Pettett Family: October 2009

Sunday, October 25, 2009

The Balloon Stomp

Half the kids were already out of the game by the time I reached for my camera. It was a riot!

This was such a high energy birthday party. We invited 5 kids from the neighborhood, 4 kids from church, and 3 of the kids cousins, together with our 3...oh my, it was busy. There was only 2 parents that stayed to help corral the chaos. We started out with decorating pirate hats to wear on our treasure hunt adventure. We allowed them time to dry by playing a game of stomp the balloon. I will post a video for your enjoyment. We then ate cake and ice cream. That cake was all James's creation. Opening presents was like opening a box of meat in the middle of a wolf pack. I was scared Weston was going to get trampled..lol. James stepped in and started directing children to sit down on the couch to watch. We then headed outside for the treasure hunt. It was very fun and cute watching all the kids with their hats on trying to find the clues to the treasure box. ...the boys told me they had a blast...that makes it all worth it.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Family Room Makeover

So when we bought the house, we both had plans to make this family room into a library room. It is very pretty with the natural woods and fireplace. When you see it you will want to grab a book and sit cozy next to the fire....your husband running fingers through your hair, eating grapes, with children sleeping...Ahhh...okay back to reality.

It still has some work to be done. Color on the white walls. What do you think about green? Or a warmer color...and do you see that large block of wood behind the ladder? That is the top of my fireplace. We plan to rip that down and place a rock backing there instead. The people who first had this house must have realy liked wood.