Happy Easter!!

Wow, I got a little behind in posts but don't worry, they'll be coming!

 

We started our Easter by dying our eggs!!! It is always so much fun!!!!  It's kind of sad when it's all over! 

 

 

 

Well.....there it is again...that secret egg!!  the one that as tradition has it...isn't hardboiled but yet is included in the dying process.....

 

 

 

Mikayla is in on the secret this year!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had Easter Eve over at my brother-in-law/sister-in-law's house.  The kids all got to go swimming!!  

 

 

that big ol pool and the kids were in a clump playing together!  isn't that hilarious.  The dog kept jumping in the pool with them too, he got in trouble!

 

 

 

The men were preparing the meat..... YIKES!!! 

 

 

 

We hid some eggs in the courtyard - the kids LOVED it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colored some eggs

 

 

It was an insanely FUN night!!!!  Seriously a great time!!

 

Easter Morning! after church (We got to the church at 6:30 am…. And would you believe the church was PACKED!!! We were shocked!! So we went ahead and went into the overflow room (they had a second area all set up for double services to happen at the same time, we decided that the visitors could have our seats and maybe they’ll come back more often J I was surprised it was so busy but it was AWESOME!!!

 

When we got home..... THE EASTER BUNNY HAD ALREADY COME!!! 

 

 

 

She found her bunny eggs!

 

 

Ice cream for breakfast.....why not.....

 

 

Mikayla was SOOOOOOO into getting ready for our Easter dinner, she set the table all by herself, she peeled potatoes, she made French onion dip...that one threw her for a loop because I was letting her do it by herself...she was fired up and kept telling me that she couldn't believe I was taking her so seriously.  SO seriously!

 

 

She also said she was the best party planner that there was!

 

 

A few extra pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We made some panoramic eggs!  TOTALLY fun, I'm addicted and so is Mikayla and I think we started a new tradition for us!

 

Start with sugar and egg white.

 

 

Mold it, dry it slightly, scoop out the insides.....

 

 

Put them together....

 

 

Add your scene inside and decorate with frosting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUN!!!

 

 

 

Seriously - this was one of the best Easter's we have had in a long time.  It was everything I wanted and needed it to be.  It didn't feel quite so lonely this year!  yay!!!  Truly GREAT times and memories!!

Living Room Redo

It seems like this was a long time in process I am elated at the outcome!

 

We decided it was time to paint/freshen up the living room!!   This is where we started.  I'm so over Bob's yellowish walls!

 

 

 

 

Here are some "during painting" pictures.   It did take three adults an entire Saturday to make this happen.  Two coats.... three windows... one big wall and one little wall... it's just crazy how high the ceilings are and how much more time it takes...but it's TOTALLY ok, I'm soooo not complaining!

 

 

 

 

Ahhhh and after.... we hung everything back up the next day so that it had enough time to dry overnight!

 

 

 

Our color really doesn't look dark...it's just warmer with a tan undertone instead of Bob's yellow.

 

 

 

Well then....we decided with our new living room, we need to change a few things out.  Our new couches (we got them just before we moved into this house) was showing some signs of damage, so the store we bought them at honored the warranty and gave us full market value to apply towards a new set.  Well that set took over 6 weeks to come in!!!  That is actually what prompted painting now - new furniture, new room... naturally I need a new rug too!

 

Here it is!!!  I'm soooooo loving it!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The funny thing was the rug said it was going to take up to 6 weeks to come in and it came in a week and the couches were going to take 6 weeks and it took almost 8... but whatever it's done now!!!! 

 

 

 

 

Ahhhhhhhh It's SOOOO nice!!  I love it so!!!

 

and now I know you want to know what we did with the original living room rug.... it also found a new home!

 

 

 

It has been in MANY rooms....at the old house, the game room, the living room, the dining room...at the new house, the game room, the living room, and now it's forever home, the dining room.