{ Planked Bathroom Ceiling }

Did I ever mention that we planked our bathroom ceiling?
Mostly likely not.
Anywho, we have 1 bathroom in this house of 8 people. That's right I said 8. Yes, this bathroom most days is like Grand Central Station. I kid you not. We so need another bath or maybe we just need to move.
I say move, what? did I just say that out loud?
Anyway, focus Rachel! This bathroom used to be part of a porch. This old farm house never had an actual bathroom until the 1960's. They had used an outhouse up this point. I'm so envisioning an episode of Alaska the Last Frontier right now.

The ceilings are SUPER low and the bathroom is VERY small. In fact to make the bathroom even smaller, when we moved in there was a wall with a door in the middle of the bathroom separating the sink from the tub & toilet. We removed the wall and door and put in a new sink vanity and tile etc. But that left a nasty line in the ceiling where the stud was from the wall So the only thing I could come up with to hide the ceiling and all it's imperfections was to plank it.
Here are the before pics:

We used some leftover wood pieces (very thin wood might I add, as to not add to much bulk to the ceiling- the ceiling is low enough as it is) from my husbands work. So this project cost us PENNIES we used some nails (air nailer) and a dab of wood glue here and there. We have since painted the planks white with some leftover paint we had and I LOVE IT. It's holding up great, even with all of us who shower on a daily basis.
We also want to trim out the ceiling but are on hold as we may be doing a major remodel of the bathroom all together. We want to remove the tub and put in a walk in shower. That means new tile, new floor etc...

I promise to take some after pictures here soon.
We are still working on a few things like a light fixture, you would think we could get that one up, but no......
I'll post some updates soon!

Chat with ya later!

{ Sleeping Arrangements? }

This is what becomes of a baby when he puts himself to sleep.
funny little kiddo.....

It's like a teeny tiny baby prison..... Lol!

{ Ledger At 10 Months }

 Sigh.... Another month.... 

He rides his Y Bike like a little madman!

HOW BIG IS LEDGER?!?!?!!!!!

SO BIG!!

{ Valentines 2015 }

We made quick and easy Valentines this year for school.

Addison wanted gum, Corbin whoopee cushions.

I was more than happy to oblige!

All I can say is THANK GOODNESS for the Internet & Pinterest!

Here are Addison's:

I can't for the life of me find where I got the printable at, I'll keep looking and post it when I find it!

The gumballs I found in bulk on eBay.

And Corbin's:

Here is where I found the printable for Corbin's: HERE

The Whoopee cushions I found on Amazon for cheap, they were a HUGE hit!

{ Ledger At 9 Months }

On February 16, 2015 Ledger does the whole HOW BIG IS LEDGER with his hands raised in the air. It's pretty darn cute. He also said MAMA!!! I'll take that win!

He also learned to shake his head NO. It's his new favorite thing, and boy does he ever know what he does and doesn't' like. 

He lets me know for sure with just a shake of his head!

On 2.19.15 he took on clapping. 

STOP GROWING LITTLE MAN!!

{ Brinley's 13th Birthday }

And, then we got to celebrate Miss Brinley's 13th Birthday!
She was more than happy to become an official teenage.
I have 3 teenagers in the house, pray for me.
No, really Brinley is a happy girl.
And you know what they say, happy girls are the prettiest!
She's super responsible.
She's an over achiever.
She's a 4.0 student.
She's an awesome helper.
She had 3 Birthday requests:
A washi tape banner for her cake, She made it. :)
A rainbow cake, I made it.
Paper straws, I bought it.
She's so easy to please.
Happy 13th Brinley Girl! We love you bunches!

{ Jentry's 17th Birthday }

I have this oldest child.

He hates to have his picture taken. So I'm holding myself back from post an actual photo of him.

He turned 17 on January 13th. 

When did my little boy become this, this man?

We've had our trials but he's becoming a great young man.

We like him alot! ;)

Happy Birthday Jentry, we love you!

And in case any of you were wondering, there's chocolate cake hiding under there. 

And yes, it was delish.....

{ Ledger At 8 Months }

This monkey got his 6th tooth on 1.10.15 & the 7th on 1.11.15.

He waved bye bye to his dad officially on 1.20.15

Says dada ALL the time. Why is it, that they say dada first? Aren't I the one caring for his every living need 24/7? I'm just saying. 

I Love this little soul to no end......

{ His "Other" Mother }

This photo was taken with my cell phone, it's not the best quality, it was taken in the bathroom of all places but, I absolutely LOVE IT!

Ledger LOVES his big sister Brinley.

I joke she's his other mom (she secretly loves it). 

She's so patient with him and the bond they have is frankly quite awesome.

{ Christmas 2014 }

We had a great Christmas, my older kids were kind to Santa Claus in their wish lists, the younger 2 still believe Santa has deep pockets and can supply any toy they desire.
Luckily, we pull the Santa doesn't give really expensive gifts.
We played with Chalk Boards, Lego's, Video Games, Fashion Plates, Model Car Engines, & Activity Tables.
All and all Christmas 2014 was a complete success.
The boys rounded off the day by going and watching They Hobbit at the Movie Theater.
Christmas 2014 was pretty dang awesome!

{ December Ledger Snapshots }

Yes, I have 5 other kiddos...
Yes, this blog has a mass of Ledger overload at the moment.
Yes, he is the only one that will sit still long enough for photos.
And yes, he and I are the only ones home during the day.
Hence la' photo of la' Ledger overload.... :)

{ Ledger at 7 Months Old }

Little man keeps growing. He has 2 teeth at this point and loves to do the combat carl crawl.
He's growing up too fast might I add.....

 Photo taken 12.7.15

{ J&K go to Fall Ball }

Jentry went to Fall Ball with his friend Katelyn last November, how is it that I have children old enough to go to such events as these? 

Don't blink, high school goes by sooooo much faster then the toddler/younger years. 

He is just ending his Junior year this year and is preparing for his Senior year which he doesn't like to talk about. He said it's going too fast for him and he is going to miss all of his friends once graduation hits. It will be here before we know it!