Nearly three years ago, we were blessed with angel #4. As evidenced in the pics below, she was adored by her family.
Here she is just about an hour old and meeting her adoring fan club for the first time!
3 days old.
2 weeks old.
3 months old.
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8 months old.
1 year old.
2 years old.
3 years old.
Stay tuned. Party plans in progress!
The Bench.
The bench sits on my parent's little front porch--it has for many years. I'm guessing at least 20-25 years....maybe longer.
As is apt to happen, the bench has gotten a little worse for wear over the years. I've been saying that I was going to tear it all apart and paint it for a few years now, but I finally made good on the promise. I enlisted the help of my teenage daughter and we scrubbed, sanded, primed and painted the old bench. It's looking so pretty now!
The hubby is away on business, so the kids and I are taking spring break and "camping out" at Grandpa and Grandma's house. The kids are having a blast, btw. I'm threatening to tear into the bathroom cabinets and re-paint them, but I figured I better work my way up the ladder, gain some trust, rung by rung. =)
While I had the paint out, I treated the old milkcan to a fresh coat and a new sunflower. Sort of the same story here, I was probably 14-ish the first time I painted the milkcan and it needed some attention too. I didn't do the fanciest job on the flower, but you should know that I just used the colors of paint I had on hand and some old brushes I found...they really weren't even the right size for the job.
My mom's basement is full of treasures....I found this 'G' down there today. I dropped it and broke it, so after I glued it back together, I decided to hit it with the spray can too.
Sometimes, all the doing mom and dad do for you, you just have to go back and do a little for them. Of course, they get the added blessing of watching the munchkins while you "do" but hey....
Anyway, back to the old bench for a minute. Going on 17 years ago, the man in the photo below made me very happy by asking me to marry him, while we were sitting on that very bench! No red carpet, but it worked pretty well I'd say and being married to him has brought lots of red carpet along the way!
I guess you could say I had a vested interest in fixing up the old bench. =)
...and underneath are the everlasting arms...Duet. 33:27
As is apt to happen, the bench has gotten a little worse for wear over the years. I've been saying that I was going to tear it all apart and paint it for a few years now, but I finally made good on the promise. I enlisted the help of my teenage daughter and we scrubbed, sanded, primed and painted the old bench. It's looking so pretty now!
The hubby is away on business, so the kids and I are taking spring break and "camping out" at Grandpa and Grandma's house. The kids are having a blast, btw. I'm threatening to tear into the bathroom cabinets and re-paint them, but I figured I better work my way up the ladder, gain some trust, rung by rung. =)
While I had the paint out, I treated the old milkcan to a fresh coat and a new sunflower. Sort of the same story here, I was probably 14-ish the first time I painted the milkcan and it needed some attention too. I didn't do the fanciest job on the flower, but you should know that I just used the colors of paint I had on hand and some old brushes I found...they really weren't even the right size for the job.
My mom's basement is full of treasures....I found this 'G' down there today. I dropped it and broke it, so after I glued it back together, I decided to hit it with the spray can too.
Sometimes, all the doing mom and dad do for you, you just have to go back and do a little for them. Of course, they get the added blessing of watching the munchkins while you "do" but hey....
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