Back Yard Pics

Thought I had posted these but had not so here they are.

I didn't have to unpack boxes or hang pictures on the wall for these pics. Here is the new back yard...lots of room for the boys.

We did move the trampoline this weekend and all the patio furniture is set up. Dad and Cory have plans and ideas for a tree house of some sort and then we want to get a swing set also.

This is the deck off the kitchen, we put the trampoline and a tire swing out here to the right of the picture.

Looking out the back door off the kitchen to the north/northwest

The view of the house from the very NW corner of the yard

The trampoline is in the upper corner and there is a tire swing in the middle of this picture now.

The view of the other side of the house. The patio doors upstairs go into the living room and the ones downstairs go into the basement living area which is a playroom now.

There is a lot to mow now, but Cory loves that kind of thing and we have three boys that can take over one day soon! It is a fun place for the boys to run and explore. Cole got out there this weekend and loved it...more pics of that to come :)

Pumpkin Patch

While in Houston, we hit a pumpkin patch. It was perfect weather Saturday and we even met up with some good friends while we were there! Great fun had by all!!!

Trying to get all 5 of us is always so hard! Carter really just doesn't like to cooperate!

Cole was having a blast walking around all the pumpkins!

Caden kept posing at every set of pumpkins. "Mom, come take my picture over here!"

Since Caden did it, I somewhat conned Carter into doing it also!

Another group shot...not sure why Cory was so far away :)

We *heart* Our Friends

We got to several old friends while in Houston...but we missed a few of you (you know who you are!)

Thanks to Crista for planning the lunch and to all who came! We had a blast chatting like old times! Thank goodness for Facebook and blogs so we can all keep up with each other in between visits. Our home is open for any of you that want to make the trek up north!!!

We love and miss all of you!!!

Traveling in Style

Last week on Fall Break we packed up the Reid RV and headed south to Houston. A huge THANKS to Mom and Dad Reid for letting us borrow the big rig :) It is the easiest way to travel!!! The boys could watch movies at their leisure, use the restroom when needed and I could make dinner all without stopping! Not sure it was all legal, but it was fun!

We loaded and left Wednesday at lunch and made it there late that night. We stopped a couple of times for Cory to stretch his legs but that is it! I made dinner while driving down I-35...fun stuff let me tell you! If you check Facebook you heard about our "meals on wheels" program!

Here are a few pics of the trip...

Caden and Carter immediately wanted to watch a movie in their bunk bed.

Cole was strapped in most of the time...he did pretty well!

Cory was the man! He drove the big monster the whole time!!!

Caden was "grounded" from movies on the way home and had to be creative in how to entertain himself...he spent quite a bit of time reading and coloring on the way home.

Don't worry this is not while driving! I was packing up some of our dirty clothes and moving some things around so we could load up to head home and Cole loved the drawers!

Living Room

Here is the living room...finally! I had to beg Cory the other night to hang up some pictures so I could have another room finished. This might be it for a while! The dining room is a disaster and so is our master bedroom. You don't even want to go in the office, it is all boxes. So is the garage for that matter. Anyway, we are getting there.

I am getting rid of the red drapes and going green I think, just have to find some I like online! This doorway goes into the dining room.

We will most likely not use the patio doors that are already covered, especially since we put the recliner right there. The boys go outside from the basement or the kitchen so we don't use the other patio doors either.

I cut off the angled ceiling, but you sort of get the idea. Also on the left wall up top, there are 5 huge windows that let lots of light and heat in! This room gets pretty toasty when it is hot out...it got up to 90 degrees once last week and the living room was a sauna. Not sure what we will do about this next summer! Also not sure why the previous owner left us the big speakers but there they are...not sure what we are going to do with them. I am sure Cory will hook up some surround sound. The doorway you see goes into the entry way and down the hall to the bedrooms.

Boy's Bathroom

This one really isn't that exciting, but I know my mom and sister are wanting to see each room...so here you go!

I stayed with the jungle theme from the old house and we will most likely paint it darker soon!

Cole's Room

Cole got one of the newly painted rooms. All the rooms were painted in neutral colors, but Cole's had a blue wall. It was more of a country blue wall so I wanted it to go. I picked a green color for the walls so that if we have a girl some day it won't have to be painted for her! It turned out great! A huge thanks to my mother in law for painting most of it and to my friend Christie for finishing it up.

Our Tub

Anytime we show the house to someone new, they go nuts when they see our tub. It is very unique to say the least. We weren't too sure about it as a shower at first but it is great...doesn't get water everywhere and definitely doesn't get cold. Our bathroom gets hot quickly...so no complaints in that area.

We are having some trouble with the hot water heater, it has its own tankless one but it doesn't seem to work just right. Not sure what to do, but anyway...

Here is a pic of our pool...the boys love it and there is room for just about all of us in there. Although the most we have tried at once is 4...Cory and the boys took a swim the other night and had a blast!