Dining Room Update

         

 

Happy Father's Day

 Here are this year's Dad's Day photos.  

The kids had fun pretending to be Dad with his tools. 

Happy Father's Day to best Dad in the WORLD!

 

Here are past years' photos:

Last Day of School 2014 Edition

Here are our traditional last day of school photos:

 

Beginning and end comparisons.  These kids have grown this year!

Merry Christmas

My sentiments this holiday season. Inspiration found here.

I can not believe that Christmas is tomorrow! We have been so busy! I have wanted to update things, but life has been getting in the way.  I was able to drag the kids out in the freezing cold for a last minute Christmas "photo shoot" and here are the results:

I wish you a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!

Hoop Love

 

Back in 2010 I added fabric filled hoops to my "sewing room" and they remained there during the playroom revamp. We recently repainted the playroom and added functional storage in that space. I would love to reveal the new look, but that would require taking pictures!  It did not take me long to decide where the hoops new home would be when I browsed my pin boards and saw these:

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Madeline had the perfect wall for the hoops!

  I did not even swap out the fabric.  I love how all the red highlights the red in her bedding.  The picture below is a true representation of the paint color.

And another angle, because one is not enough.

Fall Leaves

 

Our trees are now bare, but a few weeks ago Matt and the kids raked what little we had and played "sleeping zombie" for what seemed like hours!  I took this opportunity to play with my camera, which has been collecting dust. I am a little rusty!

Fall Decorating

I love fall and it is my favorite season!  This past weekend I made pumpkin donuts and chocolate chip pumpkin bread,  which reminded me of this pin.  In between baking I dug out my fall decor just in time for October!

My new tiered server for the buffet.  This will be fun to fill for all seasons.

And a new rug! I had been wanting one in the dining room and when I saw this one on sale weeks ago I snagged it and I am so happy!   I love the visual interest and it is an indoor/outdoor which is perfect for this clan.

The fall quote for the week, ok,  let's be honest, the month!

A little mum for the front porch.  I can't wait to enjoy hot drinks on cool evenings here.