We had a super fun week!

Monday we went to play group,

In the afternoon, Grayden was busy decorating the fridge with stickers! He was so proud of his work, I decided they could stick (pun intended!) around for a bit!

One of these days I’ll learn not to trust the silence!

He also drew his first person, with no prompting from me!

He told me it was a picture of me and then proceeded to draw the rest of the family…he said “now i have to make daddy’s feet a little wider than mommy’s!” Too funny!

Then, just for funsies I decided to have him try and write his name

so proud of him and his love of learning!

I had a busy night of hair appointments at night…the life of a hairdresser! :)

Tuesday we headed to Deanna’s playhouse with my friend Jayme and he son, Andrew! The boys had a great time!

My mom brought over all my old prom dresses from her house so put on a little fashion show for my IG friends :)

this is my sophomore year dress, Robb took me as his date to his senior prom. I think it was cute 11 years ago, but can’t guarantee that! It weighs like 10 pounds and is completely beaded!

my junior year, I took robb as my date *he was a college freshman"*

and my senior year dress, robb came as a college sophomore for his 4th prom! he loved me so much, even back then ;)

so fun to have a little walk down memory lane.

Wednesday morning we had 10 of our little friends and their moms over for a painting party. (including my boys, we had 12 kids here ranging in age from 3.5 months to 4 years)

the set up

the painting fun

drying time

the finished product!

we had a blast! the boys’ art will be going up in the playroom, cant wait to get it up!

At night we had the first of our Thanksgiving festivities at church with the Lubbers side.

I didn’t take many pictures but this one pretty much sums up Sadler’s night!
 

Yesterday we went the the Thanksgiving day church service, afterwards we went to my Grandma’s house for lunch!

At night we went to the cottage and roasted hotdogs over the fire. It was nice and relaxing way to end the day!

There was no early morning shopping for me this morning, Robb had to work so me and the boys spent the day at home!

I started decking the halls for Christmas.

when Gray came up from playing in the basement he saw the stockings and said, “mom! what are those socks for??”  He asked if they were for candy and I said “yah sometimes people have candy in their stockings” and the next thing I know he gets one of Sadler’s bumble bee rain boots and fills it with candy! Love that boy!

I was kinda sad to see my ‘fall’ mantel go, I loved it!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

I hope you all enjoy your Thanksgiving festivities over the next couple of days!
I pray we can all have MANY things to praise God for, tomorrow and always!

Psalm 145:7
”They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness”

Friday night we took the boys to Pizza Hut for dinner and just took a little ride around town.

Saturday was a fun day, Robb and I went on a morning date, he planned it all out and even gave me an invite!

We grabbed some bagels at Big Apple and then did a little new car shopping *still in the ‘research phase* =) {I'm hoping to join the mini van club, do you drive a mini van? what kind? do you love it?}

the boys had fun playing with grandpa and grandma

At night we went out with Scott and Stacey to San Chez, a Spanish tapas place, so yummy! Thanks Aunt Lisa for watching the boys!

Sunday we went to church and came home and took naps.

When the boys woke up we went to my mom and dad’s house to get some updated pictures of them with the 4 grandkids.

We went to Revolution service at night while the kids stayed and played by grandpa and grandma. After church we went back to their house for dinner.

Such a fun weekend, hope yours was great too!

our week in phone pics

Monday,

this little boy loves his prunes!

but he doesn’t love when I take them away {but very necessary, for the sake of his diapers!}

Grayden’s been picking up some of Sadler’s mischievous habits!

laundry day, I save the socks for last, I HATE matching socks

Tuesday I said goodbye to 6+ inches of my hair! I had been growing it for 3 years and it was time to go!

before

after

Wednesday I took Gray to have a flu shot, my mom stayed home with Sadler while he napped.

he was so brave, not one tear!

after leaving the pediatrician’s office we had to quick swing by and pick up his pizza orders for the preschool fundraiser, then we met Sadler and my mom for lunch.

Grayden wanted a turn by Grandma’s house so we swapped boys for the afternoon.

Me and Sadler spent some quality time together watching ‘go-go” {cat in the hat}

Thursday I had MOPS, we made the cutest necklaces.

Sweet Peyton, getting so big!

Have a great weekend, friends!

PS, i wanted to thank you for your sweet comments about our home, most of you know I’m hesitant to post pictures of it due to disrespectful comments, but that was not the case, thank you!

We moved into our dream home one year ago today! Boy, that went fast! The building process was a little hectic, but so much fun, I could do it all over again {if I didn’t love it here so much, and it didn’t require moving again!}

We had anxiously awaited this day last year for 6 long months!

In celebration of that exciting day, here’s a couple pictures of {one of my favorite rooms} in our home, the kitchen:

I always {thought} I wanted dark cabinets in the kitchen, but once I saw this glazed creamy-white cabinet at the design studio, I fell in love! We ended up doing the island the dark stain and most of the other cabinetry in the house is dark, (other than the boys’ bathrooms and the laundry room). The dark shows dust so fast so I’m so glad we went with the creamy-white in the kitchen! Our cabinets were custom made by the Amish, they do amazing work.

The coffered ceiling above the island adds a little character, our builder designed that for us.

Another thing I love about our kitchen is the hood, that took a lot of planning to get it just right, but I love how the two-tone ties the paint and stain colors together.

I also love our granite, thankfully, because we spent HOURS looking for just the right slabs.

We eat breakfast on the bar stools every morning, so I love the little TV about the pantry door to watch morning news cartoons.

I got this idea from pinterest and love it! Built in paper towel holder in the island:

Another favorite feature of our kitchen is the under cabinet outlet strips, I love that we didn’t have to break up the tile backsplash with outlets.

If you’re building or remodeling a kitchen, don’t forget the extra outlets! We have two on our island and four in our walk-in pantry too, so I store the toaster, coffee maker and microwave in there.

I had dreamed of a farmhouse sink for the kitchen, until I saw the price! Thankfully, the designer talked me into a granite sink and I love it just as much! I’m notorious for throwing dishes in the sink instead of putting them in the dishwasher right away, so the deep sink is perfect to hide them! I LOVE the instant hot water tap, too! And, this is the first time we’ve had a garbage disposal (that’s what the little button is for) and I wonder how we ever lived without it!

The magnetic message center nook we have in the space between the refrigerator and double wall ovens is not only totes adorbs, its super functional too!

And last, but certainly not least, I LOVE the vacuum toe kick we have in the island, perfect for quickly sweeping up crumbs!

But, what I love most about this house is the people I share it with!

We’re looking forward to {God willing} many more years together in this house.

We had no plans for the entire weekend, which is really nice once in awhile!

Friday night we grabbed dinner at Red Robin and then got groceries as a family.

Saturday morning I went to Zumba and Robb took the boys to work for a bit, they all enjoyed a ride on the skid steer!

After Zumba I went to Gap Outlet, again, with my sisters! We can’t pass up good deals! Anyone else score some good finds there this weekend?! I got a few things for me this time, some workout clothes, pj pants, and a couple tops on super clearance!

Robb was {super} dad for the day and washed our cars, mowed the lawn and played outside with the kids, all while I took a nap!

I woke up to the most precious view out my bedroom window! love them!

We stayed in the rest of the day and just relaxed!

Sunday we went to church and Robb and I lead our Sunday School class, we taught on the 5 love languages.

In the afternoon I took some family pictures for my sister, it was a perfect day!

We went to the Revolution Service at night and then spent some time visiting by my parents house.

Hope you all had good, relaxing weekends too!

our week in phone pics:

Monday

Masterpieces

Tuesday

Election Day

Craft Night

He’s such a champ!

He’s such a stinker.

Why did I think I could trust him alone while I talked on the phone for 2 minutes?

The deal of all deals at Gap Outlet this morning,

shorts I found for my sis, 68 cents.

summer pj’s for sadler, $1.38.

the high I get when I find such steals, PRICELESS!

Have a great weekend, friends!

Friday night we went to my grandma’s house to visit and spend time with family.

Saturday was really low key, we stayed home most of the day just relaxing. I cleaned and sorted Sadler’s closet and got rid of the things he’s outgrown.

At night we went to a Harvest Festival at our church. Grayden and Robb took a hay ride! I was too nervous to put Sadler on it!

Sunday we went to Church and Sunday School, and then to my parents house to have a quick lunch. We had visitation at the funeral home from 2-4, Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Alyssa came to watch the boys.

so jealous she got sweet sadler snuggles ;)

After that we came home and left again for the Revolution Service. Grayden really gets into the music!

Grandma and Grandpa L took the boys home with them from there and Robb and I headed back for the second visitation from 7-9.