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My sister's little boy just had his first B-day!  Which means my other nephew's birthday is right around the corner.  They posted some cute pics of this sweet guy.  Happy Birthday!!!

I miss baby birthdays... well I actually miss babies in general.  Their chubby cheeks, that thrill when you get them to smile at some ridiculous face you just made or something you said in a silly voice.  Celebrating with them as they experience all their firsts... sitting up, rolling over, crawling or scooting, walking, running (and the subsequent goose egg on their forehead from falling forward), talking, laughing.... such a fun journey to watch these babies grow up.  (and the joy is just as great if you are an aunt, grandma or just a friend... I always say Life is weird, but it's pretty darn amazing too).

To all the Aunts, Grandma's and Mommas out there, cherish these babies.  They grow up too fast!

I love the over the garage door pergola.  I would love to add this to our house eventually.

One thing we did add to our garage doors that only costs about $20 are the decorative hardware. (below)

We have an extra long garage door and I really wish we would have doubled up on the hardware like the above pictures to give the appearance of 2 carriage house doors.  So if your garage door is extra long be sure to buy 2 sets of hardware.  (learn from my mistakes) ;)  That's what I always tell my kids.

For the 4th-24th of July I just took off the burlap decorative tie and added this large piece of red burlap fabric and hung it over the door.  Now the back side of my door looks strange, I don't know how to inconspicuously attach it to the door yet.  Any ideas?

The red ribbon/fabic comes in a large roll from Hobby Lobby and was $9.99 -50%.  So it was around $5 and there is a lot left over for other projects....

...In fact I used some (very little) of the red burlap to make a star to put on my chevron garden flag out front.  I make these garden flags and will have to do a tutorial on them soon.  All I did was cut out the red burlap (free hand, not too perfect) and then painted on a star with regular craft paint (free hand as well) and then sprayed it with one of my favorite products ever, Mod Podge spray enamel.  If it gets wet the paint won't run.



ps the flag above looks crooked but it's not.  I took it at a weird angle so it looks like one of the sleeves is shorter than the other.  But they are even.

Oh and that last picture is a random picture of some cute kids I found. ;)

These couches look so comfy and the pops of color through fabric, plants, pictures and the occasional wall color are very appealing.

It's no secret I love Pierre Deux. These are some lovely things I found while looking at their online store, my idea of window shopping.
Last week I taught my children the meaning of window shopping. We needed to kill some time so we went into one of my favorite stores, TJ Maxx. The kids always beg for toys when we go there so I sat down and explained to them that we were "window shopping" today. I explained to them what that meant and amazingly enough they got the concept and were actually okay with it. I heard Max telling some boy as they were looking at Avatar toys together, that he was just window shopping today. Ha!
The below picture is very nostalgic for me, it reminds me of the flee markets we visited in France. Vendors would sell pictures from antique books. My parents bought 2 pictures at a flee market that still hangs in their home and they are just beautiful.

I looked at real estate here in Utah daily ever since Steve and I got married, I still find myself looking at it from time to time even though we own a house, just for fun...???? A little strange I know. But I bet I could tell you Utah's real estate market trends for the last 7 years, that's how often I looked at it.

First off...my peonies have bloomed!!! They are gorgeous huge blossoms with layers and layers of silky pink petals. So in love. We also have star lilies, dahlias, gladiolas, day lilies, roses (so many roses) and many other varieties of flowers I have yet to figure out the name of. I am taking pictures tonight just so I can enjoy these beauties when February rolls around.

I am loving these bags from cotton candy boutique. You can choose the style and the fabric, she has a ton of fabric choices you can play with. All for $29-$39!

The other night when I spent forever on etsy looking at people's wonderful knit-creations, I also came across this shop called The Silver Dog that I am totally smitten with. Once I shed this darn baby weight I am celebrating by getting a necklace from here. They aren't too pricey and would add a touch of glamour to even a basic t-shirt. (I also imagine wearing it with skinny jeans and flats)

So I did not take a before picture of this table. But trust me when I say it was ugly. My mom bought it for me from a local antique store for Christmas to put in our sun room, which we want to make into a breakfast nook. This table had about 3 layers of pealing white paint on it.