Potty Training.

After some trial and failure a few months back.

We put potty training on hold.

And we are now on full swing

after getting tips from a few people

I decided to start out trying Megan's advice...

Nakedness.

Last night it worked,

she pooped in the potty 

and tried to make it there to pee.

I was proud of her, very proud.

And today...

...naked again.

Only it's not going as well

It's just past noon 

and we've had two accidents

she didn't even try to make it to the potty

just stood there yelling "No No No"

as she peed all over the floor.

It's going to take some time, I know.

 luckily we've got new 

hardwood flooring, easily cleaned

A Craigslist Purchase.

.the best one I've ever made.

During the process of painting....

Valspar in Mediterranean

Finished. 

Best Chairs. Ever.

Chairs: $25 

Paint: $15 (two cans per chair)

Total: best $40 ever spent

The maroon chair pads came with the chairs

and were brand new, the owners bought them right before they moved

and then found they didn't have space for the chairs.

The pillows were made by me 

and had been just sitting around

waiting for a perfect spot. 

and now I just need to find a fun table to replace

the boring white one.

I heart Faces. "Purple"

This week's theme is the color purple.

And as I thought about it, I remembered 

this picture of my little girl on the stairs

in her purple and butterflies pjs.

Check out the other awesome entries 

here at I Heart Faces.

A Summery Shower.

My little {and only} sister 

gets married in just a few weeks.

Which makes me all kinds of emotional

 just to think about it.

We {the bridesmaids} threw her a shower

a few weeks ago.

{I'm terrible about posting things in a timely fashion}

The invite:

{idea sourced here} 

The shower:

{ordered pom poms from this etsy shop}

This was done by one of Elizabeth's oldest friends, Allison.

The picture is one my mom took of Elizabeth and her fiance Michael

at an aquarium on a trip to Virginia.

Isn't it AMAZING!

Playtime.

oh she is a silly one.

An off kind of a day.

It's just one of those days.

I feel a bit off...

But here's a little look at what I did this weekend...

Sunset at Hobby Hill

Scrapbooking weekend with
my lovely friend Shells.

Sunset this evening.
Beautiful. Serene. Peaceful.

A cold day in July.

Or at least in Kenzie's world.

She could have cared less about 

the actual upper 90s-100 degree weather

 she wanted to wear her fur lined hooded vest,

and drive her car.

Luckily, we drove indoors.

She looks so much older here. 

Makes me sad a little bit.

Freedom.

Happy 4th of July!!

We are so blessed by our freedoms.

I hope I remember that every day from now on.

Not just on a day like today.

Chimney Rock.  Summer 2010.