18 months and a new room

For P's half birthday I decided I should finish her room! It turned out cute...I am still trying to decide if I can live with the white walls! See it goes against everything I believe to have whiet walls in my house but I have burned out from painting and it is so hard to paint her room because i usually paint while she sleeps to avoid messes and I can't do that with her room...obviously! So i decided maybe I could add enough color with accessories! I just bought that chandelier sticky thing yesterday and hung it on the wall but it looked so boring so I went out in my garage and found this magnet board I had and decided to rip it out and use the frame. The frame was light enough that i could nail through it so it was secure on the wall (don't want miss P pulling it down). I then sprayed it metalic aged it and glazed it! Still something was missing so I busted out the aqua paint and watered some down rubbed it on the wall and wiped it away to my liking. Then I used the trust Tabacco glaze from ralph lauren(use it to age everything I am so in love) to make it look old and weathered! I love the end product! the pictures next to it need to be changed out or sconces need to be there instead!

Please ignore the pillows on the chaise...they need to be replaced! I am on it!

My sweet little baby girl turned 18months old yesterday! I can not believe it she really isn't a baby anymore she is a full grown toddler! She has opinions about what she wears and she makes goofy faces and thinks falling over is just about the most hillarious thing that ever happened! Wierd and goofy...my little toddler!

I decided she could have her first pigtails!! She actually loved them! but the pic is terrible!

Look at those eyes! she is such a big girl! She even gave up bottles and sippies for naps and ni nights just kitty(hello kitty doll) and a blankie and she is good! It was way easier then I expected! So proud of her!

Family weekend

P was a trooper when we were shopping! She actually loves her strolla as she calls it and is the best little friend to take shopping!

Miss P is the biggest beach lover I have ever met! She loved playing with Cole in the sand

This weekend my sister came to visit so the whole fam got together a lot...on saturday we went to the Orange County swap meet, where we shopped till we dropped! There was so much fun stuff, including the hat miss P is wearing in these pictures! On sunday we went to church all together and then hit the beach for a little sunny relaxation. Monday we hit irvine spectrum mall and shopped the entire day...again:) followed by ice cream at Balboa Island and another tearful goodbye! A weekend just isn't long enough! We miss you ra ra! love you

That's my baby

I love this little girl so much! I had a moment with her today when she bumped her head....she instantly started crying mommy mommy and looking at me to make it better! It brought back a flood of memories of when I was taking care of other peoples babies for a living and I really loved them but everytime they would get hurt it wasn't my name they cried it was always their mommies. I would feel a little twinge of pain and long for the day I could be on the recieving end of one of those cries for help, and although today wasn't the first time it has happened it just made me remember how much I love being the mommy and how much I love this kid! I love you little bug!

Before and After

Ok so I totally ruinded the suspence because the after pictures are on top! hahaha but what was once an all whiet bathroom is now a little milk chocolate paradise! Tis is the guest bathroom and miss P's bathroom so i wanted it to be girlie but not pink. I loved the little 70's chandelier that was alreadt in there so I went for a vintage aged feel with all the little accesories to match! It is better in person! hope you enjoy!

Be our guest

It is pretty much ready for you! You being first my sissy who is coming up next weekend and also my 5 besties who are coming in September! I am on a thrift store hunt for a yummy headboard but instead today I found that little endtable and gave it a face lift! I love the shape of it and the little opening in it! I hate my dresser in that room because it is so big but it has to work for now! oh and I am obsessed with my duvet and pillows just a little country from Ikea...so cheap too, love it!

Just getting started

So I love my yummy drapes and bright yellow color but there is so much lacking! I am going to do an island in the middle of the kitchen, knobs on the cabinets(blue and white ones from hobby lobby), and a plate wall above my cabinets on the right! oh and of course I will buy matching candies for my jars! Just wanted to give you a peak since you are all so far away!

My history

Last night I decided to put all the pictures I have on discs onto my computer. I had all my wedding pictures and all my pictures with my girlfriends from when I was single and then I found all my old Ecuador pictures and I stayed up until 1 am crying and laughing at all the memories! I miss those brown eyed babies so much. I miss being out of my comfort zone. I miss the feeling of being on an adventure that you know will change your life forever. I miss making new friends. I miss eating wierd food. I miss staying up late laughing until you cry. I miss seeing different parts of the world. I am so grateful I was able to go there and experience the things that I did. Going to ecuador to work in the orphanages has had an undeniable impact on my life that will last forever. I would not be the mother I am today with out all of those babies and the expeiences they gave me. I am so grateful that my baby doesn't have to grow up the way that they did...she is so lucky. I hope she can understand how blessed she is to have two parents who love her and care for her everyday. And I wanted to tell Emmy, Cheddy and Nat thank you for sharing that experience with me. I am so grateful for the friendships we formed there and will love you girls for the rest of my life, no matter how busy or far apart we get. I am so grateful for pictures and memories.

Just in case you know anyone who would be interested in being a volunteer the group is called OSSO Orphanage Support System Organization!

This is for me...

I think it is about time to be a good mom and sit down and write a list of all the things my baby can say and do. I must worn youmy kid is pretty smart so here is "the list"...

WORDS

uh-oh

owee

no no(always with a wagging finger)

yes(always with a head nod)

up

mine

go

outside

mama

dada

nana

papa

lala(auntie lexa)

ookie(brookie)

jensen

guys

boy

baby

dog

kitty

bird

fishies

melmo(elmo)

bippty(sippy)

baba

stein-steins(little einsteins)

please

thank you

sorry

nice

hi

bye bye

lune(balloon, more than a little obsessed she can spot them a mile away)

ghetto

oh ya

two

three

eyes

nose

toes

shoes

pretty

me

ball ball

cuse me

la you(love you)

mi you(miss you)

pat pat blast off (little einsteins)

bananna

nay nay(naked)

she is even starting to put some of these words together and make little sentences

and she will repeat just about anything you ask her to!! so funny...but i once got busted for using a swear word that she copied! eeks

She knows what a ... says

horse

dog

kitty

cow

snake

monkey

bird

bear

lion(granted it is the same as the bear)

sheep

What she can do

climb anything

and then jump off anything(when you hear her say two, tree you better be looking to catch her or she will jump with out you)

close doors

put way toys

bring me anything i ask for(i swear she understands everything i am saying... too sassy for her own good)

gives big loves

gives kisses

dances

has a sassy face where she puckers her lip so big...my favorite!

fake cries

fake pouts

gasps for air everytime she sees something she thinks is awesome

puts her own neclaces on

loves to wear bracelets

hits

then has to do soft to whomever she hit

she pats and raises her arms to help rocket blastoff on little einstiens

she folds her arms for prayers then says "men" really loud

She is so sassy and seriously hillarious. She talks to perfect strangers all the time and they talk to her! We can't go anywhere with out people gushing over her(kind of annoying when you are in a rush) and she hams it up for them...visious cycle!

she is always coming up with new ways to surprise me and scare the crap out of me with her adventerous little spirit!

Peighton Jade I love you so much kid!

Knows where her...are

eyes

ears

mouth

nose

teeth

tounge

earings

head

hair

bellybutton

feet

toes

hands

I am sure i forgot stuff but I can't think any more!!

Design Dilema

I am sure some of my close friends are thinking if you don't know what to do how should we know...but i need a little advice!? My absolute favorite thing about my new bedroom is the 14 ft wall behind my bed...it is so dramatic. I also love my bedding I got it when we were first married and used it for a year then decided to put it away for a while. I just pulled it out of a box and added some new pillows and rediscovered it! so what is the problem...? What color do i put on my dramatic focal wall? a. a bright sort of turquiose/aqua blue b. a more neutral gray color or c. some color I haven't even thought of yet? Then do i just paint it solid or do i do big stripes in matt and gloss... I am having serious decorator's block!!! Help me if you feel so inclined!!