Crib

I decided we needed a little nursery update. This week I started with the crib. I don't want to repaint, but I don't want a gender neutral room this time. PROBLEM #1...We are team green. PROBLEM #2...My husband is tight. "Why do we need a new bedding set when we already have one?" So I thought he might not mind if I make a crib skirt myself. Especially with a coupon I could get my material 50% off at JoAnn's.

This is what I came up with...

It is hard to tell in the picture but the skirt is brown and white polka dots. Brown and pink and green go well together. So does brown green and blue. Olivia is planning on going shopping with Grandma when the baby is born, so I will have to add crib sheets to their list.

With a little advice from my sister-in-law and this blog, http://www.viewalongtheway.com/2012/04/silliest-little-adjustable-crib-skirt-tutorial-on-the-web/ it was super easy. It is even adjustable so when we lower the crib it won't bunch to the floor.



DIY: Burp Clothes

If you follow my super sweet, very crafty sister-in-law on facebook you'll see that she made some super cute burp clothes for the baby boy they are expecting soon.

So I thought I'd give it a shot. If you knew my girls when they were babies, they were super spitter-uppers. Olivia much worse than Emelyn. So we go through LOTS of burp clothes.

I think Stacy got them from this blog: http://jonesdesigncompany.com/baby/burp-cloths/.  If not, it is the blog I used. I tried to go gender neutral, since we are team green.

Basement Bathroom Remodel

Bathroom when we bought the house:

Bathroom Now:

Sean did a great job, with the help of his dad.

Stacy's Baby Boy Shower

This weekend I hosted a baby shower for my beautiful sister-in-law, Stacy. It was so much fun. I got almost all my ideas from pintrest. Mostly inspired from this blog: http://blog.hwtm.com/2011/05/colorful-its-a-boy-baby-shower/

We had Chocolate Cake Pops. (Thank you to my friend Jenna for helping me dip these.) I couldn't do regular cake. If any of you know Stacy, she is an amazing baker. You should check out her cakes at the Welch Cup Cakery. She is on facebook or check out her website. AMAZING! And I have no talent.

Blue Star Mints. (Thank you to my sister-in-law Sharon for helping me make these.) It is a lot more fun to make these with someone than alone. They take awhile.

All the "G"s stand for Baby Grayson.

Onsie Sugar Cookies. (Thank you to my friend Jenna for helping me decorate these.) I was pretty proud of myself for how cute they turned out. Usually when I decorate sugar cookies you can't tell what they are. I am excited to make Christmas ones this year. I followed this DIY tutorial: http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2009/06/04/how-to-decorate-cookies-with-royal-icing/

Guest List sheet/gift sheet.

Orange Jello Star Jigglers.

As an added decoration we had soda glasses filled with gum balls.

The decorations were really fun to make.

My sister-in-law, Susannah, and I had too much fun using my mom's cruicut. All the circles and Gs, and any letter cut outs we made using the cruicut. The preggo lady cut outs I got from the Maple Street Memories in Creston. It is my favorite scrapbooking store. She can make almost anything you want.

I made a diaper cake for the table center piece for the gift table, which was also my gift. In the center was baby shampoo and a bottle. Then I stuffed it with spoons, forks, toothbrush, teething ring, wipes, and a giraffe on the top.

We played the Candy Bar Game. Sorry I don't have any pictures. It is a game we played at one of my baby showers. http://baby-shower.yeahbaby.com/game.php?page=candy-bar-baby-shower-game

One of my facebook friends did this craft at a shower and I thought it was super cute.

Iron-ons for bibs or onsies. I put my sister-in-law Sharon in-charge of this activity. Iron-ons can be pricey and she is a super saver shopper. She did good!

My adorable daughter Olivia. She is her father's daughter. She loves robots. I don't think she realized we were making these for baby Grayson. She really wanted to keep it for our baby that is coming in October. Stacy said she could keep it, but Sean and I thought it was a good teachable moment for her, even if there was lots of crying. We told her we would make a different one for our baby. Aunt Sharon said she would even get her a robot. We will have to get that from her soon. Olivia is super excited to make another one.

Gift Girls.

Guests

It was a fun night!

Sticky Bun Breakfast Ring

Things were a little pintresting around here this morning. The girls' and I decided to try a new recipe for breakfast. I saw this on pintrest the other day and thought it looked really good. And it was. Even my two picky eaters (one which is my hubby) even liked it. So if they both like it, then you know it must be good.

 Sticky Bun Breakfast Ring (http://stamps4fun.blogspot.com/2011/10/traditions.html)

2 small tubes refrigerator buttermilk biscuits OR 1 tube Pillsbury Grands buttermilk biscuits

3 Tbsp. butter, melted

1/2 C. pancake syrup (any brand you like, I used Mrs. Buttersworth)

1/3 C. packed light brown sugar

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 C. chopped pecans, optional

1/4 C. chopped almonds, optional

Instructions:

Spray a fluted pan with non-stick spray. Combine the melted butter and syrup in a small bowl and set aside. In another bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nuts (if desired). Place about half of the syrup mixture in the bottom of the pan. Then sprinkle half of the brown sugar mixture on top. Lay the biscuits on the bottom of the pan, overlapping edges (closely together) to form a ring. Top with remaining syrup and sugar mixtures. Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool for 1 minute in the pan, then invert onto a serving platter and enjoy!

ABCs of Cookies

My new project. Although, I am way behind on my scrapbooking pictures and I should be working on my ipods/ipads class, I decided to do this instead. The girls have a book called The ABCs of Cookies. It is a Sesame Street book. I told the girls a long time ago, we should try to recreate the book making our own ABCs of Cookies book. Here is a little preview of what we got done.

 I still need to take some more pictures. We may have to find a few things around the kitchen to get all our letters in our book.

Sorry to leave you hanging, but this is what I got done during nap time. Emelyn also started to loose interest. So hopefully I got a few good pictures of her on my camera. 

Couple of pictures

 Sean's birthday present. He told me he wasn't 12 and going to stand next to it for a picture that I can post on facebook.  Okay, then I'll blog it. :) It is a couple of weeks early, but the weather has been so nice out and he has the week off. We'll get him something he can open on his birthday.

Oh boy! Here we go. This going to be fun. I still need to get Emelyn a comforter. I have had my eye on one at Target and guess what, now that I am ready for it. They are out of stock. One of the things I really wanted with their beds were drawers underneath. Of course, cuteness of the bed won out over the beds with the storage. I am sure I can find something on pintrest. Now, for the overwhelming job of...organizing their clothes!!