Progress

Finally.....

we have progress on our pool!

They came and dug it all out today, and the boys were so engrossed in the process that we had a hard time focusing on school!

I must admit, even I enjoyed watching the big machine work and shape the ground into the space that will become our pool ;D

So while it's been OVER the 6 weeks that our builder promised it would take to get the basement complete, at least we have something tangible to look at out the window!  The tough part is going to be keeping the boys out of the dirt :D

We ran into some snags with the basement (i.e. not enough carpet ordered, wood floor not ordered in time, etc), so the basement has been dragging on and on and on......

And since we haven't been able to start moving all the extras down into the basement, I've been trying to concentrate on doing things like hanging pictures....

Yep, they're baaaaaaack!  Some of you reminded me that although I had to remove them in Kansas, I would eventually get to put them back up.....

and you were right ;D

I never doubted you!  I decided to make our 3rd floor hallway our picture wall, and I am so happy to have them all back!

We were able to move Allie and Emily into their rooms in the basement (although there is still no functioning bathroom down there) which freed up space to finally get Jacob & Caleb's room finished....

All that's left to do in their room is paint the walls.  I did hang everything so it will be easy to find the nails after Zack paints, and I don't have to wait on him.

The other room that's mostly done is Noah & Matthew's.....

They wanted a Dr. Seuss themed room, so we went with some cute bedding from Pottery Barn and I ordered stencils for the walls....

I even found a cute clock at Target to fit our theme :D

It was a fun room to decorate!

Another space that is finally finished is my bathroom.  I got curtains up on the window....

And even a decorative curtain up over the glass shower doors....

The next plan is to antique the cabinets in there so they are an antique white....I'm excited to start on that project!!

Unfortunately, we still have been unable to tackle our closet.....

And it's going to stay like this until the basement is done and we have our storage areas!  Our builder tells us the end of this weekend....we shall see.....

I'll be sure to post pictures of the basement in a couple of days when there's a little more done.  We're pretty much just waiting on the plumber and the rest of the cabinetry down there....getting closer.....