Gift

Some people have artistic gifts that blow me away. My friend Theresa is one of those people. When she moved to Georgia and said that she was starting a photography business, I had no idea how talented she was. There are so many local photographers now that I wasn't sure how her photography would be different, but her style is so unique that I can't even describe it. You just need to check it out from the link on my previous post. When she mentioned teaming together to provide beauty sessions, I was ecstatic! We are going to have so much fun!

Give me a call and book your session for West Georgia!

Check It Out!

If you're looking for a photographer, look no further. My friend Theresa Decker takes some amazing photographs. Check out some snaps she took of my baby girl at the zoo while we were there a couple of months ago. I ♥ them.

Stay tuned for a fabulous Mother's Day gift idea in the next couple of days.

Project Crazy

I've decided that I'm a little ADD. I cannot do one thing all the time. I love to sew for my little girl, but I get on "kicks" of sewing where I sew several things and then I put the machine up. Then I get on "kicks" of re-decorating. I'm in one of those right now. First I rearranged Hayden's room so that it wasn't a disaster area flowed a little better. Then I moved on to redecorating our entryway so that it wasn't a disaster area was more like a mudroom. Enter http://tiffanyruda.com/. SHE. IS. AWESOME. I am totally convinced that we would be bffs if we knew each other at all. Just kidding...maybe.

Here is our entry now.

Still needs a new rug and a boot tray, but looking good for an afternoon's work.

I've already picked out new fabric for Hayden's bedroom (we plan on moving his "big bed" into there next spring) to convert it to a cowboy-themed room.

We have our neighborhood yard sale this weekend where we will try to get rid of our loveseat (I've decided I will never have another one again) and other various items. We need a new couch, but that will also be waiting until next year. For now, we will buy two Poang chairs from Ikea and look for a dresser to convert into a unique and awesome TV stand.

I want to find some fabric for our dining room. I have had an inspirational picture saved for a while on that one.

And I would like to re-stain my end tables and find new pulls for the drawer fronts. Let's just add to that list and also say that I've been thinking about painting our bedroom gray. I lurve this quilt from Anthropologie. It would be fab-uuu when we get a king sized bed next spring.

Can't you just see it with a neutral upholstered headboard?

I think I need more coffee.

Now if I could only get on a "kick" of making my house spotlessly clean or running my business more efficiently.

Spring already?

I don't think this wonderful warm weather is going to last, but we are certainly trying to enjoy it while we can. This past weekend we walked to the playground in our neighborhood on Saturday and Sunday. Hayden got to ride his new bike...and test out the brakes. Our street is quite hilly and he wrecked several times, but he always got back on there. He's getting so big. Hard to believe he will be 6 this year and starting kindergarten!

This weekend we are headed to the Shoals for my niece's 2nd birthday! I get to hit up my first consignment sale of the year (Yipee!). I am not planning on buying any more clothes for Livee, unless they are for next year. She has plenty for this spring/summer already plus the things that I plan on making for her. I will look for a good lightweight stroller, shoes for both kiddos, clothes for Hayden, and swimsuits for Livee. I am writing this list to keep myself under control! There are just too many cute girls' clothes out there.

"Going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo...

How about you, you, you? You can come too, too, too. We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo."

It was a little chilly before noon. Can you tell?

Just had to put this picture on here. They were having their lunch. Notice the dead mice hanging from their beaks? The boys loved it!

He begged to see the kangaroos and then only looked at them long enough for me to take a picture.

Sometimes I feel that way just around the house, but this time we actually did go to the zoo! We've been twice in the last 3 weeks. It's about a 30 minute drive with free parking, so we got a family membership. I think we are really going to enjoy it this spring and in the fall. The first time we met up with some new friends and this past Monday I took the kids by myself. I love having a membership because I don't feel like we are missing anything if we don't see everything...we'll just see it next time!

Hayden is the one with the blue jacket. He almost made it to the top and I am quite sure he will one of these days! Livee had a little nap during that time.

My little elephant

Latest Project

We have had a fun couple of weeks, but today I must talk about the adorable Apron Knot Dress for my niece's 2nd birthday that I sewed! Instead of pairing it with ruffle pants, I am going to search for leggings and a sweet shirt to go with it. I also plan on making 2 hairbows to accessorize... just in case she needs to wear some adorable pigtails one day. :) So excited about how easy this was! Check out Little Lizard King (linked in my previous post) for the pattern!