The count is at nine.

Right outside my window...They even stop and look both ways before they cross the street.

I looked out the window and what did I see...?
ANTLERS!

Day one: Two big deer right outside my kitchen window. Too fast for pictures.
Day two: FIVE deer, a little slower, but no antlers.
Hyrum was fascinated.

Ta Da!

Here's a few pictures of our weekend project.
The wall in StoneMason's room is complete... it just needs a little paint. You can see what it used to look like below in the picture of the workers. (You can see what it is now with the picture of the fan... you'll see.) It was just a loft that overlooked the entryway... not entirely conducive for napping and or climbing toddlers... he's not there yet, but we don't want to wait and see what he'd do with a 20 foot drop.
We added lights!! HOORAY! This one is in our big family room. We also added lights in our room, Mason's room, and moved a fan/light in the entry way.
We had to move this fan to get the wall in... can you tell where it used to be?
The workers. They seemed to like the precarious positions.
Dad was the brain... Uncle S and King Drake were most of the brawn.
This is Mom's and my project. My pans needed somewhere to go.
Before...
and after. (Thanks A and J.)

Remodeling

We've been making a few adjustments to our house...

Dishes

I'll never know what is quite so fascinating about the dishwasher. I'm a fan, but not like my son! But between this and the vacuum, I think I'm going to use chores as a bribe!! Honestly, a friend of mine's husband liked .... spinach? broccoli? so much as a child that his mother used it as a bribe. "You can have "vegetables" after you clean your room..." Wow. Maybe I can do that too.

Dad stopped all the fun.

So he helped from the ground.

Excuse

Part one:
I know, I know. "I'll be better at blogging" is what I said.
Well, we've been sick.
StoneMason has had this nasty nose that has been running like a fountain for almost two weeks. On top of that, his cough has been come and go. He decided to be nice and share the cold to boot. King Drake skipped out on work on Friday to nurse us back to health. That was sure nice of him.

Part two:
I promised my sister we'd post pictures of the lovely new couches we bought for a steal (thank you ksl). Here they are!

Eight

The number of teeth our son now has.
He's only nine (and a half) months old.
Sheesh.

Now if I could only decorate....

Here's the long awaited pictures of our home... well, some of them. Now my only problem is decorating- I've never been good. I need to find someone who's style is similar to mine (if I knew what that was) and just pay them to come decorate. Any volunteers?

Side note/ disclaimer: when we were looking for houses, King Drake hated it when you could only see the corner of a room from the picture... it turns out I take pictures of rooms the exact same way. Sorry.
The house.
The dining room.
The kitchen. I didn't do my dishes...
Our room.
Why we'll never need a dresser.... the closets are big enough to get lost in.

StoneMason's room is through those double doors. Its really a loft that overlooks the entry. We'll be closing that in so he can't throw things or himself over the edge. More to come soon- gotta run take care of Mason.

All by itself...
Nice and decorated...
All lit up...
Worth the $50... even with the bad description.

"Pine and Evergreenish."

We decided we would forgo waiting to buy a Christmas tree during the post-Christmas sales, and have been looking for a used, but nice one on KSL. We found a seven foot, pre-lit tree that was a year old, but it didn't have a picture attached. So, when I called the sellers to ask about it, this was our conversation.... in a nutshell.
Me: Could you tell me more about your Christmas tree? What does it look like, what condition is it in?
Seller: Oh, its pine and evergreenish.
Me: Aren't they all?

Really.
We bought the tree.