see ya summer!

at the beginning of the summer these sweet boys played
with their new water table for the first time.
it wasn't that long ago but they have grown so much over the past 5 months.
here are some see ya summer pictures from the
start of our first summer together.

here is baby a with his amazing hair.
he wasn't able to stand/walk just yet, but he started two months later.:)

this is baby s thrilled about the water!
he was such a crazy baby when it comes to water and he still is now!

here we are our first summer together and our first hot day.

this was such a fun day.
today is a rainy pittsburgh day. this may be a theme for the rest of the week.
we are excited about fall and welcoming it!
we can eat pumpkin flavored stuff, go to on hayrides and play in leaves.
this fall will be an exciting one as the boys continue to learn more
and grow. however id like them to stay 1 and 1/2 forever.
:)

once upon a wednesday..

today was make teddy bear bread day.

when i was little my momma use to make these with me and my sister.

this bread is adorable and i remember it from my childhood.

so i have passed it on to my favorite kiddos.

here is our bread making day.

the hen man did great with adding the dry ingredients!

this brought me such joy.

he just loves to be a helper and i try to be patient and today was perfect.

putting the bears together after we let it rise for an hour.

adding ears, nose, feet and hands.

then we let these rise for 45 minutes.

the waiting process about killed henry he wanted to eat these bears so bad.

the bears before the rose.:)

the largest bear is the one henry built.

i thought it was hilarious that his was so large!

putting the cranberries(bc we didn't have raisins) in the bears.

the eyes and buttons. i was nervous about their sizes but they turned out alright.

these are looking just like they are suppose to!

this really took me back to being a kiddo.

i loved it, probably more than the kids.

oh man these were a BIG hit! this big huge bear was almost gone by the end of the day.

he was in love with eating this!

the bears(well there were 7 total). the littlest one we call clare bear.;)

little seb liked his alot too! he was thrilled about the cranberries!

this was without a doubt my favorite thing i have done in months!

so glad i could bring my kiddos a little taste of what being

a kid in my mom's house was like!

i brought one home for shea. he was impressed!

:)

a saturday thrift...

so today my roomie kristin and i ventured out to two flea markets.

one of our favorite ones is in verona, pa.

i found these treasures there!

this picture is a pring of yard that is 5x7 and will be hung in our craft room.

:) i love the colors in this piece.

this is one of the two rugs i bought.

this one is a runner that is in our upstairs hallway.

i fell in love with it and the price was right!:)

the other rug is round and blue and white. its at our front door.<3

this is my new hat box which i made my button collection holder.

it is turquoise with paisleys all over it. it's beautiful!

this is a bench i love.

there is a bench theme going on inside me right now.

i think im over chairs and only want benches.

this one was wayyy too much $$$!

but it's super duper old and i love it.

there was also a wooden white bench i love.

it was covered in junk so i didn't take a picture, but it looked nothing like this one.

i love benches.

this was such a fun trip. i spent 2 hours in the flea market.

no lie i couldve spent all day there.

it is hands down the best place in pittsburgh that i know of.

xo

diy clean dirty signs..

with our new house comes a "new to us" dishwasher.
so we needed a sign to let all in the house know what's
going on with the dishwasher.
here is my answer..a tiny clothespin w/a magnet
and a piece of card stock w/stickers.

i also will put clear contact paper over both sides to
make a cheap laminate to keep the stickers on.

i will prob add more stickers to the dirty side. i like the colors.

i thought it turned out pretty well considering the hardest part
was hunting my craft supplies out of boxes.:)
i love these new house crafts!!

last week...

our first house guest to sleep at our new house.
sweet baby samuel was so tired.
love sweet sleepy babies.

this is one of a few pictures i took last week that i really like.
this one is just great colors!

these sweet angels were watching school buses go by.
this was on our long walk which they can now do without a stroller.
these boys are growing up too fast.
everyday i ask them to stay this size forever...one and a half is the best age.

this picture cracked me up.
look at his teeth, his eyebrows and his hat.
to me this picture says yehaw yall wanna go fishin'??
i love it! he is such a ham!

this was my week in picutures.
i love my life so much.:)

the alabama bathroom..

with a new home comes new decorating ideas.
this is the beginning of the alabama bathroom.
just to clarify...this is the state of alabama not the football team.
[no crimson and grey in this house;)]

the picture below is my alabama angel which helped this come to life
in my head. she was in my craft room but i would like everyone
to see her.:)

my next favorite part of the alabama bathroom is the vintage map
i got off etsy. i love it and it fits this bathroom perfectly.

there are also two pictures on either side of the angel
one of a building at my college una.
the other is popes tavern a site to see in our little town.
this bathroom is a work in progress but i love it!
i already have a great friend who has found some art for it!
i cannot wait to post about that piece.
it's a vintage alabama picture her dad took!(amazing!!)
the other piece in this bathroom is a kids book called
A is for Alabama...it goes thru the ABCs of the state of Alabama things.
i love it. it was a gift from my sweet momma!
i am from alabama and i love my state now those that visit can
see my love for it. hurray!:)

this bench was a great find this weekend.
it is 25 years old and was handmade by the husband of the lady we
purchased it from. my husband found it and it wasn't what i had
in mind of the bench i am looking for but i said sure.
we love this bench. it was the only thing worth talking about
from our thrifty weekend.
i am still on the hunt for a long long bench for our new big kitchen
table, but this one will be a nice seat for now.:)

new house posts coming soon!
xo

yarn bombing in pittsburgh

ok so i told you guys i would be on the look out for this

and here it is!! a yarn bombing in pittsburgh.

as you can see this is a beautiful statue of pittsburghs own mr. rogers.

has been yarn bombed with a beautiful red crocheted sweater!

what a wonderful idea! this statue was put in 2009 our first year in the burgh.

we also went to the last time mr. rogers neighborhood was setup at WQED.

so here's how i found it. we were showing shea's brother around pittsburgh

and went by the steelers stadium on the north shore.

then i said and there's mr. rogers statue.

i then screamed "STOP! OMG I have to take a picture he has been bombed!"

this kids mom fussed at him for getting in my picture and i said that's

what he's here for.:)

this real great lady was asked to make a sweater for him!

i am stoked i got to see this and take pictures to share!

i think mr. rogers would have loved his giant red sweater!

:)