DIY Growth Chart

I've seen similar growth charts all over Pinterest and Pottery Barn Kids so I decided to make it a DIY project and it turned out pretty good if I do say so myself...lol! The hardest part for me was measuring out and drawing the lines on the ruler. I bought the wood from Home Depot. I had them cut it down to six feet, but you could do any lenght.

 

 

 

 

Then I stained the wood. (I made one for my best friends little boy for his first birthday)!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used a tape measure and a paint pen for the lines. Then I used a stencil, paint, and a sponge brush to add the numbers.

 

 

 

 

Once it was dry I hung it in her playroom. I ended up just putting a screw in the top and bottom so I knew it was secure and safe. Now I just need to start marking!!! At first I was going to mark in pink and then do a different color for any future babies, but it's so "clean" I thought different bright colors may be to much, so now I'm thinking a gold paint pen may look good?!? Still deciding on this. Excuse the picture the lighting in her playroom stinks.....which is why I'm trying to convenience my husband we need a new light fixture!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And to end our Friday on a sweet note a few pictures of my munchkin.

 

 

 

 

 

My little sewing assistant.

 

 

 

And this is my Happy Friday.....

 

 

Have a great weekend..... XOXO

 

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Jason's Birthday Weekend

We had such fun weekend even though our crawfish boil was rained out... With the weather predicting rain all week we made the decision to not do crawfish because you pretty much have to be outside to cook and eat it. We decided to stick with the "sea food" theme so I made boiled shrimp, crab cakes, and crab dip. And of course my sweet friends brought stuff. Then Jason wanted rice Krispy treats for his "cake", so I added little cake pop sticks and ribbon to those and called it a day. Ohhh and I also made this Cajun lemonade I found the recipe on Pinterest and it was super yummy. I will definitely make it again. How on earth did I forget to take pictures?!? I have no clue but I didn't get one picture all day..... I was so sad. Well this is the only picture I got...haha I made these little bags and put a napkin, silverware, and a wet wipe in. We partied until after 12 am......way past our bed time. Another fun birthday under our belt.

 

 

 

 

Charlee was my shopping buddy for the party on Friday. This was her first time in this type of cart, she seemed to like it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So funny toddler story.... Her grandparents bought her this little dancing bunny for Easter. On Easter she was loving on him until we pushed the button and he started singing and dancing she chunked him about 5 feet and ran to me terrified. So I got him out again the other day to see if maybe she changed her mind.....nope still terrified. But it was hilarious she dropped some of her snacks and would not get close enough to pick them up. Then while he was dancing he turned around and when his back was to her she ran up grabbed the snacks and ran off it was the funniest thing ever.

 

 

 

 

 

And we ended our weekend with a bang. Game of Thrones is back on!!! Happy Monday, have a fun week.

 

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Easter Weekend

Happy Monday..... We are all dragging this morning which seems to happen after a holiday weekend, but so worth. We don't have much time to drag around here because we have Jason's birthday crawfish boil this weekend. Which I'm super excited for, but have tons to do....I feel anyways. Our long weekend started out with our first trip to the big antique show in Round Top, which was crazy. I knew it would be big, but it was nuts thousands of vendors and thousands of people it took us an hour and a half to drive 10 miles....yikes. We got a few things but learned alot so we will be prepared for the next show in October. Charlee did amazing, she had a sweet set up in her wagon with a movie and snacks plus there was plenty to look at, she just chilled then layed her head down when she was done. I ordered this ipad cover and it worked perfect.

 

 

 

 

I had a feeling seeing the bunny may not go so well. I felt so bad basically throwing her at the bunny and running for a few good pictures....sweet memories though right?!?

 

 

 

 

 

I love putting her little basket together and since all she really cared about was the $1 plastic eggs I'm glad I got her mostly clothes and shoes ;)! She woke up and when I put her down she was so excited, she ran straight to her basket and started digging the eggs out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then she got stuck in her basket.....lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

After church we went to brunch then to Jason's parents for a little egg hunt. She ran outside picked up one egg and was over it! But she loves being outside so watching her run around in her sweet little dress was worth it all. I love this girl more than anything and am so truly blessed to have her.

 

 

 

Hope you and your family had a sweet little Easter weekend!

 

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Weekend fun in pictures!

Last week we had a fun coffee date with a friend and her little one, there is this cute little coffee house and brewery that just opened up by our house. It was great because they didn't care that our girls wanted to run around and make a mess while we had coffee!

 

 

Charlee has always loved amigo but the past week or so it has become an obsession. Amigo is 11 so he gets a little tired, but has been so good with her she loves on him and follows him all day. She was so mad he wouldn't come out from under the bed.... Where he was of course hiding from her.

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday we had a birthday party at the park it was super fun. Charlee had such a great time playing with everyone she loves watching other kids. The park was right by our house so we walked there and pulled the kiddos in the wagon. Charlee hates being strapped in her stroller, but will hang out in the wagon for a long time..... Thank goodness!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday we spent the day at Home Depot getting things for some projects we have going on. We decided to hang up two trellises on our patio. We love our neighbors but would like a little privacy when we walk outside so we are hoping these vines grow quick and provide the look we want. We are having a crawfish boil for Jason's birthday in a few weeks so we have put the projects into over drive. Why we always do this to ourselves with projects I have no clue, but at least we will have the backyard ready for summer!

 

 

 

 

Last night we went and watched daddy play kickball after the game Charlee had a blast running the field!

 

 

 

 

Hope you have a fun week getting ready for Easter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It's feeling like Spring.....

The weather has been beautiful the past few day's. After the rain was done on Saturday, Sunday ended up being beautiful and the next few days look the same...yay! We are getting outside and enjoying this weather. So lately Charlee is OBSESSED wth birds she gets so excited and kicks her little legs and arms and can hardly contain herself, so we took her to the park to feed the ducks, she loved it.

 

 

 

 

 

She made a new friend at her Uncle Barry's house.

 

 

 

The past few months on and off Charlee has started waking up at 3am and screaming, it's not just a little cry it's enough to where I have to go get her and get her back to sleep. I have actually been giving in and letting her nurse to get her back to sleep nothing else seems to work. I'm not sure why she is waking up or what to do. Plus weaning her has not been easy at all, she doesn't understand why she can't just have them....lol.

 

Any advice?!?

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St. Patty's Day

We had a very low key day, we started with a fun breakfast, I can't get enough of the cute holiday food ideas, there are a million on Pinterest. Cookie cutters and pancakes are the easiest and cutest. The first time I did this I copied a recipe where they put the cookie cutter in the pan and poured batter in... it was a mess the mix went everywhere and I burned myself on the cookie cutter...haha. So now I make a big pancake and cut it after, makes sense right?!?

Later in the day we had Charlee's 15 month appointment which included shots, I hate it just as much now as I did the first time, it breaks my heart. She is in the 50% for weight and 80% for height and healthy as can be! I thank God everyday for my healthy happy girl.

No partying or green beer for us and since she wasn't feeling well she was our little cuddle bug, after she snuggled up to her daddy in our bed he looked at me and said "best St. Patrick's Day EVER".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you had a fun day! Easter's up next!!!

 

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