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My Front Porch Looking In.....

You know that country song...On my front porch looking in...just heard it...decided to post a few pics I found on inspiration for redoing my enclosed front porch! Zach finished some of the walls that needed replaced out there...so now it is ready for me to make my mark on it...I never really know what to "call" my sense of style/decorating...I wonder what they would call it on those designer shows...because I'm somewhat tradition, somewhat eclectic, somewhat shabby chic, somewhat retro, somewhat craftsman...I like a mix - but I know what I like...

Anyways for those of you that don't know we've be renovating and redecorating our home for the last 4 years we have lived in it! It's been a lot of work, but thank heavens I married quite the handy man! If there is something Zach doesn't know how to do or has never done before he just gets in there and figures it out! I love that about him! Of course when you do the work yourself and on a tight budget work takes longer - but that's the way to do it...little by little it will all come together...But poor Zach's honey-do-list is always growing...One project gets done or halfway done for that matter - and I'm seeing the next thing!! *Zach you're the best!! thank you*

Anyway...I was online searching for backslashes for my kitchen (zach put in new cabinets and counters, etc...) I am pretty sure I want a brick one!! there was an old brick chimney that we found when we tore down a wall...so the chimney is in my kitchen...I love it...i thought the backsplash in brick would tie it together...anyway i found some pictures of what I am wanting my backsplash to look like...and i came across some more photo's for other ideas for my house!! I thought I would share some of my ideas for my enclosed front porch...i've been saying i need a coat tree! of course this won't take up my whole porch...but just right when you come in the front door!!

Kane Eats Rice Cereal!

These pictures are overdue...Kane is enjoying his first meal from a spoon! - Rice Cereal - He loved it and it came so natural to him! I was thinking it might be neat to blow up a picture of Ty, Ike & Kane at this age in their highchair eating to hang in the kitchen! I thought that might be cute!

Halloween 2009

This year Ty decided he wanted to be a Pitcrew for Lightning McQueen from Disney Cars! Aunt Katie & Uncle Neal had already got him the outfit for his birthday, so we only need a few more accessories to complete the costume. Ike wanted to be Dr. E! (that is what he calls his pediatrician). Grandma Jane had purchased a scrub set with lab coat awhile ago from a scrub show at the hospital so we just added some accessories from his doctor kit and he was ready to go! We dressed Kane as a baby chick! Two weeks before Halloween the town had the annual fall party for the kids...they have a weenie roast, hayride, costume contest, etc... Kane won first place in the contest! he won a $10.00 McDonalds gift card! Ike actually came in second and won a $5.00 gift card...Third place went to a cute little football player named Eli. On Halloween we had a fire in the woodstove and decorated the boys little table like their own little halloween party! we took them around to a few houses and then came home and pigged out on pizza and yoohoo's! The boys then enjoyed handing out candy to the trick or treaters! What Fun!

BIG BROTHERS/ little brother - Fall photo Shoot Preview!

We took advantage of the beautiful day on Saturday to get the boys out to play and to take some photos while the fall leaves were still plentiful! The boys had fun playing! My mom had bought these big brother shirts for ty and ike and the little brother shirt for kane as a gift when kane was born...well, i finally put them all in their shirts for a photo shoot...here is a preview of some of our fall photo's!

More from our Sanibel Trip!

"Hey Girl, look, me no tube!"

Ike was quite the ladies man on this trip. It was hilarious to watch him. At the park he instantly found a little girl to run around holding hands with...the most hilarious thing was we were all swimming at our condo pool...ty and ike had been wearing there fishing inner tubes when ike decided to go down to the deep end where two girls were playing...i think they were in 2nd grade...anyways ike walks up to the girls and says hey girl, look, me no tube!" and points at himself and jumps into the pool. He thought he was so big and cool and was showing off to those girls!
"what's for dinner?"
Dad prepared alot of food for us all when we were on the trip! He is quite the cook! We kept our "mess" of fish we caught on the fishing trip! Zach and I prepared the fish we grilled about 1/3 of the fish and fried the rest! It was quite tasty!
Here is another slide-show pics from our trip to beautiful Sanibel Island! The weather was great...actually I am use to it raining every day in the summer on Sanibel...but this trip was different...it hardly rained during our trip. I can't wait to go back...I'm already eager to go! :)

Sanibel Island Trip - July 2009

Here is a start to some of the updating I've been promising! In July, just 3 months after Kane was born, we were heading down to Sanibel Island - "Paradise" of Florida! We went as a "big" family...14 of us headed south! Abby & Brandon joined Zach & I and our 3 boys - we drove my new town & country - and it made a great traveling vehicle...and we actually had plenty of room! We had a good time relaxing and spening time with family! The boys loved the ocean & the pool! Zach actually saw a real aligator this year! Every time we have been to the island Zach has been searching out the gators...and this year there really was one in the pond by the pool. We actually saw tons of wildlife! A huge iguana walked right in front of me while we were visiting the ducks & birds at the periwinkle campground! I just love Sanibel - life actually seems to slow down there! We of course had to go to Cheeburger Cheeburger - i've never been down there w/o going...Brandon, Neal & Zach decided to eat the 1 pounders!! They were huge burgers and topped with all kinds of stuff...they all managed to wolf them down and still had room for fries & onion rings! The shells were plentiful this year (i mean Sanibel is known for "shelling" but this year there were even more!) My dad chartered a fishing boat for the guys one day! There was an extra spot on the boat so they invited me to go, I think they were wondering if they made a mistake when I was catching all the fish! :) Katie & Abby watched all 3 of my boys so I could have a "fishing" break! It was so much fun! I caught all kinds of fish and just kept getting braver and braver as they day went on. These fish were a lot different then the blue gill, bass and catfish that I am used to! I even caught a shark...and held it in my hands! It was awesome...I had some blood on my shirt after that one! It was a nice vacation! I really enjoyed watching the boys play! They loved spending time with papa and of course cousin Clayton!