More canvas prints

I made all of these faux canvas prints last week, instead of buying them already made. I am pretty happy with them. The black and white one on the top right is just a filler. I have one more 8x10 to make for that spot.

I swear they look straight on my wall, but in the picture they look a little wacky.

Mele Kalikimaka!!

Nate's mom brought this little hula ensemble back from Hawaii. I had Paige put it on today and she was acting the part, as you can tell. (And Kate couldn't wait to try it on.)

Christmas Weekend

Here is a video of Paige on Christmas morning. The first few seconds is her talking about Jesus being born, but I'm not sure if you can understand it.

On Christmas Eve my sister-in-law and I took Paige and her cousin to see Tangled. I'm not usually into animated movies, but I loved this one. It was really cute and well done. It was Paige's first movie theater experience and she loved it.

We hung out at Nate's sister's house most of the weekend, which is only about 10 minutes away. It was a fun weekend with lots of food and fun games. We all played "Just Dance" on the Wii, which was hilarious. And we also played a really fun game called "Telestrations." I would highly recommend it.

Nate's parents told stories to the kids, and Santa even showed up, which was pretty exciting for Paige. I don't have any good pictures though. :(

Kate got this cute, snuggly outfit from Nate's mom.

Sunday Best

Just some pictures

I found Kate under the easel yesterday. She's a little monkey these days.

Paige's Room

I finally got a vinyl tree for Paige's room! It was on sale at Kohl's for just $11! If you're looking for something like that, Kohl's had a few other cute options too. Like big flowers and stuff. Paige thinks it's pretty cool.

Great Deal!

If you're interested in getting "real" canvas prints made, you should check out artscow.com. My friend Elke just recommended it and their prices are amazing. Even though I am happy with how my faux canvas turned out, I wanted to get some bigger ones that looked really professional to put above our couch. I definitely plan on using this site. Thanks, Elke!

Faux canvas prints

I got this idea from my friend Janelle. It's way cheaper than getting real canvas prints made. Although Costco has pretty good prices on them. But doing it yourself costs like $4. Maybe less. You just use Mod Podge to adhere the pic to the canvas and then cover the whole thing with 3 or 4 layers of Mod Podge. Pretty cool, huh?

Here's another idea: This lady (who I don't know at all) put them on wood boards and painted the edges black, and it looks awesome. Here's her tutorial.

Day 29

Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned?


Where do I start? This has blog challenge has been such a life-changing experience. Ok, not really. I have put off this post for a few days because I can't really think of much that I've learned this past month. Weird. Plus, I don't feel like thinking right now.


Day 30- What is your favorite song?

I have always loved the song "Save Tonight" by Eagle Eye Cherry. I've listened to it so many times and I still love it for some reason.

Paige, the artist

Paige just drew this picture and said, "Mom, this is Kate!" I can't believe how proud I am. This is the first time she has drawn something recognizable.

Day 28

Day 28- A picture of you from last year and now... How have you changed?

Last year around this time...

Today...

A year ago I was about 6 months pregnant. I really miss being pregnant. Although, the morning sickness was really hard. And last year my hair was long, but I cut it recently. I think I like it better long. This year I am enjoying motherhood more than I did last year. For a while there, I felt kind of depressed, unfulfilled, and overwhelmed. Over the last few months, I've been trying not to worry about the little things, like messes and tantrums. I just try to treasure my girls as much as possible, and I am honestly so much happier because of it. I don't want to look back on this time and feel like all I did was complain and yell.

Day 26 & 27

Day 26- What do you think about your friends



What kind of a question is that? I think all my friends are great. If I didn't, I wouldn't be friends with them.


Day 27- Why you are doing this 30 day challenge

I really like blogging, but sometimes I get stuck in a rut, and I can't think of anything interesting enough to blog about. I thought this sounded like fun and I like opening up about myself. I'm starting to feel like "Look at me!!" though. I'm kind of glad it's almost over. :)