Where Fridays aren't Fridays

Around here Fridays aren't really "Fridays". Due to the husband's schedule, our weekend is on Tuesday/Wednesday. So Monday is really our "Friday". Did you follow all of that? Ha! It took a little while to adapt, but now it's just our normal. So while the rest of the world is getting ready to relax, have family time, and cook out, we are keepin' on keepin' on because it's just another work week day.

So in list style here's a little of what we did today:

- woke up, snuggled in the big bed, had breakfast {not in bed. ha}

- swept and mopped floors and generally cleaned up

- did some laundry

- cleaned windows

- had lunch

- napped {EC not me}

- Went to the gas station to air up my tires {one has a slow leak}

- Went to the post office

- Went to Target

- Got home, played, read books, watched some Elmo

- Ate dinner, played some more, watched more Elmo {read: someone is obsessed with Elmo right now}

- Bath, storytime, bed

It was a good day today. Even if it wasn't our Friday ;-) 

I snapped some pictures of Emma Claire this afternoon while she was "cooking eggs" and making me "tea-water-juice-coffee" ha. She keeps refilling my {pretend} cup with different drinks. It's adorable.

I adore this one. 

She asked me to take this one. She's saying "cheeeeese" 

I love these days. Sometime I feel if they draaaaag on. And other times I look at the sweet TODDLER standing in front of me and wonder where the heck the past TWENTY ONE months have gone! Time is speeding up, that's for sure. 

Family Pictures

A few weeks ago we finally had some family pictures taken. Surprisingly this is a first for us! While EC is the probably the most photographed child on the planet it's a rarity to get all three of us in a picture. My friend Sonja was so sweet to do these for us and let me boss her around "direct" her the whole time ;-)  We had a blast and I am loving how they turned out. I took all of the ones of just Emma Claire or EC and Daddy and they are some of my favorite pictures I've taken of her so far. I have already ordered several canvas prints and a photo book. I was just a *tad* excited to finally have some quality pictures of our little family. 

 

This picture captures Emma Claire's little toddler personality so perfectly. She is ALWAYS on the go. Always. 

So sweet. 

For having pictures made in JULY we had pretty cool weather until the very end, and my hair cooperated...until the end of our shoot. But I love these pictures anyways. 

And to all of those wondering...NO this wasn't a photo shoot to announce a future baby. You'd be surprised how many people asked me if that's why we had pictures taken. Baby #2 is not cookin' yet. Or even being thought of right now. Sorry, folks. ;-)

Just Peachy

 

Instagram Update: Project Edition

 Things have been busy busy around our house lately. We have several big projects that have been going on at once. The biggest {and most time consuming} has been painting the kitchen cabinets. I'm not quite halfway done yet, but the angle at which I took this picture gives a pretty good representation of what it will look like when it's all done. I am loving how it completely transforms our kitchen. It's so much lighter and brighter already.

The second big project we tackled was creating an upholstered headboard. It was a major team effort and took us the better part of our weekend. But we are in LOVE with the finished project!

The headboard is HUGE. It's taller than me! And I'm excited to figure out my bedding and pillow situation. I'm going with an all white bed this time around. That way it's clean and classic and easy to change up with throw pillows if I want to add some color.

I also finally put up some of our family pictures we had taken recently. My awesome friend Sonja took some for us with my camera and I LOVE how they turned out!

And these shelves are the newest addition to our master bedroom. There is a pretty big space behind our bathroom door that is perfect for a bookshelf. However, not very practical for a bookshelf because of the door. So I decided that hanging shelves would be the best way to fill the space.

In other news I have a love/hate relationship with Emma Claire's age. One minute she is throwing a fit over the littlest thing...

And the next she is doing something so advanced and showing me that she is a big girl now and not really a baby anymore! 

But I love each day with her. Fits or no fits. 

Zoo Day

Before we left for Texas, Emma Claire and I spent the day with two of our favorite ladies at the Reston Zoo. First, we got Chick-Fil-A for lunch and then headed to the zoo. Emma Claire and Miss Gracie were wearing matching outfits and got complimented on them constantly. The weather was perfect and we had a blast. I am loving summertime in Virginia, that's for sure. 

These pictures Crack.Me.Up. I mean does this not completely depict how it is trying to get a picture of a baby and toddler? I love them.  

Love you too, Emma Claire. 

EC kept trying to blow the birds off of the stick. I have no idea what that was about. 

And then she would try to kiss them. 

These next two pictures make me laugh. 

Hilarious, right?