He's Here!

David James Bahl was born on Easter Sunday at 10:42am, weighing in at a hefty 9 lbs. and 22 inches long. He made his grand entrance at such a speed that the family couldn't make it to the hospital in time, and only mommy and daddy were able to witness his birth. This made for a sad group of aunts, but we were grateful for a quick and safe delivery and have already forgiven him for it. Mostly:)

Dee was a trooper, laboring much of the time at home and only spending 45 short minutes in the midwifery center before birthing a N.I.N.E pound baby without any pain medication. That's right. Tiny Dee Bahl gave birth to a nine pound baby! Amazing.

We have all had a chance to meet him and have fallen completely in love.

I think you can see why...

{Dee says he has a little hair swirl just like his daddy}

Congratulations Doug and Dee. We love you and your sweet family.

Bounce House Fun

Lydia

Tilden

Brennen

Elijah

Kara

Tate

Drew

Lane

Grateful for the joys of growing up with cousins.

Easter 2011

Easter morning was a whirlwind of crazy. Around 8:30ish, right after opening our baskets, we received THE call we had been waiting for. My sister-in-law, Dee, was in LABOR! 

Don't worry, I'm working on the post of sweet baby David, but wanted to get out a few pictures of the kids in all of their Easter loveliness. Because I know you care, right?:)

That's it! Not a single picture of the entire family together. Ben was off singing and preparing for the morning worship service,

while I was wrangling the kiddos and anxiously checking my phone for word on Dee's progress. More on that to come...

Hope you all had a terrific Easter weekend.

Lori:)

Year in Photos~ Week #16

Easter 2011

Before and After

My personal shopper, Chani, went to the thrift store, spotted a mirror perfect for my bedroom, sent a picture text to confirm my interest in spending $24.98 for said mirror, and delivered it to my home all within a few short hours. Score. I could get used to shopping this way. 

The mirror was a tacky shade of metallic gold, but the shape is just right, don't ya think?


Next day, feeling cooped up and needing out, I decided to take a shopping trip of my own to see what treasures I could find.

I came home with two picture frames for the bargain price of $.75 each. One to replace the frame on my picture wall that has already crashed to the ground and another to paint and have on standby for when the next one falls. Because we all know it's bound to happen eventually.


I also found this neat bottle for $3.98, marked down from $6.98. Not sure why I feel the need to tell you the price, but I do. Maybe y'all enjoy a deal, too?

{it says~absolutely pure milk: the milk protector}

With the help of a good scrub and a bit of white paint...

 the after

For those of you wondering about the two mirrors I painted dark gray last week~ don't worry. I still have them. Little stays the same for too long around here.


I've fallen in love with this mirror, though. I think I'll keep her.


In other news, we are still "patiently" waiting on little David Bahl to make his grand entrance into the world. Our family nurse is working tonight, so crossing our fingers.

Contraction watch...

Baby boy #3 of 2011 was due on Saturday, so the family decided we all needed to get together and stare at Dee, you know, to help get things moving along and put her into labor. Sorry to report that staring doesn't work. We tried.

However, I was able to snap a few last photos of that glorious baby belly.

And a few shots of what it takes to maintain that belly;)

It is important to note that none of the above photos were in any way staged. I glanced over and saw her working on her THIRD cupcake and ran to grab my camera. We all got a good chuckle out of it, but only because Dee is all of 100 lbs. when not pregnant. We love that girl! Truly, Dee is a gift, perfect for my brother in every way, and we are grateful to have her as a part of our family. 

There they are, ready to become the parents of 3. I can't explain it thoroughly, but knowing that my brother will soon be "daddy" to a little BOY has me all sentimental. A boy who will carry the name of our father who passed away when we were young. David Bahl. I can't wait to meet him, see his little face, kiss his pouchy lips.

Any day now...I sleep with the phone by my bed and my camera battery charged.

A Year in Photos~ Week # 15

  

 Happy 60th Birthday, Pops!

Bedroom remodel~ complete

It all started with two chairs, two hideously ugly chairs that I decided to take a chance on and recover in WHITE fabric. My sister in law at the industrial cottage did an amazing job recovering them, and the second they were placed in my bedroom I knew that the entire room needed to become white as well. Peaceful, tranquil white.

 {I love, love, love the chairs. Thank you Molly}

Ben and I have been slaving away this week, trying desperately to finish the bedroom so we can move on with our lives:) After almost three months of work we are D.O.N.E. with both the master bedroom and bathroom. Yahoo! If you need a reminder of the painful journey you can see the before here.


My job this week has been to put together a picture wall. Weeks ago when Ben built my treadmill closet, it left us with a huge, blank wall directly in front of our bed. Lovely. He suggested that I fill it with family pictures as a way to remember those we love. Sounds easy enough, right? Well... sorting through old photos, painting frames, and placing items on the wall ended up turning into quite the task. But the end results brings tears to my eyes, because each and every picture is far too special to keep hidden in a box.

My baby girl in her ballerina skirt, 2 shots of sister love, and an old turn buckle we stole from our papa's shed to help us remember.

A picture of my father who died when I was three, and under that my big sister with her arm around me at Christmas time, in the box, a photo of my grandma as a cheerleader and my grandpa in his football uniform taken when they were still in high school ~ Each photo is priceless and cherished.

I could go on and on about each and every one of the pictures, but I'm sure you want to see the rest of the room because I worked really, really hard on it, right? Thanks;)

{Treadmill closet}

{Middle section}

{sliding closet door}

{walk in closet}

{My sister in law, Dee, painted this for my bathroom, but it was too beautiful to put where it wouldn't be seen. That's it above the dresser in the next shot}

There you have it, friends. A garage turned bathroom/bedroom right before your eyes. Mr. LORIENDEVON says we're done with projects for a while. And if you know Ben, you know a while means at least a few days:) Thanks for following along.