Furniture Shopping

I am SOO excited! Josh & I went yesterday to Jasper to look at furniture. We shopped for hours trying to find the right sofa at the right price. Plus, I was trying to figure out what color to buy. We already have a dark brown chair and our walls are green. So really the only color I thought would look great was cream. Well, we all know that cream is going to show everything and will end up looking dingy, especially with a baby that likes to lick everything! LOL! So I get in my head that I want to paint. Josh didn't want to paint the walls but he decided it would be best. I found a chaise lounge that I L-O-V-E-D! It was discontinued so he gave us the floor model very cheap. It was a sage color, so Josh decided it would be worth the painting to get the cheaper piece of furniture. We bought a couch to match. So now I need to find a paint color. I think I am going to go with a beige. I know it is kind of boring but I don't care I have new furniture! No more ugly, annoying couch covers! YIPEE! Plus it will be a while before we do any more redecorating and I don't want to do anything too modern. I am just so excited about my new furniture!!! I tried to get a picture of the couch off the Ashley furniture page but I couldn't figure out how to post a link on here. So you will just have to wait until I get the real deal and post some of my pictures on here. We should have it after the 25th.

I forgot to mention before that Hannah has another tooth. Her bottom tooth came in this week. She won't let me look at it but I can feel it in there. We are just waiting on the other "fang" to come in, which will be soon. Poor little baby has been so snotty and drooling all over the place. I will be glad when her teeth come in so she will feel better. She has been a little ball of energy lately. She has developed quite a personality these last few weeks. She played for hours in her toys tonight before she went to bed. She was loving on her bear and laughing at Elmo. I love to watch her play and to hear her laugh. It makes my heart so happy!

We had another busy weekend! Saturday I had a DeMarle party at my house. The DeMarle products are the silicone cookware. I love the stuff! I am getting lots of good stuff for hosting my party. We had a lot of fun and ate a lot too!! Jan took pictures of Hannah on Saturday. She is a GREAT photographer. She should seriously consider doing this professionally. Hannah was not in a smiling mood at first (she had just got up from her nap) until cousin Emily came along and she thought Emily was so funny. Jan got some very cute pictures - I will share a few. There are a lot of good ones and it was hard to choose. I am going to do a picture cake for her birthday and I am going to put one of the Elmo pictures on her cake.

Sunday in between the morning and evening worship services, Josh & I went to look for living room furniture. We found a couch and a chaise lounge that we liked a lot. I fell in love with the chaise lounge! It was for a good price so we were going to buy it. Then the man started adding $80 shipping costs and over $100 to spray the furniture so it will repel stains for up to three years. There were many other hidden fees which after they added it all up ended up being over $300 more than the sticker price. So after Josh tried to negotiate with the man (he wouldn't let us pick up the furniture - it had to be shipped) we left without buying anything. We are going today to Jasper to find something a little cheaper without the hidden costs! Wish us luck! I hope everyone has a good Monday. I am spending it with my family so it will be wonderful for me. (By the way, the last three pictures are from VBS)

I love Elmo!!
Sweet little baby!
"Emily is so funny!"

Ned with Dr. Dan, Wally the Welder, Frankie the Fireman, & Bernice the Bearded Lady!
The B-I-B-L-E, yes that's the book for me!

The Cradle Roll Class (from left to right) Kaden, Jackson and Helen (in the back), Gavin, & Hannah

I love Vacation Bible School!

This week is our Vacation Bible School. We only have 3 more nights to go. It has been fun. I always enjoy VBS. The kids get so excited and it is fun for all ages. I have been teaching the cradle roll class. They enjoy singing & the good thing is that they are so young they can't tell that I am singing off key! :0) Josh has been Ned the Neighbor. Ned is our nightly visitor. Below are some pictures of Ned and last night's visitor, Wally the Welder. I can't wait to see who else visits.

In other news, CONGRATULATIONS to the Maddox family. Bayley Lauren Maddox was born on Sunday. She weighed 2 lbs, 14 oz. She is doing good so far but needs lots of prayers. I got to see Tina and Bayley yesterday. Bayley is so sweet. She is a tiny little princess! Please remember this family in your prayers.