Grady and Madison

This weekend we got away and went to see our good friends Eric, Liza, and Grady in Hilton Head.  We had not seen them in awhile, so it was so nice to catch up. Madison and Grady are only a month apart, so they are great buddies. We went to eat at some nice restaurants, went in the boat, and relaxed. Madison and Grady had the best time. Friday, when we arrived, we headed to dinner. Madison and Grady had they best time playing in the yard outside the restaurant. Madison found a sign about dog poop and was on a mission to find it. It was a challenge to get them to go to sleep Friday night as they wanted to stay up and play. Saturday, we took the boat out to Defuske Island, where they had a blast playing on the beach together. At dinner Saturday night, Madison looked at Grady and said ‘Hold my hand”. This was so darn cute. When we got home that night they had a dance party in the kitchen. Let me tell you….these two can dance!! We had so much fun. Thank you all so much for a GREAT weekend!!

   
 

I LOVE MY CHURCH

So Madison was given this t-shirt at church on Sunday and did not want to take it off. We have been going to Newspring now for 1.5 years and we LOVE it. We would love for anyone to come with us to church on Sundays!!

                  

I know you are probably asking why the C is underlined….I was when I first saw it…..well, the roman numeral for 100,000 is C. Newspring is trying to reach 100,000 people in South Carolina this year.

Closet turned Office

We have had our desk and computer in Madison’s playroom for sometime now.  I have liked having it in their, so that I can be on it while she plays, but it has always taken up a lot of space. Now, I think we need the extra space in there, but I wasn’t sure where we could move the computer/office in the house as we do not have any extra room. This is when I decided to turn the hall closet (5 feet x 3 feet) into the office. I wasn’t sure if it was going to work out, but boy I LOVE IT!! The first thing we had to do was install an electrical outlet. Thanks to my handy husband this was done in no time. Next up was me painting the room. I wanted to just use paint we had, so I used the leftover paint from the dining room, which is Acanthus by Sherwin Williams. I have always wanted to try and stencil a room, so i thought this would be the perfect opportunity. The stenciling looks great, but it was definitely not easy. I was also able to use the leftover chocolate brown from our bedroom to do the stencil. I think it helped to add some depth to this small space. Once I got the painting done, it was on to the desk. Again, thanks to my amazing husband…..we have a built in desk.  He did such a great job. I added a few touches such as dressing up the pencil holder with scrapbook paper to help tie in the blue, brown, and green colors. I was also able to use the shelf that was already in the closet (not my favorite, but will do for now) to hold all my sewing supplies. Now I have a closet turned office/craft room. It is very hard to take pictures of this room, but I think you can get the idea. I still have a few things I want to add, but I am loving it!!

                       

Happy 21st Birthday Uncle Paul!

So my “little” brother turns 21 today. Seems kind of crazy, but this also means I am getting “older”. I still remember those days growing up when I used to try and scare him …. wow where has time gone. He has grown into a very talented and fun person.  It just amazes me how he can balance college, a band, college chorus, and being an uncle all at the same time. Madison sure does love her Uncle Paul!! They play so well together. We can’t wait to celebrate tonight at Wild Wings!!

Happy Birthday Uncle Paul!!

Love, Madison

 

      

Watermelon

I have always LOVED watermelon and  I am so glad Madison does too!! She makes such a mess with it that I make her take her clothes off and sit on the porch to eat it(as you can see it running down her belly). I mean does it get an cuter than this??

 

Like Mother Like Daughter

I wasn’t convinced that this would happen so young, but I definitely see it now with Madison. Here are just a few examples….

1- My Love for PURSES

I don’t think her stroller could handle any more purses-- Do you?? She loves to carry them all around. She is my little MISS PRISS. I guess she has seen me put my purse and shopping bags on the stroller so many times that she has to do it too!!

                    

2- My Love for TAKING PICTURES

As you probably can tell by now—I LOVE TO TAKE PICTURES!!!!  Madison does too. I think we will  have to get her a real camera for Christmas. Just don’t think the Minnie one, which she LOVES, will cut it too much longer.

                   

 

3- My love for SHOES and PAINTED TOE NAILS

I love my shoes. I have to say this is definitely my weakness. Madison, I have to admit, LOVES her shoes too.  She has great taste as well. When we go to the shoe store, I swear we can’t leave there without at least 2 pairs of new shoes. She has almost caught up with me in the number of shoes she has. She now also has to have her toe nails painted.  When it starts to come off, she comes to me and ask to have them painted again. That’s my girl!!

Privacy

Madison's new thing is.....PRIVACY. She now says "I want me privacy" while she is going to the bathroom. I mean-- how old are you?? I really don't think she understands exactly what that means, but it is so darn cute to hear her say it. I tried to capture it on video, but wasn't too sucessful. This was the best I could do. By the way....she is doing so well with potty training!!