Pebble Beach Court

We were so lucky to have spent this past weekend with Mason and Gavin's Nana and Grandy! We had a great weekend packed full of fun. Here are a few pics from our trip to the Ft. Worth Zoo.

Gearing Up!

A simple Sunday, a simple lunch with my family, and a simple walk in the park is all it took to remind me of how simply wonderful life can be. Today was a precious day. Nothing extraordinary happened, no mountains moved, but none the less I would repeat today over and over again.

And they're off!

Well...not quite. But I just couldn't wait to decorate anymore. The temperature has dropped below 1oo degrees for several days now and it is September so I thought I'd roll the decorations on out. Here are a few pics of the front porch. I really don't jazz up the interior of our house for fall so the porch is really the only spot at our house that gets decked for the season.

Gotta love fake pumpkins! These bad boys have lasted several years.

Alright heat it is time for you to pack up and leaf. I am ready for there to be a chill in the air, I'm ready to eat soup/stew/chili, and I am ready for Thanksgiving break. Although I loved my first week of teaching Kindergarten, I sure miss my little ones and can't wait to have more snuggle time with them.

As I was cleaning this week I decided to start prepping the casa for fall. I spruced up the mantle.

Hi friends. I start school tomorrow. One week of in-service and then we get kiddos next Monday. I am so excited about teaching Kinder this year. I feel so very lucky to love my job and that my job allows me summers off. It definitely gave me time to rest and recuperate for the up coming year.

As the case with many of my friends, I too and becoming an avid Pinterester (not sure if that is a word - but going with it anyway). I am loving not only the decor and fashion side but the classroom side as well.

Enter the kindergarten crate seat. Storage and function - what more does a teacher need? I roped the hubby into helping me today while the boys napped. We made 5 fabulous little seats. Can't wait to start small groups so the kiddos can use em.

The after.

My sweet friend is expecting a little girl in a few short weeks. I have been itching to make a bow hanger for some time, just for giggles. Luckily my friend was in need. I also told her I wanted to make her hospital door hanger, again just for giggles. Can you tell I have boys???

I racked my brain about how I could somehow combine the two in effort to make this lil project more sentimental. The idea came to me this morning. Viola! Here you have it. Currently it is a hospital door hanger, after you remove the cards my dear friend will have a hanger for her little ones bows.

I made letters which spell out her name to hang above her crib. This is one of the papers we used to decoupage the letters. Don't you kinda want to wear the big brown flower???

We have had to spend a little more time indoors this past week due to the blazing temperatures here in Texas. Anytime I get to feeling cooped up I start to putz. This is how I can up with the idea to paint our master bedroom closet. Just to see how it would look I painted the backs of the shelving we have in there. The boys woke up from their nap so it was a great stopping point for today.

What do you think? Am I crazy, is it the heat, or just a great idea? Should I continue to paint the rest of the room (I already have the paint on hand)??