Do you remember that Ju-Ju-Be referral contest I posted about in January? Well, I didn't win for the most referrals, but I did win a random drawing! I won this cute little Be Light bag in Cherry Lemonade!
Here's the pic of our house when we bought it. We took down the awnings and the huge bush in front that blocked all our sunshine. Then, last week we repainted the dark green shutters and doors and painted all the light green trim a bright crisp white. Bryan also suggested we paint the dull stone around the door white. I was initially against it because the idea scared me to death, but when he went out on a Home Depot run, I got up the courage to just do it! I'm so glad I did! It really accentuates the door, I think. I love all the white trim; it looks so clean and bright and inviting!
I feel like we were handed a huge blessing last week. We had a full, interrupted week of warmer weather and sunshine! It's usually still cold and snowy this time of year in Cleveland, so I was really worrying about getting the exterior work and painting done on the house in order to get it on the market. We said several prayers, asking for an early spring, and I truly believe our prayers were answered! We worked our little behinds off all week, but we got it (almost) all done! I feel so grateful!
Because our kitchen looked like this.
Today it looks like this! New counter tops!
Well, sort of. They are actually our old counter tops...
... refinished to look new! I love it! It was fast and inexpensive too. Why didn't we do this four years ago?!
The only downside is that I dislike my cabinets a little more now. I think the wood drawer pulls look out of place. I'm considering painting them white and then adding brushed nickel hardware to the cabinets. What do you think?
Guess who got to fish a Battleship game piece out of Logan's nose with a pair of tweezers today? Yep. I'm awesome!
Hannah is a BIG fan of Mickey and the gang! The darling shirt from Nana and Papa says it all!
Hannah's Minnie Mouse cake.
I love this picture of Hannah opening her present from Nana and Papa! My mom's expression is priceless - watching Hannah's face, hoping that she likes it. (My mom had a traumatic experience with an unappreciated birthday gift when she was a child. It has scarred her for life!)
Minnie AND Daisy!!! Hannah loves them! (Immediately after this, Hannah looked in the bag again and said, "Donald?" Apparently she thought she was getting the whole gang!)
Thank you, Nana and Papa!
Hannah lined up her new friends with her brothers' Mickeys. Then she laid down on her tummy with her face in her hands and just stared at them. She is such a girl; I love it!
Hannah taking Daisy for a ride in her new shopping cart. Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa Anderson!
I walked into my bedroom today to find Hannah in my bed, under the covers in with her BFF's.
I am WAY behind on my blogging, but I wanted to quickly post these pics of our tiny half bath, mostly for my mom to see how my little shelf project turned out. I needed to decorate around the laundry chute door in the wall, so this is what I came up with.
The white shelves were from Jo-Ann's in a set of three (1', 2', & 3'). With a 50% off coupon, they were $25. I bought the little china plates at a thrift store for Thanksgiving (I think they were 25 cents each), so I already had them. The little glass vases were from the dollar store. Orchids were from the clearance shelf at Pier 1 for $3.00 total. I don't think they are too fakey looking (I'm pretty picky about my fake flowers). The pebble filler was also from Pier 1 for $3.50.
I LOVE these little iron birds at Arhaus and wanted them both for my shelves, but didn't want to spend $24 each. After a lot of searching, I found my iron bird at Target for $7. It's a little bigger than the Arhaus birds, so I only needed one. I already had the books.
Here's a little shot of the rest of the bathroom (I told you it was tiny). I am SO kicking myself for not taking a "before" picture this room when we moved in! Imagine if you can, CRAZY busy floral wallpaper on all the walls (with MAUVE vinyl blinds to match!), old linoleum on the floor, and a tiny little medicine cabinet. We tiled the floor, added bead board, painted, and replaced the mirror and light fixtures. 
We are really happy with how this turned out. Even though it is small, it looks bright and clean and reminds me of springtime - Just what I need right now!
The Fam
We are so proud of you, Andrew! You are knowledgeable about the Gospel, have a testimony, and have truly chosen to follow the Savior in this very important step! We love you!
