Mud Room Makeover

Our house is small for six people but we love it and make it work. With four kids it gets cluttered very fast (the good thing is a small house cleans up fast) Our mud room gets so bad sometimes I decided to do something about it! I came across this beautiful mud room on this blog (which for the life of me can't find aargh) and took insperation from it!

I got to work right away!
Here's the BEFORE (I'm ashamed)

Jackets everywhere even tho we have hooks, shoes everywhere even tho we have shoe buckets (thats those green buckets under the bench) Winter hats and scarves thrown over the pile even tho theres a bucket for them too.

Here's our AFTER

I decided that we didnt need the clutter out for everyone to see :) To the right is our front closet. We put the shoe buckets in their on a shelf (the kids actualy like it better because they're higher) we hang our jackets up on hangers now and the winter bucket is on the bottom. This eliminates the clutter look but everything is still organized. I then painted the becnch black, which I LOVE, and aded some pictures! I had the mirror sitting around waiting for a project just like this however is was silver...it got painted to! I made the wall decals myself. I bought rolls of contact paper at Michaels and used my exacto knife to cut out what I wanted.


I also made this awsome record clock. The clock kit was only $6 at Michaels and was super simple to put together. The calender is the next to be re-done.I'll keep the same idea with picture frame and dry erase but I want to get a new frame and paint it and use decals to make the calender. When I do I will post it :)



So there's our new mud room. I hope you get some fun ideas.

Ending 2010

I havnt posted in a while...we've had computer problems, 9 months of either being sick or uncomfy :) and very busy! I plan on posting more regularly tho so keep checking back.

As most of you know We have a new addition to our Family!!!

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Little Man has been a joy to our family and is very spoiled :) His older brothers and sister help take care of him and love on him constantly!!

For Haloween he dressed up with his brothers and sister and helped mama pass out candy:

For Christmas we went to my moms and had lots of family over. We had so much fun! I dont think Ive laughed that hard over bingo lol Everyone got lots of gifts and had a blast. We ate lots of food, went on hikes, shot BB guns and played games.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and I hope everyone has a happy New Year!!!

Love The Terry's

Its been a while

I get on my blog almost everyday to check out the ones I follow (for craft ideas) but have not had any motivation to post. I have lots to share but am frustrated at how to share it....and to take the time to get pictures off my camera to go along with the posts :)

Our Halloween was very fun. Big Mr. I dressed up as an military man...surprise surprise. Little Mr. I dressed up as two-face (suit was found for $6 at a thrift store and I sewed on animal material and buttons and added saftey pins. Turnned out cute) Miss A went as a beauty pagent diva the first event we went to then as a 50s girl to match mommy Halloween night. Gots lots of candy and had loads of fun!

For Thanksgiving we spent it at my uncles to help take care of the horses since he was out of town. I love where he lives, in a small town right by the river on 9 acres. We got to spend every morining with family and teaching the kids responsabilty by taking care of 5 horses :) and every night! I am thankful for my family and the privladge to have such a wonderful life. We got to go geode hunting! We found a lot...well we will see when we cut them open if their acutaly geodes or just rocks lol!

An now theres about 2 weeks till Christmas and a couple birthdays coming up...and I have a lot to do :)

It's been awhile

WOW it has been awhile since I have posted. Well we moved to NM :-) Back to where we belong! We had few problems with our internet, basiclly it didnt work, 6 phone calls later we cancled it and went with another internet comapny...very pleased. So now we are back on track. Kids started school, Isaiah 3rd and Isaac 1st. Aria would have started in Cali but the b-day cut off date is different here and she now has to wait till next school year. She was ready...I was not so now its just the two girls during the day. We are lovin bein back in NM. Labor day weekend we went to T or C and camped by the lake. There were some downs with the croweds and people not understanding personal space but for the most part it was a blast. I Love camping! My kids are fish and didnt come out till I made them cuz their lips were blue. When asked if they were cold the would reply with a very shivinring "Noooo" as their teeth clattered. We rafted down the river with tubes and air matresses (works awsome) and got out right at my uncles house, so much fun. The men went fishing Sunday morning and caught enough fish to feed everyone and we an amazing fish fry right at the campsite. We got eaten alive by bugs, burnt (even after using 2 tubes of sun screen) and couldnt move after canoeing but I LOVE CAMPING :-)

Mid 20's

I am officialy in my mid 20's *sigh* April 3rd I turnned 25!! We celibrated a little early since my dad's birthday is March 26, plus my son's birthday is April 17th so we decided to celebrate all together. We went a stayed at my mom's in Pasadena and attended the Pirate show. It was so much fun!!! It's an interactive show and pretty much all of us in our party got to be in it. My oldedst Isaiah got to be in it like four times, he was elated.



Unfortionatly you cant take pictures during the show but we got some before and after. This was our pirate (incharge of our section)...*sigh* hehe

Then Shay and I took the kids to the Santa Monica Pier and ate at Bubba Gumps Shrimp co., walked around and had a blast.





On my actual birthday however my mom, sis and I got our toes done and went out to lunch. Did some shopping, always fun, then they passed me off to my hubby who took me out to dinner to Bennihana and to a friends party...we were home before midnight. My mom asked why we were home so early and my comment was "we're getting old" LOL



So here I am 25...when Im done throwing my fit im sure i'll appreciate getting older, for now howerver I find comfert in my fit :-)

A Week at a Glance

Wow this week has been crazy...fun but crazy.

Tuesday, St. Patty's day, I got the boys dressed in green and off to school. Shay and I both dressed in green and I made some leprechon ears out of green foam and made him ware them for a while...yes even I wore them :-)

Got Aria ready for dance and off we went. She is so cute when she is twirling and tapping around.

Got home and dressed her up in green for the day too. After that is was pretty uneventful. We didnt really do anything for St. Patty's other then watch a movie.

Wednesday was crazy hair day for the boys school. Isaac did not like the way I did it at first so I started over and made him look like Albert Einstein.

Even Aria joined in.

We went down to the Baseball game that night. Cuba vs. Japan, it was a lot of fun but very cold.

Thursday was Isaiah's field trip to Legoland. I was one of 4 adults...I got 5 kids and then sent out on my own...with only 2 hours to eat and explore the park...make sure everyone went to the bathroom to be back at the bus. OMG I was so tired at the end of the dau I almost feel asleep on the bus ride home. Isaiah had so much fun tho.

We started with a "Gears" Workshop

Rode some rides

and played around.

Saturday we went to yet another Baseball game, but this time I got to see my hubby in baseball pants :-) The game didnt go so well.....21-9 shhhh but the kids had a lot of fun and I got to score.

Today is very laid back. CLEANING day :-) Got my sis up and her boyfriend came over and everyone helped clean. The kids and I even made our own Laundry Soap. *For the recipe go to my other blog KarissasKreations (found on the right side if you scroll up a little)I put it on there*

ok well thats it so far aaaahhhh now I need to catch up on some sleep.....zzzzzz

Helpin in the Kitchen

Miss Aria wanted to help make dinner last night so with apron on and stool in hand (well under feet) she started cooking and cleaning as she helped. Teriyaki Chicken with rice woohoo. She was so dang cute and so grown up. It makes me sad but so proud at the same time....



I also woke up and decided it was going to be a "Lazy/Productive" day. So with my PJ's on I completely cleaned and organized my dowstairs craft closet. I feel so much better :-)

You gotta love family

The last couple days have been very....eventful! My cousin and his wife are having their second baby and her babyshower was this weekend. So my mom and I decide to go up Thursday so we can visit with everyone and get her presents in order.

Let me take a minute to tell you about my hometown Ridgecrest. It's in the middle of nowhere. It's a small town that was created becasue of the base thats out there. It's grown a lot but still in the middle of nowhere. There one highschool and the biggest store is WalMart. Thank you again mom for getting me out of there when I was small :-) ok back to the weekend....

We get there Thursday night and take the kids over to my grandmas, where we are going to be staying, they go to bed so my mom and I go to Mickys (a tiny bar in RC) to meet my bother-in-law and his girlfriend. We have one drink then everyone leaves early cuz they have to wake up early. We got to bed and wake up the next morning. My dad lives in Tehachapi about 45 min away andso I decided to go visit him. I havnt seen him in 5 years so he dosnt know about Aria. The boys didnt want to leave grandmas and since they've meet him already they stayed. We had a blast. He has this tricked out glof cart that he took Aria and I on around the valley that he lives in. He took us on the golf course and down to the lake...it was so much fun. Then we orderd pizza and salad and had dinner there. Aria loved it and wants to go back! We get back late at night and go to bed. Woke up Sat. and got ready for the babyshower. It was short and cute and I got to see my cousin that I love. Mom and I decided to leave after that...

Now im home and relaxing and the kids are playing with the neighbor kids. LOVE IT!

One of those days

I use the saying "I try to take life one day at a time but then several days attack me at once" to describe my life....well today was one of those days! One of those days when instead of running out of somethings here and there you run out of EVERYTHING at the same time. One of those days when you thought there was more money in the bank but forgot theres bills etc. that comes out on certian (apparently only one) day of the month. One of those both my husband and I woke up on the wrong side of the bed cuz the time change is kickin our butts. The one thing that made my day today was watching my little princess in dance class twirl and leap and tap her little heart out. I love to watch her, no worries about running out of toys or finances or a cranky spouse just twirling till her little hearts content....

Breakdance Fever

This weekend was CRAZY! It started out Friday with Isaiah and Isaacs school dance. It was sports themed mother/son dance. My mom came down to be Isaacs date and I was Isaiahs. We got all dressed up in our Football Jerseys, jeans and sneakers. I curled my hair and put it picktails with ribbon in it (it looked so cute) and we all put black under our eyes like the real football players do. We got to the dance and decided to take our picture first, so we posed and are now waiting for them hehe. We ate hot dogs and nachos and candy....all the good sports food. Then came the dancing. Ok this was better then any prom I could have ever gone to. Teaching Isaiah to do the Macerana was the funniest thing EVER! Isaac pooped out about 7:30 so we went home...but the fun dosnt stop there. Papa was at home with Aria and we decided to bring the dancing home. So papa starts teaching the kids some breakdancing moves. Then my mother suggest I try......My hips are bruised from trying this breakdancing spin :-) But it was so much fun watching my kids spasming on the floor and calling it breakdancing. This is why I became a mother......

Then we woke up Saturday and went to Shays Baseball game. The kids made some friends and played the entire time and I actually got to watch the game. Shay started out with two awsome hits and made it home. By the middle of the game it kinda went down hill and they ended up loosing 12-8 but they had some bad ump calls. We got home and made some dinner and my friend and her sister came up and we watched Iron Man. Could barely keep my eyes open so after they left Shay and I crashed :-) Sunday was more realxed. Shay took us to IHOP and then to a movie "Bedtime Stories". It was really cute. Got home and ate. The kids wanted to watch yet another movie with daddy so we watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. BEDTIME!! Crashed again.
Well that was our weekend in a nutshell.
xoxoxoxoxox

Family time at Vernal Pools

It was a cloudy day and so peaceful. The family and I went on a hike to the Vernal Pools up here in the Moutians of Temecula. It was such a nice hike and a great prize at the end...

Lots of little creatures live in the water and the kids had so much trying to find them...



We stayed for a little and let the kids get their energy out then started back due to the menacing clouds...

But before we left we got some nice family photos...


We had so much fun and hope to do it again soon!

xoxoxo