tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34454752059963830152024-03-14T03:07:06.657-07:00{The Prickett Family} The Best From Our NestKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-72504160297323243182015-04-13T14:36:00.001-07:002015-04-13T14:53:12.243-07:00:: Mt Laurel Public Library Design by OCAI ::<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd928vxwlAfsYqTWnCQGojlcDJblhqQBZ0geHdUdb-FAB7TtDGx-oQg2NIa0axgrCSOYzFPrlVtEmHYlcwqcq6ovOwA3O5GhsjnUkxbyhdOti9HFV88EaO4gE1CNvTBVqwuioJYe3SY4/s640/blogger-image--1574946744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd928vxwlAfsYqTWnCQGojlcDJblhqQBZ0geHdUdb-FAB7TtDGx-oQg2NIa0axgrCSOYzFPrlVtEmHYlcwqcq6ovOwA3O5GhsjnUkxbyhdOti9HFV88EaO4gE1CNvTBVqwuioJYe3SY4/s640/blogger-image--1574946744.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I was thrilled to be a part of designing such a wonderful library. I'm commonly asked for the exterior paint colors that were used. The body is Benjamin Moore Gloucester Sage, the trim is Benjamin Moore Clarksville Gray, and the shutters are Benjamin Moore Narragansett Green. I love the unexpected pop of color the shutters provide. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIO8rbfGPGHWhq1fH9_QUli74fI5UWCeBTZjGll2b5-bBHaWOdVnx0XXh58Pch5bhsuwCweYGnliry0weztA_Q18U9CVDU9B4v_A3IsfxxVS06q19uRUGzgZcGDu2PXEKs6765L25YDr4/s640/blogger-image-1329623223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIO8rbfGPGHWhq1fH9_QUli74fI5UWCeBTZjGll2b5-bBHaWOdVnx0XXh58Pch5bhsuwCweYGnliry0weztA_Q18U9CVDU9B4v_A3IsfxxVS06q19uRUGzgZcGDu2PXEKs6765L25YDr4/s640/blogger-image-1329623223.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNx_zloZRTgHt5YgKAtpDhLFlTLQ_72g-NRsZSA6zt6RrYHwNc-xoguqIBDVIHGdq2LrDpL8yPqwJhCWP6K0zSTGnw0y57a9hM9FRgjz5qamssqSJl5huWZhzighINgf-lTQ_jOtMm7NY/s640/blogger-image--892009456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They are the perfect mix of craftsman style and modern simplicity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtjYrmCpZZLNtET6LGmZ8QUVGHmW5peXnQ6QrVTKPkolna4wqwQklPCmg_9u92mTbzpA2BfC2j4nmKVvjoeIdyOqRnmWSHzxmlXdq8c8MEZXfzfpIsOsAfwGx3fwZjbY6-KhRCfh9sZw/s640/blogger-image--720697011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtjYrmCpZZLNtET6LGmZ8QUVGHmW5peXnQ6QrVTKPkolna4wqwQklPCmg_9u92mTbzpA2BfC2j4nmKVvjoeIdyOqRnmWSHzxmlXdq8c8MEZXfzfpIsOsAfwGx3fwZjbY6-KhRCfh9sZw/s640/blogger-image--720697011.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZLxigo0li3w9fGTBphfnO8zg9fIRjsGHBZIDENaTWp9fuhxtOX7W12fKTx2HNvHKrZZ-2WWY0eBedY53htB5AVuQjni8FpKR3l61sRbVHuNlF9z3LTQzBo5HMbn-8rHQdXo30MDPTtw/s640/blogger-image-684421075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZLxigo0li3w9fGTBphfnO8zg9fIRjsGHBZIDENaTWp9fuhxtOX7W12fKTx2HNvHKrZZ-2WWY0eBedY53htB5AVuQjni8FpKR3l61sRbVHuNlF9z3LTQzBo5HMbn-8rHQdXo30MDPTtw/s640/blogger-image-684421075.jpg"></a></div></div>This library is such a blessing to all living in our community and surrounding areas! Thanks for letting Olivia Charles Antiques and Interiors be a part of something so special. </div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-13190441290750068562015-03-02T09:42:00.001-08:002015-03-02T10:27:03.584-08:00:: My obsession with NAVY ::Blogging with three boys (two of which are two and under) is proving to be almost impossible so I've decided to throw perfect out the window and just blog what I can, when I can. Which in translation basically means you'll get a lot of images and not much text. Sorry! It's better than nothing, right?<div><br></div><div>Today I'm sharing some images from my own home which feature my current favorite accent color - NAVY! </div><div><br></div><div>One of my favorite tricks is painting woodwork an unexpected color. In this case, our mantle. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlp3kY1jG2fgcyOAQEVvXys08IA0D0uJjjVJDOfjbbghn-7yyGS9rBl7LkPO52ecTVc8kh7ehhEA79-PXO7cwhLFPNCxDk2Gi9lEjSrpS6oXsi1I6SRa8qdl1H2FJ_HLMB1L9VV9q9UA/s640/blogger-image-1688298089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlp3kY1jG2fgcyOAQEVvXys08IA0D0uJjjVJDOfjbbghn-7yyGS9rBl7LkPO52ecTVc8kh7ehhEA79-PXO7cwhLFPNCxDk2Gi9lEjSrpS6oXsi1I6SRa8qdl1H2FJ_HLMB1L9VV9q9UA/s640/blogger-image-1688298089.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I echoed the navy color (Benjamin Moore's Hale Navy) on our custom baby gate. After two years of staring at our ugly metal gate at the bottom of the stairs I finally decided to have a custom "pretty" gate built to keep my boys from escaping to the second floor. It's one of the first things I see when I walk in my front door and it just makes me happy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0f33OPtWSp8LsZ1Ct94E4wxbDkHzjfaoKlc92JaFSxiAyrnd77qfJC30rkxi4PxHYdl20cfSL4i28QZkI1n82KMiNjambQgvwiVa8xnWI8QMR_AIGBZ-gOugn6_nNkdjNVjNheitwRg/s640/blogger-image--1094364640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0f33OPtWSp8LsZ1Ct94E4wxbDkHzjfaoKlc92JaFSxiAyrnd77qfJC30rkxi4PxHYdl20cfSL4i28QZkI1n82KMiNjambQgvwiVa8xnWI8QMR_AIGBZ-gOugn6_nNkdjNVjNheitwRg/s640/blogger-image--1094364640.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The antique gold pull is from House of Antique hardware and I love that it elevates the style of the simple wooden gate. Not shown in the picture is the latch, which is behind the gate to keep little fingers from finding it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk5E7Y4Yfe9GvErvR27y9G0QJ_6xBXNrC0MqZa5nmMdLua6ueiflxAyiRjCD-HuKhgJeJiYSwZD5plZOP2GW1JwdvsTk3wGOwge3soKHBpZ95pd2spFx6Grl-kxuIlbdyUs121myhuoc/s640/blogger-image--1000479765.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk5E7Y4Yfe9GvErvR27y9G0QJ_6xBXNrC0MqZa5nmMdLua6ueiflxAyiRjCD-HuKhgJeJiYSwZD5plZOP2GW1JwdvsTk3wGOwge3soKHBpZ95pd2spFx6Grl-kxuIlbdyUs121myhuoc/s640/blogger-image--1000479765.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And the Hale navy doesn't stop at the gate! It continues in the form of a painted stair runner down to my unfinished basement. I wanted to jazz up the unfinished floor so I painted the stairs to mimic the look of a runner and added brass house numbers from Lowes that ascend as you go up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXkcOe2N3rZGrJ4M6Zbr_ROWNOImbXB3kaB0_C_TRFVG5NVvLG7s6wK9rmEm5oPjhVy13rTQ4S7vfPPZvYMW4Qhz6jm4TUmNJtoKfr6MSCAWCSaR5sqkRzdpvD1tcKq-cfYqdNSVvaTo/s640/blogger-image-938837966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXkcOe2N3rZGrJ4M6Zbr_ROWNOImbXB3kaB0_C_TRFVG5NVvLG7s6wK9rmEm5oPjhVy13rTQ4S7vfPPZvYMW4Qhz6jm4TUmNJtoKfr6MSCAWCSaR5sqkRzdpvD1tcKq-cfYqdNSVvaTo/s640/blogger-image-938837966.jpg"></a></div> As the painted "runner" makes the corner it turns into a down arrow on our kid's basement slide, which was lovingly crafted by their daddy (also known as "Bob" as in Bob the builder). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11ocZEIxOavV2KQg_RkOqCXzaZf0_-d4fIMTx6LIjvrke-g4YPwNAIGamGOEynPI7IHLOULYNZU1_FKPyCou15bfW20thNh3exhVFs2Y5XkVXmbFKprHlh1CccyzF_zeJobydefcSIls/s640/blogger-image--1025453420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11ocZEIxOavV2KQg_RkOqCXzaZf0_-d4fIMTx6LIjvrke-g4YPwNAIGamGOEynPI7IHLOULYNZU1_FKPyCou15bfW20thNh3exhVFs2Y5XkVXmbFKprHlh1CccyzF_zeJobydefcSIls/s640/blogger-image--1025453420.jpg"></a></div>As you can see there are touches of navy throughout the main living spaces of our home from the living room through the dining room and into the kitchen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU9ZA57DUrpXPAmI_2l12AG9LrEhgaPF6ah0-zaZzC8dkY_ZhjnWQdybh95ThfGPvTnKKYx21aD5FAJWKnE0cyhRBjfIVtxv2loNKciv2QyZYNmLhUgNafQDGxQAykqz51l08Vln6Dxk/s640/blogger-image--547640886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU9ZA57DUrpXPAmI_2l12AG9LrEhgaPF6ah0-zaZzC8dkY_ZhjnWQdybh95ThfGPvTnKKYx21aD5FAJWKnE0cyhRBjfIVtxv2loNKciv2QyZYNmLhUgNafQDGxQAykqz51l08Vln6Dxk/s640/blogger-image--547640886.jpg"></a></div> If you are looking for the perfect navy I highly recommend Hale Navy from Benjamin Moore. It has just the right amount of black to keep it sophisticated. There's nothing worse than painting a room thinking it's going to be navy and it turns out looking like the perfect space for a little boy to live! (If you want a little boy navy, try Newburyport Blue, also by Benjamin Moore) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hope this blue post cured some of your Monday blues! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-85589254624321658382015-01-15T10:31:00.001-08:002015-01-15T12:28:34.764-08:00::Vance's Outdoor-Inspired Nursery::<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrP8N3RDmtd79IjDPlUYYsirKl-GUVxUBaCYnpa7UUhJgFupgN0JeWgmeBrZzvIsvVAVz3SJ32cmkdx-gt0gyJekYQp04jRMp3tRFO-VhhTXHHOqhS8zUZszhIijtvVuGjnf6-7dH6Qo/s640/blogger-image--1255472071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrP8N3RDmtd79IjDPlUYYsirKl-GUVxUBaCYnpa7UUhJgFupgN0JeWgmeBrZzvIsvVAVz3SJ32cmkdx-gt0gyJekYQp04jRMp3tRFO-VhhTXHHOqhS8zUZszhIijtvVuGjnf6-7dH6Qo/s640/blogger-image--1255472071.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The inspiration for this nursery came from Cavern Home's 'migration' wallpaper. I wanted to keep the wall and ceiling colors the same and the paper was in the perfect color scheme to do just that. It added a bit of outdoorsy sophistication that can grow with Vance and the brothers that may eventually use this room without requiring a new paint job, which cut down on costs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MuDGn_lBzh7YxtUt4veO5RjDTTrjIco3iyAXiOpR-DXcbqx-TEJE9zv7dbaJanBEk_DyeXPjHjtbi_OIrtZ_4gQju6mInQdqPSIB9EIw0DyHjk0tNIfSYHDgpswFimdKWitAOlKWR-4/s640/blogger-image--1279322592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MuDGn_lBzh7YxtUt4veO5RjDTTrjIco3iyAXiOpR-DXcbqx-TEJE9zv7dbaJanBEk_DyeXPjHjtbi_OIrtZ_4gQju6mInQdqPSIB9EIw0DyHjk0tNIfSYHDgpswFimdKWitAOlKWR-4/s640/blogger-image--1279322592.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The walls and trim in the room are both Benjamin Moore's 'fieldstone', the trim was painted in a high gloss while the walls are eggshell. This provides a subtle visual contrast without the choppiness that can be created with bright white trim in a small room and lets the dark brown ceiling and wallpaper accent wall take center stage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hTvrE328TXytMrSdlSeVlo_kqrWpD0i2RtZQVT9uyvBFeaahZZVIc-BX9mybeM5kXAjTKK7ZnzaoxfBnAstsfvJ7l8mjg0HiZRYzdRQZmsZHKoBwI16xfmZjHiEe2jdiZDkfN5EKfeY/s640/blogger-image-2029553775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hTvrE328TXytMrSdlSeVlo_kqrWpD0i2RtZQVT9uyvBFeaahZZVIc-BX9mybeM5kXAjTKK7ZnzaoxfBnAstsfvJ7l8mjg0HiZRYzdRQZmsZHKoBwI16xfmZjHiEe2jdiZDkfN5EKfeY/s640/blogger-image-2029553775.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I framed Vintage felt shooting badges myself using inexpensive white gallery frames and pre cut mat board to save money. Glue dots were used to secure the badges in the middle of the mat board (frames are from Michaels). These are hung in a rectangular pattern that almost reaches the baseboard to frame out the crib and to break up the patten of the wallpaper. The badges themselves give a nod to the hunting/camp theme without going overboard. The VW garage sign was a shower gift from a clever friend and references Vance's initials in a cute and decorative way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8MGky-mwJK0P5y1eqVlLvvLZMJcaDW6IIbwpUbDHN_1zOKfUnnByf6ruY1P0bHpkythbci0meH3lU_DK6urnTC-Awb9zk5u3fZUZC0SjCgvPUTP8nlS7t4dWoiUneluAYj3mrpocCYM/s640/blogger-image--117286271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8MGky-mwJK0P5y1eqVlLvvLZMJcaDW6IIbwpUbDHN_1zOKfUnnByf6ruY1P0bHpkythbci0meH3lU_DK6urnTC-Awb9zk5u3fZUZC0SjCgvPUTP8nlS7t4dWoiUneluAYj3mrpocCYM/s640/blogger-image--117286271.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love to use antique store finds whenever possible in my designs. They give a room character and a uniqueness that can't be found when using only brand new pieces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The nursery lighting is an example of this. It is an old, caged gym-light-turned-chandelier and I love that it has a history and is another subtle nod to the fact that a boy lives here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIqKBhGhgRTRXmB5kb-55zouLZjHQjcORz8dCsI28ke6bw2qAnoqKsJSS08y3b49cLmtOhgOrcq1v73mvtqFXTPHDrRBVqVHgeHFtJsibHp4qUBvk_PiuvPYxsOv6YMRFPPyVHrE-VRs/s640/blogger-image-446638986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIqKBhGhgRTRXmB5kb-55zouLZjHQjcORz8dCsI28ke6bw2qAnoqKsJSS08y3b49cLmtOhgOrcq1v73mvtqFXTPHDrRBVqVHgeHFtJsibHp4qUBvk_PiuvPYxsOv6YMRFPPyVHrE-VRs/s640/blogger-image-446638986.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In fact, the boy that lives here is the precious one laying on his changing table in this picture. :) But I digress. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The changing table itself is an old chest that has been used by all my babies. Originally completely finished with a dark stain, I decided to update it with a coat of glossy white paint on the body while leaving the drawers in their original finish. This two tone design updates the piece, allowing it to work in both traditional and transitional spaces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The shield mirror (another vintage find and nod to boyhood) is surrounded by framed pictures of Vance's grandparents and parents as babies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixf7FLCXHEPGREo6VDXDBzd8fI9fyTGyGku5jXBZaQVY_oZGZ1LE-tD7XdD3GirnJkzVA1QhJfpP3dH7GY6FuKlcp2F5uZHaN3kGtFFgVBGBvI0uCCL1-kN067tmvOOVwgUOU4mYt4Cso/s640/blogger-image-1069436794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixf7FLCXHEPGREo6VDXDBzd8fI9fyTGyGku5jXBZaQVY_oZGZ1LE-tD7XdD3GirnJkzVA1QhJfpP3dH7GY6FuKlcp2F5uZHaN3kGtFFgVBGBvI0uCCL1-kN067tmvOOVwgUOU4mYt4Cso/s640/blogger-image-1069436794.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>In the middle of the gallery wall is a monogrammed plaque made from another thrift store score...large laundry bag pins from WWII that I overlapped and glued to a red-painted plaque to form a "V". Don't the pins look just like diaper pins? Just goes to show it often pays off to leave no stone unturned in an antiques store, including the glass display cabinets with their daunting amount of small objects and ugly jewelry! ;). You just may run into some inspiration like I did when I spied these pins!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsuok348pAH8wcG35dU5Hg20LkMk8ZD1aw0DdTg28nrkN8SxWZfyOciwSBn7ibJgOs9NupA-L1ZTTymi1Er4r3fsOSEN1Za6p5sjC0DoJLvnpUid0Uu2heAYl6Y5yLT6joLaI0I_gUV4/s640/blogger-image-2112259057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsuok348pAH8wcG35dU5Hg20LkMk8ZD1aw0DdTg28nrkN8SxWZfyOciwSBn7ibJgOs9NupA-L1ZTTymi1Er4r3fsOSEN1Za6p5sjC0DoJLvnpUid0Uu2heAYl6Y5yLT6joLaI0I_gUV4/s640/blogger-image-2112259057.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The rocker used by Vance's big brother was updated with a gray camp plaid on the seat cushion and wooden buttons on the back in place of covered buttons. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The bookshelf side table is actually an old concession stand rack from Bryant Denny Stadium and a vintage folding camp stool does double duty as an ottoman. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Curtains were made from inexpensive black out lining fabric and trimmed in the same camp plaid. The valence was personalized with a 12" felt Varsity 'V' for Vance and is another reference to masculinity without taking the theme too far. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7dygncy6bYb4MhG-TdQ5w_GtzbvckVa6IZoYWGMg8-dNQVWIdmab_fN6xQ3m3CbkwR-BLBpYmwlHFXkB5dfCFWgGMLD1uJDvm7Y1x1gLT4KhvXKMXTTfuGLuHzkbKK9DjyR8c8ZMxTc/s640/blogger-image-1016121304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7dygncy6bYb4MhG-TdQ5w_GtzbvckVa6IZoYWGMg8-dNQVWIdmab_fN6xQ3m3CbkwR-BLBpYmwlHFXkB5dfCFWgGMLD1uJDvm7Y1x1gLT4KhvXKMXTTfuGLuHzkbKK9DjyR8c8ZMxTc/s640/blogger-image-1016121304.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>A throw pillow stitched with a camper also brings in subtle personalization and was purchased from the etsy shop 'a little world.' </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7ypDoDNePJcrHEUuJWOOipN2u4gZM-p2VujkVsl5J2gsSs-1rfo5pyyB9CLvQgdSC9gl7z174iEDloRdNLSAuhuL1BET5S7eRm-UoG_WOC4gYKrEaYxyY7tp37DrQLJuDYMb2_P1faE/s640/blogger-image--544557570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7ypDoDNePJcrHEUuJWOOipN2u4gZM-p2VujkVsl5J2gsSs-1rfo5pyyB9CLvQgdSC9gl7z174iEDloRdNLSAuhuL1BET5S7eRm-UoG_WOC4gYKrEaYxyY7tp37DrQLJuDYMb2_P1faE/s640/blogger-image--544557570.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Vintage Girl Scout canteens make a decorative statement on a wall in the room while also lending some color. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEL3Z0Ub0cbW0um8DUkbD4oY1hJqm-AyGB-wwSZITSjwcPtStVpII9c_h4Ogqp2lTXtvCrctMc0KQrypJVJuLUtCguSOyF2naoRY_p-pcq5h6VZ5GMx-gJLnN_hQJoCjYNR617hQmdmY4/s640/blogger-image--2126260297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEL3Z0Ub0cbW0um8DUkbD4oY1hJqm-AyGB-wwSZITSjwcPtStVpII9c_h4Ogqp2lTXtvCrctMc0KQrypJVJuLUtCguSOyF2naoRY_p-pcq5h6VZ5GMx-gJLnN_hQJoCjYNR617hQmdmY4/s640/blogger-image--2126260297.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The final sentimental touch for the room is a framed collection of arrow heads found by Vance's great grandfather. I used a camel toned fur fabric as the backing for the arrowheads and purchased the shadow box frame from Hobby Lobby. My favorite part is the piece of paper identifying where the arrowheads were discovered in Big Jack's handwriting. Family heirlooms make such a decorative statement, but more than that they are treasures that will be enjoyed by generations as reminders of the unique interests of the family members that came before them. Things like this are what, in my opinion, make a house a home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAN2tOW8i6oCEBjKZ84SFHGO58x1jljCLg6wd26wdfiycaPOLJF9doaLBfoQUSq7tOFy1We5ajDO5cKDeSAvFmRAK69hf-csMYY-m9aJu0VtyUmIeyQmqAXLLJWMO-5zy9tr4sDvS9e_U/s640/blogger-image--1792082360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAN2tOW8i6oCEBjKZ84SFHGO58x1jljCLg6wd26wdfiycaPOLJF9doaLBfoQUSq7tOFy1We5ajDO5cKDeSAvFmRAK69hf-csMYY-m9aJu0VtyUmIeyQmqAXLLJWMO-5zy9tr4sDvS9e_U/s640/blogger-image--1792082360.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Along with the people who live in it! 💙💙💙</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-71244043671082973972014-04-14T11:03:00.001-07:002014-04-15T09:52:52.812-07:00:: Chalkboard Bunny Bins ::<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaNKj7542zWL5-yb9gVYoBwuQyMVCJYxbQFugG41ZLM8txq3dSYMMU_K66ZcUIbwqwfeh_mtbqhHM7P4wH8_0P4SIlKwMGAbFxTGgvCeXUvPIxxGIY9dH7uziEXaOJy6ReoGwn6jxMRs/s640/blogger-image--1728078053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaNKj7542zWL5-yb9gVYoBwuQyMVCJYxbQFugG41ZLM8txq3dSYMMU_K66ZcUIbwqwfeh_mtbqhHM7P4wH8_0P4SIlKwMGAbFxTGgvCeXUvPIxxGIY9dH7uziEXaOJy6ReoGwn6jxMRs/s640/blogger-image--1728078053.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In the 11th hour this year I present to you, chalkboard bunny bins! These are so simple to assemble and useful for everything from teacher happy's to Easter baskets for your littles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZOO-mz_JUwZTmmqIeC9CBVz5PWsG7xwbD6oI1Zptqg6HqKwhxvQwub_iwkaZenpMfCZOF-MS_NvdSz_sTdIWZgN2HYykZ1FXaU2E3zEY1nxd55zeNaZ7-m9WEDpCSCxuuHTdBE1B67o/s640/blogger-image-857926448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZOO-mz_JUwZTmmqIeC9CBVz5PWsG7xwbD6oI1Zptqg6HqKwhxvQwub_iwkaZenpMfCZOF-MS_NvdSz_sTdIWZgN2HYykZ1FXaU2E3zEY1nxd55zeNaZ7-m9WEDpCSCxuuHTdBE1B67o/s640/blogger-image-857926448.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I filled mine with shredded kraft paper and Reese's eggs for my sons' teachers, but the possibilities for filling are endless!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7co_-FbbaAl__ikgWQTjafY2tWNAB2dqcREGzuiXQwqalPPDig48anIxpq1QsPLJx6h2ILi8_mdnpOa3pElRRxS76lKpRO9U2mDbILSqmsws_rglMKZQbmsfSHX7t-GIUKDxd6jF4BU/s640/blogger-image--983730808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7co_-FbbaAl__ikgWQTjafY2tWNAB2dqcREGzuiXQwqalPPDig48anIxpq1QsPLJx6h2ILi8_mdnpOa3pElRRxS76lKpRO9U2mDbILSqmsws_rglMKZQbmsfSHX7t-GIUKDxd6jF4BU/s640/blogger-image--983730808.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you're rolling your eyes at this point because it is mere days before Easter and you have a schedule that would make a grown man cry, never fear! These can be done in the twitch of a bunny's tail. (Seriously). I know that's corny, but it's true!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPJ9jDQPQrQeBbnXh-VbQ53p33XXMfeJtim0AdWsXwUjK9bcbq_IA4DFAyMPSTCFRiZqBPXOf2G5XWxNCPtiGObYEkp4kK6-JmnRZ5vhbTbX3pkPWBej01mEUYG9mdtEwnbgS2mZhWN4/s640/blogger-image-508316656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPJ9jDQPQrQeBbnXh-VbQ53p33XXMfeJtim0AdWsXwUjK9bcbq_IA4DFAyMPSTCFRiZqBPXOf2G5XWxNCPtiGObYEkp4kK6-JmnRZ5vhbTbX3pkPWBej01mEUYG9mdtEwnbgS2mZhWN4/s640/blogger-image-508316656.jpg"></a></div><br></div>DIY Easter Bunny Bins </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Step one: go to walmart and purchase bunny chalkboard stickers. They are in the Easter section and come one to a pack for .97 cents! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Step two: go to lowes and purchase mini galvanized buckets ($3.48 each)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Step Three: adhere bunny label to bucket and write teacher's name, your child's name, or "Happy Easter!" in chalkboard marker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Step Four: fill with shredded kraft paper or Easter grass and your choice of Easter treats!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So there you have it-for around $5 you've got yourself a pretty cute gift, Easter basket or container for your floral centerpiece this Easter! And not a moment too soon! 😉</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope your Easter is filled with friends, family and fun while remembering the awesome hope we have in our RISEN savior, Jesus Christ!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">God has laid this verse on my heart countless times over the last two weeks after being reminded of it during community group, and I wanted to share it with each of you:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><h3><span id="en-NLT-22096" class="text Hos-2-14" style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>’s Love for Unfaithful Israel</span></h3><div class="poetry" style="margin-left: 1em; position: relative; padding-left: 2.6em; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><p class="line" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="text Hos-2-14" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; display: block; position: absolute; left: -4.8em;">14 </span>“But then I will win her back once again.</span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Hos-2-14" style="position: relative;">I will lead her into the desert</span></span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Hos-2-14" style="position: relative;">and speak tenderly to her there.</span></span><br><span id="en-NLT-22097" class="text Hos-2-15" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; display: block; position: absolute; left: -4.8em;">15 </span>I will return her vineyards to her</span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Hos-2-15" style="position: relative;">and transform the Valley of Trouble<b> </b>into a gateway of hope.</span></span><br><span class="text Hos-2-15" style="position: relative;">She will give herself to me there,</span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Hos-2-15" style="position: relative;">as she did long ago when she was young,</span></span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Hos-2-15" style="position: relative;">when I freed her from her captivity in Egypt.</span></span></span></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I pray daily that he will turn our "valley of trouble into a gateway of hope!" What a beautiful image of hope and renewal we can have this Easter, even in the midst of our heartache. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Happy Easter, Livy! We love and miss you so!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-72347280480026210772014-02-07T05:45:00.000-08:002014-02-18T08:39:15.739-08:00:: Picture Post ::I have been seriously negligent about uploading family pictures to this blog. When January rolled around and I realized that it was almost time to print this year's posts to book form (because I've decided this is the only way any of our pictures will actually ever BE printed) it dawned on me that I had not uploaded Thanksgiving, Christmas or Birthdays. So, I'm doing picture post with just brief captions in an attempt to get them in the book. **Note-these are in random order-not sure why my computer uploaded them this way, but I don't have the courage to try to rearrange! So if you dare to read on, prepare to skip from thanksgiving to christmas, to birthdays, to new years, and back again. <br />
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Winner, Winner turkey dinner! These guys won their age division for the school turkey trot this year and each rec'd a cornish game hen! :)<br />
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Mrs. Thompson's 1st grade class Thanksgiving party at school.<br />
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Knox was a hit-Parrish enjoyed showing him off!<br />
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Had to post this so we'd remember - not that we really want to - but poor baby Knox was allergic to amoxicillin and broke out in an all-over body rash the day before Thanksgiving! He also had a double ear infection. Enough said. :)<br />
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The boys and their Henderson cousins at Reynold's Plantation. <br />
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Pap and Tappy got them all matching Auburn sweatshirts.<br />
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Elves with blinking rings and Ritz hot chocolate...what more could you ask for?<br />
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Santa visit at the hotel - Knox was NOT a fan.<br />
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They had the coolest swings on the grounds of the hotel looking over the lake. Beautiful!<br />
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Cousins on the hammock.<br />
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Knox C running around outside the ice skating rink.<br />
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He loved the full-sized gingerbread house and train in the lobby.<br />
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At Jay and Kate's house before the Auburn/Alabama game.<br />
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War Eagle! He was so excited and interested in this game. He is growing up! Sniff!<br />
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Celebrating an amazing game and au-some victory!! War Eagle!<br />
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Ice Skating at the Ritz<br />
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After the win!<br />
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PJ clad kiddos.<br />
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Picking out our Christmas tree.<br />
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MLES Christmas Musical at Samford's Wright Center!<br />
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Tiger Walk.<br />
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Pre-game excitement.<br />
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Ellie and Parrish - big buds!<br />
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Roasting marshmallows at the hotel.<br />
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My elevator monkey!<br />
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He found one!<br />
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Gathering greenery for mama.<br />
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Santa visits Mt Laurel. Whoa! Hold on to that baby there santa! :)<br />
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Complete with elves making balloon santa hats and wreaths!<br />
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Our little climber "helping" big bubs.<br />
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Parrish's note to santa along with his snack.<br />
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Santa's loot!<br />
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Christmas morning reveal!<br />
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No drinking and driving, Knox!<br />
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After breakfast we headed to our family compound on the Coosa River for more Christmas fun with Aunt Jacky, Uncle Patrick, Frances, Cindy, and baby Maroney #3!<br />
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Dallas giving Parrish a ride on his new 4-wheeler.<br />
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Cousins loving on baby Knox.<br />
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Cousin gift exchange.<br />
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Knox felt that he should have rec'd a four wheeler as well!<br />
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Sledding down CC's ice hill on a kayak!<br />
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Family hay ride.<br />
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Knox C finally found a ride-on toy that was all his!<br />
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CC had the place decked out because it is being featured in a magazine next year!<br />
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Battery-powered lights in the deer antlers. So cute!<br />
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Fresh wreath with lights in our room.<br />
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After fun with the Pricketts and McCains at the Coosa River we headed to Andalusia to visit Pap, Tappy, Glorio and E. While there Knox took a load off in Tappy's old chair. :)<br />
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Parrish loves his Glorio!<br />
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And his E!<br />
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No tree was safe with Knox C around!<br />
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After Christmas we celebrated Parrish's 7th birthday! For some reason seven just seems SO OLD! How did he get so big?? Wishing time would slow down. <br />
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The kids had so much fun climbing the rock wall and swimming in the pool at the UAB rec center. It was a great place for an active party!<br />
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Me, Tappy, CC + Knox.<br />
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CC and Parrish created the dual-theme cake. I thought they did a great job of representing the rock wall and the lazy river<br />
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At the lazy river with our bday boy!<br />
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Kick, splash! Waiting to jump in the pool after the lifeguard talk!<br />
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Our Christmas craft via Pinterest. Just added the green square background and gave them to teachers, school mates and friends. They made precious bag tags and additions to wrapped gifts.<br />
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Decorating gingerbread men with friends Kaden and Davis. :)<br />
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Our annual kid's Christmas light pictures...<br />
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Parrish wrote his Elf Rudy a note this year asking if he could hold him. Rudy wrote back and gave him permission to hold him for the entire weekend. He was thrilled and got to take him on our Prickett family vacation to Opryland in Nashville. He slept with him every night, gently propping him up on top of pillows so he wouldn't "get smushed." So sweet.<br />
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Opryland ICE! adventures with cousin Quinn!<br />
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It was so cold in there!<br />
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Prickett, McCain and Maroney cousins with Aunt Christy.<br />
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About to slide down the ICE! slides!<br />
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Corraling Knox in the ICE! tunnel!<br />
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Life-sized ICE! nativity was gorgeous!<br />
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Afterward at Gingy's decorating a family gingerbread house.<br />
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ICE! taxi<br />
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Playing on one of the atrium bridges at the Gaylord Opryland resort.<br />
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Last day "holding" Rudy and heading home!<br />
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Knox C was 16 months during this trip and started using utensils to pick up his food. So sweet.<br />
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Slightly embarassed to say this is Baby Jesus' birthday cake! It's the thought that counts, right? If you look closely there is a stable, star, and baby Jesus. You have to look REALLY closely. <br />
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Christmas Eve at the Cash's...so much fun!<br />
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Courtney's dad dressed up as santa claus and delivered gifts to all the kids before dinner!<br />
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Santa and Mrs. Claus. :)<br />
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Us grown-ups got gifts, too! Red solo cup...I fill you up. <br />
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Christmas eve snuggles for daddy.<br />
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Christmas morning go kart ride...<br />
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And Glorio's...guess Knox thought one of us had to wear the big red bow.<br />
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And sweet little Parrish having a breathing treatment at the doctor's office while we were in Andalusia. Poor baby developed bronchiolitis while we were there and was so wheezy. Thankfully he recovered quickly!<br />
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Knox riding in his Audi convertible from Tappy and Pap. I thought it would take a while for him to figure out how to drive it, but of course, he figured it out on the second day trying. <br />
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My boys love anything with a motor! Dare-devils!<br />
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New Year's Eve at Mel's. The boys photo bombed us and apparently I was quite hilarious in that dunce-looking cap. HaHaHa!<br />
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Knox is pretty obsessed with all the cousin's new 4-wheelers.<br />
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Nancy, Karl and the kids came to stay at the cabin with us the weekend after new year's and Cannon shot a 10-point buck. He was very proud. They loaded all the kids up into the truck and took a field trip to the processor and now Parrish has a real deer head replacing the stuffed one in his room. Sigh! I live with all boys, so I guess I better just get used to having dead animals up in my house! <br />
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The grands and great-grands surprised Parrish as his mystery readers for his birthday. He was so excited.<br />
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The kids got to hear not one, but four stories that day. Glorio read a book that she used to read to me. Love!<br />
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Parrish and Reeves at the Lego Expo at the BJCC later in January. They had a blast.<br />
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And more birthday pics!<br />
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Birthday celebration #2! Kaden wanted to get Parrish a cake to have at his house. Sweet friends!<br />
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Birthday morning with candles in his favorite powdered donut.<br />
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Love how he turns away from a gift when he opens it so he doesn't spoil the surprise.<br />
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Eating donuts through his new catchers mask. Not sure that one worked out.<br />
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Parrish and I had a birthday date to Air Walk and then had his favorite chocolate dipped strawberries and The Melting Pot that night. He's the only kid I know that would rather have that over cake!<br />
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My little monkey. Every time I turn around these days he is on top of something-the dining table, the bathroom counters, his cozy truck, you name it! This baby boy is keeping me on my toes. <br />
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Parrish and Drew aboard the USS Alabama for a cub scouts camp out with Daddy.<br />
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And we ended the month of January by celebrating our precious Livy's 4th birthday. It hurts my heart each time I try to imagine her as a four year old little girl and can't come up with a mental image. I am missing so much. Sometimes the days here missing her seem drag on for eternity, then I look up and yet another year has past. In some ways our wounds are still as fresh and raw as the first day without her and in other ways we are resolute, soaking in every happy, not-so-happy, ordinary, and extraordinary moment with our boys while always striving to let her light shine through us and on us. </div>
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We sent balloons to her in heaven again and each of us had our own balloon to write a personal message to her. Parrish had just learned a new knock, knock joke so he wrote it out for her on his balloon, drew a picture of Jesus and Livy, and wrote that Knox loves her too. </div>
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We lit her candles and sang at her grave-side and per Parrish's instructions, left a piece of cake there for her. These moments are always so gut wrenching, but it warms my heart that he is so brave, so strong, so loving and sure. I am so proud of him. He has endured loosing his sissy but never forgets her. They had a special bond that can never be broken and she lives in his heart just as she lives in ours...forever.</div>
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A birthday tulip for our Livy. </div>
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The pink sky as we left the cemetery that night. We felt her there with us. </div>
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You know, I went on a church women's retreat a few weeks ago and one statement that a speaker made really stuck with me. She said, "our primary purpose on earth is to glorify God. That is what we were created for."<br />
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It is so easy to think that we were created for our own happiness and to get down when things don't go our way in this life. But when I keep this in mind I find it easier to make it through each day-some of them filled with joy, and others filled with pain-in this life which is really but a wisp. James 4:14</div>
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Looking for a good (and inexpensive) Valentine's Day "happy" for your child's teacher? </div>
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Look no further. These precious magnetic dry erase boards + personalized magnetic clip are less than $4 total (but you'd never know!).</div>
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And better yet? All the supplies can be purchased at Wal-Mart. One-stop-shopping baby. Cute gift + little money + convenience = a home run.</div>
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Magnetic Dry Erase Board (8.5x11" size-by Quartet at Wal-Mart) $2.37</div>
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To make the labels I went to my favorite source for online graphics...<a href="http://www.thegraphicsfairy.com/">The Graphics Fairy</a>!</div>
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I used the "<a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-valentines-day-clip-art-sweetest-heart-frame/">sweetest heart frame</a>."</div>
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-saved it to my computer </div>
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You'll notice that because of the clip's size, I had to cut off the pretty flowers. I didn't want to shrink it down so much that the name could not be seen. Another option if you want to include the flowers is to do one large monogram initial in the center rather than "Mrs. so-and-so."</div>
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I think these would also be precious with some of the 1.5" round stickers that <a href="http://www.southernstationery.com/collections/stickers">Southern Stationery </a>sells with your child's name. Check them out. They are so stinkin' cute.<br />
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The black magnetic board above was also purchased at wal-mart for $6.97 for you big spenders out there. I love the way the neon ink is so vibrant. I plan to wrap these up with some clear cellophane and tie them with baker's twine to give my kid's teachers....because they deserve a little something special too!<br />
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I finally got around to visiting a client in Vestavia to take some pictures of this finished space and it is gorgeous! It says a lot when my seven-year-old little boy looks over my shoulder as I'm uploading these pictures and exclaims, "Whose room is that?!? It's awesome! I wish I had a room like that!" Enough said. Every little boy's dream room come to life!</div>
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My client's husband had the great idea to carve out the bunk-like niches into the wall when they were remodeling their house. We propped an Olivia Charles Antiques ladder up against the wall for easy access and I commissioned an etsy shop owner to make the bottom bunk curtain out of vintage nautical flags and a vintage military tent. (She also makes great pillows! Check out her "Cove Cabin" shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/COVECABIN?ref=l2-shopheader-name">here</a>.)<br />
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My client picked an awesome rug from <a href="http://www.dashandalbert.com/">Dash and Albert </a>(one of my favorite companies for rugs, especially for children's rooms!) and got the burlap storage bins from <a href="http://www.thegoodlifebirmingham.com/">The Good Life</a> in Vestavia.</div>
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She already had the awesome framed Auburn jerseys - one for each of her boys - and the gorgeous antique twin beds, so before I got there she was already off to a great start!<br />
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The wooden Whale with the aged nautical scene was something I loved on etsy months ago. I was excited to have a project to use it. Similar items can be found in "Edie's Lab" <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EdiesLab?ref=l2-shopheader-name">here</a>.<br />
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The striped blue and white fabric we used on both the bolster pillows at the end of the beds AND as backing for the antique fishing lures we grouped above the boys' dresser is reminiscent of menswear - think button-up shirts - and I love the nod it gives to becoming a big boy while still retaining the youthful fun of a bold pattern. If you ever have remnant fabric, I highly recommend this unique use of your scraps. It adds pattern, depth, and an element of the unexpected to your walls.<br />
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The room has a fun alcove where we added a custom <a href="http://www.oliviacharlesantiques.com/">Olivia Charles Antiques</a> storage bench so the boys can read and mom has another place to store toys and necessities when they're not in use. <br />
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We wanted each boy to have a special sense of belonging in their room, so we chose an oversize monogram on a standard pillow sham to help them lay claim to their individual beds.<br />
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The reclaimed wooden ceiling and antler chandelier are stunning and were already there when we started this project. I love the way the wood brings the height of the tall ceiling down and the chandelier just screams "boy."<br />
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The antler pillows on the window seat were made from Lee Jofa's <a href="http://www.decoratorsbest.com/prod-ANTLERS_RUST-231345.aspx?gclid=CL3rz7Gsk7wCFUpk7Aod-CoADA">"antlers" fabric</a> in rust. And the box pleated valance was designed to coordinate with the drapes on the other side of the room and hung where the ceiling meets the wall above the window so no natural light was blocked, the window seems even taller, and the backside of the valance can't be seen when looking at the front of the home from the outside.<br />
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What little boy wouldn't love to climb that ladder to a secret hide away??<br />
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I found the antique dresser in this picture for a steal at an estate sale. With a little elbow grease it cleaned up nicely and looks very stately, if I do say so myself!<br />
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One of my favorite parts of the room is the art rail that I created from the left-over rod in the double curtain rod pack used to hang the drapes and oar above the beds. All I did was add twig ball finials to the end and purchase x-small umbra curtain brackets at Bed, Bath, and Beyond to hang it from the wall. <br />
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Another etsy find, the precious and coloful animal prints were personalized for each boy's first and middle initials. "C" is for Clay, "H" is for Harris, "M" is for Miller, etc. The images are playful but have a feeling of age which just fits right in with the overall feel of this space. <br />
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Here is an image of the small clips I used to hang the boys' artwork. These were actually left overs from the double curtain rod pack too. However, you can easily do this same thing using mini curtain rings with attached clips, which can also be found at B,B and B.<br />
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The military curtain was personalized with the client's last name using an old WWII metal stencil and off white paint. I love the authenticity it gives the vintage materials.<br />
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Folded at the end of each bed is a "Badlands Park" Pendleton blanket. I love these blankets for boys' rooms...each one in this series carries the name of a different state park as well as a unique design. They are at once rustic and refined, little boy and grown-up. See all the choices <a href="http://www.pendleton-usa.com/thumbnail/Home-Blankets/Blankets/NATIONAL-PARKS-BLANKETS/1839/c/1821/pc/1816.uts">here</a>.<br />
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The narrow space between the beds was the perfect spot for our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/oliviacharlesantiques">Olivia Charles Antiques</a> bedside table bookcase. These can be made in any color and size. Email info@oliviacharlesantiques.com for information.</div>
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The vintage wooden moose dress up the window trim and playfully peak through the drapes when they are closed.</div>
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My favorite part about the window treatments is the jute "fringe" trim we used to frame the fabric band. In my opinion, if you are going to pay for custom window treatments they should look just that...custom. Using trims and tapes is a simple and easy way to create something truly unique. If you don't have the money for custom drapes from scratch, adding embellishments in the form of trim or tapes or fabric bands is an inexpensive alternative that will give you a similar high-end and custom look.<br />
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The reclaimed barn wood storage bench is also by Olivia Charles Antiques. 4" foam was cut to size and covered with a coordinating tweed fabric. The client's son slept on this window seat the first night it was in the room, so I think it's safe to say the boys love it as much as mommy does!<br />
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I am in love with the tobacco-leaf frames we used for the fishing lures. I think they scream "Southern gentleman" and the texture and rich color go beautifully on the light walls. <br />
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For those of you wondering how we managed to hang the oar in front of the drapes, here is a close-up of the double curtain rod we used. By purchasing a double bracket with screws we were able to secure the oar tightly, which was important when you consider the number of boys that will be playing in this room! :) </div>
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With the left over trim we created double-sided pillows using both the cushion fabric and the bolster fabric and used the fringe along the seam. Don't limit yourself to one-sided and one-look pillows. Coordinating fabrics can be used on either side, giving you the freedom to change-up your look.<br />
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This was such a fun room to work on. I absolutely love designing for little boys, and I love that my client wanted a room that would work for her boys well into their teenage years....I think we definitely achieved a room they can grow in!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-76914152737916023682014-01-21T14:15:00.001-08:002014-01-21T14:15:46.272-08:00::Happy 4th Birthday, Olivia!::<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7p6qw3DjrCVGmzlWkGLoa_dFkDRi2i9QX9qQGZfnE_VcjIN6yrFuReA-QGO-t9rTxDfALEqFCA_7kzTdeS2PnaQPazcQHjTVa3drzJmZ_aTQlz2Oh8hc8zoW4gkjBvvvUoOZSfldqno/s640/blogger-image-2047118449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7p6qw3DjrCVGmzlWkGLoa_dFkDRi2i9QX9qQGZfnE_VcjIN6yrFuReA-QGO-t9rTxDfALEqFCA_7kzTdeS2PnaQPazcQHjTVa3drzJmZ_aTQlz2Oh8hc8zoW4gkjBvvvUoOZSfldqno/s640/blogger-image-2047118449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChUhy6bptLH-bss3kKe82X_-WaKHaQphFbTAVG1jqBj7_donF7caVE91oSbNOIsU_9fRXzx8C1I4Or6KgVuINAa95_akpni6_ab876X39QKdzmathkDwgvwaGfIabakk6JoTDXjCm6eM/s640/blogger-image--2041629968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChUhy6bptLH-bss3kKe82X_-WaKHaQphFbTAVG1jqBj7_donF7caVE91oSbNOIsU_9fRXzx8C1I4Or6KgVuINAa95_akpni6_ab876X39QKdzmathkDwgvwaGfIabakk6JoTDXjCm6eM/s640/blogger-image--2041629968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5g8eGi6yK_41BGx-H2ZXTPooJ53W-SIBxaGYDDJx5KDAqJQAshS9nrCXE9W7wcgezVK4gSaFKdiAZd_sjIr8aozXG0h0hZHXbLgo7yLcjBrX-EjrvEKzbgjmWRy6JXvXMChyphenhyphenjtV1ALs/s640/blogger-image--147209922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5g8eGi6yK_41BGx-H2ZXTPooJ53W-SIBxaGYDDJx5KDAqJQAshS9nrCXE9W7wcgezVK4gSaFKdiAZd_sjIr8aozXG0h0hZHXbLgo7yLcjBrX-EjrvEKzbgjmWRy6JXvXMChyphenhyphenjtV1ALs/s640/blogger-image--147209922.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's hard to believe that this moment was four years ago today. The joy of welcoming our little girl into this world and into our family was the best day of our lives, along with our boys' birthdays. Loosing her was the worst. Everytime I visit the cemetery I marvel at the fact that the best day and worst day of our lives are commemorated on her marker. 2010 was a year I both love and hate. </div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChUhy6bptLH-bss3kKe82X_-WaKHaQphFbTAVG1jqBj7_donF7caVE91oSbNOIsU_9fRXzx8C1I4Or6KgVuINAa95_akpni6_ab876X39QKdzmathkDwgvwaGfIabakk6JoTDXjCm6eM/s640/blogger-image--2041629968.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Soon we will leave for the cemetery with balloons marked with our messages to Olivia. Parrish will go with us and we will release them together and then have cake to celebrate that happy day and her life here on earth.</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7p6qw3DjrCVGmzlWkGLoa_dFkDRi2i9QX9qQGZfnE_VcjIN6yrFuReA-QGO-t9rTxDfALEqFCA_7kzTdeS2PnaQPazcQHjTVa3drzJmZ_aTQlz2Oh8hc8zoW4gkjBvvvUoOZSfldqno/s640/blogger-image-2047118449.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Even though we ache to hold her and smell her and see her and know her as a four-year-old little girl, we are comforted that she wouldn't want to come back, even if she could. This weekend at my church women's retreat a speaker there said, "the soul NEVER DIES." We miss her physical form but mostly we miss her soul and spirit...and that is alive and well with our God!! So thankful for that comforting truth and the promise that our souls will be together again one day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with The Lord.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i></i>2 Corinthians 5:8</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>And the dust returns as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ecclesiastes 17:7</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-80461890114459944682014-01-08T18:53:00.000-08:002014-01-08T18:53:13.692-08:00:: I ❤️ Baby Toes (and Sculpey Clay) ::<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christmas is barely over and we are already thinking about Valentine's Day. <br />
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You see...just before Christmas I made these hand and footprint ornaments (see ^) and many of you asked me for a tutorial. </div>
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So, I decided I'd do something similar (and even easier) for Valentine's Day with my son's little piggies (I just love those little toes!)</div>
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<i>Step One: </i>Buy two small blocks of Sculpey oven-bake clay (these can be purchased at your local craft store-I got mine at Michael's) You will discover that there are many color choices - if you have a little girl, you may want to go the pink route. I used the red with glitter option! <br />
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<i>Step Two:</i> Open both packages of clay and incorporate them into one larger ball using your hands - just like you used to do with play doh only with a little more force! :) (*Note - I have discovered that some Sculpey clay is easier to soften than others. Maybe this has something to do with the amount of time it's been sitting on the shelf? I say this because typically I find the white more pliable and the colors more stiff. You should be able to leave the clay in a warm spot, under a light, or if you are really impatient like me - you can microwave it for just a few seconds to get it pliable enough to work with)<br />
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<i>Step Three:</i> Use a rolling pin to flatten clay to about 1/4" thickness<br />
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<i>Step Four:</i> This is the hardest part! Put your little one in a (loving) bear hug and press their feet (or hands if you are making a different design) into the clay. You are going to have to apply some pressure here. I even press each toe down individually. (and before some of you write me off because you are rolling your eyes at the thought of getting your baby to be still long enough to do this, hear me out. My sweet Knox is THE BUSIEST BABY I have ever met. I did require the assistance of my willing 6 six year old. He distracted him while I went to work wrangling and pressing. :) If you are making the heart shown here just press the right foot in on the right side of the dough at a slight angle and then overlap the heel of the right foot imprint with the left heel and press it in (also at a slight angle, only this time to the left).<br />
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<i>Step Five:</i> Now that the torture is over, comes the fun and easy part! Take a sharp kitchen knife or exacto knife and cut out the shape of a heart around those cute little piggies.<br />
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<i>Step Six:</i> Then use a straw or wooden skewer to make a hole in the clay between the feet. At this point you can choose to leave it as it, or you can flip it over and write the child's name and age on the back, or even write a message to the recipient. (Grandmother's love that!) You can use a toothpick or skewer just like a pencil to do that (just be careful not to press too hard or you will go through to the other side!)<br />
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<i>Step Seven:</i> I decided I wanted to stamp a little message on the front of the piece. I have tiny rubber letter stamps that a friend gave me as a hostess gift several years ago and she got them at Wal Mart for a great deal (I talk more about them <a href="http://thebestfromournest.blogspot.com/2011/12/greenery-gift-tags-gruyere.html">here</a>). So I just pressed in the message "Knox Loves Mom" (Because I am his favorite, even if I have to say so myself. Ha!) <br />
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<i>Step Eight:</i> So here are the little piggies all complete minus the final (and probably most important!) step! The baking. Preheat your oven to 250 degrees and bake for 15 mins. on an ungreased cookie sheet. When you remove them from the oven let cool, then tie with bakers twine or ribbon and give them to someone special (or keep them for yourself! Because sadly, those little piggies won't be that little for long!)<br />
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It's that time of year again....</div>
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But for our family it is also the time of year that every sight, sound, and activity conjures up some memory of our last month with sweet Olivia on this earth three years ago. That was the last month we could hold her, rock her, laugh with her, and watch her. For that reason this month is always hard. I look at the picture above and it seems like yesterday, but it also seems like we've lived a lifetime since that moment. I wonder what she would want to be for Halloween this time every year. Yesterday Parrish and I were talking about it and he said, "She would definitely want to be a princess. She was so girly!" And I tend to agree. Oh how our entire family longs to see her here again. How I mourn the mother/daughter relationship I am missing on this side of heaven. So many times I sit and try to "work out" my life in my head. What my plan for our future will be and what I believe God is asking of me. But somehow I always wind up confused. And then I realize that I am confused because I am trying to figure it out on my own, in my timing, and not laying it at the feet of Jesus and trusting, I mean really TRUSTING, that He will open or close doors to show me the way if I will just wait patiently (albeit not so contently) in the palm of his hand. </div>
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Ten years ago when Cannon and I got married, my Aunt wrote this verse to us on the night of our rehearsal dinner:</div>
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As I read that verse I'll admit I feel a sadness that my God's overall purpose would involve such heart ache for my family in this life. Then I read Isaiah and realize this truth. I am human. I cannot even begin to understand or fathom God and His purpose. In Isaiah 40:13 it asks, "Who is able to advise the Spirit of the Lord? Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him?" In verse 14 it says, "Has the LORD ever needed anyone's advice? Does he need instruction about what is good? Did someone teach him what is right or show him the path of righteousness?" No, we as humans cannot begin to understand or advise a God who "measures the heavens with his fingers." </div>
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But I do know that Isaiah also tells us that God's "salvation will last forever, (his) righteousness will never fail." (Isaiah 51:6) And I am thankful that I do not have to doubt this. Because of this I can trust in the one who "carried me before I was born." (Isaiah 46:3) I can trust, even though I do not understand. What a burden is lifted from me when I let go of my plans and place them in my heavenly father's hands, trusting him and not myself, trusting him and not humanity or the idols we look to for happiness on this earth. They are nothing compared to his righteousness or the glory that awaits us in heaven. This is something that He has to remind me of daily. Don't we all as humans desperately want to control our own lives?</div>
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One of my favorite verses in Isaiah is 43:18-19:</div>
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And so, although this time of year is difficult, it is also filled with fun family activities that take our minds off of our heartache and I am thankful to have two precious boys to make holiday memories with and the avenue of this blog to share those creations with you.</div>
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This is Knox's first year in preschool so I wanted to come come up with a treat to give his classmates that they could actually eat, as opposed to candy. So I took a lollipop stick and stacked three marshmallows onto it. Then I melted semi-sweet chocolate in the microwave for 1 minute, stirred until smooth, and placed it into a small ziploc bag, worked it into the bottom corner, then snipped off that corner of the bag to create a make-shift piping bag.<br />
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Then I drew three circles, one inside the other, onto the marshmallows (like so) and starting in the middle, used a toothpick to pull outward to create a spider-web effect. (see below)<br />
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I found some little lime green candy spiders at Michael's the other day and plan to add one to each chocolate web when it's still wet, then I will sprinkle a few more bugs into the bottom of a clear plastic gift bag, insert the marshmallow spider lollipop and tie with a cute bow for each of his little buddies. I love the way they turned out.<br />
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And Parrish loved eating my tester marshmallow lollipop when he got home from school!<br />
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And because teachers cannot be left out of the Halloween fun, I decided to do a little craft for them as well. I bought small wooden plaques at Michael's (they come in a set of 6 back in the wood working department), taped off a thin band all the way around with duct tape...<br />
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Then used chalkboard spray paint (purchased at Lowe's) to spray the plaque. <br />
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Once it was dry I slowly removed the duct tape and was left with a cute miniature chalkboard.<br />
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From there a hot glued a standard-size clothespin to the back.</div>
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And was left with a cute place to write a "Happy Halloween" message to the teachers in chalk.</div>
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Then I wrapped up my Blue Agave & Bamboo scented candles (only $5.99 at Target!) in Halloween shredded paper and twine and clipped the mini chalkboard to the outside. I love that the gift tag is part of the gift itself!</div>
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And of course Mr. P could not be left out of the Halloween fun, so we got together and painted pumpkins for his 1st grade class to decorate during their Halloween party. We spray painted half with my leftover black chalkboard paint and half with some high gloss white paint that I thought the girls in the class might prefer.</div>
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Once they dried we used neon paint to dip the white pumpkins in, then turned them upside down and used a paint brush to help it ooze down the sides of the pumpkin, then attached a felt spider (from Michael's) near the stem. For the black chalkboard pumpkins we used chalk markers to draw a web and spider, then stuck the felt spider on top. I think the kids are going to have so much fun making them!<br />
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In other family news, my youngest baby boy is not an infant anymore! He is growing up way to fast. I look at him daily and wonder how he is already a toddler?!?! He was growing what we lovingly referred to as a "baby mullet" so I took him to have his first hair cut. And that solidified it...my baby is turning into a big boy.</div>
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A big boy who loves to explore...<br />
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Who I find daily hiding inside my orange crates...<br />
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Or climbing on top of them...<br />
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His newest trick is pointing. He can pretty much convey whatever he wants with this new found skill and uses it to it's full advantage. He is so much fun. I love watching him figure things out (we've decided he's a baby genius of course) and how excitable he is. He has a zest for life that every adult can learn from and that one dimple gets me every time he smiles. Although this season has it's sorrow, this baby (toddler) boy brings us so much indescribable joy. Sometimes I wish I could just press the pause bottom, you know?! <br />
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Last weekend we took him to his first Auburn game down on The Plains and had so much fun reconnecting with friends and hanging out with family. Parrish particularly like the homecoming floats that were scattered about.<br />
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I have missed my old Southern Living cohort Courtney so much. We met at work many moons ago and became fast friends as did Cannon and Courtney's husband Chet. We have so many fond memories of our dating and early married days with them. They were old hats at the married game and I love thinking about out fun times together during those days! <br />
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Knox cheered the Tigers to a victory that day. <br />
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Or as Parrish put it, "We smoked them, Momma." That we did, son. That we did.<br />
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After the game we stayed the night in Auburn to celebrate Frankie (aka Pap) turning 60!! All of his kids and grandkids came to surprise him at a birthday dinner that night and we had so much fun visiting.<br />
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We went to the Overall Co in Opelika and had some Overall Pops while we were there to celebrate and this is Knox's hilarious sour/cold face after we gave him a bite. Hilarious!<br />
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And somehow Mr P ended up double fisting...That lemon basil pop was yummmmoooooo, I tell you. It would be worth double fisting for sure!<br />
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The hotel we stayed at had an amazing pool and splash pad/slide for the kids. So even though it is the middle of October and the pool was not heated, we braved the frigid waters and had so much fun playing. <br />
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When we got back home Parrish had his "five minutes of fame" by appearing on the local NBC news station during his Cub Scout pack's tour of the studios. He is quite proud and of course, so are we!</div>
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We had a big "honey do" weekend at our house. The kind every husband cringes over when he thinks of it. The one where your wife <strike>asks</strike> (forces) you to mark off some of the things on the household "to do" list that have been piling up for a while. For me, one of these things was the need for shelving in Parrish's room. </div>
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I had been eyeing all of the creative plumbing pipe shelving on Pinterest and hatched a plan to use two old cedar shelves from our last house to create something similar for Parrish. Because every little boy needs a place to display trophies, pictures, books, and art work, right? Right.</div>
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The plumbing pipe comes in several different length and widths. We used the 12" straight pipes fastened to the elbow and t joints and then secured to the wall with the plumbing flange discs. </div>
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If you don't already have shelves, you can easily cut down your own out of new or old wood. Just make sure at least one side of the shelving unit is mounted into a stud. </div>
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These pictures don't show it, but in the end we decided Parrish needed a place to display his sports medals and various athletic necklaces, etc so we screwed 3 large hooks into the bottom of the shelving unit and hung them there. It turned out so cute and he LOVES it! Having a place to put all the "clutter" really freed up the table top space in the rest of his room and allowed me to rearrange the furniture a bit to get maximum use out of his space. None of us can believe how much bigger it feels! Pottery barn has a dry erase map wall mural on sale that I have promised him we will hang at some point. (I don't think Daddy is up for more "to do lists" anytime soon!)</div>
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So Saturday I lined up my precious board and started transferring measurements to the side of the surveyor's stick. Parrish wanted his marked with blue sharpie and chose green sharpie for Knox. Above each line I put their ages in years/months. </div>
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For the time being it is laying up against the door frame in the mud room where it will one day be mounted. If I could just get around to buying a 1/2" l bracket to secure it. I think it is a charming piece to look at and on the off chance we move again we won't have to grab the crow bar! Bonus!</div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Hope you like these ideas but now I must run because a certain little guy is waking up and will be waiting for me in his crib...and I can't wait to get my hands on him! :)</span></div>
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-78107505466143107642013-08-13T15:36:00.000-07:002013-08-13T15:36:20.555-07:00:: Oh What Fun! Knox is ONE! ::<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our sweet Knox C turned one last week and enjoyed several opportunities to get his little hands in some cake...starting at his CC's house and ending at his birthday party over the weekend.<br />
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I love this picture because of the way Knox is looking at his brother. Pure and complete adoration...and amusement! He loves him so much! <br />
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All four of the Prickett Men...<br />
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And Mommy (with no make-up...sorry!)<br />
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And can't forget CC!<br />
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Saturday was his "Cheeri-oh what fun! Knox is ONE!" alley party and we had a great time. For those of you who are wondering what an alley party is...and lots of people look at me strangely when I refer to it that way, in our neighborhood the houses all back up to different alleys. The kids play in the alley almost daily (my common punishment for misbehavior with Parrish is to take away "alley time") and have the best time. So, we set the party up in the alley and invited all of our neighbors to come and join in the fun.<br />
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I made a poster board "1" covered with cheerios to hang from the garage door in the middle of yellow and white stripped ribbons clipped with Knox's full year of monthly chair pictures. I loved looking back and comparing them! <br />
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We had cheerios themed food...cheerios "rice krispie" treats and cheerios snack mix (thanks, Tappy!) and homemade donuts (thanks, CC!) displayed in a large bowl of powered sugar to to look like a big bowl of cheerios.<br />
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The bunting was pre-made and purchased from Michael's. I just cut the letters that say "Knox is One" from cheerios boxes and the "O's" from kraft paper to look like cheerios.<br />
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I love this antique high chair. Cannon sat in it as a baby so I thought it only appropriate to use at Knox's party. I strung cheerios on yarn and fixed the string to the high chair with bows. I embellished his birthday hat with a cheerios covered "1" and a pom pom ball on top.<br />
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I made the banner from a canvas drop cloth from Lowe's that I cut in half lengthwise and then sewed back together vertically to increase the length and decrease the width, then painted with acrylic paint. I plan to use it for future birthdays so I didn't put the number.<br />
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Knox spent a lot of time in his buddy Christian's blue push car with his great grandaddy E and his Pap at the party. <br />
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The kids had a good time pushing him around while he enjoyed his cheerios snack mix!<br />
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Here's an up close shot of the bunting with the cheerios letters...<br />
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Knox got a fun push/ride-on car from Glorio and E...<br />
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And we had a cute little cow pinata that I glued cheerios onto. One side said "ONE" the other side had Knox's initials and I made the cow a cheerios mouth and a cheerios "1" on his cow bell collar.<br />
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The shot below is of everyone enjoying the party...<br />
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And little Knox took the first swing at the pinata before letting the big kids polish it off!<br />
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He traded in the foam bat for a long stick...I guess he thought he could do more damage with that!<br />
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You can see Knox's sweet outfit in this picture. I had it made by Room to Romp on etsy. She is very talented and I was able to request that she hand stitch the 1% milk appliqué onto a john john. I thought it turned out really cute and acknowledged the first birthday without limiting him to wearing it only at his birthday party. It's cute enough to keep on wearing through the year and the applique she did coordinated with his precious invites, designed by Southern Stationery.</div>
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Then the big kids all took a shot...<br />
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I'm loving all of the good baseball stances and the look of determination on their faces is priceless!<br />
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Knox with his CC and Grandaddy...<br />
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And getting ready to dig into his cheerios cake. I made a regular yellow cake mix and added in two ripe, mashed bananas.<br />
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He looks so tired in this picture. He was definitely getting ready for a nap by this point, but he hung in there!<br />
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And we get a little smile we he tastes that yummy sugar. Nothing like frosted cheerios!<br />
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It's not a birthday party until there's a big mess!<br />
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For the centerpiece on the party table I had a friend blow up a picture of Knox's face and then cut it out of card stock and made a party hat from a cheerios box. I glued the whole thing to a paint stirring stick and then secured it into some floral foam inside a cheerios box. To finish it off I added red tissue paper and yellow krinkle paper. It turned out so cute. One day I am sure he will kill me for doing this!<br />
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The favors were individual boxes of cheerios tied in red dollar store bowls and finished off with a red spoon and a "cheerio" shaped favor tag that said, "Just add milk." - all done by the very talented Brantley Bowden of Southern Stationery.<br />
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Here's Knox with his Tappy and Pap...<br />
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And the final and arguably most hilarious moment of the party was when Christian finally got his car back and Knox decided he wasn't sure he wanted him to have it, so he climbed on the car and into Christian's lap. The look on their faces says it all. Too funny!<br />
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After the party was over we kissed the balloons and sent them to Sissy in heaven, wishing she had been at the party with us. It was a celebration of his birthday and for all of us a celebration of surviving the first year. It has been filled with joy and wonder as we've watched him learn about the world around him, but also filled with worries and long, sleepless nights so we are all thankful to be at this point with him....marking and celebrating the last year of our lives with him and looking forward to what the next year of his little life will bring. We praise God for entrusting us with him and love you so very much, Knox! Happy 1st Birthday!<br />
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Parrish has been to zoo camp, lego camp, camp Andalusia and camp Tallahassee (to visit his grandparents), the beach, the coosa river with CC and his cousins every chance he gets, and having the best time with all of the kids that live on our "alley" at home. He has lived outside and I am so thankful for this magical neighborhood we live in where we can let our kids build forts, fight pretend battles, run in and out of each others homes, and ride bikes, skateboards and anything else they can fashion into a ride-on vehicle until their hearts content! :) I call for him at dinner and he comes in reluctantly, dirty, exhausted, and longing to finish dinner quick so he can go outside and play for the last 15 minutes of daylight! It is a wonderful place for him to grow up and we are thankful God opened the doors for us to move here almost 2 years ago.<br />
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We spent a week at the beach with Tappy and Frankie in both June and July this summer and had the best time. Parrish has become quite the skim boarder and little Knox C LOVES the sand and the ocean. He would sit for hours playing in the sand covered from head to toe with a huge grin on his face. We would dig a mote around our sandcastle and he would cruise around the mote holding onto the sand castle for support forever. When he had enough of the sand we would put a life jacket on him and then wade out into the ocean. He was so relaxed one day that he fell asleep in Cannon's arms to the rocking of the waves. I would say he is definitely a beach baby!<br />
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The alligator at Bayou Bill's having a yummy boy snack...<br />
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Holding Chompy, Jr...<br />
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The beach baby...<br />
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Catching sand crabs with new friends on the beach...<br />
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Throwing the football....<br />
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Floating in the ocean waves with Daddy...<br />
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Face painting and playing at "The Boon Docks" Restaurant...<br />
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Getting some snuggles in with his "Tappy"...<br />
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Helping Daddy drive the boat to Shell Island...<br />
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Parrish with his hermit crabs on Shell Island. I bet we found at least 40 that day!<br />
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That gummy smile says it all...<br />
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It has been a great summer for Olivia Charles Antiques as well. We had record sales at the West Indies Market and are so thankful to our customers. We also welcomed a new retail partner, Alabama Furniture Market, and are thrilled they will now be carrying our line.<br />
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The antique window chalkboards are a new product...<br />
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As well as these single bead board wall hooks...<br />
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Parrish spent the whole day selling with us at the West Indies Market in July and he was such a big help. For a 6 year old to spend an entire day selling furniture in 90 degree heat without complaining is a big deal! And I'm pretty sure his chalk designs helped us sell our chalkboards! :)<br />
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Later in July Cannon and I went on our belated 10-year anniversary trip to Key West! We had so much fun relaxing and having no schedule to keep. </div>
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Louie's backyard was next to our hotel and on the water...<br />
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This picture was at sunset at Hot Tin Roof Restaurant...the sunset was gorgeous but it was almost matched by the deliciousness of their lobster mac n cheese...it was worth the trip in itself!<br />
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Of course being the cat lover that I am, we had to go visit Hemingway's 6-toed furry friends...<br />
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And we also went lobstering!! We were there during the 2-day mini season and chartered a boat to go catch some. We did an awful lot of catching, but not much keeping! They have to be a certain size to keep and ours were all just under the legal limit. But that didn't stop us from having fun. I was in the water so much catching them that I didn't manage to get a picture of the ones we caught and released. It was crazy because under water they all looked HUGE and then you'd pull them out and they would be too small. It was fun nonetheless though and we both agree that Parrish would love it. We hope we can bring him with us next year!<br />
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This is the view from my lounge chair at the hotel...when I am stressed I look at this picture and pretend I am there! HA! :)<br />
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This is the Southernmost point in the U.S. Only 90 nautical miles to Cuba! <br />
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Our beautiful hotel...the Casa Marina...<br />
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Dinner at Latitudes on Sunset Key. You take a ferry to this private island owned by a hotel chain...it was our favorite meal and the best ambiance! As much fun as we had though, we were ready to get home and see this smiling face...</div>
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He turns one today and I can hardly believe a year has passed since we were welcoming him into the world! He has blessed our family beyond measure and we are so thankful he is ours. We will celebrate at the pool today and tonight at CC's for a bday dinner. </div>
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I had to include a picture of Knox on his favorite stair. He thinks this is his personal play area. He is so proud of how he can get up and down on the step without falling and he uses it as a perch. He has been <strike>walking </strike> running for the last few months and it is hard to keep up!<br />
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Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-88790980600648601752013-06-04T09:40:00.001-07:002013-06-04T09:40:56.710-07:00:: Parrish-Kindergarten Exit Interview ::How did you like kindergarten? I liked it but the bad boys moved their clips every day. <br />
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What was your favorite thing ab it? PE<br />
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So computer is not your favorite anymore? Yes, it is! And computer. <br />
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What excites you ab summer?<br />
Going to the beach and the river. I want to skim board at Tappys. <br />
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Do you still like your dinosaur backpack? Yes, but it doesn't have much room so I want a bigger one.<br />
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This year you liked eating in the lunchroom. Are you going to eat in the lunchroom next year too? No, I'm really hungry for peanut butter sandwiches. <br />
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What did you learn in Kindergarten?<br />
Learning how to do addition, reading, counting by fives. <br />
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What's your favorite thing you learned? Counting by fives<br />
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What's your favorite color? Black and blue<br />
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What's your favorite song? Gangnam style<br />
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What's your favorite food?<br />
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches<br />
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What's your favorite dessert? Ants on a log with choco chips<br />
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What was your favorite lunchroom food? Pizza<br />
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What's your favorite thing at school this year? The magic show in the lunchroom with lexies dad<br />
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Favorite super hero? Flash<br />
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Favorite bad guy? Metal guy who is made out of steel<br />
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Favorite sport? Flag football <br />
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Favorite tv show? Monsuno<br />
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Favorite book? The Foot Book<br />
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Favorite thing to do with baby Knox? Just play with him with his toys and make him laugh with silly stuff<br />
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What have you taught him? How to crawl<br />
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What's your favorite thing? Playing spies<br />
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Are you excited ab having your first loose tooth? Yes <br />
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What do you think you will do in 1st grade? Science! And I like science.<br />
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As I sit down to blog and upload pictures, I am struck by how much has happened over the last 9 months. In so many ways it has flown, and in others (like our sleepless nights) it has dragged on and on. Knox has gone from a little lump of baby love to a moving, shaking, crawling, pulling up, ball-playing master. </div>
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This school year has definitely brought much progress in the life of my boys and I have loved getting to watch each of them grow and learn more about the world.</div>
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Knox started crawling at 8 months and it only took him a week or two to figure out that it hurts to crawl on your knees and therefore start crawling on his feet. <br />
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His favorite things are:<br />
-playing in the cabinet I set up for him in the kitchen with "real" utensils, pots, pans and bowls (above)<br />
-clapping<br />
-crawling<br />
-pulling up<br />
-attempting to balance standing on both feet (Parrish will proudly tell you that he was the first one to see baby Knox try to stand on his own!)<br />
-reading his animal book and watching mommy make all the funny animal noises<br />
-and playing ball! This is by far my favorite thing to do with him. He will throw a small plastic ball back and forth with me for as long as I will let him. It is the cutest thing ever to watch him figure out cause and effect.<br />
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Parrish had his end of the year field day at school last week and I was able to go and volunteer at one of the games. I loved watching from afar as he and his buddies sprayed each other with water guns, blind folded themselves and walked through a maze, and jumped in inflatables.<br />
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On Mother's Day we dedicated Knox to the Lord. It was a sweet and special time with family and friends where we shared not "what" we wanted Knox to be when he grows up, but "who." Some of the things we want for him (and Parrish) are for him to be:</div>
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-self assured but not conceded</div>
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It is a real struggle as a parent not to put what their job will be one day over the importance of <u>who</u> they will be one day. It is also a struggle not to put your own hopes and dreams for them above their own personal hopes, dreams, and interests. But I pray often that Cannon and I will be able to do just that for both of our boys. Cannon says all the time that we have to find and focus on what they are good at and passionate about, and not focus on the things that they are less adept at. So true!</div>
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Our buddies The Browns (below) came into town for the dedication along with our families and that meant that there were LOTS of boys in one place. As you can see in the picture above, we picked up quite a few extras on dedication day!<br />
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Tappy helped me make the Orange Dreamsicle Cake that we served at the luncheon after the dedication and let me just tell you that it was delicious and perfect for a warm summer day! <br />
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Here is the recipe, from "The Diary of Dave's Wife" blog:</div>
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We had the luncheon at my favorite little park in Mt Laurel. The food was good, the company better, and the kids were running around having a blast (see below). :)<br />
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When the dust from all the excitement of the dedication settled though, it was still Mother's Day and this mother is still missing one of her babies. I was thankful for the distraction of the dedication, but when it was all said and done that was the thought I was left with; and the familiar longing of my heart and arms was even more present than usual. The next week was a struggle and as I often do when I'm at the end of my rope, I started searching for the Lord more regularly. In our VBS teacher training this past week we talked about "God sightings." We'll be looking for God in the every day with our vbs kids and teaching them to do the same. Sometimes I wonder if I am remembering to have my own God sightings during the daily things, the mundane. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't, but it has to be a conscious effort before it will become a habit. <br />
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A friend recently suggested I read a book called "Anything," by Jennie Allen. In the book last week I read this:<br />
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If I am honest, I admit that I seize more of God now that my dreams have been broken. Is this a good thing in God's eternal perspective? If it is, it doesn't make it any easier in this life, but it felt like Jennie's words as I read them that day had been specifically meant for me to read. A God sighting, perhaps?? <br />
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For now I'm back to the daily and off to get Parrish from his last day as a Kindergartener. I can't believe I just typed that! I can't wait to ask him his Kindergarten exit questions and post them. I wonder if any of the answers have changed from the beginning of the year. Stay tuned...and Happy Summer!!<br />
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-75970720550319914822013-04-05T12:30:00.000-07:002013-04-05T12:32:41.751-07:00:: March Madness, Part 2::Easter was also in March this year and we were excited to get more Easter chicks for my "chicks". Between us and our nephews we had 6 chicks to love on! Parrish named them Otter jr., bunny and peep and enjoyed playing with them while his cousins were in town. <br />
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I don't think Knox knew quite what to think about the chicks! He just watched them calmly most of the time (there was that once he reached out, grabbed one and squeezed...ahhhhhh....the trauma!).<br />
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I love this picture of two little chicks. His twirly toes remind me so much of his sister.<br />
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Later this week we'll take the chicks to live at a friends house. She keeps chickens and says she'll even share some of their eggs with us. Yum! It will be so much fun to show Parrish what they look like all grown up.<br />
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The Saturday before Easter our neighborhood does a big egg hunt and this year we REALLY hunted in style. 4,000 eggs were dropped from a HELICOPTER for the kids to hunt! The picture above is Parrish staring at it taking off. It was a surprise and the kids were all amazed. I can't say that I ever went to an egg hunt that involved a helicopter growing up! Where will we go from here?! Don't think the neighborhood will be able to top that next year!<br />
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Knox met the Easter bunny for the first time at the hunt and his daddy even helped him hunt eggs. In his words..."babies like to hunt eggs, too!" Ha! He'd hold him up to a egg and Knox would grab onto it with a precious, chubby little fist. The problem was getting him to let it go in the Easter basket!<br />
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Easter Sunday Cannon surprised me with an Easter dress! Can you believe that? It was so sweet I almost cried! I had been complaining the day before that I hadn't given any thought to what I was going to wear, so he took it upon himself to go buy me something new. I just love that man. He was even smart enough to buy it in two sizes! He really brought a smile to my face. What girl wouldn't like a new dress? <br />
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Another very special part of my ensemble was the beautiful, old-fashioned Easter corsage that Cannons sister Christy brought me to wear in memory of our precious Olivia. I loved wearing the dainty, pink flowers all day because they reminded me so much of the bouquet she carried at her dedication. It was a small but special way to help us feel like she was with us.<br />
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Here's a family shot from the egg hunt. Parrish ADORES his cousins and it is fun to watch a house full of boys when they are all in town. As you can imagine, there is lots of energy and never enough food to fill them up!<br />
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And of course the bunny made his appearance on Easter eve and left baskets for the boys to find in the morning. He brought Knox some super cool baby shades pictured below. I couldn't believe they lasted 5 seconds on his little face, much less 5 minutes, so I was pleasantly surprised by how much he liked them!<br />
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The boys got matching shark bathing suits from the bunny. I am dressing them alike as much as I can this year because I have a feeling that Parrish wanting to dress like Knox will be short lived. I must take advantage of it while it lasts! <br />
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Knox's favorite part about his Easter basket was trying to eat the grass, of course. Parrish's was his book of paper airplanes and of course all the candy!<br />
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Here they are in their coordinating Easter "finery." Aren't they cute?? <br />
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March was also a busy month for <a href="http://www.oliviacharlesantiques.com/">Olivia Charles Antiques</a>! As I mentioned in a previous post, we are partnering with <a href="http://www.southernstationery.com/">Southern Stationery</a> (SouthernDipity gifts) to offer engraved gifts like the cross above. The back of the cross has the family name and each member's name engraved as well. These have been selling really well (they are $30 + engraving cost and can be purchased <a href="http://www.southernstationery.com/products/door-cross-by-olivia-charles-antiques">here</a>) in addition to the double cross (shown below in natural and red barn wood).<br />
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Mary Catherine of <a href="http://www.cottonandquill.com/">Cotton + Quill</a> has been engraving up a storm for us and here is a bathroom caddy engraved with the old fashioned word for out house, "Privy". Clever, huh? Mary Catherine has her own line of hand-drawn and custom fabric available to the trade. Check it out <a href="http://www.cottonandquill.com/">here!</a></div>
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I promised a picture of the bedside table/bookcase that we did for a client and here it is! The grass green interior is such an unexpected pop of color in an otherwise all natural barn wood piece. I am in love with it and can't wait to see it in the room. </div>
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These tables are a steal at $150 and I happen to have one more in turquoise. If you are interested email me at <a href="mailto:info@oliviacharlesantiques.com">info@oliviacharlesantiques.com</a> and I can email you a picture of that color way and give you measurements. It will also be for sale with our other items at the Mt Laurel Spring Festival which is next Saturday, April 13th! I hope to see you there.</div>
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I want to close with a prayer request and some words from my heart. I have been struggling this last week emotionally. When you loose a child, every day has it hard parts and lately there have been more of these moments. I mourn our little girl, and the loss of normalcy for us. It is tiring going out into the world, living a daily, normal life, but always anxious because you don't know when you're going to be put in a situation where you are expected to talk about our loss, especially with people you don't know well. It's like having a wound that has scabbed over, but suddenly is ripped off. Emotionally and mentally I don't feel strong enough to talk about this personal, deep loss with people I have just met. And that makes me want to isolate myself from situations where this might occur. Please pray for courage, strength, and endurance for me in these situations, in addition to Cannon and Parrish as it is just as hard for them, but in different ways.</div>
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We took Parrish to visit Olivia's gravesite for the first time on Easter and it was a bitter sweet time, but he was ready. He had asked several times to go and see it so he could bring her the minnie mouse ears that we bought for her birthday while at Disney. And he really, really wanted to take his new paper airplane book there so we could fly airplanes "with" her. And so we did. At first it almost felt disrespectful to fly airplanes with him there, but gradually I felt a peace that she would want to see him happy there. What a study of opposites. I place full of sorrow suddenly filled with the joy of a little boy flying paper airplanes. </div>
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What broke my heart the most was him asking for some privacy to go and talk to her. As I walked toward the car he was sitting on her bench and all I could see was his swinging little feet as he spoke to her. He is so young to have endured so much and I am so proud of his sweet, tender, and strong little spirit. </div>
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Last week I learned that some old family friends lost their second child. Their first son in a pool accident at least 20 years ago and their second son, a college student, just last week in a car accident. Please keep this family in your prayers. It is unfathomable to me how a family could endure the loss of a child for the second time, yet I know they will have no choice but to do just that. You don't ever think that lightning is going to strike in the same place twice and hearing that it has has been a hard reality for me to take in. My heart aches for them, but the only thing I know to do for them right now is to pray, so I would ask that you please remember them in your prayers as well. </div>
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<i>"Now you don't need to be afraid of the dark anymore, nor fear the dangers of the day; nor dread the plagues of darkness, nor disasters in the morning." Psalm 91:5-6</i></div>
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March has been a crazy month full of fun adventures. We started off the month with our annual trip to the "big apple" with The Browns. We look forward to this time with our friends every year and the trip did not disappoint.<br />
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Here we are on our first day there. We always manage to eat at Rue 57, which is a good restaurant near our hotel.<br />
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That night we ate at a great tapas restaurant called Alta. The building was so non-descript we actually walked past it once, but then you go inside and it is two floors with an open balcony to below and the coolest ambiance. Tapas is such a fun way to eat. You get to have a little bit of it all. On our walk home I was experiencing my typical first day in NYC awe taking in the beautiful buildings and decided Nancy and I needed a photo perched on one of the cool stoops. It seemed like a really good idea at the time! :)<br />
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We took a lot of pictures of the guys this trip (much to their chagrin, I'm sure) so we could send them to Karl's mom who wanted a play-by-play of what we were up to.<br />
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We had lunch at the Central Park Boat House. The picture below is the view from our table. Gorgeous! The crab cakes were divine, but the view was the best part of the whole meal. We'd love to take Parrish back one warm day and take him out on the paddle boats.<br />
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We walked through Central Park on our way home that day and snapped a few pictures. We came across some softball fields and I was trying to imagine bringing Parrish to little league games in the middle of Manhattan. I guess you'd get used to it, but it sure seems amazing.<br />
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We were there over St. Patty's day weekend, so our trip wouldn't have been complete without a visit to an Irish Pub. We stumbled across The Wren in Soho and were so impressed. Their corned beef and gruyere sandwiches were something to write home about. <br />
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And because I can't have you thinking that all we did was eat (which if I'm honest we did A LOT of!), here is a picture of Cannon loving on Lady Liberty at the store Olde Good Things. I LOVE this place (almost as much as Cannon loves the statue of liberty). It has every kind of vintage piece or antique you could dream of. I only wish we had a store like this in the Ham. We found awesome pulls for our living room barn doors here and enjoyed visiting with the owners. They often come to Scott's in Atlanta, FYI, so look out for them if you go!<br />
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While we were there we saw the Broadway play, "The Book of Mormon." Entertainment and choreography-wise it was awesome, but I have to say that it was at times very offensive to Christians (not just Mormons) and full of shock-value. It wasn't what I was expecting, but it was definitely an experience I won't soon forget! <br />
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The picture above is the view from Nancy and Karl's balcony. The weather while we were there was cold (it even snowed one day!) but that didn't stop us from enjoying a glass of wine taking in this view!<br />
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When we got back to Birmingham Parrish was out of school for Spring Break so we packed back up and headed to the beach to spend time with Frankie and Tappy and my sister Caroline for a few days.<br />
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It occurs to me that I haven't mentioned on my blog that my mom (aka Tappy) got married to a wonderful man in February! They had a sweet, family ceremony at Frankie's house followed by cake and coffee and we could not be more thrilled for them. Frankie's grandaddy name is "Pap" and he is already adored by Parrish and Knox. Here's a picture of the happy couple:<br />
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So, as I was saying...we went to the beach to visit with them over Spring Break and...<br />
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And spent the rest of his time braving the frigid water to skim board.</div>
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It is amazing to me that kids rarely let the cold stop them. Parrish has fun no matter the weather and I love that about him! The grin from ear to ear that Knox has on his face is the reaction he has anytime his brother comes into view. These two boys love each other so much and it makes my heart so happy.</div>
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And Parrish and I built a sand castle.</div>
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Over the last month I've been working on a design for a clients son's room. Her little one is about to make the transition from his nursery to a "big boy" room and mommy wanted me to help her pull the details together. She already had the precious Serena and Lily Dog pillows and bed spreads, but didn't want it to look like a pre-packaged set. That's where I come in! </div>
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We chose Restoration Hardware's Belgian linen Provence stripe euros in blue to coordinate with the linens and burlap bed skirts the client already had. The <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/548053">alphabet fabric</a> from spoonflower will be curtain panels. I love spoonflower fabrics for their hand-drawn originality, but also because most of their fabrics can also be ordered as wallpaper. How cool to be able to accent the back of bookcases or pieces of furniture with wallpaper in the same pattern that is on your accent fabrics?! </div>
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Another really fun project we are working on is initial dog tag art. Using a huge lot of colorful, vintage dog tags, we are going to back two ready-made shadow box frames with burlap using spray adhesive. Then we will hot glue the tags into the shape of the letters "V" and "S", which are the little boy's initials. We'll hang them over each of the two twin beds in the room for a fun and colorful nod to the dog pillows on the beds.</div>
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Between the beds will be a commissioned bedside table/bookcase combo from our line, <a href="http://www.oliviacharlesantiques.com/">Olivia Charles Antiques</a>. Made of rustic, reclaimed barn wood, the interior two-shelf bookcase will be painted grass green to coordinate with the underside of the bed spreads and provide both functional storage and a great pop of color.</div>
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Stay tuned for before and after pictures once the room is complete! I'm so excited to see it all start coming together.</div>
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And they weren't the only ones racing! I ran the Seaside half marathon the first weekend of March and am so proud to have met my goal and completed the race. My mom (above, middle) was supposed to run in the race with us but came down with the flu at the last minute. My new stepsister Kelly completed the race at the same time I did.</div>
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This picture was snapped just as my running buddy Nancy and I crossed the finish line. Those are smiles of pure relief!</div>
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Spring is in the air! I was so tired of the barren tree limbs around me that I planted daffodils in my planters and hanging baskets this week. (CC found a great deal on bulbs already in bloom at Wal-Mart - 41 cents each! Go get some! I'm tempted to pot some more for my dining table or as gifts as well. They are so happy!) </div>
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Just like Spring is on the horizon for us all (woohoo!)....I am excited to announce that Olivia Charles Antiques has some new and exciting things on the horizon as well. We are partnering with my friend and very talented designer Brantley Bowden and her brainchild, <a href="http://www.southernstationery.com/">Southern Stationery</a>. </div>
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A curated selection of our OCA items will be offered for sale on her site under "<a href="http://www.southernstationery.com/collections/southerndipity-gifts">SouthernDipity Gifts</a>." They will be offered for sale individually AND as part of stationery suites inspired by our designs. Check out her designs below:</div>
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When I saw this <a href="http://www.southernstationery.com/products/hop-on-over-easter-egg-hunt-invitation">Easter Egg Hunt Invitation Suite</a> I was tempted to host an easter egg hunt just to use the invites and accompaniments. Do you recognize the OCA cross in the background of my daffodil picture? The drawing was based on our designs and Southern Stationery is offering the stationery suites with the matching crosses for your Easter parties and baptisms. How cool to greet your guests at your home with the exact cross featured on your invitations? For pricing and more info<a href="http://www.southernstationery.com/collections/easter"> click here</a>.</div>
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I know Easter is right around the corner, but if you are throwing a brunch or egg hunt, you still have time to order! Click <a href="http://www.southernstationery.com/products/easter-brunch-invitation">here to purchase the Easter Brunch party suite</a>.</div>
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Perhaps my favorite part of our partnership is the addition of ENGRAVING for your OCA decor and gifts! As cute as the cross is WITHOUT personalization....can you imagine the cuteness level WITH personalization? Your last name, initial, or special saying like "Risen" or "Hope" for Easter or baby's last name or initial for a baptism? Or wouldn't a cross engraved with a new baby's name or initials make the sweetest baby shower gift? The mom and dad-to-be can hang it on their hospital room door then take home to use over and over again! Click <a href="http://www.southernstationery.com/products/door-cross-by-olivia-charles-antiques">here</a> to purchase.<br />
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-21097540671545009242013-02-20T05:43:00.002-08:002013-02-20T05:43:51.049-08:00:: Middle Sisters Guest Blogger Today ::I was asked to guest blog this week over at middle sisters. If you haven't followed their blogs, you will really enjoy them...head over and check them out. And thanks, middle sisters, for asking me to share what I'm in the "middle" of this week...<br />
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You can also purchase customized bowls with your child's name, but I opted for the general version and just had Parrish write his own name 1) because I like getting him involved and seeing his precious little handwriting and 2) because these will be sooooo cute to use for Knox next year filled with goldfish crackers!! <br />
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Today we celebrate your third birthday without you. Sometimes I still have a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that you are not here with us anymore. I work and rework the events of that day and all the days before it trying to will just one little part to be different so maybe you would still be here. I even second guess decisions from years before. If I could just make one, tiny, seemingly inconsequential decision different, could we have altered the outcome?!? I drive myself crazy going round and round about this in my head. Almost as if thinking about it and changing different decisions mentally could bring you back. And then I stop. I realize that satan is the author of confusion and doubt. I repeat these words to myself..."There is nothing you could have done." And then these...which are the hardest...there is nothing you CAN do. My thoughts always end in that cold, hard truth. And then I pull out my bible seeking comfort and peace and read this verse:</div>
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“Indeed, how can people avoid what they don’t know is going to happen? None of us can hold back our spirit from departing. None of us has the power to prevent the day of our death.” (Eccles. 8:7-8)</div>
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In November Daddy and I planted an Olive tree for you in the front yard and marked it with a beautiful stained glass stepping stone. It pictures a sleeping baby angel with beautiful pink wings and your name. CC and I made it on the anniversary of your passing to keep busy, and I can see it from my kitchen window and it always makes me smile. It reminds me of you, especially in these winter months when everything else is leafless and gray. Your little tree stands there with these beautiful sage green leaves. Tiny yet shining bright. Just like you. It was an appropriate tree for you for many reasons. Your name is derived from the word "olive" and you are named after your great, great grandmother, Mary Olive and Aunt Caroline Olivia. On your cemetery marker we inscribed Psalm 52:8:</div>
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"But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God. I will trust in God's unfailing<br />
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When I visited your resting place last week and read that verse as I always do, I was reminded that no matter the conditions surrounding olive trees, they will live and grow and thrive. It is even said that they cannot be killed. And I am reminded that, like your little olive tree, we as your parents must have the same tenacity. It is a rocky and dry path at times without you here, baby girl. But there is peace and joy that can only come from the Lord, too. Yes, it was not by coincidence that you were named for the olive tree. It is a symbol of peace. An olive branch was brought to Noah by a dove after the biblical flood, which means that although the waters rose and raged around that olive<br />
tree, it survived the flood and still produced fruit. And my promise to you sweet girl is that we will too. I know that is what you would want. The waters definitely rise and we<br />
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"When (we) pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over us..." Isaiah 43:2<br />
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Today we celebrated your birthday in Animal Kingdom and yesterday we celebrated<br />
Parrish's in Legoland. It is good to keep busy on hard days like this. But we all kept thinking how much you would have loved it here. Brother is bringing pink Minnie Mouse<br />
ears back just for you. Last week he asked me why we have never taken him to see where you are buried so I guess it is time to let him visit. We were waiting for him to be old enough to understand and his wanting to go is just another way he has grown up so<br />
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The other day I was thinking about whether or not I really thought you could see us from heaven. Part of me hopes you can while another part hopes you can't. Could you<br />
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"You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a<br />
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And I think that if you can see us on earth the events are so fleeting in your big picture<br />
that you are not sad and that makes me happy. Maybe there isn't even the capacity for sadness in heaven because we are restored and with The Lord. These things I can<br />
never know for sure, but what I do know is that when I look in your new baby brother's<br />
eyes and see his excitement and big toothless grins I always think of you. I am sure you<br />
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to do it. His spirit is so much like yours...sweet, content, excitable and happy, happy,<br />
happy. Yesterday at legoland he laughed out loud so hard and so long that his whole<br />
little body would stiffen up and shake. Daddy always jokes that he has an abundance of endorphins and you did too!! Thank you for helping God choose him just for us.<br />
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We can see your citrus tree in CC and Grandaddy's yard here in Florida and this<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Before (see below) her kitchen was divided into three parts - kitchen, eat-in breakfast area, and keeping room. By moving the keeping room area to the front of the house and taking over the breakfast nook as part of the kitchen, Mandy was able to utilize valuable space and make her kitchen feel three times bigger. The cabinetry was designed and custom made by Oak Mountain Cabinetry and all lighting is by Circa Lighting. The dining table specifically features two Thomas O'Brien "Hicks" Pendants.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Mandy wanted to lighten things up and get away from the more earthy tones of her original kitchen, so we selected cool colors for her new kitchen. Benjamin Moore Glacier White went on the walls and ceiling, because it is a good, crisp white without a lot of yellow undertones; the cabinets were painted Benjamin Moore Deep Silver, which is a deep, slate gray I am in love with. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We decided to install double arm sconces on either side of her downdraft hood for added interest and task lighting, and I love they are unexpected, yet functional.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Because her formal dining room would now be part of her new kitchen, Mandy worked with Oak Mtn Cabinetry to design a built-in china cabinet that is sheer genius! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Here's a before and after side-by-side. The transformation is incredible! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Free floating shelves, painted to match the cabinetry display family pictures, baking goods and a pretty collection of bowls.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The beautiful "hicks" pendants up close and personal...</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The chalkboard was an antique store find by Mandy's husband. This Christmas we went to a party at their house and Mandy had written a Christmas message on it... "Wise Men Still Seek Him." I love that!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We re-vamped the couch by having one solid back cushion custom-made to replace the 2 traditional cushions that came with the sofa, recovered the two bottom cushions, and added two round bolsters. My favorite detail is the large "W" monogram on the back.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Instead of getting a new tv cabinet we decided to paint her old one her new trim color and now it looks like it is a built-in piece!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I want to close with a prayer request...many of you have been following Preston's story and recovery on Facebook via his "Prayers for Preston" page and I wanted to let you know that we sent his family a prayer pager from Olivia's Foundation. The number is 334-705-9227. Please continue to keep Preston and his family in your prayers and then page them by dialing this number and then following the brief voice prompts. Our prayer is that the pager will be a comfort to them during this time....as it was to us.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We are in the process of getting a pager to the family of sweet Anne Reese Grote as well and will post that number as soon as it is delivered.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">As usual, when my attention is brought to new pain and suffering in this world, I wonder how on earth I went 30 years without really grasping the depth of the sadness that is all around me. I suppose part of it is just getting older and being more aware, but being touched by tragedy opens your eyes to the brevity of your life and awakes in you a desire to make your life count. As we anticipate what would have been Olivia's 3rd birthday at the end of this month, I am amazed at what all she accomplished for the Kingdom in her 9 short months on earth. We miss you and are so proud of you, baby girl! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>"Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered--how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath....And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you." Psalm 39:4-5, 7</i></span></div>
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Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445475205996383015.post-44029928164786069262012-12-20T10:03:00.002-08:002012-12-20T10:03:57.587-08:00:: Perseverance = Hope ::The tragedy at the elementary school in Connecticut has brought to the surface for us our tragedy and the trauma of that experience. We mourn with the families that have lost their precious babies and it hits close to home having Parrish in Kindergarten as well. In truth, we have tried to isolate ourselves from news reports and discussions about it out of self preservation. This senseless tragedy, along with the difficulty of the holidays without Olivia, the 2nd anniversary of her passing in November, and her birthday coming up in January, have gotten me thinking a lot about perseverance lately. <br />
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The book of James in the bible is one of my favorite and speaks a lot about suffering and perseverance. James 1:4 says, "Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." Romans 5:3-5 says (in a nutshell) that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance character; and character hope. We are more confident today in our hope than we were prior to loosing Olivia. God walked with us during those horrific first days and weeks, and continues to walk with us not only on our bad days, but our good as well. When human flesh fails and disappoints...He is always there. Sometimes I just have to remind myself to stop and look for him...to stop and listen for him....to talk with him about what is on my heart. During this busy season it is more difficult to find time to do that. It is also hard for me to be still and silent for fear that the old memories of that horrible time will come flooding back to the front of my mind. But Jesus promises us that if we keep persevering under trial we will receive the crown of life..."Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him." James 1:12<br />
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So we continue to find the joy in each day, like Knox's 1st bites of rice cereal this week...<br />
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Or the amazing growth and changes in him over 4 short months...<br />
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My dad coming to get Christmas started early this week....<br />
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This Christmas, I wish for you the joy found in the daily moments that comes from persevering through difficult times. Tragedy and hard times do leave their marks, but thankfully tragedy does not have the power to define us because of our hope in Jesus. Happy Birthday and all praise and honor to Him!<br />
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We spent Thanksgiving in Andalusia with family and friends and it was a fun visit. As usual though, it was tempered with longing for our sweet girl to be there with us. The only difference is that this year, we had this cute bundle in our arms and I cannot express in words how thankful we are for him. He has given us so much to be thankful for.</div>
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While we were in Andy Parrish got to play with his cousin Ada...she is quite possibly the best babysitter around. She did whatever Parrish wanted to do...including building this fun fort in Glorio's yard. It had rooms divided by hanging towels, duck blinds, broom closets and beds made of leaves....imagination at it's finest.<br />
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Knox enjoyed his time with Miss Ada, too...laughing at his great-gradaddy and getting snuggles (below) from his great-Glorio.<br />
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Right before Thanksgiving we had Parrish's school turkey trot and he ran with his new classmate and buddy Cole...the top three finishers got frozen turkeys and everyone else got certificates and turkey beads. It was pretty funny seeing all the costumes - dogs and humans dressed up like turkeys!<br />
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Even Knox "ran" with us, although as you can see, he was content to nap and be pushed.<br />
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Cannon and I are struggling up the hill to the school in this picture trying to keep up with Cole and Parrish, who were like bolts of lightning!<br />
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Parrish and his classmates Cole and Drew showing off their certificates...<br />
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After the turkey trot it was off to see Santa. Knox was just along for the ride this year. I wonder what he'll think next year!<br />
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Parrish still had his face paint on from the turkey trot that he cherished and I didn't have the heart to make him take it off (if you were wondering why on earth I got him all dressed up only to paint his face!) <br />
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Parrish always taps his chin while he's thinking. Santa asked him what he wanted for Christmas and the contemplation required some serious chin tapping. <br />
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Ok, maybe Knox was not just along for the ride this year...he was happy as a clam as always. The one exception has been the past week...we have all had a cold and he has not been his normally happy self. He finally got a good night's sleep last night and he was back to his cooing self today. Now maybe his mommy and daddy will get a good night's sleep tonight!<br />
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I've been busy wrapping some gifts with these super cute yarn pom poms I learned to make on (where else) but Pinterest! Basically you wrap the yarn around 4 fingers several times, slide off your hand and place in the middle of a short section of yarn that you then use to tie in the middle. Next use your scissors to cut the loops on either side and that's it. Easy and super fun. I am one of those weird people that actually looks forward to wrapping gifts. And the yarn is inexpensive and comes in lots of fun colors. I especially like the red and white and lime and white that looks like baker's twine.</div>
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For classmate treats this year Parrish and I cut out and sewed kraft paper in fun Christmas shapes to form pouches filled with m&m's that his friends can rip into, then eat. We put "Have a rip-roaring good Christmas" on the tags. Parrish loved sitting in my lap and sewing...we experimented with different stitches and I let go of my need for perfection and just let him sew his where he wanted. I love doing projects like this with him and I love seeing his creativity come out. He has opinions on what color thread, shapes and stitches he likes, placement of stickers, etc. I know the days of him being interested in doing these projects are coming to an end soon and I am cherishing each moment with him now.</div>
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Here's another picture of my jute webbing obsession. I used it on my wreaths this year and attached old skeleton keys and my house numbers to hang from my front doors.</div>
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And I couldn't resist using it as a tree topper as well. I'm telling you....this stuff has 1000 uses!</div>
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The picture below is a terrible one from my phone of my mantle. I used an old "P" wreath form and wrapped it in yarn and Christmas lights then stuck in some cedar clippings.<br />
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Creativity is an outlet for me and something I enjoy very much, and I know a lot of you who read are the same, but I almost didn't post all of these "project" pictures today because I was convicted in my bible study this week that I have been too busy lately....not taking the time to enjoy the season and letting my to do list have all the control! I loved that our leader said that BUSY is an acronym for "Being Under Satan's Yoke". So true! Satan loves nothing more than for us to be overwhelmed during this season that is supposed to be filled with peace and joy at the thought of the birth of the one who has saved us all. When we're focused on our "to do" lists, we don't have the time to focus on the gift of Jesus and the hope he brought with him. </div>
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Our kids won't remember whether our house was decorated perfectly, but they will remember all of the fun times and traditions of the season. They will remember us sitting down with them each day to read a bible verse and talk about Jesus's birth and life and to answer their questions. They will remember baking baby Jesus a birthday cake with you each year or fun family outings to the ice skating rink or live nativity. </div>
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So here's wishing you a season filled with peace, joy, and hope, and the ability to say "no" to your mile-long "to do" list in favor of family fun! At our house just seeing this gummy smile can make it feel like Christmas morning every day. Here's to the simple pleasures! Merry Christmas to you and yours!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671172577803091030noreply@blogger.com0