Master Bedroom---Done....well pretty much

Okay, so when we got here, I hated the color of most of the rooms, they were a very neutral grayish type color.  So, my plan was the paint the master bedroom red (always wanted it to be red) and then get some white furniture, new bedding set, etc. 

But one day I was flipping through a Macy's add and saw a GORGEOUS Martha Stewart set on sale (normally $400, got it for $90!).  I loved the set and it matched the current color of the walls in the room, so I decided in an effort to save time and money, I'd keep the current wall color, keep the current furniture and just put red accents in the room instead.  Here's what I got....

View from doorway, looking at bed. Just need to get a storage ottoman for foot of bed and a headboard (got my eye on both right now)

View from doorway straight into room.  **Weird how my camera makes things look small.  This room is HUGE

View back to hallway/closets

View from bed looking at bathroom (left), Tim's dress clothes closet (middle) and door to hall (right)

Like I said, I still have to get a storage ottoman and a headboard, but the room is entirely finished otherwise!  Nice to be getting there :)

Been a while....

Its been a while since I've updated this.  I wasnt quite sure if anyone was reading it or not, but I figured I'd update it and keep reminding our family in South Carolina that this is how they can keep up with us.  A lot has happened in the last 6 months to a year.....here goes the quick version.

**Tim quit the Army in Sept 2011
**We started house hunting in Ohio, looking to settle down
**Cooper turned 1 in November 2011
**We got a house, we lost the house (loan issues), we got the house, waited to close on the house....boom, we have a house
**Moved into the house March 1, 2012 in Sylvania, Ohio
**Taylor turned 4 on May 4


And we're having a ball being back home.  Missing our family in South Carolina, but hopefully we'll get to see them soon! 

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

And I'm trying to update the blog as much as possible....so here goes nothing.....expect lots of posts...

Monster #2 is ONE YEARS OLD TODAY! AHHHH

Cooper is 1!   Since having kids, time has flown by....but man, this last year has been the fastest yet. 

Now that Cooper's 1, I think we can slow down now :)

Happy Birthday to our little man!  The perfect completion to our little family :)  And the monster who had me up from 2-4am wanting to party on his birthday!  LOL

"C'mom, let's play vroom vrooms"

"It's my birfday"

"4am?  So?  It's time to party"

"Okay mom, you go back to bed, I'll stay up and play with my vroom vroom"

Halloween recap.

Halloween was fun for us. Taylor got to go Trick-or-Treating 3 times this year, which made up for some good candy mommy and daddy have been eating! ;)

Cooper was a dinosaur.  I wanted him to be a monster since that's my nickname for him, but Tim and Taylor insisted on dinosaur for him.  He was, of course, cute as ever!

He did NOT like the hat on at all.....so he was a dinosaur with a cooper head :)

And the pumpkin costume I made Taylor was adorable.  Then again, I had a great model :)

Cutest. Kids. Ever.

Adventures of a 3 year old....

And yet, for another "Adventures of a 3 year old".....



This morning, Tim wakes up and puts jeans and t-shirt on and walks out to the kitchen where Taylor was eating her breakfast.  She looks at him, smiles and says, "Dad, you look beauuuuuuutiful today". 



A few days ago, I was getting out of the shower and getting dressed.  Taylor, of course, was in there talking to me.  Here's how that conversation went:
Taylor: "Mommy, you dont look good"
Me:  "Oh, why's that"
Taylor: "You're wearing blue polka dot undies, black bra, green pants and a red shirt.  You dont look good at all. You're wearing too many colors"



One day, Taylor was bullying Cooper, trying to steal his blankie/toys/etc. I start explaining to her...
Me:  "Taylor, you have to be nice to your baby brother.  He's gonna be with you forever and he's all you got"
Taylor: "No, you can give me another one"
....Um...yea, sorry kiddo...not a topic of conversation at this point LOL

Oh...this kid.  She cracks me up.  And keeps me on my toes everyday :) 

You know you're a parent when....

You make a Halloween costume for your kid...

Ugh. What am I getting myself into?

Taylor wants to be a pumpkin for Halloween and will not give it up. Apparently, stores only sell pumpkin costumes for infants and dogs. And when you do an online search, you'll find some but they aren't very cute or cost more than I'd like to spend.

After visiting every store I could think of and begging her to be something else, she insists on being a pumpkin. Not even a pumpkin princess. A PUMPKIN. So, I decided I will make one!! She is excited.
Me?
Not so much.

More to come on this....

Sibling love....

They're starting to love each other more and more everyday.....

(yes, his hands are ALWAYS on his penis....oy)

Lake Fun

We went to Lake Hartwell with the family over labor day weekend....the kids had a blast!  So did mommy and daddy!   Fun was had by all.  Too bad it was such a short weekend...

MOST of the grandkids on the swing, being pushed by grandma!

This is what the Tomes men do at a Lake house....watch football (including Cooper LOL)

Me, Taylor and Madison on the tube, getting ready to go!

Cooper and his cousin, Mallory!

Me and Taylor on the jetski!

Tim trying to beat Mommy's all time high score of 140.  I would like to note that NO ONE could beat my score all weekend.  HA!  I rule!

Little pig, little pig.......

Our favorite snack in this house is popcorn (well me and Taylor's favorite snack).... One day, I decided to pop some popcorn, turn on some tunes and spend some time with my Tot while Cooper was napping. 

So I popped the corn, gave Taylor the bowl and got the drinks and cleaned up the kitchen a bit.  This took literally 5-8 minutes.  When I got to the front room, this is what I saw.....

Notice the bowl! 

This bowl was FULL when I handed it to her!!

Little pig loves her popcorn!  HAHA