Pictures of Our New Place!

Well, folks! Here are the pictures I promised a while back of our new place. :) I did a lot of cleaning today and thought it'd be the perfect time to snap some shots while everything looks so spiffy. Hope you like! :D

Not exactly the best lighting but good enough to see the front of the place! Pink. Not a fan of the color but this house pulls it off beautifully.

Here's the lovely view from our front drive. :)

Shall we go inside...?

Opening the door, this is the first glance. Again the lighting was horrible, but I figured I should post this so you can get an idea of where stuff is compared. :)

The entryway is decorated with a few of moms treasured baskets. This picture was taken from the front door.

And so the entryway looks into the dining room. :)

One more veiw - from the kitchen.

So then from the dining room into the kitchen - my favorite room in the entire house! This kitchen is AMAZING! I love cooking and baking here.

Ok, so joined with the kitchen is our little casual dining room, this is where we usually eat dinner. :)

It's screaming for a different table cloth but oh well, I already took the picture. :p

From this little dining room place we go to the "formal" sitting room.

This is the view from the "big" dining room.

From the fire place looking back at the kitchen. :)

So, that's all for now. Next time will be bedrooms, bathrooms and our less formal living room! :)

I Am Alive!!

Yes, I know. It's been ages since I've posted and I'm sure some of you may have taken me for dead! BUT!! Never fear, for I am still alive and well. Very well actually.

We have moved from Sarasota down South to the little town of North Port. Our new house is beeeautiful and I shall post pictures soon.

For now though, I'll post a few randoms:

I love baking. Like seriously. Cooking, baking, anything where I can make something yummy AND creative. Here's the cookies I made for Thanksgiving. Eggnog cookies and icing, then drawn templates from parment pper. Lets just say there so few of them because ach one was cut with a small knife. Haha!

We didn't have any platters fitting for the occasion, so I took an old metal baking sheet and wrapped it in wrapping paper...it worked quite well. :)

(Leaves, Pilgrim Hats, Turkeys, Acorns, and Pumpkins)

Last week I went and stayed with my friend Hannah. Oh my. I had so much fun with her and her sisters. The Doucette's are an amazing family!!

(Love you, Han! <3)

Owl Things Owl!

Owl, this, owl that. I guess it's phase I'm going through right now. But seriously, "whoo" doesn't like them? ;)

Last night I was feeling quite seasonal and listening to Christmas music! So I was in the mood to bake something.

This is what happened:

...I love owls... :p

So while I was decorating these, I looked over and saw this:

Sleepy boys! <3

Puppy woke up as soon as the camera clicked and I just had to share with y'all his Drop Dead Gorgeousness. :D

What Are Little Boys Made Of?

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails!!

The other day Brian came over to spend the day with us! 

We had an amazing time and I snapped a few pictures. :)

Some editing fun.

Angel In Training

So we watched this video of a tiny yellow lab puppy who wouldn't touch the treat that laid on his paw. We thought, surely our Trapper could do the same. 

After all he's going to be one in two weeks!!

So, today mom worked with him and these are the results.

So here's Part 1:

((Dad kept talking when I tried to video so.....excuse me. :p))

((OH! And you'll need to scroll down to the bottom

of this page first and pause the music.))

And Part 2:

See? I have the bestest dog since Old Yeller.

Fall Has Arrived

Well, I'm not actually sure what to call it. Fall? Winter? Spring?

We don't get the usual seasons around here. We have Hot, Very Hot, Extremely Hot, Cool, and Cooler.
Ok, so maybe that's a bit exaggerating but...I'm not gonna get technical, I just wanted to tell how beautiful it's been outside these days.

Sunny and cool. NO HUMIDITY! Oh, it's truly AHHH-mazing! Makes me want to get out Christmas music and light candles and bake something seasonal. Hehe. While mom on the other hand claims she's got "Spring Fever". See what I mean? Florida living is confusing!! :p

Trapper's loving it!! Today we went for a walk and he was pulling at his leash just all hyped and adorable. (He's ALWAYS adorable) We went out in the back yard and I tried to get him to chase some bubbles for pictures but all he cared about was chasing the poor lizards around while they scrambled around looking for cover.

However, when I brought out his ball he focused on it for a few minutes and I snapped a few shots of his adorableness.

Oooh! Ball!

How dull...

Forget this, I'm huntin' lizards!!

I think I hear something over here...

*sniff*   *sniff* 

Come out, come out, wherever you are!!

That's all for today! But Trapper's birthday is coming up... ;)

Change of Plans

Ok, so yeah. A while back I posted ideas for redoing my room, right? Right. And it was a really cute idea, right? Right. And it totally matched Bobo, Bubba A., and Bongo, right? Right.

But alas, I have had a change of heart. So!!

Behold the new!!

With owl/bird accents.

For the bed:

For the walls:

So yeah! Mom already bought me the cutest owl canvas. 

So I've got my mind set this time! I love owls, y'all! :p

And hey! I still love Elephants too so why not have them also? 

Who cares if elephants and owls don't go together.

They're both adorable and it would just make my style more original! :D

Let's go for it!!