Thursday, March 14, 2013

9 Months | The Littlest Cowboy

Johnny is 9 months old!
I can't believe we're only three months away from his first birthday!
Johnny has really gotten big this last month.
He's lost a lot of his little baby qualities and is quickly changing into a toddler!

He's finally sleeping all night again. Yay!!
He's also cutting a second tooth, his bottom right. So he won't be my "one tooth wonder" anymore.
I can't help compare him to Mark and Luke at 9 months -- My boys are little clones of each other!

Love you Little Feller!!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Handy Hubby

The other day, I sold my Kick Off Your Boots sign. 
I loved this sign!! Dustin made it for me, but the brown vinyl just wasn't working in this space.. so I opted to sell it and order new vinyl in black.
As I was taking pictures of the sign, I thought..
Its a good thing I have a handy hubby that will make me a new one!

Then I realized that I had never taken a picture or posted about the boot bench,
right below the sign, that Dustin built too!!

And then I thought,  
Dustin is so flippin' handy! 
He made the bench and so many other things lately, that I haven't even talked about!

So this post is what ensued... enjoy!

****

Here is a close up of the fabulous boot bench in our mud area/backdoor. 
(Boots By the Backdoor, anyone??)
I'm thinking a double decker like this might be in order, if we keep having kids!

He also built the hat/coat rack on the adjacent wall.
He's built a couple others, in the office, for backpacks as well.

This is the corner by the backdoor where shoes, coats, hats, backpacks, spurs and the like get thrown down!

Since I was taking pictures of the house, I had to document my new paint in the kitchen! 
I've been begging and pleading for Dustin to paint our kitchen, for a while.. but as it would seem I have him on lots of other projects!
But he just finished it about a week ago! I love the color!!!

The next thing in my kitchen, that my handy hubby made, is this awesome chalkboard calendar.
He used chalkboard paint and stuck it in a frame for me.
The cans are just old veggies cans and hold our chalk, pencils and pens.
Everything is stuck to the fridge with magnets or velcro tabs.

I've really needed a place to hang all my necklaces. This would be ideal but I don't have room for it. So I asked Dustin to just build the bottom part. He did a great job! Now my necklaces don't get tangled!!

The boys were in serious need of some kind of bookshelf in their room. But since space was limited I knew a wall mount was needed. I showed Dustin this picture and said, "build this please!"
And he came up with this great shelf!

Mark keeps it full of hunting, rodeo and fourwheeler magazines as well as some classic Dr. Suess and the like.

And last but certainly not least! Luke's new big boy bed!! 
Dustin made it using wood from an old fence that used to be in our backyard.
I made the bedding to match Estefan and Mark's.

Up close of the head board. So sweet.

And here is my handy hubby!! 
I love him so much.
Did I mention he's not only handy but also very good looking. 
The fact that he changes diapers and helps clean just raises the bar even further.
Man... maybe I need to start pulling more weight around the place!

Love you babe! Thanks for all you do!

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Spring Garden

I'm so excited, we've got our garden ready to plant!
We've been working the soil and preparing the seeds.

This is a double page layout I put together. 
They are supposed to line up right next to each other, but I split it for preview sake.


Journalling reads:
Every Spring, we plant a garden and this year was no different. First we have to prepare the ground by tilling under last seasons crops. Then we level it and dig furrows. Once the ground is ready we plant the seeds and the starts. We love this time spent together, working in the soil. The kids love it too. They have hiding places in the palm trees and play tractors in the dirt. Even Johnny was big enough this year to crawl around and chew on rocks. We all work together to get the job done. Then when harvest time comes, we can enjoy the fruits and veggies of our labors. Its a good time to grow as a family, as we learn the importance of teamwork and hard work!  

Design Kit Credit: Chelle's Creations Grandpa's Garden
Golden Girl's Grandpa's Farm

Friday, March 8, 2013

8 Months | One Tooth Wonder

Since we are quickly approaching Johnny's 9 month mark, I thought I'd better get these 8 month pictures posted!!

Eight months has been really fun!
At month eight, Johnny::
::is pulling himself up on everything
::is into everything
::puts everything in his mouth!

::crawls with his tummy off the floor
::still only has the one tooth -- so I've nicknamed him my "one tooth wonder"
::is into everything
::takes two naps

::has mastered the sit from a crawl -- one of my favorite milestones!
::feeds himself. I can't throw food at him fast enough
::is into everything
::is basically Mr. Independent! 
::Oh and did I mention he's into everything? Can't leave a Coke out around him any more!
Related Posts with Thumbnails
 
Site Design by Boots By The Backdoor