cute martha stewart crafts for kids.