We Have Carpet!

It feels amazing to finally have the basement ready to move in!  I keep wanted to pinch myself but it is there!  The carpet is in and Jake is all moved in his new room.

So pretty....

I can't stop staring at it!  Sometimes I just go downstairs and look around for awhile.  I am just so happy!! 

Jake's room and his closest.  Doors are off because the carpet guys needed them off. 

The "Chillaxx" room.

More Chillaxx room.

Looking at the door to the unfinished half of the basement.  Stairway on right.

Jake and Matt putting his bed together.

Jadon jumping all over his mattress while they put the frame together.  He is never one to miss an opportunity to have fun!

The bed is together!

I took those pics the first night.  We have slowly moved the rest of Jake's things down to his new room over the last few days.  We had to work around baseball games and we also made a trip into my brother's house to pick up the futon he was storing for us.  It will be in the Chillax room.  Now I just have to wash the layers of dust off of the walls in Jake's old room (Jadon's new room) so I can repaint the walls.  That room is also in desperate need of new carpet but that is going to wait a while.  Once the walls get painted the toddler gets his own room AND a big boy bed.  Could be a long week next week.......

A Busy, Busy Weekend

Friday afternoon the kids were playing outside and I noticed that it had gotten really quiet so I went to see what they were up to.  I found them picking their own afternoon snack.  Our black raspberries are ripe and they are so good.  I have been sending one of the kids out every day to pick some.  It takes about 5 cups to make one pie and that is ALOT of berries!

















Our garden is looking pretty good these days.  The plants have really taken off and are doing well.  I can't wait for all those yummy fruits and veggies!



On Saturday morning Matt, Jadon, and I took off to check out a few garage sales.  This weekend I hit the jackpot!  I found several shirts for Jacob.  I don't find clothes for teen boys that are in good shape on a garage sale very often so that was pretty exciting.   All season I have been looking for a Little Tikes car for Jadon.  My mom found one at a garage sale last year and Jadon just loves to play in it when we go to her house.  I finally found one this weekend!  As you can see Jadon is pretty happy! 



Now that the basement is almost ready for move in we have been thinking about how are we going to furnish the room.  We knew we needed to find something for the tv to sit on down in the kids hang out room.  Well, at the very first garage sale Matt pointed out this buffet type piece of furniture to me.  He thought it might be great for the tv to sit on and all the video games, game controllers, and movies could go in the drawers and cabinets.  It was marked $50 but the lady said everything was half price so we got it for $25!!  It is a sturdy piece of furniture and we are currently in the process of stripping the paint off.  Hoping we find that the wood underneath is in good condition so we can stain it.  Otherwise we will paint it again.  Hoping this also takes out the faint odor of smoke that it has. 




Today we dropped Shelby off at 4H camp until Thursday afternoon.  She had a blast last year.  Hoping she does this year too!  She ended up in the same cabin as last year which we thought was pretty funny!  Can't wait to hear all her stories!







We ended the weekend with chicken on the grill!  Yum!  Tomorrow the carpet goes in then Jadon is ready to move in!!  I can't wait!!

A Mommy's Daybook

I saw this post idea on another blog (Don't Blink) and I loved it.  So I think I will try to do this once a week.

A Mommy's Day Book:

outside my window......

I see clouds again.  I have loved the temps this week but could use some time in the sun.  Not to mention a certain little boy wants to get out and play!

i am thinking......

About our trip to Tennessee we are planning.  Excited to explore somewhere we have never been.  Excited to spend a good amount of time with my family of five that does not involve any doctors or hospitals.  Can't help thinking my daughter is going to college in two years and I want to show/discover so many more things with her.

i am learning.....

How to use my Silhouette cutting machine FINALLY!!  Had it for a month and just used it for the first time yesterday.  I think I am good to go now.  Just had to get over the intimidation factor.  

i am wearing.....

Jeans!!  In June!  Almost never happens here.  I kinda like it!  

i am creating.....

a saying in my Silhouette software to cut in outdoor vinyl and put on the back of my newly painted glider on my front porch.  Matt and I finally decided on the saying "Together Is The Best Place To Be".  

i am reading....

This has been a problem area for me lately.  I have been participating in a couple of monthly book clubs but have not gotten into the selections.  My bookmark is currently in pg. 10 of The Glass Castle-A Memoir by Jeannette Walls.  I think I am going to hunt down some Nora Roberts. Craving a good romance.  These books clubs choose all these serious books and I think I am wanting fun books for summer!

i am hoping.....

to get both boys moved into their rooms before Shelby's birthday on the 4th.  The carpet will be installed on Monday.  

around the house.....

we still need to finish touching up the areas of tan paint in the basement.  We are going to try and get all the closet shelf system materials picked up this weekend so we can get that done in Jake's basement room and the closet at the bottom of the stairs.  So looking forward to this project being done!

one of my favorite things....

is my husbands new grill!!  I missed grilled food.  I did not realize how much until the new grill got fired up!  The burgers we had the other night were sooooo good!  So much better than burgers done on the Forman inside grill.  I also had him grill some chicken breast to use for multiple things the next few days.  I made a chicken salad sandwich mix with them last night.  I plan on making some wraps for lunch tomorrow. Mmmm....

a few plans for this weekend.....

The plan for this weekend is to complete some little projects in the basement and move all the stuff (paint, brushes, drills, ladders) out so the space is clear for the carpet guys on Monday morning.


a picture.....

Jadon "helping" Daddy with the dishes last weekend.  Matt and Jadon were hanging out together while Shelby, Jake, and I painted in the basement.  Matt decided to teach Jadon how to do dishes.

First Day Of Summer!!

Yesterday was officially the first day of summer!  Woohoo!  Jadon felt the best way to celebrate was to bust out the cowboy boots.  Oh how I missed this look.  Jadon wearing cowboy boots with shorts just makes me smile.  The boots came out a lot last fall but were just sitting in the basket until yesterday.  The only thing I could figure is that he want to kick up his heals a little on the first day of summer!

Happy Summer!