staircase frames: part II

Can I just say I love this? What a simple and fun way to spice up a stairway. Lovin' it. It changed slightly from my original setup (being that I didn't want to buy more frames). I'm still figuring out what to include in this collage photo-wise, but wanted to share this boxy, linear goodness with you. Everything seems to happen in phases when you have a one-and-a-half-year-old running around...

View from the kitchen nook:

The first frame I've filled so far: A picture of our house when it was built in 1977.

No trees yet, isn't that crazy? {Photo layered on burlap, my latest obsession.} I wonder what all of the original paint and fixtures looked like then...and who lived here through the years. Remember this post about former homeowners dropping by with a gift?

Okay, so here was the before:

And the after:

With room to grow. :)

big girl & baby girl.

We are two months away from meeting our new baby girl. I can't believe it. I absolutely get more excited by the day. My mind has suddenly switched from being-pregnant mode into oh-my-gosh-she's-going-to-be-here-SOON mode. Racing, really. I need to pare down my lists of things To Do and enjoy doing a little bit each day, otherwise this time really will fly by, and I'll miss out!

I think one of the most unbelievable things about it all is how "grown up" Liv is going to seem after the baby is born. She is becoming a lovely, self-sufficient little thing; to see her transition from babyhood into toddlerhood has been awesome, despite the meltdowns... :)

Mmmm... oatmeal with cinnamon! One of my faves!

She and lil' sis will be 20 months apart. I pray that they will be close in all the important ways only sisters can be. I'll be fascinated to see this relationship unfold, to say the least! Right now, Liv loves spending time in the baby's room, "helping" us clean it, playing with the baby swings and toys we've stashed there for the time being... She tries to say "sister" and will give my bump little hugs now and then, almost like she forgot and suddenly remembers it would be a nice thing to do. Cute. She has nooo clue what's about to rock her world, but I love that she's sharing in our excitement and feels like she's a part of it.

Man. Two girls! How fun is this going to be?

staircase frames: part I

Over the last year, I've been collecting frames of various sizes for a lil staircase photo collection. I found some watercolor paper in our office (which is slowly becoming the new baby's room!), and am thrilled I could put it to use--we've had it for.ev.er.

I traced the frames onto the paper, and attached the cut-outs onto the wall with double-stick tape to get an idea of how I'd like the frames placed. I wrote whether or not the frame had a mat, and what size photo would fit into each frame, as well as marked where I would need to place a nail to hang them with a sharpie. (Genius idea--I would use wax paper next time.)

Now I'm in the process of deciding which pictures/memorabilia to hang up... the fun part. Or I should say, part 2. ;)

baby room update:

back to school.

 

I think this movie quote comes to mind every August... love it.  This year, it inspired me to send little "back to school" packages to my neices, just to let them know I've been thinking of them. They are going into 8th grade and 10th grade, and live in Arizona; they typically come out to visit us every summer and weren't able to this year--we're hoping to see them soon!

 

 Card for Lauren

 

 Card for Courtney

You can tell by the quality of these photos that I put these together at night.. :) I only spent about $8 per package (yay supply sales), which included pens, notebooks, a calendar, stickies, and a fabric book cover. 

 

 

So now, in the spirit of fall, I've put the original "You've Got Mail" from 1940 in my Netflix queue: "Shop Around the Corner." Have you seen this? How does it compare? It's gotta be cute.

 

I am really trying to enjoy the last bits of summer, but is anyone else super ready for fall to be here...?