Greatest.Invention.EVER!!

We've lived in this house for just over a year and I still hadn't put up any curtains (except in Kalvin's room!) There are lots of windows and I didn't want to spend a ton of money on curtains that probably wouldn't work in the next house we're in. Well...yesterday I solved all the curtain problems I was having!!!!!


At Target they have pleated vinyl shades for $4.99 each!! They are meant to be temporary shades so there is no screws or man stuff required! Since we live in an old house, the temp outside is usually the temp inside! The other day the floor in the dining room was so hot from the sun coming in that we couldn't stand in those spots!!!

All I did to hang these bad boys was measure my window, mark out where I needed to cut the shade (they come in 36" x 72"), cut the shade with a sharp utility knife, peel the sticky strip off and stick it up there!!! It seriously took less than 5 minutes a window! I know you're probably thinking this sounds super tacky and nasty...but for us it worked amazing!! Dan isn't around much so it's nice to be able to do things like this myself!

I hung a few up last night and was so excited to hang more today that I didn't sleep well last night. haha...yes...I know I'm a dork!

Check it out...

BEFORE: Super nasty boarded up window in our dining room that I've had to look at for an entire year!!

AFTER: YAY!! It's covered up!!

They even have a cord and string to move them up and down easily! I've hung 4 in our dining room, 1 in the kitchen and 3 in our bedroom and I'm trying to think where else I can put them because I'm enjoying them so much! I may hang some room darkening ones in Kalvin's room... :)

So if anyone needs a cheap and easy fix for a window covering, these are a super awesome option!

Here's what we've been up to...

Kalvin wasn't a fan of the skinny jeans. I think he'll get used to them :) They are still super big but will be perfect for this fall! Isn't he stylish?!?! (He was actually just really tired when I tried them of him!)

Here are just a few of the clothes that came for him yesterday. I'm loving that pea-coat! and those jeans have black and white paint splatters on them!! Those plaid shorts are reversible to solid brown which I thought would be handy for this summer! Isn't that marlin shirt funny? That's also reversible! He'll be so stylish!!!

SMILES!!

He's just showing off his three teeth!

Kalvin was super smiley this morning! So of course I needed to take lots of pictures!

Here's a close up of those 3 big teeth!

Kalvin's teeth must really be bothering him lately! He started chewing on his thumb and he's actually getting a little sore on it! I also discovered yesterday that's he's been chewing on his crib rails! He slept in his pack n play last night until I can get a cover for it. I don't think chewing on finished wood is good for his teeth and it's definitely not good for his crib! It looks like a little mouse has been chewing on it!

So today I'm off to try to find a cover for his crib and also might pick up some baby orajel.

Nana (my grandmother) is having a heart procedure as I type this...please say a prayer that everything goes well!! Hope everyone is having a great Thursday!!

AMAZING package I received!

A few weeks ago I won a giveaway on one of my favorite blogs! When I received the package last week, it was so pretty that I felt bad opening it! I had to take pictures to show everyone!

The earrings are a perfect addition to my jewelry collection. I've been trying my hardest to look more put-together everyday and not just wear sweatpants everyday! Even though I'm just sitting at home right now...I have a necklace on!!! Crazy...I know!!! I need out of this bad mom-rut!!! What I really need is a daily stylist and hair and makeup artist! Anyone want to volunteer??

Bethany is exactly the person I wish I could be! I find her blog to be so inspiring and entertaining!

Take a look:

http://wakeworkrinserepeat.blogspot.com/

Our day of shopping

I'm sure you're all expecting an awesome post because I've been absent for a few days! Truth is...I've got nothing! Sorry!

Today I went shopping with my mother-in-law. Kalvin now has some summer essentials! Bring on the warm weather!! I noticed that it's very hard to spend any money on myself lately but I have no problems buying other people things. I think this is the exact reason many moms get in a plain-Jane rut! It's so much easier to put everyone else first...especially your kids!!

Here's Kalvin's new clothes. A few of those things were 80% off at Macy's! (That's why there's such a random mix of things!!!)

Why yes...these are pink shorts for Kalvin!! Aren't they awesome? I'm super excited for them!

I also have no problem buying our dog things! She actually really needed this jewelry though, I swear! She didn't have any tags on her collar! The back side has our phone number!

It seems like Kalvin spends most of the day napping so I haven't gotten any pictures of him lately! That will change tomorrow..I promise!!

Another thing I love...

Well, It's Wednesday again!!

Today I'm telling you about Kalvin's awesome Stokke Tripp Trapp highchair! Every time I look at it, it makes me so happy! It's designed to grow with a child so this highchair will eventually just become a cool green chair that adults can use too! Pretty amazing isn't it?!?! It's made out of wood (except for the removable accessory that holds smaller babies in place). He slides right in and his feet rest on the lower platform. He gets excited when we put him in!

Since there is no big plastic tray, we can scoot his chair right up to the table so he's involved during meal times! The whole table is his tray! He loves being able to sit up tall with us and play with his toys!

While everyone else in the world is using those big, plastic, ugly highchairs that you'll either have to put in storage or donate after a year...Kalvin will be enjoying his stylish ergonomic seat for many years to come! See...I told you it was amazing!!

PS: Isn't Kalvin starting to look so grown-up?? I was looking at pictures from X-mas time and he's changed so much!

For more information about Stokke highchairs, visit their website:

http://www.stokke.com/en-us/highchair/tripp-trapp-product-concept/grow.aspx

Kalvin's first time using this mesh thingy

Kalvin has turned on the underlining feature and I can't figure out how to turn it off... sorry!! His little hands are so grabby lately!

I'm posting later than normal because I had a coffee date this morning with my dear friend Melissa and her lovely daughter Annabelle. Then we decided to stroll through Target where I bought a two-pack of mesh food feeders for Kalvin.

As soon as I got home I wanted to try it out!! Kalvin has not been a very good eater so I'm willing to try anything to get him more interested in foods.

I put some fresh banana hunks inside and closed up the top. (The underlining turned itself off!! whoo hoo!)

I put Kalvin in his seat so he could go to town with his new food holder.

At first he thought it was a toy which was kind of fun and different.


Then he got a taste and realized it was bananas! I had fooled him!! He wasn't so thrilled anymore!


Then he threw it on the ground...




I guess we all know what he thought of this thing! I'll keep trying different approaches and foods. Eventually he'll like food, right??