It's BACK!!

This week  the latest Front Porch Kit arrived on my front porch. :)

I've missed those these past few months....how fun to drive home and find that wonderful brown 12x12 box waiting for me on Wednesday!

SO ready and excited to get going with this one...it's a BEAUTIFUL kit.

I had no trouble coming up with projects to do...in fact, I might have to scale back a little. ;)

  We left-brained, crafty-types sometimes set unrealistic expectations, don't we? However, this time I'm hoping that my old organized, right-brained self will shine through this time, at least in the staying-on-task department.  Otherwise she needs to leave me alone. ;)

A couple weeks ago I had the fun job of making Fancy Nancy party invitations for one of my very favorite little girls. Miss Mia-Kate is 6 now...her mama and I have been friends since middle school, and I seriously love those girls (MK has 2 sisters) like they're mine. :) Determined that at least one of them will end up falling in love with and marrying a Hatcher boy.  *sigh* 

Her mama and I would make the most fun moms-in-law and grandma pair EVER.

But, I'm getting off task.  Shocking. ;)

New Front Porch Kit sneaks coming this weekend.

Check back soon!

Parties and Painting

January is a busy month for our family, with 3 birthdays and an anniversary to celebrate, all within an 11 day period.  So you can imagine my relief when February gets here. ;)  Don't get me wrong~ I love celebrating and planning parties.  Birthdays are fun, and I love to make a really big deal out of them.

But when it's all over I'm equally as excited to not have another party to plan until June. ;)

Still can't believe this guy is FIVE.

And because FIVE is such a big birthday, we partied BIG.

Here's a recap:

Hunter wanted a Lego Star Wars party at home, so we celebrated with pool noodle Light Saber fights in the family room (whoa), a Lego ship building contest, cupcakes, cake, and Yoda Soda. ;)

It was fun! Special thanks to my incredibly talented friend Amanda for making the cupcake toppers, and the Star Wars cookies...they were a huge hit!!

 Last week I was determined to relax the Monday after the party was over.

That lasted about 2 hours. ;) Sometimes I wish I was better at relaxing, but maybe it's good that I'm not. 

I had been thinking about painting a wall in our house, but I needed some time to work up the courage.

Thankfully we had plenty of paint leftover from when this hallway was painted, and I used Mod Podge to adhere the leaves to the wall, so if it was a disaster at least it wouldn't be a permanent one. ;)

 I was wanting to paint something that was whimsical and kid-friendly, but also something that would grow with the boys.  I love trees, and wanted to incorporate some of the colors I use throughout our home.  The Bible verse is from Jeremiah 33:3....one of my favorites, and one that I'm wanting the boys to grow up knowing as well.

 I had so much fun with this project!  I really love to paint, and it was so fun having a giant canvas to work with.  Thankful for a patient husband who doesn't panic when I mention painting a mural on a wall (or he hides it really well). ;)