Welcome to our new space in a "friendly yellow" paint. :)
We are having so much fun making our house more homey and organized and more us.
Sunday, August 4, 2013
friendly yellow.
We did some updating in our entryway.
Welcome to our new space in a "friendly yellow" paint. :)
Many more details OVER HERE - @all things DIY.
We are having so much fun making our house more homey and organized and more us.
Welcome to our new space in a "friendly yellow" paint. :)
We are having so much fun making our house more homey and organized and more us.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
a few DIY project updates.
I finally posted a few of our updates OVER HERE @ all things DIY!
1. a tufted headboard.
2. a little bookshelf makeover.
3. a child's art painting project.
4. chevron flower canvas art.
Many more projects to come very soon.
When I'm wandering around the house taking pictures or working on projects this one is always following me...
Such a little lady with her paws always crossed.
I know...she is such a cute kitty.
She follows me from room to room like a little puppy.
(and she poses for photographs much better than our little toddler these days :))
our sweet Lucy.
2. a little bookshelf makeover.
3. a child's art painting project.
4. chevron flower canvas art.
Many more projects to come very soon.
When I'm wandering around the house taking pictures or working on projects this one is always following me...
Such a little lady with her paws always crossed.
I know...she is such a cute kitty.
She follows me from room to room like a little puppy.
(and she poses for photographs much better than our little toddler these days :))
our sweet Lucy.
Monday, July 29, 2013
some summer randomness.
Helping to pick out clothes has been fun as of recently.
Pink snow boots are totally in for summer, in case you didn't know.
Lots of playing in the playroom. (Lucy too)
And turn around and you will always see some kind of project in the works around here. (and lots of projects lately both big and small)
We bought a new rug for the entryway (that we completely redid and will share soon).
The rug is loved by many.
Quinn rolled all over it when it first arrived, put her down for a nap, came downstairs and found this one rolling all over it for her turn.
Taking in hometown events, like fun little parades.
This one is turning into a little baker. She is loving to bake.
(baking banana bread & chocolate chip banana bread here)
Painting a picture to hang in her future big girl bedroom.
Being home after a month of traveling, it's been nice to get back to our usual eating habits and activity. Quinn and I have been walking at least once a day. Usually in the morning the two of us and in the evening as a family. With Todd home more, we are trying to do more active things together as a family.
Plus we find fun things on our walks (Quinn and I saw a big heron by our pond the other day, and just last night someone was throwing out wide planks of wood - Todd and I jumped on that and I sent him back to pick it up with the truck (we met new neighbors in the process).
more summer randomness to come...
Thursday, July 25, 2013
in the midwest.
Midwest living is fantastic for so many reasons.
Living in our new hometown, I feel like we get to embrace all the wonderful things of living in the Midwest even more (small town festivals, quiet and pretty country roads, friendly community, so peaceful... now if I just had our very own little farm and barn of animals I would be in heaven).
In the summer, sweet corn is a highlight and in July and August we make sure to get it at least twice a week. (at least being the key words there)
We love our sweet corn.
When we came home from Tennessee we found the corn to be this tall already.
This past week we have been having a lot of fun tending to our neighbor's garden for them.
And helping ourselves to fresh fruits and veggies and herbs and spices. so fun! I definitely think there will be the start of our own garden (a little one at least) in the near future.
Quinn has always loved zucchini. It was her favorite even as a baby.
She loves to help pick the berries (raspberries & blackberries in her bowl) but she has never been a big berry fan. She just likes to feed them to mommy. :)
So while we may be doing them a favor by taking care of the garden, it has been a real special treat for us. ;)
Living in our new hometown, I feel like we get to embrace all the wonderful things of living in the Midwest even more (small town festivals, quiet and pretty country roads, friendly community, so peaceful... now if I just had our very own little farm and barn of animals I would be in heaven).
In the summer, sweet corn is a highlight and in July and August we make sure to get it at least twice a week. (at least being the key words there)
We love our sweet corn.
When we came home from Tennessee we found the corn to be this tall already.
This past week we have been having a lot of fun tending to our neighbor's garden for them.
And helping ourselves to fresh fruits and veggies and herbs and spices. so fun! I definitely think there will be the start of our own garden (a little one at least) in the near future.
So while we may be doing them a favor by taking care of the garden, it has been a real special treat for us. ;)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
a little update of sorts.
We had a whirlwind of a month with 2 weeks in Florida, then 1 week in Tennessee.
It's been so fun and such a great summer so far.
We are home now for the rest of summer and that is exciting too.
This year we didn't come home to a crazy and busy schedule awaiting Todd.
Todd has decided to step away from his girls volleyball head coaching position.
Shortly after the boys season ended in June, he started to contemplate the idea of a change.
A change of pace being the largest reason in play. With two head coaching jobs (both in different school districts) it made the balance of two different programs to carry, budgets to balance, athletic directors and secretaries and transportation contacts, etc. to contact and work with regularly, different school schedules with early morning meetings, planning orientations and parent nights and regular correspondence with parents of the entire program throughout the year (I think you get the idea). One thing many people may not realize is that as a head coach, yes the bulk of your work is a seasonal thing, but you are still doing work for that position all year long.
While Todd handled and carried them both beautifully, it is a lot.
A change of pace sounded great, and when the opportunity for an assistant girls volleyball position opened at the school he is head coach for the boys, it just seemed meant to be at this time.
So what is the just of all of this?
Well, he still coaches both during the girls and boys seasons (all in one school district now - a wonderful district that we love).
Boys season in the spring remains the same as head coach.
Girls season in the fall as an assistant coach at a new school, where he can still do what he loves but his amount of responsibilities has dropped significantly.
Most importantly from it all this little family will get more time to spend together. :) Yay!
and as soon as we arrived home from our month long adventure, we dove into some projects at home.
Did you really expect anything different? :)
Many updates to be posted soon on the DIY page with painting, a bookshelf renovation, three light fixture changes, completion of our foyer/entryway, another board and batten project, artwork for a little girls bedroom, a tufted headboard, a farmhouse table build and more...
It's been so fun and such a great summer so far.
We are home now for the rest of summer and that is exciting too.
This year we didn't come home to a crazy and busy schedule awaiting Todd.
Todd has decided to step away from his girls volleyball head coaching position.
Shortly after the boys season ended in June, he started to contemplate the idea of a change.
A change of pace being the largest reason in play. With two head coaching jobs (both in different school districts) it made the balance of two different programs to carry, budgets to balance, athletic directors and secretaries and transportation contacts, etc. to contact and work with regularly, different school schedules with early morning meetings, planning orientations and parent nights and regular correspondence with parents of the entire program throughout the year (I think you get the idea). One thing many people may not realize is that as a head coach, yes the bulk of your work is a seasonal thing, but you are still doing work for that position all year long.
While Todd handled and carried them both beautifully, it is a lot.
A change of pace sounded great, and when the opportunity for an assistant girls volleyball position opened at the school he is head coach for the boys, it just seemed meant to be at this time.
So what is the just of all of this?
Well, he still coaches both during the girls and boys seasons (all in one school district now - a wonderful district that we love).
Boys season in the spring remains the same as head coach.
Girls season in the fall as an assistant coach at a new school, where he can still do what he loves but his amount of responsibilities has dropped significantly.
Most importantly from it all this little family will get more time to spend together. :) Yay!
In other updates, I am staying busy with some delicious cake pop making!
and taking pictures of cutie patooties!
and as soon as we arrived home from our month long adventure, we dove into some projects at home.
Did you really expect anything different? :)
Many updates to be posted soon on the DIY page with painting, a bookshelf renovation, three light fixture changes, completion of our foyer/entryway, another board and batten project, artwork for a little girls bedroom, a tufted headboard, a farmhouse table build and more...
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