project 365| March 27-April 9

DAY 87| MARCH 27TH

I drove to Belle Plaine for a Senior session @ the Bartlett Arboretum early on this morning!

The day was glorious, and walking through the gates of the Arb always feels magical.

It's no surprise I LOVE this place. 

I mean, look at these photos (captured with my little 'ol iphone), and tell me it doesn't look like a fairy tale!!

I told Robin (owner of the Arb) that I didn't want to show these photos on my blog or Facebook, because I was worried clients coming for mini sessions in late April might be sad the tulips will be gone. BUT they are too beautiful not to share,...AND I haven't had a single client upset there won't be tulips. Mother Nature played an April Fools joke...tulips bloomed 2-3 weeks early! Haha, very funny, Mother Nature! There will be plenty of other floral beauties to replace them, so I am not a bit worried! 

DAY 88| MARCH 28TH

Pulled out my old-school arts & crafts moves....

making a sample for the kids' Easter crafts I was leading at church. 

The kids loved it, and they all turned out really cute!

DAY 89| MARCH 29TH

Barrett surprised me with this ensemble, while I was working at the dining room table.

He said "Mom, take a picture of me and send it to Mimi. She's going to be so excited."

 DAY 90| MARCH 30TH

Editing a newborn session with one of my photographer friends' baby boy. 

Just a little pressure when another photographer asks YOU to photograph their newborn son!

AND add to that, pressure to get a good shot of him wearing an adorable fox set because his name is Timber Fox! 

 DAY 91| MARCH 31ST

Barrett and Justin's first trip to CherryBerry! 

Then we went to get Barrett a new set of golf clubs!

DAY 92| APRIL 1ST

One of my besties was in town for the weekend. It had been way too long since I'd seen Christie!

We had dinner and drinks with Audra and Megan on Friday night, then she stopped by to see the newest changes to the house on Sunday. She brought me these beautiful yellow tulips! Thanks, C! Love you!

DAY 93| APRIL 2ND

We have already enjoyed many beautiful evenings hanging out in the back yard. Playing golf, sitting on the patio with the fire, and just exploring new areas and seeing new plants bloom every day. THIS was the first night I ever stood at the back door (just before dark), and yelled out "Barrett, time to come inside." He was all the way at the back of the yard, talking to the neighbors cat. I yelled those words out, like I'd done it a hundred times...and then realized my little boy was growing up. He was out playing contently, and I had to call him in. Of course, he didn't want to come. I had to go out and see the kitty. He didn't understand why the cat didn't want to eat the grass he was feeding it through the fence. 

DAY 94| APRIL 3RD

I took this pic from the back porch for my sweet friend, Sara. 

She lost her beautiful mama to cancer one year ago last week. She has been on my heart a lot.

She always says that hearts in the sky are signs from her mama. There were lots on this gorgeous day!

Love you, Sara!

DAY 95| APRIL 4TH

Yep, on this day, I was STILL trying to finalize a paint color for the house! 

We decided for sure on Foothills that night. Our painter brought us a sample quart to try on the house.

(Foothills is 3rd card from the left, 2nd from the bottom)

DAY 96| APRIL 5TH
Well, remember that beautiful field of golden tall grass I shared a picture of in March?
The one next door I thought would be great for a session.
The neighbor burned it :)

Barrett loved it. 

We sat on the front porch and watched the flames grow. 

DAY 97| APRIL 6TH

My sweet little boy had some major dental work done. For some reason, the enamel on his top back teeth on each side didn't develop. This left a big hole in the center of those teeth, with just tender gum tissue. He ended up having both teeth pulled and spacers put in. It was a very rough morning for all of us! This was on the way to the dentist in Wichita, and on the way home.

DAY 98| APRIL 7TH

I painted a patch of the new color on the back of the house. It was pretty brown when it went on. I wanted more gray/warm gray. BUT once it dried, I loved it! Now we are really excited to get it all done! 

DAY 99| APRIL 8TH

Happy Easter!!!

We spotted the Easter bunny in our yard =)

One of Barrett's favorite things about the new house...we see lots of bunnies in our yard! He runs after them saying "come her bunny-bunny." He's confused why they don't sit still and want to be petted! 

DAY 100| APRIL 9TH

What? It's the 100th day of the year!?!?

Barrett has music class on Monday mornings! He's been taking music from the local Arts & Humanities center (where I worked when he was born), since he was 6 months.  After music, we went to the coffee shop to hang out and have some breakfast. I love that place, and I love sitting on the porch in the cool Spring air with my sweet boy!! 

Project 365| March 1-26

Oops, March has been busy...so here is almost a whole month of photos I am behind!

DAY 61| MARCH 1ST

 Barrett picked this from the yard for me =)

DAY 62| MARCH 2ND

We had been sick for several days, and were tired of being cooped up inside. 

It was a nice day, so we went out on the front steps to chalk in our jammies (in the middle of the afternoon) 

DAY 63| MARCH 3RD

 hot pumpkin spice tea...feels good on a sore throat

DAY 64| MARCH 4TH

 growing out my hair. Hasn't been this long since...hmm, maybe when we were married??

DAY 65| MARCH 5TH

View out one of our bedroom windows. It was a rainy day, but I am in love with the neighbors tall grasses. They are so vibrant yellow, especially beautiful during the "golden hour". 

Hope to use them for a session or two in the future!

DAY 66| MARCH 6TH

Woke up early for school, and couldn't wait to show Barrett the blanket of fog over the golf course.

Amazing beauty!!!

DAY 67| MARCH 7TH

Long lashes

DAY 68| MARCH 8TH

Watching Barrett perfect his golf swing, while I worked in at the kitchen table.

 DAY 69| MARCH 9TH

Went to support my friend, Audra, as she chopped off A LOT of hair!!

This was her "after" shot. She cut off around 10 inches to donate. So proud of her! She is beautiful!!

DAY 70| MARCH 10TH

 I was folding clothes on the bed, B was watching out the bedroom window for Daddy to get home.

DAY 71|MARCH 11TH

My hubby, Grill Master. Enjoying a White Russian on the back patio.

DAY 72|MARCH 12TH

We are having our house painted in April. This is my *TRYING* to pick out colors!

I love choosing paint colors inside. BUT this exterior choice is a BIG deal!! It's not just one gallon of paint if you change your mind! Eek!! Thinking about "Foothills" (a gray/taupe) for the house, with black shutters and maybe a deep gold/mustard front door? Trim will be white, as we just had it painted in December. Thoughts?!?!?

DAY 73| MARCH 13TH

 We finally got a new dining set! After driving all over Wichita, visiting 10+ furniture stores, we decided on this one. We wanted something rustic, turned legs, seats up to 8, with a leaf. We love it!! So nice to have a place for everyone to sit when we have company!

DAY 74| MARCH 14TH

New prop! Colorful rug I found at World Market...made out of scarves!

Will be a fun pop of color under newborns and babies!

DAY 75| MARCH 15TH

Playing on the iPad with Papa

 DAY 76| MARCH 16TH

Uncle Bobby and Aunt Jenn were in town for the Cabela's opening on the 14th. We went to that, and then they came to Winfield for a few days. We spent the day Friday visiting Brandon's friends around the area at their jobs/cool places. His friend Jeremiah & his family own Quail Valley Farms. We went to see their progress on the property. Barrett got to feed the baby lamb its bottle, and we got to pet the donkeys. After that, we went to visit Joel at Camp Horizon. It was a fun day. 

DAY 77| MARCH 17TH

First ride on Daddy's new mower!! They were both grinning from ear-to-ear!

DAY 78| MARCH 18TH

 "SWEAT"

In the garage finishing up the kitchen table paint job...

thought the sweat on my ice water cup was a neat texture :)

DAY 79| MARCH 19TH

 All the bfe kids (seven total) together to celebrate Miss Caroline's birthday!!!

Hadley, Lydia, Jillian, Caroline, Callum, Barrett, Norah Kate 

Amber's 3rd due in July will make EIGHT!

DAY 80| MARCH 20TH

 More Spring beauty popping up all around our yard!

DAY 81| MARCH 21ST

My new favorite drink! Recipe can be found HERE on Pinterest!

Made these for my Scentsy party Wednesday night! 

DAY 82| MARCH 22ND

Another view out our bedroom window. 

I love to watch, as the seasons change. AND the screen gives awesome texture :)

DAY 83| MARCH 23RD

 This was day ONE of our annual girls trip!

We ventured to Oklahoma City for a long weekend. 

Shopping, eating, pedicures & manicures, visiting and giggling in our hotel suite, more shopping and eating!! 

My FIRST trip to Cherry Berry!! 

DAY 84| MARCH 24TH

I didn't actually take any pics on Saturday (we were too busy shopping), so these are from Dinner out Friday night! 

Love my girls!!! Amber, Audra, Megan & me

DAY 85| MARCH 25TH

The time away was so nice, and much needed!!

The girls all agree that it makes us better mothers and wives to get away at least once a year! Ya know, keep our sanity!! I like to escape from my business, relax and spend quality time with my friends. My hubby knows it's important to me, and I love him for that! It good for me to miss my boys, and to feel missed. They were so happy to have me home, and that felt good. It's also good for them to have father-son time together. We all appreciate each other even more after these trips away :)

DAY 86| MARCH 26TH

This was actually taken after a good rain last week, but I edited it today!

We got a LOT of rain last week, and now everything is really greening up! 

DIY-Powder Room makeover

Next up...the powder room!!!

The blue wallpaper, pedestal sink and bright gold accents were great, but....

We changed it up a little :)

 

Removing the wallpaper did bad things to the walls in this room. So we had to patch, sand and texture before painting. We replaced the pedestal sink with something the fit the space better, and gave us storage. Oil-rubbed bronze faucet, and a new mirror. We painted the outlet covers and floor vent with oil-rubbed bronze spray paint, and replaced the towel holder, toilet paper holder and wall sconces with oil-rubbed bronze ones. (The old gold towel holder-we sprayed with the oil-rubbed bronze paint and used in our master bathroom)

Uck...these pictures bring back bad memories!!!

Barrett even liked to scrape the wallpaper off :)

After all the paper was off, we sanded, patched, sanded again...

then taped the floor off and sprayed on the texture.

After the spray texture --->

Wall color: Sherwin Williams Mannered Gold