Aquarium trip

Before we got to the beach house we took O to the aquarium at For Fisher. He was apprehensive at first but soon loved it. He ran around saying shark! and fishes! It was so awesome to see everything with him and thru him.

Checking out the turtles and alligators. 

Priceless look on his face!

Showing dad the sharks. 

Pointing to the frogs with Carson. 

And this happened immediately after we got in the car. 

Such a fun day!!

back at it...

well well well....look who is back after a brief hiatus? i know, it is ridic how hard it is to keep this blog going. can you say hanging on by a thread?? anyways, big news! we moved! new house is bigger, badder and better than anything I could have imagined. it is just what we needed and we are so excited to be in a great neighborhood close to everything and everyone we love. so, now i'm constantly hunting. craigslist, home goods, tj maxx, mom's house wherever i can find the latest and greatest to fill this big old guy.  hopefully some pics will be up soon. but it is such a work in progress needing some serious rugs. who can afford a darn rug around here?  also, we are headed to the beach at the end of this week so hopefully i will be back with tons of O pics. isn't that what everyone wants? here's to hoping i can keep this up for a bit...

Here are a few recent Craigslist finds... anyone wanna donate to my house decorating fund? it is very necessary :)

what a fun mirror. can you say the only full length we own is a $10 mirror from BBB? 

an upgrade is necessary!

super fun trunk would go great in the boy's room...

finally! something big enough for the den mantle!

also love for the mantle with a little layering...

overdrive

Spring is coming! It may not feel like it with the temps still in the 40's but the daffodils don't lie!

We have lots going on and coming up and I really want to stay on top of my thoughts and goals for upcoming parties and holidays and all that jazz...

A few things that are inspiring me at the moment:

St. Patty's day decor for an upcoming couples shower

via

Easter basket liner making (I know. You are thinking EASTER ?!&*(&^**...but it takes me a long time to do a project!) And I have the cutest yellow/blue/green plaid combo to do this with for our sweet boy!

via pinterest

And while I'm on the topic of Easter - some great fillers for the almost 18 month old would be - new big boy sip cup, new cars, a few new pairs of pants (made by mom), maybe introduce some fun fat crayons and arts and crafts items, a new book or 2 and of course, some fun treats in his Easter eggs!

Lastly, we did a great little painting project a few weeks ago and I'm still loving how it turned out.

A few gems...

Was on the local Craigslist lately and found some nice gems that I wish I could own...

Natalie just posted about a cane back chair. Paint this one and recover - perfect little chair!

adorable vintage light fixture...

this table is selling for 50$. I don't even know what to say. Besides gorgeous?!

Obviously would need a new paint job, but nice lines and original hardware.

Perfect nail trimmed headboard.

and the motherload. 

What I wouldn't do for this secretary for our living room. 

Paint color is perfect and I am so in love.

A little PEP talk...

I think this guy gets a lot of his inspiration from Coach Taylor...

did everyone see this?

just checking.... O M F Gosh that was perfect.

Nick & Jess 4 eva

It's never finished

Just a few shots of some book shelf decorating I was doing over the weekend... This stuff can drive you crazy!

This was my "before".  Poor things are so neglected and it was just after taking down all the xmas stuff, so I was ready to zush it up a bit.

I like the "layered" look of the first few shelves.  Then as you get lower it just gets sadder...

Sorry the chair is blocking, but that is the norm so deal.  At least it hides some of the sads... Found more books to use and removed all shells to put together in another spot as more of a collection and it looks pretty BA.  Maybe will add that pic soon.