Thursday, December 2, 2010

Pig tails, crafts, and a photo collage

I'm having some issues with Logan's hair lately. It's growing a lot in some places and not so much in others. She's definately sporting a mullet. I tried to put it in pigtails for a new look. Doesn't quite work yet:


She was a good sport.

Looks kinda cute from the back! :)

Had to throw in a new pic of the boys:



So handsome!


And another of Logan, wearing her OU cheerleader uniform, standing in front of the Christmas tree and sucking on a pen. It's one of her favorite things to do lately. She loves markers, pens, pencils, anything she can mark with. Grandma and Grandpa Bratcher got her an aquadoodle which she can "draw" on with water. It's a big hit! Logan is my active, stubborn, determined, funny, climbing on EVERYTHING child! She has such a big personality! She loves to dance and twirl around in circles until she can't stand up and she loves to hear music! She gives hugs and sloppy wet kisses and she loves her mama! She says "more" to just about everything. She also says "nonono" and points her finger (mostly to the dogs), "uh-oh" (that's my favorite), "bye-bye", "hello", and over Thanksgiving she fell in love with my brother-in-law's cat and said "Hi kitty" over and over again! She climbs onto the chairs, barstools, tables, up the stairs, etc. Jason and I have discussed lowering our health insurance deductible b/c I'm quite sure that we're gonna end up in the ER with her multiple times. She loves shoes and accesories! She turns a lot of her toys into bracelets and insists on wearing shoes at all times. She also loves to turn things on and off, put lids on things, open and close things, etc. I guess that's the engineer in her. Right now her favorite fruit is blueberries and the ONLY vegetable she'll eat is green beans. Believe me, I've tried everything. She also loves pasta and cheese-a girl after my own heart! She loves to read, read, read! She gives great high 5's and claps at everything. She doesn't love to share-we're working on that. She's a happy girl and she makes me a happy mama!

I've done some crafting since I last posted and wanted to share them here. I made the Nonna Wreath which I fell in love with on the Jones Design Co blog. I didn't take pics of the process, but here's the finished product. It's just a bunch of folded up fabric that is hotglued to a styrofoam wreath.

Pretty, huh?

I love it and will definately use it all year round!

I also found this old chair at goodwill for $7.99. It needed a face lift.


I took the seat off and recovered it.



Then I (or maybe Jason) spray painted it a pistachio green color.


The finished product is a little mintier than I wanted, but I'm gonna live with it for a while.

I also put up a photo collage on the wall across from the kitchen. The goal is to wallpaper this wall soon with a neutral damask print and then put the collage on top of that.


The end! :)

Monday, September 20, 2010

Oklahoma weekend

Last weekend we went to OKC for the OU game and got to see our puppies for the first time in over 3 months!! They have been staying with Jason's parents since we moved to Houston because we've been stuck in a tiny 1 bedroom apt! The reunion was wonderful! Brindle was VERY lovey with Logan and wouldn't stop kissing her. The boys missed their sister.




My brother-in-law's girlfriend Amanda is a great photographer and got some great shots of Logan. She used my camera, but attached one of her fancy lenses, changed all the settings, and voila!


I love that sweet profile!



She looks so tall here! I can't believe what a big girl she is!


Sooo big!

Cuddling with Grandpa and Grandma!

We had a great weekend!

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Lobster Babies

Just came across this picture of me taken almost 30 years ago!



And the same pose of Logan taken last month!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

We bought a house!!!

Finally we found a house we love!!! We close September 20th! I can't wait to get in there and paint those white walls! :)






The foyer:


The kitchen:




Can you tell I love the kitchen??


Looking into the family room:

From the gameroom upstairs:



The backyard (also home to our future POOL!) :






We've already got a long list of things we want to do to this house, so stay tuned for before and after photos!!

Trip to Florida

Even though Logan had a double ear infection, and then an allergic reaction to either her antibiotic or the lobster she had, she still managed to have a blast in Florida with my family!!








My first taste of lobster!









My first popscicle!