avery goes to the zoo

happy presidents day! we thought it would be a great day to take avery to the zoo. it was perfect weather so that was wonderful. but it was much busier than we expected. kinda insane. we weren't sure avery would be that into the zoo but he totally enjoyed it. it was funny he would get just as excited if not more about the little brown birds on the sidewalk as he would for any of the animals. we took our bikes and it was so fun to cruise around seeing all the animals. people were jealous they had to walk. they were also staring at avery, which we are used to because he is just that cute but, it was pitty stares he was getting. we are not used to those kinda stares. he took a fall recently and his face got jacked. so sad. but he is happy as ever don't worry.

crazy beautiful comes home

voila! it is done. the salon is finished minus a few minor details (decor on the walls, a trash can, and my drier chair). today was the first day of working at home. i loved it, so much more relaxed. hopefully it feels that way for my clients as well. they do have to venture through my house and a short pass through the garage to get in the salon-which i hope is not awkward or weird.

chad is amazing and spent a lot of time working to get it done for me. he pretty much did it all: the floors, the walls, the moulding, the painting, and then helping my dad replace our water heater that broke. what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man.

this is my sweet shampoo bowl, it is great. the bowl tilts to the clients comfort and looks really classy. i get giddy when i use it. i think it is pretty comfy.

this is what i used for the frame of my mirror. i really had to convince chad to let me get rid of the painting. the artist really captured the ugliness of the desert. lets be honest it was sick, no frame deserves to display something so ugly.

dixie

this is dixie. i picked her up at goodwill for $20 bones. at goodwill "i spend twenties like they're ones".-becca mclaws. anyway so i don't usually name my projects but this one came with a name (probably the brand). but i like it and i spent a ton of time redoing it so dixie it is. i completely redid the entire thing down to the bare wood. she is not quite 100% but close. i still need to put the trim pieces back on and the pulls. one problem dixie looks too good for the salon i want her in my room for my dresser. so i am on the hunt for another something to replace her in the salon.

while avery sleeps

this is us after avery goes to bed. working our tails off to get the salon ready at the house. my first appointment is on monday the 2nd so it has to be done. chad is taking the day off tomorrow to get it finished. it just needs to be painted, moulding, floor, and decorated. no biggie. okay so we still have a ways to go but it will be done.

mission organize

due to my overwhelming amounts of food and groceries i have been getting, organizing the pantry became one of my new years goals. if you happen to see your local grocery stores closing down, it is because of me! i have been getting some unreal deals with my coupons and i love it. i dare say obsessed. i used to hate, hate, H-A-T-E grocery shopping but not anymore. lately it has been kinda fun. so fun i am going to bore you with my excitement of my deals, pictures and all. so here it is for all you non-believers of couponing. i am so nerdy! try not to be impressed.

i haven't had to pay for toilet paper, all of that has been free!

all of this (4 lg boxes of capn crunch, 2 lg boxes of life, 6 boxes of wheat thins, 6 bags of chex mix, 3 boxes of granola bars, 2 boxes instant oatmeal, 12 free reeses whips, my total $20.22, i saved $77.79)

everything to the left of the bread was free! i paid 19.49 total and saved $100

merry christmas

i got a new camera for christmas. nevermind the blury arm (i think chad actually took this one). avery didn't care to open the presents but he did like playing with them.

this is avery's stocking, my grandma made it for him. she is amazing and has made everyone in our entire family one, each one is different. and actually she has had to make mine and my brothers and sisters a second time because they had gotten lost in a move a long time ago. i remember they used to be shortest to longest according to age. jaica's the oldest and hers was the shortest and kynna is the youngest so hers was the longest. luckily for me i am second to youngest so mine was pretty long too. i love our stockings it is my favorite thing to get out at christmas. so thank you grandma i appreciate the talent.

this was going to go in avery's stocking but it was a little bit big so it was just on the floor in our room and it is the first thing avery spotted when he woke up. i love how excited he is in this picture. he would have been so happy just for this one present.

el numero uno

avery is officially an entire 365 days old as of the 23rd approximately 7:45am ish. we had quite the family party for him. he was a bit taken aback by everyone singing happy birthday to him. then he devoured an entire cupcake minus a few crumbs. delicious, he loved it. avery is not walking yet, which is okay i don't know if i am ready for him to be that big yet. he really likes his dad these days. he will cry sometimes when chad walks away. and sometimes when i hear chad getting home we will hide from dad. avery thinks it is hilarious and almost gets too excited to handle the anxiety. he likes to throw things around his favorites are his tiny socks and the laundry but anything will do as long as he can move it/sort it/throw it. his best friends are danger and lola except when they eat his graham crackers out of his hand.