Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Froggy Kid Bathroom
The bathroom that we are remodeling is going to be me and Jon's new bathroom. That means our bathroom now is going to be the new kids bathroom. I decided to change the theme of the bathroom to something more kid-friendly. Here are some pictures of our new cute frog-themed bathroom.
Under Construction
So, the time has come to remodel our 2nd bathroom. We've been waiting for better weather to start tearing into it. This first picture is kind of dark, but we took out the hall closet. The kids loved helping. They all climbed into the cupboard and handed us all the stuff that was in there. After we cleared out all the drawers Jon demolished the whole thing. Now it's just a big hole in the wall. 
Next, Jon and I started taking everything out of the bathroom. He ripped the cabinet off the wall and it was so nice to rip the ugly towel rack off the wall. We had a very old medicine cabinet built into the wall that had a slot in the back of it that said, "old razors". So, whoever lived here when they installed that disposed of their old shaving razors into our wall! YUCK. That'll be fun to clean out.
I hope we can get the remodel done quickly. Having 5 people use one bathroom is going to be a challenge for us. Already the other bathroom feels so crowded having all of me and Jon's stuff plus all of the kids stuff in it. I'm so glad I have a handy-man husband who can fix things up.
Next, Jon and I started taking everything out of the bathroom. He ripped the cabinet off the wall and it was so nice to rip the ugly towel rack off the wall. We had a very old medicine cabinet built into the wall that had a slot in the back of it that said, "old razors". So, whoever lived here when they installed that disposed of their old shaving razors into our wall! YUCK. That'll be fun to clean out.
I hope we can get the remodel done quickly. Having 5 people use one bathroom is going to be a challenge for us. Already the other bathroom feels so crowded having all of me and Jon's stuff plus all of the kids stuff in it. I'm so glad I have a handy-man husband who can fix things up.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Mother-Daughter and Father-Son Weekend
We've had a busy week. Caleb went to the eye doctor this week. His vision is 20/30 in both eyes. Not bad enough to warrant getting glasses yet, but we're putting off the inevitable. He will eventually need them. He needs to come back to the doctor before he starts 1st grade to check his eye sight then.
This weekend Jon is taking the boys to a Father and Sons camp out. The boys are so excited to go camping. I think they're even more excited that it's just them and dad. Jon's dad was also able to go with them. He wasn't able to do any Fathers and Sons camp outs with his own dad in his youth, so it's great to be able to do it now.
p.s. I lifted these pictures from my friend Adrienne's web page. Jon didn't take any pictures, but some of their pictures had our kids in them.
Leah and I have a girls weekend planned. We had dinner together and then waited for 6:30pm to roll around so we could go swimming. The pool doesn't open until then and Leah was so anxious she kept asking me every 5 minutes if it was time to leave yet. Jon took the van, so I got to take Leah to the pool in the bike trailer. It was a good work out. We had fun. Leah is having a sleep over with me tonight. She has her sleeping bag set up on my bedroom floor. We're going to have a great time together.
This weekend Jon is taking the boys to a Father and Sons camp out. The boys are so excited to go camping. I think they're even more excited that it's just them and dad. Jon's dad was also able to go with them. He wasn't able to do any Fathers and Sons camp outs with his own dad in his youth, so it's great to be able to do it now.
p.s. I lifted these pictures from my friend Adrienne's web page. Jon didn't take any pictures, but some of their pictures had our kids in them.
Leah and I have a girls weekend planned. We had dinner together and then waited for 6:30pm to roll around so we could go swimming. The pool doesn't open until then and Leah was so anxious she kept asking me every 5 minutes if it was time to leave yet. Jon took the van, so I got to take Leah to the pool in the bike trailer. It was a good work out. We had fun. Leah is having a sleep over with me tonight. She has her sleeping bag set up on my bedroom floor. We're going to have a great time together.
Friday, April 18, 2008
New York City
Our trip to New York was amazing. We had so much fun (except for the blisters that formed on the bottom of my feet from so much walking!). I uploaded some of my favorite pictures from the trip.
Here we are with the New York skyline in the background. We were standing on the observation deck of the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island. We took the ferry out to the island first thing in the morning so we would have enough time to see Liberty Island and Ellis Island and be back before the David Letterman Show started.
This is me, Jon, Robin and Denise inside the Hello Deli with Rupert Gee. It's located on the corner by the Late Show. Dave has used Rupert and his store in some of his shows before. It was fun to go there while Rupert was there and actually get a picture taken with him.
This is inside of FAO Schwartz. It's a HUGE toy store in New York. This is the piano like the one that they used in the movie Big. It's the biggest piano I've ever played. I even played a song!
On top of the Empire State Building you can see forever! It's a great view. This is a picture of us at the top. Also there's a picture of the scenery looking south from the top of the Empire State Building. You can see the Statue of Liberty out on Liberty Island in the distance.
We were pretty close to the Hudson River from our hotel. So, one afternoon Jon and I went on a walk to see the river's edge. Here is Jon studying the sights and enjoying the smells of NYC.
We found the Hard Rock Cafe, among many other famous shops, and decided to take a picture inside.
On our way to see the Statue of Liberty we stopped by the World Trade Center site to look around. It's a huge construction project. This is part of the memorial wall on the side of the fire station right across the street where many of the firefighters worked who lost their lives.
"New York City Fire Department. Members who made the supreme sacrifice in the performance of duty at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001."
Central Park is HUGE! We only saw a small portion of it. You could spend all day looking at everything in the park, but we just got to see a bit of it. It was a nice relaxing place to walk around.
The temple is really close to Central park. We were so excited to go to a session there. We even got to meet a man at the recommend desk who knew Jon's grandpa Lanier from when they were kids. It's a small world, even in a big city.
We had a fun trip, but we're glad to be home now. The flight was exhausting and I'm glad to rest and relax today. Leah was happy to get her "New York baby". Caleb wanted a piece of the Statue of Liberty, so we got him a Statue figure. Alex asked for some lotion from New York. We got him a small lotion and then got him a bear from New York. They were happy to see us. It's nice to enjoy my kids after a few days away. I'm happy to see them and to spend time with them. Jon got right back into the swing of things and went in to work today. Back to life...back to reality.
Here we are with the New York skyline in the background. We were standing on the observation deck of the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island. We took the ferry out to the island first thing in the morning so we would have enough time to see Liberty Island and Ellis Island and be back before the David Letterman Show started.
This is me, Jon, Robin and Denise inside the Hello Deli with Rupert Gee. It's located on the corner by the Late Show. Dave has used Rupert and his store in some of his shows before. It was fun to go there while Rupert was there and actually get a picture taken with him.
This is inside of FAO Schwartz. It's a HUGE toy store in New York. This is the piano like the one that they used in the movie Big. It's the biggest piano I've ever played. I even played a song!
On top of the Empire State Building you can see forever! It's a great view. This is a picture of us at the top. Also there's a picture of the scenery looking south from the top of the Empire State Building. You can see the Statue of Liberty out on Liberty Island in the distance.
We were pretty close to the Hudson River from our hotel. So, one afternoon Jon and I went on a walk to see the river's edge. Here is Jon studying the sights and enjoying the smells of NYC.
We found the Hard Rock Cafe, among many other famous shops, and decided to take a picture inside.
On our way to see the Statue of Liberty we stopped by the World Trade Center site to look around. It's a huge construction project. This is part of the memorial wall on the side of the fire station right across the street where many of the firefighters worked who lost their lives.
"New York City Fire Department. Members who made the supreme sacrifice in the performance of duty at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001."
Central Park is HUGE! We only saw a small portion of it. You could spend all day looking at everything in the park, but we just got to see a bit of it. It was a nice relaxing place to walk around.
The temple is really close to Central park. We were so excited to go to a session there. We even got to meet a man at the recommend desk who knew Jon's grandpa Lanier from when they were kids. It's a small world, even in a big city.
We had a fun trip, but we're glad to be home now. The flight was exhausting and I'm glad to rest and relax today. Leah was happy to get her "New York baby". Caleb wanted a piece of the Statue of Liberty, so we got him a Statue figure. Alex asked for some lotion from New York. We got him a small lotion and then got him a bear from New York. They were happy to see us. It's nice to enjoy my kids after a few days away. I'm happy to see them and to spend time with them. Jon got right back into the swing of things and went in to work today. Back to life...back to reality.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
New York City, Here We Come!
So, we've decided to use our buddy passes and get away this week anyway. We're going to New York City for 4 days. It's a totally different feel to the vacation. Rather than a relaxing time by the beach in Hawaii we'll be sight-seeing in the fast-paced over-crowded New York. I'm excited to see it though. We still plan on going to Hawaii in the fall with the other buddy passes we have saved up, but for now we're off to see the City that Never Sleeps! We leave bright and early Monday morning so I thought I'd post about where we're going before we get too busy getting ready to go.Friday, April 11, 2008
It's Aloha Friday!!...Umm...or NOT!
So, I had today all planned out. It was going to be fabulous. I made Jon a cute card that said,
"Congratulations on becoming a Certified Welder. Lets get away together to celebrate. Join me for a fun-filled adventure to Honolulu, HI April 14-17."
I was planning to bring in some Hawaiian pizza, Hawaiian punch, and put a lei on Jon when I gave him his card and surprised him with a trip to Hawaii. So, that was all nice and dandy until I got a phone call at 6:30am this morning from Jon's Aunt (who works for Delta and was nice enough to let us buy some buddy passes for our air fare to Hawaii) and she told us that the flight coming home was totally booked, or actually OVER booked. We'd be stuck in Hawaii for who knows how long if we actually went.
I know, that doesn't sound half bad. Being stuck in Hawaii isn't the worst thing that could happen to us, but my mom and dad being stuck with watching our kids for the extra time might not be very fun for them (or their work schedules).
So, we're NOT going to Hawaii after all. I'm totally bummed. Darn that Aloha Airlines that had to go out of business! That's why all of Delta's flights are over-booked. Oh well. There's always next time. We still have the tickets and we will be able to go in August or September. So, now Jon has the week off and we're deciding whether or not to go somewhere else or just have him go to work like normal. Any suggestions??
"Congratulations on becoming a Certified Welder. Lets get away together to celebrate. Join me for a fun-filled adventure to Honolulu, HI April 14-17."
I was planning to bring in some Hawaiian pizza, Hawaiian punch, and put a lei on Jon when I gave him his card and surprised him with a trip to Hawaii. So, that was all nice and dandy until I got a phone call at 6:30am this morning from Jon's Aunt (who works for Delta and was nice enough to let us buy some buddy passes for our air fare to Hawaii) and she told us that the flight coming home was totally booked, or actually OVER booked. We'd be stuck in Hawaii for who knows how long if we actually went.
I know, that doesn't sound half bad. Being stuck in Hawaii isn't the worst thing that could happen to us, but my mom and dad being stuck with watching our kids for the extra time might not be very fun for them (or their work schedules).
So, we're NOT going to Hawaii after all. I'm totally bummed. Darn that Aloha Airlines that had to go out of business! That's why all of Delta's flights are over-booked. Oh well. There's always next time. We still have the tickets and we will be able to go in August or September. So, now Jon has the week off and we're deciding whether or not to go somewhere else or just have him go to work like normal. Any suggestions??
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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