Trip to Kansas

With Christmas gifts still left to be handed out, we headed back to Kansas last weekend for a short, short trip. We only had Saturday and a little bit of time on Sunday to see everyone but it worked out and we were able to spend quality time with each family. Our first stop on Saturday morning was to see Gma and Grammie Deane. Reese and Grammie Deane had such fun with the cinnamon sticks which you will see below :).

We spent the rest of the day with my family where Nana and Mason, Ellie and Reese, and Asher and Mason had fun playing and playing.

Saturday morning we headed over to Ryan's dad's house for some yummy breakfast and to have our Christmas with them.
Overall we had a busy but really great weekend. Ryan's day trip with his dad to MO is coming up next!

Better Late than Never

Since Mason didn't want to eat on his birthday or at his party he never got to indulge in the yummy goodness that is cupcakes :). A few days later however, he wanted one so I obliged. I think you can see from the pictures how much he loved it.
And here is a few pictures that I took of my silly 2 year old. It's a little difficult getting him to stand still but I think these pictures definitely show his awesome personality so they are perfect!

Guest Bath Redo

Most people that know me know how much I love to paint. However, I think painting one bathroom 4 times and never being happy is a little ridiculous. Our guest bath a been a pain in my side for over 7 years now. When we moved in I saw past the yellow and white striped wallpaper with floral border and the most awful yellow laminate floor and knew I could do something with it. Even though I have painted it several times I just still hated being in that room. On New Year Eve I finally had had enough. I had a vision and I went with it. Ryan was outside doing some yard work and I dragged my sick self out there to ask him if he wanted to head to the Home Depot and pick up some floor tile for the bathroom. Nothing should stop a woman with a design vision...even the flu! Surprisingly he looked up and said ok. He usually looks at me like I'm a mad woman for wanting to redo another room. I said I didn't care what he picked out as long as wasn't as bad as what we had. Who have I become to not care what kind of floor he would pick out. Seriously, the floor was THAT bad and anything would have been better. Thankfully he picked out some really pretty tile and we got started. It took a day of laying the tile and grouting but it was so worth it. The end result is just beautiful. The next few days were full of caulking around the tile, painting the walls, buying accessories, and doing some crafty stuff. I also painted the baseboards and doors since they had that ugly yellow glaze on them. I must add here...please do not put a yellow glaze on your baseboards and doors!! The homeowner after you will hate you! I still have some extra things to do such as new faucets, lighting and framing the huge builders mirror but overall it is done. My goal of the room was a relaxing, modern, yet child friendly. I think I finally have a bathroom that I really enjoy. Ryan told me that this gave him confidence to keep doing more projects so master bath, you are next!! In a way I am sorry I don't have a picture of the old bath to show but I really did not want any memory of it.Small spaces are really hard to photograph.Above the toiletI found these saying that I wanted to frame. I loved the little inspirational words for the kids. New towels with pictures of the kids above their individual towels. Plus one for a guest.A Pinterest idea. Found the wooden plaques at Hobby Lobby, painted them and Mod Podged the pictures onto them. Absolutely LOVE them! The best part is the new floor!! Bye bye ugly yellow laminate! Had to pull out the little camera to get the full view. Hmmmm countertops might be in the future as well :).

The Cotton Bowl!

Once we found out that Kansas State would be playing in the Cotton Bowl here in TX Ryan tried hard to score some tickets from work. It took awhile but he was able to get a couple just in time and it worked out that my parents would already be here to watch the kids. Even though we were surrounded by Arkansas fans and K-State ended up losing, we still had a really great time cheering on the Cats. Go State!!!Happy RyanRyan in disbelief.

Obsessed Much?

Yes, Mason is now up to 4 Woody dolls and 3 Buzz dolls. And he plays with every single one of them! He got RC for his birthday and has been playing with it all day. And I can't forget Ham, AKA Evil Dr Porkchop. He also got a new Buzz and Woody nap mat for Christmas. Like I said, he loves anything associated with Toy Story. I have never seen anything like it.

Mason's 2nd Birthday Party

On Saturday, 2 weeks after his birthday, we finally celebrated Mason's big day with a few of his little friends. We had an airplane craft and coloring. Papa made an awesome airplane out of a Dish Network box that we filled with little toys and covered with packing peanuts which symbolized clouds. The kids had so much fun digging in and finding goodies. After opening presents we tried singing to Mason and to get him to blow out his candle but he kind of flipped out when everyone was singing so that part was over pretty quick. Poor little guy got so overwhelmed! Overall, we all had a great time. I think the best part was watching Mason interact with his friends. They have all kind of grown up together this past year and I cannot wait to see them get closer and have even more fun in the years to come. They are all so cute! Coloring and putting stickers on their wooden planes. Papa's plane. Digging in!Look at those precious faces!Nana and PapaHe loves everything Toy Story.He got very upset when I wouldn't open his Woody doll Box. Thankfully Brian came to the rescue!Happy Birthday little Mason! We love you!