You know that moment when you are in the middle of something and it seems to be moving along about the same pace as that snail you once saw?

Ah the joys of house renovations!

Ok, so seriously maybe not that slow but is has seemed to be taking forever. However, the end is starting to be closer and we can actually see it which is SUPER exciting!

I showed you some before pictures so I thought I would share some during renovation pictures! :) Please excuse the quality they are courtesy of the old flip phone-ahem. .


Working on my pinterest inspired DIY wainscoting in our formal dining room! Didn't know I had a pinterest? Well, check it out HERE.


We added a pocket door in the kitchen and I helped build the wall! Yes, I am ridiculously proud of that fact and hey super glad that my kitchen does NOT look like that anymore (there was a teaser for you all)!


 Watching his Daddy work! Micah was management and Jason was labor :) Working on the dining room again!


And of course Elijah helped Daddy put some siding on the house because that is what big boy two year olds do! What a fun day that was :)

So what have we been doing BESIDES remodeling? Well, Jason has been doing a lot of juggling and balloon jobs on the weekends. This weekend he has three and one was at the Apple Umpkin in a little village a few minutes away from us. So I grabbed the boys and my sister Jen and we went along as well (it is a family tradition every year).





To top our weekend off we had a relaxing Sunday afternoon and Grammy's house and played outside and ate kettle corn and took naps!



And with that photo catch up I will sign off but stay tuned I have some more posts coming sooner then later :) 

There was a running joke for a while between Jason and I. Let me explain just a bit of the background.

Today I am turning 24 years old. Weird. That is how I feel about it. Like really 24? HOW did that happen? ;)

I am so very blessed! I was reflecting over the past year and am just in awe of what the Lord has done and is doing.

SO many life changing things happened. One of the bigger ones was the birth of this little man:

He has changed our lives forever and I am so thankful for him. He is one of my favorite gifts :)

One of my other favorite gifts is my TWO year old (I wonder how fast time will seem to fly by till we are celebrating HIS 24th birthday!?) :)


My boys-I always wanted to have boys especially after being able to babysit for a family with three boys when I was a teenager for a few years!


Another gift is watching them together and seeing their relationship grow every day. They adore each other and that is so beautiful to me :)



Another relationship that has been growing more beautiful this year is our marriage. We reached a really tough place in March but the beauty that has come from re-surrendering our relationship to the Lord is beyond both of our imaginations!

    and proclaim what the Lord has done."

Psalm 118:17

To PROCLAIM what God has done-He has made my family new and I am forever grateful and thankful to Him for that! :)

What about you? Has God done some amazing things in your life this year? I would love to hear about it! 

What is your favorite birthday dinner?

My mom made me hash brown casserole and an AWESOME steak and chicken salad. Deliciousness! :)

Today Micah is SEVEN months old! My next thought is: HOW did that happen!? Lol :) Time has flown so quickly! It is so neat to watch him grow and see his little personality develop.