Surprise! Happy Birthday!

The finished project:

I spent two months off and on working on projects, sewing bedding and pillows, painting this room! I was so excited to give Abbie her own room for her birthday! It was such a fun project! Happy 7th Birthday Abbie!! We love you to pieces!!

She was in shock when We took her downstairs, she thought it was a surprise for gma and gpa who had come into town for Thanksgiving! It was fun to surprise her! All the hard work finally paid off:)

more projects

Ikea lamp with a little black ribbon goes a long way!

My before paint shot. My handy man neighbor, hung the chandelier, cut and mounted the headboard, and hung my curtains! Thanks!

Abbie's Room project #1

Headboard: a piece of plywood 4x6, cut and covered with 1inch foam.

The nightstands: killer deal at DI $30 for the pair. A can of black spray paint, scrapbook paper, and some new glass knobs.... ta-daa!

New Family Pics!

October 2009. We had the BEST time! Vanessa (http://www.vanessamillecamphotography.com/)is a phenomenal photographer! I was so excited to finally get updated family photos! Enjoy!

More family shots

Abigail~

She LOVED getting her pictures taken!! She is a natural, it was so fun to watch her! She is growing up so fast... she will be 7 next week!

Gorgeous~

Isabelle~

She is our little sweetie, she was so funny! I posted one shot of her talking about princesses, that's how they got her to smile and smirk.

It didn't take long for her to get the hang of posing. Beautiful~

The Twins

Quite a task, but worth every effort. We were throwing apples up in the air to get them to look at the camera. They just wanted to play with and eat them. Getting them to sit still and not crawl away was another feat all in and of itself. But look how cute they are!! I love these girls!

Fun Shots

These were the last photos before just Ben and I. The kids were so done, but you can't even tell without looking close. I just love these shots. It amazes when I look at them and realize these are all my kids!!

Just Us...

This was so FUN! Vanessa is a fantastic photographer, she was taking shots when we didn't even know it and they ended up being some of my favorites! It was the end of our crazy photo shoot, after trying to keep the kids happy and smiling, I was so tired and couldn't stop laughing.