Frugal Friday Fun!!!!

It was a beautiful day today so we decided to enjoy a picnic at the park.....

So thankful for days like this :-)))))

My Bathroom is Under Construction

Sorry for the lack of postings I have been busy bust busy with my projects! Now that my kitchen redo is close to completion (which we all know will never happen)

I decided to start working on my master bath. I painted my cheap medium oak cabinets black, sanded the edges and used a Mocha stain over them.....
Next I am going to frame out the mirror and ad a head knocker.

I liked the look of the sanded edges so much I decided to do it in the kitchen as well. I painted the cabinet a few month back and did an antique glaze on them... Here are the cabinets sanded and stained......
Not a huge difference but I love it!!!!!

Please Help

The past couple years have been nothing short of a roller coaster for my sisterinlaw Amber and her family. At the age of three their youngest son Ayden was Diagnosed with cancer. After 6 rounds of Chemo and a liver transplant he is now cancer free and getting stronger everyday!

In May Amber will be running a half marathon in honor of sweet Ayden and to help raise money to fight cancer so hopefully every family can have a happy ending like our family did.

Ayden is truly an inspiration to us all!!!Please check out this link and donate whatever you can, $5 can help change lives....

Amber's Fundraising Page

A Shower for Little Hunter

Sunday I helped throw a baby shower for my sweet step sister Melissa. My brother in Law Ben is really into hunting, they even planed both there kids around deer season LOL! WE are so excited about baby Hunter that we decided to throw him a party that we knew daddy would approve off.....Camo Cupcakes..... Gingerbread Deer favors.....The excited parents....The Spread......A super cute Diaper cake made by Kacee.. The Diaper Game, you have to guess what baby food is in each diaper....The Toilet Paper Game, guess how many squares of TP it takes to get around Melissa Baby bump.... finally lots of sweet new baby things for precious Hunter....And of coarse Big Sister gets gifts too....Now all we can do is sit and wait for his arrival!!!

Back Splash DIY

I am so so so proud of my husband for our latest project. We decided to be brave and install a tile back splash in our kitchen. We talked to a guy at home depot and he told us about this stuff.... Its a fiber glass sticker that can be used instead of tile board also the tile stick directly to it so you don't have to plaster first. This is a bit my expensive than regular tile board at $25 for 10 sq feet but make s it much quicker and easier so it was well worth the money! This is our kitchen before.... we removed the laminate back splash first...

next we placed the fiber glass sticker sheets on the wall....
followed by tile placement and grouting..... The Grout we used was a premixed, it also cost a little higher but made the project easier....

We also went ahead and purchased a wet saw instead of renting one because I have a feeling this will not be our only tile project.

and this is the finished product......

Doesn't that look amazing, it makes such a huge difference in our kitchen!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Who Knew a Coke machine could be so much fun.....Happy WW!

Birthday Dr. Suess Style

As crazy as it may seem Ian's first birthday is next month! I LOVE throwing a party and usually go a little overboard when doing so. My Theme for Ian's Big #1 is Dr. Suess. I am so excited about this theme cause there are so many possibilities. Here are a few ideas I have gathered from the Internet.....

One fish two fish RED fish Blue fish...

I found thing 1 & Thing 2 t-shirts for the boys....

Aren't these the cutest cupcakes you ever seen and I think they will be super easy to make.....

I also bought these adorable stuffed animals from Kohls at only 5 bucks a piece to use for decorations....

found these at Hobby Lobby.... and this stacking box set from Barnes and Noble..... Do you have it all pictured in your head?