Words for your walls — part two

So, the next room on the wall words agenda was Maser's room. His room is still the same colors as we originally painted it before he was born, and he has a fantastic design around the top of the room that resident graphic designer hubz created and painted for him. So I was on the hunt to find something somewhat minimal that would not compete with what is already going on in there, as well as something that suits Mas and his little self. So I present to you the finished product …

And can I just say, there is currently not a more accurate statement on planet earth. Hubz put these on M's wall on Thursday night, and on Saturday afternoon when the little terror was supposed to be taking a nap, I go in to check on him, and instead of the cuteness that was on his wall it now says--M is for ief

Case and point on why these words are perfect for his room.

Words for your walls also know as wall words.

So, I have been aspiring to join the many who are currently decorating their homes in these super cute little sayings and captions with vinyl letters and characters that stick onto your walls. As we have established I am not artsy, (although, thanks for the vote Casey) but I thought if I can just tell someone, and by someone I mean ML, what I want, and then get that someone to print what I want for me, and then bribe hubz into placing them on the wall for me, it's virtually fool proof right? And boy was I right!

We will start with the master bedroom. This room has been the catch-all, eye sore, cave-like, close the door when you have people over room since we have lived here. I was so over it and hubz promised for my birthday and Christmas...and Valentines Day, President's Day, Groundhog Day, etc. that he would be a willing participant in a master bedroom makeover for me. So, over Christmas vacation we, scratch that, he painted the moldings, the walls, two walls in the bathroom, and, AND laid new flooring too! It is a gorgeous blue that hubz picked out and I just love it! It brings a smile to my face every day!
We have big plans for the walls in there, including but not limited to a monogram over our dresser and a big black and white pic of Whales Head Beach where we were engaged, but for now I was concentrating on the area above our closet doors. So after searching high and low I finally decided on what I wanted to put up there and then enlisted the help of ML and her cricut. And here is the finished project...


I am in love people! With hubz and my new words for my walls.

Stay tuned for the next installment of words for your walls--two more rooms to come.

For those of you waiting on the edge of your seats for your Favorite Friday installment …

wait no longer because here it is!

Our favorite for this Friday (please feel free to overlook the fact that this is Saturday instead of Friday), is in regard to a little celebration in our house this week. On January 22, 2008 we celebrated exactly one year to the day that P "asked her Heavenly Father into her heart." We met with the children's pastor at our church on Wednesday night in regard to P getting baptized, so stay tuned for more info on that. What a thrill it is for us to see her still so excited about the choice that she made a year ago and continuing to walk this journey with her as she is choosing to take the next step of obedience.

So, on Thursday night we had a little "birthday" party. We had cupcakes and a candle and sang Happy "Jesus" Birthday to you. We've got the copyright on those cutting edge lyrics, just for the record.



We love this little girl like nobody's business and can't wait to see the Father do great things in and through her life. We love you little Peyt and are so very proud of you!

Favorite Friday...

Enough said.

Did I mention that I knew this would happen?

Okay, I am a loser, I know. So much for the Favorite Friday update every Friday. What I meant to say was that it would updated every other Friday-ish. So, please, bear with me.

Anyway, I know that it isn't Friday, but since I have flaked on this riveting addition to our blog for the past Friday or so, I thought I would bring you a bonus installment. So, the favorite of the week this week is brought to you by me.

Hands down my favorite item on planet earth as of right now is this little treasure...


Now, if you have read previous posts about a certain someone in our home, you would know that to say the least we have our hands full. Through a series of events and much weeping and nashing of teeth, Mas now has no crib in his room, and we now have these little door handle jobers on several of our doors including but not limited to his bedroom, P's room, the pantry, etc. He forced our hand on the pantry door when he was busted on Sunday morning at 5 a.m. sitting in the kitchen floor eating Quik with a fork. Seriously.

And let me say, I was not prepared for this. I mean, he is barely 2 years old and unless a miracle of God were to happen, he's the last baby we'll have in our home, so I was hoping to keep him a "baby" a little longer. Well, he is having none of that.

So, for his safety and my sanity we are pulling out all of the baby proofing stops. It's on!

These are a few of our favorite things...

I have taken it upon myself to add a new segment to this blog of ours, that is read by tens of people daily, I'm sure. It is going to be called...drum roll please...Favorite Fridays! And each Friday I will attempt, mind you attempt, to update the blog with a current "favorite thing" of one member of our family. Please try and contain your excitement.

So, this week, we will start with P. Since the holidays are upon us and it is the season for gifts, she is making her list and checking it twice. We are really trying to grasp the concept of gratitude. Being grateful for the closet full of toys that we already have, our brother, our home...etc. You know, that life long struggle of contentment that we all struggle with in some form or another. Well, bless her, she is trying, but still oohhing and ahhing over many o' toy.

So, that brings us to P's favorite for this Friday...an American Girl Doll. If you ask her at any given moment these days what she would like for Christmas, she will without a doubt say, an American Girl Doll. Not just any American Girl doll, but specifically Mia. Now mind you, not a chance under the sun this child is getting an American Girl doll because, have you seen how much these suckers cost?! But, nonetheless, shoot for the stars P!

I am so grateful for this time of year and what it means to us as children of the Father! I know it is not about the gifts but about a Savior being born to a virgin! But I am lovin' the fact that we can celebrate the birth of Jesus, and He is okay with us having our "favorites" too.

These are a few of my favorite things...

Mason is definitely becoming his own little dude with his own little opinions. He has taken a liking to several things around the house. Some of those are as follows--in no particular order.

First of all we have...Nack (for those of you who don't speak Mason, that is snack)



Secondly, there is of course the BALL! Was there ever any doubt?



And then there is his newest infatuation...oukide (pronounced ow kide) interpretation=outside.



And then if this doesn't make a Daddy proud, I don't know what will...



Sisi's flip flops, of course.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm a sucker for this little guy! We are having a blast with him and just thought we'd share a little of him with his fans. Enjoy!