Extreme Home Makeover: Lis Family Edition

So back in December two days before we were supposed to leave for our cruise, our washer machine decided to die!! It not only died, it flooded the house! Even in the spin cycle and the off position it was still filling up with water! Needless to say, an insurance claim quickly took place and a new laundry room was in the making.
     Our good friend Robert came to our rescue and taped, textured, painted, trimmed, made a door, and last but not least built me a custom pedestal for my new washer and dryer simply from a picture I showed him.
Here is the laundry room on the first day of work, the first coat of mud is on....

James putting the first coat of paint on the walls....

I know I chose a bright color but I spend alot of time in the laundry room, so shouldn't it be a cheery place?

My little guys ready and eager to help Robert....

My favorite new item! My custom vinyl wall decal...

My custom built pedestals!!!!!

I was so excited when I found these baskets from Hobby Lobby with the embroidery already on and 50% off!

I love my new washer and dryer.

Robert actually cut the hole and made this door. Before, the hot water heater was hidden behind sheet rock and we found out the hard way, in order to get to the hot water heater you had to remove an entire panel of sheet rock. Never again!

I am so happy with the remodel!

Valentine's Day 2012

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day this year! James and I went to a banquet at church the Friday before ( sorry, no pics)and out for dessert with great friends.

This was the Valentine's Christopher and James Henry took to their Friends.

I made this for James and left it out by his sink to find on Valentine's morning.

We have both been using it alot! It is an awesome thoughtful gift.

James Henry loved his puppy that we got him, he is even sharing his breakfast with him.

These are the teacher gifts I made this year.

Christopher's class had a cookie decorating party, it was a ton of fun! They are always so sweet to James Henry.

We really had a great day, it really wasn't about gifts this year but more about making each other feel special!

Hockey Night

On Friday night we went with the youth group to the Amarillo Bulls hockey game. It was a blast!!

What is the best thing about Hockey? The Cotton Candy!

Oh, and the snow cones!

Christopher and the Bulls mascot

After the game, the big kids were able to ice skate. Makayla caught on really fast.

James walked/ pulled Christopher around the rink.

The kids loved the ice skating, and we treasured our time as a family.

Boy Scouts Regatta

On Saturday Christopher had a boy scout event called The Raingutter Regatta. He got a box about a month ago that contained the contents of a sailboat type boat. They were to build it, paint it, and then race it at the event.
   James and Christopher worked for several days on the regatta. Here is their boat.

It is really awesome isn't it??!! So the day of the race, they sign in and before it begins everyone including the families vote on Best In Show and they hold the results until the end. Here are the boats.

The way the race works is every boy races three heats and then they average out the three to get the final time. They have to send their boat to the end of the track by blowing in a straw.

At the end of the morning...Christopher won 2nd place in his group and wait for it.....Best In Show.

He was a very excited little boy.

100 Days Of School

Friday was the 100th Day Of School for my kiddos. Christopher's class had a party and James and I along with James Henry went and hung out for a while.
 We bought cupcakes and I made these 100 days cupcake toppers

I also made this for his teacher..

Each child had to bring 100 items that they used for counting and math that day, of course Christopher took 100 Legos. We made a quilt with the kids out of papers they did for 100 day, we helped them make 100 day visors. The kids were so sweet, they even made James Henry one.

We were so impressed with the classroom environment, the boys stood when a lady came in the room. When they transitioned to different activities they sang little songs about Jesus! We are so happy with our school choice! Friday was a great day.

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It's Cookie Time

It is that time of year, the time of year where we hustle all our friends on Makayla's behalf to buy Girl Scout Cookies!  Last year we sold over 600 boxes and she went to a five day Girl Scout Camp for free. This year, we are well on our way. So far we are 6 days in and we have sold over 300 boxes!
       On Saturday our friend Julie who is a nurse called us and told us to bring all the cookies we could because the nurses and doctors were in need of cookies! James pulled out the wagon and cleaned it up, and I made signs for her and James took her and let her walk around and sell at the hospital. They came back pretty much empty handed selling 42 boxes in a matter of minutes!

Who wouldn't buy cookies from this girl?

If you want some cookies, we have a never ending supply.

Makayla turns 10

I can not believe that precious baby girl God entrusted us with is ten years old. She is an amazing, smart, beautiful, kind and loving Godly young woman. She is a true blessing to us!
    Makayla really wanted a slumber party this year so we gave in and let her have one. She invited her friends from church.

We went with a Winter/Hot Cocoa and Treats theme with pink and brown colors. Once again my friend Joni knocked it out of the park with her cake..

They had such a great time. We did crafts that night and James made duck tape purses with them.

They ran around in the dark with glow sticks, sang karaoke and watched movies. It was a great party for her. On her actual birthday she wanted to see Chipwrecked at the movies and eat McDonald's, So that is what we did. She got a kindle and she loves it.

She really had a wonderful Tenth Birthday, time sure is flying by....