Loving the Cameo!

Journey to our first home!!

Several weeks ago we had a meeting with Cindy, our mortgage lender. She said we have a few things to clear up before we can get approved. So today we started step 1: we financed a new couch to increase our credit. We are patiently waiting for it's arrival today. I hope it's comfy so I don't have to order another one. I hate that I couldn't test it out first. 

Step 2, will be finding out about fixing a charge off.

Step 3, will be making sure our bank account looks perfect the month before we go try again. I really hope all goes well in this journey ahead and hope to be in a new house next summer so we can start trying for baby #2. We may wait a year after getting the house but only God knows what will happen. :)

My next Pinterest project.. Gracie's dresser makeover

Got this dresser for free from a friend. It was in their storage building for several months till my daughter out grew her changing table. Now she is 13 months old and I am going to get a start on making her nursery into a toddler room. This is a before picture. I will post during and after pics as I go so stay tuned!

Halloween 2012

This year Gracelyn is going to be a ghost. 

I made her tutu, hair bow, and I appliqued her shirt. 

Jon & I made some chocolate chip halloween shaped cookies last night. 

I cut them out and he put them in the oven. Jon burnt the first batch :( 

We didn't burn the second. So we got 8 cookies out of it.

Here are our pumpkins.

 Jon's is the grim reaper, mine is the monkey, & Gracie's is minnie mouse.

Boo in the Zoo!!

Saturday we took Gracie to Boo in the Zoo! She had fun but didn't get to see many animals because they were put up to stay warm. 

Daddy was so excited to see the Star Wars characters!

2012 Gerber Photo Contest

The voting starts September 4th so please 

go to the Facebook app and vote for miss Gracelyn!! 

Quilted Sewing Machine Mat

This is my current project. 

I finally worked up the courage to quilt. I have been so nervous to try.

So far it's going okay.

This is a picture of me connecting each square and rows.

Happy 4th Birthday to my friend's daughter McKinley!

I stayed up late, again, last night making McKinley's birthday shirt. She wanted a purple "4" outline in yellow with her name and butterflies in pink. The name ended up being off centered somehow and a lil too dark to see it but once the butterflies were put on, it turned out being cute :) I really hope she likes it!

Here's the birthday girl!

Pinterest addict..

I stayed up till 1 am, again, last night pinning. I finally got out my post it pad and wrote down projects to start. I have made an initial door sign with a wooden letter, ribbon, scrap book paper, and mod podge.

 Next on my Pinterest to do list: seat belt pillow & leg warmers for Gracie, diaper clutch, kitchen towels, casserole carrier, and I will attempt to re-purpose my desk chair and sewing chair.