If you saw our last post about nursery inspiration, you’ll remember the mood board I made for Baby #2’s nursery. Gracing this mood board was an exceptionally beautiful tripod lamp from Target. It was everything I wanted except for the fact that it was expensive… too expensive for our nursery budget. I mean- it was…
HOW WE’RE PLANNING THE NEW NURSERY + INSPIRATION PICTURES
While I’m sitting here in the nursery staring at four different paint swatches on the wall, I thought it’d be fun to share our nursery planning process. I’ve been allll over the place deciding on a theme for the new room. For C’s room, I knew exactly what I wanted to do right away. This…
C’S TRANSPORTATION THEMED TODDLER ROOM TOUR
Here we are again! It seems like we just decorated C’s woodland themed nursery. C turned two in March and, yeah, I’m still reeling over it! Baby boys grow into toddler guys and now it’s all about planes, trains, and automobiles! C has been fascinated by trains for quite some time now. He will line…
CREEK BRIDGE DESIGN AND BATTLING INVASIVE BUSH HONEYSUCKLE
Spring rains are upon us here in Missouri. Everyday this week has been misty and muggy. Weeds are thriving right now, and I know we complain about our unwanted plants a lot, but the worst of them all are the invasive bush honeysuckle. If you live on basically any continent that’s not Asia, you’ve seen…
REPLACING OUR BASEMENT WINDOWS | DIY INSTALL
This might be our riskiest DIY yet… If you remember when we built our mini toy shed, you’ll know we ordered new basement windows on a whim. We figured, “Hey, we’re paying the same delivery fee, might as well get our money’s worth!” Plus, it was early in our pandemic quarantine days and we were…
LAYING A MULCH BORDER UNDER OUR FENCE
Working in our backyard is a complicated effort to establish a boundary between a nice lawn and a healthy wooded area. We love our trees and forest-y creatures, but we also want to have a lush grassy space for our family to romp around. Our fenced area is what we call our “backyard”. Beyond the…
OUR FAVORITE NURSERY ITEMS THAT LAST THROUGH TODDLER YEARS
It feels like just yesterday I was sitting here writing about C’s nursery transformation. But now that C has turned 2, things are changing big time in his room! While a lot of baby things are moving next door to the new nursery, there are a few things that we wouldn’t dream of moving because…
WE BUILT A MINI SHED FOR OUTDOOR TOYS
I never thought I’d say this, but we built a shed entirely for toddler toys. And you can bet your Cozy Coupe we’ve already filled it! You wouldn’t believe how useful a 6′ x 3′ space with a roof can be! This endeavor began when 1) we realized we couldn’t walk around our garage without…
WATERPROOFING OUR BASEMENT | INSTALLING DRAINS AND A SUMP PUMP
When we took out two ginormous trees in our front yard, we knew there might be *some* moisture problems in the basement. To say we underestimated how much those trees were drinking would be an understatement. For three years we had water seeping into our basement every time it rained. It was pretty bad the…
5 HOME THINGS WE LOVE
Boy, things have changed! We are currently in a worldwide pandemic and trying to do our part by staying home. But it’s not all bad around here! We have some big news to share… After facing trials and losses last year in trying to conceive, we are so happy to announce that we’re pregnant again!…