Magic of paint

I love paint! The smell, the action, & how it looks when done. Like magic.

Our entry way railing was on my list to update ever since we moved into this house. The old railing (while nice) is not really my style and I wanted a more modern and updated look. It would have been crazy expensive & silly to replace (it's functionally perfect). Enter paint.

I love how it turned out! And it gave me a chance/reason to pull down all the frames on the wall and clean them. Double win.

We also painted the mantle... More on that later.

Here is a before and after and some alternate views.

BTW - For me phone blogging/phone photos (crappy as they may be) are the way to go... I actually blog real time! This happen now.







One cute boy




Growing up so fast... I haven't posted on Nicholas in some time.  He is growing up so fast. Too fast.

He is very smart, opinionated and know what he wants.  He has become a little bossy - tell us all what to do and how to do it.  We need to change that behavior.  He is also very sweet and tells me I love you mama, daily. He likes hugs - squeeze hugs.  I am so lucky to spend all my days with him.  He is my little buddy.  He loves the park, slides, his brothers, little people, cars and the iPad. This kid is totally tech savvy and can delete apps - watch out.

His vocabulary grows daily.  Last week he told me his dinner was "gusting"... translate disgusting.  I serious laughed out loud. LOL.

I created a twitter account to document all of the funny things he says daily.  You can follow him @nicishilarious

Love this boy.

Easter catch up

We had a wonderful Easter spent with family.  We hosted a nice potluck dinner and monsterous egg hunt.  The kids had a great time and loaded up on candy.

The dinner also served as a family birthday party for Chris.  It was so nice of everyone to come and celebrate his entry into the 40's.

Here are some fun photos from the day.