the end

I've decided to stop blogging to focus on other things. Thank you for the support, it's been fun. See ya when I see ya.

first pigtails

I usually cut Violet's hair pretty short because she hates having it messed with and I hate messing with it but I let it grow out a little and put her in pigtails for the first time. She cried really hard so I'm not sure it was worth it...Daddy said it was :)

My sweet Violet isn't a baby anymore! How did this happen!!

make-ahead healthy oatmeal smoothies

I'm so excited about these smoothies I can't hardly wait to try them. I know shakes and smoothies aren't for everyone but I would actually prefer to just drink my breakfast and lunch while I'm chasing little kids around. I'm going to make a bunch of these tomorrow so I have grab-and-go meals for the week. I'll let you know how they turn out....

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thrifted finds

I've been under the weather lately, just a yucky cold or something but I haven't been able to handle anything other than taking care of my kids. I did manage to get a little thrifting in recently and found this cute vintage pillow for $1.99. I also found some faux fur and was surprised at myself when I grabbed it and put it in my cart without any consideration. Didn't realize I was a fur type of gal but apparently I am. I threw it over our ottoman and my son pretends it's a polar bear. Awesome.

crochet washcloths

This was a fun little project to sit and work on while watching tv after the kids went to bed. When I say "while watching tv" what I mean is, "while watching Little House on the Prairie" because I seriously watch it almost every night. Or I watch episodes of New Girl on demand. Okay anyway, I just single crocheted a square and then gave it a scalloped edge.

The scalloped edge is just this:
Make 3 single crochet stitches in the first stitch. Then skip over the second stitch and make a slipstitch in the 3rd stitch. Repeat all the way around.

boy's nursery

After reading Pretty Little Ivy's post about her new nursery I went through my blog and realized I never posted any pictures of my son's nursery (from almost 4 years ago). This post is bittersweet because these photos are from the house I had my babies in (we moved across the country 7 months ago). So many beautiful memories there.

Bedding from Land of Nod / Rug from Ikea / All furniture thrifted and painted my moi.

Handmade projects:  fabric picture frames / tree art / paper owl mobile

I'm a Mom.

Linking up with The Anderson Crew for Thursday's "Embrace the Camera".