The Mullens: August 2009

The last 6 months...

Ok so we are not very good bloggers.

A lot has happened in the last 6 months... let's see...

Our nephew has grown so much... he turned one and has now started talking and walking!

House projects- Renovating the bathroom and garage

One of our closest friends Emily + Simone got married in Chicago

Vacation- South Carolina with the fam and Florida, including Disney

Lots of wedding festivities for Meredith and Mandy

Jess got a new job in a public district and Sam got into the firefighting progam!!

LILY LILY LILY who has been there for all of it! She is the best dog ever!

Now here are some pics...

Jack and Grandpa at his first birthday party

The cake and cupcakes made by mom (Stacey)

These two are our favorite pics... looking so grown up!

RENOVATIONS... DIY all the way!

This summer we decided on two main projects the garage and the bathroom!! The garage (which I don't have any pictures of) was fairly easy... taking out cabinets, painting, redoing the floor, putting up peg board and organizers...

Then there is the bathroom... still not done.. but here are some pictures to show our progress!!

Getting rid of all of the ugly pink pink pink!!

A huge mess...

Not sure what is happening in this one... but I thought it was funny... kinda looks like he is getting sick! :)

Gutted! Down to the studs! Oh and Lily looking cute!

Putting up drywall and installing the electrical boxes...

This pictues just shows the layer of dust that was throughout the house from all of the demo...

The tile being put up in the shower...

(Remember we have done all of this work ourselves... it has been fun!)

Emily + Simone

The Piga wedding in Chicago was such a fun time! It was so nice to see such an amazing couple commit to each other!!! We love them dearly and wish we were closer to see them more than we do!!! We wish them the best in a long and happy marriage!!

The beautiful ceremony... where Em said her vows in Italian!!!!

Kristen, Mrs. Piga, and I getting ready to enter the reception!

Sam and I

The boys

VACATION- S.C. and FL

ROAD TRIP! We first drove to the mountains of South Carolina to see all the hard work my father put into designing a house he has been working on for over a year now... It was AMAZING!!!! We had a full house and a lot of fun with the Bishops, Mullens, Fishers, and the Weists!

Of course on the way Sam had to stop and eat Kentucky IN Kentucky

This is the amazing house!!! BEAUTIFUL!

One of the many amazingly designed rooms... the theater!

The Wii tournament... hysterical!!

Out to dinner with the whole gang... supposedly at a dive bar!

Sam's favorite say of the whole trip... boating and getting to go tubing and skufing

Relaxing in the water after a day of water sports...

Out to dinner at the country club, right on the golf course...

Then we were off to FLORIDA... thanks to the Fischer's for letting us stay at their wonderful beach front condo! It was so relaxing to just hang out on the beach and by the pool all day!! We did take one day and drove to Disney World!