going away party

Our friends threw us a going away party at the Snow's today. We had Ashely, Sean's boss' daughter, watch Annabelle so we could kick back a bit. We grilled out had lots of food and played spoons, which was hilarious. After a few hours, Ashley informed me that Annabelle wasn't taking a bottle (she never really does, so I wasn't really expecting her to), and was too fussy to sleep, so we decided we needed to go home. But, we weren't done with the party! So we brought it over to our house! :) We continued playing games, and had chocolate fondue and peanut butter cup brownies. MMMM! It was a great time. I will really miss our friends here! 

I'm ready to meet miss Ashley!! :)

the core 4, and Roxy with demon eyes :) -taken with Kristin's phone

what is this? sugar in a glass bottle?

 

Catch phrase, guys vs. girls. We definitely won all 3 games :) 

 Aaaaand the most memorable guess goes to Chad. S: "the greatest idea since.." C: "the greatest idea since baked bread!"

Playtime

This is where we've been sitting to play lately; in front of the mirror. She loves it! Since we've started sleep training this week, her naps have been pretty predictable too. So, the time we play here is also predictable, and I think she likes that too. From here she can also see when I go in to the kitchen (in the mirror), and she thinks it's funny when I wave at her from over there :)

6 months!

My beautiful 6 month old daughter. Wow, 6 months....man, time flies. This sure is a fun age though! She is sitting up, rolling over, and being totally funny and silly (note: funny faces she makes CONSTANTLY ha). I just love her so much. She really makes her momma happy :)

Wood Work

inside: the letters for some blocks

outside (garage): where the magic happens ;) +my new saw. jig saw.

some blocks ready to be painted!

Sippy cup

I give this to her with water in it. She just naws on it, but it's good practice right? ;) I've given her water from a cup a few times, she keeps maybe a teaspoon of it in her mouth long enough to swallow, and the rest rolls down her chin. But she does really well (doesn't choke). Anywhoo...she was really into this cup today :)

Craft sales

I finished a project/order today for an Army wife friend of mine, and as I was taking a picture of it to keep, I decided I would try and sell a few more. hmm....because I have SO much time on my hands. haha I don't know...I guess I thought it would be a good distraction from (practically) sitting around twiddling my thumbs until the movers get here in 2 1/2 weeks. Also, I bought a LARGE piece of 2 by 4 to make this project so I have ample amounts of wood left over, and would love to get rid of it before we leave.
SO, I posted a picture of the project - "Countdown to Daddy" blocks- and then I made a mini Christmas countdown, and asked for customers. I got 7 orders, and am thoroughly excited to make them, ship them, and add a little extra $$ to my camera fund! :) Also, the popularity of these blocks, and the amount of time it takes to make them (which is decent, but not excessive), and the variations I could make have me thinking about a business/Etsy shop again... :) Adding to my list of ideas...

Bed upgrade[ish]

I woke up feeling so weird.....We're moving in 3 weeks, and I feel like it's so close but so far away. (hard to explain) I know it's coming, but there are a lot of things I can't quite do yet to prepare for it. I.e. dust the blinds, or clean the walls. I mean, I COULD do those things, but then would have to do them again in 2 1/2 weeks when we start the cleaning move out list. We're not packing any of our own boxes except what we will be taking with us. So, we wait. But I'm just itching to DO something. 
Also, there's this other part of me that feels as though I'm entering a more sophisticated era of our adult life. Dumb, really, but we're moving up the ranks; no longer enlisted, now we'll be "officer" status. With that comes feelings of having very "inadequate" things. I realize, to the fullest, how ridiculous this is, and I wasn't raised to believe that things define you or that you have any reason to need special, new, brand name furniture, or clothes or whatever...but it's just an overwhelming emotion I have right now. We don't have a bedframe, our glasses don't match, our couch is dirty, squeaky, and green, pretty much all of our furniture is hand-me-down, and a lot of it not really my style or taste (and most of it has no sentimental value either)... Most days I don't really care about all of that.....there are definitely more important things in  life. But, for some reason, today I just want a change.
Soooooooooo, I had Sean help me move the guest bed frame into our room. Simple as it was it totally satisfied my "I want something new and I want our house to look better" feeling. Odd.
Having said all of that, we are saving for a new couch (or sectional), bed frame and vacuum. There are lots of other things that I would love to change, but don't see any point to spend a bunch of money on them. I would LOVE to find a new dining room table to update, or maybe build my own! I'm also very interested in doing the same for the coffee table, nightstands, craft table and more! :) We'll see how far I ACTUALLY go with those ideas, but I definitely have a running list going on paper, on Pinterest, and in my head.

I also have a few more ideas for our room for right when we get there, and will be glad to get some pictures up on the wall quickly this time :) *the holes covered up by paint in this picture are fromthe previous tenants, but we have picture frames that usually hang right there anyway.