Mason

Mason is a pretty silly kid. Lately, when Reese or I get the camera out to take a picture of him, he thinks that we are trying to take a picture of what he is holding. This is not the case. So we end up with a lot of pictures looking like this... Grilled Cheese sandwich anyone? He just got out of the tub only to be covered in crumbs, oh well.

Here he is relaxing the day away on our Ceragem (pronounced sara-gem). It is a massage bed that has rollers go up and down your back. It's great! Mason turns it on, sets himself up, and then lays there with a very relaxed face.

Close up picture of what Bliss looks like...

As many of you have heard or witnessed first hand by living in Logan, we recently had about 1 1/2 feet of snow. I enjoyed it because I know this would probably be the last snow of the year. So Mason and I went out to shovel and play in the snow. He was a great helper!

Once I finished shoveling the first 8 inches off the driveway, I was about to put the shovel away and noticed another inch or two had already piled on where I just shoveled. So I went over it again really quickly. While I was doing this, our neighbor across the street got out his snowblower and started to clear his driveway. Mason kept sitting and watching him until he got up disappeared into the garage and came out with his Little Tikes lawnmower. Mason was probably wondering why I didn't just use the lawnmower to get rid of the snow like our neighbor did. So after I finished shoveling, Mason mowed the driveway.

He's such a great helper.

Downstairs Fun

Just last week, I finished painting the downstairs bedroom. I have noticed that I love to paint. Probably because I am very particular on how it is done. I am always happy to rip all the blue tape down too. I painted during Mason's naps so it took me a couple days to get it all done. But here is the one picture I have of the room...Ta Da! Does the color look familiar? It should because I used the same paint that I painted the upstairs since I had over 2 gallons left over. You can't see it very well but the texture that Reese and my dad did in this room looks awesome! I might do a glaze over this color one day...just to lighten the room and give it some pizazz!

Here is Reese getting things ready to install the door. (I should go downstairs right now and take a picture of his beautifully placed door and doorknob but I am upstairs all bundled so I'll get a picture later. This room is almost done! Next step, trim, closet doors, window treatments, and carpet.

Mason was the inspector of hte project. He made sure that the door was placed correctly.
He also went over to the downstairs family room to shoot some hoops.

He absolutely loves this thing! He would play on it all day if I could only trust him that he wouldn't try to get down by himself.

He found out that an actual basketball is a little too big, which he thought was hilarious.

Blog Tag

Go to your "Pictures" folder on your computer.
Choose the 6th file...
Choose your 6th picture...
Blog about it.
If you haven't done this tag yet then go ahead and git'r done!I found this picture in a folder labeled "Drawing Photos." It is of Mason with Angel Hair pasta all over himself. Look at his tan little body and his bright blond hair.

The folder labeled "Drawing Photos" on my computer is filled with pictures that we have taken that I want to maybe sketch one day. I really have been meaning to pick a picture of each member of our family and do a couple pencil sketches for our wall. One day I'll get it done.

Also, have you noticed how nice it was today? It is currently 52 degrees outside! Ah, spring is just around the corner. Can you smell it? The rest of this week is going to be rainy, maybe even snowy. So get outside NOW and enjoy the glimpse of warm springlike air before it goes away.

Reese and Mason's Weekend

While I was up in Logan with the girls (see what we did in the post below), Mason and Reese went down to Salt Lake to hang out with Reese's parents. On Saturday, Reese was invited by his Uncle Rick and cousin Cade to go snowbiking! They all had a blast! Reese said that it was tons of fun. He also said that a lot of people would stop him so that they could ask him questions about the snowbike. If you are wondering what a Snowbike looks like, well, you are in luck because Reese's dad took some pictures while they were on the mountain. Enjoy!Reese sitting on the Snowbike.

Reese's dad, Randy, Reese and Cade sitting on their snowbikes at the bottom of Snowbird's halfpipe.

Reese and Cade just chillin on the mountain.

Reese said that Mason was amazing the whole weekend except for one instance when Mason poured orange juice all over himself. Here are my boys sitting quietly in church.

Girl's Weekend Remodel!

This weekend Reese headed down to Salt Lake with Mason to go Snowbiking. (We will have pictures of this once we get them from Grandpa Hulbert.) So while the boys were away, my mom, sister-in-law, and sister and her dog came up to help with a bathroom remodel! Reese thought that we were going to do just a bunch of crafts. So this was a TOTAL SURPRISE to Reese! Happy late Valentine's Day!

It was a lot of hard work, a lot of waiting for paint to dry, and also a lot of fun to be with the girls. Of course I took BEFORE pictures for your viewing pleasure. So here they are:

Brown, oak cabinets, white walls, Hollywood lights, and a tri-fold vanity that blocked a lot of light from shining on the counter.

Here you can see all the brown oak and the horrid strip of Hollywood lights.

Ugly Cabinets and check out that tissue paper holder. It has a gold stripe down the middle, which you can't really see.

Boring towel rack.


The remodel starts!
We absolutely stripped down the bathroom. The light, the towel rack, and the cabinets. Even the toilet tank has been taken out. The cabinet doors and drawers are currently downstairs getting 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of black paint by my awesome helping hands.

This is the only picture that was taken with Sara, my sister, in it. Mostly because she was almost always downstairs painting. Thanks Sara that cabinets look great! Here is our mirror. It had some leftover glue on it from whereever it was before. So here is my mom and sister scraping it off. I was too nervous to do this myself because if you scratch it too deep, the silver comes off and you turn your mirror into a piece of glass.

My mom happily doing my job for me. What a sweetheart!

The walls in the bathroom look amazing because they were painted by Lynette.

Here we are holding up the mirror...making sure that it stays. If you glue up a mirror, please learn from our mistake...use Liquid Nails!

Drumroll please....Here is
The Big Reveal!!

So much better! We painted the cupboards black and the walls Benjamin Moore Wedgewood Grey (It is more seagreen than it looks in the pictures). We (and when I say "we" I mean all the girls) glued up the mirror and the molding around the mirror.

It's amazing how much larger the counter seems now that there isn't a vanity hanging over 1/3 of it.

Close-up on the framing around the mirror that we made from rosettes and molding.

Finished cupboards and new toilet paper holder. New cupboard with towel rack.

I am going to have a grand ole time changing the decor in and out on the new cupboard.New light fixture. Ahh, so much better.

Here is a list of details on the items in case you are wondering where I got it all.
Paint: Primer, Black paint, and Benjamin Moore Wedgewood Grey all at Bennett's Paint.
Light fixture, toilet paper holder, and cupboard: Walmart
Molding and Rosettes: Home Depot

Reese was so surprised! I had Sara hide behind the shower curtain and film his reaction. He said "Wow! This is really nice! You guys can have a girls' weekend whenever you want!"

Sledding!

(There is another post after this one so scroll on down if you would like to see it.)

Before we talk about how much Mason LOVES sledding, we need to thank Grandma Schroeder for buying him Strawberry milk. He might just be addicted to it. Luckily, we think he thinks it is his special treat that only Grandma Schroeder can get him. And look, he is now an accomplished drinker using a straw!

Okay, now time to talk about sledding!
We went with Jessica and her kids last week and here are the few pictures from that trip taken with my camera phone.

After going down the hill a few times Mason just went out into the middle of the field and just sat there. I'm pretty sure he was contemplating how hard it would be to walk through the snow to get to the playground on the other side of the park.
As you can see from this picture he made it to the playground, with mom carrying him most, if not all of the way. He really liked going down the slides.
He also liked throwing snowballs at mom. This was the only picture that turned out while he was throwing snow at me. Once I successfully took a decent picture I exclaimed, "I took your picture Mason!" He then tackled me.
Here is our sledding excursion, Take 2!
We went to the same place and this time were joined by Jessica, Jake, Kate, and Merrik as well as Alicia and Ashton. Here is Mason in the parking lot waiting to be pulled while I finished putting on my hat, scarf, and gloves.


Mason and Jake were sledding buddies for a little while. They would sled down and then eat snow while they waited for me to tow them back up the hill. On this particular slide down, they veered off and the sled rolled. They both started laughing hysterically once they saw each covered in snow.
After playing in the snow with buckets that Jessica brought and rolling snowballs to make a snowman, Mason headed over to the playground. If I said the word "playground" out loud right now he would be ready to go in 2.37 seconds. It turns out that he loves playing on playgrounds during every season of the year.

Mason played on one playground with all the other kids for quite some time and then headed over to the other playground. It looks as though this is his fort. And here he is throwing snowballs at anyone that comes close to his tower.
Gathering more snow to throw at mom for getting too close with the camera.

Mud Buddies

My mom and dad came up on Monday to help us finish mudding our basement bedroom. My mom and I mostly watched Mason and the boys did all the work. Nice job guys!

Since they did such an excellent job I made them dinner and homemade apple pie! (Yep, even the crust was homemade! They deserved it!) It is supposed to have 2 Superman symbols. Super Reese and Super Steve! My mom also deserved a Super Janice symbol for taking care of Mason while I helped the boys finish up downstairs.

Here are the studs with their payment.
Here is the room all taped, mudded, and textured! Next stop...primer then paint!

Our Valentine's Day Celebrations!

We Hulbert had a grand 'ole Valentine's Day. Earlier in the week Mason helped me decorate the house with paper hearts. It's the cheapest and easiest way to add a little love to our house. So here are a few pictures that document the decorating. Enjoy!

He no longer smiles normally. When I say "cheese" this is what I get.

Putting up his heart that he cut out himself! He's got an eye for decor.

I guess he wanted it more on the corner so that everyone could see it from all different angles.

Our Little Cupid.

Mason had his friend Ashton over Friday night. We arranged with our friends, Matt and Alicia, to kid swap for Valentine's Weekend. Great Idea! So here are Ashton and Mason enjoying a movie with their own bowls of popcorn.

Happy Valentine's Day!!
I don't know why Mason is pulling such a funny face. Probably because we forgot to send out Valentines. Just know that we love you all!

Here's a little better picture. By better, I mean that you can see his lips that were turned blue from eating M&Ms.

For Valentine's Day, Reese, Mason, and I went to IHOP for breakfast. They were shorthanded and even though there wasn't anyone waiting for a table ahead of us we still had to wait about 10 minutes.

Obviously, we hadn't eaten anything yet and Mason was starving! So he decided to take action. He picked up a booster seat, the kind that goes on top of the bench made of plastic, and started carrying it to a table. Reese and I were laughing our heads off but he kept getting frustrated because we told him that he couldn't sit down yet. That didn't stop him though. He would just pick up the booster again and start carrying towards a table. He seemed to keep veering towards the tables where people already were eating. I guess he figured they would give him scraps.

Later on in the evening, Reese and Mason went around town together and came back with a bunch of treats for mine and Reese's movie later on that night. Reese made a delicious dinner. Mason went over to Ashton's for kid swap and Reese and I went to a movie.

Thanks for yet another amazing Valentine's Day Reese!

The Best Start to February!

Thus far February has been a great month! We actually have a house that has flooring, we've had family and friends visit, and we are expecting more family today! Mason is tackling me with excitement as I type.

I would also like to thank my parents for coming up this past Saturday to help us out with the downstairs. My dad and Reese worked downstairs getting the drywall ready for texturing and painting while my mom and I went to Hobby Lobby for almost 3 hours! It was nice and kelaxing...for the girls. Thanks guys for letting us go out, talk and shop.

I thought that since I haven't posted for some time that I would show you our front room with furnishings. You can click on over to my other blog to see other decor items I have added to our space. Here is the front room with the carpet patch. I love the carpet patch by the way. It is more padded than a rug would ever be and it is just the right size. I know the curtains need lining but I haven't made it over to Joann's for the materials just yet...so let the sun shine on!
Here is the dining room. Still somewhat boring because I have an aversion to putting holes in my walls. It stems from my childhood when my dad would say how much he disliked patching holes before we would paint a room. So if I am going to put a hole in the wall, it has to be in the right place. Therefore, only the mirror is hung because I already had holes in the wall for it. I just bought that beautiful orchid today! I have asked one of my dear friends for help in keeping it alive but the more advice the better so if you have tips please leave a comment at the bottom of the post where it says "Your Thoughts."

Don't mind the cheesy little boy at the bottom of the picture.

And here is the kitchen. We don't know what to do with this space! Reese says that we need to paint it, which means I need to pick out a color and then he will help with the actual painting. I don't mind the painting part...it's the color picking that I dread! How are you supposed to imagine what a whole room looks like in one color from a 1"x1" paint chip?!
We were thinking of staining the cabinets but there are A LOT of cabinets! Any ideas on paint colors at the moment? I was thinking a very light spring green but who knows.

A Glimpse Just For You

Here is an overhead shot of our new flooring. We do not yet have our couches, television stand, or anything else in place yet as you can clearly see. But Mason's toys somehow are already out. I may or may not post more pictures of everything in place. You may just have to drop by for a visit. I'd love to have you over!If you are wondering what is in that blanket, it's Mason. He was rolling around and laughing because of his new place to play.