Lauren and Chad's engagement

yay for the best friends anyone could ever ask for...

Playing Around

Finally we broke in and got a new carseat... this is the box that she was much much more interested in than the new seat... pretty animated if you ask me.

business as usual

Sorry for lack of pictures. 

What we have done:

We have been very very busy tying up loose ended projects around the house. Finally there is a fresh coat of paint on my wrought iron storm door, an old nasty green planter in the back is now spray painted bronze. 

My patio chairs have been sanded and recoated with teak oil (pb outlet find that i will forever covet and love) and the bathroom cabinets have been rehung. this week will be all about putting the final coat of paint on the cabinets and sealing them with poly. 

pics of all of this is to follow. not to mention we got our new dining room chandelier (at a garage sale) and got that hung... and i finally finally finally got anna caroline's nursery looking like i wanted. I will take pics tonight after i get everything cleaned up. i am thinking about putting this stuff on rate my space (hgtv's website) now all we have to do is as follows. 

To Still Do:

• entirely clear off the screened in porch and begin cleaning it so we can paint it white in the hopefully cooler days to come. 
• finish painting the trim in the main room of the guest house so we can lay tiles around the door and casey's dad can come lay my carpet out there. 
• finish the trim moulding boxes by the front door and get the kitchen of the guest house painted... uhhh why is it i feel so tired after just writing this stuff down???
• anyway we have almost almost completed our bedroom. we are still searching for fabric to use for my cornaces above the panels in our room, need to stain caseys chest of drawers to match everything else and get our flat screen.... oh the coveted flatscreen... then we can lay in bed for hours on end and watch our big tv... thats the plan at least.

this is how i found her

So a few days ago i got scared... I couldnt hear AC crawling around squealing chasing after luke... 

this only means one thing.

 She is INTO something.... and this is how I found her.

Bubble Time

As you can see we are wildly fascinated with a bubble bath. mommy finally got me a bottle of mr. bubbles. 

And i had a ball. here are a few pics of doodle bug getting a bubble wig and bubble beard.

On the Boat

TRYING to figure out what uncle larry is doing..

ahhh we are going super fast and ariel's hair is blowing like crazy

daddy what's going on??? If you cant see by these few pics she wants nothing to do with me... straight daddy's girl through and through

home improvement

this is all of the rotted fence we took down and replaced with chicken wire

this is all the tree limb and riff raff we removed

ahhh now a tranquil view of our drainage ditch. haha

my fratty morning hair

my absolute most favorite thing is to pull my mommy's hair!!

i love to snuggle in the morning

as you can see we are a major camera flirt. she is getting more and more captivated with us having various devices in her face. she goes on show for sure and it is priceless.

The beginning of the end

Well I am seeing the brief glimpse of the end of "baby-dome" ac wants to feed herself now!!

 She loves pears, strawberrys, oranges, baby carrots, pickles, and her baby food. 

Forget helping her she will pitch a fit if you try and help!! 

Then there is the walking feat. 

She wants to cruise the ottomon in the den, push the ottoman at my moms, and her favorite thing is to grab your pantslegs and go. If you grab her hands she starts going crazy with this aweful fake cry that makes casey and i laugh hysterically. 

anyway, yesterday morning she took her first step. so this weekend we are off to buy either a baby shopping cart, or baby stroller for her to push around and really begin to explore the world on her own. 

As sad as i am to see the bitty baby go i am sooo excited to get to interact with my little independent woman. pics to come soon!!

a tribute to Stitchin Charleston Style, and Laura!!!!

well this morning my dad took Mama to the airport, for her one measly week of escape from the world of disrespectful young adults who only want two things money and a later curfew...

Mama went to Charleston to see Laura, oh dear Laura, and BethAnne, and Mrs. Tommye, and all the other wonderful ladies that attend Stitchin Charleston Style. Two years ago i joined my mother on this mecca that she yearly takes to meet the esteemed Laura Jenkins Thompson. Oh how i wish i could be joining everyone to "stitch and bitch" as mama would say, this year. hopefully next year i can return to learn some new techniques, and most importantly socialize.

if i were there right now i would be "glistenin" (as all women do in the summer, its much better than saying sweatin like a whore in church) 

checking out all the stores and seeing the sights. getting excited about going to the market, and staying at the francis marion.

sidenote..... on our honeymoon last summer casey and i went to eat at SNOB, slightly north of broad, i would right now be recommending this to janet and all her friends insisting we go there. 

ohhh and if we walk too much down canal street i will insist we go in brookstone and get a chair/ leg massage. ohhh and hampden designs, great great clothes i would check that store out for another cute dress!!! 

oh i know everyone is having soo much fun. 

i cant wait to rejoin all of you next year. much love