Because our last try at Christmas pictures via the camera timer were such a bust, we decided to recruit somebody to work the camera this time around.  Our nephew was the lucky guy (Chris is the youngest of eight siblings …

Woot hoot.  Our next video in our online mini series went live this morning.  And this time we are spilling all the details on how we installed recessed lighting in our guest room (we teased before and after pictures in …

Last night we took a family trip to get new shatterproof ornaments and some more Christmas decor to outfit our first home for the season.   When our shopping spree ended we came home with outdoor lights, around 75 new …

I am not a party planner, but I do like to party–so putting on a baby shower for Chris’s brother Cam and his wife, Kasey was a no-brainer.  We had to do it.  Yes, we.  Cam was way too excited …

We have talked about having a few friends over for a holiday kick-off at the beginning of December, which would fit in nicely with our decorate-the-day-after-Thanksgiving tradition.  Except, we have a deadline for our basement project just a couple days …

We have found another thing we probably shouldn’t attempt to DIY: Our family Christmas photo.  We took over 70 pictures with the self-timer on our camera against a wall in our home and only one we were all clear and …

Yesterday was a pretty monumental day for our guest room and office space in the basement.  We replaced the two outdated lights (that left a lot of dark spots in the room) with five pot lights.  It has made such …

According to our poll yesterday, most of our readers wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate for Christmas (currently around 72% of you!)–but surely you think about Christmas cards before then.  Right?  I know I do.  In my jumble of junk …

My bff, Meagan, announced on her blog that she is decorating for Christmas this weekend.  My oldest sister, Krissy, has already started to slowly decorate her house to enjoy the process and relieve stress of getting it all up quickly. …

Three years ago today, Chris and I got married.  We pretty much celebrate our marriage every day, but today is extra special.  He did have to work from home this morning, but this afternoon and evening we are hitting the …