It's beginning to look a lot like EASTER!

I realized that I had next to NO Easter decorations for our little home. Last year I practically skipped the holiday since I had just delivered Parker days before, I don't think I really cared or noticed :) Plus, it's been this past year that I've tried to develop my crafting skills. I call myself a "wannabe"...but this is what I came up with on my small budget :)

^ This isn't much, but it adds a burst of "spring"

^For the kitchen table I used spanish moss (from off a tree outside) for the "nest", plastic eggs, flowers,birds and placemats from the dollar store, and the "E" I had on had from Skylee's old room decor (already painted pink too!)

I made this little Easter Tree from branches I spray painted, a cheap bag of plastic eggs, ribbon, then ties these babies on. Skylee loved helping with this one :) You could also paint the egss, but I just don't have the time this year for that, not yet at least (I'm blogging instead!)

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I'm not a huge fan of fake flowers, BUT this is what I had on hand, combine with some of those little eggs again, in a glass vase/container.

Trashy to Flashy...

Classy for a kid's table right?

I forgot to take a before pic, so I took a "in the middle" shot :)

So, for those of you out there that keep in touch with me on FB too...a couple weeks ago I mentioned I went to Lowes to get supplies to build a table and chair set for my kids. I've wanted one for a long time, but buying them new is kinda expensive! 2 days after I bought all the supplies, I found this little beauty on Craigslist for the the same price. That meant I didn't have to build it, just refinish it! I picked it up, and starred at it for a couple more weeks until just yesterday sanded this baby down and painted it! I must admit that I don't love the color, it's not as dark as I wanted it. For now it will have to do, I'll fix it when I get another chance to, but in the meantime Skylee can enjoy having her own little table :) There's just something about doing things yourself, making it YOURS!

Spring has sprung

Yesterday we had the perfect weather, sunny 74 degrees with a light breeze, nothing but blue skies! Ryan also didn't have to work, which is a miracle these days...the man is never home it seems! We took advantage of the two and packed up a lunch picnic, then drove to a lake close to wear Ryan works on base. There was a small park with an old slide and swing set, and a trail that wrapped around the lake where we enjoyed taking the kids on a walk. I couldn't resist taking some pictures of my kids, since recently I've been lacking in that department! I'm always a little biased, but I think they turned out SUPER cute ;)

Male Bonding

(Go ahead and ignore those hideous cords, and clutter of things on my entertainment center for now... )

I'm not a big fan of video games, but Ryan is off of school this month and so this is what he does in his free time. Of course I would rather spend his school-free days doing other, more productive things, but I'll let him enjoy his break. Parker was entertained too, and so it begins...

I'm FREE!

Yesterday we were at the car dealership purchasing our new car (I'll post about that one later). Skylee sees a sign that had the word "FREE" on it in big letters. She asks "What spells E-E-R-F?"
Me: You mean F-R-E-E?
S: Yeah, F-R-E-E!
Me: That says FREE
S: Oh, I'm 3!!!
free/three pronounced the same by her!

Just a moment I wanted to remember :)