Sunday, February 26, 2012

Night Stand "Do Over"

I recently refinished a night stand that was on its way to the curb for trash pick up. I hated it and had my eye on it for a long time..just waiting for the right time to throw it away. Then I wondered what it would look like if I removed all the hardware, put new knobs on it, stripped off the paint and sanded the top.



It created a small mess...here is what it looked like after I sanded the paint off the top, stripped off some of the paint and started priming it.....


After I repainted it white and stained the top black, I distressed it with a sand block to give it an old country/vintage look.

For now, its in Layla's Room.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Layla Belle is 3 months old today


Phewww...what a looong three months!

  • Layla weighs 10 lbs
  • Still wearing 0-3 mo. clothing
  • Eats every 1-2 hours, maybe 3 if we are really really lucky. She's a snacker.
  • Still cries a lot...but is smiling more and giggles when you tickle her belly
  • Starting to like her bouncy seat
  • Likes chewing on her hand
  • Spits up way too much
  • Likes a pacifier sometimes
  • Likes to spit her pacifier out a lot, we put it back in, sit down, she spits it out again, we get up and put it back in..and repeat a few 100 times. fun little game we don't like to play.
  • Enjoys looking at her crib mobile and glow worm.
  • Continues to prefer being held...all day if she had it her way.
  • Wakes up several times per night to eat

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentines Day


Our Little Valentines


Preston sent me these flowers to work today.

Heart Shape Snacks





Wow...the things can you make from heart shaped cookie cutters! The pizza looked amazing gross. So we found other options for dinner! It's the thought that counts ; ) And Parker liked them.

From the Dogs..




Poor things....I made them wear these hearts. As you can see, they were not happy about it. I laugh every time I look at these pictures.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Layla 11 weeks old

Fighting Astronaut

My nephew got an astronaut helmet for his birthday and Parker quickly took it over.





Parker looks up to his cousin David ; ) So Cute.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Happy 6th Birthday David


Happy 6th Birthday to my nephew, David. You're such a good boy and growing so fast.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

My Attempt at Rainbow cupcakes

This is my 1st attempt at making Rainbow cupcakes. I made them for my nephews birthday tomorrow.

My First Day Back to work


After taking three months off, today was my first day back to work. Preston had flowers sent to work to surprise me....and he remembered that I Love tulips ; )

Chillin on the porcelain throne



oh how i wish he was potty trained...

Monday, February 6, 2012

Friday, February 3, 2012

New reading Corner

Remember these wood pieces? We used them to make book shelves for the playroom.

Before (Below) Not much going on



(After) New Reading Corner

**The black rocking chair was Preston's when he was little. Grandma Lana had it refinished and gave it to Parker at Christmas**

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Easy Valentines Decor..

Homemade Valentines Candle Holder/decoration....


Then disassemble after Valentines Day and use pieces for something else.