So, we are restarting the garage-to-master bedroom remodel! Yay! And the first big part was taking the washer and dryer out of the garage.

 

Mark had the brilliant idea to take our large hallway closet and turn it into a laundry room! He's so smart! :)

Here's the before. )The pictures aren't great because the hallway is so small, it's hard to get a good view.)

 Here is Mark removing the extra bathroom cabinets to make enough room.

He's awesome!

Basically we moved this wall out, so the washer and dryer would fit side by side.

And after a lot of sheet rock, mudding, sanding, more sanding, plumbing (to add fixtures for the washer) and more and more sanding. We were ready for some paint!

Daddy's little helper!

Now on to new flooring, baseboards and trim....

and adding some decorative touches...

...And we have a great new spot to hide during hide-and-seek!

And, of course, some shelving, which I love! Especially since I lost all that bathroom cabinet space I told you about. (Someday I'll get matching containers to store all that stuff in!)

That's about it for the laundry room! Next project, finishing the garage!

Our mall has these crazy seats in the middle, Brooke calls them the "donut chairs." Every time we walk past my kids climb in and have a seat. Here's a few pics... 

3T boy!

I can't believe that Austin has been growing so much that now he wears a size 3T! I held off putting him in 3T clothes for as long as I could, I just didn't want him to be so big already! Here's a video of him in his new 3T size clothes!

For some reason, he loves to go up the slide! :)

Little Projects

Here's a few little projects that Mark and I have been working on. 

This dresser we bought at a garage sale for our friends Matt & Shelley's new baby girl, Sadie.

And here's the after! It turned out great! Mark did a great job fixing the drawers and a few part on the front that were really messed up. (I am convinced that given the correct tools, he can fix/repair anything!) I helped with the painting, knobs, and added the "S."

This little rocking chair was given to us. I wish I could find the before picture, but I'm pretty sure I deleted it.:( But here's the after, Austin loves it!!

San Antonio Vacation

In October (I told you I was behind) we when to San Antonio for a mini Vacation. Which was rudely interrupted by a 24 stomach virus, that Brooke, Mark & I got at few hours apart from each other. So the stomach virus claimed a day and a half out of our three and a half day trip. Not cool! But we managed to have a good time. Here are a few pics.

A Little Behind...

OK, so I guess I'm a little behind on this whole "keeping everyone up to date on the family blog" thing. So here's a few things y'all might have missed!



Here's Mark getting his MBA from TAMUCC!!
Hooray for him!! He worked so hard!!!

Here we are at a Corpus Christi Hooks baseball game!

 

"Princess Brooke"

Austin with a description of things he likes at age 1.

Brooklynn Marie with description of things she likes.

And us at the beach...gotta love the beach.

Well, still not completely up to date, but closer than before!

Climbing On Up...

Well, not much is going on around here. Just the normal stuff. Austin has made some real "strides" towards walking. He walks with his arms raised up above his head, I think it helps with his balance. And he has discovered how to climb into chairs. Here's a pic of him in the chair watching cartoons. :) Have a great day!