While you were out...

Brett was gone most of last week for a class in Seattle.  While he was in "school" and staying with Maria & Eric, I decided to do a little "while you were out" with our bedroom.  

We have been wanting to repaint our bedroom and I figured I'd make decisions quicker under a time crunch.  The day after he left, I bought supplies, cleaned and taped off the room.  I painted the next day and decorated the next.  Here are before and after pics...I am not 100% in love with the color choice, but it is growing on me.  Besides, it looks fresh, new and clean and that is a welcome change!

BEFORE

AFTER

my paint helper

Oh, and we also made delicious pumpkin cupcakes "while Brett was out"

Owen was in charge of sprinkles (or "sparkles")

The Hubbard's had us over for dinner

and fun as usual!

Dinner Antics

Don't worry Dad, Owen fed Clara so I could eat

Clara is making new sounds!

Opening Day*

*DO NOT LOOK AT THIS POST IF YOU ARE AGAINST HUNTING AND/OR HAVE A SENSITIVE STOMACH!

Brett went hunting on Saturday and brought home dinner!  Well, it is actually at his parent's, but will be great when its in the freezer ready for us to use.  This is a cow elk just for those of you that may not know...as Owen says, "The elk doesn't have antlers, just big ears."  I have been giving the Felton boys a hard time for unlucky seasons the past few years and often times ask why they have to spend so many weekends hunting.  Why not just get something on opening day?  Then the season isn't so long and time consuming.  They are starting to figure it out:)  Yay Brett!

Potty Train

Owen is by no means potty trained, but he is gradually getting motivated...thank you Auntie Joann for the Thomas sticker book!  Over time he has filled up this potty train and I told him he could choose a surprise when it was finished.  He wanted to get a car so off we went to Target where Owen picked out a Ford F150.

the Potty Train...

and the new F-150

"I'm so happy that I slept in until 9:30!"
and Owen was so patient waiting until Clara woke up so that we could go get his prize

4-day weekend

Thursday and Friday were MT education association days...which means, if you've already put in your extra teacher work days, you get a long weekend!  Thursday I took that opportunity to get a hair cut and shop around and little bit.  After my hair cut I set out to find shoes and possibly some home decor and after popping in to Echo, a local consignment shop, I came home with a new coffee and end table.  Sometimes you find things that you didn't know you really needed, right?  With finishing the basement, the old one will go down the stairs and the new one will replace it upstairs.  It was just a deal I could not pass up!

Owen snuggling with his baby and "Cara"

Already fitting in with the mess!

I can't wait to put little labels in the drawers :)

Pull ups

Oh no, not me!  Little Miss, however, is finding many things, including the new coffee table, to pull herself up to standing.  She was so proud of herself after pulling up on this little rocker!

(She didn't actually climb into it on her own)

Super Swimmer

Owen is comfortable swimming all by himself with this noodle...this is the 8 ft section and he jumped to Brett and swam the length of pool on his own!

A little bball after lessons

and the water slide!

Bath Buddies

The sibs are officially sharing a tub!