Cell Phone Dump

I love having a decent camera (and flash) on my cell phone!!! I usually carry my little point & shoot camera with me at all times, but my phone is typically in my hand, so it's sometimes just easier to snap a pic with my phone.

I went through some of those pictures this morning and found a few gems :)


I don't remember when this was exactly, but I know I curled her hair for a choir performance at church....


This was in the Montgomery airport when we went to visit my brother in Cincinnati


Anna Kate's 100th Day of School project. Sadly, she says all the silly bands have been stolen from the poster :(

And I wouldn't call this a gem by any stretch of the imagination...

but I like my hair here, so I thought I would throw it in. LOL!

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Coffee & Tie Dye

Jeff got his Valentine's Day present early....we are really enjoying it too :c)




I was making hot chocolate here. YUM!

It's really going to come in handy when the single digit temps come in next week :c)

Anna Kate has been b.e.g.g.i.n.g to tie dye a shirt, so I decided for our Friday afternoon activity we would make a Valentine shirt.

You will want to follow the instructions that comes with your kit, including getting the shirt wet (damp, not dripping), but I will show you how to create the heart design.






To say she was excited is a HUGE understatement!


And now it gets fun. BE SURE TO WEAR PLASTIC GLOVES & PROTECT YOUR SURFACE!!!

Wrap in plastic & let it sit over night. Then unwrap and wash in hot water and dry.


Didn't it turn out cute?!!!

While I was busy doing laundry I walked in to this.......someone was napping....LOL!

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Moving Day

Phew, am I tired!!! Today was moving day in our house. I've said many times that I love my 'stuff' in the house and I love rearranging things. I can't tell you the number of times Anna Kate's room has been rearranged or how many times the spare room has been an office, a bedroom, nursery, playroom, junk room and now a guest bedroom again. But to complete my secret project, several things had to happen first:

1) We needed a bed for the guest bedroom
2) We needed to remove large items from the room that were no longer being utilized
3) All of Anna Kate's toys she had when she was a toddler needed to hit the road
4) And we needed a bed for the guest bedroom...

We have a couple pieces of white furniture (overflow from Anna Kate's nursery/playroom), so the new bed needed to match. Ta-da! We have a double bed with a white headboard already. The only problem was Anna Kate sleeps in it. Hmmmm....a possible solution. So after looking around online at beds for AK (good LORD they are expensive), I decided to ring up a friend and ask if she was ready to sell her glorious Pottery Barn twin beds. She was!!! Jackpot! (Obviously we don't have a need for two twin beds, but they were being sold as a pair, so we are now the proud owners of two glorious Pottery Barn twin beds! **NOTE: For sale - one twin size Pottery Barn bed (frame, foot & headboards only.**)

I started to work on the playroom at 4:00 yesterday afternoon removing the items mentioned above. That was a CHORE. At 7:00 this morning I started working again. Now, at 7:30 PM I am finally finished with both rooms.

VOILA!

The Guest Bedroom






We were going for a beach/lake look. I think it turned out perfect. However, I need to find new bedding. I'm just making due for the time being. Oh, and of course paint. Jeff says the soft pink walls have to go.

Anna Kate's Bedroom

When we were visiting my brother & his family last month, Anna Kate discovered the "coolest thing EVER". Her cousin Lauren had a doorbell on her bedroom door. Great. Now Jeff & I have to ring her doorbell to be permitted in. Sigh.....


Don't you love the bed!! We plan to purchase a trundle to go underneath the bed.


To the right of the bed...Barbie house (I need to organize that) and her babies.


Looking from the foot of the bed


Reading area :)


Anna Kate's best friend has a pink & purple lava lamp, so she has been begging for one. I aim to please. LOL

So, what do you think? I have a few small things to do, but for the most part my project is complete. Now I just need to clean up the rest of the house...and do a mountain of laundry. Volunteers?

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Valentine Projects & Moving

One of my New Year's resolutions was to NOT wait until the last minute trying to get things ready for a holiday or event. I always have these grand ideas and because I wait until the last minute, end up going with something generic and/or store bought.

Well not this Valentine's Day!!!!


This is Anna Kate's Valentine for her classmates & cousins :)

I had it printed in wallet size and will attach with curly ribbon to this....



These pillow boxes REALLY turned out cute! I'm going to fill them with individually wrapped candy, close it up and tie the Valentine on using coordinating curly ribbon :)

And because I'm a fabulous friend (ha!), I made this one for AK's best friend. You're welcome Renee'. LOL!



I'm ready this year!

This weekend holds a huge project for me. I won't give it away, but will tell you that it involves Anna Kate's bedroom......again. Stay tuned...

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Just Us

A friend of ours we saw out in Arizona just emailed Jeff a couple of pictures he took. Just thought I would pop them on here for all to see :c)





War Eagle!

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National Championship Celebration

Jordan Hare Stadium + Pat Dye Field + BCS National Championship Football Team + 78,000 Members of the AU Family = C.E.L.E.B.R.A.T.I.O.N!!!




The AU Family is "ALL IN"


The coming out of the tunnel for the last time :(


Nick Fairley goofing off as he comes out of the tunnel. Look at Cam in the background laughing at him. LOL


Cam coming out


And one loving embrace with Aubie :)


Coach Chizik thanking the fans


Tracy Rocker presenting the Lombardi Award to Nick Fairley


Cam Newton receiving the Heisman


Heisman pose!!!


Coach Chiz


The Quarterback from the 1957 championship team presented the BCS trophy to Coach Chizik. That's pretty cool!!!!




The 2010 National Champions flag goes up above Jordan Hare


After the celebration there was a reverse Tiger Walk. The team walked from the stadium to the Athletic Building.

After the celebration we headed to Anna Kate's favorite restaurant in Auburn. She calls it the 'Peanut Place', but it's really Santa Fe Cattle Co., and it's SOOOO good!


The Mayor of Auburn, as well as the President of the A Club (Letterman's Club), and the Athletic Director invited everyone to Toomers Corner to complete the celebration.


WAR EAGLE!!!!!

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Before Church

After spending six days away from Anna Kate, I decided it was time to get a few pictures together. I am the one always taking photographs, so it is rare that you see me in them.



And because she is just too cute not to photograph....




Happy Sunday! :-)

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