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What we have been up to...

The past week has been a busy one around our house!!! We recently acquired a new room in our house, when our dear friend and renter moved out after 2 years of living with us. We loved having her with us, but her departure came at an opportune time for us- as having two boys has led to our living room becoming overrun with toys!

So the big project was to paint the room and move all the toys downstairs. This was a bigger task than it might sound, as the previous owner of the house painted this room purple and magenta- even the trim was painted! So a trip to Home Depot, few coats of primer and paint later, and a lot of moving things around, we have a playroom/office in the basement! It has made a huge difference in the whole house! Tyler loves his new space!

We also gave Tyler his belated B-day gift- a tool bench complete with a workman's outfit... He loves playing tools with dada!

We also rearranged all the furniture in the living room and it just seems so much more organized and bigger! It has been crazy around here!

OK, and then we have just been busy living life!!! I came in our bedroom to find Tyler in a basket of clothes I had brought up from the laundry room.... must have looked inviting.

Oh and another big project, I am in the process of recovering our couch. This is my second time covering it, so things are going well... minus the baby and Tyler breaks! Here it is mid-process. I had just stripped off some of the old fabric, and you can clearly see why I covered it to begin with!!! I got some dark brown faux suede to cover it with now!

And now for some cute picts of my boys!

Flexing... actually, he was sucking in- don't know why, but doesn't he look funny....tiny waist and big chest!

Love his sweet face and big eyes.

Oh, and I know it may have been a fluke/one night only gift, but Jack slept from 11:30 pm to 7:30 am last night!!!! I woke up so refreshed!!! Can't wait for those days (well actually nights) to be consistent!

Can't believe he is almost 10 weeks old. Time is going by too fast!

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Anonymous said…
I love the pictures of the boys!!! They are so Sweet! Jack is getting so big so fast!!!! Love ya girly!
January 29, 2008 at 3:15 PM
tessa said…
super mom! taking on the huge house projects while caring for the two little guys.... God bless you! ;)
January 31, 2008 at 1:29 PM
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