Lydia's Birthday!

We celebrated Lydia's 9th birthday this month!

For her birthday her only request was her own bedroom...she doesn't ask for much huh?!

A year ago we started the process of cleaning out one of our basement bedrooms to move her down too.  It was supposed to be as simple as tearing out some old carpet and repainting.  Unfortunately we found mold in the process...A LOT of mold!  Talk about depressing.  We tore out sheetrock, insulation, and removed the mold.  Apparently our foundation along the back wall of our house had a slight slant to it and over the years all the water (from rain and sprinklers) had been building up on that ledge and leaking down along the wall.  It was lovely.  It was also going to be an expensive fix and one that we weren't prepared for so we shut the door on the room and ignored it for the next year.  So you can see that her request for her own room really wasn't all that simple!

But....because we love this girl so much....we tore into the project, hired some help, and presented her with a new bedroom for her birthday!

I love how it turned out.  And more importantly, SHE LOVES it too!!!

She also got a new bedspread from Grandpa Wyatt and Grandma Carole (which she picked out), new sheets, and a few other new bedroom accessories for her birthday.

It's hard to believe she's NINE!  But I love that she is growing older and maturing.  She is such a great big sister and awesome daughter to have!  She does so well in school, likes playing the piano, and is SORT OF looking forward to braces next week!!!  She also just became a member of a sewing 4H club and purchased two pigs for her first year of livestock 4H. 

LOVE THIS BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY GIRL!