Mother's Day 2010 (and Mom & Brandon visit)

I had a special Mother's Day this year! Mom and Brandon came up on Thursday and stayed till Monday morning. We all got together at Amy's for homemade ice cream and cake. Laynie and Blake got to spend most of the day with us, so that was nice.
For Mother's Day Clint got me a pretty flower to sit on my new sink in the kitchen, Blake made me a clay boot (from school) and Laynie made me a very sweet card.
I love my two sweet kids!!!

Here's a pic of Laynie at Amy's... She's so beautiful!

The whole "gang".

Bobbie... so sweet!

Brandon, Jack and Blake playing with legos. Cute.

Mom and Brandon (making some crazy, creepy face).

Recent Projects in the works

I have SEVERAL projects on my list right now. Too many to admit!
Clint took me to The Rink in OKC a few weeks ago and I was in HEAVEN! If you are in OK, you HAVE to go....it's full of fun, funky treasures! I bought a few things....two of which are undergoing some color changes. First was this CaUte little chair...

I'm over red....so it's getting a fresh teal paint job! "After pics" will be posted soon.

Then I spotted this FABULOUS mirror (it's taped up for painting in this pic). It was only $24 and I had to have it. It's currently on it's 3rd coat of heirloom white spray paint!

This is a bad pic from my cell phone, but this is the new curtain/shower curtain that I have made for the kids' bathroom. That whole room is redone and I can't wait to post "after" pictures of it! All that's left to do is paint he cabinet doors!! YIPPEE! Clint has worked hard on it for me and it's just looking fab!

Another obsession of mine is chandeliers! There is practically one in every room! This beauty was bought for Laynie's room for $5!! This was the before (oops, starting spray painting it before I remembered to take a before pic).

So as you can see, I have a few projects going on....and these are just a FEW of them. The list goes on! I'll work on my "after" pics!

Lots to say!!

Seems as though 2010 is flying by! I have missed blogging a lot and really need to catch up! I figured I would lump a few things into this one post in hopes that will help me... so we'll see.

In April Clint and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary. Here he is opening his iPad that I got him. Totally posed, but still very funny. He loves that thing like crazy! I admit, it is pretty cool.

My anniversary gift was my new dining room table and buffet! I got it on Craigs list in Tulsa, and I can't wait to paint it and recover the seats! It's on the "to do" list! ;)

School is winding down! I am so excited to have the kids off for the summer. Maybe even more then they are! Laynie had her 7th grade concert last week. She sang a "solo" in the song "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head". They did great and the concert was entertaining! I'm loving that the older the kids get the more interesting their productions are....nothing like they used to be! ;)

In other news...... we have finally started updating our kitchen!!! First order of business was to get rid of the 1970's WHITE TILE counter top! I chose a dark Formica "granite looking" top and Clint had it installed in ONE day! It looks fantastic and is so much nicer then the tile! I will have to take some "after" pics that include the new sink, faucet and stove top. They are all very nice.

Next up is the back splash, cabinet doors and a fresh coat of paint!!!

Here's Blake helping Dad out in the kitchen! He was the sawdust sucker-upper! ;)

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday little man! Wow, you're three today... I can't even believe that! It really doesn't seem like you have been gone for a year and 1/2! You are still so present in my heart!

I wish I could hear you talk, and watch you play and discover new things. I wish I was throwing you a big birthday party! I bet you are a sweet boy. I bet you love on your sisters every day and are a wonderful little brother!

I'm sure your big sisters have been so good to you and have watched out for you.. I pray that all the time!

I hope you are taking care of little Cherry.

Be sweet to her, love her and play nice with her.

We miss you all the time.

We still laugh at the cute things you use to do.

We are going to blow out 3 candles for you tonight....and say a little prayer. Aunt Kerri said a prayer for you today... she misses you too.

We love you so much! Happy 3rd Birthday!

Your bouncy horse... you loved riding him. You weren't scared to get crazy on him! haha.

I loved when you decided that the bear and pig were your "babies". They had to go everywhere with you. It was so sweet to see you bond with them! I am glad I sent them to live with you. I hope they are still your "babies".


See..... bear and pig again! hee hee hee.

I loved to make you feel better when you were sick. Bless your heart, you were sick a lot! Here, you wanted your blankets and your paci while you ate. How could I say no?! I just made you snug in your highchair....and everything was better!

Be Still My Heart

As if I needed another reason to LOVE my iPhone!!

Dress Model & another sewing project!

My last two dresses I made for my BFF's little sweetie...and I finally got a few pics. She is a very active 1 year old, so the pics are "action" shots! haha.

Here's the "pillowcase" dress I made out of my Heather Bailey fabric (my fav). She wore this as her Easter dress...how CA-Ute!

Here's the ruffle dress....with my poor choice of thread...but cute nonetheless! She is such a precious model!

Last, but not least, is the reversible shirt I made for my niece Isabella. I can't wait to see it on her. It was a bit tricky because I have never done pleats or anything reversible...so it was challenging for me.

A shot of the inside (not sure why i just didn't turn it inside out and take an actual pic, but whatever). :)

Here's a little better shot, against the yellow wall in my craft room. Her blond hair and blue eyes will POP with this shirt!!

Taylor Swift

Thanks to by super sister in-law... I was able to take Laynie to see Taylor Swift last week. Our seats were GREAT and we had a fabulous time!
I had been looking for something for Laynie to "reward" her for her WONDERFUL grades and her overall attitude. She is such a wonderful young lady and such a joy to be around!!!

Here's Laynie in our "box" seats before the concert.

Kelly Pickler opened for Taylor. She was very good and really full of energy!

Taylor had some amazing stage sets!! She put on a great show...I think she sang for over 3 hours!

My camera zoomed on Laynie's face, but you can see Taylor behind her. At one point in the concert Taylor showed up right in front of our section. It was so cool and people were shocked to see her just appear!!

Here she is singing in front of our section.

Another great set.

And another..

We had a great time. Thanks again Kendra for the hook-up!!

xoxo