Wednesday, March 30, 2011

We're Baaack!

From our awesome Moab vacation!

Did you miss us? 

Actually most of you probably didn't even know we were gone.  I didn't make a big announcement just in case there are some creepy blog lurkers out there that would get any creepy ideas knowing our house was empty.

We had such a great time!  I have almost 800 pictures that I need to go through, and over the next few days I plan on sharing the best of them with you.  I went ahead and picked a couple of them to share today, because you know I hate a blog post without pictures!

Jeepin'
While we were at Moab, we did some off-roading!  It was so much fun!  Brennan kept saying, "Jeep bouncing!"  Yep, just a little! 

You like the Jeep in the picture?  That's another item I haven't blogged about yet.  It's ours!  A couple weeks ago Jason traded in the truck and now we are official Jeep owners.  Moab turned out to be the perfect place to break it in.  : )


Balanced Rock
Here we are at Balanced Rock at Arches National Park.  If you have never been, I highly recommend a road trip to this area.  Everything around Moab is just so awe inspiring.  I can already tell you the pictures don't do it justice.  I can't even imagine what the pioneers thought when they first got here.  There's really nothing else I've ever seen that even comes close.


North Window
This is the North Window Arch.  It was super windy up there!  I don't know if you can see the death grip Jason has on Brennan, but on the other side of the arch, it was as Brennan said, "A LONG way down!"

So there you go, a little sneak peek of our time away.  Be sure to come back tomorrow to see some more!


Tuesday, March 15, 2011

No packages today.

The UPS man and the pizza delivery man are just the most fascinating things to Brennan right now.  He loves that they ring the doorbell and bring us stuff. : )

This afternoon he heard the big brown truck on the street and had to check it out.

No packages today.

 This was right as he figured out that it wasn't stopping at our house today.

Bummer.

Friday, March 11, 2011

The Best Thrifty Shopping Trip. Ever.

So this morning when I got up I was grumpy.  No particular reason why, I was just having one of those days.  So after we did our morning routine and I dropped Brennan off at school, I decided to stop by the thrift store.  Shopping therapy, of course. 

I am so glad I did!  I went with the intention of looking for world globes and old suitcases.  I didn't find either of those, but I did finds lots of cool stuff.  Even better, I had a 20% off coupon for all my loot.  Whoo Hoo!

So the first thing I found was this little bunny.
Thrifty Finds - Bunny
He made me happy, so I figured even if I didn't find anything else, at least he gave me the attitude adjustment I needed.

In this next aisle over, I found this tray. 
Thrifty Finds - Tray
I love it!  It's one of those things I didn't know I was looking for and then the light bulb went off.  I plan on growing some herbs in my kitchen here shortly, and this will be perfect to hold all the little pots.

I think I heard singing when I found this guy.
Thrifty Finds - Cheese Dome
I know, it's just a cheese dome.  But I have been looking for one of these (really cheap) forever.  There are all kinds of bloggy decorators out there that have found these things and made them really cute, and they all say, "look at your thrift store to find one, they always have them."  Well, at my thrift store, cheese domes are like mythical creatures....until today.  And at $1.99, I felt like I had just won the lottery.

Pretty blue and white plate.
Thrifty Finds - Blue & White Plate
I have been picking up unique plates here and there over the last few months, and this fits nicely with my budding collection.

A rainbow afghan.
Thrifty Finds - Rainbow Afghan
How cute is this?!  It doesn't look like it has even been used.  No pilling or snags or stains at all.  It goes perfectly with the new colorful decorating I have been doing lately that I haven't blogged about yet. : )  What I love most about it, is that I just know that a grandma made it, and grandma blankets are the best.

So at this point, I was on a thrifter's high.  I could have left right then and been super happy.  But the area where I would find old globes and suitcases is in the back of the store, so I thought I better check, just in case.

As I already mentioned, I didn't find any globes or suitcases, but I did find this.
Thrifty Finds - Little Chairs
A little cutie patootie, Brennan-sized farmhouse chair!  LOVE it!  It's pretty dirty, and it has no finish on it whatsoever (less sanding for me!)  but I know it's going to turn out to be the cutest chair ever.

Really, at this point, can I reasonably ask any more from my thrifting trip?

Why, yes, yes I can!

Next I found these.
Thrifty Finds - Brass Lamps
...for $3.99 each.  Score!  Look beyond the tarnished brass, and just look at the shape of these beauties!  Some spray paint and some new shades and they are going to look like a million bucks!

At this point I am done.  My little cart is full, and I'm guarding it like a crazy woman.  I just knew those other ladies were eye-balling my little chair and my mythic cheese dome. 

But in this case, as luck would have it, I have to walk through the clothes and accessories section to get to the checkouts.

So first I find these.
Thrifty Finds - Brennan Clothes
A Spring jacket, and a shirt with a guitar on it for Brennan.  Cute.

And then I find these.
Thrifty Finds - Purses
Two cute purses.  But not just any old purses.  The one on the left is a Guess purse, which I am using as my everyday purse.

The other one....
Thrifty Finds - Prada
Yeah baby, Prada!  Now I am not usually one to get too caught up caring about designer purses, but a super-cute leather Prada bag for $8.99...I think so!!  I can't wait to use it for date night next weekend.

...and just so you know,  I solemnly vow that the inside of my new Prada will never see a Matchbox car or a pack of crayons. : )

Have a great weekend everyone!

Monday, March 7, 2011

The Birthday.

It's been a rough couple of weeks around here.  As of this hour we are all well, thank goodness.  I have lots of new stuff to post, but I think for today, we'll just stick to Brennan's birthday pictures.

Birthday - Cake
The Cake.

Birthday - Pile O' Presents
Pile o' Presents

Birthday - Hat
Brennan's only request besides his birthday cake was a birthday hat.  OK, here ya go birthday boy.

Birthday - The Glasses
So I added some glasses, too.

Birthday - Oh My!
Birthday morning.  Just a little bit excited. : )

Birthday - Presents
Opening Presents.

Birthday - Cards
Reading cards.  According to Brennan, they all said "Appy Appy, Brennan Jameson Bal!"  Close enough.

Birthday - The Aftermath
The Aftermath.

I didn't get a picture, but for breakfast I made Brennan's favorite, blueberry pancakes and sausage.  After that it was time for some playing. 

Birthday - Setting Up the Track
Daddy putting together the track.

Birthday - Snow
I'm glad we didn't have any big plans to go out, because it snowed all day.

Birthday - Trains
But that was OK, Brennan loved his new trains.

Birthday - Panda
Then they had to try out the new Pillow Pet.

Birthday - Glasses
Cool Shades.

Birthday - Smile
All smiles.

Birthday - Snacktime
Afternoon snack.

For supper we had another Brennan favorite, pizza.

Birthday - Anticipation
And then it was time for the cake!

The evening consisted of movie watching, skyping with Nana and Papaw, and then with Grandma and Shanny.  It turned out to be a really great day.

Birthday - Candles
Happy Birthday, Little Man. 


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