#489 Down!

Finally I have time to get the up date up with pictures!!! It's been a crazy week already and I just haven't had time to get blogging, so sorry!!!

 So here is the big reveal of " Project #489! ( really, I don't have that many projects to do, It just feels like it! ) :)
Our downstairs bath room was in need of a face lift and it's been bugging me for sometime now and I just didn't know what I wanted to do to it, and hubby is so gracious he doesn't mind if I make changes to anything!!!

Before... Cream walls and stained vanity.

                                      After!!! black distressed vanity and stained and distressed walls for that "Primitive" look that we love so well! and all for free!!! That's right, I used everything that we had around here at the house, and a little bit of hard work!

                                This wall got a switch up of decorations stolen from other areas of the house!

                                    I didn't do much to this wall just change up the decorations!

We still want to do something to the side doors, but I'm not sure what. I don't want to have too much black and tan, but the brown is just not doing it for me. maybe some new doors if hubby has time!!!

So that was the Big Reveal!!!

We love it, When Liam walked in he said " Yuck, it looks dirty!" and Aiden still says "Yuck" every time he goes in, but really we like it! :)

I'm off to put the kiddo's to bed and have family devotions. ( My favorite time of the day, when we get to hear what the kids thought of our day and what the Lord is doing in their little lives!!)
 Blessings!

A little tour!

Well the sun was out for just enough time for me to get some shots, so as promised here is a tour of our little yard and garden!


This by our front side walk!
I love the Mama Chicken and her "3" chicks!

The other side of the side walk!

I'd been wishing for a Colonial flag for a while and Jon found one!
and I love the little door that he made me out of reclaimed boards.
(Oh, the sign on it say" Little is much when God is in it.")

Here is our little garden!
when I left for IN. everything was so little, not so any more:)

Our mail boxes!

This is Naomi's (our landlords) garden, her garden is just wonderful!!!
and her Larkspur is just.... WOW this time of year!!

Well that's it for now, we have a few more flower beds here or there, but the computer is slow tonight that's why the pix are small, so this will have to do.
But before I go I want to share a bit more from my heart with you!

The Lord was convicting me yesterday as I was working outside, I was so excited to do this little tour that I let the house work go INSIDE for a few days, and things are a mess. all because I was wanting to get the OUTSIDE looking cute and all ready.
That's what we as Christians do sometimes. We strive to keep things on the OUTSIDE looking good. making sure that we're all put together, the kids are clean and neat. and when asked how were doing we reply " Fine thanks!" But INSIDE where no one can see, were falling apart. there is sin in our Hearts, it's as dirty as can be, and we're not walking with the Lord.
So as you think about your life this week what does your INSIDE look like!

Hope you enjoyed the little tour!

Have a great evening.
Blessings!

Sneak Peak!

Hello!
Finally I got all of the weeds pulled and mulch on the flower beds and I had talked about doing a little Garden/ flower bed tour for my family that can't make it out this time of the year.
So here is just a little teaser or Sneak Peak for you!
If it's sunny tomorrow I'll get some pix for you to enjoy!

We just got this done yesterday!

See ya Lord willing with a little tour!

Blessings!

Changes & Spring Cleaning!

This week has been a bit crazy! been looking around for ways to help organize our family room and we've been praying about getting a new TV and new LCD TV Stands. Just so we could have Family Movie Night and not have to watch it on Daddy's Computer. or our old TV and DVD player.
So with all the changes of our home this is where I'm working right now.

What are you up to for spring cleaning this year?
I've began our cleaning with all the closest, it's been really good for me to rid out all the things that we haven't thought about.
And so with all that cleaning out comes a Garage Sale! I'm sooo ready to get that every growing Huge pile out of the basement. so some weekend here soon it all will go!

Have a Blessed day.
Find just a little way to Bless someone today. Maybe paying for the next persons coffee, or just making an effort to show a little extra love to your Hubby.
or spending just a little longer with your kiddo's at book time.
It will bless your heart!

Tooo Much Stuff !!!

I've been thinking and praying over the past few weeks about " Stuff " and how it keeps me soooooo busy. Just trying keep up with the everyday life stuff that I get so over whelmed with.
So I've come to a point that I'm realizing that I'm missing sweet moments with my Savior, my Hubby and out 3 Little Treasures all because I'm trying to keep up with Stuff.
and all too soon my Babies will be all grown up and won't want Mama to love on them, and it breaks my heart.
So I've started to clear away some of that " Stuff " clutter, toys, clothes, books, decorations, all things that keep me busy with try to keep up!
And at times I have to admit that I'm ashamed to have people see how much we have, not that we have everything, but for only having 3 little ones we have Way tooo much.
So with that said...
I'm sooooo excited about the pile that's growing in our basement that's going into the Garage Sale this spring. It's all "Stuff" that's been keeping me busy and distracted from where I need to be right now.
I've decided that to help with keeping up with the kids clothes and " Mt. Washmore". That we don't need 10 shirts and 15 pants. We really just need 10 outfits that all match. And a jacket for spring and winter. Not all the clothes the we have now.
I've set aside a little chunk of each day to sort through some things. weather it be a closet or a toy ben, so when I get to start spring cleaning I'll be just a bit ahead of the game and have all the sorting done! It's ben fun and kinda freeing to see how much we can do without.
Like today I decided that we don't NEED 6 sets of sheets when we really only use one at a time. so why have 6? so I sorted through the sheets and now we have 2 spring- summer and 2 winter sets. and Oh how fun it is to have a closet thats all organized!!! to open it up and not have everything fall out on me, I'm sooooooooo thrilled.
And please don't think that I'm being judgemental if your home is not this way. This is just where the Lord has me . He has started a new work in my heart, and I'm not sure where He's taking me with this but I'm thrilled and excited to see where He leads and the next season for our family!
I'm excited too cause when we move upstairs here in a few weeks, we'll have some much less to move up there to clutter up things!
So simplicity here we come! it may take us all spring to get there, but I'm so excited to see where the Lord takes us from here. and my prayer is that He is glorified by our home.
I'll try and post a pix or two here soon so you can see how were doing!
I encourage you to think through what you have and what you really NEED, and what could either be given away or sold at a garage sale?
Then come back and post and let me know what your game plan is for your home!
Blessings!

The Addition!

2011 is here and I'm feeling so behind already! but by the grace of God this year will be a year of Joy and Blessing!
We've been busy with lots of little things here and there, but just enough to keep us hopping!
In the past I've talked about our Upstairs Addition getting finish, it is under way and is coming along nicely. We've picked out the paint colors and things and now were just waiting!!!
Being the cheapskate ( did I say that?) that I am I'm always looking through catalogs looking for fun new ways to decorate, but to make it look like the catalog, but do it for just a fraction of the price. I've been wanting to get new quilts for all the new Bedrooms. and so I've been saving and watching for good deals on E~bay and Clearence racks. I found the Boy's at a Garage Sale this past summer, so I can't say that it's new, but it's new to us!!! and can't wait to get it in their room all sent up.
Jon got ours for my Birthday, and I just love it. it's got all the "Primitive olde time" colors and Stars! and yesterday I got a quilt for Lanna's bed at TJ Max. for $29.99. in just the right colors.
I almost didn't get it cause it seemed like too much to spend! But I"m so excited to see it all come together. and to have more space almost makes me giddy!!!
Just one more thing that I'm so thrilled about with the upstairs getting finished is that the current kids room will become our office/craft/scrapbooking room!!!! I can't wait to have it all up here where I can work and get somethings done and not have to be downstairs in the chili basement!!! So my goal in to have all my scrapbooks up to date by the end of the year,but we'll see how that goes. I haven't scraped since Aiden was born! :}
So thats about all thats going on here in the busy Moorman household. except that it's snowing again! it was all just about gone, but not for long!
Well here's just a few pix for the Gmas of the kiddo's!

Our Very Happy Baby Boy who loves to Eat!!!!

The Kids first Snowman!!!

Have a blessed week!

All so new!

Hello!
I'm up to blogging again. Yea!!!!!
This has been a good week getting everyone use to having baby Aiden here.
My Mom and little sister were here all week to help out with the older two, that was a huge blessing. They made me feel like a queen and helped Liam and Lanna adjust to the baby!

Everything with Aiden's birth went very quick. we arrived at the Hospital at about
2pm and he arrived at 3:43 pm.
Jon was a huge blessing durning labor. He wanted to Bunny hop all the way up to the birthing center to help Aiden come faster. Faster!!!! we didn't need I guess! :)
We arrived home @ about 3am on Tue. morning! Long story short... the hos. was all filled up and Aiden was the oldest and so we "chose" to come home. All is well and I got lots and lots more sleep at home then at the Hos.!
Yesterday we had him to the Dr. and he was 6lb,11oz. already!
He is a great baby and L&L are doing great with him, any time he cries Lanna is quick to say "Oh baby!" It's precious.
The Lord is so good, each time I think through the last 9 months and how Aiden grew inside me I stand in Awe of our God and how He forms little ones inside a Mama.
And yet people still say " There is NO God."It boggles my mind.
Thank you so much for all your prayers, We covet them greatly!

Have a blessed week!





Aiden loves the wrap already! I just love these things too. I'm looking for some new boyish fab. if anyone see some sweet stuff in browns!

I just love this one. 4 days old.

Family pix time.

He is Risen !

Good Morning!
We just wanted to Praise the Lord for this beautiful Resurrection morning.
The Kids woke up in great moods and we had a blast just getting them ready for church. For Breakfast we had an Easter ring. When Jon was little his mom always made them one with hard boiled eggs in it. It was yummy!
Then we did their baskets and were off to church to worship with our family here!

But this weekend we had a blast. We had a Garage Sale( and did great!), did an Egg hunt and dyed eggs. and made hand print Lilies too!
We had so much fun,the kids are at the great age that everything is fun and messy. It's all so new to them that it brings us joy just watching them learn about the reasons why we celebrate and The true meaning of Easter. His death and Resurrection.
Oh yesterday I had the kids put on their New outfits for today and took pix, just so you G~Parents could see!

So here is our pix from this weekend!
I'm still have com. issues and so I can't put any info between the pix. and there is a line of just "aldfjoeor " in there, sorry the more I play with it the more I mess them up.
so we'll just have to leave them like that!
Has any one else had issues like that lately? Let me know, I'd love to have it back to the old way!














Oh the pix that didn't show up... you can still click on it and it will come up. it's a pix of a new way that we learned to dye eggs. you take a "silk" tie and boil it. they truned out ok!

Have a Blessed day and Know that we would love to be spending the day with all our family far away!
We love you.

A few weeks late!

Well as promised here is our Valentines Day Fun pix.
It all started with Lanna and I's Sushi Date with Daddy.
We had a blast. and the sushi was to Die for!

Drum sticks or chop sticks?

This makes my mouth water just looking at it.

Sissy in her V day dress.

On Valentines Day we did a little family party after the kids got up from their naps.

It all started with their cards from the grandparents.

Then on to decorating cupcakes!

The Kids had a blast.

and then on to some little gifts that we got them.

And more sweets.

Lanna and her silly little smile. If you say " Smile" this is the one you'll get!

The End!

We had a blessed day remembering His awesome Love for us and the Joy that He brings into our lives.

So that was our Valentines Day. I'll post more here in just a min. so hold on Gmas.

Snow Much Fun

As promised Parents here is all our snow, but we just found out that this is nothing to what we are to get this comming week.

I still have our Valentines day fun pix to put on, but that will have to be this week!

Love you!

The back sidw of the house.

Before all the work began

After 5 hours and with many more to go.