Bathroom update

I finally finished my bathroom re-do.  Well, sort of.  I still have to gloss my ceramic thingy (yep, that's my technical term) that I have in the window.  Otherwise, this is how it's gonna stay...until I get bored again.  My mom found these towels in this fabulous color.  I had to change out all the stuff, but I think it was totally worth it!  I'm apparently horrible at taking pics of my home...maybe if I used the cheap camera it would be better??  You'll get the idea.

Isn't that color great?  Or maybe it's just that my bathroom has always been beige/cream with a touch of red that makes this seem like a lot of color.

I saw a lamp at Hobby Lobby (LOVE that store) with a flower on it and thought, "I can do that".  So, this is what I got.  I'm pretty proud of it. 

Here's a pic that includes the bench I recovered that I talked about here. 

We had originally done these hands and all of the blue was red.  Luckily, Kayt loves painting and jumped at the chance to re-do hers.  I'm just loving color!  What's your favorite color to decorate with?

Carie

Show Us Your Foyer

I'm linking up with Kelly at Kelly's Korner this week for her Show Us Your Life series.  This week, it's Show Us Your Foyer.  My front door opens to our living/dining room, so there's not really much of a foyer.  There is a little alcove beside the coat closet, though. This is what I've done with it.

Funny how I think I like the way things look until I take a picture of it.  This needs some more work!  I love the family rules, though. 

I also love this table.  My mom found it at an antique mall.  She sanded, painted, and distressed it for me.  I can't wait to see what everyone else has to get new ideas for mine!

Carie

Too hot for anything else

It's just miserable outside.  My husband recently asked my why anyone would choose to live in this part of the country.  We're not sure why Hawaii and California aren't more overloaded than they are.  In my opinion, it was too hot to even go to the pool.  My kiddos didn't agree with me.  Kennedy was not in the greatest of moods, so she doesn't look overly happy in any of these pics.  I still think she's too darn cute, though. 

This is what she does....she walks back and forth along the edge of the pool.  This pool is great for little kids...the deepest it gets is 1ft, 6" before the rope where the slides are.  It's a huge area to play in.  

There she goes.

She does take "sit" breaks as well.

Kayt is my "brown bear".  She LOVES the water.  She's not the greatest swimmer yet.  We're working on it.  We're going to dive, pun intended, back into swimming lessons next year.

She thinks she's so brave when she goes under the mushroom.  Kennedy wont go near it because it's really loud with all the water falling down.  

I'm pretty sure the kids are setting up a club in there.  What are you doing on these hot, miserable days?

Carie

A little face-lift

I re-did the blog tonight.  Kayt went to bed 30 minutes late because I got wrapped up in my task.  Oh well...that's what summers are for, right?  We had a lazy day today.  I took all the pictures that I have been stuffing in a huge drawer for years (years, I tell you, years!!) and put them in picture boxes.  Not a huge advancement, but I'd have to go through hundreds of albums if I did it that way.  Six boxes sounds much more reasonable to me.  And just because I hate posting with no pictures, here are my girls loving each other today.

Carie

A touch of COLOR!

My bathroom has always been the same colors...beige, cream, and burgundy.  My mom found these fabulous turquoise towels, and was nice enough to get them for me.  So....the bathroom has been in a bit of a remix this week.  I had this old bench that I was going to throw out.  But, my counter looked so empty with nothing under it.  

I thought if I trimmed of the tassel and recovered it, I could make it work.  The girls and I headed to the fabric store yesterday and I found this fabric on sale half price.  My sweet five-year-old "helped" me while the baby was napping, and this is what we got.

Go me and a staple gun!  I'm pretty impressed, and no one got hurt!  I'll show finished pics of the bathroom when I get them.  The light comes in from the window in this crazy way that makes it impossible to get a good pic in the daytime. Isn't it crazy how a little color can make someone so happy? 

Carie

Kennedy is 18 months old!

Wow!  That's all I can say.  I cannot believe that I've been blessed with this little angel for 18 months (and 10 days....yes, I'm late) already.  I'm also thankful for the job that I have which gives me the entire summer to spend with my girls.  I couldn't imagine life without this special time.  I will not lie and say there are not days this one makes me want to pull out all the hair that I have.  But while I'm screaming inside, I'm also thanking God for my girls and the time I have with them.  How lucky am I that they love each other so much! 

Kennedy, here is what you are up to these days:

You have some of the sweetest moments when you just want to snuggle.  I'm so thankful for this.  When you were in daycare, we rarely got hugs, kisses, or loves.  Now you give them freely. 

You still LOVE your paci.  You have been teething (finally) and refuse to teethe on anything else.  We used to make you keep your paci in your bed, but it really seems to help you, so we have let you keep it lately.  Don't worry...when those teeth come all the way in, it's going back in the bed.  And when you hit the grand old age of two, you're going to learn to throw it in the trash.  (Mommy has high hopes, huh?  hehe)

You are learning to share.  You'll even share your paci's (eww!).  You are getting much better at interacting with your sister and friends.  However, you are VERY possessive of certain things, and when you want it, it's yours no matter what we tell you.  Stubborn little rot!

You are in to everything!  Things we never had to put up or out of reach with your sister have been up for a while.  You are determined to have anything that you're not supposed to.  And you're so proud when you get it.  You're full of energy...I know you don't feel good when you actually sit with me for a while.  You love to be outside.  You always ask to go "side".  It's so hot and miserable right now that you get told "no" a lot.  You really don't like that word.  (Who does?)

I am still loving these blue eyes.  You have much more hair than you did before, but it's so light that you still look bald.  You shock people when you start running around because they think you are younger than you actually are.  You have your top two teeth, your bottom two teeth, and all four of your one-year molars have finally broken through.  Those were tough!  We took you to the doctor for a cold last week and you were 25.7 lbs.  I'm figuring after the week you spent at your Marme and Poppy's, you gained at least 3 more.  You're eating all kinds of things now that you didn't before.  I'm so thankful for that.  I felt awful for always giving you the same thing over and over.  It was all you'd eat for a while, but you're branching out now.

You are so expressive.  I can tell by the look on your face what mood you are in...and it changes by the second.  You are using so many words that I can't keep up.  You put two together, but not three yet.  You are down to one nap a day, but it's usually 2.5 to 3 hours.  You sleep for about 12 hours at night.

You are majorly routine oriented.  You like things to happen like they always do.  You know when we brush our teeth, when we fix our hair, when we take a bath, and you make sure you sister follows the routine.  You will holler "a-tee" for your sister constantly to  make sure she's keeping up.  You have even started telling us when you are wet or poopy.  I predict potty training will come WAY earlier than I am ready for.  You are also obsessed with shoes.  You always want to have them on, and you make sure everyone keeps up with theirs.  If you can get your daddy to start putting his in the closet, I'll give you a special prize!  You love to sing, dance, and read.  It melts my heart to watch you when music comes on!  

We love you, little biscuit, and are so blessed to have you with us!

Carie

Show Us Your Mantle

I had to link up with Kelly's Korner today to show off my mantle.  Sadly, I can't seem to get the picture I want of it.  I love the urn full of flowers for height.  I also think all mantles need pics of little angels on them.  I hope to get new ideas to switch it up looking at everyone's creativity.  Also, I'm saving up to get this entire room repainted.  The ceilings are 20 ft., and I'm not brave enough to try these walls by myself.  So, I'm stuck with this builder's ugly color until then. 

Got any suggestions for me?

Carie