Happy 50th Birthday Mom!

Yesterday my Mom turned 50 years young!  Reed and I drove to her work to surprise her for lunch.  She was super excited when we walked into her office.  She works at Georgia Power which allowed Reed to do one of his favorite things, pretend to drive a truck.  He was too cute!  They even gave him a hard hat.  After a little playing, we headed to downtown Cedartown for yummy sandwiches.  Thanks to Brandi for going with us to lunch and for covering for my Mom while she played with Reed!! 

It was great to be able to see my Mom on her day!  Mom, I hope you had a wonderful birthday!  We love you very, very much!

Happy Birthday Nana!

Reed "driving" a big truck.

He loved the hat, he just had a hard time keeping it on.

Doing a little bit of work, lol!

Reed loved the pickles at lunch.  He only made a sour face a few times.

Getting a little crafty!

So, I have to admit that I am not the most crafty person ever.  I am not one to come up with great craft ideas on my own, however, I am pretty good at following instructions.  Take the two projects below for example.

Christmas Wreath.....

I saw this post on High Heeled Foot in the Door and knew that I had to try to make a wreath myself.  I have a hard time going into stores and finding just the right Christmas decorations.  I mean, there are so many options that it makes it difficult to choose.  This project allowed me to just do my own thing and give me a chance to say that I actually made it.  The tutorial that I used can be found on this site.  I really enjoyed the outcome of this wreath, although I gave myself a headache staring at the yarn while I was wrapping it around the wreath.  The total cost of this project was around $10, not bad, right?

Chair Rehab....

I have been dying to try my hand at reupholstering a chair.  I have read about how easy it is, so I couldn't wait to try it myself.  It required the purchase of a staple gun, which I opted for the more expensive one since I figured I would be reupholstering chairs on a regular basis, lol!  I found the chair below at A Classy Flea in Marietta.  It was only $10.  I figured I should jump on it since it was so cheap.  And, if I ruined it with my first chair makeover project, it wouldn't be the end of the world since it was so cheap.  The total cost for this project was around $25.  It is currently sitting in our little nook of an office outside of our kitchen.  It looks great there!

Definitely not the best looking chair I've ever seen but certainly worth $10.

A little better picture of the fabric.  I actually think this color chair might have worked perfectly if they had chosen a better pattern for the fabric.  It made it look blah.



Ta da!  I spray painted it black and reupholstered the seat with some fabric that I got from the Fabric and Fringe Warehouse.



Even Reed likes it!

A big, huge, GIANT leap!

We are moving to London!!!!!   Yes, that's right, Reed, Chris and I will be moving to London in February.  But, have no fear, we will only be there until August.  Chris's company offers an amazing opportunity for some consultants to work in another office for 6 months.  Having never been to Europe, we figured London was the right place for us to try out.  We will be doing lots of travelling in Europe while there, so feel free to send travel recommendations our way.  And, as excited as we were to have visitors in Florida and Boston, we will be even more excited for the visitors who choose to fly across the Atlantic to see us!!!

A Day at the Zoo

No, I am not referring to a regular day at our house, I am talking about Reed's first trip to Zoo Atlanta.  Reed did not like getting close to the animals at all.  The first animal that we saw was a warthog that was standing right by the glass.  Reed wasn't too thrilled about getting too close to it.  It wasn't as if he was crying when he saw the animals, he was just cautious.

"Hmm, that thing looks a little too interesting for me."

"Maybe it won't hurt to get a little closer."

Of course he would find a stick to play with.

Giraffe Family....so cute!

He was also a little cautious with the Willie B. statue.

Brick and Reed in a bird's nest, not a real one of course.