They're HERE!

      Our visitors from "down under" are here and I could not be happier!

They survived their long flight and actually have smiles on their faces.

Shae is about the cutest thing ever and so excited about everything!

Charlie modeling some of her cousins hand-me-down winter gear. (No snow in Australia.)

Charlie is pretty enamored with these two.

Charlie also loves Kirra. Kirra's still deciding about her feelings towards Charlie. (I don't know if the hug/attack from Charlie helped or hurt.)

They play very well together.

Seriously, Charlie is "IN LOVE".

    The time is already going too quickly, but we're enjoying every moment of it!

    

      Side note....

    I dare you to eat your chocolate chip muffin like this!

Just a couple additions

      So my room is finally coming together. I'm hoping for a new couch soon but that's on hold for a minute. I did have a little extra in my budget for this little set up though.

I just need to get a second chair just like this. They only had one at Gordman's and the price was too good to pass up.

     I was tempted to purchase this cute chair too but I didn't think we'd get enough use out of it.

She liked it but I don't think she LOVED it.

     My dreams and ideas just keep growing but for now my first priority is to get the perfect couch and ottoman and find the money to actually purchase them.

      And most exciting of all.....only THREE more sleeps before my sister Jackie and her family arrive from Australia!!!!

Ok, I'll share ;-)

     Well our house project is not quite finished but we're nearing the finish line with the trim and baseboard application being our last step. I guess I'll just go ahead and show you what we've/Greg's done so far.

The reason this all began, yucky carpet!

Lets just rip out this carpet and lay some nice laminate floor.

By, by tile.

Brock was in demolition HEAVEN!! I've never met a boy who loves to destroy things as much as him.

What Greg, did you say the floor won't install correctly if we leave this lovely cherry wood paneling on the walls? Well than, rip it out too!!

By, by cherry wood!

There were surprises under every panel. Fun and a little creepy.

Pulling out nails and enjoying the new artwork on our walls. And don't forget the lovely arched cutouts.

Did I forget to mention there was cherry wood trim around all the doors? Weird to see the hall so 'naked'.

Oh, and those weird arched cutouts in the walls, yeah, those had to go too!

So when you patch holes and cut outs in your walls you have to retexture the walls. Thank goodness we know a guy who is amazing and the perfect price! This photo is after texturing and primer.

She was a great little helper and had to be in the "thick of it"!

     Remember when this whole project started from just the simple plan to replace the carpet with a hard surface floor?! Well that step finally came ONLY 2 weeks after starting the project. And it only took three evenings to complete.

I'm in love with this floor! I wish I could afford to put it through the whole main floor. Here's hoping it's as durable as the laminate floor in the kitchen.

This is going to look so great when everything is all trimmed out and finished!

Down the hallway.

     So now we're near the finish line. We've got all the trim and baseboard in the garage ready to paint and install. We've also got new white outlets and switches and I've even made a purchase or two on accessories for the room including a great rug but I'll save that for the "finished" photos. So far I'm practically giddy with excitement over my new space, it's always nice to improve your surroundings!

     This project has also taken away most of my nervous energy that I get every time I'm due to teach in Relief Society. The goal is to have the finish work done no later than Monday night but we'll see how it goes. I'm pretty much the cheerleader to Greg and his amazing skills so we'll see how motivated he is and what I can talk him into. P.S. I hit the JACKPOT with GREG!!

Fun with Charlie and more.

      Our house project is still not done! We're making progress but it's slow when you still have regular life to deal with. We've made a few trips to Home Depot and Charlie and McClane are always happy to tag along.

These cars can go fast and crazy!

     We have done some fun things this week. Sunday night we visited G & G and Charlie really got comfortable with a few of the men in her life.

Charlie with Kristin's fiance Nathan.

Charlie getting comfy with Uncle Blaine. (They're so cute together.)

And Charlie getting very comfortable with Grandpa.

She gave Grandpa a few kisses because she was feeling left out of the conversation and that's how she gets attention.

     Kayli got to go wedding dress shopping with her Aunt Kristin and here is a photo I received from her aunt.

Pretty girl, kool-aid hair and all.

     Apparently she wore this veil all the way from Bountiful back to A.F.

       We also had one of the cutest little visitors Thursday night.

Piper, Brock and Charlie

     Little Miss Piper Lewis came to play and everyone but Charlie took a real shine to her. McClane even asked if we'd bought a new baby. She was so fun to have around even if Charlie was a bit jealous.

      So I still don't want to show my house project photos but here's a little teaser. 

     Have a great week!