Little Sammer's will find a pair of socks anywhere he goes. He loves socks, preferably his own. That little rascal turns 9 months tomorrow. He is such a delight.
Since Toby won't be here for Thanksgiving, last night I cooked him his favorite cornbread stuffing and green beans and we had a miniature Thanksgiving dinner. I also made his beloved chocolate pie. Then the boys and us sat down to watch Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. It was a lot of fun and I felt so blessed to have the opportunity to start family traditions with my little sweeties. Hope your Thanksgiving is wonderful. Be thankful.
It's kitchen day! Oh the kitchen...the heart of the home. We have been doing some minor updates lately and finally this weekend we have finished. We took out a bar, got new counter tops, had to fix the backsplash, new sink and fixtures, new light fixture, added pulls and added a shelf. I am so pleased with the changes and just love, love, love the granite and undermount sink. My kitchen gets tons of use because I love to cook and bake so it is a very important room in our home. Hope you enjoy!
Love my aprons and my Dr. Pepper.
Our very simple kitchen curtain.
My first tassel that I ever got.
This is how the shelf turned out. Still not distressed but I will get to that soon. Thanks Hubby!
Here is my version of the family sign floating around blogland. I love a copycat.
Due to space I needed to figure out a way to hang my pots. Kitchen is too small for a potrack. So my husband and I came up with this. I had seen something like it in a magazine. Not my favorite buy very functional. The OPEN sign is an antique I found in Waxahachie.
Just a good view of the granite, pulls, and backsplash. Also, my beloved KitchenAid and the best little sign that is quite appropriate because I am a cookie making lady.
The wonderful towel that I got from Bev at VillageMonograms. She does amazing work. And my Ballard Designs rug that I think is fun and whimisical. 
The hubby was able to be home with us for the last few days and complete a long list of to dos. He finished the kitchen remodel (finally) and made me a little shelf for above my refrigerator. Here is a pic of the shelf. We are going to distress it and then decorate it. I will show it to you tomorrow when I post a tour of my kitchen.
(Sorry for the blurry pic!)
My nephew, Hayden, got to come stay two nights with me this week while my niece, Ava, was in the hospital. I loved having him here....almost as much as Jack did. He plays so hard and is so loving of Jack and Sam...what a great example he is for my boys. He and I got to have slumber parties in my big bed. I can't believe how big he has gotten and am blessed that I get to spend time with him. He really lights up my life (even if he told me my Chicken Parmigiana is GROSS).
Here he is drinking hot chocolate at Mima's. He did not want to drink it forever and now LOVES it.
Thanks for all the prayers for sweet Ava. She is doing much better and is home from the hospital now.
I have been gone from blogging world for a little over a week (and missed it horribly). Our life quickly got CRAZY! Sam and I went out of town for a wedding and between work, school projects, and kiddos...there was no time for the computer. But, I'M BACK!
Starting with little Sammer's nursery. I wanted a very baby, vintage feel to his nursery and went with traditional blue, green, and white. My mom and I made all of the bedding and curtains. My friend Janet made the sheet for us and made the sweet little pillow for a gift. Every part of him was made with love. My husband hung the crown molding and painted the dresser (mine from childhood). He also painted the simple moon and stars staking a watch over Sam every night above his crib. The most amazing thing is that my mom redid a mobile with the fabrics we had used. It was a painstaking task....but I SO love it. Enjoy his sweet little oasis.
Please say a prayer for my precious niece, Ava. She is in the hospital with MRSA and is fighting this horrible infection. She is so full of life and I hope she has a quick recovery....I am sure she hates the hospital.
I have seen several people post about some of their favorite things on Friday's. I decided to follow suit. Something that I just love and wish I had more of is LAMPS! I love at night when the lights are low and my house is lit only by lamps. I love reading by a lamp. I love the shape of a lamp and how they look dressed. Here are a few of our lamps we have lighting our life.
My monkey lamp is a bit of whimsy in our formal living room. I LOVE IT!
The lamp that greets you when you come in our home.
This picture does not do this lamp justice. It is a humpty dumpty lamp in Sam's room.
My friend, Janet, gave us this for a housewarming gift. I changed a portion of the shades to leopard to match my kitchen.
A simple lamp in my family room...love the fabric...hate the base.
We have had this lamp in our family room since we moved in this house.
This is a Walmart find that I recovered the shade.
My friend Brittany game me this lamp.
I have two of these on our bedroom dresser. They are so romantic looking.
My laundry room lamp. Bad pictures sorry....overcast day.
A Goodwill find this week. I am going to spray paint it and put it in the playroom with a FUN shade. I am thinking pom-pom fringe.
Don't you just LOVE when the mail comes. I do...especially when there are surprises from Glitter and Bliss. Today she sent me the most awesome frame. I love it so much and my little Sammers looks great in it. THANKS A MILLION! You are TOO generous. I also showcased a necklace I got bought from her a few weeks ago. I love that too. Go check her out! 
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