Busy Little Bees

My parents came down for the Valentine's party and to spend a few days with us....and by us, I really mean with my girl. I know. 

With the Valentine's party behind me, it is now time to focus on getting some things done before CeeLo's upcoming birthday. Little did my dad know, I had quite the list that I wanted to accomplish while he was down. Honey was happy to distract the tiny one while Papa and I worked! We turned Husband's work space back into my sun room, cleaned out the garage, moved things to the attic, and baby-proofed cabinets and drawers. CeeLo did get in on the action and held the flashlight for Papa while he worked on the cabinets. 

But all that work was exhausting, and soon called for a long nap! 

While they rested, Honey and I did a little prep work for that upcoming birthday party. 

Here is a sneak peek...

I got started on our hungry Caterpillar...

...and we finished the birthday tutu! (to be worn with a different onesie :)

Stay tuned for more!

**please note the crock pot in the background. Yep, that was dinner! Be amazed!! **

Weekend Projects=Nursery Update

All the rain this past weekend created the perfect excuse to stay in and get some work done! I mean, we had a serious project weekend. After all, we do have a nursery to finish up!

While Husband took care of some outside jobs, I worked to straighten up the nursery. I opened, folded and found homes for all of Crumb's gifts and then dusted, swept and mopped. After that, I moved into the living room where I had this random and uncontrollable urge to move all the furniture to vacuum and mop under and behind it. Who does that on a Saturday afternoon?!?!?

I not sure sure where this little burst of energy came from but I sure would love if it stayed around for a while!!

Husband found a window frame in what I like to call his "random stash of old stuff" that he turned into a cool mirror for the nursery. It also gave him a great excuse to use his new found love...chalk paint!

Here are a couple of other projects that we added to the wall decor.

The frame to the left was made by the most wonderful boss and his very talented wife. He made the frame from the wood of old benches that used to be by the pool at the Grand Hotel and she created the middle section, which is fused glass that was recycled from wine bottles and fired in a kiln.

The one on the right Husband and I made with an empty frame, tea olive twigs and hot glue. Easy Peasy!

Husband also salvaged an old 12 inch board from the Glass Studio which he cut into 16 inch sections. I used the chalk paint to do the birds and used some left over wall color (called lemongrass) for the verse.

Now we just need to hang them above the crib.

I did get a sneak peek at the curtains last week and I'm so excited about them! You'll have to wait for the finished project to see them! :) Oh, and we got a rug!...which I didn't take a picture of...sorry. I had wanted a large, grassy green rug, but apparently green shag is frowned upon these days. Oh, well...we found a neutral colored one that we like and we'll be able to use it after the nursery.

I feel much better now that we've gotten this much done! ...especially since February is a week away!

I'm 35 weeks and wondering how much more room this baby needs!!

Speaking of Doors...

I just remembered that I never posted pictures of the door unit between the living room and outdoor living area. Shame on me!

I still haven't figured out the best way to photograph stained glass so that you can see all the details of it, so I'll just share all the different angles that I did take.

We had gotten so used to not having glass there and being able to walk through the doors that, once the glass went up, we put up blue painter's tape to keep us from walking through the doors!

Next on the list is to actually get some furniture for the outdoor living room.

...but I'm afraid that's taking a back burner to the nursery for now. We'll get it done eventually :)



 I can't wait till the weather warms back up (next year) and we can close off the house and open up the outside doors to the pool! I have a feeling this will be quite the hang out spot...since it will be our only shade!

I do love our new doors and I know sweet Husband is thankful to have this crossed off his project list! Thanks, Love! You're the best!

Nursery Doors

Husband has been working super hard on the nursery doors...in order to meet a December 1st deadline given to him by one of his employees. Well, this weekend not only did he finish up, but he also got them installed!

 I'm so excited with how they turned out! I know I brag on him all the time, but I am so thankful to be married to such a talented man! I'm sure this little baby will appreciate all the hard work his/her Daddy has done to make the nursery perfect for him/her!

Nursery update

Before the nursery update, I wanted to let you know that I got a call from the nurse this morning and my glucose test came back normal this time! Praise the Lord!!!! Thank you all for your prayers!

My parents came down this weekend for a visit and to help us get some things together for the nursery. I'm not sure that they were quite prepared for all the work we had planned! Sorry guys! Saturday, while Mom and I went to pick up the crib, Dad and Husband painted some furniture. By furniture, I mean a large armoire and the rocker.

It was a bit windy outside (and chilly), so they set up a spray booth in the garage. They also attempted to paint this toy chest to match the crib too, but it would not cooperate and turned a nice shade of pepto-ish pink. (Could that be a sign that Its A Girl?)

So, while Mom and I were picking up the crib, we also got this little bouncy/swingy contraption. I know you love my technical terms for baby stuff.

I was a big fan of the colors and the little birds in the pattern. :)

We came home to put together the crib, which was way easier than I was expecting, and started putting the furniture in place!

The bedding also came in last week so we were able to try that on for size too!

I'm so excited that everything is slowly starting to come together. We've come a long way since my minor melt down a few weeks ago!

Husband found a small tree that he has claimed for his own personal project. Here is our first (very small) hint as to what the 'tree project' will eventually be.

Sunday the paint had dried so, after church, we Dad and Husband moved the furniture into the nursery. The toy chest, on the other hand, will take another coat!

A while back Husband got this old magazine table with plans to redo it in chalk paint.

Lots of elbow grease later...we have a new magazine table in the color duck egg.

I think this table will have a home next to the rocker! I love how it turned out! We are slowly getting the nursery put together piece by piece. I think I can start the holiday season now, knowing that we do actually have a place for the baby should he/she decide to come early.

Next on the list....nursery doors!!!!

Rocker: part one

Here is the start of the Rocker Refinishing Project.

Step 1: A sweet mom gives her (circa 1983) rocker to her favorite daughter.

Said daughter then puts picture of her baby brother in a silly hat and old school baby gear on her blog.(...twice!)

Step 2: Sweet Dad offers to strip the finish off because he knows his favorite daughter would like to paint it to match the rest of the furniture.

(This is what he used in this process just in case you were wondering.)

Step 3: Stand back and admire the 'unfinished' chair

Step 4: Thank Mom and Dad for such a wonderful addition to the nursery!

In a couple of weeks, Mom and Dad are coming to see us and bring the chair so that we can finish with the paint! Can't wait to show you the finished product!!!

Baby Adams: week 19

Seriously, guys, I'm feeling great! Could this really be the end of sickness and time for me to actually feel like a real person again? I pray the answer to that is YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!! The baby has finally decided to make his/her presence known and make my clothes a little snugger.

Now that I'm feeling human, I've got the itch to start getting ready for this baby! Husband and I did a bit of rearranging and are beginning project nursery. This project involves turning the office into a nursery.

Poor office. You never really had the chance to be a real office.

We moved the old table that we used as a desk and the glass cases out.

The desk table is now the foyer table...with delicious smelling pumpkin spice candles! I do need to work on some other pictures or something more for this rather large table. Any decor suggestions? I need a weekend project :)

Oh, and while I'm at it...You may have noticed in G's birthday pictures that we now have a dining room table! It is an antique table that we scored from a good friend when she decided to move. The top needs to be refinished, but in the mean time we just covered it with this table cloth. We'd also like to recover the chairs so that they'll match our dining room, but we'll get to that one day :)

For now, I'm jut thankful for a place to dine!

We also have bar stools now too, but I didn't take a picture of that.

We folded down the sides of this breakfast nook table and moved it into our bedroom.

The table that was in the foyer...

 

...is now the breakfast nook table.

Next up, installing some stained glass doors...then we can start baby stuff.

Anyone want to help refinish furniture?

The project

In preparation for our 4th of July festivities, G and I had a little project.

Ingredients: different sizes of jars, votive candles, and rice or dried peas/beans

Step one: pour beans/rice into jars

Step two: place the candle in the jar

Step three: Admire your hard work!

Step four: Put candles in desired locations...

...and light!

Voila!