I'm going to take a wild guess and say that most of my readers enjoy DIY, and also that a lot of you have kids. And as you are probably are painfully aware, those two things don't always go together all that well. So here is a list of things that I do to make DIYing with kids possible. It isn't the kind of list that is full of brilliant tips and ideas that you never thought of, this is just me chatting about what Adam and I do personally. And just for reference, we have four sons ages 7, 5, 2 …
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The BEST kids clothes organization tip
Okay, let’s talk about kids clothes organization.
I have four sons that are fairly close in age, which means when it comes to clothing them I pretty much have it made. So far I’ve only had to buy (or am gifted, gotta love grandparents) clothes for #1, and then #2, #3 and #4 all get his hand me downs. None of them are at the age yet where they care what they wear, so I’ve spent something very close to $12 to dress all of them (not including shoes...gah, shoes).
However, keeping their …
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Four Boys and a Man on a Mission
I figured that after a month of silence it was about time for an update on the baby and life in general, so here we go. Let’s start at the beginning...the day Abram was born.
I’m one of those women that is chronically overdue with babies and I expected nothing less with this one... I don’t think I even packed my hospital bag until after my due date. Anyway, when 41 weeks (a week overdue) rolled around with no signs of labor, Adam and I decided to go ahead and induce. So one Wednesday, …
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Baby #4 is here, and it’s a…
BOY!
Everyone, meet Abram.
Born 10/26/16
7 lbs 12 oz
20.5 inches
He is the sweetest, most snuggly little thing you will ever meet. I was planning to write a whole post about him and the birth, but the second I started typing three-quarters of my kids started crying, so I will be back at a later time to share more details. We are home from the hospital though and everyone is doing well, just busy adjusting to life with four boys six and under (which is no joke!). Anyway, here …
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The Boy’s Room – Then, Now, and Future Plans
So today let’s talk about the boy's room.
The room is 12 x 15 and will be shared by my older two boys. If you regularly read the blog than you’ve seen pictures of it while under construction...but here they are again (mostly to remind me that we’ve already come a long way and aren't just beginning...because it’s true, but I forget).
We have been in the new house for a little over a month now, and here is what the boy's room looks like today.
It’s nothing …
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Life and Pregnancy Update
Hey everyone! SO sorry I fell off the face of the earth right after dropping that pregnancy bomb, my computer died and has been in the repair shop. I tried to get it fixed through Apple, but they quoted me $500 to get it working again...which I just can't/won't do. Fortunately I found a local guy to get it working again for about $100...unfortunately it took me a month to get all this computer stuff figured out. But now everything is running smoothly again and I have my baby back. Oh how I …
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Boys + Bluebonnets = Four (obviously)
If you live in the Texas hill country, springtime bluebonnet pictures are a must. They’re practically a requirement to live here...I’ve heard rumors that if you don’t take at least one bluebonnet picture each year they kick you out of the state. Each spring for the 6-8 weeks the bluebonnets are out you can find cars pulled over on the side of the highway and the occupants are out taking pictures in the flowers. Family pictures, kid pictures, senior pictures, dog pictures, and pictures of …
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An update on Judah and life with three kids
I think it's high time for a baby update. I can sense that y'all want one, I can feel everyone thinking "curtains, saloon doors, lampshades, whatever...show me the baby!" Okay, FINE. If y'all are going to force me to show pictures of my adorable new son, then I guess I will. Just don't expect me to like it.
Okay, let's just get all the gushing out of the way. I love him. He is the cutest, sweetest, snuggliest little thing you've ever seen. I want to just sit and hold him all day long and …
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Party of Five
Well, I think I've kept y'all waiting long enough. Who wants to hear about the new addition?
(insert drumroll)
It's a....
BOY!
Allow me to introduce my newest little man, Judah.
He arrived on Wednesday, March 18th at 11:27 am. Not by choice though, he had to be forced out.
Truth be told, if it was up to me I would have just waited it out. I mean, I was 42 weeks (two weeks overdue), he had to come soon on his own, right? I just feel like babies will come when they …
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Adam’s Accident + 36 Week Pregnancy Update
Have you ever heard the saying "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans"?
Well I had plans. I have about a month left till this baby is due and I've been trying to finish up the guest room, boy's room, and baby prep in the next month so that I can relax with my newborn and not have a big to-do list. I had two posts a week (a lot for me) planned until then, revealing both rooms and sharing tutorials for the things in them.
Then last week Adam had an accident. He was helping …
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Mexico, 23 week pregnancy update, and help with baby names
It's been a little quiet around here lately, but for good reason...Adam and I got back from a vacation earlier this week! We went to an all-inclusive resort in Mexico for five days, and it was amazing.
This summer when Adam graduated from the police academy and we celebrated out 10th anniversary, he told me he wanted to go on a vacation. I was like "that would be great"...which meant both "that would be great" and "it's never going to happen." But he actually managed to make it happen, sans …
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Three
I've been less than honest with y'all lately. I know, you thought you could trust me...but the truth is I've been keeping a secret. A big secret, one that has taken over my life for the last few months. It's time to let the cat out of the bag...
Pretty soon I'm going to be a mother of three!
(I know those aren't exactly tiny little baby booties, but it's all I had... since babies don't actually wear shoes. At least not mine).
I'm currently 14 weeks, due March 5th.
And just …
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Six Months and Two
Warning: There are absolutely NO creative ideas in this post. It's chock full of adorable kid pictures and me gushing about how cute they are and how fast they're growing. That's it. Consider yourself officially warned.
Friday Levi turned six months old. It went by so quickly... it seems like just yesterday that I wrote this post all about having him. It took Elijah way longer to turn six months, but that's probably because I got to spend all day holding and playing with him...poor little Levi …
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Meet Levi
Our little team green baby has arrived.... welcome to the world little Levi!
He came on Thursday, October 20th (at 39weeks and 5 days) and weighs in at a whopping (for me) 7lbs 11oz. Oh, and a very short 18.5 inches.
He is totally adorable and looks nothing like my other son (who was also totally adorable). Look at all that thick black hair - quite a surprise!
His labor was a dream, I couldn't have asked for a better one. I have to admit that I was expecting another doozy of a labor …
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Nesting Kicks In
I'm 32 weeks now and the nesting instinct has finally kicked in. I feel the need to complete the nursery, and complete it NOW. Elijah and the new baby will be sharing a room, so I don't have to set up a nursery from scratch, though that might actually be easier. Elijah's room never really got finished...we moved into this house when he was six months old and never did much with the nursery. Here are pictures of what it looks like at this very moment.
Wall you see when you first …
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Cloth Diapers Explained
I've had quite a few questions about my sons cloth diapers, so I figured I'd just write a post about it. I'm no cloth diaper expert, but after 17 months I've found what works, what doesn't, what I would recommend and what you should definitely NOT buy. So here we go!
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When I first heard of cloth diapering I was like "people still do that?" It seemed outdated, nasty and troublesome. But it also sounded cheap....so I started to do more research. Let me tell you...there are about a million …
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