I Should Have Brought Our Sleds!

It snowed here in Austin!

The biggest snow flakes I have EVER seen!

Look at my Eric; he loved the snowball action!

Check out those snowflakes behind Talmage. There were others twice that size!

Mae-Mae Sweet!

Every house had a token snowman in the front yard.

My neighbor even went and checked her son out from school so he could have a chance to play in "real" snow. She also checked out Talmage for me so he could join in the fun.

She said they only get snow like this every 5-8 years.

Here are some of our neighbors. The boys have loved having kids right outside their door to play with! We are making great friends!

The next day the only snow that remained was in highly shaded areas.

That's just the way I like it. Snow hard one day, and then completely melt away!

Later in the evening the dads took the kids to a hill to sled.

One neighbor had sleds. We had cardboard boxes from our move... I knew I should have brought our sleds from Utah!

Leia Mais

All The Colors of the Rainbow

Here is a picture of our house here in Austin, Texas.

Ty and I are really excited about it!

We bought it from a darling woman who had a vivacious color scheme.

I still feel like I am living in "her" house, but we are slowly making it our own.

Our house has good "bones" (a term I learned from our friend Rachel). With some paint and new flooring (AND money.... it always comes down to waiting for the cash) we'll make it our own.

Our first painting project was the dining room/living room area.

Here are the before pictures.

The ceiling and the walls were both painted a very bright, yellow color. When Ty's boss came to check out our house he walked in, walked back out again, put on his sunglasses.... and then came back inside.

Here are the after photos. I think we're going to make the dining room an office. EVERY house I've seen here has a formal dining room, but I just don't think we'd use it that much.

Here are some other pictures to show the eclectic paint in some of the rooms.

This blue in the bathroom downstairs is starting to grow on me.

The pink guest room, very inspiring....

(still using your comforter Mandy, thanks!)

Here is the family/game room upstairs. The paint is a mint green accented by a lovely rose curtain....

Here is our master bedroom, the walls and part of the ceiling are painted this purple...

Our favorite room is Talmage and Eric's room. We have dubbed it the "Aloha" room for obvious reasons. Here is the door to their room.

What little boy wouldn't want a purple room with a big "Aloha" painted on the wall?

As we make different changes I'll post more pictures, but if you really want to check it out.... come and visit me! Yee-haw!

Leia Mais

It happened......

I had heard of this happening to other people.

But it couldn't happen to me.

I had been so careful!

But the evidence was all over the walls.......

.....and the floor.......

......and the child......

......whom I adore!

"Mae Mae's lippy!" She exclaimed as I caught her in the act.

How can you not love a face like that?

Leia Mais

Tricks and Treats

TREATS...

#1. Being some of the ONLY trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood meant that at almost every house Talmage, Eric and sometimes Maidie (when she felt inclined to get up out of her chariot...a.k.a. her stroller....that girl trick-or-treats in style) received TRIPLE the amount of candy.

#2. Seeing good friends, who happen to be our neighbors.

Mandy and Brendon

Joyce and Neil

Lauren

We sill sure miss these wonderful people!

TRICK....
We heard eerie music coming from the Martin home. We heard a loud heart beating, along with heavy breathing. As we nervously (I of course am referencing the nerves as pertaining to the little one's) rounded the corner to the Martin's house, who do we see? Well, there's the Martin's grandson, Martin, playing the music and making the sound effects live from his concealed lair inside a tree. That Martin, creating a little Halloween magic by playing music to get us in the trick-or-treating spirit. You get an "A".

TREAT....

Seeing my kids come home and empty their loot on the table. I couldn't take any pictures because I had to watch this little one (Maidie). She liked to climb on the table and plunder into the newly acquired booty of her brothers.

TRICKS.....

At one point in time, I did become distracted.......

I quickly "came to" as I saw Eric take scissors and lop off part of his fair sisters locks.

Luckily, layers are in.
Watch him Santa, he might end up on your
"naughty" list.

TREAT.....
The Hippie and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary on November 3rd. I received a beautiful arrangement of 12 red roses. They smelled DIVINE!

TRICK....
I was all alone for my anniversary. The kids and I enjoyed a celebratory dinner from Apollo Burger (I refused to cook on my big day). I had the Hippie dog to keep my true-loves side of the bed warm, but I still pictured the Hippie himself lying there in nothing but a collar.....ooo-la-la!

Leia Mais