Brandon is 2!

Here is the little guy I am talking about!

Only, he's not so little anymore....

Here is the car cake I made for his birthday. Anjali was proud of it, even if I wasn't. It gave me some grief, I am afraid....

Here is the card Anjali made for Brandon.

Uncle G was able to come down to celebrate with us!

Blowing out the candles.

We thank God for blessing us with such a happy boy! He always has a smile on his face and is very easy going. He loves dogs. He can count to 20 (although not perfectly), and can sing along to Amazing Grace, Jesus Loves Me, ABC's and more. He loves his dinky cars and carries them around everywhere. He loves to play outside and go on the little slide. He doesn't like to eat, unless it's blackberries or chocolate covered raisins! He loves to give hugs and kisses and is a snuggly boy. May God bless you, Brandon!

Padme and Uncle G

Meet Brandon's newest friend, Padme. Padme is one of Uncle G's dogs.

Brandon and Padme chased each other around...

rolled around on the floor...

and got to know one another on a paw-to-paw level.

This kid puts a smile on my face! What a crazy kiddo!

Craft Time!

I am really pleased with a couple of things.

Firstly, the Ikea curtains which I painstakingly ironed and hung the other day!

Secondly, I found two Easter wreaths on sale for $1 at the Superstore the other day.

And I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them.

Here is one before:

I ripped off the bunnies and started hot-glueing sticks of ivy onto the base.

When that was done, I found two chunky white ribbons and strung one around each wreath.

Then I started adding flowers.

Lastly, I added a bow. These bows were from our wedding.

We celebrated 7 years of marriage on May 1st!
Next, I taped the ribbon to the back of the door which is in the foyer.

The great thing about the wreath is that the flowers and bow are not glued down, so I can change them anytime I want!
Now, what to do with those leftover bunnies?
Why, a puppet show, of course!

And, in unrelated news, here are the kids and I, all ready for church!

Have a great day everyone!

Kids Room

Happy Friday everyone!

Here are a couple before pictures of the formal living and dining room (with previous owner's stuff):

We chose not to use the space that way because we want the kids to have their own area to play.

So we have concentrated on making it a functional space that we can use to do things we love.

That means the kids can play in a safe area where I am not worried about the "stuff" in the room.

It is more about practicality in this case.

In this picture, you can see the light fixture which Robin is going to change out for something cheap and close to the ceiling. Right now you can see my messy craft desk and storage bookshelf for the kids crafts and puzzles. Also, you get a sneak peak of the kitchen beyond. :)

We painted this room. I wanted more of a blue colour, but since we chose the colours online, we ended up with more of a purple, and although it is a bit non-traditional, I still think it is kind of pretty.

Here you can see that this is the first area which greets you after the foyer (which is to the left). Also, we are very excited to have a front window (which was lacking in our old house). I am going to dress this window with white curtains from Ikea.

This is the entryway to the room, flanked by two white pillars.. I need some kind of art or picture above the sofa, but haven't found anything yet.

Here is a view of the potlights which Robin installed (there are 6), and the kids toys and the tv.

We put a very soft area rug down (the kids "live" on the floor). It will also help protect the white carpet a bit (I hope).

There you have it. Yay for another post!

Blogging...

Okay, so clearly I am not great at this blogging thing....
When I posted last time about pictures coming soon, I wonder whether I thought it would be TWO MONTHS before I blogged again....
actually, no. I had resolved to blog more frequently. After all, it is a great way to keep people updated as to what is going on at the Singh household.
Well, let me tell you, things are messy! And by that, I mean the house.
We are making progress on the projects which we wanted to complete at the new house, but there are still lots of boxes in the basement, and lots of stuff everywhere which has not yet found a proper home.
We are still in the phase of makeshift solutions while we plan and figure out just how to make things function well in our new home.
I am very happy that all of our major painting jobs that we wanted to complete have been completed. We painted three bedrooms, a washroom, a powder room, the family room, the dining area, the kitchen, the toy/craft room! Phew! What a big job! We spent many late nights doing this job while the kids were sleeping. I have to give Robin most of the credit. He did all the hard stuff, while I just helped roll the paint once in a while. He is very focussed and determined to get stuff done. I am more relaxed and tend to say: Tomorrow is another day.
I guess that is one reason that I am not good at blogging. Tomorrow turns into many tomorrows, and that is how two months have gone by. :) So, my new goal is to try to do one blog post every Friday. I hope this will help to motivate me to keep showing pictures (and to keep completing projects). I am very motivated by deadlines. That's why school was so good for me.
Anyways, without further ado, here are a couple of pictures:

The front door and entryway, with two mirrored closets. Robin cut holes in the closet on the

right to help install potlights in the room next door.

one side of the foyer
the other side. Robin made the coat rack, right at kid level.

I hope to paint the front door a deeper red colour at some point.

Hope you enjoyed this post! Would love to hear your comments!