Burp Clothes Can be Cute and Functional:)

A few months ago, I saw these really cute burp clothes on etsy.  They looked pretty simple so I thought I would give it a try.  I got a package of 10 cloth diapers at Ross for $2.99!  Great find. The same bag at Walmart is at least $10.  Then I bought some fabric quarters I thought were cute from Joanne Fabrics.  They were $1 ea.  So for less than $1 ea I was able to make some cute burp clothes for Autrey.  Basically you just cut the fabric to the same size as the middle panel of the burp cloth.  I was able to get 3 panels out of each fabric quarter.  Then iron a hem on all four sides.  Then just sew her up and you are good to go. My sewing skilled are VERY limited but I think these burp clothes turned out great:)  Yeah for DIY!

Happy 4th of July!

Our holiday weekend started out great when Phillip got out of work early on Friday, which NEVER happens!  We went out for dinner at one of my favorite places Logan's, and enjoyed some family time before bed.  Saturday we ran errands and worked on some projects we had around the house.  Sunday after church we tried out a new hotdog restaurant in Longwood.  BITE Hot Dog Company http://www.bitehotdogs.com/ .  They make some great hotdogs!  Then Sunday evening we went to a "4th on the 3rd party" at a friends house.  We had a great time of stuffing our faces with great food and hanging out with friends.  Monday did not start out so great.  Jackson decided to get up before 6am and was SUPER cranky.  He had several temper trantrums before 9am:(  Not a great start to the day, but luckily the day got much better.  Our neighbors were having a little "block" party for the holiday so we spent most of the day hanging out with them.  Lots of water toys for the kids and LOTS of food.  It was SUPER hot but it was nice to just relax and get to know our neighbors a little better.  We ended the night with some fireworks (the legal kind) and then it was time for Jackson to go to bed.  Phillip and I were able to spend some time together relaxing and watching News Radio on netflix before bed.  It was a great weekend of family time.  We don't get too many of those these days because of Phillip's busy schedule.  Here are some pics from our 4th of July.

After a nice long weekend we have lots to do.  My parents get here on Saturday for an extended stay and I CAN'T WAIT!!  It will be so nice to have their help these last weeks before Autrey makes his appearance.  Phillip's semester is almost over and he'll have lots of studying to do. And at some point in the next few weeks, Autrey Joseph will be making his grand entrance.  We have a lot to look forward to!

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

My Handy Hubby!

So about 4 years ago we went from a full size bed to a king bed.  We already had a bedroom set which included a dresser, chest of drawers, and full size headboard.  We moved the full size bed into our guest room (which a few years later because Jackson's room/guest room).  We never got ourselves a new headboard.  When we moved into our townhouse last year, I started looking for some guestroom furniture.  We went from 2 bedrooms to 3 so now we have a separate guestroom.  I found a great deal on a complete bedroom set on craigslist.  So now we had an extra full size headboard.  Well my super creative husband came up with the brilliant idea to transform the full size headboard into a king size headboard because it matches the rest of our furniture.  His plan was to cut it in half, add an upholstered center piece and presto, king size headboard.  Well he finally had some time this weekend to work on it and I think it turned out awesome!!!  And we basically got a king size headboard for $50:)  Can't beat that!