Spring is here!!!!

                                              Can u tell we are just a little excited?!?!?!

come one...come all...Circus 2011!!!

                 The circus was a hit!! Tesfa was not sure what he thought about all of the animals inside...but once he had his light sword...it was all good!! It is so fun to see the kids experience these things that I enjoyed so much as a child!!  Fun was had by all...Tesfa's light sword, which also plays the loudest music..is unfortunately still working!!    xo kristen

Our Never-Ending Winter...

St. Patty's Day 2011

"Casa de Gilliss"

                                          Kate's Room before

                                    Kate's Room after!!

                                       Living Room Before....

                                        Living Room After!!!

                                        Kitchen-eat-in nook before...

                                               after!!!

                                          entry staircase before....

                                                 After!!!!

                                               Living rm & dining rm before....

                                                     Dining Rm After!!!

                                          upstairs hallway before....

                                           in progress!!!!
           Well, there you have a bit of a sneak peek of parts of our new home!! I like to take before & afters...just to see how we did!! We are loving our new "OLD" home..each of our kids are enjoying having their own rooms...we love our neighborhood...and I love projects!!   xo Kristen

Snowmen..playdoh...green eggs & what???

                                               :)

                                  Hawaiian beauties!!

                                Tesfa, Cousin Jack, & Ageze

                                                         Our pup Nala!!

                                                  green eggs & what????

   What a loooonnnggggg winter we had!! So, to make it a bit more fun..we spent time making snowmen, homemade playdoh...and even one morning..we made tie-dye eggs...they were supposed to be just green eggs & ham..but the kids got creative..and well, we ended up eating tie-dye scrambled eggs:) The hawaiian pic above was taken the day my parents came back from Hawaii..they brought all of the kids hawaiian outfits, towels..etc...what a perfect day for an indoor beach party!!  xo kristen

Valentine's Day 2011

What a fun day!! As you can see above, Grant made a locker for his school Valentine box!! It turned out great...he was very pleased with himself!! He is a very artistic little guy...I'm sure he would be like..." mom, don't call me little!!" But he is only 8!! He is very interested in guitars, and anything music...so, he made his Box perfect!! Kate was a bit dissappointed...1st graders make their Valentine boxes at school...so her's is not shown here!! They had a fun day at school, and in the evening, the kids and I surprised Kasey with a meal, dessert & sweet cards from each of us!! We have done this for the past few years..the kiddos look so forward to this, and definitely plan on doing it again!! Hope your 2011 Valentine's Day was as sweet as our's!!                                                               xo kristen