2 Saturday Recaps

I couldn't come up with a clever title for this post so it's just straight to the point. :)
2 weeks ago Brett's Mom aka Gramma came down to visit us & see the new house. There was lots of playing, playing, & more playing. We made a park trip on Saturday. Later that day, I took Emma Kate to a friend's birthday party from "nastics" & then we had a family dinner at the mall. A Merry-Go-Round ride first of course!
And these next few pics are from when Gramma gave Emma Kate & Jackson a Halloween treat.

 At Gracie's birthday party. This girl LOVES cupcakes!

 Boys on the Merry-Go-Round

 Girls :)

This past Saturday, I woke up bright and early to do Race for the Cure in celebration of a good friend, Jenn. She's been bff's with my cousin, Katie since middle school. She is A-mazing!! Diagnosed with breast cancer at 24 & now cancer free for 3 years!! True survivor!!  We walked the whole 5K because it was SO crowded & then had a lovely brunch at Jenn's house afterwards. 

During the race/brunch Brett was holding down the fort with EK & Jack. He took lots of sweet pics of them playing out back (random thought...we LOVE having a backyard to play & run around in.)

Katie, Jenn, & I @ brunch. 3 years & going strong!! Go JENN! <3

Jack happily playing outside.

Stacking blocks

EK's serious pose. I think she's breathtaking!

These 2 are soooo into rocks.

Catching brother sliding...

A tackle finish! Both laughing of course!

My 1st DIY Post

My blog isn't a DIY (Do It Yourself), food recipes, I'm ridiculously creative & want to show others all my creations kind of blog. But I have been a bit more creative lately because of Pinterest (so many great ideas & pics) plus we're in a new house & I have new space to decorate. Here's one project I've done lately. We wanted to make a "picture wall" in the playroom with various frame sizes to display the THOUSANDS of pics we have taken. I bought the alphabet print at TJ Maxx for $20 bucks & decided that would be the center. We had all these brown frames, but I needed black to match. Soooooo I primed & painted them black. Easy way to not spend the extra cash rebuying black ones. :)
Hard part was going through our gazilion pictures & narrow it down to 30 or so. Thankfully, Brett tackled the organizing of the "puzzle" of frames & hanging them up. Hanging things can be a beating!! Especially doing this with your spouse (no offense babe!) Measuring, keeping them straight, not too close together, not too far etc etc....so I got the heck outta his way & left Brett alone while hanging. When I woke up it was all done! Thanks love!!

 Priming first

 Gotta have a cute helper!

Making good use of the tricycle basket :)

 Then 2nd child woke up from naptime ready to "help" :)

 Totally frame worthy!

 Started brown....now all black.

 Picture Wall all done in playroom!! (still a few crooked, but we'll get them fixed)

 Up close left side

 Middle

Right side

Arboreteum Trip #2

Aunt Katie was off work this week so Monday us four went to the Arboreteum. Pumpkins galore, running around, Cinderella's carriage, & a picnic lunch summed up our visit. :)

"Mom, were ready to go!"

1st Nikes = big boy!

Beautiful girl, beautiful pumpkins :)

 Truly a Princess!!

 Princess & Prince Charming<3

True LOVE

 Doing an EK dance ha!

 Jumping in Belle/Beast castle.

LOVE the Arboreteum!! Thanks for another beautiful visit!!