Blog Inspirations

A few weeks ago I entered The Inspired Room's Dayspring giveaway. I did not win, but that did not stop me from getting these wonderful pieces for my dining room.

Wood Pedestal and Wood Caddy
The birds are salt and pepper shakers from Pier One.




Glass Dome


Easter is just days away and our Resurrection eggs are ready. We are going to start them tomorrow. Crafty Texas Girls inspired me to do this craft with my kiddos.



And the newest addition and I believe the last is this mirror from Wuslu. I was inspired by this fellow Hoosier Thrifty Decor Chick post. I feel that this mirror is just perfect for this spot and "mirrors" the round plates on the opposite wall.

How cute is this kid?

And why does it seem that he always has his shirt off when I take a picture of him?

First Communion and Playing Photographer

My cousin Abby's first communion is next month and my grandma asked if I could take some pictures. My family thought that I did a great job on Olivia's senior pictures last year and now I am the official family photographer. I am not a photographer, but I will try my best. Here are a few of my favorite shots of Abby:





This one was just for fun.

Race for a Cure

It has become a family tradition to do the 1 mile family walk for the Indy Komen Race for the Cure. This is the third year that the whole family has done it together. I love celebrating the women in my life that have survived and those that fought hard (Aunt Sally). This year my mom celebrates her 9th year! She is so amazing there are not enough words to describe. Here are some pictures from today's race!











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Little Purple Dress

The agony of what to wear for Easter is over. I received a $10 Kohls coupon in the mail and the kids and I ran in there the other night. It is really hard to make a decision while keeping three kids entertained, but I knew I wanted something to coordinate with the kids so that narrowed my search down. I found this cute ruffle dress and the best part is I only paid $25.

Goodwill footstool

I went to Goodwill last week in search of a wood candle holder for my cheese dome. I did not find a candle holder, but I did score this footstool for $4.99!



As soon as I got home I remembered this stool from My Third True Love that was oh, so cute!



The first thing I did was remove the fabric and spray painted the wood with RustOleum Satin Black.



I recovered the top with canvas drop cloth.



I used painters tape as my stencil for the stripe and free handed the No. 5. I used my Valspar paint sample Sky Blue 2. I failed to take a picture of this step... oops!



Here is the lovely little stool in its new home!



Hookin Up with HOH #44

Grab your picnic basket!

The picnic table is finished and I am so happy that it is ready just in time for all this great weather that we are having! Hopefully we will have lunch there today. This project was an easy one. We bought a kit from Lowe's for around $87 dollars, sandpaper, sand, and stain so the whole project was around $115.



Wyatt adding "flowers" aka dandelions to our mason jar vase.