girls' room.

I have been working on the girls' room this past couple weeks. I didn't have to do much luckily, we had painted it a very light lavender right before Josie was born & we got both of the girls new beds a few months ago.

I basically just rearranged, de-cluttered, & re-organized their room.. adding a few things here & there. 

The new baby will be in our room the first couple months, (don't worry we will raise the crib mattress) then she will go in the room with her big sisters. Yes, they will be sharing for now ! 

I just wanted everything to look simple & sweet.

 I made this bunting a while ago for this spot right above the crib :)

I love these canvas pictures, these are from Pottery Barn Kids from before I had Maddie, truth is I don't think I could get them off the walls without ruining the paint, so they will stay.

I wanted these beds for the big girls for so long, I had to wait months until IKEA got them back in stock. They extended into twin size beds, but for now they are perfect fit. 

A cute little shelf for special gifts.

Below the shelf is a bench, packed with books for bedtime reading. 

I love these little baskets for keeping things organized, so easy for the girls to grab their own headbands or socks from them. 

I saw a image on Pinterest that had paper butterfly cut outs in a frame & had this idea...

I got a Martha Stewart butterfly punch-out & some pretty scrapbooking paper & viola ! 

Baby has a special spot in our bedroom waiting for her arrival...

We are patiently waiting for her.. 

Although I am hoping she comes this week, I only have 12 days until my due date.. 

& even that seems so soon ! 

xo.

pretty painters.

Only a few weeks (or less hopefully) of just our little family of four...

I know we will be back to a 'normal' in no time with three girls, but for now, enjoying the ease of having just my "big girls"..

We went to a favorite spot to paint some pottery. It has been a little while since we went & this time we dragged Daddy along for the fun.

I was really surprised by their concentration this time..

 I could even just sit back for a few moments & just watch them.

Maddie picked a horsey, named Horsey..

& Josie picked a kitty to paint for their room.

Even Daddy painted one :)

I think Josie used every paint brush in the cup..

Maddie could seriously sit for hours doing something like this.. painting, coloring, cutting & glueing.. she is my crafty girl..

...but this one got a little distracted after a little while & was jumping around entertaining the place..

We even went home with no paint on our clothes..

just a little on our hands & of course a speckle on Josie's cheek.

Can't wait to pick up their pieces next weekend ! 

xo.

turning four..

well, you had to know I would do a birthday blog for Maddie turning four right?!

it seems like just yesterday I was holding my sweet new baby..

four years goes way too fast.

I love everything about her..

her big baby blues,

the little scar on her lip, 

her upside down A's .. 

she is a princess.

her laugh melts my heart.

she is the best thing that ever happened to me, she showed me a love beyond what I knew I was capable of.. I'm so proud she is mine.

I think four is going to be fun.

happy birthday Madeleine. 

xo.

baby name & counting down.

Countdown has begun...

5 weeks until my due date.

I am feeling very pregnant..

I keep thinking to myself, "how is my body going to be pregnant for 5 more weeks?!" 

We have just started getting ready for baby..

 folding some clothes, organizing bedrooms & making room for another little person !

I still have plenty to do to keep myself busy, including two little girls who definitely help with that ! 

I can't wait to meet Violet.

I am always wondering what she will look like.. if she will have any hair.. chubby cheeks..

sometimes it still seems so far away, but I know in no time we will be sitting here with a one month old.

Josie asks me everyday, "will baby Biolet be here soon?" 

Maddie will talk into my belly button & sure enough always gets Violet to move around like that.

Besides meeting her myself, I'm most excited about her big sisters meeting her for the first time.

xo.

Christmas day fun.

Christmas with family on Christmas Eve, I think Josie thought all of these were for her!

It took some explaining to the girls that they wouldn't really see Santa when he delivered the presents, and Josie was a little hesitant to get out of bed in the morning until she made sure that he wasn't still there.

What's better than messy hair and happy faces on Christmas morning?!

Of course pillow pets are always a hit around here..

all Josie really wanted for Christmas was a "potato head"..
Santa delivered :)

we spent Christmas day with my husbands family, always a fun day..
& Santa always makes a special stop over.

As you can tell, the girls did not want to sit on his lap, 

but they were perfectly happy giving him high fives from arms length away.

much happier sitting with daddy :)

Hope everyone had a great holiday !

xo.

merry christmas.

I always love to take a sweet treat as little gifts.

I was actually gifted some yummy oreo truffles a few weeks ago & instantly knew what I was going to make for Christmas.

It was hard not to eat a couple while I was making them.. 

well, I did have to make sure they were tasting delicious too !

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday with your family, friends & loved ones.

xo.

a crafty christmas.

Oooh how I love Christmas time.

Everything about it, but one of my favorite things about this time of year is all the decorating!

I think Pinterest is going to get me in trouble this year though..

everytime my husband turns around I am starting another crafty project.

This year I made some cute & super simple bunting for our tree.

I just used cream linen and some Christmas colored buttons I had..

that is the good thing about doing stuff like this all the time, I have acquired so much crafting "stuff" that I can just go through my boxes and find fun things to use!

This was so simple, but just the right touch for our tree.

(yes, our tree is a fake, I do love real trees -

 but we will opt to use our fake tree one more time for this year)

all the little details matter ..

I made these 'joy' and 'peace' bunting's for some pictures I did of the girlies last month

(can't share them yet!!)

I just used burlap, fabric & iron on letters... 

they ended up being the perfect extra touch for the family room.

Now to my favorite creation of the year..

my 'no-sew' ruffle tree skirt..

I followed these directions pretty much exactly, besides changing the ribbon color..

It was pretty easy to make, although my big belly is getting in the way of leaning over for things like this! The fabric can get expensive, I was lucky enough to have a few coupons to use for it... and it does take lots of hot glue gun sticks, but totally worth it. It really looks like I could have bought it, even my husband was super impressed.

Last but not least, from last year, we have our count down to Christmas day..

It is still waiting for ornaments, well really waiting for December to begin tomorrow.

So most of the decorating is done, 

now time for some yummy baking?!

.. maybe some cute DIY gifts coming soon too :)

xo.