Summer

Loving the back deck right now. I went to Pier 1 and Homesense and bought a ton of new pillows and accessories, plus grabbed a couple of pallets to bring to Dev so he could put together the coffee table. I love it!!! The lumbar order is in so he can start on the deck that will be wrapping around the above ground pool...we really needed to think about child proofing and putting in the deck/rail so our friends' kids (and by next year, our own little walker) can be kept safely away from the water. He's putting a pergola at one end that we'll add some hammocks to. :)

Excuse the bbq cover. I would love to get Dev a new bbq...just not in the cards this year.

                                      From the outside looking in...can't wait to for the deck :)

"Alvin"

We are now 11 days away from baby due date...I feel ready for whenever he/she decides to arrive! I've luckily had the chance to nest in the house and relax out on our deck, socialize with all my girls who are also off work for mat leave, etc, and bake everything...so yes, feeling ready to meet baby. For now, it goes by Alvin, til we meet boy or girl Alli/Devin combo!

For the nursery, as always I found a ton of things on Pinterest that I loved, but didn't want to go spending a ton of money. So we made it work with furniture we already had, plus an ikea crib (I painted the spindles--bbaaaahhhh!) and a beautiful glider I got as my shower gift. It was purchased from Penney & Co. michaelpenneystyle

Here's what we ended up with. I LOVE the sheets I found on Etsy as well. Woodland creatures! Shop Little Necessities

 

The diaper bag--Etsy--amazing... ikabags

 

We'll add the name letters to the bunting once we know a or b :)  I originally ordered the little white deer head, but when it arrived was so sad to see how lonely it looked on the wall.  Dev came up with the idea of the family of deer heads ha!

 

Still need to get some pics added into those frames. My mom did the painting. Now the waiting game...

Updates...months later!

Well, after MUCH time (clearly, blogging is not something I am good at), as I sit here browsing Pinterest and watching the Oscars, I decided to come back and simply, add on. So to update...this year has brought many changes to the house. For one, the need to change our office into an office/guestroom, as the old guestroom needs to make space for a mini version of us. So that room was done too (not quite there yet, but getting there), along with our master bedroom. But our most exciting upgrade is the new gas fireplace. Mantel and bookshelves were Kijiji finds (painted the mantel), so the overhaul was not too pricey.

PS Not sure if it's the pregnancy thing or what, but my already over-the-top love for my dog has turned into an obsession. See below.

Oh, and the wedding...
Yes I barfed Pinterest but it was a super cool Summer Camp Wedding...best weekend ever :)