The House

Jason and I are so excited that we found a house that we hope to call home for a very, very long time. We love the trees and the fact that we are on a cul-de-sac. 

When we first walked into the house I immediately said "No way, lets go" but Jason promised me that he had a big vision for this house. After the initial walk through we came home and he drew out for me the ideas he had with the house. I loved the idea of being able to make it our home so I got on board!

Here is the front of the house:

 Walking into the front of the house. It is hard to tell but when you step into the house you actually have to step up. Then to go into the house you step down--either into the formal dining or the living room. I won't mention names but we've already had a few people trip on this (myself included). So we will level this out and then get rid of the wall that separates the formal dining from the living room.

 Looking into the living room with the odd half wall. Just past the living room is a Sunroom that will become outdoor living space.

 The master bedroom with study off of it:

 Master bath:

 Breakfast area looking into the kitchen:

 Breakfast area looking into the family room. This buffet is leaving...

 On the other side of the cat picture is a full bath. It will become a half bath with a door that goes out to the side driveway...

 Here you can see the walkway to the upstairs--we intend to open all this up...

 Upstairs bedroom:

 Upstairs bath:

 Davis' future bedroom:

 Another bedroom--this bedroom will have a bath added to it where you see the closet:

Check back for some pretty drastic changes!

October

I failed at updating the blog for most of October which is sad because we had such a great month! 

I love Pinterest. I love craft ideas, sewing ideas and I need all the help I can get with food ideas. 

I found a recipe for zucchini chips. Jason helped me out and they were DELICIOUS. I probably could have eaten the whole pan. 

 I also saw this cute mat for driving cars and copied it:

 We visited the pumpkin patch at church. It did not go so well and after a few meltdowns these are the best we got:

 I have designated one Friday afternoon a month Mommy/Davis afternoon. I picked Davis up from school early and took him to McDonalds. We ate chicken nuggets, french fries, and shared a milk shake. Then we played on the playground together. After that we headed to Barnes and Noble to read books and play with toys. This was my milkshake buddy:

 One Saturday we headed to the Children's Museum to enjoy their fall festivities. Here is Davis making a slimy worm:

 And being (appropriately) a monster:

 We also hung out with our buddy Reese:

 Carved Bert into a pumpkin:

 Slept in (ha, yeah right). As wonderful as Davis is he has become a terrible sleeper. I can't remember the last time he didn't end up in our bed at night (yes, save the lecture. I get it, a toddler should not be in your bed. But I am weak at 3 am). He tosses and turns and I usually end up with a hand in my face or a foot kicking me in the side. But when you wake up to this it is hard to be mad:

 Last weekend we headed to San Antonio to spend some time with Grammy & Papa while J played in a golf tournament. We started the trip off with Mickey Mouse and McDonalds:

 Saturday morning I asked Davis "Kitty Park or the Zoo?" I don't know why I even asked. I knew he would pick KP. He LOVES KP and I really think it is because he is the perfect age for it. He can ride every single ride including the school bus:

 A fire engine:

 An airplane (real men fly pink planes):

 We also got to spend time with Mamo. Davis loves Mamo and enjoyed having Mamo read to him. Can you believe she is about to be 92? I hope I look that great when I am about to be 92!

 I love this picture of my dad and his Sadie.

 There was a lot of wrestling in the front yard with Papa

 And I got to spend time loving on my Ladybug! I miss her but she is so happy in San Antonio. She is so spoiled--she had bacon for breakfast and my mom grilled up a hamburger for her dinner-sheesh!

October was a very fun/busy month and we can't wait for November!

Girl's Trip

We made it back from our annual girl's trip. We had a blast! Mom and I really enjoyed Linda and Lauren joining us on our trip. We did a lot of shopping, eating and more shopping.

These pictures are a little bit out of order. We took a food tour of Chelsea/Meatpacking District this trip.  It was really interesting to learn about the area and how much it has grown just over the last few years. Here we are at the last stop on the tour:

 If you look very closely you can see the Statute of Liberty in the background:

 The first night we were there we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and had pizza in Brooklyn--it is something I have always wanted to do and has been on my "bucket list." It was worth the walk-the views were incredible at night and the pizza was really good.

 Lauren tried to make friends with everyone in NYC. Some responded to her more than others

 More eating:

We had a great trip and are counting down the days until we get to go back!