I Want to Be..... {Graduation Day}

I can't believe three years ago, almost to the day, I dropped my little girl off to pre-school. She was one year and nine months old.... Three years later and she has graduated from pre-school and will be off to Kindergarten come this fall. As a mother you know deep down inside that your child is going to grow up and not be that little child you see them as today, and then when that moment comes where you think they just could not get any more grown up....well they do.... I always remember holding my Gracie as a baby and thinking to myself "if only she could stay this way forever..." I find myself thinking that very same thing today. As I watch my little girl sing and dance and put on a show for us with her class mates I can't help but tear up and think about the past three years and how much she has changed and about her future and what it holds.....

I love you love bug more than you will ever know.... You make mommy so proud each and everyday....... Always know that no matter what.... mommy's little girl you shall ALWAYS stay...

 

Gracie's 1st Day of Pre-School

June 23rd, 2010

 

 

 

 

Happy Weekend All!!

 

 

 



 

Bathroom Update {Anne Sloane Obsessed}

Among many of our home updates is our one and only bathroom. We are in the beginning stages of putting a very much needed second bathroom upstairs where the kids rooms are, but in the mean time I have been slowly updating our first floor bathroom and its coming together quite nice if I do say so myself. It had a really feminine, country feeling before and now it is has a calming light and airy feel to it which I love. We used my favorite color, Benjamin Moore's Moonshine and it just makes me so happy when walk in there.... Another paint color that I explored with in here was Anne Sloan's chalk paint. Lets just say I'm a bit obsessed and I can't stop painting miscellaneous objects in my home! This paint is like no other. I was able to turn our outdated gold mirror into a gorgeous "rustic" treasure and it took all of one hour. Literally! The wax is just genius and it really helps in making anything look like it was aged for years. Take a peek. If you haven't tried this stuff it is a defiant MUST!! I got mine here.

 

Here is the bathroom BEFORE:

OMG. I KNOW!!

 

 

And here is the progress...

 

 

 

I still have a lot to do....

Stay tuned!!

 

 

 

 

Summer Lovin' {DIY Fire Pit}

Happy Summer!!!

So this isn't exactly a "DIY" post per say, but I had all intentions of it being so, but there are some things that I just can't do myself!!

It all started with a picture I saw on Pinterest schocker of a large stone fire pit with six cozy Adirondack chairs all around it.....You can find it on my outdoor inspiration board on Pinterest here. I really wanted to do this and I was trying to figure out an economical way to do it so I googled "DIY fire pit" and it took me straight to The Home Depot and to this link. I  read all reviews and I was sold. I immediately called my hubby and told him of my new "project" I found on Pinterest!! He was hesitant at first because he thought it was going to cost a small fortune... To our surprise it wasn't too pricey and looks way more expensive that it is! The fire pit itself was purchased online at Home Depot and very easy to assemble. We had it shipped to the store, but if you don't have a truck it mite be worth the extra money to have it shipped to your home as the package is extremely heavy!! We had our landscaper dig out a small corner of our back yard that really didn't get much use and now it's our new hang out area......

What do you think??

Hope your enjoying your first days of summer!!

Have a great week!!