I love Free!

So a few months ago Cameron and I were at a friends house and their neighbor had a dresser sitting on the curb with a free sign. So I grabbed it (yes I felt a little awkward...but it was free and I needed one!) It is a solid piece, in fantastic condition...just a little hideous. And it wasn't even that bad, just way outdated. But she had such potential! So I brought her home for Kennedi. The kids have been sharing one dresser up till now and it's just not working out so great! So I finally got it done after 2 months sitting in my garage and about 2 1/2 hours of actual work.

Here she is in all her before glory. Cream and Gold. Yum.







So not terrible...but not great! Do you see all the great girlie details though?! So fun. Oh and those "lines" down the side are actually a wave in the dresser drawers. It's cute.

Here she is after.....






Her makeover was done with spray paint! A white primer, followed by a few coats of white spray paint. I had a can of glossy at home, but at the store when I went to get some more they only had semi-glossy, so I just used that first, then put a top coat of the glossy over it, so hopefully it will clean well. And because the previous finish on it was a plastic kind of stuff I didn't have to sand in between coats, it just went on smooth as buttah!

I haven't decided if I want to add some color details...but I decided I'll wait until she gets her own room and decorated and we'll see what it needs then. But so far I love it! And yes, it's still sitting in my office/piano/craft/catch all room...as it has been for 3 days now.

Up next? I need to FINALLY make her crib bumper and blanket. Hopefully it will help her sleep better when she doesn't shove herself up against and through the bars?

Run Run Run

As fast as you can!!

So my friend Debbie just finished her SECOND marathon...mind you this is just a mere 6 months after her 4th baby. Yeah, pretty much awesome. So it got me thinking again about my running goals. THEN I came across this article today in LDS Living. This LDS marathoner has run a marathon on EVERY continent. Yes you read that right! Even Antarctica, which btw she said was the hardest, given the elements. I didn't even know you could go there, let alone race! Her favorite she said was the Great Wall of China. Yeah, that'd be pretty awesome! So my new goals. I've been wanting to do a marathon, but I have now altered that to be one on every continent! I know it's pretty far fetched, and let's face it. I'd have to actually start running to do it. Nothing like big lofty goals! And realistically my next goal is a 10k or half marathon (depending on my shape level by then) in Boulder next spring. But it's a start! So wish me luck, check up on me and keep me accountable!! And hey, if you want to go run the great wall with me, or peek in on some penguins...start training with me!

UT Love

I went to UT for a long weekend for my newest nieces baby blessing! We got in quite a few trips up into the mountains for some fall colors...it's beautiful! Love that we got a chance to come down here for a minute! Some of my favorites of the weekend....

Best of friends




Pickin' peaches...



to make Peach Jam of course! And yes, it's as delicious as it looks :)




Beautiful country roads



Perfect picture spots



...or is it picture perfect???




Either way.


Coming across the most amazing bus! And appropriate given my dad is a bus driver :)



And more, but that's all that's on my computer right now! Coming up? A pink wonderland.....oh ok, and some of my cute niece too.

Family pics

So we had some friends over for the game yesterday and I coerced them into taking family pictures of us and them. It was fun, and we had a few turn out super great! Loved the spot we found, love my family!







(you can click on the pics to make them bigger)

I stole....

this from a friends blog. I was up last night laughing so hard I was crying. It is SO funny! Go here...

Catalog Living

Oh to be a fly on the wall in Elaine and Gary's house....





Elaine blamed herself for not being more specific with Gary in her request for him to “put up some pictures of people.”






To be fair Elaine, I specifically asked not to be in charge of decor for the wake.




If you're not finding this funny...wait until you're delirious with exhaustion, like 9:30 or so....then read. Too funny. Thanks Randi!


A final parting shot.....don't tell me there isn't SOME sort of truth here....







Gary, I know for a fact it took you four times as long to put that decal on the wall than it would have taken to actually clean up.

Tender Moments

As a mom there are a lot of different days. Some days are filled with fun. Some are filled with exasperations. Some crying, some lazy, some normal. Most have a mix of all the above. Yesterday was no exception. But every once in a while we're lucky enough to get a little tender moment in the mix, to help us keep going.

We were in church (after Kai had been taken out, which has NEVER happened before). We finally made it to the end of sacrament. During the announcements Cameron and I look over and notice Kai is buttoning up his shirt. With exasperation (one of the aforementioned feelings, that happens a lot) we ask why he had unbuttoned his shirt.



Dad, I was just checking to make sure Jesus is still in my heart.





Love the tender moments.

(and because I think posts without pictures aren't nearly as fun, here's another tender moment between my kids. Have I mentioned how much I love them?)

FHE

We went to the Temple last night for our Family Home Evening. We went when it was too dark to get many good pictures (man I can't WAIT for a good lens..) but we got a couple. Love my kiddos!

She was a good trooper even though it was a little chilly...she was just excited to be out of the car seat!


Too grainy to salvage as a color pic...b&w works too!


So lucky to get these two forever!


Oh Kennedi. One of about 30,000 different expressions we get a day! Oh how I love this girl!