Life at the BK Lounge

Random Updates!

2018-05-04T12:27:00.002-07:00

Um... you're not allowed in our pool

bowling birthday party

they seriously loved bowling so much!

I think Harvey is hoping to help blow out the candles

much easier than going ALL the way to the bathroom

sunrise run!

they made their own fruit stand an actually made some money!

their sign!!!!

he looks comfortable hahaha

my handy man husband built my barn doors

walking home from school and so excited!

my little helper at MOPS set up

dinner with my main man!

Easter fun!

2018-04-03T14:01:00.000-07:00

Easter week and weekend were a blast! The kids participated in 5 egg hunts, lots of parties and hung out with lots of friends! Here's a recap of what we've been up to lately!

pool time with neighbors!

Hunt at Harvey's Preschool

helping him!

All his school buddies

my girl got a big girl hair cut at the salon

she should the dryer was hilarious!

We also went to Seaquest and she got to hold this bird!

Easter egg hunt at the park by our house!

I finally cashed in my Christmas present and went to see Brooks and Dunn and Reba!!!!!!!

It was awesome, amazing and soon cool!

Our little 3.5 year old can ride a big boy bike!

In preparation for Easter we got Trevi her first bible!

always reading!

this guy was very interested!

I need one of these as a pet asap

Easter morning baskets!

attempting some yard work!

salad in Gramps' famous bowl

We dyed eggs!

concentrating so hard

hahaha

this project is always WAY messier than I imagine

I'm obsessed with fresh flowers these days!

Trevi has been writing a ton and this is a song for me.

"even when i'm bad to her..." :(

Easter Sunday

Ready to serve at church!

My little monkey man

Hanging with some buddies!

Brett has a new girlfriend!!

We officially own a truck now and it's super fun!!!

He only had to go to Salt Lake to get it.

Brett's song... wonder who the fun one is in the family!

Harvey is happy about the new truck!

Coffeefest Baltimore and New School!

2018-03-22T13:09:00.002-07:00

I brought a couple of the kids animals with me to take pictures for them!

riding the train from the airport to the convention center!

I love a town with public transportation

nice to see the water again!

PNC! I felt like I was back in Pittsburgh

We went to the aquarium and it was amazing!

pig-nosed turtle

bat fish

these sting rays were huge

and so was the turtle!!!

eels!

always love to find Nemo

the turtle was missing a fin due to an injury so the zoo saved her

Fort McHenry, where the star spangled banner was inspired from the war of 1812.

Trevi started at the neighborhood school and we ride our bikes to and from!!!

my biker crew

his travel present "a snap bracelet sloth" goes everywhere with him!

blueberry scones for my ladies at BSF

my monkeys!

House updates and Exploring our new neighborhood!

2018-03-09T20:08:00.001-08:00

Here are a few updated photos from the house. We still have lots of finishing work/cleaning up but the majority of the major work is done!!

Finally got a new cover for our couch... the white was no longer white

I made a fun piece to keep our produce in

plus, I got to learn how to use the saw

my little helper!

Loving the contrast: cactus...

palm trees!

Huge fan of the cabinets we chose!

And I appreciate them so much more after having built them all

My massive island!

and I love every inch of it!

so much storage

huge sink and a big window!

Brett did such an awesome job designing the layout of the kitchen

blueberry muffins for women's bible study

sheer joy for this guy!

!!!!!

We've been trying some new trails by our house!

On Thursday we went hiking

the views from above were amazing

digging in the dirt of course!

Thursday was the yellow trail!

Friday was the blue trail on bikes but I forgot my phone so I don't have photos

Quick interruption for some photos from my monthly girls dinner!

Beets and goat cheese

Harvest toast: ricotta, squash, pumpkin seeds and pomegranate seeds!

Happy March

2018-03-03T14:24:00.001-08:00

It's March and we've been busy!

I got to take Harvey to a friend's dino birthday party!

He got really into it!

Trevi working on her first school project: she had to research Ronald Reagan

Sunsets in the desert!

I had to get ready and this guy wanted to part of the process

helping feed Boomer!

he's always reading

so is she!

Got a photo from Ms. Dolores saying Harvey wrote his first two letters all by himself

We've officially moved and this is all our stuff... time to move in!

breakfast of champions on moving day :)

waiting for dad to show up with the furniture! yes, that is a stool on top of the car

Harvet watching the olympics with Kingdon

Free pancake day at Ihop

Uncle Chad few in for a few hours so they worked on the sink... Not sure how many people were actually helping haha

We love uncle Chad

dress up as your favorite character at school: she's dressed as Mercy Watson

playing with magnets at school

my little easter bunnies

these ears brought her a lot of joy!

he's become an official carpenter with all his fun new tools

finishing the kitchen with handles

Trevi made me breakfast!

Updated couch! the white had become brown....

my new view!

February update- House, Valentines, Adventures, Working!

2018-02-18T13:30:00.000-08:00

Happy February! So far our month has been jammed packed with house remodeling, school parities, adventures in town, friends and packing!

House Updates!

our granite- everest white

Brett said the microwave install took a ton of work so setting the clock felt like an accomplishment!

so excited about this big tall cabinet next to the fridge

I've decided a window in front of the sink is a must!

Cabinets with some doors added! I am so happy with the choice so far!

Starting to come together more!

Our floors! I'm in love!

lots of little helpers!

not sure if they make working easier or harder!

Adventures in Henderson!

The trees at the library are in full bloom and so pretty!

I love the contrast of the white flowers with the blue skies!

rough day at the park! hahah

headed to get Trevi from school!

I spy rain drops. These few were all we got.

Valentine's Day, Playdates and Adventures!

Valentine's from Trevi

Valentine's from Harvey

Harvey's Valentine Party

passing out their valentine gifts

We LOVE Ms. Dolores

All his buddies!

and with his teacher!

One of my favorite valentines!

Having fun at Trevi's school party!

My two favorite valentines!

Trevi had a day off so while Harvey was at preschool we headed to Kneaders for Trevi's breakfast of choice- french toast!

pictures we received of Harvey while at breakfast

digging at school!

We had a friends twins for 2 days and it was safe to say they all had fun!

Trevi loved loved loved being the big kid

library time

BUBBLES

glad we got the king size bed!

I have fun doing Trevi's hair!

we found some new bike paths by the new house and there were lots of animals to see- jack rabbits, roadrunners, gophers, hawks, lizards and dogs!

she's loving her heart sunglasses from a playdate!

Meal Planning, Work and Dinners

About 3 months ago I got a part time job doing online customer service for a meal planning company called Prep Dish! I have loved working for them and trying out the meal plans for my myself! I have been making a few modifications based on ingredients, flavors and what I feel like adding but the base of the meals are delicious!

Harvey likes the kale and walnut pesto

we are given a grocery list

Harvey will do anything to help in the kitchen. Here he was helping me make pear muffins

loves his jobs!

slow cooker coconut curry beef short ribs with mashed sweet potatoes

turkey taco soup

smoked paprika chicken thighs with roasted veggies!

weekly produce

House update and park time!

2018-02-07T19:33:00.000-08:00

The sprinklers randomly came on at the park and Trevi was ecstatic!!!

Harvey watched from the side lines

Pure joy from her!

Chillin at the dog park!

played for awhile in Costco! Harvey loved the house so much!

completed den/guest room

looking into the kitchen! The drywall is finally done

new mudroom/pantry

enjoying story time at the library

so many can lights!

these kids never stop climbing

They were so excited to help us paint!

trying to decide which lights! Harvey likes to help

so many cabinets to build

My friend Sarah and her twin boys bought me flowers!

burning off some steam after school! Can you see her smile?!?!

the park after school has been our new routine!

my little monkey

updates and a birthday!

2018-01-29T12:25:00.002-08:00

A few updates!

Here's our front door! I totally love it but I want to paint the outside!

we are adding a 4th bedroom! Come visit anytime!

Can't decide what to do with the fireplace yet.paint? cover it?

not a ton of changes in the kitchen yet.

this kid...

he's a fan of the snuggle

seriously so silly haha

helping me make daddy's birthday dinner with our awesome kids knives!

Happy Birthday to our favorite man!!!!

beard board on the ceiling of the mudroom.

I was hoping the bead board was going to make his job easier for this huge section of the ceiling however we're not so sure.

we got one fan up!

my new hunky pool boy

snuggles with daddy

and silliness!

they love their dad!!!!

we are eating ALL the blueberries!

Winter in the desert isn't so bad!!!!

Random photos

2018-01-25T11:19:00.003-08:00

Trevi and her buddy, Arabella, on the way to a movie birthday party!

Enjoying the movie with my buddy Linda!

job site hazards

he actually fell on the concrete outside but it happened at the new house

I love our new front door! I just need to decide what color to paint the outside

new guest bedroom! Come visit!

eventually we'll do something with the fireplace

January!

2018-01-19T13:56:00.002-08:00

Driving to school in the morning...

this dog will put up with anything. It takes a lot for Trevi to put a book down! She's getting too big for a carseat.

driving to school in the afternoon!

Chick Fil A had a prince and princess night! We went as Aurora and Maui!

check out her sweet curls

All A's first semester!

I love desert sunsets!

kids making random crafts our of electrical remnants

testing can lights!

my little box top collection helper!

delivering flowers to Mrs. Sarah

we were having play date and the girls came out of school holding hands!

Headed home with the crew. Despite Harvey's face he was over the moon

We bought a house!

2018-01-15T19:28:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos from demo day! The kids are having so much fun and Brett and I are still married!

kids lounging by the pool while we demo!

taking out the cabinets

and a wall

Harvey is all about the hammer

trying to choose floors

the wall is gone!

imagining standing at my new HUGE island!

he is also obsessed with the ladder

They love helping dad!

Happy New Year!

2018-01-13T06:06:00.000-08:00

A sweet friend of Trevi's got us tickets to Disney on Ice!

She was in heaven with her classmates: Trevi, Ana, Alyssa, Juliette and Arabella!

Love these fellow mom's of kindergarten girls!

reading with Dad!

paint day at the library

learning to blend!

my little artist. He was so patient and careful

Love January in the desert!

movie day at the library

I spy rain...

and lots of it! We got 2 full days of rain and then it looked like we needed to build the ark!

the sun after the rain!

the rain brought snow to the mountains!

sleepy boy after a nap

hanging with his buddy

my little baking helper

We bought a house!!!!

let the work begin!

Christmas in the Desert!

2017-12-21T13:44:00.003-08:00

We've been having so much fun gearing up for Christmas! We've done lots of fun actives as a family! Check them out below!

Getting our tree! Since Christmas trees don't grow anywhere near the desert so the sticker price was a bit of a shock.

Harvey sure loved the train at the tree lot

ready to take the beauty home

it's the perfect tree

this is Harvey's perch. Anytime someone is doing something in the kitchen he is right here watching, waiting and helping

our house is decorated to the max... apparently we wont be getting anything out of island cabinets

Little gymnastics girl

All ready for her Christmas concert. She even got a speaking part

Harvey hanging out with the upper class girls! :)

Cutie pants

This was a gorgeous ice sculpture

this kid is obsessed with any bounce house

we haven't had rain in over 100 days... even the cactus are struggling.

getting her awards at school

I love sunsets in the desert

These two love to snuggle and play

Checking out the lit up cactus garden

so MANY lights!

Boomer graduated puppy training

this boy loves a bath and balloons

working hard on his craft while at school

I got to go to dinner with a couple girlfriends! One had never been to the strip so it was fun to see her reaction!

Dinner with Candi and Sarah

The gardens at the Bellagio are gorgeous for Christmas

The coca cola bears are darling

sunrises in the desert are probably my favorite part of the day

another award for this little lady

First Starbucks hot coco!

I think she enjoyed it!

Christmas party at preschool!

We LOVE Mrs. Dolores

All his buddies: Harper, Emerson, Reagan, Grayson and Gideon

6th Birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas decorating and more!

2017-11-30T13:05:00.002-08:00

It's been a busy and fun month over here! We've celebrated a 6th birthday (a few days late since Trevi was in Belize)! We had our first Thanksgiving (at the lake no less), lots of holiday celebrations at school, decorated our house for Christmas and our first movie theatre experience!

Lets start with my little man and his trains!

A shell Trevi is very proud of bringing home from Belize!

Harvey's travel present: a rain stick!

cupcakes for the 6th birthday dinner

Auntie Amy and Violet got her a hatchimal!

Out came twins!

Just hanging out in the water table

Dinner in the water table :)

Boomer in doggy training

I got the best travel present even: a hammock!

enjoying a nap in the hammock

modeling the clothes from Auntie Ann

One cool dude

I got a fun girls night dinner at a fancy habachi place

dinner with my buddies!

Decorating the house!

My favorite mantle so far!

Clouds in the dessert are few but beautiful!

Sunsets are pretty awesome too!

Enjoying the Henderson Stroll and Roll

The kids each took a turn in the bubble

We went to the theatre and watched the movie "The Star". It was super cute!

Everyone loves the hammock

Thanksgiving party at preschool

sunrise!

The decorations are starting to go up in the neighborhood! We love seeing the new ones on our evening walk!

Trevi and I had a date so we got our toes done

My little turkey

Yay!

always exploring!

Thanksgiving at the lake! It was 80 and perfect!

We had so much fun on Thanksgiving so we decided to go back and camp last Saturday night! We all survived!

Loving my craft from MOPS!

my little book worm!

Happy 6th Birthday in Belize!

2017-11-19T21:04:00.003-08:00

Trevi and Brett went on a very special birthday trip to Belize!

Early morning flight for these two!

Go fish in the airport

all ready to head to Houston

landing in Houston

making sure they make their connection to Belize

Little helper

When the airline won't let one parent take a kid out of the country without a note from the other parent, you'll have to spend the night in Houston! Rental car fun!

Trevi loves all animals... real or fake!

Go figure... the Children's Museum was free the evening they were there!

65 foot water wall

Where's Trevi?

Water wall from the distance

Getting ready to head to Belize

They made it!

First night: Savannah Guest House

Who doesn't love a hammock?

Breakfast from the owner!

The owner's wife has MS so her husband make an off road wheel chair for her

swinging

feeding the crocodile

crocodile and turtle friend!

kitty pet!

Welcome to the Belize Zoo

Jungle hotel: Parrot Nest Tree houses!

Silly

she loves all animals

feeding the iguana

always climbing something!

jungle rain

temples!

check out Trevi levitating!

car ferry

riding on the ferry

Turkeys and peacocks

butterflies

fun in town!

checking out daddy's bug bites

The ferry to the island

sand and this girl is a good mix!

She got special treatment at this cute place: X' Tan Ha resort

loving the pool

morning walks

They found a coconut...

cut it open...

and drank the water!

my girl turns 6!!!!!!

Daddy took her on a special birthday snorkel boat trip

too cool!

She found Boomer in Belize!

and so many shells!

Birthday milkshake

and dinner out!

kids taking the ferry to school in the morning

headed into town

Brett said this was the best french toast ever!

shopping for travel presents!

finding treasures!

more pool fun

and a water trampoline!

she insisted the balloon came home and it made it!

boarding the little plane to start the journey home!

so gorgeous!!!!

the balloon is still hanging on!

Boarding from Belize to Houston

Houston to Las Vegas

Just a tiny bit tired... but they made it home safe and sound after and awesome week!!!

normalcy in the weirdness...

2017-10-08T20:49:00.001-07:00

It's been a really weird week here in Henderson so in the midst of it all we have done something fun to offset the weirdness.

Las Vegas Foodie Fest:

we went for the rides and the games!

My little dare devils!

Harvey insisted Trevi ride with him! These two have such a tumultuous relationship that this little showing if friendship was so sweet to me!

wandering around aimlessly

Taking Boomer to the vet

A blueberry honey stick for my little buddy at the farmers market

Hi Boomer

have him wash dishes or just trying to keep him entertained?!

dad's dinner choice: corndogs

little hawk!

we got on walk most days around the same loop. The day before Trevi was with us and she put this rock up on the ledge. Harvey was so excited to take a picture of it the next day!

kindergarten t-ball games are so stinkin cute yet so painful

Anywhere you drive around her you can see the Mandalay Bay... it's very weird

Taking Brett to the airport the other day and we notice you can see the smashed out windows from quite far away

There are signs everywhere in our town supporting the victims, first responders and others

#VegasStrong

scooter walk

just climbing trees at the park!

found him sleeping like this

Fall moscow mule: vodka, ginger beer and pumpkin apple cider

We also check out a local farm. It was Saturday i.e. super busy... it was very dusty and hot... we got our pumpkins and some veggies... we had the cider donuts!!!... and it was quite the experience

apple picking

Harvey has given up

little farm kids

Trevi loves her pumpkins

Harvey loves the rocks

Couldn't find Boomer anywhere... He found a nice cozy spot in all my couch cushions

we got a bit of sickness going on over here so it was lots of movies for us on Sunday

Lake Tahoe and Boomer continued!

2017-09-28T10:38:00.001-07:00

Desert sunrises are gorgeous!

Boomer came to school pick up

doing some leash practice a the park

Buddies

packing for the road trip to Lake Tahoe

um... it's just a little cold here

Wedding place card

It was a gorgeous but very cold outside wedding!

Hello Lake Tahoe

Friday morning hike to Eagle Lake

The kids did awesome and thought the snow was so awesome!

I spy Eagle Lake

Turn around and you see Lake Tahoe

Back down to the warmer lake side and the beach

It's gorgeous

He kept just laying down in the sand...

Totem pole owl friend

driving home through the Nevada farm land

Mount Grant

and Walker Lake

Dollar store balloon animals on the ride home

helping me do dishes

Hi kids!

Welcome home, Boomer!

2017-09-16T20:08:00.002-07:00

Meet our new friend, Boomer!!

We went to Petsmart to "just look" at dogs for National Adoption weekend and well, of course, we came home with this little guy.

While Trevi looks less than stocked she's in love!

They love to snuggle.

No idea what his mix is but I love his look.

Brett attempting to train him.

Finally fell asleep after a bit of yelping on his first night.

morning sunrise!

reading books to him!

hanging out while Trevi does some homework

He wants all the snacks

buddies

getting crumbs off the floor

first walk!

First week of September!

2017-09-13T14:30:00.001-07:00

rocking the old safety glasses!

Lots of fun with bows and ribbons for Trevi's uniform!

I have not words hahah

riding bikes at the lake!

Trevi helping Harvey get up the "hill"

love doing activities with these two

Game day

Coloring before the game starts!

more bows

Trevi's first t-ball game

up to bat!

it was a super hot day for a game... 104 degrees

game ready

good game, good game!

face paint at Chick Fil A

Wednesday morning sunrise

Love those first moments of the sun peeking through

BSF started back up today!

Our trip back to Washington

2017-09-04T20:59:00.001-07:00

We spent the long holiday weekend at home in Washington and it was busy but so wonderful to see everyone and celebrate lots of things! We did a Teodoro dinner Friday night, a sprint triathlon Saturday morning, a cousin wedding reception Saturday night, Brett's friends wedding Sunday morning, a Heacox/Miller dinner Sunday night and breakfast with some of Brett's family Monday morning.

Had to snap some pictures of the clouds on the way to the airport!

Brett brought me flowers home a couple days before we left! Such a treat!

Preschool before we left!

With his buddies!

Playing school at home!

Everyone was tired before the trip even started..

We made it home after a long day but the bay was waiting for us!

the kids couldn't wait to get to the beach!

Happy kids

searching for treasures!

Mount Rainier peaking out there!

Loving all the hydrangea flowers at home!

Hanging out with G and Pa!

They love books so much and anyone who will read them

So many trees!

Meeting Uncle Vic for the first time! He traveled out from Michigan!

We also got to meet cousin Wyatt's new puppy, Radar

I see a pet in our future

Cousin twins reunited!

Teodoro cousins!

Teodoro cousins with GG!

Hi Harvey

Sprint triathlon with some buddies

getting ready for the race to start

Playing at my cousins wedding reception!

delirious boys

Playing frisbee with Grandpa!

Harvey loved Oscar the kitty!

Flowers from my moms garden!

Cousins jumping in the water together!

With my sisters and cousins!

The generation that keeps us together

Heacox/Miller cousins!

End of August!

2017-08-28T19:54:00.001-07:00

W're closing out August over here in a big way! We fly to Seattle on Thursday for a very busy but fun long weekend! The weather has been super hot this weekend and it looks like it will continue through next week but I am really hoping once we get back it will cool down and we can have an awesome fall, winter and spring!

Away sign-up night!

A morning cool enough to ride bikes!

who knows what it happening in this picture but it's not uncommon

love the blue skies here!

and the sunrises!

hahaha.... not!

check out those glasses!

She made this fox mask 100% by herself!

Seahawks in the desert!

Happy to be at the park together again

waiting out a storm at the car loop. Harvey does not like thunder

Trevi at her first t-ball practice!

seriously, Harvey...

Little snuggle boy on the way to pick up!

boys boating!

we took the kids bowling! it was a blast!

this was way too much fun!

loving the clouds here!

Harvey's First Day of Preschool

2017-08-28T19:54:00.000-07:00

Our little man got to attend his first day at Little Buddies School House!

walking him in! I love when he asks to hold my hand!

we were twins and didn't even realize it!

Harvey and his friends!

painting a craft!

So thankful his teacher sends me pictures from his time there!

First Day of Kindergarten

2017-08-16T16:07:00.001-07:00

We've got a Kindergartener!!

630am: hugging daddy goodbye before work

wishing her a great first day!

7am: came downstairs to flowers from Daddy

she felt very special!

705am: showing me the awesome present from the tooth fairy!

notice the note that says... look up!

Basket made of money which held coins and a note!

This tooth fairy is sure setting the bar high!

this brings our total up to 2 teeth so far!

note from the tooth fairy!

730am: off for the first day!

740am: reading George's first day of school on the way to her first day!

8am: waiting in line with her classmates before they head in for the day

245pm: had to wake this guy up to go get Trevi

Day 2!!!

Trying out a new uniform outfit!

Harvey is pretty excited because he had preschool meet and greet that day!

So far, were off to a great start and Trevi really enjoys school! Harvey has his first day tomorrow and he is thrilled!

Playing before school starts tomorrow!

2017-08-13T20:20:00.000-07:00

We are soaking up our last couple weeks before school starts on Monday!

lots of swimming

and paddeling!

running and splashing

We got to visit Trevi's school for Kindergarten Meet and Greet!

not her classroom but fun to see one set up!

She's devouring ever book we put in front of her! Currently she's loving the Boxcar children!

my little mail getters

45 minute spin class... i was spent!

my little helpers... aka. chores so they wont kill each other

Last Thursday at the lake before school starts

exploring with dad!

skipping rocks

harvey is seriously a fish!!

stupid clouds!

hanging out with our twin friends!

sunrise run

Saturday at the water slide park!

exploring the slides

sandwich break!

silly girl

we're prepping for this tomorrow!

Eats Lately!

2017-08-07T19:34:00.000-07:00

I love summer... the sunshine, the warmth, early morning runs, splash pads, time with friends and the food! Salads, tacos, BBQ's, icy drinks and more!

Here are a few of my favorites lately:

Drumsticks with grilled squash and romaine with homemade caesar dressing

Sheet pan dinner: roasted red potatoes, broccoli and salmon

Sautéed rainbow carrots, zucchini and kale and lime La Croix

Dive in cinema night at The Green Valley Resort featuring a grapefruit and rosemary cocktail

Italian farro salad with olives, peppers and feta

Give me all the La Croix: berry is especially delicious

Golden Beet salad with goat cheese

Me Gusta Tacos: fish and veg tacos with homemade salsa and spicy crema plus pineapple basil aqua fresca

Parsnip and garbanzo bean salad with peppers, celery and parsley