Nolan's Day 9 Surprise...

On our road trip this June, we will just happen to drive through Lancaster County, PA, and will be taking a ride on Thomas! I am saving it as a surprise for Nolan, so SHHH!!!!

An awesome summer awaits...

After letting this blog lie dormant for close to three years, it's time to kick it into high gear and use it! My son is almost 3 years old, and we are looking forward to some amazing adventures this spring and summer. He's old enough now to really enjoy them. Our first adventure of the spring is his first trip to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Then we're off to Sherman, TX, to visit friends Mark and Tamara. This will be his first long car ride, which will be good preparation for our first trip of the summer with friends Jonnie and Sam. We're taking a two week adventure up to New England, Amish Country, and Washington, D.C. Finally in July, we will be spending three weeks in Oregon with my family, something they've never had the chance to do until now. I'm so excited to have a summer! After 6 years in prison with no summers, this one will be extra special.

So What if it's for College Dorms?

Most of my green decorating has come from Target, which is their line of home goods geared towards college students. Good thing for me that the green is gender-neutral and they carry an abundance of goodies to match my room!
The lamp that was in the room was an icky, old black lamp left over from college days; it sometimes doesn't even work right:

Thanks to this Sunday's ad, I bought a brand new lamp in spinach green to match the room:

Now to get the spinach green wall clock...

My Recalled Crib

I was blessed to get a crib for free from a friend of a friend. After vacation I put it together, then looked on cpsc.gov to see if it was recalled. Lo and behold, the entire line of cribs from this (now defunct) company have been recalled. They were recalled not only for the sides, but for the mattress support collapsing. I have been scouring craigslist to find a reasonably  priced crib without a drop down side. I think I found one here. She said she would hold it for me until payday, so if it's meant to be, it will be!

My Fabulous Birthday Party

I had the most wonderful birthday party at Bush Park in Salem! The weather was great, my family was wonderful, and I had the best time! Pretty much all pictures are of Maylie, but she's so cute!

A Friendly Dessert

I think all desserts need Teddy Grahams on top...

Don't Mess WIth Texas

I bought Maylie Rae a bib at the Rodeo back in March, when she was only a few weeks old. I decided to wait and give it to her lat week, now that she can use it and I could snap a picture of her with it!

It suits her well!