Busy Busy Weekend

We had a jam-packed weekend at the Epley house!

Friday, Ryan's parents came to Raleigh to see the new house and keep Hailey because we had an event at church that night. We had a "March Madness Chili Cook-off"! It was so much fun! We had the ACC Tournament games on a big screen, corn hole and Wii games on the sides and tons of yummy chili. It was great to get to hang out with friends and know that Hailey was having fun with Mimi and Poppi. Of course I didn't take any pictures of Hailey with her grandparents or during the March Madness fun, but here are a few of the room before we got started.

Dessert table with the festive cake

Chili table before all of the chili arrived

Voting table- sadly I didn't win...

Saturday morning we started working on the house bright and early. Since Hailey had her personal entertainer, namely Mimi, Ryan and I could get things done. Ryan's dad stripped the ugly wallpaper out of the last bathroom and we got to work in there. Unfortunately our front porch looked a little (lot) like we lived in a junk yard for a few hours...

It "had" to be moved...and sit on the front porch

The last of the ugly wallpaper, and the vacated toilet spot

Thankfully, the toilet was returned to it's rightful place as soon as the wallpaper was gone and that section of the wall was painted.

We also did some rearranging / decorating in the living room. Ryan and his little helper mounted the TV on the wall over the fireplace and then we rearranged the furniture. It's coming together but still not decorated yet. (It needed another coat of paint on the walls, which is happening as I type. Love my hubby!)

Hailey having fun on the step ladder. Don't worry, I was right behind her, except when I stepped back to take the picture. And yes, she got up there by herself...Monkey.

Saturday afternoon we went on a walk in the neighborhood and ended up playing at some friends' house and having an impromptu dinner party, complete with 4 kids under the age of 5. I love living in a neighborhood with friends!

Snack time on our walk

She was fascinated with this play lawnmower. Ryan was excited!

By the time Sunday rolled around we were exhausted! I helped in the nursery Sunday morning and had a blast seeing Hailey interact with kids her age. That afternoon Ryan and Hailey took a nap and I got to go to the grocery store alone! It was wonderful.

We had a busy, but oh so fun weekend. Can't wait for Spring!