Bachelorette for a weekend...

First off- can I just say how much I LOVE getting compliments about how Danelle looks like me! One of my favorite things about having a daughter is seeing her act and (start to) look like me...
Now with that said- I have a wonderful husband who offered to take Danelle with him on his work trip to Missouri (2 hrs from where his parents live). They spent 4 days out there and that meant lots of time for me to.......

shop like crazy... (outlets, IKEA, the container store, make-up, plus getting my hair done by a friend for free!)House projects such as painting Danelle's room...Painting the play room...AND my biggest project which involved playing with Lane's tools...

After:
Before:I LOVE moldings the way most girls love shoes and handbags.
I'd much rather spend $40 on some molding than a pair of shoes- call me crazy I know!

(and don't worry- there was a lot of sitting around, reading, and no dishes or cleaning going on too! ;)

Still Laughing...

I put this up on my facebook last week, but had to put it up here too...

Check out her sweet dance move:

4th of July

Events of the day... short and sweet:

Played @ our neighborhood pool
Tested some sparklers and blackcats


BBQ'd with friends
Waiting for fireworks
Our group at the parkGod Bless America! We love our country!

Before and After

My ever-so-skillful husband has done it again!

Everyone (especially me) loves a before and after so here is our latest:

BEFORE

AFTER*if you didn't notice... he added a row of tile between the kitchen table and the tv room, as well as the tile leading to the back door & around the fire place!

BEFORE
AFTER(this is the door on the other side)I still need to finish painting...


On my end of the house projects... on a much smaller scale... I decided to paint the inside of our pantry door with chalkboard paint so that I could make a menu list/ shopping list. Helpful for my husband when he constantly occasionally asks whats for dinner
For Danelle's before and after, she decided to lay beside her 4 week old buddy Ty to show us all how big she has gotten! (she really did just walk over and lay beside him like this :)
I love this kid- & her belly!!!