Projects...with mom!

So, as I mentioned, my mom came up to visit last week. I LOVE having my mom here. Not only do I get to spend time with her, but we always get a ton of stuff done!! Here's a look at some of the projects that we tackled while she was here (and remember, she was only here for 2 days!)

First of all, she brought gifts for the kids. The Christmas gifts that she ordered for the kids for Christmas didn't come in on time (even though she ordered them in PLENTY of time), so she brought them up last week. Landon and Addie each got a Lego camera. They LOVE them! They also got some other things that they were thrilled about! Mom made these gift bags a couple years ago with the kids names embroidered on them so she didn't have to wrap each gift. Landon was so funny sticking his head in the bag to see everything in it (including the hand cuffs Grampy got for him).We painted my upstairs bathroom. Only one wall, but then mom got us new brown towels, floor mat, and trash can. I also cleaned out under the sink while she was painting around the trim.
BEFORE:AFTER:I LOVE the color and I'm excited to get some towel racks hung up and have my brown towels against the blue.

We also organized my kitchen. When we moved into this house, 5 years ago, we never really organized the kitchen. We moved into the house a week before Landon was born, and I never got the kitchen set up the way I wanted. Then after I had him, the kitchen did get unpacked. By me, Steven, his mom, my mom, and anyone else who came by and needed something or used something in the kitchen, or just wanted to help. As a result, it's never really been organized. It seems INSANE that I've live with it like that for 5 years but it's a lot harder to get things done once you're living in it. Anyway, mom pulled everything out of all the cupboards (which is only like 5 cupboards because my kitchens is STUPID) and I cleaned off the hutch (and the cupboards under it), which has been a terrible catch all for everything in our house. I didn't get any pictures of the cupboards, and I didn't get a before picture of the hutch, so unless you've see the mess of my hutch before, this won't be that impressive, but Amanda, you should appreciate this!We got my family home evening board hung up, and my hall closet cleaned out. Once again, I didn't get a before picture, but here's the after.It's so great to get some stuff done that I've been meaning to do! And so much more fun to do it with my mom! And just for you mom, here's a picture of the kids bunk beds (and of Steven building them, and of Landon, giving Steven a back rub while he worked). They LOVE them and the fit perfect with our wall/ceiling problem!