Boy VS. Countertop

So we had a bit of an incident in the Sample household on Sunday afternoon.... Ella came over to play and the babies were a bit wound up. Needless to say, all of the running in the house ended in one swift moment. Here's how it went down:

Granite Countertop

+

A running 3 yr old

=

One HUGE shiner...

I'm relatively positive that he's not as bothered by it as I am. It actually looks worse in person than it does in the pic. Ugh...he looks awful.

K

The Jeremy Camp concert was....

AWESOME!!

The Jason Johnson Band opened for him, and they were great too. I wish I had remembered to take my camera, but of course I forgot it as usual. Anyway, I met up w/some girls from work (Tammy, Kristi, Becky, & Jill) at the Fayetteville Town Center. The concert was so great! I'll definitely be looking to pick up his new CD out November 25th. If you haven't ever heard of him, you should check his music out. Here's a link to his site:http://jeremycamp.com

Seriously, you should check out both bands. Awesome!!

Oh, btw, it's 36 degrees here today and was spitting SNOW this morning!! Bring it on!!

K

Going to the movies..

Provided my girls behave themselves (that is no fighting, bickering, whining, etc) between now and next Friday, we'll be going to see the Twilight movie. The girls are hooked on the books, so I thought we'd have a girls afternoon to go see a matinee. We'll see how well they cooperate:)

K

More new house pics

Here are a few more pics from the new house. It's not very organized right now, so overlook the mess!!

This is Noah & Sydney's bathroom

Noah sitting on his bed

Another view into the living room & kitchen

The dining room again..

The kitchen banquette minus the seat cushions I have yet to get.

Noah hanging out on Sydney's bed

Reaghan's room

Maybe I'll get it all put away eventually. You'll notice I haven't posted any pics of the gameroom yet.... because it's still storage for an ugly mess of unpacked boxes. That's my goal for this weekend. One box at a time.....

K

Mmmmm...smells so good

WoodWick Candles

A friend gave me a new candle as a housewarming gift. I usually don't get excited enough about things like this to spread the news, but I LOVE this new candle. It has a wick made of organic wood and emits a gentle, soft crackling noise as it burns. I have the biscotti scented one, and it is heavenly. Just thought I'd pass this little tidbit on to the rest of you.

Kids say the funniest things..

I've been meaning to post Noah's latest mangling of the english language, but keep forgetting. I hope you guys enjoy this one as much as I do. Have you ever heard a kid say something funny and then keep acting like you didn't hear it so he'll say it again?? I'm guilty as charged. It's just so funny when he says this that I can't help but make him repeat it. The conversation went like this:

"Mom, wanna go to papa's."

"Why do you want to go to papa's Noah?"

"Wanna ride in his hiccup truck."

"Huh??"

"Wanna ride in his hiccup truck!! (with more fervor this time)

"Papa's what??" (by this time I know full well he means pickup truck, but I'm giggling)

"MOM!! WANNA RIDE IN PAPA'S HICCUP TRUCK!!"

"Oh, you mean his pickup truck??"

"Yeah, his hiccup truck, sheesh." (he's pretty disgusted w/me at this point & sheesh is a new one of his sayings too)

I'll have to write this one in his baby book.

On another note, here's a pic of Noah and his buddies trick-or-treating on the Fayetteville Square.

That's Sam the Monkey on the left, Riley the Astronaut in the middle, and Noah the Policeman.

The boys had a really good time. Riley's mom and Sam's mom have pics posted on their blogs too. You can find their links to the right: Tales of a Tool Woman and Rowdy Rogers.

Enjoy!

K

We're In!

We've finally moved into the new house. Everything's not all put away, but we're sleeping here. Here's a progress update so far:

The dining room is in place. Well mostly, it still needs drapes and blinds, but the furniture is in there! Old Grandma would be so proud that it's all going to be displayed properly.

The office is pretty much just a great storeroom for right now, but it'll get there. It also needs blinds and drapes. I guess all in due time.

The kitchen is mostly put away, although I'm not sure I'm content w/where everything is stored yet. We'll see if it all stays the same. At least it's functional for the time being.

And now for the piece de resistance!!! (at least according to Scottie)

Notice the big flat screen above the fireplace?? That's his new baby. I'm thrilled...can you tell?? Hopefully this obsession won't last too long, or at least it'll wane when football season is over. We'll see.....

K