Guess whose Easter dresses were delivered this week? Now, I know SK shouldn't be here for Easter, but now she'll have a pretty dress just in case and she & Ella will have pretty matching dresses to wear all summer. Isn't the detail beautiful? Sophie also has something pretty to wear home from the hospital and I couldn't love it any more. We decided on a french hand-sewn dress instead of smocking and I love the tiny pink flowers and bonnet crafted from an antique hankie. As if that wasn't pretty enough, here's a sweet little secret. The slip from Ella's coming home dress had her name embroidered at the hem, so we added sweet Sophie's name just above it. Isn't that a wonderful thing for them to share? Isn't Gran amazing? ...
Bright, Bright, Sunshiny Day
It was the perfect morning to spend at the zoo. We rode the carousel {or watched from the sidelines}, took a train ride, got in the pen with the kangaroos, went BACK to the aviary {against mommy's better judgment}, looked at the pretty pink flamingos, watched Simba and Nala sunbathe, pretended we were the "biggest animal at the zoo", and sang Taylor Swift all the way home. We also managed to grab Zaxby's for lunch, pick up a movie for mommy and a movie for Ella, and take a nice long nap. ...
I wish…
I wish I were doing this all day today, but I'm not. Instead, we're spending this beautiful day at the zoo, picking up {a reserved copy... yay!} of New Moon from Redbox this afternoon and making cheeseburgers for dinner. Pray that I survive and I'll have lots of pictures to share. Happy Saturday! ...
Nursery Update | Skeletons in the Closet
Wanna know what you can do with $1.61? This might be my favorite transformation yet. Although my original nursery plan included built-in bookcases on either side of the fireplace, the closer I got to my due date the less responsible I felt about spending several hundred dollars on one project. I decided I might feel better about waiting until summer and bringing in some other piece for storage in the meantime. I shopped my own house and ended up with this. It's an old "skeleton-closet" from the local elementary school that completes the set we have in our living room as an entertainment center. It has been hanging out behind the dining room door, full of hooks and bins as our makeshift coat closet. Since winter is coming to a close, we figured we could re-purpose it for the nursery ...
Burger Queens
Just because I have to work this week, doesn't mean Ella isn't having a wonderful Spring Break. She spent the first half of the week at Garan's and she'll be hanging out with Nana on Thursday and Friday. Yesterday, she had a playdate with some of her best girls at Burger King and boy was she happy to tell me all about it. Thanks, Riley & Chaney, for making Ella's day so much fun! ...
A Two-Post Kind of Day
Does your heart beat a little faster when you get a package in the mail? Mine does... especially when it is something that I didn't order myself. That has happened to me twice this week. Today, however, might have been the best. When I saw this box on the kitchen counter at my parents' house I knew it was going to be a good one... When I opened the box and saw this, it was confirmed. please excuse this awful picture... it is awfully gloomy outside and I tried multiple locations before giving up. you women who take your own belly pictures deserve kudos!! A week or so ago, my Aunt Lane {who lives in Kentucky and supplies us with all of those lovely Thyme Baby lotions and potions} emailed me about what I needed or wanted for the baby. I told her several practical things that we ...
Baby Belly, Week 35
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Nursery Update | Sneak Peek
Guess whose room is finished? REALLY finished? Except that cord dangling over there... it's getting a mini make-over later in the week. As soon as I get home before dark to take the pictures, I'll have LOTS of pretty things to share. I just couldn't resist giving you a little sneak peek in the meantime. ...