Walking... maybe?

Savannah is going to be walking in no time. She is loving being able to stand all on her own! She will squat to get a toy and then will stand right back up. She hasn't mastered the whole take a step thing yet but I have a feeling it won't be long.

AH my baby is growing up!

I don't know if you can see in the picture below the big box Savannah is playing in. We ordered something in the mail the other day and she continued to climb in and out of the box and was loving it. I just can't get myself to get rid of it because she likes to throw all her toys in the box and play. It keeps her occupied for quite sometime and if you take her out of the box before she is ready it is not a pretty sight. She loves being in the box. I just wish she felt that way about her crib during nap time.. I mean its kinda like a box ... right?

Also... look at that big gap between her teeth... LOVE it!

Splish Splash I was taking a bath...

Savannah has always been a big fan of bath time. We have a little routine every night and around 7:30 we do bath, then read books, and then we say family prayer and put her in bed. She seems to know exactly what happens... and bath time is always her favorite. As soon I turn on the water she pulls up on the side of the tub and reaches her little leg over trying to get inside. Her favorite game right now is to throw all her toys outside of the tub while laughing as I throw them back in.

Such a good little brusher already! ;)

I love this one below... I just love when she pierces her little lips together and looks at me like that!

Savannah is growing up too fast. I can't believe she is almost ONE!

Valentines Fun

February is a fun month. Not only is it Valentines day on the 14th but the 19th is Savannah's birthday.

I have had fun decorating for Valentines day. I didn't have any vday decorations so I have made a lot during the last week.

-I printed out some subway art from pinterest

-Made some felt hearts

-Bought wood candlesticks from Hobby Lobby, painted them, bought red candles, and tied ribbon around them

-Made a colorful bouquet of flowers I already had on hand

-Made wood blocks with Kristin and added vinyl

-Made LOVE frames

(QUESTION) I want to add links to show you were I found a lot of the tutorials for the crafts I did. Can someone tell me how to place a link on my page where you only have to click a word and it will take you to the website? Does that make sense?

Here is a quick tutorial on the Love frames.

What you need:

-4 wood frames

-scrapbooking paper

-modge podge

-paint

-exacto knife

-vinyl letter or stickers

1st I painted the sides and the back of the frames where the

scrap booking paper was not going to be

Then I modge podged the scrap booking paper onto the frames, let them dry,

and cut the excess with an exacto knife.

So fun... I am becoming obsessed with crafting! ;)

Twine Wreath

I had fun making a simple twine wreath to hang over my mirror. The best part was I only spent $3.47 on the entire project. I already had the twine on hand from a previous project. I bought the foam wreath from Joann's and used my 50% off coupon which made the wreath only $2.50. I then bought the flowers from Hobby Lobby for 97 cents each but ended up only using 1 instead of 3.

You need:

Foam wreath

Thick twine

Flowers

Hot glue gun

Christmas Card... a little late!

Here is a Christmas Card... a month too late! ;)

A new home for my earrings!

I have had my earrings in the same holder since high school and I was ready to have something new. Something where they didn't get tangled, and something that made it easy to see them all. I have seen lots of ideas on pinterest so I kind of combined a variety of ideas and made this one.

I used an old frame that I had, bought some chicken wire from Home depot, backed it with some scrap booking paper, and placed my earrings in the hooks. I hung it up by my bathroom and I am loving it. I am always a fan of something organized and in its place.

BTW I have like 7 feet of chicken wire because they apparently won't cut it into smaller pieces at Home Depot...so if anyone is interested in doing this project... please come take some chicken wire off my hands. ;)

Menu Board

I have been dying to make a menu board to record what we are having for dinner each night. I finally saw an idea on pinterest that I really liked and decided to give it a try. I love the way it turned out and it is so nice to have my meals planned out and organized. Stephen also doesn't have to come home and ask everyday, "Hey babe... what are we having for dinner?" ;)

I bought some chalkboard vinyl and cut them into 4 x 4 squares. I cut each day of the week out on the cricut and made a "Menu" sign. I bought the magnetic eraser from Hobby Lobby and modge podged paper on front and added a flower!

It was a fun project. I have been doing tons of crafts lately... I need to post more of the things I have done. I hope you like it!