A Day of Play

Here are a few videos from our weekend.

(Gavin is saying "Two five, two five, two five"
in his video. This is how he counts by himself.)

(Yes, Vivi's hat says "orgasm donor." Don't judge.)

a few of my favs

Over the last 2 weeks, I've been trying to get the new house unpacked and decorated. And I've been successful in a few places. For instance, the kids' room is basically done, the kitchen has been completely unpacked and mostly decorated, and the living is mostly done, too. As some of the finishing touches are made, I thought I'd share a few pics of my favorite places so far.

This is the fireplace in our living room. I love our living room. And I especially love this spot in our living room.

Here's a pic of the inside of our front door. Our fridge is stainless steel (and thus, it's not magnetic), so we can't put the magnets there. But the inside of our front door works out great. And the kiddos love it.

Another place that I love in our new place is our dining room (which is still a work-in-progress). I've always loved our huge buffet (that we bought in Indiana at a furniture auction), but I think I might love it even more here. The dining room is a red-ish/purple-ish color and our furniture is a dark wood. When I first saw the room, I knew that it was going to be an eclectic mix. After perusing the Internet for ideas, I decided on a plate collage on the wall above the buffet. It's not completely done yet (I plan to continue the plates up and over to the right onto the next wall in an interesting pattern... or something), but it's getting there.

 The owl plate is my favorite:

I just love all of these spots in our new house. More to come...

Maryland Book Party

On Saturday, a few of my favorite ladies threw me a book party. Brandy and Iad hosted the party at their house and it was a huge success!

There was great food and wine...

Cute decorations...

And GREAT conversation with a wonderful group of people...

I had such a GREAT night! Thanks again, girls!

Welcome Home!

When we finally decided to move, we would talk tot he twins about it a lot. After a week or so of talking about the "new house," Gavin started asking about it everyday. Two Tuesdays ago, I picked them up from school and told them that they were finally going to get to see their new house. They were so excited! Here's their reaction as they walked in for the first time.

Now, everyday when we pick them up, they say, "Go to new house!" So precious.

Yay for Book Parties!

Viv being Viv...

... in a dirty shirt with food on her face ;-)

Before we moved...

Cleaning the Old House

Of course, we made Gavin do it...

New House

When I got back from Indiana (on Saturday, Aug 27th), Wes and his brother had already packed one of our several truck-loads for the move.

We finally decided to move (we had been debating it for the last few months) because we found a place that was going to save us a significant amount of money each month (score!), was closer to the main city around here, was bigger, had a ton more charm, and was only 2 blocks from my office (gotta love being able to walk to work)!

I met Wes and his brother at the new house and I got to video it before anything was brought in. Enjoy.

I'll be posting a lot in the next couple of months about our new digs. Stay tuned...