It is official ... STAY off the roads!!!

This is what makes every hard thing worth it!

Halloween 2011

My Favorite holiday is almost here... and I am so excited!!!

We have only been working on costumes for a month!

I love my kids pick this year!

JEDI

Detective

Bride

(costume thanks to Grandma)

Even the Dogs love to dress up ... Sophie is a witch and Jake Dracula!!!

Love it!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Mason's first School dance!

I still can not believe he is 16!

Here is the only picture he would allow before he took off on his first date!

Mason and Patty

It's a good day to be a dog

I had to post today because I am one proud Mama!

Mason played an awesome game today against "The Team."

He ended up scoring 2 of the most beautiful goals I have ever seen him score!!!

His team played so well together tonight.

They walked away having played a clean game of soccer as winners!

Ending score 4-3.

It's official ... Izzy is 10 years old!

Can't believe it!!

We started her birthday morning with the official Chavez B-day Breakfast

Cinnamon Rolls ...Yummy!!!

She then had to go to school =0(

But that gave mom time to make her some Awesome cupcakes!

After school we went shopping for ...

ROLLER BLADES!!!!

She came home put them on and was skating like a pro!!!

She was so excited!

The smile on her face ... PRICELESS!!!

Happy 10th B-day Izzy Bee ... We LOVE you!!!

Mason turned 16 on Monday the 12th and by Saturday the 17th he had been asked to his first school Dance!

Here is a picture of the way she asked him!

He is so excited!!!

Now the hard part coming up with a creative way to answer her!

I can't Believe he is 16!

It seems like yesterday I dropped him off a kindergarten and now he is a sophomore in high school!!!

I am so grateful for My Mason!

He came to me at a time I need him most ...

He made me realize what is important in this life.

I am so proud of him and all he has and will accomplish

He has is such a great kid and awesome leader!

and I might add ... The BEST Soccer player EVER!!!!

Happy 16Th Birthday Bud ... We LOVE you!!!

10 years later ...

We Honor those who lost their lives

Time has gone on but those who died will never be forgotten!

Today we took the kids to see the flags that stand in honor for those whose lives were taken on Sept 11,2001

It was an amazing experience to walk through and feel the peace and read about each person who died that day.

I talked to Gracie about the events that happened 10 years ago.

She is only 6 and I know she doesn't understand how tragic that day was.

But to take her here and let her see that each flag represents a person, someones mom, dad, brother, sister or friend. I think she understood just a little how sad this day was. She would run to each flag and ask someone to read to her who that person was.

Such an humbling experience to stand there and see all those flags and realize how many Innocent people were taken

This year Sandy City had a monument put in place to honor those who died.

It is breath taking!

It is of the 3 firefighters raising the American Flag!

(original Picture)

I am so grateful we took the time today to remember those who died.

God Bless America!

Bless those who lost their loved ones for no reason 10 years ago today!

"Life's not about waiting for the storms to pass... it's about learning to DANCE in the rain."

My latest Project ... this wall!

I knew I wanted to use this wall to display a cute picture of my girls in some of my cute outfits, but I wasn't quite sure how I wanted to do it.

I looked at a few blogs and finally decided on doing a gallery wall. I was super excited to do this project!!!

Ashley took the cutest pictures of my girls and I wanted to display them just right!

First thing I did was head to the D.I.

When you need 10 frames that can get super expensive so the D.I. Was PERFECT!!!

I tried to look for frames that already had Mattes with them so I didn't have to worry about that added expense.

I had an idea in mind before I went, so I knew which sizes I was looking for.

Most of the Frames were around 2.00 some as low as .75!

Total spent $20.00 (that includes an umbrella too!)

After collecting all the frames I needed, I laid them all out to arrange them how I was going to arrange them on the wall. I did this to make sure I had everything in place before any holes were put in my newly painted walls!

once I decided on the lay out next came the fun part ...PAINT!!!

I wanted to keep it simple so everything was painted white (including the mattes)

(before picture of Frames)

While the paint was drying I cut out papers to tape to the wall to figure out the layout on the wall! I made the mistake of cutting the size if the glass not the size of the frame so I did end up doing this part twice!

Once the frames were dry...

I ordered my prints and had my cute hubby help me hang everything!

It took us a couple of hours to get everything just right but I love the end result!!!

My Gallery Wall!

I found this today cleaning ...

Since the kids have started back to school, these pups are feeling a little neglected. They get a little hyper during the day so I put them out to play. Yesterday the cracked me up because every where I went there they were!

This picture was taken upstairs in the kitchen. Not even a minute later I ran down to switch the laundry and ...

Here they are again ... Looking at me like "why won't you just play with us!"

They follow me every where ... I can't say that I hate it cause with the kids gone I am kinda lonely too!

Now that's what I call "BLING"

(The ring Kyson made for Gracie)

I found this in Gracie's backpack yesterday! I asked her where it came from?? "Kyson made it for me mom!" (with the biggest goo goo eyes I have ever seen) I really thought that this boy would lose interest in Gracie after a few weeks! It has been two years and he is still head over heals in LOVE with her!!!

This cute little note also came with a beaded ring he had made for her ... looks just like an engagement ring! (I need to get a picture of it)

her first True love!!!

One of my new FAVORITE pictures!

Girly Girl Pictures

Aren't these girls the cutest ever?!?!

I am not just saying that because I am the Mom!

All I wanted when I was little was to grow up and be a Mommy ...

I dreamed of having a little girl that I could dress up and do her hair!

I was bless to get two BEAUTIFUL daughters!

One Tom Boy and A Girly Girl

Together a Dream come true!!!

These are just a few of my Favorite pictures my sister in-law Ashley did for me.

She does a great job!!! Check out her blog purplepeacockphotography.blogspot.com!

Enjoy

The story of a room

This room all started with me purchasing a serger for my little dress business. Soon after I made this purchase, I realized that I did not have enough room on my current desk for the serger to fit. So began the hunt for a sewing desk!

I am cheap! Anyone who knows me, knows this. We started looking and I was shocked to find that even a cheap sewing table is over $100.00! This was not going to work for me. So the hunt on ksl began.

I found this table that I thought would work but the price was still a little steep for me $50.00. I decided I would wait a week or so and watch it. Sure enough with in a week the couple had dropped it to $40.00! So my cute husband got on the phone and offered them $30.00 and they accepted!!! I was so excited!!!! I had big plans!!!

Here it is ...(don't pay any attention to my messy play room)

Ugly Right?!?!

Nothing a little primer and paint can't fix!!!

Here it is after ...

So much prettier!!!!

Well a cute Desk like this deserves a cute chair right?!?!

So off to the D.I. I went.

and found this....

(Remember I have big plans)

So a little primer

and paint

and some cute fabric later

I created this cute thing...

Well one day while I was down working on dresses, I began to imagine what my room would be like if I could finish it. So I did what any girl would do ... I drew up some plans! ( I forgot to take a picture) Later that day Matt came home from work and I showed him my plans. He thought they were awesome and said "lets do it!" The next week work began!

Here are the "before any work started" pictures

(I look at these pictures now and can't believe I lived like this)

wash area

storage area

unfinished ceiling

Matt added lots of new can lighting

I was so excited the day the framer showed up!!!

I now have closets to hide my storage!

My new cute door! Love it!!!

The new washroom/closet

My cute hutch, my brother built for me

(the hutch is also part of my big plans)

I thought I was excited when the framer came ... that was nothing after the sheet rockers came!

My vision for this room was starting to take shape.

Washroom/closet

Matt had a great idea (very rare) but this time awesome idea! To take the empty space behind the furnace and do a decorative closet with an arch for fabric storage! Brilliant idea !!!

(Just don't tell him that!)

I wanted this room to be "girly"

Nothing says girly more than a fancy chandelier!

next came the flooring ...

I chose a dark laminate flooring and can I just tell you how much I LOVE the look!!!

My cute little helper!!!

different views of the room

Next all the trim work...

I love the detail and rich look that trim work can give a room.

Thanks to my Brother Tyler I got exactly what I wanted!!!

Washroom/closet

decorative closet

bead board, large baseboards and crown molding

LOVE IT !!!

Did I say how much I love it!

It took a few days to paint all the trim and closets!

Painting White trim

Looking Good!!!

Next my favorite part ... Color!

I decided early on that I wanted a bright fun color for my room.

I spend a lot of time down here and I wanted it to be a room I would never want to leave!

So I chose...

a few last pictures before color

"Gecko Green"

Matt painting the first wall!

I am not going to lie I was freaking out

It was really bright!

but I had a vision!

I drive Matt nuts when we do projects because I have to decorate as we go.

You know... make sure everything looks good!

So in the middle of painting I had to bring in my new chair to make sure it looked good!

Looks awesome right!?!?

Another view

and another

and the finished project...

I still have a few finishing touches to do but over all I LOVE it!

I want to get my girls picture in one of my outfits to put on the wall above the desk!

To remind me every day why I am doing what I do!!!

Most everything in this room as far a decorations are second hand.

I love spray paint it works miracles!!!

I decided not to put doors on the Washroom closet.

So I decorated the shelf to make it look more like part of the room

and that hutch my brother built ... look at it now!!!

Cute storage for all my cute fabric ... I haven't finished these shelves yet.

and that is the story of my cute craft room.

I love it so much!

It makes me so happy!