Our Nursery Update!

When I tell you that we spent the entire Saturday afternoon in this room.. I mean it literally! It took us forever to get the trundle bed put together- but we did it!!! Advice: Don't loose the wooden "peg" that helps align furniture... we had every piece assembled and together (except for one) and our friend, the wooden peg, was missing. gone. ka-put. nada.

My daddy saved the day by creating a replica of the wooden peg for us and ta-da... we were able to finish assembling everything and get it into Lucy's nursery! Luckily, putting her crib together was a much easier project!  My husband wins the award for "helping his wife"... for sure.  Thank you Colby!

Here are some pictures of her room- it is starting to look like a nursery! Finally!

 We still have a ways to go but it is SO nice to have CARPET down and the furniture in!

YAY! I LOVE our new carpet.. it is so soft!

Lucy's crib- faux finished and ready for our bedding!

The trundle and shelving-

The trundle bedding will be ivory-

My plan is to make it look more "couchy" by putting three euro pilllows/shams across the back.

with the middle sham monogrammed, of course! :)

And ... the reason we still don't have the light switch plate up is because I haven't found the "perfect" one yet. ha. but seriously... I'm still trying to decide if I want  to use cream or gold.  Its the little details, right?!

Changing table/dresser with our new paint and new knobs!

**Side note** if you are looking for knobs- go to Hobby Lobby! They have an entire row dedicated to knobs.. and they are fabulous! As you can see I chose the pink crystal ones for her dresser

Storage bins/shelves (all purchased at Target! Love me some Target!)

Not sure if this is where it will stay, or if this is the wall where the painting is going to go but... this is what it looks like for now!  I may move the shelves into her closet for storage there.. but we'll see.

I painted the front of the wicker baskets to match her crib/changing table.

I also added the oval circles to each basket so I can "monogram" them with what each basket will hold- here is my OCD coming out! HA. I am still looking for the "perfect gold" pin to use

 See the Wolfe pottery bunnies in the shelf to the left... I'm obsessed! Julie Collier, my dearest friend and art teacher from highschool, gave them to Lucy! So excited... they are beautiful!

And here is a look at the whole room so far!

I just LOVE it.  It is going to be perfect. Just like Lucy!

To imagine her nursery completed: (like I have done every second of the day.. ha)

add the primrose colored crib skirt, ivory crib bumper (with primrose ruffled trim) and primrose bows to the crib.

Floor length curtains around the window

An ivory rocking chair to the right of the window

And a beautiful but small chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

Ahhh.... I cannot wait! Getting SO excited.

(oh and the daybed bedding.. which I am still dreaming up. I haven't exactly found our "ivory" comforter yet... but I have the image in my mind... which is dangerous, and probably doesn't exist for my budget!)

Anyways.. slowly but surely! The good news is we still have 13 weeks for it all to come together!  :)

I cannot wait to meet our Lucy!  I go to the doctor Tuesday for our check-up-  and for the glucose test! I've heard horror stories.. hopefully the "drink" will go down smoothly for us, and we will pass our test. 

Stay tuned!

Have a wonderful week!

Saturday Thoughts

Yesterday was a "doozy"... or "doosy"? However it is spelled... that is the kind of day it was.
I have never been a fan of bad weather, I actually am quite the "scaredy-cat".  Tornados freak me out. So you can imagine my reaction to yesterday's tornadic weather that surrounded our area...eeeek!!
I was so proud of my 13 babies at the kindergarten though! We all stayed crouched down in the hall for 1 and 1/2 hours and there were hardly any tears shed. They were SO brave. I do have to add though, I have never been that exhausted in all of my pregnancy (or teaching career)!  I told Colby that if there was ever going to be a day that I was tempted to consume an "alcoholic beverage" while being pregnant... yesterday, promptly at noon, would have been the time. Ha. NO WORRIES- I didn't.. but I won't say it didn't cross my mind. 
My heart goes out to all those that were affected in Clinton and the Jackson areas.  You just never think that something (especially a tornado) will hit "your" house, or "your" car.  Yesterday, we were all reminded of how precious each moment is.  Let's just not forget it.


Today is a "cool" Saturday, for sure!  BRR! The tornado's blew in the cold front, but it is so BEAUTIFUL, so how could I complain? 
I spent my morning with my sis, Cass, Meena, and Noah taking pictures in Reunion... We don't have long before Cassie, Stephen, Meena (and Jon Martin) head off to Lafayette, LA so we decided to get our "babies" together for a photo-op today.  Here is a sneak peak at the pics I took this a.m.

We got some really great shots... I cannot show them all yet because I'm already going to be in trouble for putting up the sneak peaks (they are supposed to be a surprise for the grandparents :)

But... I just couldn't resist showing off my BEAUTIFUL niece and nephew!

And the day just gets better... I'm about to go help supervise Colby putting together the trundle bed and Lucy's baby crib!! (I know he is so excited for my input)

Pictures WILL come SOON!!!!!! YAY!

Anniversary Weekend!

One year ago today, Colby and I were married...

We stood here to say our vows... and seal them with a kiss :)

danced...

and smiled ( a lot)!

I love you Colby, and if possible, a little more each and every day.  Happy Anniversary to us!

  Thank you for loving me, for smiling with me and always keeping me dancing everyday throughout this past year.

I am truly blessed!

Look at where a year has brought us! Here we are today at my parents after church:

Happy as ever, and expecting our own little baby girl, Lucy, in July!

(25 weeks along)

Yesterday, was my sisters baby shower! We had the best time... Here are some pictures from the shower:

Kelly and Momma

Preggo Sisters! (I love that we get to experience this together!)

Flower balls that I made

Closer look at the flower balls... to make you take crepe paper streamers (like the kind you decorate birthday parties with) and cut it into 2-3 ft strips.  Roll them into "roses" and glue onto the styrofoam ball.  (WARNING: IT TAKES FOREVER, but the end result is worth it)

Kelly is going to hang them from the ceiling in Weslee's nursery!

The set up

Peeps! (we served Raspberry sherbert punch in these)

Last night my husband took me to eat at Shapley's- YUMMY.  It was delicious, and a wonderful evening.
Tonight, I'm cooking him a  fabulous meal in honor of our anniversary and then we get to cut into this...

Our wedding cake top! Me and Lucy cannot wait. HA!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Side note: Ridgecrest Choir had an amazing worship service this morning... God is so good!