A Gift for You and a Gift for Me :)

Tuesday Night was Annie's birthday!!

It was a fun celebration, we had chinese food and yummy cake!

She openned presents and got home cute stuff!!

I wanted to share what I bought her because I think they are pretty cute!

And then the gift I got myself also :)

Below for Annie some bright fun sandals for Summer!!

From Loft I Love them and so did she!!

Then Below for me another Bracelet, ( the one on the far left is the new one from Loft) I have become obcessed with collecting braceletsas I have mentioned before.

This one was on sale for a Steal!

( P.S. not pictured I also bought some really bright Orange shorts so cute and for a steal also)



Happy Thursday!

I am ready for the weekend!!

XOXO

Babysitting the McCuties!!

CHEESE!!!



Last Night I babysat  Katie and William so that the Parents could have
a Date Night!!

We colored, played hide and seek and watched Peter Pan with Popcorn YUM!
Its always fun to watch this cuties.

William is inlove with his blankets he is a snuggler,
so after I took the picture above he wanted me to take a picture of him
and his blankets on the chair. You cant really see the blankets but they are there, he is sitting on them!!
See Below :)

It was a Fun night as usual!!

XOXO



Dress Up



This weekend was pretty low key.

Friday night we went to see our close friends who are pregnant and due in just a little more then five weeks now. It was nice to see the nursery and catch up before the baby is here.

Saturday Nathan worked in the morning so I cleaned and ran some errands.

Saturday afternoon there was a knock on the door.

It was Sweet Katie, we had colored the night before and she was bringing me the pictures.

She came in and hung out for a bit, then went home to get her princess dress up dresses, and then her big box of dolls. We had fun playing dress up and with her princess dolls.

This little girl is to smart and a joy to be around!

Above is my fav picture of her that day, she is actually wearing both of her pricess dresses in this photo!

Sunday was a chill day, much needed before a busy week ahead!!

Happy Monday

Play dress up once in awhile its really fun!!

XOXO

Thursday July 11



We were hopeful that when we woke up on Thursday that we would have our power back.
To my surprise we did not, so when my alarm went off for work, I was like Not going to happen look at this hair! haha
So I went to my car so that I could charge my dead phone to e-mail my boss and let her know I wouldnt be in to work today. And then off to get breakfast with my hubby and borrow his dads generator so we could at least power our refrigerator.
Then Home for a nap, barely slept the night before.
I finally decided to call LG&E and they said it could be Friday before our power would be back on. :(
I went to work with Nathan for the day , because I could cover my hair with a Hat with that job!!:)
By the time we returned home after 4pm the power was BACK!

We spent some more time with our neightbors last night because they are my fav kids ever!!!
Above is a Picture of Katie and I last night Happy we have Power back!! :)

Happy Friday!

No Power!!

 There was an awful storm that came through on Wednesday and allowed us to lose power.. oh YAY!

Our "No Power" Faces


This never happens to us so we were not happy haha, I guess you can say Spoiled.

But we decided to make the best power outage we could by playing outside with our niece and nephew and the guys played basketball and we ended the evening on the front porch, please outside was cooler then inside our house at that point.

Alex & Ani

I always find myself with a new obcession

almost every few months..

Lately its the collection of bracelets

and this time I wanted them to be bracelets that meant something

to me or represented something that is important to me.

My best Friend Lauren told me about the brand Alex and Ani

months ago..

I fell inlove with her collection she had began collecting.

I decided last month that I would start my collection with the

"Love Wrap".

This "Love Wrap" symolized Optimisim, Bliss and Affection

all things that I acknowledge that I need in my life Daily.

So when I fell inlove with the look of the bracelet and then the meaning

I knew this had to be my first purchase.

It came earlier this week and since I have worn it daily.

With two friendship braclets that a friend from work made me and one that I made myself!!

(I really just like to make things.)

So on this quite Fifth of July I thought I would share my First of Many Alex & Ani's!!



P.S. I have also been working on painting some old wicker chairs to possibly put on our fabulous Front Porch my Hubby built us.

I put the first coat of brown paint on them Tuesday Night already a HUGE difference

I plan to finish them this weekend, Weather permitting!!

Look for my Pictures to come!

Happy Fifth of July!!

TGIF!!

XOXO

DIY Burlap Wreaths

So like my husband says

When I find an interst it can become an obcession

but to me this little obcession with DIY

is my new HOBBY!!

I love it!

So this week I wanted to make some Burlap Wreaths for the Home.

I needed a great summer wreath for the front door and then I thought it would be sweet

to make a mini to hang indoors on our decorative door that separates the dining room

from the family room!

First I started with the Front Door Wreath because I knew it would take more time

and patience with it being my First wreath EVER.

So I went to Pinterst like most of us do these days, what would we do without that website..its lovely.

I found a great pin that showed me step by step how to make a burlap wreath and the supplies I would need to successfully create this burlap vision I was going for!

So then I went to Hobby Lobby another place I dont know if I could now live without haha

and picked up my supplies, listed below is what I needed for the wreath!

One wire base, size of your choice, I went with 22'

Burlap of your choice

Wire stringa

and

a wooden "M"

I already had a glue gun, and metallic stray paint which I also used.

Then I sat down and began

it took sometime to actually figure out what I was supposed to do

but once I figured it out it was smooth sailing from there!!



Step 1

Burlap Complete

I added the Chevron Ribbon and Bow and my Painted M to complete the Look!!

I am so happy with how my First Wreath DIY turned out!

Its now displayed on my front door!!!

 

Then of course since I was on a roll last night

I decided to go ahead a do the mini wreath as well!

 

These were the main supplies, Teal Burlap, and a Burlap Magnetic Flower
I also used some chevron ribbon that I had recently bought!

The Completed Mini Wreath above now hangs in my house and it really makes me happy!! :)

My husband likes them, and told me not to get carried away!! :)

 

Last night before all this DIY maddness

we went to dinner with my Parents which was nice.

When we got home the kids and Jared were outside so we went and chatted and played for a bit.

Katie was playing with sidewalk Chalk

I decided to write our names, Jenna, Katie, and William

in bubble letters on their driveway.

In amazement after I had been talking to the guys

I turned back around to see that she had done the same thing

bubble letters and ALL!!

I was Impressed and I think  you will be too!

Check out this cute pic I captured as a Proud Aunt :)

 

 

Happy Thursday!

 

XOXO