Getting Creative

I got home the trip to KS and TX and was struck by how bare my home is! Sure we have some photos and limited art on the walls. But overall, most of the walls are blank. After being in my mom and sisters home were there are lots of pictures hung and it's such a welcoming atmosphere, I've decided to take action!

I'm almost finished two projects for Jeremiah's bathroom. Before and after pictures will come later today.

I got some of the supplies I need for this project. I'm going to try in in our half bath. If it turns out as well as I'm hoping it will I have a feeling it'll end up all over my home! I already bought everything to do it in the master bedroom.

It's times like this I wish I lived in KS. My sister, Shannon is an amazing artist! I wish I could go through her work and see what she thinks would go well in my home. At least I have two of her pieces. One will be going up soon!

And of course I have the cutest little boy! I think so new pictures of him might be going up as well.

So be expecting lots of pictures of the little changes, and maybe a couple big ones going on in my home this weekend!

Once....

There was a little boy and a dandelion

He played with it till all the puff-seed-things feel off

There was another dandelion that he could play with

He liked the dandelion so much, he thought it must be good to eat

The little boys mommy knew that wasn't the case and tried to stop him

But it was too late

Hurriedly she tried to get all the of the puffy-seed-things out of the little boys mouth

It had tasted bad and his mommy had messed with him!

He was so upset!

So upset it took his mommy a little while to calm him down. Thankfully a little bird flew by and helped the little boy forget about the dandelion

Lesson learned... Dandelions are to be played with not eaten!

13 Months

Jeremiah turned 13 months old while in Kansas. He thinks he's a pretty big boy now!

• Still not walking on his own. Just doesn't have the confidence yet.
• Says "bye" while waving. Does it when some one leaves and when he's ready to leave.
• Loves his silky more each day.
• Can go up stairs all on his own. No idea how to get down though
• Is perfecting the art of throwing himself on the ground when crying. I'm so proud. :-)
• Signs "all done" for more, thirsty and all done
  
  
  
  

Thanks for taking the pictures Aunt Shannie!

Mother's Day

Today was an emotional day for me. I would be enjoying the time with family, playing with Jeremiah and them I would remember that I'm not about to be a mommy of two. Despite the ups and downs it was a great day! Here are some pictures of the day.

Here are a few pictures from our pregnancy...

Matt made this bib. We used it to announce the pregnancy to Matt's family.

Very faint but there, March 25th 2010.

Sweet boy

In all the craziness of the last few weeks I haven't posted any pictures of my little boy. The other night I tried to get some of him. Much harder now that he's crawling normally and more quickly and cruising. I think we got some good ones! Here's a quick up date:

Has NINE teeth and counting

Trying to go to one nap a day, not fun for him or me

Cruising on everything. I think walking will happen any day, just needs the confidence to let go

Says: no, mama (momma), dada (daddy), da (dog), ba (ball)

Dances to pretty much any music he hears

Facing forward in the car seat now

Waves and gives kisses

Signs "all done"

Crawls on all four, no more army crawl

I'm always blown away by how blue his eyes are!

Look what I'm doing!

The past year I've been playing with the idea of starting a garden. I've always blown it off say I don;t have the time or that I would probably end up killing everything. Well, today I took the first step. I bought some seeds and starter plants. Tomorrow, hopefully, Matt will build a planter box and will get all the soil on Monday. I'm a little nervous but very excited. Hopefully I'll have something to show for it, other than a box of dead plants this summer! Wish me luck!

Zucchini, can't wait to grill it!

Sweet green peppers

My Mother's day present. :-) I have such sweet boy!

The song

Here's the song I was talking about yesterday. Awesome song...