Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from our cheerleader Winnie!

Before & Afters...

We have finally started hanging things on the walls!  The only room left to paint is the basement bathroom.  Everything is coming together finally.  Here are a couple before & after shots.  I'll post the family room & others as we finish them.
Playroom before & after (note: this room is only clean on the days I vacuum)

Boys Room before & After (yes I did blur my kids' names for their privacy/safety).  They recently moved from toddler beds to twin beds. The room is very crowded with the new beds.  I did ask them if they wanted to sleep in separate rooms but it was denied.  C told me they would sleep together in one twin bed.  Oh well... Better luck next year?

Thank You Parasol Pics...

We decided to send photo cards for our thank you's.  (For those wondering why you haven't received a thank you, it's because they are on order with vistaprint.com.)  You can see how I made the thank you parasol here. 

I did a photo collage using three of our wedding photos on one side, four photos of the boys on the other side.  I got an excellent deal through vistaprint, ordering 200 thank you photo cards & envelopes for around $50.  Here's our Thank You shots we had to choose from, one may be coming to a mailbox near you...

Some of My Fave Photos. Finally!

These pics are just some of my faves from the South Dakota wedding.  We are still waiting on pics from our Oct. 2nd photographer.  I'll post them when I can...

Busy & My Computer is Down!

Well the social/dance went extremely well.  I'd love to post pics but my computer is down & Jamie's isn't the best... So we all must wait for a better update on the party.

For now we have had a busy week.  We are working on the basement again...  This is the current status:

Will post finished photos when my new power cord arrives from China...  Taking forever. 

10 days to go before the big bash!

I just wanted to say thank you to the small group of friends and family that made the trip to South Dakota for our private wedding ceremony. It was a great weekend, the weather was perfect, and everyone enjoyed the awesome dinner that followed at Roma's Italian Restaurant. We had a party into the night with friends in Deadwood, that was fun! Nicole, the boys, and I bounced around the Black Hills for a few days after the wedding, and had some fun family time, as you can see by some of the more recent posts and pics that my wife added to our blog. We all had a really great time!

Now that the ceremony is out of the way, its time to prepare for the big wedding celebration. It's been a work in progress, as you can imagine, a lot more DIY stuff, like the cupcake stand and the candy bar decor. We have some really good ideas for our table setups, it's going to look awesome! With only 10 days to go we still have a fair amount of things to get done, but like always we will knock it out of the park like rock stars!

Guest Book & Card Table...

Here's a quick look at the guest book & card table.  I still need to add ribbon to the guest book (when I buy another roll).  We did not forget the pen, it's at my parents house.  The picture frame will have a photo of us on our wedding day (if I ever hear from our photographer).  I was thinking of adding a 'Wish Bowl' where guests can write lil wishes or congrats on slips of paper.