Chair Redo

I was in the market for a rocking chair for MaryAnne's room when I came across this beauty. Please note that I found this on the side of the road while I was taking the kids on a walk.

So picture me pushing Heath in a jogging stroller, wearing MaryAnne in a baby bjorn (she was a lot younger when I came across this find. Its been sitting in a file waiting to be blogged...) and then carrying this chair all the way home.

It was exactly what I had been planning for her room. With the help of some pretty fabric, a glue gun, a staple gun, and my BFF spraypaint, I was able to turn a chair that was headed for the dump into a pretty piece of furniture that fits perfectly into MaryAnne's room for less than $10!

Doesn't she look so comfy in her new chair? What do you think? Have you ever found a piece of trash that you turned into treasure? Leave me a comment and tell me about it!!

It's time for a potty!

Last Saturday morning I asked Heath if he wanted to use the potty. He did so I held him up on the rim of our toilet. He actually went! So that afternoon we headed out to get a Heath sized version. Well he just played with it and didnt use it again. (side note: the kitchen is NOT the permanent location for our new friend!!)

Fast forward a week to today, and lo and behold he pottied in it THREE times this afternoon!!!! All by himself!!!! WOO HOO I am so proud and think I might need to go get him some big boy pants now :)

Our week in numbers

2 Days of travelling
3 days playing in the snow
1 relative that we ran into on a flight!
4 snowmobiles
1 snowmobile that got stuck and had to be pulled out. Oops, my bad.
1 ski lesson for me
6 lift tickets
1 hot tub
50+ elk
5 moose
3 rams
1 prarie dog
7 bison
5.5 days away from the babies
1 set of parents and aunt and uncle who i know had a blast with them! Thank you! Love you!
2 states we snowmobiled in
100s of deer on Ted Turners ranch
3 bed 3.5 bath log cabin on the slopes
5 meals out
1 bald man named "Curly"
1 snow storm
1 Lone Peak
8 souveniers
1 amazing husband who is very patient!
1 set of awesome inlaws + brother in law
2 hour time change
150 slopes
21 lifts
11,00 feet
1 Big Sky Montana!!



Our house was somewhere in the middle. It was decorated so cute!

Ryan standing in front of lone peak

Me standing in the same spot

Together in the same spot. Arent we cute!?!

The mountain. It can be intimidating, lemme tell ya! But I only freaked out once!! Hey, it was my first time skiing, what can i say.

All the elk we saw on our way back from snowmobiling in West Yellowstone.

Me in all my snow gear outside our cabin. Suprisingly, I stayed pretty darn warm!

If you look closely under that tree you will see bullwinkle!

Our view from a spot where we stoppen on the snowmobiles.

My view for the next few days! I will be getting my ski legs on for the first time ever in big sky

Things that are happening in our neck of the woods....

Look who just grew up

And started preschool today!!! Happy first day of school Heath!!!!

Edit: Just wanted to add this so i can remember. When we got to school, his class was in the gym so this pic is on the way to meet his class there. I introduced him and myself to his new teacher and he went right on in!! Well, i was in the hallway filling out papers when his class came thru to go back to their classroom for snack. Heath saw me and ran to me with his arms streched out saying " mama mama" I reached down to give him a hug and ask how he liked school, (answer: "yeah") and then i told him that he needed to catch up with his class for snack. Well lo and behold, he turned around to look for his classmates and took off with them!! Can you believe it? He is obviously not very shy! And he looves school! Such a big boy now :) Oh, and when we went to pick him up the teacher said seemed to be able to do a lot/know a lot. YaY!!!

Goodbye

Patches:-). My sweet calico cat patches passed away today. I got her as a gift for my fifth birthday. She was such a great member of our family and she will be missed.