Happy Love Day!

Not too exciting of a Valentine's Day for us today....it will probably be filled with hardwood floors. I feel like such a lame mom too- I dont even have one thing for Hannah. We have been so busy I barely have time to get everything done on a daily basis. Most days I have to choose what is really on the top of the priority list. Things are just crazy right now! If only I didnt have to work then I could get everything done, I'm no super mom!!
But anyways- it is Valentine's day- the day of love and I'm so thankful for all those I love & those who love me. Maybe next year I'll have it together!
Here is H in her v-day outfit. She refuses to look at the camera when you want her to. Imagine that!!

Jeremy & my brother worked on the floors last night. They got pretty far! Hopefully he can finish tonight & we can cross them off our VERY long list!

Floor progress!

Jeremy & friends made such great progress on the floors this weekend. They look awesome!! It's ALOT of work though- thankfully we have such wonderful friends who gave up some of their weekend to help & donate all their high powered tools to our cause! We contributed lots of food & beer as motivation! I'm so so so pleased with them. We started Friday with the entry way looking like this....

Yikes! To say the least. Jeremy had to rip out some of the subfloor & replace it. I don't think he got home until almost 11 Friday night. But after 12 hours of work on Saturday- the entry looked like this!

Our house looks like a construction zone & it looks like we don't have intentions of moving in in a few weeks. Once the floors are done & we get the massive dumpster we had to rent then we can finally clean it all up. But for now- I walk in and get very overwhelmed!
By Sunday they had finished the dining room, entry & bathroom. They were just starting on the kitchen- last room to get done! I can't wait to see the finished product. Jeremy has been working himself so hard. We are usually asleep when he gets home most nights.
Other than the floors we had a really nice weekend. Ran some errands, music class & Bethan and I got the girls together to play & wear them out while the guys were laying floors. We even attempted dinner out & for the most part it was a success. Hannah taught Emma some bad dinner table manners- like sitting on the table. Dinner out is a challenge for sure!! We had fun though!

They loved playing together & even asked about eachother the next day. I asked Hannah what she wanted to do on Sunday & she said, play with Emma. Too cute!!
It was a cold cold weekend- I'm sure hoping it warms up so Jeremy can get some things done in the yard. There is alot of clean up to do back there!
Here are the rest of the pictures of the floors- I love them!!

View from the kitchen

Dining room- done!

Pinterest Valentine Gift Bags

We made these adorable Valentine goodie bags for Hannah's class party. They were so easy & turned out so cute! The shovels were a little hard to find this time of year but we did find them at Michaels. I love the finished product!

thankful thursday!

I am SO thankful for this girl. Are there really hard moments? Yes. But last night as she is walking around in her daddy's hat & kissing her toys goodnight, I just couldn't help but thank God for such a blessing.

26 weeks, wood floors, & the cutest toddler bathing suit I've ever seen!

The third trimester is quickly approaching & I can't believe 3 months from today he will be here! We sure do have alot to do in the next 3 months but it will all get done I'm sure. I'm feeling good these days. Sleep is sporadic- I wish I got more of it. Waking up between 4 and 5 am and not going back to sleep is really catching up with me. I never know how I'm going to make it through the work day on decaf coffee! Somehow I do,but an afternoon nap would sure be nice! I'm definitely getting bigger & I can attribute that to my constant state of hunger. I want to eat all day long. Usually I make really good snack choices but they dont hold me over very long! I crave bagels & BW3's. Isnt that weird. I could probably eat like 3 bagels a day- but I promise I don't!

We finally made a decision on the hardwood. That was starting to stress me out! After 3 very high quotes we decided Jeremy would recruit some friends & do it himself. We found the most beautiful hard wood called handscraped solid wood. It's almost wavy & has alot of texture. It's beautiful & will hide the scratches and knicks of 2 kids, a big dog & high heels :) Here is a picture of how it looks already laid- I love it! It's very us. Sometimes hardwood can be so formal and we are not formal people!

I can totally love and hate Facebook all at the same time but what I love is that you can find businesses selling some of the cutest stuff! I just happened to come across this company called Smocked Angels Network & they sell adorable clothing and their proceeds help feed hungry kids. I loved finding that they help feed hungry kids here in America. I think it's great that we help kids all over but we need to start with our own kids. Anyways- they had a sale last night at 8 and they were selling the most adorable toddler bathing suit I've ever laid my eyes on! Of course we know I love monogrammed things so I instantly fell in love with this! It was only $36 including the monogram & free shipping! Yes please!! I could already see H in it this summer!

Its Wednesday thankfully! And we have a little snow...enough to make it feel like winter but I'm ready for the 40's & 50's back!

Productive Weekend!

We have had a pretty productive weekend this weekend- it felt so good to get alot crossed off the list. It was a very expensive weekend but a productive one! Friday we ordered our carpet and stopped by the house to check out the paint. It looks SO great! I am so happy with the color and how it turned out. And even happier that we didnt have to paint. I am not a good painter. It always sounds like a good idea but then I start and do not want to finish. Id much rather be cleaning and organizing!
kitchen ready for paint...the island has been pulled out. We will be painting the island and cabinets.
this is the entry way, those doors lead to the kitchen- I love it!
a wall in the dining room
View from the entry way into the dining room.

Friday night we were able to just relax and finally have a night at home. It felt so nice! We've been running so much lately and so busy we are ready to get back into a routine. Although quickly, little man will be here and we will be routine-less!
Saturday morning Jeremy met yet another flooring guy for a quote. We might end up doing the hard wood ourselves but we wanted to get one final quote. My mom and dad very graciously watched Hannah Saturday morning so we could get some things done. Taking Hannah in public is a challenge to say the least and she has been a handful lately! I know she is ready for routine too...I hope! :) We went and picked out our appliances which was fun- however I sure wish they came with a cook! After that we went and looked at some couches that we liked and a new mattress. We think we found our mattress but we are waiting on the couch. Its hard to get a good idea of how something will look in the family room. That afternoon we met a lady who was interested in the chandelier that was in the dining room. It wasnt our taste so we put it on Craigslist- which is my favorite website to sell anything on. Ive always had good luck. We sold it right there! I was glad to have that extra money to go buy the new lighting. Today Jeremy worked on the floors to get them ready for the wood and carpet and my mom peeled wallpaper and worked on the vanities. Im not sure how a family could have been so rough on vanities but I think we will have to re-paint all of them. We have time! The carpet is going to take the longest so we have some time to fit it all in!

Everything is coming together slowly but surely. Its a fun process but we are ready to be in! This little girl has been a spitfire this weekend. Like Ive said before- she is one strong-willed, independent little lady!!
Lately she has been very interested in pants that have pockets- so when her pants dont have pockets...she makes her own. This cracked us up! I have a feeling we are going to find the most random things in her pockets!

I'm so glad it's Friday! Aren't you?

This week could not have gone any slower but also could not have been busier. Well I guess it could have but Jeremy was swamped with work meetings alot of the week & trying to meet with contractors & make house decisions had me crazy! We ordered carpet today, working on hardwood (that has been a task) an expensive one at that! I am also excited to see the painters progress today. We still have lots to do- but since the carpet will take longer than we expected we should have time to do everything we need to. As long as budget permits! Darn budgets! It's been fun though for only having the house a week. I'm hoping for a normal night at home tonight! Most likely early to bed for me...I was up at 4:45 with a million things running through my head.

I feel like she looks!!

She is not a morning person! And she has had a rough week! Pink eye on Tuesday- I will say I didn't mind staying home with her one bit! Then she was back on Wednesday & they called me like 30 minutes after I dropped her off to tell me she fell & hit her head so hard they were really worried. Poor girl! They sent me a picture of her head- she looks so sad. But she bounced back & you can hardly see the bruise.

Hoping this weekend stays as beautiful as it is today!