BLAAAHHHHHH!!

She's got a thing for her tongue...it's always hanging out, lol!!

The 1st Birthday!!!

Here's the birthday girl chowing down on some potato salad, baked beans, cole slaw, and mac & cheese!
And here she is ROAR'ing, lol!
Abby smooching her papa John!
And making a mess of her chocolate cake (not such a good idea, huh dad??)
And the crazy boys decided to dress up....they're WEIRD!!!

Abby is a little Fashionista!!

Can she get any cuter??

Why is everyone on the ceiling??

Another new trick from Abby...she never ceases to amaze, lol!!

SO BIG!!

This is Abby's new trick!!

Turning off ESPN!!

Abby's figured out how to get daddy's attention...turn off the boob-tube!! And she thinks she's just SO cute!!

Pickles??

I thought she LOVED pickles!! Guess not so much anymore??

Abby LOVES the tunnel!!

Isaac and Lucas never tire of luring her thru the tunnel with her favorite toys!! Now that she's crawling, the tunnel is her new favorite thing!

Peek-A-Boo!!

Abby's new favorite game!! She just laughs and laughs!

CHEESE!!!

Look at all those chompers!! They're deadly!!

Abby playing in the grass!

She's not so sure of the grass and really tries hard not to touch it...unless she spies a tasty morsel, then she's all over it!

Abby's new skill!

She can sit up from laying down, all by herself!! YAY Abby!!

Baby Jail!!

Daddy snapped this pic, he thought it was super cute! This is the only way I can get a moments peace to do a little laundry, it's Baby JAIL!!

Abby's Bedroom Part 2!

This is the door to the hallway....and Lucas w/ his new "SCARY" face...he's so scary, eh?? He's such a goofball!!

I wanted to post these on Saturday but we got a little busy. These pics are of the trim which is completely finished now! I will get some more pics up tomorrow, we are almost completely done and Abby is all moved in!!

A few pics of the kids...

I thought I'd add a few pics of the kids....

Here's the boys being goofy...well, this is how they NORMALLY are!!
PEEEK-A-BOOO!!!

CHEEEEESE!!!

We've got PAINT!!

We're getting somewhere...we've definately got paint. Lots of bright, bubble-gum paint! It's fun. Definately not a color I ever would have thought we would have in our house, but this is what happens when your husband goes paint shopping by himself! So, what do you think? I keep seeing this color pink w/ a bright, lime green (Thanks Lisa, lol!) and I really love it! I'm gathering ideas, but the husband gets the final decorating "Say-so" as
this is his little project room.
The big crack in the ceiling will eventually be covered by ceiling tiles. We're trying to find some cheap, yet pretty ones. If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears!! The ones we found (and didn't even *LOVE*) at Menards were $17 EACH...I about crapped my pants! We only need..oh 45 of them! All of the trim will also be getting a nice coat of white paint, that's next on the list. We also need some ideas for the closet. I'm leaning towards just painting it white and installing some shelving. We kept the old door, I want to paint it white, then put a frame (pink or green??) on it w/ the inside of the frame done in that chalkboard paint. Maybe some magnetic paint somewhere too...just because it's fun!

Abby is getting a bedroom!

Poor Lucas was kicked out of his bedroom last summer. He was happy to go, it meant that he got to sleep in a bunk bed with his big brother, and he was doing something nice for his new baby sister. And the room has sat empty ever since! It's become quite the dumping grounds for all our unfinished projects, or things that just need a new home. So, we finally cleaned it out and started in on the walls a couple of months ago...funding of our little project ran dry, but we are finally back at it! Here are some "before" and "during" pics, I will get more "during" pics up as we finish, and hopefully some "After" pics before too long!


The "Before" pics are from 2 years ago when we first moved into this house. We put both boys into the master bedroom (more space for toys!) and we took the smaller upstairs room. The scary bears were too much for me though, I tore them down before I could sleep in there!!
This "During" pic is of the pink primer. You can also see the new white door frame behind my hired help...er, I mean husband. We bought a new door for the room and will continue replacing doors and trim as we go. You didn't think we would use the same trim, did you?? It's HIDEOUS!!!


Quite the cute little helper, eh? And Lucy is peeking out from under the ladder!

Pickles and Applesauce

This is the cutest video of the cutest baby in the whole world!