tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-482078734822114782024-03-18T10:18:04.632-07:00Life with Kids a heavily caffeinated life of an oily mama. follow the journey of home diy, Oils, traveling with kids and the joys of motherhood - caffeine requiredAshley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.comBlogger1086125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-65000283808773957282020-07-06T23:17:00.001-07:002020-10-17T08:57:24.234-07:00Summer Road Trip - Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota <p> Nothing is going to stop us from making this summer as normal as we could. Most of our travel plans got cancelled, but a road trip was something that we could still make happen - and so we did. I have to tell you that it was <i>the perfect </i>decision and was so so good for our mental health.</p><p> We started in Washington and drove to South Dakota with stops along the way. The kids did great in the car and thanks to our trusty traveling oils we all slept well and had a great time.</p><p> Our first stop was in Couer d'Alene Idaho at the park for the kids to get some wiggles out. I was completely blown away at Finnley's bravery and utter JOY at seeing other kids and wanting to play with them. Ellie was completely in her element with other kids around and <i>finally</i> getting to play with others again. Séamus was also thrilled at all the new and exciting climbing structures and freedom to run and get his pent up energy out. Oh how we knew but had no idea how much our children needed socialization.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3L6OcZSUYkM/X4sJuhydskI/AAAAAAABnwY/6LXs942GLP8ZS86qwtp49QzwCKVW6NcFgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1465.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3L6OcZSUYkM/X4sJuhydskI/AAAAAAABnwY/6LXs942GLP8ZS86qwtp49QzwCKVW6NcFgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1465.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g6x8AJMCfEg/X4sJuk4TPEI/AAAAAAABnwY/mvfZMimfBOA4qq47xK2IOjU71wox6pf6gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1467.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g6x8AJMCfEg/X4sJuk4TPEI/AAAAAAABnwY/mvfZMimfBOA4qq47xK2IOjU71wox6pf6gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1467.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lt7CC3iVrm8/X4sJuoDiVOI/AAAAAAABnwY/htYu3LxY8oYwChFVYenPvSrapBL-98RYACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1475.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lt7CC3iVrm8/X4sJuoDiVOI/AAAAAAABnwY/htYu3LxY8oYwChFVYenPvSrapBL-98RYACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1475.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yoW8dVu8HT4/X4sJulGkzmI/AAAAAAABnwY/Mjjdqr9nc7kzooSj-tyNcIDbHTb7_yucwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_4516.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yoW8dVu8HT4/X4sJulGkzmI/AAAAAAABnwY/Mjjdqr9nc7kzooSj-tyNcIDbHTb7_yucwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_4516.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qKF3QfYgOl8/X4sJutUkYMI/AAAAAAABnwY/ynXAokXPl3MJNttTM0hyn59sAEhPcr4tgCPcBGAsYHg/s3088/IMG_4519.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qKF3QfYgOl8/X4sJutUkYMI/AAAAAAABnwY/ynXAokXPl3MJNttTM0hyn59sAEhPcr4tgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_4519.jpeg" /></a></div><p></p><p>Next was a quick potty break at St. Regis MT to grab our beloved Huckleberry Ice Cream and Shakes. The gift shop is adorable and has lots of fun things for the kiddos. Definitely something to include in your itinerary if you're driving through Montana.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--tVTq6sLg_k/X4sJunwQa7I/AAAAAAABnwY/tNeSeDLk9IQtQMl6GhJ5sUCGepJwptf6ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_4524.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--tVTq6sLg_k/X4sJunwQa7I/AAAAAAABnwY/tNeSeDLk9IQtQMl6GhJ5sUCGepJwptf6ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_4524.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c18tLfHnc_U/X4sJus1cVHI/AAAAAAABnwY/0oWQX-fXDpc_sopwJuTsiCxE0e0KuWTZgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_4528.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c18tLfHnc_U/X4sJus1cVHI/AAAAAAABnwY/0oWQX-fXDpc_sopwJuTsiCxE0e0KuWTZgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_4528.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pZkMgbWn2BQ/X4sJumbxSpI/AAAAAAABnwY/jhBq8imErwYqVOmg36tn3B-_sseiFZcHwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_4536.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pZkMgbWn2BQ/X4sJumbxSpI/AAAAAAABnwY/jhBq8imErwYqVOmg36tn3B-_sseiFZcHwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_4536.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rGAom8irHik/X4sJujgRkTI/AAAAAAABnwY/_1hCCSx8HtEf-0iyLs1aBz4-iVJZtgANgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1484.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rGAom8irHik/X4sJujgRkTI/AAAAAAABnwY/_1hCCSx8HtEf-0iyLs1aBz4-iVJZtgANgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1484.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p>We made it to our first hotel destination in Butte, with time to settle in and then head out to dinner at MacKenzie River Pizza, Grill, & Pub. The kids were a little out of there element being in a restaurant again 😜 but we managed.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E3SWMD1DlSo/X4sJuqZhxSI/AAAAAAABnwY/OccdEclDLVUlVmTJxugTdSwORbsDfBFsACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1489.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E3SWMD1DlSo/X4sJuqZhxSI/AAAAAAABnwY/OccdEclDLVUlVmTJxugTdSwORbsDfBFsACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1489.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Traveling looks just a little bit different than it did several years ago. I now bring all my safe toxin free and chemical free toiletries with me. We no longer use any of the hotel provided amenities...i did however look at the list of ingredients and 😳 wow were they full of toxins!!! We also brought along our cutie little <a href="https://thewell-life.lifestepseo.com/" target="_blank">Feather the Owl Diffuser</a> with us and it was perfection! Sound machine and diffuser in one meant one less thing for us to pack. We brought several of our daily rollers with us: immune support, emotional support, seasonal support, and head/muscle tension support along with oils for the diffuser for mood and sleep.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YO3zF_yqGu4/X4sJupW728I/AAAAAAABnwY/dvOIS65G6YoPVefGexNOyqwoGrJhhbnCACPcBGAsYHg/s1440/6ACFF077-5FCA-4E1E-ADC2-76D6B9C5D731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YO3zF_yqGu4/X4sJupW728I/AAAAAAABnwY/dvOIS65G6YoPVefGexNOyqwoGrJhhbnCACPcBGAsYHg/s320/6ACFF077-5FCA-4E1E-ADC2-76D6B9C5D731.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-09bTDWG3H_g/X4sJus3OpbI/AAAAAAABnwY/zKy0nlFFa4I-wjhEb4SG2cVRjZISQGp_gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1580.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-09bTDWG3H_g/X4sJus3OpbI/AAAAAAABnwY/zKy0nlFFa4I-wjhEb4SG2cVRjZISQGp_gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1580.HEIC" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lxzNnpAvtNs/X4sJuknX5sI/AAAAAAABnwY/19jqo_xAr5o3VJgQ_rbR_gQxn4EkYOpkQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1502.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lxzNnpAvtNs/X4sJuknX5sI/AAAAAAABnwY/19jqo_xAr5o3VJgQ_rbR_gQxn4EkYOpkQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1502.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p>We drove around Butte the following day and saw some beautiful houses and then stopped <i>at the coolest park ever</i>, Ellie still talks about going back to it. It was huge and had so many different climbing structures and things to do. We were there bright and early and were the only ones there. I only got one picture at the park so you're just going to have to take my word for it.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Pjv0dLRcLI/X4sJunxNwxI/AAAAAAABnwY/Garb858R6BEdkpJ4p6focLXM2kqxMXWQgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_4550.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Pjv0dLRcLI/X4sJunxNwxI/AAAAAAABnwY/Garb858R6BEdkpJ4p6focLXM2kqxMXWQgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_4550.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zpZh7rwP4uA/X4sJusSrtQI/AAAAAAABnwY/Qq0jbbFw5hMB8f8Hd8IyJaZ94Bu6YFkowCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1503.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zpZh7rwP4uA/X4sJusSrtQI/AAAAAAABnwY/Qq0jbbFw5hMB8f8Hd8IyJaZ94Bu6YFkowCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1503.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p>We made the trek to our first main destination Yellowstone National Park. We didn't go into the park today but did take our entrance photos. Then we had dinner, back to the hotel for a swim in the pool and then ready for our day of driving through the park the next day. So many beautiful sights, the bison were out a plenty, Old Faithful did as she does, and the kids did great in the car.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ie1j7SMIwko/X4sJujwx55I/AAAAAAABnwY/PZAQZrmGC7QdnRJjDFJQ7ktRv-N8x7K1wCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1512.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ie1j7SMIwko/X4sJujwx55I/AAAAAAABnwY/PZAQZrmGC7QdnRJjDFJQ7ktRv-N8x7K1wCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1512.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NCmjxnN87I4/X4sJultkoeI/AAAAAAABnwY/JxGpVnBu9AAMHGJS9EwTGZE6RO4Udf2rACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1531.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NCmjxnN87I4/X4sJultkoeI/AAAAAAABnwY/JxGpVnBu9AAMHGJS9EwTGZE6RO4Udf2rACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1531.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ib90HMQYPg/X4sJuvH-RPI/AAAAAAABnwY/tw-DOmlLp28ui34c-fyXDJygWL0D06GKQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1570.HEIC" /></a></div><br />Our second main destination was The Battle of Little Bighorn, somehow we managed to visit on the anniversary day of the actual battle, but due to Covid they didn't have anything happening as they usually do. The day was hot, the kids loved checking it out, and Thomas was absolutely thrilled with this experience and I loved that he got to share it with his main 3.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ERQ2gVkM5wg/X4sJutUtWMI/AAAAAAABnwY/6ec22D-rCqkuvOoZt_yb2eClwwzYV2r-ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1586.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ERQ2gVkM5wg/X4sJutUtWMI/AAAAAAABnwY/6ec22D-rCqkuvOoZt_yb2eClwwzYV2r-ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1586.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hr6upLwCI5M/X4sJuqFsdxI/AAAAAAABnwY/pm7fFgCzgJ4Ohpec4Y6p0TL22VhANr0mgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1593.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hr6upLwCI5M/X4sJuqFsdxI/AAAAAAABnwY/pm7fFgCzgJ4Ohpec4Y6p0TL22VhANr0mgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1593.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PQw7N4QmM1Y/X4sJunK7RdI/AAAAAAABnwY/eTxdkOh3CDsBjLAdfE3wLGS7u4sLmqz6QCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1594.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PQw7N4QmM1Y/X4sJunK7RdI/AAAAAAABnwY/eTxdkOh3CDsBjLAdfE3wLGS7u4sLmqz6QCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1594.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ewV0d8TRjJA/X4sJujhu_iI/AAAAAAABnwY/kS5nHeFMDUU6ijACmxxvJ91ovaXaT1mfQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1595.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ewV0d8TRjJA/X4sJujhu_iI/AAAAAAABnwY/kS5nHeFMDUU6ijACmxxvJ91ovaXaT1mfQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1595.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hEtyLS-uJgo/X4sJuok2WEI/AAAAAAABnwY/rlGIt_xDzf4OICchMRLw5Yyjc2zsMl-agCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1601.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hEtyLS-uJgo/X4sJuok2WEI/AAAAAAABnwY/rlGIt_xDzf4OICchMRLw5Yyjc2zsMl-agCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1601.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p>We stayed the night in Sheridan, Wyoming and it was an adorable town. Finnley got brave enough to get in the pool, Ellie was crazy jumping in and splashing, and we ordered takeout from a local restaurant - it was delicious but they were definitely struggling with their service due to all the lame covid restrictions - I feel so bad for these small businesses.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PG4qYIpay1A/X4sJunaI41I/AAAAAAABnwY/_5w1F-mY338zRWXbuXAJun2eY5_0VpFugCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1611.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PG4qYIpay1A/X4sJunaI41I/AAAAAAABnwY/_5w1F-mY338zRWXbuXAJun2eY5_0VpFugCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1611.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OjDgeWkbsPg/X4sJuqQ2bQI/AAAAAAABnwY/c2PvaqKsqZ8dcsU1tRc3lWpp--UPRagRACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1616.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OjDgeWkbsPg/X4sJuqQ2bQI/AAAAAAABnwY/c2PvaqKsqZ8dcsU1tRc3lWpp--UPRagRACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1616.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cx60pawy_hw/X4sJum4_YeI/AAAAAAABnwY/rzE6Qzz81KQbWJAQuxkT5BtmgAQuFjdAQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_2176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cx60pawy_hw/X4sJum4_YeI/AAAAAAABnwY/rzE6Qzz81KQbWJAQuxkT5BtmgAQuFjdAQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_2176.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_JCltpkJPe8/X4sJul2bhyI/AAAAAAABnwY/XP5hM8lYNt4FL8jcKXF0tTNIBIT86WsjgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1621.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_JCltpkJPe8/X4sJul2bhyI/AAAAAAABnwY/XP5hM8lYNt4FL8jcKXF0tTNIBIT86WsjgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1621.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Next stop was Deadwood on the way to Rapid City, South Dakota. The town was fun to walk through, we had a delicious meal at The Social Club, the kids found some friends in the square where they played and played and squealed and were just enjoying life. We were once again reminded of how great this trip was for our children and their mental health....it was good for us too, to get to experience bits and pieces of normal.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_6IlK7jRqic/X4sJupKhahI/AAAAAAABnwY/nX3xbBYNQAE0h5bV1BjnpfU430hQgEVhQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_2173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_6IlK7jRqic/X4sJupKhahI/AAAAAAABnwY/nX3xbBYNQAE0h5bV1BjnpfU430hQgEVhQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_2173.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jt2JqYIx0fs/X4sJusogwzI/AAAAAAABnwY/6WAfI3pdkecYU9A53ELkD6xbRTm_YkRkQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_2178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jt2JqYIx0fs/X4sJusogwzI/AAAAAAABnwY/6WAfI3pdkecYU9A53ELkD6xbRTm_YkRkQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_2178.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c_IXZuJM49A/X4sJukHGt7I/AAAAAAABnwY/9u6WWzajNtArbGY4Emm6RSmSdMQbCRurQCPcBGAsYHg/s3088/IMG_1632.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c_IXZuJM49A/X4sJukHGt7I/AAAAAAABnwY/9u6WWzajNtArbGY4Emm6RSmSdMQbCRurQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1632.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k_KWnUMhJSo/X4sJuqy1-II/AAAAAAABnwY/N21MZCNyw3o8X_l5amtYGZRvffqh9TEWgCPcBGAsYHg/s3088/IMG_1729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k_KWnUMhJSo/X4sJuqy1-II/AAAAAAABnwY/N21MZCNyw3o8X_l5amtYGZRvffqh9TEWgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1729.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p>And then we finally made it to our final destination: Rapid City, South Dakota to see Mt Rushmore and the Crazy Horse monument. RC has theeee best kids park, Storybook, which is practically downtown is free admission and several acres of play space and storybook characters to check out and explore!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A-wS_L_Xtrg/X4sJuiMwi3I/AAAAAAABnwY/FXa-uEX39zoLG9fn-svVdUqdiPNUDyHVwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1742.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A-wS_L_Xtrg/X4sJuiMwi3I/AAAAAAABnwY/FXa-uEX39zoLG9fn-svVdUqdiPNUDyHVwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1742.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j6rPW0syJnY/X4sJulyLxQI/AAAAAAABnwY/j8DvteObu54FjyhX_OV-yByKKUoTcquuACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1749.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j6rPW0syJnY/X4sJulyLxQI/AAAAAAABnwY/j8DvteObu54FjyhX_OV-yByKKUoTcquuACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1749.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p>We met up with my Dad in Rapid City. Turns out that South Dakota was the only state he hasn't visited and when we told him of our summer travel plans he jumped at the chance to join us. He flew in the day before us, rented a car, and drove out to The Badlands. Then he joined us on our Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse journey and it was so great to have the extra bonding time for him and the kids.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YtAAFl6W4pw/X4sJuuHPfFI/AAAAAAABnwY/xayIPuyynGQzN6qkxui748VtV0NJFw7DgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1755.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YtAAFl6W4pw/X4sJuuHPfFI/AAAAAAABnwY/xayIPuyynGQzN6qkxui748VtV0NJFw7DgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1755.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GzxKv_gmdU/X4sJutbq8XI/AAAAAAABnwY/wcde12KEeTIkuOL3NeVVygsBjTJwE97WgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1762.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GzxKv_gmdU/X4sJutbq8XI/AAAAAAABnwY/wcde12KEeTIkuOL3NeVVygsBjTJwE97WgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1762.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dmT8gW_d2Ms/X4sJuq7AxAI/AAAAAAABnwY/yLRb1WwB6XwNn6vj9ePJZDjxzmcl6KVGwCPcBGAsYHg/s3104/IMG_2530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3104" data-original-width="2139" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dmT8gW_d2Ms/X4sJuq7AxAI/AAAAAAABnwY/yLRb1WwB6XwNn6vj9ePJZDjxzmcl6KVGwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_2530.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--iJnBu2voFI/X4sJulwlQ6I/AAAAAAABnwY/Ayw680l07H0fRKAPMAfGXJBh4Wr1EzNQACPcBGAsYHg/s2895/0621765A-7ED4-46E0-997D-41AAA37688C5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--iJnBu2voFI/X4sJulwlQ6I/AAAAAAABnwY/Ayw680l07H0fRKAPMAfGXJBh4Wr1EzNQACPcBGAsYHg/s320/0621765A-7ED4-46E0-997D-41AAA37688C5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZFMbn29XEY/X4sJuvwOpQI/AAAAAAABnwY/VcnlZht70WEwkNwVK5rtT4xSUagmqSbngCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1780.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZFMbn29XEY/X4sJuvwOpQI/AAAAAAABnwY/VcnlZht70WEwkNwVK5rtT4xSUagmqSbngCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1780.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RKyRX-Nyg94/X4sJupjQLqI/AAAAAAABnwY/z9BIg3m-MV88qxRsGgTzB6G7uXD9VPnowCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RKyRX-Nyg94/X4sJupjQLqI/AAAAAAABnwY/z9BIg3m-MV88qxRsGgTzB6G7uXD9VPnowCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1810.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p>After sightseeing the very Main Attractions of our travel we got to explore more of Rapid City and it is so pedestrian friendly and kid friendly too. So many parks and places for the kids. The weather was fantastic and they had the splash pad open which was the hightlight of the trip. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DmXv4d0aCKA/X4sJuvzph5I/AAAAAAABnwY/XOiZEFsD9TIZbY-Av3poMws5AagMaSvLgCPcBGAsYHg/s1440/350BD01B-2F83-4703-BAB0-DE85BDDB627C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DmXv4d0aCKA/X4sJuvzph5I/AAAAAAABnwY/XOiZEFsD9TIZbY-Av3poMws5AagMaSvLgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/350BD01B-2F83-4703-BAB0-DE85BDDB627C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EdVmGM0vo9Q/X4sJurzuhzI/AAAAAAABnwY/1TpJRxp16aM3HJHklgoRijeVHpB8evpwgCPcBGAsYHg/s1440/0F6B1384-9650-411F-B031-143AC76895AF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EdVmGM0vo9Q/X4sJurzuhzI/AAAAAAABnwY/1TpJRxp16aM3HJHklgoRijeVHpB8evpwgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/0F6B1384-9650-411F-B031-143AC76895AF.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3DQdDtTbWNY/X4sJuhdrXDI/AAAAAAABnwY/5PZBAzYiz9cTGK00BppOxBb8wsGwKoNbQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1834.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3DQdDtTbWNY/X4sJuhdrXDI/AAAAAAABnwY/5PZBAzYiz9cTGK00BppOxBb8wsGwKoNbQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1834.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p>The next morning we said goodbye to my dad and made our way West back towards Washington. We stopped in Bozeman on the way home. Thomas went fishing in the rain (the only day it rained on our whole trip), I went into a few antique stores, and we were met with our very first major Covid restriction at the hotel: only one family allowed in the pool at a time, you had to make reservations, and we got a noise complaint at 3pm 😑. </p><p><br />Then back to Washington where the restrictions just kept coming. No pools, no splash pads, mandatory masks, parks "closed", and rights taken away. We were heading back to reality and so so thankful that we had a chance to experience just a tiny slice or normalcy for a few days on our trip. We stopped and had visits with both of the girls birthmom's to round off our vacation, something they were both very much looking forward to.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tIqv-mxeyOI/X4sJugAZzII/AAAAAAABnwY/jbVeU6dtDXApyPns-r9F8tfpU5uybXSlwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1882.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tIqv-mxeyOI/X4sJugAZzII/AAAAAAABnwY/jbVeU6dtDXApyPns-r9F8tfpU5uybXSlwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1882.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><p>We had a fantastic trip and are pretty sure that most of our upcoming travels will be via road trip.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>XOxo, Ashley<br /></b></i></span></span></p>Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-10880950379639013362020-06-19T23:18:00.004-07:002020-10-17T09:11:48.245-07:00Last Day of School June 2020<p>The end of the school year 2020 was nothing like we expected. We started the school year off with so much excitement and growth and then were sent home in March and no return for the rest of the year. Families scrambled, teachers scrambled, and districts scrambled to try and keep learning going while being forced to isolate and work/school from home.</p><p><br />So we did our best, tried to stay positive, and tried to continue to keep learning going. we had weekly zoom calls (full of so much technical difficulties), lots of busy work and not a whole lot of direction. There was frustration but also joy in being able to spend extra time together.</p><p><br />Ellie continued to roll with the punches and was able to adapt to her ever changing world. Despite the lack of socialization and so many activities being shut down, she continued to stay positive and found joy in the little things.</p><p><br />All my feelings aside, Ellie completed 1st grade and is still hopeful for a return to school for 2nd grade.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RTLMj-Ju8-Q/X4sXNs-R6DI/AAAAAAABnws/60xxdiNGmpQYexs92uvT_gOshMZ-CmVBQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1442.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RTLMj-Ju8-Q/X4sXNs-R6DI/AAAAAAABnws/60xxdiNGmpQYexs92uvT_gOshMZ-CmVBQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1442.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EgAI6NJntkU/X4sXNrWYU-I/AAAAAAABnws/pq18oaTgjZoEfvLVSNPRUjSybJdGCE3lwCPcBGAsYHg/s3780/C6B9087A-51CA-436C-A322-6666B03FEB6C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EgAI6NJntkU/X4sXNrWYU-I/AAAAAAABnws/pq18oaTgjZoEfvLVSNPRUjSybJdGCE3lwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/C6B9087A-51CA-436C-A322-6666B03FEB6C.jpg" /></a></div><br />Ellie, I am SO PROUD of you and your accomplishments. You are so smart and driven. I want to encourage you to continue asking questions and loving learning!<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">XOxo, Ashley<br /></span></b></i></span></p>Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-9010141498029474902020-06-01T23:15:00.123-07:002020-10-17T08:03:06.945-07:00The Greenhouse - 11 years in the making<p style="text-align: center;"> I have been dreaming up a Greenhouse for the past 11 years. Our first spring on our property (2009) we made a vegetable garden in our front yard and fell in love with growing our own food. Each year since we've learned a little more, changed things up, forgotten things, and have a great appreciation for growing some of our own food. Each year I have dreamed of adding a greenhouse to improve our learning and yield. Each year, we put off getting a greenhouse in favor of other projects: barns, chicken coops, goats, covered decks, traveling, kids...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QfGiAtYPRc/X2rl4-aaMpI/AAAAAAABnWc/R75MgZN3AZIc1oOn8J8ewe83YP8Fphe8gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0248.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QfGiAtYPRc/X2rl4-aaMpI/AAAAAAABnWc/R75MgZN3AZIc1oOn8J8ewe83YP8Fphe8gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0248.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Deep down I knew we were going to have to build one from scratch rather than spending the big bucks for the pre-fab ones I oogled over at the Flower and Garden show and on Pinterest. I loved the look of the greenhouses made from salvaged wood and old windows and hoped to one day create one of my own.</p><p style="text-align: center;">After the success of <a href="http://atparsons.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-coop-plans-process-result.html" target="_blank">The Coop</a> and the ridiculous extension of our stay at home orders, I decided to just go for it and build myself my Greenhouse. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-coCYKXAhCO8/X2rl46kU6vI/AAAAAAABnWc/LWvdeypwf9EtfIn4ODTD804laigsPyzSwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9959.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-coCYKXAhCO8/X2rl46kU6vI/AAAAAAABnWc/LWvdeypwf9EtfIn4ODTD804laigsPyzSwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9959.HEIC" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">When we rebuilt our deck several years ago, I couldn't bring myself to
part with all the deck boards so we piled them up in a corner of our
property, just waiting for a project to use them. They were 2x6x12 and I wanted to make the most with what I had. The Greenhouse measures 6ft wide by 8ft long and 6ft tall (plus the pitch). I planned for the door to go on one of the 8ft long sections, originally planned for the center but my measurement was off and so I went with the door being on the side. It actually worked out better because then I had to do less cuts for the walls which made it so much simpler to build.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had two windows stored in our garage that I picked up several years ago that I had planned to use on the two 6ft sides. So I measured them up and built the framing around the windows. To protect the wood from all the water it would come in contact with, I chose to paint the framing. It was so much easier to paint before I put up any siding or windows.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IpCUCU9W54w/X2rl45qxt4I/AAAAAAABnWc/wSEqJb1CAi4eZym7m55AQg0XH79fSTiZQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9960.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IpCUCU9W54w/X2rl45qxt4I/AAAAAAABnWc/wSEqJb1CAi4eZym7m55AQg0XH79fSTiZQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9960.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">For the flooring, I laid down an old
ripped tarp that fit perfectly in the space. I went back and forth
trying to decide if I should leave it down and lay pavers over it or
remove it...but I didn't want any grass growing up so I kept it down.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I grabbed the cedar boards we had stacked up from removing our fence and began measuring, cutting, and installing it as my siding for about 1/3 of the way up the walls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gWNbl0KRRdA/X2rl47jDsnI/AAAAAAABnWc/ucBIzgeiraUoNPU1QLHFhj01mcxqG5w5ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9976.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gWNbl0KRRdA/X2rl47jDsnI/AAAAAAABnWc/ucBIzgeiraUoNPU1QLHFhj01mcxqG5w5ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9976.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vpXw1fplKwc/X2rl4wlAfyI/AAAAAAABnWc/cdWcauRcm1kwiYMKFIjirIoQZxVlwEU2wCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9977.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vpXw1fplKwc/X2rl4wlAfyI/AAAAAAABnWc/cdWcauRcm1kwiYMKFIjirIoQZxVlwEU2wCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9977.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u6w4u2KanzA/X2rl4w4_8FI/AAAAAAABnWc/JGQR1gwi-CEHgLJD6KOUQKk44uri_tM3gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9975.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u6w4u2KanzA/X2rl4w4_8FI/AAAAAAABnWc/JGQR1gwi-CEHgLJD6KOUQKk44uri_tM3gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9975.HEIC" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Next, I gave Thomas the job of figuring out how to do the pitch of the roof and install that 😂, it wasn't pretty but it was perfect. So we got the pitch completed, the cross boards installed, I finished up the siding, and we used the old roofing (corrugated plastic roofing) from our covered porch that we dismantled last year.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N-PtlzIMIUQ/X2rl44hM3HI/AAAAAAABnWc/ZYhEJYqY7ssDa8e54oQNDXG1XjIxcsadgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9987.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N-PtlzIMIUQ/X2rl44hM3HI/AAAAAAABnWc/ZYhEJYqY7ssDa8e54oQNDXG1XjIxcsadgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9987.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h78hbmQS0Zw/X2rl44vv7hI/AAAAAAABnWc/FOJX-jF9b08BVyB5t_BfzIPITNyI2XX2ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0114.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h78hbmQS0Zw/X2rl44vv7hI/AAAAAAABnWc/FOJX-jF9b08BVyB5t_BfzIPITNyI2XX2ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0114.HEIC" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">again, I was faced with the dilema: to paint or not to paint. I sat with that for a good 4 days and then decided to just paint it and I am so glad I did. It is so much brighter and cleaner. After I finished painting, I went over to our pile of pavers that we had stacked up against the fence and began laying them out on The Greenhouse floor. I made up a pattern and got almost all the way done....when I realized I had laid it all down backwards 😩, so I had to pull them all up and re-do the entire floor.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0kMyn179U8/X2rl4y6b25I/AAAAAAABnWc/GL6xO1GPrvw-N2VxYDbQu5V36ZXwbJ45QCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/B81B984F-DD77-4497-B00F-96BA8F8398D9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0kMyn179U8/X2rl4y6b25I/AAAAAAABnWc/GL6xO1GPrvw-N2VxYDbQu5V36ZXwbJ45QCPcBGAsYHg/s320/B81B984F-DD77-4497-B00F-96BA8F8398D9.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The next step was to install the clear
siding to make it a greenhouse. I didn't like the look of the
corrugated plastic...but it was so cheap and easily available. When I
was watching YouTube videos on how to build a greenhouse, one of the
videos used polycarbonate siding. I loved it as an "easy fix" to not
having enough salvaged windows. I went to my local Home Depot and was
so lucky to find it. I measured it and went back home to measure The
Greenhouse again because it is <i>expensive</i>. With my measurements I figured I could get away with three panels. Thomas helped me measure, cut, hold up, and screw them in. Once we got them up, I couldn't believe how good this project was looking. It was turning out so much better than I envisioned and I loved how it was evolving as I was building it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BTiOYtZxL34/X2rl48F1QlI/AAAAAAABnWc/uOenCBqs1L8QVH_cTU10vBSFShBGY05xQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0246.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BTiOYtZxL34/X2rl48F1QlI/AAAAAAABnWc/uOenCBqs1L8QVH_cTU10vBSFShBGY05xQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0246.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VYXHM48fpzY/X2rl43yisII/AAAAAAABnWc/ZDSxbtlJqCcsquhBdPDJ470t0C2fIapYACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0247.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VYXHM48fpzY/X2rl43yisII/AAAAAAABnWc/ZDSxbtlJqCcsquhBdPDJ470t0C2fIapYACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0247.HEIC" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Lastly<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t8TQqY7ucxE/X2rl48g7GnI/AAAAAAABnWc/-qd7oucHjugJD343AW3iiihpFQG2fj7egCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1946.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t8TQqY7ucxE/X2rl48g7GnI/AAAAAAABnWc/-qd7oucHjugJD343AW3iiihpFQG2fj7egCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1946.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-62648680527980593172020-05-26T23:12:00.004-07:002020-09-24T22:56:25.936-07:00Finnley’s Forever Day<p style="text-align: center;"> These days are always so special and while we’re not spending it how we would traditionally, we're doing the best we can to make the most of it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F5xTaQHU0lI/X2rhSQnALTI/AAAAAAABnR4/mGhSavkdtik4de6sBcUdBFxZrtefJJvuQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0873.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F5xTaQHU0lI/X2rhSQnALTI/AAAAAAABnR4/mGhSavkdtik4de6sBcUdBFxZrtefJJvuQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0873.HEIC" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">In true Finnley fashion, we just laid low and spent time together and doing her favorite things. We go off the cues of our children and being together and playing is just what Finnley wants. No big to dos, no over the top gifts, just the simple little things are what she loves. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-04qY6QqF0Fk/X2rdq-cya1I/AAAAAAABnNk/TcZUkwQTy48a767oVXnXGXEenYzG-HVbwCPcBGAsYHg/s3088/IMG_0992.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-04qY6QqF0Fk/X2rdq-cya1I/AAAAAAABnNk/TcZUkwQTy48a767oVXnXGXEenYzG-HVbwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0992.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">My dear sweet Finn, we are so forever grateful for you. You came into our lives and joined our family after one of our greatest losses. You brought us hope, love, and so much joy. Your kindness and sweetness brings us so much happiness. You are fierce and a force to be reckoned with. We are forever learning, adjusting, and trying out new strategies to best support you. You challenge us, fill us with laughter, frustrate us, and make us overflow with love. Our very own Sour Patch Kid, that has led us down a path of learning, advocating, making changes, embracing, questioning, and knowing better so we can start doing better.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VIemL1aDqto/X2rdq45njHI/AAAAAAABnNk/M8R-Xh2-3IwXCdh9KvFK5Uvq_07rfs8HgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0872.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VIemL1aDqto/X2rdq45njHI/AAAAAAABnNk/M8R-Xh2-3IwXCdh9KvFK5Uvq_07rfs8HgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0872.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Our life is so much more colorful with you in it. Your love of rainbows and unicorns. Your excitement over the little things. Your sweet gestures and willingness to be a team player. Your desire to be a helper and abundant love for your family.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Happy Forever Day, sweet Finnley. I am so glad you are mine, I love you so.</p><p style="text-align: center;">XOxo,</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>Ashley<br /></i></b></span></span></p>Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-52513641797729351332020-05-25T23:11:00.001-07:002020-09-23T08:02:04.946-07:00Ellie is SEVEN<p style="text-align: center;"> Welp...another birthday during quarantine 😭😭 I really thought that we were going to be back to our lives by now, the kids could play together again, and that we could plan a party for Ellie. Thankfully she has accepted whatever this is and was able to enjoy her birthday.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o5FqYTh4oaM/X2rXkVkyWhI/AAAAAAABnCk/B6ndobe2TqY7M85EaruoVAvf_WWOGHBPACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0865.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o5FqYTh4oaM/X2rXkVkyWhI/AAAAAAABnCk/B6ndobe2TqY7M85EaruoVAvf_WWOGHBPACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0865.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />She wanted to spend her special day in Ellensburg, so we headed over the day before so we could wake up and have a wonderful day celebrating her and doing her favorite things: riding bikes and playing at parks. If I took a guess at her top two love languages they would be: Receiving Gifts and Words of Affirmation. Watching her grow and become who she is has been so perfect.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Last photo as a Six year old <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L3qfwNL_vqU/X2rXkW-GgFI/AAAAAAABnCk/1cVHoGuygb0SQSW8G3pH-oDl-e6odXK5gCPcBGAsYHg/s3088/IMG_0893.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L3qfwNL_vqU/X2rXkW-GgFI/AAAAAAABnCk/1cVHoGuygb0SQSW8G3pH-oDl-e6odXK5gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0893.HEIC" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;">We got up in the morning, had doughnuts and opened her presents. She was so excited about all of them and couldn't wait to test everything out...unfortunately we had to head back home because Thomas started feeling very unwell and needed to get into the doctor. So we packed up all our stuff and made the drive home. While Thomas was at his appointment, I got Ellie's tent all set up and ready to check out and play in. It was a total hit for all three kiddos. Thomas got back home (he ended up with a uti) and we finished up Ellie's birthday celebration. We apologized to her for having to change our plans for the day and promised her we would return to The Grey Cottage as soon as we could.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PtENtywQj1Y/X2rXkVF9ApI/AAAAAAABnCk/aFQmIMzwfK8Kv4tXq5afj8hk3byKY2iPwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0912.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PtENtywQj1Y/X2rXkVF9ApI/AAAAAAABnCk/aFQmIMzwfK8Kv4tXq5afj8hk3byKY2iPwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0912.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rrav-uj1Sf8/X2rXkV0AAxI/AAAAAAABnCk/5WLAw7uNmJQJ9oCO1HEaqkg2v96ncIAXwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0925.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rrav-uj1Sf8/X2rXkV0AAxI/AAAAAAABnCk/5WLAw7uNmJQJ9oCO1HEaqkg2v96ncIAXwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0925.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">a couple days later we made good on our promise and she got to go out fishing with Dada for her very first time! He said she did so well, was very careful and a good listener. She caught her first fish with Dada's help and was just thrilled with the whole experience.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V-Utl5jkK4A/X2rXkd9MQJI/AAAAAAABnCk/AHN9cF2aZ4wLlZ_qqQlJ06DPH1Da-dWiwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_3890.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V-Utl5jkK4A/X2rXkd9MQJI/AAAAAAABnCk/AHN9cF2aZ4wLlZ_qqQlJ06DPH1Da-dWiwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_3890.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yJUJLKI7Yys/X2rXkXdY0_I/AAAAAAABnCk/VfWhgSJ5VN8qTOLjC9-vKjESXkm_MAUwgCPcBGAsYHg/s3000/IMG_0977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yJUJLKI7Yys/X2rXkXdY0_I/AAAAAAABnCk/VfWhgSJ5VN8qTOLjC9-vKjESXkm_MAUwgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0977.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet Ellie, I am so grateful for you. You are kind, adventurous, a thrill seeker, silly, inquisitive, and personable. You have a zeal for life and thrive off of being around others. Your light shines when you are being praised and you are always wanting to have attention. You are strong willed, sassy, and love to be in charge and ensure that rules are being followed, we call you "the enforcer".<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LV27abJpngM/X2rXkZKgR6I/AAAAAAABnCk/YvOrtsZHcB42VlHkvcoEAhNJOVSBXQ1QwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0944.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LV27abJpngM/X2rXkZKgR6I/AAAAAAABnCk/YvOrtsZHcB42VlHkvcoEAhNJOVSBXQ1QwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0944.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love you with all my heart. Happy 7th Birthday my Ellie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">XOxo,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>Ashley<br /></i></b></span></span></div><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-103080273632885302020-05-11T23:14:00.002-07:002020-09-22T22:23:40.555-07:00Mother’s Day 2020<div style="text-align: center;">For Mother's Day, we usually go on some sort of adventure and most often
its Garden related. Since the world is still going mad, we stayed home
and I got to work outside and cross some things off my list. I've been <a href="http://atparsons.blogspot.com/2020/04/house-projects-social-distancing-edition.html" target="_blank">keeping myself pretty busy</a> on the farm. With the chickens, building their Coop, building the Greenhouse, and completing some raised bed boxes to start our garden this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RqI_IndHdx8/X2pqbHeLRKI/AAAAAAABm_w/HQCKVs6XsbklWZoipPj_IMueAhTnKumnACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0642.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RqI_IndHdx8/X2pqbHeLRKI/AAAAAAABm_w/HQCKVs6XsbklWZoipPj_IMueAhTnKumnACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0642.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">So grateful for these three beautiful children that made me a Mama. Life would NOT be the same without them. I am constantly reminded of how special they are and how the choices I make for what comes into our home and what they are exposed to will affect them and all I want is the best for them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hZejnv8tk04/X2pqbJdCihI/AAAAAAABm_w/sN0d-00ygzAoLCLsEMr4don4RaGYSpZ0gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0639.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hZejnv8tk04/X2pqbJdCihI/AAAAAAABm_w/sN0d-00ygzAoLCLsEMr4don4RaGYSpZ0gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0639.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We released our Butterflies that the kids got for Easter. They were painted lady butterflys and so pretty. it was so much fun and we definitely plan to do it again next year...multiple times.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VAgmxX0Zoyc/X2pqbKZxazI/AAAAAAABm_w/k9XcUP6K5CIpT9IyGPC-gVSXacoWK9CUQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0628.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VAgmxX0Zoyc/X2pqbKZxazI/AAAAAAABm_w/k9XcUP6K5CIpT9IyGPC-gVSXacoWK9CUQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0628.HEIC" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I "finished" The Greenhouse and moved in my collection of pots I got from my mom. The soil test is still going well. I am <i>loving</i> this space so so much and am so happy that after 11 years its finally here!! I still want to put up some shelves and will decide what else needs to happen in here the more I use it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OKfHG4fDC_o/X2pqbBByKaI/AAAAAAABm_w/33EAoriIG9gDLuqDvs8Hot37dRpEQlgXQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0632.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OKfHG4fDC_o/X2pqbBByKaI/AAAAAAABm_w/33EAoriIG9gDLuqDvs8Hot37dRpEQlgXQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0632.HEIC" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">and today....I got to get outside and build some more boxes for the garden. I am just thrilled with how this is coming along and am loving our property so much more now that we've figured out how to utilize it better. We miss our horses but this is so much better for us right now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have two of my boxes already filled with some soil/compost and wanted to get the other four completed today so I can run out and get more and get to planting them up. Thomas was a great help, he took care of the kids so I could get out there and accomplish my goal and he dug the holes for my boxes to get into their permanent spots. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9G2r2fVpc7k/X2pqbD9rulI/AAAAAAABm_w/y7QzxCoFu6EBHvtIJRQ7C5O61QNvTqrMACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0666.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9G2r2fVpc7k/X2pqbD9rulI/AAAAAAABm_w/y7QzxCoFu6EBHvtIJRQ7C5O61QNvTqrMACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0666.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cN05RRZ6WUM/X2pqbDQu_mI/AAAAAAABm_w/EchBEwLcwUARnO-_mu145IxjQgUwFdUxwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0667.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cN05RRZ6WUM/X2pqbDQu_mI/AAAAAAABm_w/EchBEwLcwUARnO-_mu145IxjQgUwFdUxwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0667.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We finished off our afternoon with an injury. Thomas was out front with the kids trimming our Maple tree and the clippers flew out of his hand and stabbed him in the leg. I got to practice my First Aid skills that I used to teach, grabbed our oils, and got him all "fixed up". I think he's going to be okay 😉</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">XOxo,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>Ashley<br /></b></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-5996777249960261732020-05-06T23:14:00.358-07:002020-09-24T22:55:12.708-07:00The Coop - the plans, the process, the result<p style="text-align: center;"> I LOVE The Coop so much and I love our chickens so much more too</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />We decided to wait at least a year before getting a new flock of chickens...about 6 months into that waiting year, I began to dream up our next flock. We repurposed our old coop into The Playhouse for the kids so I knew they would need a new place. We let our dogs out to run around so I had a feeling that having them be completely "Free Range" wouldn't work for the time being and wanted to move them in with the goats. But there was the issue with their food - goats can escape and get into just about everything so I needed to be able to protect their food. So I figured we could section off a corner of the goat paddock for the chickens...utilizing the existing barn as part of the fencing and then walking the run to figure out the best placement for The Coop.</p><p style="text-align: center;">*this configuration helped to solve another problem of creating a second barrier to keep the goats out of our yard...I am determined to have strawberries this year. Now the goats will have to pass through 2 gates before they're in our yard, which gives the kids a couple chance to be responsible 😂</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c9KE5Ln_XPc/X2rjYXMcFRI/AAAAAAABnTI/pOgIVHZYFyEuMqY499ZGJAjkCJa-aZ2jQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9929.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c9KE5Ln_XPc/X2rjYXMcFRI/AAAAAAABnTI/pOgIVHZYFyEuMqY499ZGJAjkCJa-aZ2jQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9929.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Now about our girls and the flock I envisioned. I want our chickens to be fun to look at, diverse, and I am picking them solely on their eggs. I had narrowed it down to about 6 chickens total for our new flock and really wanted to make sure we had a good number of green/blue egg layers and then some dark brown egg layers. So my top choice were Americauna's or Easter Egger's for the blue/green eggs and Copper Maran's for the dark brown. That might not be the right blend of egg colors so I'll probably go with a light brown egg too and I'll most likely choose a Buff Orpington since I've only experienced sweet docile chickens from that breed.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So, my search was on. I was getting "late" into the game and was hoping to get some older chicks. I asked around and found a local friend who happened to have 1/2 of what I was looking for ready to go!! She had my green/blue egg layers ready and guaranteed to be pullets, so we made a date to meet and I took Ellie with me to pick up our girls: 2 Easter Egger's and 1 True Blue Whiting. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">They are so adorable. We’re all just completely smitten with them. Ellie was ecstatic about the chickens, I let her name them and she came up with Dusty, Pochahontas, and Pepper.<br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nenydYZB2Tc/X2rjYfjUd1I/AAAAAAABnTI/wBSgUWFa3UoqIoZGGqn1YqjQgv3nS0oHgCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/AC81684D-1224-4CC9-9593-B8FF381D48A0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nenydYZB2Tc/X2rjYfjUd1I/AAAAAAABnTI/wBSgUWFa3UoqIoZGGqn1YqjQgv3nS0oHgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/AC81684D-1224-4CC9-9593-B8FF381D48A0.jpg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> We kept them in the old Goat Barn with a heat lamp to keep them warm and safe while I planned and built The Coop.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ub4pCKm8pJc/X2rjYapJX0I/AAAAAAABnTI/hBcRTCZKnyMeG21CpiuYZrMp4XzJvdbuwCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/80980166-18A0-493F-8D2D-34C7AC90D2B0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ub4pCKm8pJc/X2rjYapJX0I/AAAAAAABnTI/hBcRTCZKnyMeG21CpiuYZrMp4XzJvdbuwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/80980166-18A0-493F-8D2D-34C7AC90D2B0.jpg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Preparing their run. When we decided to get the chickens I grabbed <a href="https://amzn.to/3cubVRo" target="_blank">this book</a> and read it in 3 days. I was completely convinced that free ranging the chickens and allowing them as much space, habitat, and plant life was going to help us raise very healthy and happy chickens.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Y’all they have so much space here. We fenced off a section of the Goat Paddock with some fencing I saved and used an extra gate we had on hand. Then we dug up a couple hazelnut sapling volunteers and transplanted them in the chicken run to help create a more natural habitat. I still have plans to add more vegetation and trees in here (for both the chickens and our neighbors).</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pf1FhB68MQI/X2rjYXgAbZI/AAAAAAABnTI/G_d0p4R4ANsjcu2WQFjh-zssTuRjMUj1ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9535.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pf1FhB68MQI/X2rjYXgAbZI/AAAAAAABnTI/G_d0p4R4ANsjcu2WQFjh-zssTuRjMUj1ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9535.HEIC" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bzb9Ms7XORE/X2rjYc42YFI/AAAAAAABnTI/UaQqUQdjNiQSKu7F-OUz5Rf94nkXhs2yACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9649.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bzb9Ms7XORE/X2rjYc42YFI/AAAAAAABnTI/UaQqUQdjNiQSKu7F-OUz5Rf94nkXhs2yACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9649.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Using as much or all repurposed materials from our farm was the driving force behind my Coop design. We had a ton of cedar boards from when we took down our fence and quite a bit of 2x4s left over from other projects </p><p style="text-align: center;">I’m definitely not one for angles (geometry and I are not the best of friends) so I wanted to go with a simple design.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The measurements are roughly 3ft wide by 6ft long and a foot difference in height from front to back, so about 4ft and 3ft to account for the slope of the roof. The layer box is centered and has an opening for a door on the backside. The north end of the structure is a door that opens completely for easy cleaning and any maintenance that needs to be done. The studs in the front are evenly spaced and I plan to cut a small chicken door (hopefully just big enough for the chickens and small enough to keep the goats out. I also plan to raise the structure about 1-1/2ft off the ground.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NgfUAlMZkD4/X2rjYaBTTZI/AAAAAAABnTI/mv7lNmWpJSMrOvXw3ne28MxtqGQFVjZGwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9625.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NgfUAlMZkD4/X2rjYaBTTZI/AAAAAAABnTI/mv7lNmWpJSMrOvXw3ne28MxtqGQFVjZGwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9625.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">It was so fun letting the chicks explore while I was building their Coop and Ellie loved all the time together.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-__JnfRowXR0/X2rjYRR2qCI/AAAAAAABnTI/2L35D071ld8DGrSRXf-jxnb2Lxvs7TkNACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9627.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-__JnfRowXR0/X2rjYRR2qCI/AAAAAAABnTI/2L35D071ld8DGrSRXf-jxnb2Lxvs7TkNACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9627.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">After I built the frame I wanted to raise it off the ground and then realized the error of my planning with the floor boards. I needed some extra reinforcements to keep the whole the together - definitely would take that into account the next time.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Thomas helped me lift it up onto its platform and it really started to take shape.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jaflzzEEhb8/X2rjYbyD66I/AAAAAAABnTI/9QVTB3O5K4sZuXwYfSl0LIqKr2NfgVCrgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9713.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jaflzzEEhb8/X2rjYbyD66I/AAAAAAABnTI/9QVTB3O5K4sZuXwYfSl0LIqKr2NfgVCrgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9713.HEIC" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Next up was the siding. I designed The Coop to be just long enough for our cedar boards and thankfully my measurements added up. Along the front I was able to cover completely with the boards, since they were notched at one end I decided to alternate them to make a pattern. Then had to get a little creative on the back and sides. You can see the overhang below, where I entrusted Thomas to skill saw it off.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AM5LqrZmyPo/X2rjYXCaQaI/AAAAAAABnTI/_EFmt0bNBhovYapW2KxEEEv_Becf6wxGgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9728.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AM5LqrZmyPo/X2rjYXCaQaI/AAAAAAABnTI/_EFmt0bNBhovYapW2KxEEEv_Becf6wxGgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9728.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">He did a great job! The boards were old and dirty...chickens are special creatures and quite fragile, so I had to wash the whole Coop down both inside and out. I sprayed and used a scrub brush and was taken aback at the beauty of the wood.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vxhXdo5jk-E/X2rjYRyJpPI/AAAAAAABnTI/JFbcR36UbdkoxEX65ZeDtIn_9FPewQBAgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9730.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vxhXdo5jk-E/X2rjYRyJpPI/AAAAAAABnTI/JFbcR36UbdkoxEX65ZeDtIn_9FPewQBAgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9730.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xsZfal71wSI/X2rjYbJb1kI/AAAAAAABnTI/Px9svPz3_Mowc050tcIGa4CLeYxmxY9jQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9732.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xsZfal71wSI/X2rjYbJb1kI/AAAAAAABnTI/Px9svPz3_Mowc050tcIGa4CLeYxmxY9jQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9732.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">This cleaning process showed me that I needed to bring in some gravel around the coop to assist with the drainage. Luckily we had a pile in with the goats so it was an easy fix.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SQyZr9kHgKY/X2rjYdgp0yI/AAAAAAABnTI/zn488qY6ThkjQ9ZTsckFM1D6m7u_H2HDQCPcBGAsYHg/s3000/IMG_9733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SQyZr9kHgKY/X2rjYdgp0yI/AAAAAAABnTI/zn488qY6ThkjQ9ZTsckFM1D6m7u_H2HDQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9733.JPG" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Letting the girls check it out and trying to figure out what to do about the floor. I told you I messed this whole thing up. *Lesson learned lay the floor down before attaching the walls.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eYU7bQTwIEY/X2rjYSrGGqI/AAAAAAABnTI/mg5SB2Z7QMQOsFrKDU49SVuKjyaibDq-QCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9734.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eYU7bQTwIEY/X2rjYSrGGqI/AAAAAAABnTI/mg5SB2Z7QMQOsFrKDU49SVuKjyaibDq-QCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9734.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aJRuJ9HUVa0/X2rjYewUq0I/AAAAAAABnTI/B7WvbAC2AqIwtDla1DeGIdmre6SLQHiMACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9736.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aJRuJ9HUVa0/X2rjYewUq0I/AAAAAAABnTI/B7WvbAC2AqIwtDla1DeGIdmre6SLQHiMACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9736.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_1liLCf18q4/X2rjYeVdB3I/AAAAAAABnTI/WvsRkdz3lgAMywpEUpdgj0AiJq5oEgi9gCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/01D8614E-7162-4871-9722-89297821C57A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_1liLCf18q4/X2rjYeVdB3I/AAAAAAABnTI/WvsRkdz3lgAMywpEUpdgj0AiJq5oEgi9gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/01D8614E-7162-4871-9722-89297821C57A.jpg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">If we learned one thing from our old chicken coop, it’s that open stud walls are disgusting and extremely difficult to clean. So I grabbed some extra wainscoting from The Playhouse and used it to create some interior walls. While it was for function, the wainscoting is absolutely adorable. I also had to fit some extra 2x4s at the top of the wainscoting to prevent anything from slipping between the walls. And for good measure I had Thomas caulk all the seams. We cut out the little chicken door and let the kids play and explore The Coop because they were just so interested in it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pBFrRfT0_M8/X2rjYQpE8aI/AAAAAAABnTI/dnYfaFLOyzoJ6JT1G90yq-9lAR_rlp3hACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9763.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pBFrRfT0_M8/X2rjYQpE8aI/AAAAAAABnTI/dnYfaFLOyzoJ6JT1G90yq-9lAR_rlp3hACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9763.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I0_Q_BGweUY/X2rjYbeEZRI/AAAAAAABnTI/BwZk_6PlExAQnyZ0pDiR3Gn7Ln-MzKILgCPcBGAsYHg/s1798/1DFD7997-8C7B-4D0E-93EA-1A695468121E.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1798" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I0_Q_BGweUY/X2rjYbeEZRI/AAAAAAABnTI/BwZk_6PlExAQnyZ0pDiR3Gn7Ln-MzKILgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/1DFD7997-8C7B-4D0E-93EA-1A695468121E.jpg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Be1SgNuJfgw/X2rjYRhVlMI/AAAAAAABnTI/Byp2fx23YDICFz5IesVHh0LjxY0bqS_ZwCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/31B73E95-A19E-4403-B75A-3C2081C6C6A6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Be1SgNuJfgw/X2rjYRhVlMI/AAAAAAABnTI/Byp2fx23YDICFz5IesVHh0LjxY0bqS_ZwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/31B73E95-A19E-4403-B75A-3C2081C6C6A6.jpg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Then came the real dilemma...to paint or not to paint I knew a fresh coat would be necessary for the bottom half but is just didn’t know if I wanted to paint over all the beautiful cedar boards. I finally decided that the inside should at least get a fresh coat to make it all look super clean. The girls were so excited to come and help and it was a huge learning experience...who knew that painting walls wasn’t an innate skill, lol.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j0xDRNZyddA/X2rjYR1u3dI/AAAAAAABnTI/QwLqsa4aRX0EI0U4Cg8XIWEzH9fWdK1uACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9795.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j0xDRNZyddA/X2rjYR1u3dI/AAAAAAABnTI/QwLqsa4aRX0EI0U4Cg8XIWEzH9fWdK1uACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9795.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-07Ev2JcC6lE/X2rjYY51GXI/AAAAAAABnTI/ryzJyEuvy0caznNTAv0IX4YuRLdU-duSwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9797.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-07Ev2JcC6lE/X2rjYY51GXI/AAAAAAABnTI/ryzJyEuvy0caznNTAv0IX4YuRLdU-duSwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9797.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">It was so beautiful and I didn’t feel bad about the wood at all. The decision was made to paint the whole Coop white and I was ridiculously giddy about it. I also got to work on building the layer boxes. I wasn’t quite sure how it was all going to go but figured that three was the right number for the space, grabbed some extra wood scraps and put it together. Damn it was freaking heavy...at least I left some of the studs exposed so I could utilize them for making supports for the layer boxes. It took some trial and error...and the building of the door was quite the adventure. All in all it came together and I LOVE them. We never had layer boxes for our first flock of chickens so, I’m excited to see how these ones work out.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gzRwKFjrl2w/X2rjYUXDT5I/AAAAAAABnTI/AyjIS57t5E4ueLAPqPv-6X7UPmtrwe9jgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9800.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gzRwKFjrl2w/X2rjYUXDT5I/AAAAAAABnTI/AyjIS57t5E4ueLAPqPv-6X7UPmtrwe9jgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9800.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I grabbed an old horse shoe I had kept to use as a door handle. I love how it plays homage and respect to this space that was once home to my horses.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-29GsVN81xU8/X2rjYXC2xQI/AAAAAAABnTI/Cl9VpvRTwCEp-2uY5CFGsqP8EmX3yffvQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9802.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-29GsVN81xU8/X2rjYXC2xQI/AAAAAAABnTI/Cl9VpvRTwCEp-2uY5CFGsqP8EmX3yffvQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9802.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Still needs a roof and the egg door painted.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zyNtkdogYQA/X2rjYQtlLdI/AAAAAAABnTI/mQ4As_siafoD15Ej4FMEt77KqbjyBNaWACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9895.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zyNtkdogYQA/X2rjYQtlLdI/AAAAAAABnTI/mQ4As_siafoD15Ej4FMEt77KqbjyBNaWACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9895.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Finally I had all the interior work completed and we were ready for Thomas to install the roof! We repurposed the old metal roofing from our last coops covered run. He just had to cut it down with metal snips and screw in with our metal roofing screws.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fmMnUYNZC7g/X2rjYaLXq2I/AAAAAAABnTI/1aGUi9B_WQwXlIOVjWGhXyf01ZNba5J1gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9897.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fmMnUYNZC7g/X2rjYaLXq2I/AAAAAAABnTI/1aGUi9B_WQwXlIOVjWGhXyf01ZNba5J1gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9897.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NiiwGydIhvQ/X2rjYZ1CNWI/AAAAAAABnTI/FeZzQpPjIfwV6f4db_CBO9o8irQGXd7twCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9928.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NiiwGydIhvQ/X2rjYZ1CNWI/AAAAAAABnTI/FeZzQpPjIfwV6f4db_CBO9o8irQGXd7twCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9928.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">and now all that was left was to put down some bedding, bring in the food, an extra water for locking them up at night, and then move the girls in! I put down a layer of sand and some hay for extra padding...even though they still have <i>many</i> weeks until they'll be laying I put some hay in the layer boxes to encourage them to hop in, check them out, and become comfortable and familiar with them. Their perch is an old branch from our lilac tree that the goats stripped. It was the perfect size and I was able to nail it into the studs. I chose the branch because I felt it would be more strengthening for their feet and more natural for them...plus it was free and I wanted to repurpose<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Uwe9K0C2Vo/X2rjYR2rIWI/AAAAAAABnTI/wrb6j1KA55oCud-1qSWf-IGqcGBvgOkLACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9907.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Uwe9K0C2Vo/X2rjYR2rIWI/AAAAAAABnTI/wrb6j1KA55oCud-1qSWf-IGqcGBvgOkLACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9907.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p7HAMHye9E4/X2rjYS3N69I/AAAAAAABnTI/cS1Y3duYHQUEjIF-sE9IU5vL90KEeg0kgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9908.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p7HAMHye9E4/X2rjYS3N69I/AAAAAAABnTI/cS1Y3duYHQUEjIF-sE9IU5vL90KEeg0kgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9908.HEIC" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IpDrvV19sJA/X2rjYewXMrI/AAAAAAABnTI/AozoOpFakoQzTBoUttN4SEMSvXHhpqkSQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9912.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IpDrvV19sJA/X2rjYewXMrI/AAAAAAABnTI/AozoOpFakoQzTBoUttN4SEMSvXHhpqkSQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9912.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2tl1wiBUKNA/X2rjYZaoaII/AAAAAAABnTI/LAk7e2TmTyQBb3alM5GkUT3ixCmaFFOdQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9926.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2tl1wiBUKNA/X2rjYZaoaII/AAAAAAABnTI/LAk7e2TmTyQBb3alM5GkUT3ixCmaFFOdQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9926.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">When it was time for move in day, the girls went right in and made themselves at home. We are all so happy with how quickly they adapted and are loving their home. We’ve spent so much time out with them, trying to catch them, hold them, and get them to let us pet them - not so easy but fun nonetheless. Finnley loves the chickens but has no desire to hold them...Ellie and Séamus have no fear and love love love the chicks.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tx3VGlBXt7g/X2rjYRcdVQI/AAAAAAABnTI/e_njdkN7oKIMqsv0lEmmHIiFEMDyux91ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9991.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tx3VGlBXt7g/X2rjYRcdVQI/AAAAAAABnTI/e_njdkN7oKIMqsv0lEmmHIiFEMDyux91ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9991.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z_kiSuU77-Q/X2rjYYV3cOI/AAAAAAABnTI/TdoI8PBPd5k4TWXdvaKcEIcPde60e971ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0538.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z_kiSuU77-Q/X2rjYYV3cOI/AAAAAAABnTI/TdoI8PBPd5k4TWXdvaKcEIcPde60e971ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0538.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zlnr-Ssq4oc/X2rjYQpZ1DI/AAAAAAABnTI/qYgyBbFAeCwy0pxIYhhdyS2ruAL4rugJACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0533.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zlnr-Ssq4oc/X2rjYQpZ1DI/AAAAAAABnTI/qYgyBbFAeCwy0pxIYhhdyS2ruAL4rugJACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0533.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Seeing them out here, pecking around, exploring, and just living the life has been a dream come true. We’ve also got the chicken bug and are planning to add to the flock next year - 3 more hens and possibly a rooster. I still have to narrow down the breeds though I’m leaning towards at least 2 Copper Marans pullets and a Buff Orpington. I also love the fun look of Silky chickens so we might do some chicken math 😜 and then make the hard decision of what breed for the Rooster. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ydMxU7gtL7M/X2rjYTBv55I/AAAAAAABnTI/RQLXgBEpAZQxvJcdQxVmGEZwoI-mkFzgACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0088.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ydMxU7gtL7M/X2rjYTBv55I/AAAAAAABnTI/RQLXgBEpAZQxvJcdQxVmGEZwoI-mkFzgACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0088.HEIC" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QAZc2cbO-Sg/X2rjYQlrHPI/AAAAAAABnTI/kM_lbCdq28wd9kob0yuQ88odigrRGWIuQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0084.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QAZc2cbO-Sg/X2rjYQlrHPI/AAAAAAABnTI/kM_lbCdq28wd9kob0yuQ88odigrRGWIuQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0084.HEIC" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">XOxo,</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>Ashley </b></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-63072190534922024942020-04-20T23:04:00.000-07:002020-09-19T23:05:40.278-07:00House Projects: Social Distancing Edition<div style="text-align: center;">
I am NOT complaining one bit about having to stay home and spend some quality family time. It’s like this quarantine was made for me. Sure things get a little heated and cray but that happens in the regular anyways, so this isn’t much different. What I’m especially loving is that Thomas gets to be home with us so he gets to help me with the kids <b>and</b> I can get some projects done with his help!!!<br />
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I'm an enneagram 3 and that means I like to do things and cross them off my list. I never make much headway because I'm always adding things to the list 🙈, but that is just the way I like it. I have found this characteristic to be extremely helpful during this time because it is keeping my mind occupied and creating a sense of "normalcy".<br />
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So, what exactly have we been doing around here the past 5 weeks? <i>So much!</i><br />
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Remember in January when I switched our great room around and back to “normal” and I painted the fireplace wall white? I absolutely love having the tv mounted on the wall and more open space in the house. <i></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q7B2yX0_m4E/X2bwXVY8XMI/AAAAAAABm_M/mHKfQY-8j2Q2DiQjnLP4G4v_uLIEkqp3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/57650CDE-5E38-4A95-8F43-0EF697DD277B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q7B2yX0_m4E/X2bwXVY8XMI/AAAAAAABm_M/mHKfQY-8j2Q2DiQjnLP4G4v_uLIEkqp3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/57650CDE-5E38-4A95-8F43-0EF697DD277B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Well my first project was to paint the rest of our main living area white. I painted the whole living room, the dining room, the kitchen, the entryway, and the hallway. I cannot get over how much lighter and brighter it is in here! Why didn’t I do it years ago? </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qmWbMTjI80o/X2bugvuMX9I/AAAAAAABm-4/cBo_GFz5CgcYtfsBwlWGNf-EIxjmq-bkACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9290.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qmWbMTjI80o/X2bugvuMX9I/AAAAAAABm-4/cBo_GFz5CgcYtfsBwlWGNf-EIxjmq-bkACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9290.HEIC" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mul0rmx_6_Y/X2bugoE8OmI/AAAAAAABm-4/QzPeCWMnXMkhBCq7LKrSgryu_2xV6eK5ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9291.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mul0rmx_6_Y/X2bugoE8OmI/AAAAAAABm-4/QzPeCWMnXMkhBCq7LKrSgryu_2xV6eK5ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9291.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kOGQ19cHftk/X2bugkvNPPI/AAAAAAABm-4/4rIx5fHrlA0JKp3vcvKr3r4PtXusMfsjQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9295.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kOGQ19cHftk/X2bugkvNPPI/AAAAAAABm-4/4rIx5fHrlA0JKp3vcvKr3r4PtXusMfsjQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9295.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still want to do some sort of wall treatment in the entryway. I love the look of shiplap...but am I too late for that? Is that design still on trend?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Nm3lpshmGY/X2bugs-pWMI/AAAAAAABm-4/N0dQt5FVi1odNd0lFE_wiFZKk4nxLWUPgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/30C11D07-8899-433D-9691-D18437FBD710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Nm3lpshmGY/X2bugs-pWMI/AAAAAAABm-4/N0dQt5FVi1odNd0lFE_wiFZKk4nxLWUPgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/30C11D07-8899-433D-9691-D18437FBD710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oJvfAvy8CHo/X2bugg96fuI/AAAAAAABm-4/vxrjHVGmMuc4lw0H1x7qvM5Par9CrRdEgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9459.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oJvfAvy8CHo/X2bugg96fuI/AAAAAAABm-4/vxrjHVGmMuc4lw0H1x7qvM5Par9CrRdEgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9459.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div>Next up...</div><div>We caved and got chickens 🙈 only 3 hens this time. They’re supposed to lay blue/green eggs and we cannot wait for them! Ellie got to name them: Dusty (the Grey one), Pocahontas (the Golden one), and Pepper (the Black one) and she has claimed Pepper to be her chicken. Since we converted the old Chicken Coop into the Playhouse (which is still a work in progress) we needed a new home for the girls. I’ve done a lot of thinking this past year and really want to allow my chickens to forage more and be more “free range”. So we sectioned off a generous sized area from the Goat Paddock for the chickens using some fencing we saved when we opened up our backyard last summer. Then I got to work building a new Chicken Coop. Basically it’s just a place for them to roost, sleep, get out of the rain, and eat, so it didn’t need to be too big. I drew up all the plans and built the whole thing out of repurposed wood from my scrap pile that I’ve been collecting over the years. I’ll do a more detailed step-by-step post on it in the future but I absolutely love it and am so proud that I built it by myself. Thomas did help me lift it up, rip a couple boards for the flooring, and he attached the roofing. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OzEg6MqrQNI/X2bugt8U-vI/AAAAAAABm-4/ycGYZ7ReRdkp2bxM8Fa2E-2y5fQgdgfwwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9532.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OzEg6MqrQNI/X2bugt8U-vI/AAAAAAABm-4/ycGYZ7ReRdkp2bxM8Fa2E-2y5fQgdgfwwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9532.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AdmZO5M9XG8/X2bugkxXdmI/AAAAAAABm-4/7Fr4vDFGpEwwuNCuYNYKNlcVZ9vuaudhwCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/80980166-18A0-493F-8D2D-34C7AC90D2B0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AdmZO5M9XG8/X2bugkxXdmI/AAAAAAABm-4/7Fr4vDFGpEwwuNCuYNYKNlcVZ9vuaudhwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/80980166-18A0-493F-8D2D-34C7AC90D2B0.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cj2NALn5Rqs/X2buggZy4zI/AAAAAAABm-4/HisdVA76X4MN5bP3e40YrAvCJ5lZXZaqgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9568.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cj2NALn5Rqs/X2buggZy4zI/AAAAAAABm-4/HisdVA76X4MN5bP3e40YrAvCJ5lZXZaqgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9568.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FxjG7PPAzGY/X2buglaaajI/AAAAAAABm-4/8-HhwqMKtz4SRtgzL8XvOkk-QOOuFK0PQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9713.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FxjG7PPAzGY/X2buglaaajI/AAAAAAABm-4/8-HhwqMKtz4SRtgzL8XvOkk-QOOuFK0PQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9713.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zM7ZucQdOPw/X2bugnSxfzI/AAAAAAABm-4/p-gTEaX3K1sn0RrT4HoMM01-6fNxqMnSQCPcBGAsYHg/s1798/1DFD7997-8C7B-4D0E-93EA-1A695468121E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1798" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zM7ZucQdOPw/X2bugnSxfzI/AAAAAAABm-4/p-gTEaX3K1sn0RrT4HoMM01-6fNxqMnSQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/1DFD7997-8C7B-4D0E-93EA-1A695468121E.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rM8ytsMfqbU/X2buguTwPwI/AAAAAAABm-4/zmr5_keg6k0tg57-Pxo4HJyGeXJgkpkXgCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/01D8614E-7162-4871-9722-89297821C57A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rM8ytsMfqbU/X2buguTwPwI/AAAAAAABm-4/zmr5_keg6k0tg57-Pxo4HJyGeXJgkpkXgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/01D8614E-7162-4871-9722-89297821C57A.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I let the kids help me paint it 😬, and we moved the girls in last week and it’s so so good! I love all the space and I love how cute The Coop is!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UMq57G1e4ow/X2bugjL9hyI/AAAAAAABm-4/r9hWYbOPmgk2V3ONFvBtPqEZ-kPcr9lIgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9795.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UMq57G1e4ow/X2bugjL9hyI/AAAAAAABm-4/r9hWYbOPmgk2V3ONFvBtPqEZ-kPcr9lIgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9795.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vG0ovFbenj0/X2bugt0irWI/AAAAAAABm-4/bP8_89MmrsYsh5Za5N1bltBQrYJik9I7QCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9926.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vG0ovFbenj0/X2bugt0irWI/AAAAAAABm-4/bP8_89MmrsYsh5Za5N1bltBQrYJik9I7QCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9926.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Tgd9C-kaEw/X2bugv0Ho7I/AAAAAAABm-4/ZTj4DV7mb003DSiCKiD2WpUcH3Aor7JzwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9929.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Tgd9C-kaEw/X2bugv0Ho7I/AAAAAAABm-4/ZTj4DV7mb003DSiCKiD2WpUcH3Aor7JzwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9929.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div>Next, we built a fence at The Grey Cottage...took a lot longer than we anticipated and we still have to paint it. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--GaEE8dYGQE/X2bugoZZoUI/AAAAAAABm-4/Tk1R1Y9io3QZHX_uTLzbsGvZ_my5jmLFACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0001.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--GaEE8dYGQE/X2bugoZZoUI/AAAAAAABm-4/Tk1R1Y9io3QZHX_uTLzbsGvZ_my5jmLFACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0001.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y4u_-O66z6Y/X2bugty2r2I/AAAAAAABm-4/b6I2riAUV-ke-t7ezZ3Eaze1AYFQRM6LACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0003.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y4u_-O66z6Y/X2bugty2r2I/AAAAAAABm-4/b6I2riAUV-ke-t7ezZ3Eaze1AYFQRM6LACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0003.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s_gQARwo0BQ/X2bugsyoSJI/AAAAAAABm-4/fT6kWCuIyfIzGUAVIi_FmmkdT2WmNtYFACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0011.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s_gQARwo0BQ/X2bugsyoSJI/AAAAAAABm-4/fT6kWCuIyfIzGUAVIi_FmmkdT2WmNtYFACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0011.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally...I’m building a Greenhouse! I’ve wanted one since we got married and started growing our own food and now 11 years later I’m finally getting one!! 🥳🥳 it’s not quite how I’ve envisioned it over the years but I loved how The Coop turned out with repurposing our scrap wood pile, I decided to go with it again for The Greenhouse and I am LOVING it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YdigfaYc_NY/X2bugszm3AI/AAAAAAABm-4/Kd5LWVAb33UpaXoo-82-QPij9EKVwhxDgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9960.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YdigfaYc_NY/X2bugszm3AI/AAAAAAABm-4/Kd5LWVAb33UpaXoo-82-QPij9EKVwhxDgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9960.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SzBniStsRMk/X2bugrKzelI/AAAAAAABm-4/ye04Lfg5A7YZH_GZB5OekY4M5tjmET6owCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0113.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SzBniStsRMk/X2bugrKzelI/AAAAAAABm-4/ye04Lfg5A7YZH_GZB5OekY4M5tjmET6owCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0113.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xi4XtFGmMUk/X2buglfvWXI/AAAAAAABm-4/xpUbyThAky8gpcgHLtWNItnU58HPSYs1ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0119.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xi4XtFGmMUk/X2buglfvWXI/AAAAAAABm-4/xpUbyThAky8gpcgHLtWNItnU58HPSYs1ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0119.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What projects have you been working on while we’re stuck at home and not allowed to leave?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>XOxo,</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Ashley</i></b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-1111324412979072682020-04-13T23:07:00.085-07:002020-09-22T22:22:39.941-07:00Finnley is FOUR<div style="text-align: center;">Oh my dear sweet Finnley, you are FOUR! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r1uyW-NCY6c/X2pcdgRuV9I/AAAAAAABm_g/v4KVTj6ePekjs4oPi16xijQEEnnQo6eQQCPcBGAsYHg/s1794/F39CC813-15D8-4B35-97B5-C016BCD83E2A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r1uyW-NCY6c/X2pcdgRuV9I/AAAAAAABm_g/v4KVTj6ePekjs4oPi16xijQEEnnQo6eQQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/F39CC813-15D8-4B35-97B5-C016BCD83E2A.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> in tradition: last photo as a 3 year old<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-31uJXo0jSxc/X2pcdlCDz9I/AAAAAAABm_g/-7Mrf6MW_aQSlo7GccQQN1ao6_g49JHxgCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/4728122B-89A1-48BD-B1FE-45EF6AB33B01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-31uJXo0jSxc/X2pcdlCDz9I/AAAAAAABm_g/-7Mrf6MW_aQSlo7GccQQN1ao6_g49JHxgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/4728122B-89A1-48BD-B1FE-45EF6AB33B01.jpg" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We celebrated your birthday here at home, definitely not how we had
imagined this day would go. Thankfully you didn't seem to be bothered by
it and enjoyed your day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We did all of your favorite things:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">pancakes for breakfast</div><div style="text-align: center;">playing outside</div><div style="text-align: center;">chocolate cake for dessert</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dada home all day</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RlHOTwnT7xs/X2pcdh34YGI/AAAAAAABm_g/rxGcJVVUotwfwiW0nohauPMzQAdzyKauQCPcBGAsYHg/s3780/A1F40321-7C6C-47FE-BFE1-F7126332474C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RlHOTwnT7xs/X2pcdh34YGI/AAAAAAABm_g/rxGcJVVUotwfwiW0nohauPMzQAdzyKauQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/A1F40321-7C6C-47FE-BFE1-F7126332474C.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JqrCBckVn7Q/X2pcdicH0eI/AAAAAAABm_g/7LTQRgm4SOA867DW8xcFt6r0vj58wPZLwCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/2ACB4293-DEAC-47AC-8927-58AB1352D09E.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JqrCBckVn7Q/X2pcdicH0eI/AAAAAAABm_g/7LTQRgm4SOA867DW8xcFt6r0vj58wPZLwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/2ACB4293-DEAC-47AC-8927-58AB1352D09E.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--c4Qg_MmNSE/X2pcdpbb6dI/AAAAAAABm_g/wsI04_L592guKlDzA71l_UneSUsGTYAsACPcBGAsYHg/s1800/5DBBFEFC-A86E-485B-ADEC-48AD12DC20E6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--c4Qg_MmNSE/X2pcdpbb6dI/AAAAAAABm_g/wsI04_L592guKlDzA71l_UneSUsGTYAsACPcBGAsYHg/s320/5DBBFEFC-A86E-485B-ADEC-48AD12DC20E6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> if I were to guess what your top two Love Languages would be, I would
have to guess that they are Words of Affirmation and Physical Touch and
that Receiving Gifts would be the very last one...though whenever you do
receive a gift you are so elated and so very gracious.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SeJAd1cQC2o/X2pcdrj0DNI/AAAAAAABm_g/xN7bzwQngN0O7qbOFivWoJn0s-uJop5nQCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/3E5CFC26-BE08-4E80-A119-2207149FF3D6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SeJAd1cQC2o/X2pcdrj0DNI/AAAAAAABm_g/xN7bzwQngN0O7qbOFivWoJn0s-uJop5nQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/3E5CFC26-BE08-4E80-A119-2207149FF3D6.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My dear Finnley you are so so sweet. You are kind. You are goofy and
silly. You have so much energy and love to laugh. You are a great
sleeper, a wonderful helper, a super picky eater, have lots of emotions,
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home together. I am choosing to focus on the positive, but I know how
much you are missing out on during this quarantine. You were making
such strides at Preschool, being so brave and energetic, and thoroughly
enjoying life as it was intended...just how I've dreamed for you. I
hope that you'll get to return soon and continue to grow.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> I love you so, my darling sweet Finnley. Happy 4th Birthday!<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">XOxo,</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>Ashley <br /></b></i></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-14531877954821401562020-03-17T23:10:00.011-07:002020-09-22T22:24:25.586-07:00So this is 36<div style="text-align: center;">I did NOT expect to be celebrating my birthday while we’re in quarantine. We had big plans for celebrating this year - out to eat at an Irish restaurant, complete with singing and all the things.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pWqKKUxQ6ZY/X2pmnyhs7kI/AAAAAAABm_o/GsPNGSapj8UXVuODu5ZJ7-4NtIge_hUugCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/C3D65E97-CBDA-4CEE-B460-B4EC7FAB4C20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pWqKKUxQ6ZY/X2pmnyhs7kI/AAAAAAABm_o/GsPNGSapj8UXVuODu5ZJ7-4NtIge_hUugCPcBGAsYHg/s320/C3D65E97-CBDA-4CEE-B460-B4EC7FAB4C20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was supposed to have a party at my house this last weekend but chose to cancel it because it just seemed like the safe thing to do. I absolutely <i>hated</i> canceling...and then I started coming down with a cough and I guess it was good I had cancelled. It's nothing more, so please just CALM DOWN!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">So, we just laid low for my birthday. We hung around the house (because we literally cannot go anywhere right now) and I rested a bit. We got some Indian takeout for dinner...and absolutely no dessert 😭😭😭</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love being with my family and that was all that I needed this year. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">*gosh the world is really crazy right now and I just don't know how I feel about it. School is cancelled for 6 weeks, businesses are shut down, and it's all so so weird.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">XOxo,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Ashley<br /></i></b></span></span></div>Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-18865830983798593702020-02-18T04:00:00.000-08:002020-02-18T04:00:05.025-08:00Updates around the Home<div style="text-align: center;">
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Like every January since 2015 I've participated in the January Cure with Apartment Therapy. They email you daily tasks to help deep clean your home after the holidays and to give you some ideas for cleaning habits to incorporate the year through. I absolutely love it.</div>
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Our home has gone through quite a bit of changes over the past 12 years, so I thought it would be fun to go down a memory lane of sorts. From lots of excess to decluttering and honing in my personal style. Changes in wall colors, removal of carpets, and changing out the baseboards have been the biggest improvements so far.</div>
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Last year, I was really getting the itch to change things around in our house. So I flipped our great room around. The dining area moved to where the living room was and the living room to where the dining area was. We took down the chandelier and I sold it and we lived in a room of dark for a year 😂 well that's a little bit of an exaggeration, we had lamps but I never found a replacement light that I liked to go in the "living room"</div>
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To be honest, I told myself multiple times a day, every day that "I like
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was, you couldn't see the photos on the wall, and the living space
seemed so small and cramped...and now as I'm going through photos I
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We actually liked being able to see out the bay window from our table but it just never felt right</div>
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This is literally the only photo I have of the whole space 🙈, the TV on our buffet blocking decor pieces and our "gallery"wall. I didn't like the floating couch either (and it kept moving whenever anyone sat on it pushing it further and further away from the TV 😳)</div>
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When we bought <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-grey-cottage-history-tour-and-plans.html" target="_blank">The Grey Cottage</a>, we moved a lot
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So, I took down the mirror and painted the walls white 🙌 got the furniture moved back to their proper place and it feels so much better! I love that the mirror is gone and no longer competing with the fireplace and the TV. I love that my mom's furniture pieces are still in their proper places and I love that the kids photos are now visible. I still need to finish painting all the walls white, but I'm not in a rush since that includes pretty much the entire house: kitchen, hallway, entryway, and the dining room wall 😅. But now it just feels like everything is in its right place. Oh and 3 days after we moved everything...I found the perfect light!</div>
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We've already decorated for two holidays in this space and clearly I love it because I have the photos to show it! Valentines Day was so much fun...and keeping in our minimalist journey I didn't use 1/3 of the decorations I have so I will plan to donate/sell those for next year.</div>
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Just some simple Valentines Decor: some felt ball garland and a heart I made at my friends house was just about all we needed. Our <a href="http://bit.ly/joinlifekidsandoils" target="_blank">Aria Diffuser</a> was going non-stop with the pink light and we used lots and lots of Joy, Ylang Ylang, and Northern Lights Black Spruce for all the good smells and loving vibes.</div>
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And now here we are all ready for my favorite holiday of the year St. Patrick's Day!! I live for all things green and really toned it down with my decor this year as well. It was hard to not put <i>everything</i> out but I don't love all of it so I left that in the box. We brought back out my mom's Philodendron that has been in our room all year...it was starting to look really sad and I think it just wants to be back out in more sunlight. I still can't believe that its over 30 years old and still hanging in there. I love that the Aria Diffuser has a green light option so that it can continue to be a piece of decor through every holiday!</div>
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Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-24593174605281383342020-02-17T08:34:00.004-08:002020-02-17T08:35:27.369-08:00[Traveling with Kids] Ireland 2019 - Last Stop, Dublin<div style="text-align: center;">
We've finally come to the end of our Ireland/England trip. It was a fantastic trip, we got to do so many of the the things we love and words cannot express how amazing it was to have all 3 of our kids with us! We ended our trip with one last stay in Dublin before returning home and it was so great to check off those final things.</div>
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The flight over from London we fairly uneventful, Séamus nursed and the kids played with the kindles and loved that Nanny and Papa were with us. I will say that it was so different taking up more than one side of a plane and being outnumbered is "fun" 😜</div>
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We arrived at our hotel just off of Stephen's Green called <a href="https://www.stauntonsonthegreen.ie/" target="_blank">Staunton's on the Green</a> and it was by far the best hotel we've ever stayed at! The location was perfection, the Georgian decor was 👌, and the location was the best of all. Just across the street from the entrance to Stephen's Green and a quick walk to Grafton Street and Temple Bar. We got the family suite and while we don't normally get such a large room it added to our experience: 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, window overlooking the Green. Y'all this is where you want to stay when in Dublin.</div>
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After we checked in and got things settled we walked over to The VAT House for lunch and once again some of the best food! I got the Dublin Coddle (only available in Dublin), Thomas got a Beef & Guinness Casserole, and Ellie got a Seafood Chowder. After we ate we made sure to get as many photo's of the kids in the pub as we could because this place is just so special to us.</div>
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We did some more walking around the city and stopped in at the Disney Store to pick up some international souvenirs for our Mickey Fans and then we ordered some pizza takeout, got some snacks at a corner store, and walked back to our hotel to relax and rest up for our flight home the next day.</div>
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In the morning we walked a few blocks to a breakfast place and got ourselves our very last Irish Breakfast complete with mushrooms and beans. Ellie had a crepe and Finnley and Séamus ate nibbles of our food.</div>
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We stopped in at a bookstore where I got to see my favorite Irish Author on the bookshelves, the kids played in the children's section, stopped in at a Starbucks for a look around, and finally back through Stephen's Green before back to our hotel to checkout at get to the airport.</div>
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We had some very tire girls in the taxi. Once we arrived at the Airport we walked into the biggest mess of a line to check in and for Deanna and Rob to check their bags. Only 3 attendants for a 3 hour line, a huge line for standby for all the people who were going to miss their flights due to the line, after 90 minutes of waiting, Deanna went up to the manager with her concern and they pushed us to the front of the line. We rushed through to get to customs....which was equally long of a line. Once again Deanna worked her magic and we skipped a good hour of waiting. It was hot, chaotic, and frustrating. Finnley had a meltdown and I was rolling <a href="http://bit.ly/joinlifekidsandoils" target="_blank">Stress Away</a> on all of us like it was going out of style. Eventually we made it through, only for our flight to be delayed for an hour at a gate that had no seating 😑. I'll admit that it was one of the most frustrating airport experiences we have ever had and my irritation was coupled with the fact that I had a very narrow connecting flight to Salt Lake City once we arrived stateside 😳. We finally got on the plane and the flight went well enough, the kids slept, we napped, watched movies, our flight attendant wasn't in the greatest of moods, and then we finally landed and got to get off.<br />
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We walked right out to the arrivals where we met up with Thomas's little brother. I grabbed my prepacked bag for SLC, kissed all my favorites, and walked back into the airport to go through security again and get on another plane to SLC. My flight was delayed for 90 minutes and then the rest was uneventful (except I drank too much water and didn't make it to the bathroom in time 🙈)<br />
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Previous Posts:<br />
Ireland post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/08/traveling-with-kids-ireland-2019-trim.html" target="_blank">ONE</a> <br />
Ireland post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/08/traveling-with-kids-ireland-2019-dingle.html" target="_blank">TWO</a><br />
Ireland post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/09/traveling-with-kids-ireland-2019.html" target="_blank">THREE</a><br />
England post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/09/traveling-with-kids-england-2019.html" target="_blank">ONE</a><br />
England post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/09/traveling-with-kids-england-2019_27.html" target="_blank">TWO</a><br />
England post <a href="http://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/10/traveling-with-kids-england-2019-oxford.html" target="_blank">THREE</a>
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England post <a href="http://atparsons.blogspot.com/2020/02/traveling-with-kids-england-2019-london.html" target="_blank">FOUR</a><br />
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Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-2899965898677400572020-02-11T11:15:00.000-08:002020-02-11T11:15:00.933-08:00[Traveling with Kids] England 2019 - London<div style="text-align: center;">
FIVE whole days!! Aside from Disneyland I’m not sure when we’ve taken a vacation where we stayed put for so many days in a row 😅</div>
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We returned our rental car back at the airport and then took a taxi ride into London proper to get to our Airbnb. Our taxi driver was friendly and entertaining, my phone was on the last dregs of battery and I was the only one with our confirmation details. The kids did well enough in the taxi and we had fun looking around at the city sights on our way.<br />
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Our Airbnb host was impossible to get a hold of. The address took us to a location nowhere near the entrance to our apartment, our taxi driver went above and beyond to help us locate the front door. He walked all around the block and found an unlocked entrance for us. He helped us bring all our luggage to the front door and was insistent to helping us open the key lock box....which our code was not working. We finally told him to head on out and we’ll figure it out on our own. To say we were flustered is an understatement. Still ZERO response from our host despite my calling, texting, and emailing her. At our wits end I took the kids up the street to a restaurant (and begged to let me charge my phone ) while I ordered food for us. Thomas stayed back at the apartment trying to get the damn key. After a good 45 minutes, maybe longer, tried several different number combinations and eventually made it in - at the same time our host finally got back to me and said “oh sorry here is the correct passcode” and then proceeded to blame Airbnb for not giving us proper directions. Thomas sat down, ordered himself a couple beers 🍻, well deserved, and then his parents joined us.</div>
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We weren’t the only ones with a challenging London arrival. Thomas’s parents got stuck in horrific traffic after they left Windsor (about an hour after us) and it took them over 3 hours to get to the car rental. Nevertheless we all arrived safely, finally got some food and drinks, phones charged, and into our apartment. It was 3 stories and quite spacious. I may have had a bitter taste in my mouth about the whole experience but the photos of the listing and the actual furniture in the apartment were completely different and the place was not as clean as advertised. It worked for us well enough because well all we care about is a bed to sleep in.</div>
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The Master was on the top floor, included a little kids bed in the private closet (Finnley’s choice) and a bathroom. The windows opened and we could hear the tube drive by every 8 minutes.</div>
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The little kids bed was not made up for us 🙄 so I had to make it for Finnley.</div>
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On the second floor were two bedrooms and a bathroom. The second bedroom, that we thought the girls would use but it remained unused...the whole time 😂</div>
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The First bedroom, where Thomas’s parents stayed, was quaint and looked out over the back garden.</div>
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The powder bathroom on the main floor, right when you walked in the front door.</div>
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While the kitchen lacked charm, it served its purpose and was nice to have. This was the one spot that we stayed that didn’t have a nespresso machine, or coffee available so we had to make sure to pick that up.</div>
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The dining room and living room were on the main level and had plenty of space for the kids. The furniture was a bit run down, which actually with kids let us relax just a bit. There was no book/binder available to tell us how to work anything in the house (even though it was stated there was in the listing and email from Airbnb). Lots of trial and error ensued as we figured out how to work the tv, the internet, and the like.</div>
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The saving grace of our apartment was the location. Across the street from an entrance to the tube, around the corner from a Whole Foods (much more expensive in England than in the states), and it backed up to the nicest park complete with a playground for the kids!</div>
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Our first morning we figured out how to get our Oyster Cards and learned how to navigate the tube...much easier than anticipated. The girls LOVED it and Séamus managed alright. I will say that as the days progressed we got much better at loading/unloading with our party of 7 all at the same time with little stress/anxiety....lots of valor and stress away rollers were used 😊</div>
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We visited Kensington Palace and Gardens</div>
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The girls and Thomas walked towards the Diana Memorial Playground and on the way the Royal Helicopter had arrived so they watched the Royals load up and take off to go to Wimbledon. After some photos of the gardens Séamus and I met up with them at the playground. Still learning to walk he had a great time checking everything out.</div>
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We walked back to Kensington Palace and got our tickets to tour. It was quite the palace and fun to see where some of the Royals grew up. Seeing their dollhouses and entertainment was fun. They even had a puppet show happening that the girls enjoyed. </div>
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Like any good attraction they had a gift shop. Ellie got a kick out of the tall black hats and fell in love with a fan. Deanna and I went over to the Orangery to make reservations for us and Ellie to have High Tea!</div>
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We walked back towards the tube for lunch at The Goat Tavern, because GOATS!! Delicious burgers and sandwiches, beers and ciders for all (water for the kids 😉)</div>
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We arrived at Harrods and it was SO MUCH BIGGER than I had remembered. So many floors, departments, elevators, escalators, and stairwells to navigate. In addition to all the regular shopping they also had the largest gift shop I’ve seen...and it was a gift shop all about Harrods.</div>
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Not surprising the entire store was ridiculously expensive. I did manage to get a little Harrods makeup bag (£20) to put all my <a href="http://bit.ly/joinlifekidsandoils" target="_blank">oils</a> in for traveling and that was the extent of our purchases there. From Harrods we got back on the tube to go to Piccadilly Circus, greatly underwhelming for us but we saw it so points for us I guess.</div>
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Next we walked to Trafalgar Square which was a much better sightseeing destination in our opinion. They did have a giant beer garden for Wimbledon. Ellie was intrigued by the street performers and after another application of valor, Finnley was brave enough to go near one of them.</div>
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By this time and after all the walking we were getting pretty hungry and ready to rest our legs. We got out our phones and did a little research on eatery's around Trafalgar Square and ended up at Prezzo, great drinks and delicious pizza for the win!</div>
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Our plan after dinner was to head back to our apartment but I realized how stinking close we already were to the London Eye that I convinced everyone to just go a head a do it. So we took the extra 15 minute walk over the bridge and to the Eye. The line was <i>crazy long</i> and we chose to fork over the extra $$ for the express tickets which practically got us right onto the wheel. The kids loved getting to walk around and look out the windows, seeing the city from this angle was eye opening at how large it really is, and it was just super fun. We don't ever have to do it again but it was well worth it in my opinion.</div>
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After the London Eye we came across a bubble man and the girls went bananas for it. Then back over the bridge and to the underground to finally head back to our apartment. Phew, that was one heck of a day!</div>
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Our Second Day in London was a bit of a recovery day after all that we packed in the day before. So we tried to lay low and went over to the Tower of London where we did a self guided tour. It was almost as I had remembered it and quite a fascinating place to check out for sure.</div>
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The interactive White Tower was great for the girls. They loved trying out all the weapons and such.</div>
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A walk by Big Ben and then back to the underground to head back to our apartment, where we did some relaxing, watched some of Wimbledon, and then sleep for all of us.</div>
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On our Third Day we went to Hyde Park. It was much bigger than I remembered and had so many cool things to check out. We had breakfast by the pond, saw the Peter Pan Statue and the Diana Memorial Fountain. The girls played under a giant tree and we checked out yet another playground where Séamus was obsessed with the slide.</div>
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Then we walked back to Kensington Gardens where Deanna, Ellie, and I got to have High Tea! Deanna and I both got the Afternoon Tea and Ellie had the childrens tea. She tried everything (except the chocolate) and chose the best tea out of the three of us. It was so beautiful and well done and a perfect memory to have.</div>
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While we were having Tea, Thomas and Rob took the littles to the playground and then we all met up and headed back to the apartment...but first the kids wanted to go back to the playground next to our apartment and play with more friends. We happened to be in London at the same time as Thomas's older brother and we had set up a dinner date to get together one last time overseas. We were just a couple blocks away from a neighborhood called Parsons Green and they had a couple of restaurants to choose from. We decided on The White Horse and damn was it delicious. The finals of Wimbledon was happening while we were there and the whole place was abuzz with excitement. I finally got a proper Scotch Egg for an appetizer and then just about all of us chose the Prime Rib Dinner for our main, and then I made sure to get a Sticky Toffee Pudding for dessert. Everything was to die for and I can't recommend this place enough.</div>
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Our Fourth day took us to Westminster Abbey (no photos allowed) and then into the giftshop where the girls picked out these little pencils with a princess and a "march" on the ends of them, then over to St. James Park, and Thomas went into Churchill's War Rooms while the kids and I wandered the park. Our cell reception interrupted and we had a miss in our communication when Thomas got out of the War Rooms we hadn't returned to our meeting spot....we were watching the horses across the street and Thomas ended up walking around the entire park looking for us until our texts finally went through.</div>
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Once we finally reconnected we made our way to some lunch, after having to turn around and search for the missing pencils that got dropped....once they were retrieved we could enjoy our lunch and the girls had fun playing. After lunch we made our way towards Buckingham Palace and after walking halfway there we discovered the "March" pencil was missing....so I walked back to the restaurant and had to bother the family who was already sitting at our table to please see if they were possibly sitting on our dear beloved pencil...it was found in the menu box and then I got to walk back to Buckingham Palace to meet up with Thomas and the girls....</div>
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The Changing of the Guard had already happened as Thomas was searching for us in the park so we missed out on that but still managed to enjoy checking out the Palace.</div>
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One of my favorite things about traveling all together is the sleep. I loved co-sleeping with Ellie when she was a baby, Finnley didn't fair too well as a baby but now that she's older she is a pleasure to sleep with, and Séamus did well too. We were lucky enough to have a King Size bed to accommodate the five of us and seeing them be so peaceful is the best.</div>
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We headed to the airport with plenty of time to spare. Learned that we didn't do the tax stuff right and were unable to get compensated for it (oh well), had some lunch and then a relaxing flight back to Dublin. Heathrow Airport was much easier to navigate and a better experience on our way out than it was on the way in. When we arrived in Dublin, we had to go through customs again and the line was ridiculously long...almost as long as the first time Thomas, Ellie, and I arrived back in 2014!!<br />
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Be sure to check back for our final days in Dublin before heading back home after our fantastic European Family Trip!<br />
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Previous Posts:<br />
Ireland post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/08/traveling-with-kids-ireland-2019-trim.html" target="_blank">ONE</a> <br />
Ireland post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/08/traveling-with-kids-ireland-2019-dingle.html" target="_blank">TWO</a><br />
Ireland post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/09/traveling-with-kids-ireland-2019.html" target="_blank">THREE</a><br />
England post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/09/traveling-with-kids-england-2019.html" target="_blank">ONE</a><br />
England post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/09/traveling-with-kids-england-2019_27.html" target="_blank">TWO</a><br />
England post <a href="http://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/10/traveling-with-kids-england-2019-oxford.html" target="_blank">THREE</a>
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Welp...this is long overdue. Can you tell life has been totally crazy and I've put this little blog space on the back burner? I'm hopeful to get it together and post somewhat more regularly on here.</div>
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We had somewhat of a slow morning. It was just going to be the five of us and my dad for Thanksgiving so things weren't too hectic in preparations. We opted to go for a pretty easy meal and everything turned out great!</div>
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We had Turkey seasoned with Thyme and Rosemary Vitality, Stuffing from Trader Joe's with added mushrooms, Brussels Sprouts with <a href="http://bit.ly/joinlifekidsandoils" target="_blank">Lemon Vitality</a>, homemade gravy, and <a href="http://atparsons.blogspot.com/2018/11/our-favorite-pumpkin-pie.html" target="_blank">our favorite pumpkin pie</a>. Ellie's favorite was the Brussels Sprouts - girl after my own heart 😉, Séamus enjoyed the turkey, and Finnley had bread 😑. My dad had seconds of everything so I would say it was a success.</div>
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The kids enjoyed playing around, reading books with Grandpa, trying out new tricks, and just the overall sense of gathering. We had a variety of diffuser blends to choose from and went with the Thanksgiving Blend which was so so good!</div>
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After my dad left, we packed up the car with all the things and the dogs and headed over the mountains to <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-grey-cottage-history-tour-and-plans.html" target="_blank">The Grey Cottage</a> for the weekend. We were greeted with our new <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Holiday-Time-Pre-Lit-Flocked-Frisco-Pine-Christmas-Tree-6-5-Clear/709137291" target="_blank">Flocked Tree</a> and the cutest <a href="https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/felted-dove-tree-topper2" target="_blank">Dove Tree Topper</a> and <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Lakeside-Collection-Decorative-Metal-Christmas-Tree-Ring-Galvanized/154564064" target="_blank">metal collar</a>. It was one of the most relaxing Thanksgivings we've had in a while and we are so thankful for all that we've been given.</div>
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you can check out our previous Thanksgiving posts <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/search/label/Thanksgiving" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-24635436710425106542020-01-07T06:52:00.000-08:002020-01-07T06:53:06.473-08:00My Word for 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My Word for 2020 is to Be Bold</div>
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To take risks, to be confident and courageous, to be daring</div>
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This is what I want to be! To live without fear and do be myself boldly. To not worry what others think because at the end of the day we are more concerned with ourselves than what other did or didn’t do.</div>
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I want to share boldly: my losses, my wins, my thoughts, my dreams, my passions, my business, things I’m loving, changes I’m making</div>
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And for the first time, I’m combining my word with an oil to help me be more intentional with who I want to be come December. Valor is the oil I chose, it’s our bravery oil, our oil for courage. I’ve seen first hand the difference it’s made in Finnley’s life and now it’s my turn to utilize its magic</div>
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In addition to my Word of the Year, I’m also making a pledge to help the environment. My Pledge is to “Skip the Bag”. Plastic bags are my nemesis and I get so overwhelmed with frustration at the store, baggers automatically put your groceries into plastic bags, target puts everything into plastic bags, clothing stores use plastic bags. I get so disgusted leaving the store seeing baskets full of plastic bagged items. It needs to STOP! So I’m pledging to bring my reusable bags with me, make some produce bags out of old tshirts we don’t wear any more, and to try to choose unpackaged items. If I find myself at a store without my bags, I’m going to inconvenience myself and skip the bag. Wouldn’t it be incredible to live life without plastic bags?</div>
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Do you have a Word for 2020? Or a Pledge? Tell me what it is!</div>
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💚 Ashley</div>
Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-14205750739053529142019-12-24T15:31:00.001-08:002019-12-24T15:32:16.531-08:00Merry Christmas from the Parsons Clan<div style="text-align: center;">
Whoops!! It's been way too long since I've updated y'all on whats been happening over here. I have several posts in my drafts that just need some fine tuning and then I'll be hitting publish on them (they're post dated so you'll have to scroll back to find them)</div>
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But for now...if you didn't receive our Christmas Card this year, or even if you did, here is the digital copy 😉 Merry Christmas Friends I am so so thankful for all of your love and support this year!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Here's to the New Decade of 2020!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Our first full year as a family of five was fantastic!
Everyone has settled in nicely, the kids get along most of the time and both
girls just love having </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Séamus around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are so complete as a family of five and
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though its much more exhausting this time around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On our 11<sup>th</sup> Anniversary in August
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accepted, and we now have a “Summer House” as Luella calls it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have actually dubbed it “The Grey Cottage”
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many trips to Selah to visit Thomas parents in their new home, day trips to
Vashon Island, over to Spokane to visit with the girls birth families, and one
trip to Disneyland this year just after Thanksgiving. We also took a 3 week
vacation to Ireland and England this summer, we returned to all our favorite
spots in Ireland and saw so many new sights in England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think its safe to say that the kids are
expert travelers at this point and we have no signs of slowing down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are over the moon with making these memories
with the kids and love that we are finally complete and get to focus on raising
our little humans and giving them all the experiences!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also of note: the chickens finally clucked
their last cluck this spring, we sold Rags this summer, and after some major
health concerns with Paladin we had to put him down this fall.</span></div>
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which is keeping him busy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cycling and
Fly Fishing are still his favorite hobbies and with The Grey Cottage he is just
a short drive to his favorite fishing spot! Spending time playing with the kids
is always at the top of his list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
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the human body’s ability to provide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
is still nannying twice a week and while its been neglected she still blogs
over at “Life with Kids”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her Oils
Business with Young Living is growing and doing quite well, she is moving up
ranks within the company and we see so much freedom coming our way, but mostly
providing education of safe, toxin free living has become such a passion for
her and seeing the benefits in our family this past year further encourages her
to share more and more. If you’re interested in learning more, feel free to
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it to First Grade, received a Student of the Month Award for academic growth in
math and is reading very well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loves
to play pretend, do lots of arts and crafts, and keeps asking when we’re going
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has really come out of her shell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is
talking up a storm and has quite the personality. She loves big and is just a
hair shorter than Luella as I type this, so probably by the time you read this
she is already taller than her big sister!</span></div>
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already chipped a tooth, and is still obsessed with nursing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He sleeps through the night and now tolerates
footed sleepers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He makes lots of sounds
but so far his only discernable words are: Mama, Dada, and More.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He does a lot of pointing and knows sign
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Finnley as expected pulled out her Alice costume, that she had been wearing <i>all month long</i>. There was a slight chance she was going to be Sophia but after I had washed her Alice dress it was meant to be.</div>
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Séamus dressed up like almost every other boy out there...as Buzz Lightyear. But I'm totally biased and he was <i>the cutest</i> one.</div>
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They had the best time and for one of the very few Halloween's of my memory it didn't rain!</div>
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I hope you all enjoyed your Halloween and managed to figure out a way to reduce the amount of candy in your home. I forgot until the day after about our sweet little <a href="http://atparsons.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-sugar-goblin.html" target="_blank">Sugar Goblin</a>, so I'll have to remember to entice him to come over next year.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">♥ Ashley</span></i></b></span></div>
Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-72621011962498609102019-10-30T03:00:00.000-07:002019-10-30T03:00:09.925-07:00The Grey Cottage: the history, the tour, and the plans<div style="text-align: center;">
This sweet little Grey Cottage is the realization of so many dreams. Here's a little backstory: we've dreamed of having a home in our college town but just didn't know if we could live there full time and we always envisioned moving into a new house. We were always looking to see if there was a house that would do it for us, then we talked about having an income property and it just seemed like the perfect fit for us so we switched gears and our search parameters and landed on this adorable little cottage! It all happened rather quickly as will happen with Enneagram 3 & 7's 😉. We get to have slow living here, Thomas goes fishing, and really get to soak up the "minimal lifestyle".</div>
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So, lets get on with this!</div>
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Built in 1930, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, it still has some of the charm and quirks of homes built
back then with sloping floors and short ceilings while having some
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the day we got the keys!</div>
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practically everything fit into one Uhaul 👏 Our goal is for this house to be minimal, sustainable, full of as much re-purposed furniture/items as possible, and to be as Green or Chemical/Toxin Free as possible.</div>
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<br />Most of the Furniture in!</div>
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our extra couch, old tv stand, and tv from our master bedroom, an extra chair, side tables, and lamps that we had stored in our garage. The blankets are from our trip to Mexico in 2016 and have been stored in our linen closet, the artwork was being stored under our bed, and the Desert Mist diffuser gets brought over along with the <a href="http://bit.ly/joinlifekidsandoils" target="_blank">Starter Kit</a> oils each time we come. We did decide that we wanted to get some blackout curtains in here to help with insulation so I grabbed couple pairs from IKEA and we found the curtain rods at Ross.</div>
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Then Ellie's old bedframe and vanity in the "Master", I did a lot of research on the mattress for in here since we needed to purchase a new one, and ultimately settled on this Sleep on Latex mattress. It's a bit softer than we're accustomed to but it was the greenest option in our price range. We had extra sheets saved from when Ellie used this bed and pillows from our old Queen setup back home. As you can see we've rearranged and this set up makes much more sense. We did splurge and get new blackout curtains from IKEA as well as some curtain rods from Burlington for a steal. We brought in some artwork that was being stored under our bed. (not pictured is the attached 3/4 bathroom)</div>
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this bedframe was my sister's growing up that a friend of mine had borrowed and we were able to get it back when she was finished with it. The side table was pulled from the kids Playhouse. The mattress came off of Ellie's bunk bed back home and we got her a new Naturepedic to sleep on at home, new organic cotton sheets an extra blanket from our linen closet and new pillows. We did realize that we needed get a boxspring for this bed and after scouring all the websites we conceded that we needed to buy a new one. We decided to switch directions of the bed and got a new curtain rod in here that matches the Master. Originally we put the same curtains from IKEA in here but the girls (who are sharing this bed - yes it's their idea and yes they share a twin and YES they sleep all night together) wanted pink curtains. So I made another trip to IKEA and got their Pink Velvet ones and I love how sweet it makes the room now. The girls have the diffuser that was in our bathroom for now and it seems to be working just fine.</div>
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the dining room has been a work in progress. We had the extra chairs from our dining room table at home stored in our garage and so we brought those over, the extra high chair in our living room, and then I found the table for $40 on FB and its been great. We rearranged in here a bit trying to figure out where the best place to put the table would be. We put the same curtains in here that are in the living room and master bedroom (they're actually the ones that were in the girls room before...) and then we have matching curtain rods to the living room and they're from Ross. The artwork is "original" to the house and is covering up the electrical panel. There is a heat vent on the wall that blows out the air for the main floor and it is the favorite spot of all the kids 😆.</div>
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*We're still working on the bedrooms upstairs. Thomas's parent gave us another Full Sized bed that we have in the larger of the two rooms (the Gold Room) and I hung up some artwork we had stored under our bed. I had an extra sheet set and a lighter blanket to make it up for now but will be on the lookout for something more substantial as we head into the chilly winter months. I grabbed a second twin size bedframe for $10 at the local Habitat for Humanity store and it needs a little bit of work done to it before we can bring it in the house. Once it's ready we'll set it up in the smaller room (the Red Room) upstairs with the mattress from Finnley's bunk here at home and then get her a new Naturpedic matrress to sleep on at home.</div>
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Now onto the Plans we have for the Grey Cottage!</div>
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1. We need to replace the water heater and the flooring underneath it so that means the flooring in the full bathroom will be replaced and in turn we might get a new vanity to put in here. Or at the very least give the current one a new coat of paint.</div>
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2. On the top of our list is to replace the kitchen. I am doubtful that I will find the pieces and sizes that I'm looking for at a ReStore, so we are most likely going to go with an IKEA kitchen - however if you have recommendations on other cabinets that will be comparable or cheaper and of less toxic quality I would love to know. Our plans are to replace the bank of lower cabinets, the sink and counter top, and the uppers above those. There are two sets of uppers above the stove and refridgerator that will also need to be dealt with. Additionally we are contemplating adding an additional cabinet under the cutout/pass through in the kitchen.</div>
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3. I hope to be able to do some sort of remodel in both of the bathrooms. Tile floors, new vanities and mirrors, as well as new toilets and showers/baths along with new fixtures and lights.</div>
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4. Long term goal is to actually replace all the flooring with hardwoods (minus the bathrooms with tile). Ideally I would love to go with real unfinished hardwood and try to match them to 1930's width. First would be the main floor and eventually I would love to replace the stairs and upstairs carpet with hardwoods as well.</div>
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5. Another long term I would love to be able to replace the windows in the cottage. I dream of black windows, I love how they turned out in the kids playhouse and would love to have them in the Grey Cottage as well.</div>
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6. Finally, the exterior. We hope to get some landscaping done. We need to dig out the egresses for the crawl space, plant a few trees, put up a fence around the front, and switch out the exterior lighting fixtures.</div>
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Then our plan is to rent it out! We may rent it out before we get all the things done because I will guarantee you this...we will not have all of these things done in the near future. This is another work in progress but we are loving it so much.</div>
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Can I be honest with you? I was severely dreading potty training Finnley. I didn't want to do it, it just seemed like so much work. We had a window (actually probably 3) before Séamus was born but my pregnant self just <i>did not</i> have it in me, though I did want her out of diapers before he came.<br />
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But that didn't happen. Actually, she stayed in those diapers until after Séamus turned one 🙈, Good Job Mom, way to win that one 😜. Finnley can be challenging at times, very stubborn, and full of all the emotions (like super hard, but we have oils for that). So as you can imagine I was less than thrilled to start potty training her. I remembered Ellie giving us a bit of push back, but I've always been able to talk her off a ledge quickly. Whereas Finnley is a whole other story.<br />
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With each child you have you learn that what worked for one, won't necessarily work for the other. And let me tell you that doesn't ring truer than true for my girls. It became clear right away that taking Finnley to the potty every 30 minutes wasn't going be her thing. She is more independent and likes to do things <i>her way</i>, isn't that nice?<br />
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We talked about going on the potty a lot and while she was receptive to it in conversation the actual act of going into the bathroom was pretty much out of the question. But she was also very insistent about going to Preschool, where I told her she had to be in underwear. Pretty soon August was nearly over and girlfriend was still in her diaper. This just wasn't going to work, something was going to have to give and we needed to do it fast because our schedule was about to get all messed up because school was set to start. Ellie had the luxury of being the oldest and I wasn't working when we were potty training her, so our schedule was wide open! Now our schedule is so different for Finnley since we have school drop off and pick up (over an hour in the car both ways) five days a week for Ellie <i>and</i> then she is in Preschool herself. We finally started potty training Finnley at 3 years and 4 months old.<br />
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So, something had to give and we needed to switch gears. It was time to just do away with the diapers and go straight undies. Rather than setting a timer and taking her to the toilet every 30 minutes, I said to her on repeat, annoyingly often "Finnley, tell Mama when you have to go potty". Our first day was riddled with accidents and zero successes. I told her that when she goes on the potty or as she calls it "make a wet" that she'll get a bath or a marshmallow or a chocolate chip or choose your reward. After each accident I would put her on the potty and remind her that this is where she "makes a wet". This went on for 3 days...lots of underwear changes and cleaning the pee off the floor with Thieves. Thankfully she didn't have any accidents in the car 🙏. Finally on day four, things started to click and we were about 50/50 with accidents and successes!! By day 6, I was so tired of constantly saying "Tell Mama when you have to go potty" but she did it!! Just in time too, because she started Preschool the next day!<br />
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Now were over a month and a half into this and she rarely has any accidents...except for the #2. We're in the car a lot and drive over 2.5 hours to our Grey Cottage and she does amazingly well the whole drive! Going #2 is still a work in progress, she doesn't go often enough for her to get the feeling and it's quite uncomfortable for her when she finally does...it will take some work but I know that once she understands the feeling and sensation and how much nicer it will be for everyone involved for her to go on the potty that we won't have any problems.<br />
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Here's what I've learned from potty training both of my girls and then also being a part of the potty training for 3 of the children I've nannied over the years...you have to do it when you're both ready. If your child isn't ready it's just going to be a terrible mess. It's really not as horrible as you make it out to be in your head and those first few days are hard but so so important for you to stick with it, kids need that structure and expectation and follow through. Plus those first early days get lost in the shuffle of your daily lives and after a while you'll stop and think back and try to remember what life was like before you potty trained because it's all so natural now!! So hang in there and do what feels right for you, when it feels right for you. I think the most important thing is to talk about it a lot leading up to actually going for it and sometimes kids do well with a deadline. We told Finnley she needed to be in underwear to go to school and that was the kicker for her, she did it!!<br />
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What method did you use for potty training? How did it go? What did you learn from it? I would love to know your experience, please share with me below in the comments!<br />
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There is something about October that makes me all warm and cozy inside. I love all the festivities that ensue, the pumpkins, the changing colors of the leaves, the crisp mornings and warm afternoons. There is so much energy happening and it just makes me so happy.</div>
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Our October has been pretty full with lots of fun, excitement, and sorrow.</div>
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We've been to pumpkin patches, farm stands, and over to our Grey Cottage most weekends. We've taken photos, gone on Finnley's preschool field trip, had Ellie's school Movie Night, and played with lots of friends. We visited grandpa, hung out with Nanny & Papa, carved pumpkins and took photos in front of both of our houses. Finnley has been rocking her potty training, got some dental work done, and was a total champ at the doctor. Séamus and I have gone to the Library, I took the littles swimming at the pool, and the kids had a blast at Ellie's school Harvest Festival!</div>
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Finnley's Preschool Field Trip:</div>
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Trips to the Grey Cottage:</div>
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We had to say goodbye to our Sweet Paladin on October 24th his health has been failing the last several months and on Thursday we just knew it was going to be the most humane choice for him. He has been a part of my life since I was in 6th grade and I still find myself looking out back to make sure he is really gone. We are all doing our best to move forward and while we all miss him terribly I really feel so much peace knowing that he isn't in pain or suffering any longer. He was a fighter to the end and our Vet gave him so much dignity in his last few moments of life, the kids all got to say their goodbyes, and we have had the chance to have lots of discussions with Ellie about death.</div>
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I had a group of friends over this month and we made Pumpkin Diffusers along with a Pumpkin Spice Room Spray! It was so much fun, the kids had a great time playing and us moms got to test our our creative sides making our pumpkin centerpieces! Young Living is offering Free Shipping on all <a href="http://bit.ly/joinlifekidsandoils" target="_blank">new enrollments</a> or reactivations over 100pv all month long and they released their holiday catalog which is stunning! The Promos this month are freakin' fantastic and they updated their Basic Kit (now only $35) and we've put together lots of bundles to give you an idea of what you can add on for your needs. Our Magic Blue roller that gives Finnley all the courage she needs to leave our house happy came in clutch at the doctor and dentist this month and she loves to put it on herself. I also gathered up some wooden beads and leather lace to make some diffuser bracelets for me and the kids, Ellie and Séamus like theirs, I've been wearing mine daily, and Finnley doesn't really like the way it feels on her wrists - which does not surprise me.<br />
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I hope your October is finishing strong and that you have the best Halloween this Week!!</div>
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I was filling out a survey the other day and I had to pick my favorite store. It hit me that I haven't really shopped at a proper store in a while, most of my purchases have been made online for supplies at Amazon and all of our daily needs from <a href="http://bit.ly/joinlifekidsandoils" target="_blank">Young Living</a>.</div>
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Many of my purchases of late have been related some of my favorite Essential Oil accessories and what better place than to round them all up in one post right here! It can get overwhelming combing through the pages and pages of options on Amazon, so I did it for you and rounded up all of my favorites to give y'all the easy button!!</div>
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Making DIY Rollers are hands down one of my very favorite things to do. Even though I have been using oils for years, it wasn't until I joined Young Living last year that I learned how to make them and where to get them from. I love making rollers for all the things and the team that I'm on has recipes for all the things: immune, tummy, breathing, emotions, hormones, skin, hair, face, muscles, perfume, focus, and sleep support to name a few. Having rollers on hand is the easiest way to apply oils topically, just a swipe here or there is all you need. Our favorite places to apply most of our rollers is our inner wrists, bottoms of our feet, along our spines or behind our ears.<br />
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I gathered up a handful of some of my favorites so you can add them to your cart and start making all the rollers you want! </div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075JXC3VQ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B075JXC3VQ&linkCode=as2&tag=lifewithkids-20&linkId=3559e4f174f0853c14c435ce662f53f8" nbsp="" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=B075JXC3VQ&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=lifewithkids-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=lifewithkids-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B075JXC3VQ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div>
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These <a href="https://amzn.to/2OpEjdL" target="_blank">Root and Petal</a> rollers are not only beautiful but I love that they come with a glass ball</div>
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I love how <a href="https://amzn.to/2Mb0ykF" target="_blank">this set</a> comes with so many accessories</div>
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Sometimes it's nice having some smaller rollers and I love <a href="https://amzn.to/2IlTQXQ" target="_blank">these ones</a>. </div>
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and <a href="https://amzn.to/30Quk3K" target="_blank">these ones</a> are so beautiful</div>
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When we talk about applying our oils topically, you'll often hear us say to dilute with a carrier oil. But like, what the heck is that? A carrier oil is a fatty oil that mixes with the essential oils and helps to spread them more evenly over our skin. Some oils are considered "hot" oils because they have a tingling affect on the skin (peppermint, cinnamon bark, wintergreen are examples) so when we pair them with a carrier oil that helps to minimize that tingling/burning sensation. We also use these carrier oils in with our roller blends. Additionally carrier oils help to lock in the essential oils, since their extremely volatile (meaning they evaporate quickly), into our skin so that we can glean the maximum benefits from them.<br />
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<a href="https://amzn.to/2Ij823R" target="_blank">Fractionated Coconut Oil</a> is one of the most versatile oils, is super cost effective, and you can find it just about anywhere nowadays. This one comes highly recommended from our team and it lasts quite a while too. I love that it comes with a pump top to make is super easy to add into rollers and to squirt into my hands.</div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QZ144JG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00QZ144JG&linkCode=as2&tag=lifewithkids-20&linkId=b34a3a7866240ffcfe8e773b37d4940e" nbsp="" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=B00QZ144JG&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=lifewithkids-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=lifewithkids-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B00QZ144JG" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div>
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<a href="https://amzn.to/2OkD1jY" target="_blank">Jojoba</a> is an oil that I love to use for my face and is a great option if you're allergic to coconut. It is a bit more expensive but my skin absolutely loves it.</div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N3340K7/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01N3340K7&linkCode=as2&tag=lifewithkids-20&linkId=377140509fbc25b649a75bc620bb4761" nbsp="" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=B01N3340K7&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=lifewithkids-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=lifewithkids-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B01N3340K7" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div>
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While I haven't tried it yet I have learned that <a href="https://amzn.to/2McmKeh" target="_blank">Rosehip Seed Oil</a> is wonderful for your face, so when I run out of my Jojoba oil and I need to make some more of my Glow Girl Facial Serum I cannot wait to add this in!</div>
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One can never have enough diffusers. We have one in every room, including our bathrooms. I adore the Young Living diffusers because they are Top Quality and beautiful. But having a few extra diffusers on hand is always nice. We travel a lot and bring our oils with us so having a cheaper option that I'm not concerned about getting damaged is so nice. I also have gifted several diffusers to friends and the girls teachers with some Young Living Essential Oils and I love having these pocketbook friendly options.</div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MR4Y0CZ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01MR4Y0CZ&linkCode=as2&tag=lifewithkids-20&linkId=d90985e7cb8ee2007d6b073647e7bb42" nbsp="" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=B01MR4Y0CZ&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=lifewithkids-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=lifewithkids-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B01MR4Y0CZ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div>
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There is something about a touch of wood and <a href="https://amzn.to/2AFkI0K" target="_blank">this one</a> fits all the bills. It has a long run time and has a great simple design that goes with just about any decor style.<br />
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I adore the look of <a href="https://amzn.to/30XRAwI" target="_blank">this one</a> and it has lots of options as well, like a variety of run times and lighting options.</div>
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Having some Spray Bottles on hand is great for so many DIYs, such as cleaners, room sprays, and linen sprays.</div>
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These <a href="https://amzn.to/2o3BKmU" target="_blank">glass spray bottles</a> are great for mixing up your Thieves Household Cleaner. You can also make a wood cleaner or a heavy degreasing cleaner as well. I love the Amber color and the spray nozzles on these ones are spectacular.</div>
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If you're not too interested in the amber colored bottles I found these <a href="https://amzn.to/2AYDRek" target="_blank">clear ones</a>! Great for all the things I mentioned above.</div>
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These little misters (<a href="https://amzn.to/2VtSYFW" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/311NymI" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="https://amzn.to/35flIHf" target="_blank">here</a>)are great for room sprays, linen sprays, or making your very own Thieves Spray for on the go! I love the frosted glass ones.<br />
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Extras for DIYs. One thing about oils is that they are actually pretty cost effective and you can make so many different things with them. You'll just need a couple extra supplies and you'll be all set up for all the things!<br />
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<a href="https://amzn.to/2M4my25" target="_blank">Witch Hazel</a> is one of our favorite extras to use in our sprays and facial DIYs. It helps to emulsify the essential oils with water, just make sure to get a fragrance free or unscented one to avoid any chemicals/toxins. In my facial regime I use it as a toner and it helps to bring back my skins Ph.<br />
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Making a whipped body butter is super economical and fun! Whip one up using a combination of <a href="https://amzn.to/35F8Kmf" target="_blank">Shea Butter</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/31mND4A" target="_blank">Coconut Oil</a> in your mixer and then add in some essential oils. You'll love how moisturizing it is!</div>
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As you can see there are lots of options as to things you can make with your oils and they can be beautifully packaged too!! I love all the glass bottles since they're more environmentally friendly and you can reuse them as many times as you want!! #winning!!<br />
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Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-46479265577570647132019-10-16T20:22:00.001-07:002019-10-16T20:50:20.125-07:00[Traveling with Kids] England 2019 - Oxford and Windsor <div style="text-align: center;">
Once we left the <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/09/traveling-with-kids-england-2019_27.html" target="_blank">Cotswolds</a> we drove through Oxford and then to Windsor before dropping the car off at the airport so we could make our way to London.</div>
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The kids were fantastic in the car, Séamus fell asleep and the girls had fun looking out the windows and playing on their kindles. We arrived at Oxford, had a bit of difficulty figuring out exactly where to go, but after some driving around and searching on our phones we figured it out. We parked in a random spot on campus and since Séamus was sleeping we tagged teamed a quick walk around with the girls...and so we wouldn't get ticketed or towed since we weren't too sure if we were in an actual parking spot or not 😂. I would love to be able to tell you what each of these pictures are...but I have zero idea. I think one of them is the library? I didn't to much (okay okay any) research on Oxford, so pictures without any explanation is what you're going to get. If you do happen to know what any of this is, <i>please</i> leave a comment so that I can know too!<br />
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After our quick stop in Oxford, we drove on to Windsor Castle. There was some sort of procession happening so the roads were <i>backed up</i> and we were basically stuck in the same spot for a good 15 minutes. Whatever it was finally was over and we were off to find a parking spot. We passed several parking lots on the way to the one that Thomas chose as our destination, so we stubbornly stuck to it and once we entered we got the very last parking spot at the very back of the lot and then all of the pay stations were out of order, except for the one at the very front and wouldn't you know it....it was a Pay and Display 😆. Thomas took off to pay for the parking, while I willingly stayed back at the car with the kids eating snacks, drinking water, breastfeeding Séamus, and trying as hard as I could to stay cool in the very very hot sun.</div>
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Thomas made it back and then we started off on our way. Windsor Castle is on a hill, so we started the trek up, stopped in at McDonald's for the bathroom when we realized that we forgot our tickets in the car 😩, Thomas graciously offered to run back and retrieve them while I stayed with the kids and got them some chicken nuggets, because we basic. Reunited once again and we made our way to the gates! Thomas's parents also caught up with us so we were all able to check out the castle together. I have to be honest and it wasn't quite as I remembered it from 20 years ago, but it was still magnificent and a great tourist spot.</div>
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Finnley wanted to walk most of the time, Ellie wanted to ride in the stroller and Séamus was our wild child. I managed to get him to snooze a bit in the Ergo and then when he woke up, Finnley had met her match and needed to be carried, so I flipped my carrier around and girlfriend enjoyed the thrills of the back carry and we didn't have to worry about her knocking into anything.</div>
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Before we made it into the Castle we all took a break, sat on the grass (who have I become??), and ate Ice Cream. Another snafu, Thomas ordered the Ice Cream and there was a miscommunication of sorts and instead of coming back with 3 ice cream cones he had 6 😂😂😂😂 None of us complained and we decided that was lunch! Finnley confiscated my phone and had a blast taking all the pictures! </div>
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I loved the wafer cookie they included too!</div>
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Once we finished our tour of the Castle...no pictures allowed, we made our way back to the airport to drop off the car. It was quite the fiasco (as clearly our day was) and we learned quite a bit about how careful one needs to be when booking a car in England. The company we went through required you to select your insurance when making your reservation, however if you're booking from the US they don't actually let you select one and then when you arrive they charge you double because you didn't include it in your booking. So what we learned is that you need to either book from the UK or the EU website so you don't get swindled. Quite the ordeal, I'll tell you that. (I will have you know that our car rental in Ireland went as smoothly as possible, we rented a GPS too but it didn't work on the first day so we just used our phones and when we returned the car a week later and told them about the GPS they took it off our bill with no problems)</div>
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Stay tuned because our 5 days in London is coming up and I can't wait to share all of it with you!<br />
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Previous Posts:<br />
Ireland post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/08/traveling-with-kids-ireland-2019-trim.html" target="_blank">ONE</a> <br />
Ireland post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/08/traveling-with-kids-ireland-2019-dingle.html" target="_blank">TWO</a><br />
Ireland post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/09/traveling-with-kids-ireland-2019.html" target="_blank">THREE</a><br />
England post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/09/traveling-with-kids-england-2019.html" target="_blank">ONE</a><br />
England post <a href="https://atparsons.blogspot.com/2019/09/traveling-with-kids-england-2019_27.html" target="_blank">TWO</a><br />
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Is it just me or does a wave of gladness shoot through you when October rolls around. The crisp mornings, cool evenings, and all those beautiful pumpkins....I wonder if it has something to do with Cinderella and her Pumpkin Carriage?</div>
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We purchased a second house in our sweet little college town! It's been a dream of ours since attending school there to have a home and now after 12 years we do! It's unbelievably exciting and we have the opportunity to create a life of simplicity there and in our home here as well. It's a sweet little Grey Cottage built in 1930 and is just the sweetest!</div>
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We've spent a few nights over there already and its been such a dream. The girls are actually sharing a bed, Séamus sleeps in a pack'n'play and the dogs love having a new place to check out.</div>
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Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-1789205681154473492019-09-27T05:00:00.000-07:002019-09-27T05:00:06.318-07:00[Traveling with Kids] England 2019 - The Cotswolds<div style="text-align: center;">
We have finally made it to The Cotswolds part of our trip! This may have been the part of our England trip that both Thomas and I were most looking forward to. I had done a day trip from London 20 years ago and my memory was fading, I will tell you one thing - the English Countryside is absolutely beautiful and all the viewpoints you can see from the roadside is picturesque. All of the Limestone homes and buildings were a feast for my eyes and I became so confused as to what my actual dream house looks like: Modern American Farmhouse? Irish Stone Cottage? or now a Cotswold Limestone House? How does one choose? haha</div>
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We arrived at our sweet little town of Bourton-on-the-Water and were set to spend 3 luxurious nights there. We stopped in and had the most delicious lunch at <a href="https://website-675037948791043672118-cafe.business.site/" target="_blank">The Garden Cafe</a>, the weather was glorious and we were able to eat outside which all three kids <i>loved</i>. I got the girls (and by that I mean Ellie) the Ham Sandwich - just plain with nothing on it and Thomas and I shared the Ploughman's Plate. Everything was absolutely divine, except the pickled onions because I just don't like those anywhere. The atmosphere was darling and it was a great introduction to such a sweet and walkable town.</div>
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We were then off to search for our Airbnb. Our host gave us great directions and was so helpful when giving us tips as for what to do, where to go while we were having our visit. We stayed at The <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/4192565?source_impression_id=p3_1569555663_U54xGTRDqnJf3yaW" target="_blank">Bourton Croft Cottage</a>, it was right in the middle of town and everything was within a 5 minute walk. It was very clean, spacious, and had lots of charm. The kids loved all the space, the fireplace, and of course, the stairs. We also received the sweetest welcome larder of bread from the local bakery, homemade currant jam (my favorite), butter and eggs. It was so incredibly thoughtful and a great set up for our stay.</div>
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The lovely private garden</div>
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The spacious kitchen with so many amenities.</div>
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Our Welcome Larder</div>
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The Dining Room complete with a high chair!</div>
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The Living Room with TV, fireplace, and access to the stairs. There was the cutest detail of a mouse formed into the cement of the stairs that Finnley was wild over...we felt like Cinderella!</div>
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The Gold Room. We had asked for the two main rooms to be set up with King Size beds. This room had a view of the street and the River that runs through town.</div>
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The Bathroom just down the hall.</div>
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The little 3rd bedroom which overlooked the private garden (and into the neighbors)</div>
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The Second Bathroom, the girls insisted on showing it off</div>
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...And the Blue Room, complete with Vanity and windows overlooking a parking lot and the garden.</div>
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We then walked around town in search of the Playground and the grocery. Switching over from B&B's and eating out for all our meals in Ireland to having kitchens and preparing some of our own food here in England was quite fun.</div>
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Séamus and I shared the little room...which also meant we got the diffuser 💕😴</div>
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The next day Thomas's parent joined up with us, after they ventured to Paris!! We met up with them for lunch at <a href="http://www.therosetreeinbourton.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Rose Tree</a>...yes please. It was the only place I wanted to eat after that! SO so good. Thomas's mom got the crab, shrimp and avocado salad and my mouth was watering when they set it down on the table. I had the lasagne, Thomas got a burger, his dad had the lamb shank, and the girls ate chicken nuggets. For dessert I couldn't pass up the Sticky Toffee Pudding. Séamus fell asleep in my arms as we were waiting for our food and proceeded to sleep during the entire meal.</div>
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Ellie was the only one who liked the <i>cold</i> water of the river but the other two obliged and dipped their toes.</div>
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The next morning, I walked over to the bakery to grab some fresh scones for breakfast and then we drove the loop to check out many of the cute little towns of the Cotswolds: Stow-on-the-Wold, Moreton-in-Marsh, Chipping Campden, Upper Slaughter, and Lower Slaughter, among others I can't recall the names of. Some of them we just drove through, while others we parked and walked around the shops a bit. We stopped for lunch in Chipping Campden, had Ice Cream in Moreton-in- Marsh, and saw some cute shops in Stow-on-the-Wold. While each of the towns were lovely we all agreed that Bourton-on-the-Water was the best choice of where to stay and we were so glad we chose it!</div>
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sure the butter dish is made in the USA but I've never seen Ellie's name on anything before!</div>
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The kids loved the Toy Shop in Moreton-in-Marsh and could have spent <i>all day</i> there.</div>
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Our fresh Breakfast Scones were so yummy with the homemade jam and proper clotted cream!</div>
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When we arrived back the girls got to go shopping for a toy with Nanny and Papa and they settled on Burrito Pets. We stopped into the Motoring Museum Gift Shop and all the old cars were so so cool!</div>
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We then walked back over to the playground for the kiddos, and I stopped with Séamus to take a few photo's just in case I missed my opportunity when we arrived back home for his 1st birthday. He was a total champ...and then tried eating the flowers. Once he and I made it into the playground he figured out a way to climb up the ladder and go down the slide all on his own. He loved it so much that he did it over and over again until his little body was just too tired to move any more!</div>
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Waking up and getting to see him sleep will be forever a favorite memory of this trip...just like it was for Ellie's first trip and Finnley's too! Once we were ready I walked the kids over to the bakery for some more goodies while Thomas loaded up the car and we said goodbye to our sweet Cotswolds Cottage, took one final photo (or two) on one of the many bridges and made our way towards London by way of Oxford and Windsor.</div>
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The Cotswolds is a lovely place and I really don't think a proper visit to England would be complete without a stop in. Whether you can stay a night or two or to make it a day trip, seeing these old towns and the friendliness of the people is worth it.<br />
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Stay tuned for Oxford and Windsor and then our stay in London!<br />
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Ashley @ Life with Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576688480134513183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48207873482211478.post-81823272373332184142019-09-23T18:17:00.001-07:002019-09-23T18:17:14.367-07:00Young Living Convention 2019 - 25 years!<div style="text-align: center;">
Back in July, I got to meet up with my people in Salt Lake City for Young Living's Annual Convention. It was absolutely terrific. There was so much knowledge, every single product out and available for touching and experiencing, seminars, and the opportunity to meet longtime online friends in person. Definitely an experience to remember for a lifetime.</div>
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Convention happened to coincide with the day we arrived back home from our trip to Ireland and England, I grabbed my convention tickets back in January and we finalized all the details in May. I got the latest flight from SEA to SLC I could, which barely gave me 3 hours from landing to taking off again, and I was so nervous about making my connection with coming off of an international flight. It was also going to be my very first time in an airport and flying solo, aside from waiting too long to use the bathroom (yep, I wet my pants 😂) it went very smoothly.</div>
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I arrived in SLC, got my very first Uber, and got to the hotel. I was greeted with much excitement from my roommates/business partners and then rushed into the bathroom to pump...pumping was the worst thing on my whole trip but I am so thankful that I was able to do it.</div>
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First thing in the morning we had coffee and then off to Convention. All of the displays were beautiful and it was so much fun hanging out with my girls.</div>
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Back at the convention center we walked around some more and got to check out the product displays. To touch, smell, and experience all the newly launched products and any of the other products we've been dying to check out...because they were <i>all there</i> out and ready for us. It was unbelievable. All of the new products are now available and you can get your own right <a href="http://bit.ly/joinlifekidsandoils" target="_blank">here</a>!!</div>
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Thieves Hand Purifier is now approved to be called a Sanitizer and kills 99.99% of germs while still supporting your immune system with the power of the Thieves essential oil blend!</div>
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After checking out all the products we made our way back to the hotel to get ready for our dinner reservations at <a href="https://www.opentable.com/r/tradition-salt-lake-city" target="_blank">Tradition</a>, I went the appetizer route and Oh My Word!! Fried Green Tomatoes and Funeral Potatoes for the win! The restaurant was totally adorable and full of some of my dream decor. Definitely recommend a visit here if you find yourself in SLC.</div>
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The next morning we attended a team breakfast with a panel of some of our leaders giving all sorts of tips, insight, and encouragement for our businesses. It was so informative and at the end our Crown Diamond leader shared her specially formulated Diamond perfume she earned the night before with all of us, so incredibly generous.</div>
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<br />Over to the Convention Center to watch one of our favorites speak and after we saw this beautiful display showcasing what sets Young Living Essential Oils apart from any other company.</div>
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In the evening we made it to General Session where we learned how amazing YL is, in the Top Ten best companies!! They introduced a couple new farms and partner farms, unveiled a nature reserve, announced that you can now schedule farm visits through the website (though you can still show up unannounced and get the same tour), they shared that Young Living Essential Oils has teamed up with NASA and some oils are going up to the Space Station, and were inspired by John C. Maxwell and his wisdom. Just an incredible night!</div>
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I woke up on my final morning in SLC to head down to my Raindrop Massage and it was incredible. I perused more of the products and fell in love with the Savvy Minerals display. Off to brunch at Eva's Bakery Boulangerie, the food was delish but the atmosphere was less than desirable. I don't think that it was a normal Saturday there and would try it out again.</div>
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Then it was time to head to the airport. We all had a final lunch together and then parted ways to our gates. I stopped in to pump and the pumping room was ridiculously hot and sticky. There was no sink and so I was forced to walk around the airport with my bottles of pumped milk looking for the bathroom so I could dump and rinse out my parts. I am so glad that I haven't had to use these very often and was very much looking forward having Séamus back and on the boob. I got to fly home on Alaska and was reminded of how much I love them, my favorite cookies, I didn't pee my pants this time, and had a great conversation with the lady next to me.</div>
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My first trip to Convention was amazing and when I got home our team's song was playing in the car and I am so pumped about my business!! A bunch of us have already purchased our tickets to Convention for next year and I cannot wait to be with my people once again! </div>
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