Sadie's room

Sadie's room is finally done! It's taken a couple of weeks to let the paint on her shelf dry before I could decorate, and then a few days to get everything hung up and back into place. I am super pleased with how her room turned out. It's really girly and soft. I love the stripes and shelf in her room, they are just what I imagined in my mind! A cute room for a cute little girl.......


Here is her changing table with her headbands above it-she loves to look at all the colors. I found the two pictures above her hooks at Ross just after we finished painting. I was randomly browsing and spotted those two, and they happen to be from the same line that her bedding is from. The best part? They were only $5.99! Love Ross!
The little ceramic toe-shoes in this picture are a gift my best friend, Heather and I received from her Mom when we went away to college and were roommates and on drill team together.
The little ballet bunny in this picture is a gift to me from my college drill team advisor. It's so fun to add these little touches that mean so much to me from my past.
The green wooden "S" was a gift from my sister Hollie. It matches her room perfectly-I love it!


Here's the little lady herself-asleep while I was doing the photo shoot.

My sister, Hollie and I made these bow organizers for our little girls. We used the open stock frames from Hobby Lobby and stapled coordinating ribbon on the back to attach the bows and flowers to. I have Sadie's hanging up behind her door.
I am not loving this bookcase, however it will have to do for now. The cute lamp is a gift to Sadie from her Grandma Janet. I love that it is glass and pink!! 

Blushing Buttercream Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

Blushing Buttercream Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

New washer and dryer?

So our FREE Roper dryer....yes I said free and Roper, is about to die. Betcha didn't know there was such a brand. When we moved into our 1st home we had a friend who had a friend who had also just bought a new home. Well that new home had a brand new Roper washer and dryer with it and they had also just bought a name brand washer and dryer. So long story short we got the Roper washer and dryer for FREE! We were totally grateful and super excited to have our OWN washer and dryer and not have to pay for laundry. Fast forward 7 years and the Roper washer has long since died. It sprung a leak not long after we got it. So our sturdy Roper dryer is on it's last leg.  It generally takes me two dry cycles to fully dry a load, sometimes 3 if it's towels and a full load. So we are in the market for a new dryer. My questions is this...do I just get a new dryer and forgo the long awaited "matching set". Does it really matter??? I think not. Or.....do I get a new washer and dryer knowing that our current washer is at least 6 years old? And, for that matter do I get a top loader or spring for the new front loaders? My laundry room is just off the kitchen (which I love), but it is quite small (which I don't love). But hey-I'm grateful for a laundry room. So what is your opinion? 

Isn't she sweet?

Isn't she a sweetie? I can't even express how much I love this little girl. She is the BEST baby! She smiles and coos all day long. You just have to look at her and she breaks into a wide grin and gives you the sweetest little coo. I melt when I get her up in the morning or when she wakes up from a nap. I'm just so happy to see her again. She takes great naps during the day and sleeps 11-12 hours at night. What about her hair? It is SO crazy!!! It's a little curly, but not enough to stay curly all day. When she gets up from a nap...oh my...crazy hair!! Her hair has grown just enough that it's hard to tame, but still too short to look cute in pigtails. I just had to post these and say I love you so much Sadie! I have been dreaming about you for a long time. 

Love, 

Mommy

Pearler Beads

Do you bead at your house? We do! Our boys love Pearler Beads. We have been beading for a couple of years now, but in the past it has usually just been Peyton. This week Connor has been asking to bead and he loves it. Beading will keep him busy for at least an hour. It's just great exercise for fine motor skills since the beads are quite small. You can get these at Walmart in the craft section or any of the larger craft stores. Just a note, since the beads are small it's best to keep away from toddlers and babies. Here's some recent pictures of Connor making his latest creation.

Sneak peek #3.......

The shelf is in! It looks awesome! I can't say thanks enough to my father-in-law for his expert carpentry skills. He never complained about my "vision" in Sadie and Peyton's room. Thank-you! Thank-you! I love that our home has so many of your touches! It makes it a special place for us to raise our family. Here is a look at the finished stripes. Shane and my brother-in-law, Jeff taped the wall for me. Thanks boys!!! I seriously am math challenged and couldn't have figured out how many stripes I needed and how wide they needed to be to all be even. They did a great job. I also included a look at some "gritty" (here's to you Sandee) things in her crib that will be going on the shelf. Shane is caulking as I type, and then I will be able to do the touch-up paint tomorrow and hopefully decorate on Monday!!!! I will post pictures when I am done.

Sneak Peek #2.....

This is a picture of Sadie's room with the 1st coat on the stripes..... it's turning out so cute!! Shane and his Dad got the shelf made this past weekend and it is in our basement being painted to be ready for installation on Thursday. I can't wait to see how her room comes together! The picture was taken on my computer by photo booth, so the paint is not looking true to it's natural color. The pink is really light pink and the green is a really soft green.