Bedroom/bathroom remodel

I am just really thrilled with how the bathroom/bedroom is turning out. When we bought the house there was a room off the master that was meant to be a bathroom but the previous owners did nothing with it. Drew and I really wanted to have a bathroom of our own but the roof and many other "things" for the house got in the way. Now we have it and we are absolutely delighted! Next Monday we should have a glass door on the shower so we can finally use it. We had new carpet installed on Sunday and now our bedroom is like a new room too...boy what a difference! We have a few little things left in the bathroom to do like the trim but everything else is up and working! Here are some pictures:

Before
Progress
We removed the door and extended the wall to have a more open bathroom
Looks a little different!
Shower finished just waiting on glass
up close of the tile
New carpet feels like a new bedroom
Vanity

Aside from the excitement of the bathroom, life is moving along very quickly as usual. Lachlan's has had too many 1/2 days to count, which drive me crazy, and the holiday season is drawing very near. I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving next week and although business is still dreary there is so much to be thankful for! The weather has been really cold this week so I wonder if we will have snow again this year? We are hoping to go skiing next week too!


Market Day at Lach's school. He made and sold candles this time...and sold out!

The boys playing in the box that held our new toilet :). Unfortunately, it didn't last long!

Mack has been chatting up a storm. My new favorite is "Yah"...love it! He is always so tickled by everything new. He's a load of fun. He wakes up so happy. He is very busy though and I've forgotten how annoying it is to have toys ALL over my kitchen when they should be in the playroom.

HALLOWEEN!

The boys had a ball this year dressing up, going to the schools fall festival and trick-or-treating. We had fun enjoying it all with them. I don't mean to brag but they are just super fun kids to do stuff with. Cohen was a little under the weather last week so we took it fairly easy. On Friday night we went to Lachlan's Fall Festival. He was so into it...going from game to game collecting all the candy he could. I didn't see him most of the time. I love that he is becoming so confident and sure of himself. Cohen still stayed close and Mack was all over the place. Our little school did a great job!

Halloween started off with a visit to Terry and Donna's. Terry was dressed as a Knight and when we walked up to the front door he was still as could be. The boys later said "We thought he was a statue" :). Mack was absolutely freaked out about his mask but as soon as he took it off all was well. We did a little trick or treating around their neighborhood with some of the kids from Lachlan's school. After that we headed to Great Grandma's house and saw Grandma and Grandpa too (Drew's mom and stepdad). They loved seeing the boys. Then we went trick-or-treating in our old neighborhood and it was a hoot to see some neighbors we hadn't seen for a while. A lot of them couldn't believe the boys were so big and that we had another baby! Time flies!

Mack is 22 months now! He's getting so big and doing such fun things. He's a little ham and loves attention.

The bathroom remodel is almost done. The tile will be done this week and then I'll get some pictures posted.

I've been making lots of soups and new recipes lately. It's been fun to try some new things. The soups have been a big hit! Soup always tastes yummy in the cold weather. Our favorites have been Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup, Chunky potatoe swiss chowder and potatoe and leek.

Enjoy November! We have so much to be thankful for!

The cowboy, the surgeon and the lion

The lion is escaping!
Can you tell Terry's a big hit?
All these kids go to school with Lachlan