Ashton snoring

Tim talking

Tim talking

Tim loves to get his word in! He has quite the scream to ensure he is heard!

Onto the Next Project!

I started my next project! And I LOVE it! Love, love, L-O-V-E! Of course, it was Pinterest inspired! And actually quite easy and best of all... FREE! I had everything I needed. JDC provided everything I needed! A tutorial, the template, all I needed was cardboard, a pencil, white paint (leftover from our whole house re-paint), and a paintbrush. So, here's the run-down and the final reveal at the end.

Did I say that I love it?! Can you tell I am excited?

We have this huge wall behind our TV. I have been contemplating what we should do with it for the last couple of years. Wallpaper? Stripes? Well... thank you Pinterest! Painted wallpaper is the answer!

My stencil. While this project was for free, it was not without some effort.

Start tracing... and tracing... and tracing! This took a couple of days to actually complete.

Thankfully the kids all took naps and I was able to finish the stenciling and start painting!

I wanted to take pictures step-by-step.

Here's what it looks like close-up.

So it's not perfect as you can see. You can see pencil lines which I still need to figure out how to remove them.

I tried to get a picture of myself painting. This will have to do.

Just keep painting and painting and painting!

I actually got this far during nap!

I was surprised that the kids were well behaved enough for me to continue my project after bath. They just watched some show and the baby crawled around.

The finished project! And yes, I was up on that ladder to get WAY up there!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! 

A Treat for Me!

I figure I might as well as get a treat for getting a big job done! Thanks to... yes, pinterest!

Cake batter rice krispies!

Yummy!

Ashton was super proud!

Sprinkles left over from Violet's birthday party

Super simple in case you were wondering! Add 1/4 cup of cake mix (I used funfetti even though it called for yellow cake mix because we had it) to the melted marshmallows. Then add rice cereal followed by sprinkles. Put in pan and top with more sprinkles. What kid doesn't love sprinkles and who doesn't love rice krispie treats?! Although, I would add a little more cake mix because I didn't think there was much of a cake taste to it.

Kitchen Cabinets Complete!

Yes! I completed my kitchen cabinets just in time for Violet's birthday party. Literally! I was painting the light fixture wood frame late Friday night! But it really is so gratifying despite the month long kitchen chaos! It's not perfect and needs some touch-ups but that will need to wait until my motivation returns. But I call this success!

Okay, so apparently I didn't take pictures before I started. Thankfully, I did take some pictures when we initially bought the house!

Before...

Right when we moved in but after we had the appliances replaced

Worth the $150 of materials for Cabinet Transformations (Color Tudor) and a little elbow grease on my part. And yes, I was on top of a ladder painting the light fixture frame and hanging part above the cabinets!

Not bad! 

 Another before angle

Definitely much improved! Including under the microwave area. It's finally clean! We'll see how long as this is the dumping ground for all things that need a home!

Such a difference!

I want to eventually buy hardware but that stuff is expensive! You can see all of our projects in the window sills. A paper mache project hanging from the wire shelf and our plants waiting to be planted in our garden. 

Next up:

1. Painting the laundry room cabinets - preferably white

2. Paint upstairs linen cabinets

3. Choose and install upstairs hallway cabinets and/or shelving

4. Paint Violet's built in desk

I hope all of this is done in the next month but will probably only get the painting done.

Great Grandparents Love

Tim got some good lovin' from his Great-Grandparents! Day 2 of celebrations extended into a pool party at the in-laws house.

Tim happy in Great Grandma's arms

Super sweet love

Great Grandpa gets a hold of Tim

I missed some pictures... proof that Violet sat in the princess carriage for a minute!

Violet and Iris' birthday cakes! I love how happy and excited kids get when you sing to them!