Dancing in the Rain

I got this sign with my mom - "Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain". How true is this?!?

When we got home tonight, I thought the kids needed to play in the rain. Abby had a water gun that she would use to take water from a water puddle and put into her frisbe. Brayden enjoyed playing in the MUD puddle - my typical boy. Of course baby Coal helped them both.

Here is to dancing in the rain -

Getting Ready for Valentine's Day

We love to celebrate holidays, so we have started getting ready for Valentine's day. We have some decorations out and decided to do an initial batch of cookies.

This year the kids are getting Valentines daily. They each have their mailbox and when the flag is up, they have mail! We have been doing this for a couple of days now and they love checking for their flag to be raised. I think I may be having more fun than them when I pick out what to put in there!

Here is to adventures with Valentine's day ...

Kitchen Update

When we bought the house, we had these lovely hunter green laminate countertops and honey oak cabinets. Although there was 'nothing' wrong with them, we knew it wasn't for us and that it would be one of the first projects we did on the house.

This past weekend we FINALLY have the kitchen put back together. Brian painted the cabinets a dark brown, we had granite installed, Brian installed under-cabinet lights and he also added a backsplash. I am SO pleased with how it turned out! Probably one of my favorite things so far is the sink. This is the first time having a single bowl like this, but I think I am going to love it.

(Please ignore the curtains - we need to figure out something there. Actually, I need to sweet-talk my mom into making us something!)

Here are some before/after pics. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday, Brailee!

Yesterday was my nieces 6th birthday! One of Brailee's favorite places to eat is Naifehs, so we all headed there for her birthday dinner. Of course we had to have one person not attend - this time it was Brian. Our excitement over dinner included Brailee losing her first tooth! Based on the 'after' pics of her tooth missing, I would say she is pretty proud of it!

Happy Birthday, Brailee!