Nothing much going on around here. The last two weeks have just been filled with the usual craziness.
My sister, Heather had a healthy baby boy on Thursday evening. Brody Tyler...6 lb. 13 oz. So far I've only seen a picture that she sent from her cell phone. I hope to Skype her later and she promises to update her blog in the next day or two. I can not WAIT to get my hands on him!!! Unfortunately, I'll have to wait until Spring Break :o(
When I've had spare time, I've been working on several sewing projects....stuff for Baby Brody, stuff to sell, stuff for a silent auction for Billy's school.
Sydney sprained her ankle back on New Year's Eve. It's still bothering her, so after more x-rays (that didn't give us any answers) she has an appointment on Monday for an MRI.
Dani had her 2-year check-up last week. She's doing GREAT!
We're all anxiously awaiting spring! We can't wait for Spring Break. We're not sure what we're doing yet. We won't be in the Destin area this year. We're going to try something different...and save the Destin trip for summer.
Well...That's about it! I'll try to touch base later in the week.
Two Fridays ago, Dani and I flew down to stay with Heather for a few days. (Dan stayed home with Sydney and Billy so that they didn't miss school.) Heather has been so stressed with baby Brody due in only a few short weeks and their home-remodel/addition isn't getting finished as quickly as she had hoped. Mom came up too. That was a HUGE help...She watched Dani and Rylee for us a lot and kept them out of our hair (and paint).
There was a lot to get done but we accomplished a lot during my short visit. We couldn't do much in the new part of the house because they didn't have the Certificate of Occupancy yet. We WERE however, able to shop for furniture and accents for the rooms... and in the meantime, managed to do some substantial damage to Heather's credit card :o)
We got right to work on Rylee's room. She LOVES to paint!!!...and she LOVES purple!
Almost finished...Except for a few decorative touches...Rylee's new room. Notice the little dressing table to the right...That used to be in mine and Heather's room growing up. Gamma (Mom) sanded, puttied holes, and repainted it. We added a new skirt out of left-over fabric. It was a fun piece to refinish for Rylee and turned out really cute!
Next, was Baby Brody's room. The bedding is warm tones with dinosaurs...Very sweet. So that would be the theme for his room. Damon is painting a mural on the main wall. He started it after I left, but I hear it's beautiful. I can't wait to see pictures.
The hall/kid's bath got updated too. The bathroom already had tile flooring. The builders installed new vanity cabinet, granite counter top, and new light fixture. We repainted and hung new shower curtain and mirror...added new towels and rug...and some accents...Too cute!
This is the front entry. While I was there they got their new front door. Wood floors had been installed. We shopped for new furniture and rug and hung new curtains. There's a corner- fireplace to the left. I took these pictures the night before I flew home. Sort of kiddy-corner to the couch, in front of the door, is a pretty brown and tan, paisley chair. It's buried under my laundry....You can see my turquoise suitcase with my pajamas hanging out of it...Nice!!
Continuing from the entry...Into the newly remodeled kitchen. The old kitchen is long gone! New cabinets, granite counter tops, and appliances (fridge and stove hadn't arrived yet). The large bar (pictured bottom-left) separates the kitchen and entry. The pass-through above the sink looks into the new, HUGE family room.
Passing through the kitchen takes you into the new part of the house. I'll let Heather post those pictures once she gets furniture in those rooms. It's been quite the project for them...But it's beautiful!! I know once it's all finished Heather and Damon will look back on the process and be glad they did it. I was glad to be able to go down and help!
I can't believe my baby is 2!!
As soon as I got home from visiting Heather in Gainesville...It was time to plan the birthday party. I was feeling extra creative for this one for some reason. Little Mermaid would be the theme. So I tried to transform the kitchen and nook area to feel like we were under the sea. I draped the ceiling with plastic strips, hung fish with fishing line, had small balloons floating freely all over the ceiling (for bubbles), sea animal balloons, and even a bubble machine blowing bubbles all over. It turned out really cute! Her cake had a Mermaid doll on the top with edible sea horses and shells. She had a great time! Unfortunately, Sydney now has high expectations for her party in June! :o)
