Tyler's Soccer Game through Trever's Lense

I uploaded the camera card tonight and found all these great shots that Trever took at Tyler's soccer game 2 weekends ago.  He has a good eye!

This angle is my favorite by far!

Buttontree Before & Afters

I finally completed the before and after photos for Buttontree Lane.  I can actually say we have sold and CLOSED on this property!  We actually closed the property  20 days from the execution of contract...amazing!!  These are the situations where you can really know its a God thing.  We prayed, worked and put our trust in him to achieve our goals and we able to conquer!  House #1 down, house #2 being rehabed...Thank you Lord for your kindess.

This is the before and afters for the Front/Living Room of the home:

This is the before & after for the kitchen:

This is the before and after for the Florida Room/Den:

This is the before and after for master bedroom:

These are the before and afters for the bedrooms:

This is the before and after for the hallway bathroom:

This is the before and after for the pool deck/ back of the house:

This is the before and after of the Pool:

Here is a link to view all of the after pictures! 

After

** I give up resizing these photos on the blog, if you want a closer look double click on the pictures.  ;)

Hand Me Downs

I have never been one to turn down hand me downs! I think recycling clothes is a fantastic way to say money and have lots of options in the boys wardrobes.  Today, Labor Day, we spent some time by Mimi & Papa's pool with the family and then came home to fall clean the house.  We are also moving the boys into one room and making an office space in Tyler's "old" room. I went to the garage to fetch all of the hand me downs and grabbed all the boys currently worn clothes in the house and have set out to completely organize them. This is where it begins bags and totes of clothes and all of the boys drawers and hangers emptied. Here goes something!
Joy Williams

Mandy's Pillow

My girlfriend from Mrs. Henderson's 3rd grade class, Amanda Long, is having her first baby in October. While we were in Pensacola for my sister's baby shower I volunteered to make Mandy's crib skirt and an accent pillow for her glider. This is the pillow I made for baby Julee. It was my first attempt at pleats! I can't wait to see it incorporated into her nursery!

Joy Williams

School Website

I am so exited to share Trever& Tyler's classroom website with you.  Trever is attending 2nd grade with Mrs. Leimer and Tyler is attending Pre-K4 with Mrs. Leimer at Grace Lutheran School.  Roll over the red words, it will be come white, then click to get directly to the pages.  I love the idea of having the newsletter each week online in case it is misplaced and we need to refer to it to complete school lessons.  I am also so excited for the school wide theme this year "Clothed In Christ." The theme is based on Colossian 3:12-14 which states in part "as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourself with compassion and kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." I think it will be a valuable life lesson for both boys to learn to "wear" compassion, kindness, humility and patience each day in place of aggression and selfishness.  We do our best to be examples for our children in how to handle day to day situations but the daily lessons they will receive at Grace will help solidify their responses and shape their behavior.  I am looking forward to a great school year!

Testing My Adobe Skills

I am trying to make side by side pictures so that you can see before and afters of our investment property, 3001 Buttontree Lane.  I have created this picture so far....

What do you think?  Too smushed?  Too hard to draw before and after comparisons? Drop me a comment and tell me what you think...