Happy Birthday to This Girl!

 And it's not a birthday without this little guy.....

Jump

Its amazing how a curb can provide almost an hour of entertainment for a 4 year old.
As excited as I am to have him in kindegarten next year, I will definately miss these kinds of times with him....

Favorite Time of the Day

Quiet mornings, when no kids are awake, are my favorite time of the day.
Its a time for me to sit, uniterrupted, in absolute quiet, with my hot cup of coffee and read.
And its worth it getting up extra early when its still dark outside just to have it.

January Hike

Enjoying the beauty of God's creation on this almost summery winter day.

Man's Chair

We were at Target before Christmas, and Nolan disapeared for a minute. When I found him, he had pulled off  foam Paw Patrol kid chairs from the end cap, and arranged them in the aisle and was sitting on each one trying them out.
I knew that it was the perfect gift for him, so I made sure that he got one from Papa and Bama.

*might have been a mistake*

It seems that now this chair is a permanent fixture in every room that Nolan is in.  He carries it from place to place, and even sleeps with it. 
Scary....

This Guy....

...makes us smile so much!

Furniture Fun

I finally, finally, finally finished off the desk that I got for my birthday a few years ago. 
Rich and I found it at a thrift store, and I asked for it and he got it for me.  Its a fold down secretary, and its now been sitting in my garage for almost 2 years waiting for my attention. 
I struggled with picking a color to paint it. I struggled with commitment to what exactly I wanted to do with it, and he struggled with it just sitting in the garage for so long.
So one day I just did it.
Picked a color we had in the paint bin, sanded the heck out of it, and started.
Hey, its only paint right?




I really love the way that it turned out. I love the time working with my hands. I love the smell of paint, and seeing the immediate change as it goes on.  And he loved that it was finally going to go in the house where it belonged.

So then he gave me the go ahead to do a couple more peices of furniture.  I've had a little luck buying and repurposing and selling on Craigslist, and I really enjoy the work.
Unfortunately our garage now looks like a furniture store....but hopefully as they sell the extra money will make it all worth it. {as he's gritting his teeth}

I'm still working on a few peices.  And I need to stop collecting...cause it's a little addicting...