July 3, 2005

This was the day I married my very best friend, the love of my life, Brandon(Beeg). We had our ceremony on Alki Beach in Seattle, WA. It was supposed to be a rainy day, however we lucked out and enjoyed an 80 degree, beautiful day. It was a small wedding with our immediate family and those we chose to have as part of our wedding party! The whole day was relaxing and perfect. We followed the wedding with dinner at Anthony's Homeport on Pier 66 downtown Seattle. The very next weekend we celebrated with all of our friends and family at a casual reception at my Mom's home. Something a lot of people don't know is we had our wedding exactly 2 years after mine and my husbands first date...a fireworks show!

This time of year holds so many wonderful memories for me. The warmth, the beach and fireworks. It's all so heartwarming! I have had six wonderful years of being married to my husband and I feel so lucky to know that for the rest of our lives, we'll get to enjoy this time of the year (and the rest of the year) together! I love you so, so much Beeg. You are my best friend and I am so blessed to be in love with you. Happy Six Year Anniversary. May we be forever in love.

Forget You

So, this is a very quick post! I thought I'd share with you what my boys do while I'm away. I'm so glad my husband is a great entertainer. I love these boys! Enjoy :)

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Fourth of July Sparklers

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I've been trying to upload this all morning, finally blogger is letting me post a picture. So, before I lose you again this is a re-post from last July. Many of you may not have seen this post as I was new to the blogging game and maybe had two followers at the time. So, I thought this would be a good re-post for the Fourth! These were so quick and easy to make. The kids and adults loved them. You can go HERE to read the whole tutorial. I'm wondering if I should make these again since they were so quick and easy or if I should try another fun Fourth of July inspired treat. Please share with me if you're making a Red, White & Blue dessert.

Pop-Its If there is one thing that reminds me of the 4TH of July more than anything, it's Pop-Its! I am absolutely terrified of at-home fireworks, ie. bottle rockets, fire crackers. They just scare me. Pop-Its are just about the only noise makers I can handle. Don't get me wrong, I love a good fireworks show, but only from a distance.

The box of Pop-Its says for kids 12 and up, but even my 4 year old got a little bored after doing these for bit. But, how cute would a box of these wrapped in paper or just as-is be for a party favor?! I should have thought of it when I got married.(our 6 year anniversary is July3rd) Anyways, here is my two year old Easton having a grand ol' time playing with them. I bet he was thinking," I can actually stand here, make a bunch of noise and not get in trouble...YES!"

Staring them down....HMMMM, which one to step on?!
I guess for a two year old, just throwing them down is not as fun. You really have to give them a good stomp.

He was so Happy! I love seeing one of my favorite 4TH Of July memories being carried on through my kids. Makes me Happy!

Star Garland

Finally, I have a new craft project to share with you. I feel like I've been slacking a bit lately. I guess I have an excuse...I have a two and four year old. Sometimes, you just don't have the time. As you can tell, I made over my blog header! Looks a bit more festive for the holiday. These boys already love hearing the random pops of firecrackers in the neighborhood. We are really looking forward to the Fourth of July!!! So, to celebrate, here is a quick tutorial for an easy star garland.
This was incredibly easy. All you need is some twine, hot glue and felt stars.

I picked up the felt stars at JoAnn Fabrics in their dollar section. You could also cut the stars out yourself, but for $2 I would rather have them already cut out and perfect looking.

All you do is space them out evenly, hot glue the twine to the back of the star, let them dry and....

Voila! A simple, festive garland for the Fourth of July.

I hung this one on the window over my couch.

And another on the chalkboard in my kitchen. I'm learning that I love things that are more simple and not so fussy! This was absolutely a simple project. I have more Fourth of July things to share with you all week, so stay tuned!







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Lolly Jane

Happy Friday everyone! I hope it's been a great week for you. Sorry for the lack of posts this week, I've been having some troubles with my computer uploading photos. I'm still here and will be spending all next week sharing some 4Th of July stuff with you!

So here we go, another edition of Friday Favorites. This week has a theme, PINK. It's a color that doesn't make it's way into this household much(I live with 3 boys) so I just love seeing any project with the color PINK. These ones are fabulous! Enjoy.

Check out what Mimi did with this old shutter, some chalk paint and clay pots! This is so clever and turned out fantastic in this bright, pink color. I love it! Head over to MESSY MIMI and take a look.

Next up is this Shabby Chic lamp made by Camilla @ 1st Lady of The House
How adorable is this?! If I had a girl, I would absolutely attempt making a cute lamp like this. Great job Camilla!

Finally, Leanne @ Organize And Decorate Everything created this tray out of a frame! So, so creative. I love this idea and I might just have to make one for myself. It turned out great. Go visit Leanne and see how she made it.

I hope you enjoyed all of these projects as much as I did. Happy Friday and have a great weekend!

Driftwood and Shells...more Summer decor

A few weeks ago, these cute boys and I went for a walk down by the Snake River! Just because you don't live by the Sea doesn't mean you can't find some driftwood. And you know me, always trying to find FREE stuff to decorate with.
The things I can get my husband to do for me...he's such a trooper!

I found this cute galvanized container at a local dollar store and added our found driftwood. A whole dollar to decorate the coffee table!

I also added a piece to our SUMMER MANTLE DECOR. I love it next to the SALT DOUGH STARFISH.



Now, there is a few things that you'll never find at the river...white sand and seashells. However, Walmart had these shells and sand that I got last Summer for pretty cheap. Better yet, I can use them year after year.

I love how simple this is to put together.

It looks cute with my TWINE WRAPPED CANDLE HOLDER.

Wishing everyone a Happy First Day of Summer.

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