From Pink to Green

The little room upstairs has been transformed from girlish pink to a soft celery green. It hasn't been re-painted since we built the house. Not wanting to remove the wallpaper, I decided to just paint over the pink lower portion of the walls. See below for step by step, before and after photos.

Sandra is overjoyed with her new green room.

A new quilted bedspread helps tie it all together. Pink is just an accent color now.

Working hands!

Sandra's first time to paint. Notice the green wall beside the original pink.

Pink is not Sandra's favorite color!

White Everywhere

And yet another........SNOW!

I just measured the snow and we have more than 12 inches and it's still coming down. This time it's a light and fluffy snow. The wind is kicking up and blowing the snow, forming drifts. Tatiana, once again we think you should be here to see this! Justin, Julie, and Crystal you would be loving it too! See our fun in the snow. Spring will come....but for now we are enjoying the beauty of a deep blanket of snow!










For the birds.



Mark having fun with one of his toys!



SNOW ANGEL

Snow Day - Number five!!!

We are having the most beautiful snowfall with nice big flakes. It's wet and nice to pack, just right for building a snowman or a snowball fight. We've had quite a bit of snow this winter



but it been the light fluffy type. This is Sandra's first experience building snow people. I haven't done it for awhile myself! It's good exercise. We're putting these videos up especially for Tatiana to see. This is SNOW!

Right now we have 5-6 inches on the ground. We'll see how many we get before it tapers off later tonight. For now, we are enjoying the beautiful snow blanket that covers everything.




The final product. It's Sno' momma.......and papi.

Ho-Ho Ho-liday

A light snow gave us some white for Christmas.


T'was the night before Christmas ...


Sandra being Papa Noel.


The family together for Christmas, missing Julie, Alex and girls.


There's at least one nut on the family tree!


The family with our international students, Sandra and Takeyori.

Our annual photo in front of the tree.

More Sillines!

Time to open gifts!


Shanghi Kids!


Justin tries his new camera.


Karen is missing the little girls so far away.


Ohio State shirts for everyone from Mom.


We'll make a fan out of A-Mart yet. Go Bucks!


Sandra is nearly the same height as Justin when she stands on the hearth!


Sisters!


Grandma kissing Santa...oh wait that's Mark.


Opening Christmas stockings on Christmas morning.


Oh no..... the mistletoe

First Snow Day of the season

We woke up to about 3 inches of snow on the ground and accumilated more as the day progressed. This is the first real snow for Sandra and Ta. This morning Sandra questioned me, "You mean we really don't have to go to school today because of the snow?"

That's right darlin!

SNOW DAY!!!!!!

The decorated tree

The tree, waiting for a few packages to appear.