The Land of Canaan - Part 2

I am one of those people who love to decorate, so trying to come up with something unique and "us" for Canaan's room has been a little challenging but very exciting. This room started off as our guest room/junk collector room that we hardly ever went in. We set up a sofa sleeper, a t.v. with the stand, along with a large mirror and a rug. It has pretty much been a waste of space since we moved here a year ago. The only time we used this room was Halloween night. We didn't want anyone to know we were home so we camped out with our dogs and watches movies all night, which also happened to be the night we found out we were having a baby, pretty crazy!!

Before we knew what we were having, I had some fabulous girl room ideas floating around in my head but never really settled on anything for a boy. Once we were told that Canaan was a boy, I had to scratch all my girl ideas and get to work on some boy ones. I have never really been big on themes so I knew this would be a little harder but totally worth it in the end. At first, I wasn't sure about the paint color in the room and considered changing to the teal color I painted my kitchen, but once I put up my $2.50 handmade curtains, everything started coming together. I will definitely give you all the details once the room is complete, but for now here is part 2 of Canaan's room. I still need to get him a dresser/changing table and some floating shelves to put above the couch but for the most part, I'd say his room is looking might fine. Enjoy!

 

 

A little side note:

Maggie is Gabe's right hand man (or lady). She truly believes that she is Gabe's little helper and any time he works on a project, she is right by his side. Miles on the other hand is a big sissy who runs away when he hears you wrinkle up a piece of paper. We wanted to be sure to include our pooches in the makings of Canaan's room and I know for certain Maggie had a blast. As you can see in the pictures, she is double checking our work to be sure it's ready for her sweet little brother.

The Land of Canaan - Part 1

Guess what? Canaan's crib came in!!! Be sure to check back later for some progress pictures. I tried uploading them but had some complications. For now, here is a little peek inside The Land of Canaan. His room is going to be stinkin' awesome once it all comes together. Enjoy!

Oh Oleander....

Thanks to a kind friend, I was just told that my lovely oleander shrubs are very toxic. Boo to you oleander! So, if you plan on purchasing some oleander plants or shrubs, read up on them first and be sure to plant them in a place away from pets and kids. I guess Gabe has some work to do this weekend. We will probably move them to the front yard away from the dogs. This explains why Maggie vomited in our yard later that day we planted them...eek! Thank the Lord she is fine now and thanks Catalina for the warning.

A Foot or an Inch?

When we bought our house a year ago both the front and back yard were in pretty bad shape. There were weeds the size of trees and massive dead grass spots all over the place. Gabe and I worked really hard at getting our front yard presentable but ran out of time to focus on the back.

Now that spring is here we figured we better get to work on the back yard soon, especially since we are having our little guy this summer and he will eventually need a big yard to play in. A big yard of lush, green grass not scratchy weeds that is. I will share some grass growing pictures with you another day but for now, we can talk about these lovely shrubs.

As we were shopping around Home Depot for project needs, I thought it would be fun to get some green shrubs. Our backyard has been in need of a little color boost since half of the yard is still dirt (patiently waiting on those grass sprouts). I saw these pretty oleander shrubs and thought that the cute pink flowers and pretty green leaves would compliment my blue $6 plastic pots. When we got home I read the plant info on the back of the tag and realized I had made a small mistake. The tag said that these shrubs grow anywhere from 6' to 10' tall and 10' wide ( ' means feet, not inches), but for some reason I read that a little differently while I was looking for my shrubs at Home Depot. I even asked Gabe if he thought our pots were wide enough to hold a plant that might grow up to 10 inches wide... oh silly me! Needless to say, these shrubs have a new home along the side of our fence. I can't wait to see how pretty they are once they reach their 6 to 10 feet.

P.S. I really think the picture on the front of the shrub tag was deceiving and made me think inches, not feet. Why would they put such a large shrub in a pot??? Come on guys!

Meet the Parents

It has been a little over a year and a half since Gabe and I moved from the beautiful state of California. We absolutely miss that place and would love to head back "home" one of these days (not happening anytime soon) but until then, we will just make frequent visits.

Speaking of visits, I was able to go see my family and friends last month and really enjoyed the sunny, cool, spring weather. While I was there I decided to take advantage of the beauty of both the weather and my wonderful parents. Here are just a few photos of them on a lovely California afternoon. If you would like to see more pictures from their photo shoot, head over to our photo blog here. Enjoy!