Paint Therapy...

This past weekend was one filled with paint therapy. Why? Because what sounds like torture to some is therapy for me. While the kids went up to my in laws and spent the night, I got busy painting two bedrooms. The only two I have had left. The two that can't be done while everyone sleeps. The master bedroom and the kids bedroom. Several months ago I found some cute curtains I want to hang in the kids room, but I had to paint first. So I am just now getting to it. Also I am in the midst of freshening up the master. You have seen the bedding, and now the walls are painted. If the nasty weather will hold off this week, my plan for upholstering my own headboard will be in full swing over the holiday break from work. It may take me a bit. I still have not decided on curtains, although I did get the lamps I have been swooning over. So what's left are: the curtains, headboard, end tables and I am almost there. It is amazing how paint can change a room though, isn't it? So clean and fresh. BTW, I did go "Green" with the paint. The brand I used was FreshAir. Sold at Home Depot. There was almost no odor. It was great! Well that's it for now.

I Have A Crush...

On these lovely items: both from Urban Outfitters

West Elm

Ikea

Now if I could just stop jumping from room to room. I seem to accidently skip to the next room before I have finished the one I was working on. It is not on purpose it just happens. I will see something that would be perfect for a room I had not planned to start just yet. But...what if I don't get this great thing. It might be gone when I come back. So I blow my money on that have to have item and am left with an unfinished room. I'll try to get with it. I won't promise though!

The plans are for some painting this weekend. Ahhh a step in the right direction. Peace and chicken grease!

Christmas Decorating 101...

Around here we are the Peak ( no pun intended) of Chic! Ha! Our fabulous holiday decor will just floor you! For me it's called decorating with 3 and under in mind. Don't you just love the tree? I had these big plans of this white tree with my steel blue walls. Silver and blue ornaments to tie in with my room. Maybe next year!? We'll see!

Rhett...

Four years ago today my life would change forever. I was blessed with one sweet little boy! I can't say enough about what a polite, thoughtful, and helpful young man he is. Yesterday we partied at Chuck E. Cheese!

Happy Birthday, Rhett!!

AAAHHH Thanksgiving...

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My grandma came into town. It was so nice to see her, she lives 5 hours away and with 3 kids it is hard to get over there. We certainly enjoyed her company! The kids just gushed over her and she was even able to come to church with us on Sat. evening. I think she might have thought she was at a concert though. The music part of the service is a bit...well...very loud!

(mom, gram, me, sis morgan, sis kate)

Among other things we got to see our sweet little nephew, Cannon. Whom we don't get to see often enough! Hint, hint there sister if your reading. Thanksgiving evening we went to Utica Square to see the annual lights on. Where they turn on Christmas lights to the many trees around the open air mall. It is so beautiful! Canon

Jude and Blair

And since I was going to be off work for several days in a row I thought what better time to try and get Jude off the binki! No he didn't run around with it all day long. But he did have it at bed time every night. And yes he is a little over 2 years old. He has been binki free for 4 nights now. It does come with a price though. Around 12 or 1 a.m. he comes crying into my bedroom and I walk him back in to bed and stand there the few minutes it takes him to fall back asleep. He then proceeds to wake up again around 5:30 and not be able to fall back asleep as well. So he generally stays in with us til time to get up. What a trade off. I am not real sure it is worth it. I guess the thought of permanently messed up teeth or spending some time to baby him around bed time speaks for itself.

Then there was dancing with daddy. Here Blair is feeling the beat, eyes closed and all. While daddy sings!

And of course wrestling! It isn't the Peak house hold without wrestling. Did I mention my husband wrestled in college.

Fabulous Blog Award...

So sweet of my friend Cari to award this lil ole blog. So I'll do my best of follow the rules!

And the rules are: List 5 addictions and then pass this award onto 5 friends!

1) Home decor anything, magazines, websites even ads in the paper! If only the time and money to do all the lovely ideas I have collected over the years!

2) Shoes for my kiddos, I will forgo a cute pair of shoes for myself to get my kids a nice pair of shoes. Seems like most of the cheap stuff is so clunky and ugly! I like them to have a quality shoe!

3) Getting a cookie from Panera or Queenie's about 3:00 almost every day! AAHHH what a bad habit to have!

4) Blogging, and reading blogs! I love all the different kinds of blogs from life style to decorating to parenting! So much fun and totally addictive!

5) Last but certainly not least is...Target. I am completely addicted! I love EVERYTHING they have. I could spend hours and hours or...well... till the kids are whining and ready to go home. You didn't think I got to go by myself did you!

And the awards goes to: Mrs Serendipity

Freckles Chick

Little Town Big Life

Bride Someday...

My brother-in-law got married a few weeks ago and I was able to get this little shot of Blair with her daddy at rehearsal. One of these days I will be looking at this saying I can't believe the time went so fast! My pretty little girl is all grown up!