..Main floor bathroom..

I love that when we moved into our house it was a COMPLETE BLANK CANVAS. Every wall was white and with a little effort we repainted almost EVERY wall.

We never got to the bathrooms in the house and our main floor half bath was driving me nuts! Its the main bathroom that everyone uses and the white walls had to go!

The other day I decided enough was enough and made a trip down to Lowe's.

I got all of the supplies: paint, wood, caulk etc. and went to work.

 I am pretty proud of myself.

It took me almost a FULL day to finish (minus touch ups) and I just love how it turned out. Eric was pretty impressed himself seeing as I did all of the woodwork myself!

I decided to try my hand at board and batten.

This really was an easy project but by no means is it PERFECT. I went the cheap route and got lattice wood and just nailed them straight to the wall.

Here you will see that I ran out of wood and didn't want to buy another 8 foot section. Its pretty well hidden but still I'm no professional!

This was my inspiration. I got it as a bunco prize and it was the EXACT color I wanted for the bathroom (thanks Marianne!).

 These pictures don't show the color very well but it really is more of a robin egg blue than a green. My computer is getting fixed right now so I don't have photoshop or a before picture!

But in a matter of days I will be running with the latest and greatest version of photoshop...woot woot :)

Now that this project is done its time to move on to the office, family room, loft, master bath...

...and the list goes on and on!!

[end of Summer fun]

For the last 2 (almost 3) months since Trey was born I have been in full "baby mode". 

Most of my time has been spent nursing, changing diapers, doing laundry (darn those blow-outs!) or sleeping. I have felt really bad for Tatum during these adjustment months because he has been 

slightly neglected by his terrible Mother.

Before I had Trey I really questioned whether I should put Tatum in Preschool this year or not. I decided not to because I was unsure how this so called adjustment period would be, plus he is really advanced for his age. 

So in efforts to make myself feel better about my poor parenting I decided to enroll Tatum in some extra curricular activities. I put him back in his gym class, which he LOVES! and I signed him up for Tot Soccer. 

He was so excited to start soccer, especially when we got him some awesome cleats and shin guards. 

I signed him up with 2 of our neighborhood boys, Brandon and Hunter.

Here is his team with Coach Jackman.

 

They only played 4 on 4. These poor kids were never taught how to play soccer. I guess a practice would have been a good idea seeing how they had no clue what they were doing! It was pretty entertaining though. They were running in the wrong direction, staring off into space, occasionally I would catch Tatum following his shadow.

So funny!

 They all got yellow jerseys to wear over their shirts. They were way to big on them.

Exhibit A:

Coach had the idea of tying them in the back. Just shows how little these kids really are.

Here are the 3 musketeers...Tatum, Hunter and Brandon eating their after game snacks.

After the game we decided that a practice was very much needed. Eric got out the cones and trained Tatum on the ways of Soccer!

Turns out a little nudge in the right direction was all Tatum needed! 

 

 When Tatum isn't going to Gym or Soccer he is outside playing with Brandon. Brandon is our backyard neighbor and his about 6 months older than Tatum. 

We could not have asked for better neighbors!

These two boys are so cute together and seriously LOVE to play with each other. Just Yesterday they wanted to have a camp-out. So we got out all of the tents and let them have their fun.

Here is their "camp site".

These boys are seriously so cute and I am so grateful for all of the little friends that Tatum has made. 

It really has made my life so much easier!

{Trey's Blessing}

 This last weekend Eric had the opportunity to bless Trey.  My Family came in town for the occasion and we were lucky enough to have all of our close friends and family here. Both Eric and I come from big families so when everyone stood up to stand in the circle people in our ward started to laugh because we had so many Priesthood holders come to participate.  It was a beautiful blessing and I am so honored to have a Husband worthy to give my children such wonderful blessings.

After the blessing everyone came to our house for a luncheon. My Mom and Sister helped me make these Pom Poms for the decor. I LOVE how they turned out!



We put a slide show of Trey's pictures on the TV.




Tatum loved the pom poms. He said they were bad guys and fought them all around the house. Gotta love a 3 yearolds imagination!



Grandma Donna held that baby the whole time she was here and loved every minute of it.



Grandpa and Grandma Wilson



3 Generations of Bradley's



Family pic. Within minutes of being home after church, Tatum ran upstairs and changing into his play clothes!





 Trey with his Mom




Trey with his Dad



While my Family was in town we had a lot of fun. Here is what my Dad spent his time doing...




This is what my Mom did the whole time...

 

Now that Trey is 2 months old he is starting to change a lot! We went to the Doctor and here are his stats:
Length: 22 3/4" ~ 50%
Weight: 10 lbs 8 oz ~ 25%
Head Circ: 40 1/4cm ~ 50%

I wont even compare Tatum to Trey's stats. Lets just say they are night and day! The best part of 2 months is that Trey started to sleep through the night....yay!!!

I just love my 2 boys and they love eachother...

[..the cabin..]

Before it starts to get cold we decided to take one last trip to the cabin. We brought a bunch of friends with us this time and had such a great time.

The trip started out a bit rough with us all heading down to electric lake. We drove up next to the lake and ended up getting stuck in the mud.

All of the boys pushing the cars out while the girls watched and took pictures!

Here is the whole group minus Christine who took the picture...

Then not 5 min after this shot was taken did this happen...

Yup, Josh backed right into Alex and Melanie's car. Melanie was putting her baby in the backseat when Josh thought they had left already. The door was wide open and they were in his blindspot. The side door bent right in half and the window shattered. They couldnt even close the door. But the boys got to work and rigged a window and sealed the door shut for the drive home. Day one was a total disaster!

The next day we did some serious fishing and I think revived the trip. Tatum had so much fun. He caught 3 fish and would reel them in on his own!

One fish!

Two fish!


Three fish!

Even though we had a rough start, we ended up having a great time. We were so glad that everyone could go last minute and are so grateful for such amazing friends!

.happy.sleepy.sad.

[..6 weeks old..]

Today my baby is 6 weeks old! Its crazy how fast new babies grow. The other day my neighbor brought her postage scale over and we weighed Trey. He is a whopping 9 lbs 2ozs!! I couldn't believe it! I am so used to Tatum who I swear took 4 months before he reached 9 lbs. But really I shouldn't be all that surprised since so far these two are complete opposites. Here is how opposite they are...

• Tatum was and still is a great sleeper, Trey is still learning.
• Trey is a great eater and could eat all day long, Tatum could go all day without eating and be fine!
• Tatum has blonde hair and Trey is still holding on to his dark brunette locks (and hopefully keeps them).
• Tatum is a Daddy's boy, Trey is a Mommas boy.
• Trey loves to get his diaper changed, Tatum would scream every time.
• Tatum hated his car seat, Trey loves it and will sleep for hours in it.

Its so crazy how I can already see so many differences. I can't wait to see Trey grow and see his little personality start to show.

BTW: isn't this kid just beautiful? Maybe I am just partial but I really think he is perfect!

[..The Tetons..]

Well I survived my first road trip with 2 kids! Last weekend we went to my family reunion up at the Grand Tetons in Wyoming. I really debated about going but when our friends told us about their cabin in Driggs we decided to give it a go. (I was not about to camp out for 3 days with a month old baby, especially since it rained everyday!)

..The Tetons..

Our view from the cabin...pretty amazing!


Tatum collected a whole $1.44 from the penny hunt


Trey and Grandpa napping

Tatum launching water balloons


..Bear Lake..

After the Tetons we stayed the night in Bear Lake. We enjoyed some famous raspberry shakes and wave running on the lake.


This is what Trey did the whole time...we were so worried that he got sunburned in the Tetons that we didn't want him in the sun at all.

Tatum could not get enough of the wave runner


Eric let Tatum drive and he said that Tatum had no restrictions when it came to speed. Tatum pushed the throttle as hard as he could!

Our little water bug


Sometimes its I.M.P.O.S.S.I.B.L.E. to get Tatum to look at the camera!

I am really glad that we were able to go on this trip. Everyone thought I was crazy going with a newborn, but it really wasn't that bad and turned out to be a lot of fun!