Old dining room stripes....

When we moved into our house we painted polyurethane stripes in the dining room. The dark yellow one was behind our large picture in the room. Bye bye poly.....new stripes coming!

Our little helper!

Cara is such a little helper. Here she is spackling the wall!

Half Bath Redo!

After living in our house almost 8 years it has come a time to make some updates! Our half bath was selected as our starting point!

I had originally painted the half bath a lavender color (it was a mis-tint gallon at Lowe's s the price was right at the time)
Notice the lovely builder grade lighting, faucet and other fixtures.
New paint color, new toilet paper holder, new chocolate brown rug
New faucet in old rubbed bronze, new towel ring with new towels. I had to go to about 6 stores to find new towels to match the green paint (note to others wanting to redo a bathroom buy towels you like first and then match the paint)
New lighting, new medicine cabinet

We love the new bathroom!

Nosy Things

Our curious cats are exploring everyday, they are especially curious about the washer and dryer and take every opportunity to jump in and explore!

Valentine's Day 2011

After going out to eat several times the week before for my birthday dinners we decided to have a nice intimate dinner at home for valentine's day this year!

Little did we know when we planned this that Cara would be sick and we would have to stay home anyway. Scott had been up with Cara several times during the night while I was at work so we was exhausted when he got home from work, so I told him to go take a nap while I cooked and I would wake him for dinner. (for those that know me well know this is shocking..I usually leave the cooking to him if I can!)

Our beautiful table set for dinner!
We devoured salads, filet mignon, fresh green beans, and au gratin potatoes!
Cara's fever broke a bit before dinner so she had perked up enough to sit at the table with us. She got a new Zhu Zhu pet, Minnie mouse glass, puzzle and candy for valentine's day!
I got Scott a new wine aerator so we could really enjoy our bottle of red from Cooper's Hawk
I made chocolate covered strawberries
Scott got me the new Monopoly City game which we tried to play after dinner but it was a bit challenging to figure out since you build cities and not just buy homes and hotels
Dessert included a rich chocolate brownie with raspberry sauce (one of my fav's) and creme brulee (Scott's fave)!

Every day is Valentine's day for us but we did enjoy making it a special occasion!

Finally a snowman!

Every time it snowed this season we were disappointed that it was dry and flaky snow and not snowman worthy. Well the recent warmer temperatures warmed up the snow in the front yard enough to pack for a snowman.

Scott and Cara busy rolling snow balls
She paused to make a snow angel


Daddy made a hat out of snow and arms too!
We used hershey kisses for the eyes, a baby carrot for the nose and a twizzler for the mouth!
Ta da! Our first snowman of the season!
She named him Frosty of course.

Frosty only lasted about 30 hours with our increasing temps this week but he was fun while he lasted!

Grandma's 85th Birthday Party

Grandma with her 8 children!
And with a small sampling of her 23 grandchildren (with a few spouses in the mix too)
And a portion of her 38 great grands that were able to be at her party!

Happy 85th birthday Grandma! Hope you enjoyed your party!

Zaina's Birthday!

We always love celebrating Zaina's birthday! Can't believe she turned 10 this year! I can remember the day she was born like it was yesterday! Holding her in the hospital this tiny perfect olive skinned baby and now she is growing into a gorgeous young lady!

Zaina with her two cousins, Cara and Sugar before present time!

Zaina's Aunt Marsha made these neat chocolate pretzel rods for all the girls for valentine's Day! So sweet and so yummy!
Zaina designed her cake herself and had a local bakery bring it to life! It was delish!
One of her presents was Just dance 2, so fun! We must get this game! What a great workout!
Scott dozing with Sugar, they were both wore out from the fun party!

Cara's 1/2 birthday!

For the kids that have summer birthdays they celebrate their 1/2 birthday. School was cancelled because of the weather closest to her 1/2 birthday, so we celebrated during Mommy's birthday week! Perfect!

She picked our Iron Man plates for the boys, Princess plates for the girls, but everyone likes Ariel she said so they all get Ariel napkins!

They had a field trip earlier that day so they all dress alike for field trips, that is why they are all wearing a tie dye shirt!
Grandma Fox helped Cara bake mini cupcakes for her party one afternoon when Mommy had to go into work for a meeting. The cupcakes her a big hit. Just the right size for these little mouths!

Kitten love!

Daddy giving the kittens equal time by holding them both! So sweet!

Birthday Time!

That time of year again...my birthday! I don't like the number this year, makes me feel really old. So my friend Dendra said we will just be 29 from now on. Sounds good to me!
My birthday present from Scott and Cara
Cara helping me open my cards and present
New bailey button Ugg boots! yay! So excited!
A little love from my little love!

Then a fabulous dinner at St Elmo's! Because of the ice storm devour downtown got extended a few days and we got to devour on my birthday! What a treat!
Grandma and Grandpa Fox treated us to a lovely birthday dinner
After dinner we went over to my Grandma Edwards house with some Flying Cupcakes. She turned 85 on this day!
Everyone looks better in candlelight right?!

Happy Birthday to my grandma! What a special bond we have always had sharing a birthday!

Thank you to my family! Thank you Mom and Dad for my birthday gifts, the fabulous dinner, and spending the day with me! Thank you Scott and Cara for my new boots, all the love and attention I got during my birthday week! Thank you for the chocolate lava cakes she shared during the Super Bowl! You are the best and I couldn't hope or dream of anything better!