Our new home!

One of the things I enjoy doing the most lately is looking at home decorating blogs. Not like fancy expensive interior designer blogs, but "stay at home mom, do-it-yourselfer" blogs. I'm so hooked! I can't wait to get into my plain, white boring house and start adding my style to it. I've spent so long (1.5 years) living in a home that I felt like wasn't mine anymore. For more than a year when we had the house on the market and I either didn't want to change anything or felt like I couldn't "live" in my space anymore, and then the last 3 months we've been living with 98% of our stuff in storage. I'm missing my stuff!

But I love these blogs. and I love that these ladies let you into their homes and show you their rooms and how they live. So as I work on my new home I want to show what my plans are and the progress I make. So here's a start....

from the ground up!

I got caught sneaking a peek at the neighbors backyard

our view over Albuquerque (you need to come over and see it from the upstairs! I can't believe we have a view, hopefully no one builds anymore houses to ruin it!)



check out the baby bump. it's not so cute anymore. Oh to go back to the days when I could sit, or stand, or sleep or...




This was taken a couple of weeks ago. Since this picture we have stucco and dry wall. I need to go by and take some new pictures!

my favorite blogs lately
www.dearestsomeday.com
2littlehooligans.blogspot.com
www.danamadeit.com
www.makeit-loveit.com
www.theidearoom.net
iheartorganizing.blogspot.com
www.thehouseofsmiths.com
www.sadalewis.com
and of course pinterest!!!! hahaha

You'd think I'd be hooked on baby stuff right now, but that's so old and boring! I can't wait to start making things and decorating and ORGANIZING! (or just unpacking finally after 1 1/2 years)

Christmas (2011, eeeep!)

Is it too late to talk about our Christmas? haha.
Every year we set up luminarios for Mario's grandma and grandpa. The last few years the kids have been getting more involved. I love it! We've been using the electric tea lights and they are so easy to set up, but they're not as bright. This year when we went to clean up the bags someone had switched out our lights to candles. I guess we'll go back to candles next year. I can just imagine Elijah lighting the candles by himself. I'm sure he'd love that! (I guess I'll have to fold extra bags too!)



Those were our Christmas Eve pictures. That's all I took, and then I sat back and relaxed and enjoyed my family. (Actually I did take some video on my Ipad during our Christmas program. Devyn was singing and it was so funny. I should try and figure out how to share videos!)

Christmas morning! The kids were super spoiled again this year. We opened presents real fast then got ready for church (see Devyn's hair? That's what she looks like every morning!)

Addi's turning 2!!!!

I'm still around! I've been so bad at blogging the last few months, but I'm not going to give up! I have a lot of things I want to share I just don't want to do ANYTHING lately!

I'm still pregnant (about 3 more weeks to go), our house is coming along nicely (I'll post pictures on that later), Elijah turns 8! in a couple of weeks and we are going to have an awesome birthday party and then a baptism at the end of the March. I've just been enjoying some time off and hanging out with kids (and running them around to their school, basketball practice and games, friends houses, walking to the park and just hanging out at home. Thinking of actually going somewhere with 4 kids is starting to freak me out a little!

I didn't realize how much I've missed taking pictures until I went out with this sweet little girl. Oh my! those eyes and cheeks and lips. I wish I could bring her home with me! (but I've already got a 2 year old, so no thanks! haha)I can't believe it's been 2 years already. It's not fair how fast time goes by, is there a way to push pause? I guess I've been trying to do that the last few months. I thought if I pretended like I wasn't super busy and doing a lot then things would slow down, but it doesn't work. The days and weeks are flying by.

Happy Birthday little Addi. Next time we need to bring my little Devyn around so you two can have a little play date. I think you would love running around together, and I would love watching the two of you play.