The Kitchen!

Sometimes I think I should be diagnosed with CADD: Color Attention Deficit Disorder. I barely get a color on my wall, and I'm already thinking of what the next color will be! However, I think I've found a color for my kitchen that I really like--Red. Yes, I know what you're thinking: didn't you already paint your kitchen red? The answer is technically "no." I painted the TRIM red, and the living room was red, but the kitchen was cream. Now the walls are red, the trim is white, and eventually the living room will be "bungalow gold"...but that's getting ahead of the story.

Also, this weekend was a "half-off" event at a local furniture store, so we took some of our lovely tax-return money and bought a REAL KITCHEN TABLE!!! We're so excited. It seats up to 6 people; 4 in chairs, and two on a bench (more if those people are children). It's really cute. We have the bench in the living room when the table is in its "small" size, but we pull it over once the table has been expanded. We used it tonight to celebrate my brother JJ's birthday. Such a fun christening! It goes wonderfully with our cabinets. Once our new kitchen flooring is in, I'm going to LOVE that room!

You can kind of see the new wall color here...

Our fabulous new table! And your eyes are not deceiving you--the ends are not flat. The shape is technically not "rectangular." That's kinda why I like it :-)

Done!

I finally finished Tommy's 3rd Heritage Makers book! Here's the link if you'd like to see it:

Tommy's World, Volume 3

I hope it previews correctly...some of the pages didn't show when I previewed it, but I'm hoping that's just a blip!

Enjoy :-)

Cutie Patooties

Sorry it's been a while since I've posted! I always feel like I should have pictures with my posts, and lately I've been very bad with a camera! This week I decided I needed to stop being lazy, so below are the latest photos of some very cute fellows! The first few are from when Josh Cooper came over to play early on Saturday.

Tommy and Josh Cooper. That's what Tommy looks like when he wakes up!

Watching a move in the playroom

Josh and Jack (before Tommy woke up!)

I think Josh was wanting Tommy to wake up...

Jack learning how to crawl (not there yet, but close!)

Jack and his first celery stalk

A happy boy!

Jack and Logan, eating celery

Happy Valentines Day!

Logan was a sweetheart and let me sleep in yesterday, which I very much appreciated! Around 9:15 am I could hear him talking to Tommy in the kitchen, saying "Take this in to Mommy!" (repeated about ten times). Eventually Tommy walked in with a box of Russel Stover chocolates that was bigger than his head! He handed it to me, along with a lovely card from Logan. It was so sweet!

Logan had also bought me some *sweet* gifts from a store in Roanoke called Chocolate Paper (doesn't that sound like the kind of store I'd like?). However, given that we have a hard time keeping presents from each other, he caved on Friday and gave me those when I gave him his box of Reese's Peanut Butter cups. We're just little kids when it comes to presents :-)

On Saturday we were able to go to the Temple for the first time in a long time, and it was great to be there! Nanna and Papa and JJ were kind enough to go up with us and watch the kids while we were inside. We want to go up next month, too, and start making a habit of it!

Overall, a good weekend :-)

Kings of the Castle

Tommy wanted me to put up his castle today, and then he (and Jack!) had fun playing inside. They're so cute!

Two Peas

Picture post! I just had to share these cute photos of my boys at bed time. Ain't they adorable?

Snow Days

Snow seems to be "the thing" in Virginia this year, so this weekend we are once again snowed in to our house! It's not too bad---just a foor or so (cumulative) but it is unusual! Tommy loves it. He wishes he could spend all day in it! It's very cute. Today Logan took him out, and they built a fort, and threw snowballs, and even sledded down the "hill" (slight incline) in our front yard. Adorable!

Jack and Daddy after the first snowfall

Tommy crawling through the tunnel in his fort

Defending the fort

Building the fortifcations