Here are some more vacation pics that I promised in the last post :-)
I could show a million more,but I will try and restrain myself. lol.

The boys had a fun time at the pool there. It was a covered outdoor kiddy pool(not deep at all)

The pic below cracks me up because Sutton looks bigger then Lundyn(he was standing on the step in the pool) and only Lundyn has floaties on so it looks like we didn't care about Sutton's safety.

We just didn't think Sutty would be in the pool much. He and I mostly sat at the edge.

He actually liked the pool more then Lundyn though(it was pretty cold water that might be why Lundyn didn't like it much at first)but by the end he seemed to have had fun.














We had lots of fun at parks there.
Sutton is getting really good at standing and walking around. :-)













The kiddos and I are leaving on Thursday to spend the summer at the beach. We probably won't be back until the end of August.
( Sweet hubby will be coming down for the weekends. I am a stay at home mama,but hubby has to work here in town. )

I have been sooo busy planning Sutton's first birthday party next month(a polka dotted pirate party :-) We are so excited our sweet cutie is turning one!!! They are both growing SO fast!!)
Anyway.... I almost forgot that I signed up to Vanessa's fun Mad hatter party.

My original plan was to go all out and have a fun Alice in wonderland themed picnic at the lake.

I don't really have time with everything else going on,but here are some fun ideas I might use for a party in the future :-)

Lots of great Alice in wonderland party ideas here

I love this sweet birthday party
Alice even showed up :-)




I adore these cookie cutters!


These Alice in Wonderland pics by Annie Leibovitz


This whole party is just adorable! I love all the templates she shares!! :-)


Having a party at the Disney Grand Floridian resort would be fun!


The mini cakes at this tea are so cute!




Pretty table via Country living


This festival looks so fun!! We might go next year. It is only a few hours north of us.

You have to check out the darling "Alice in Wonderlandia" pics here




Here are some links to adorable Alice in Wonderland finds on Etsy :-)

This necklace is sold already and the shop has nothing in it at the moment,but this necklace is so cool. It is inspired by a 'multiplane camera' used in traditional animation to give a 3-Dimensional effect.


Love this print


these prints are cute too.........
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3
and
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Like I said we are going out of town for awhile,but be sure to leave a comment or send me an email and I will catch up with you when we get back!!(There is a computer with Internet at the beach place,but I don't think I will be using it much)
Have a fantastic summer!!!

Huge hugs!!
Britt :-)

I am probably one of the worst(if not THE worst) bloggers out there. lol. I always have so much going on that I want to blog about....places we have been,things I have made/bought/swapped etc. but there is just never any time.
I wanted to blog about 26 mile garage sale we went to at the beach not long ago(almost every house there has a garage sale and you can get really cool stuff for practically free.)

I got a HUGE box of stuff. Silver tray,tea pot and plate. (all real silver or silver plated.) gold candle holders with crystals(that I have since since painted black and then white and sanded. They look really cool) pretty plates from England. Brand new looking Rosanna stuff. I can't remember it all. I haven't gotten around to taking pics of any of it,but we had lots of fun. I got every thing for less then $15 :-)

Part of the reason I haven't blogged in a while is we have been on a really fun vacation. We went around Washington,Oregon,California,Nevada and Arizona.
We just got back. I just love vacations!! :-)
The pics I am posting aren't the best in the world. My father-in-law has a really good camera and he took most of the pics(put them on a disk and they should be here Friday)
These pics are ones I took. I can't wait to see the ones he took :-)

These pics are from a cute town Called Oatman in Arizona

Wild Burros walk through the town and you can feed them carrots. The boys loved them!!

(Lundyn and hubby's Mom)




Lundyn calls this type of cactus "ping pong paddles" (they call them that on an episode of Backyardigans. lol) He loves them!


















These pics are from Lake Havasu








There are tons of huge fish and ducks that you can feed there(the orange one was my favorite :-)







In Lake Havasu I went to the CUTEST little shop!! So darling!! I loved it! The owners were just sweeter then sweet too :-) I so want to go back and spend lots of time/money there.
The pics below are from their blog :-) I always forget to take pics in stores.













they have a website too! :-)

I didn't take many pics of other towns we went to. :-(

I thought these windmills on some hills in California were cool. There were TONS of them!

A plant at my in law's house
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part of their water area in the front of the house

View from the backyard






interesting flowers near their house

The boys loved visiting the horses at a family friend's/neighbor's house


Some random pics from the vacation :-)















I hope you have a fabulous day!!!
huge hugs!!
Britt :-)

I just love this gorgeous home!! The billowing fabric hung on the porch is a perfect touch!
The house is owned and decorated by Carrie and Charlie Raphael from
Raphael Designs.

Love the monogrammed chairs!

I love the pretty floral fabrics they have scattered around

The kitchen is fantastic!! Love the open shelves and chandelier!

darling buffet

lovely sitting area





pretty bedroom



This is my FAVORITE area of the house! They decorated it for their daughter.
I would love to decorate my little craft area or office area to look like this :-)
It wouldn't be hard and it is so pretty!!

(pics from country living)

Some cute pics of my darling sweetheart in a skull hat I made him the other day.
Aren't his eyelashes to die for???!!

Have a fantastic day!!!
hugs!!
Britt :-)

I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend!! :-)
Ours was really nice. It was my darling hubby's bday on Saturday and of course Mother's day on Sunday.
The weather was fantastic and we had a lovely time.
Even though it was hubby's birthday on Saturday and he could choose anything that he wanted to do we had a REALLY girly day. lol. I kept telling him over and over that we should do something HE would enjoy,but he said that he wanted to see the Barn boys,beyond the garden gate farm sale(not far from the Barn house boy's sale. It was super cute there too :-)I got lots of cheap shabby chic vintage plates and vintage tickets) and the not too shabby store. (lol. somehow I think he was just trying to make me happy. Silly boy! :-) We did go out to eat where he wanted for breakfast and dinner. (We had a nice picnic lunch)
I had been super excited about going to the Barn boy's show on Saturday and I wasn't disappointed. It was GORGEOUS! Loved it! :-)
I love the area they live in too. Just stunning!
I used to live near there and it still feels like home when I go back.
I wasn't feeling great,was holding Sutton(adorable,but not the lightest chap in the world. lol) and Lundyn was fast asleep in the car with Daddy so I forgot to take any pics at the show :-(
I borrowed these pics from here and here (thanks so much for being better bloggers then me ladies!! :-)













There were lots of sweet chickens walking around and I kept hoping Lundyn would wake up so I could show him. He woke up 5 minutes after we left. Go figure! lol.





Tiffany took these pics below from the Barn boy's fall sale. She was too busy to come to this last show,but hopefully she can come to the next one! :-)
I was saying to her that it would be fun to have a get together with a bunch of northwest bloggers after the next Barn boys show and
have lunch and maybe a swap. She said that she would help plan one which is sweet because it sounds like so much fun! I had several blogging friends I wanted to see at the sale,but it didn't work out. Have a set place to meet might work better next time.



you can see more Barn house pics here and here

Anyway.... :-) I didn't take pics of anything I got from the Barn boys sale besides this sweet plant

I LOVE how they wrapped it in burlap.
I had a bunch of the flowers in the window and a hummingbird flew by the window. :-)

close up of the sweet flower my darling Lundyn picked me for Mother's day :-)

He picked 3,but this one was my favorite





What a little angel!!

I put together a bunch of faux flowers to hang above the window





I had been wanting to paint chalkboard squares on jars in the kitchen(so I could label and relabel things in the jars) I didn't have chalkboard paint(or the time/patience to paint the jars)
I saw some chalkboard decals at the dollar store(yes the dollar store :-)
so I cut them in to squares and stuck them on the jars! Sooo quick and easy! Plus, they can remove and re stick on other jars if I want them too!! Score!



I hardly ever take pics of the stuff I make,but I did take a pic of a necklace I made the other day

here it is hanging in my room



oh,by the way...check out my purse featured here. So fun! :-)

I hope you have a super wonderful day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
xoxo!!
Britt :-)

Isn't this bathroom so pretty?







love the polka dot shoes!






(pics Eva Lindh)

We ordered some marshmallows the other day from here
They were really good. We got maple,chocolate and caramel.
I thought I would like the caramel ones the best,but my favorites were actually the maple ones.









(pics from Whimsy and spice)

I hope you have a fabulous day!!

We had a fun weekend :-)
We had a party for Lundyn at the Zoo.
I can't believe he is 2 already!! Time goes so fast!!

He loves Diego so we had a fun Fiesta party kind of day :-)


I didn't take pics of all the goodie bags and decorations(I put up lots of banners,paper lanterns, big bright colored paper flowers,streamers etc.)

Here are some pics from Lundyn's first birthday. I can't believe it has been a year already!!!

We had lots of fun at the zoo.

(Daddy was nice enough to dress him if you are wondering why he doesn't match. lol. I was busy doing party things,making muffins etc. :-)










Cute baby Elephant :-)


Not sure why Sutton was sad here,but he was all grins most of the time :-)










My friend Chelsea Ann was sweet enough to come to the zoo and spend the day with us.

She came up to my house the day before too and we ate and went for a walk with the kiddos and
we did a swap. She gave me a basket full of darling goodies! love it all! I will have to take pics of the stuff and post it later.)




Chelsea Ann took some pics of us all






Chelsea Ann and Sutton


Since it was a "Fiesta" we went out for Mexican

Lundyn loved the horse chairs :-)










At home we had cake and a pinata




Lundyn's real bday is tomorrow so we lots more fun things planned.
I hope you have a great day!!!!!!!!!!
hugs!!!!!!!!!!
Britt :-)

I hope everyone had a FABULOUS Easter!!! Ours was nice :-)
The boys had a lot of fun. They got lots of nice Easter baskets full of toys and treats from us,Jon's family and my family. My Mom even made the boys really nice blankets that they love.

We went to two Easter egg hunts. The first one was at the mall. We were running around all morning trying to get things ready. (Make sure the boys have blankets,burp cloths,food,drinks,diapers/pull ups,Binky's,toys,hats,socks,shoes etc. etc. etc.) Anyway,we got there a few minutes after it ended. Oh,well. The Easter bunny was still there so we took Lundyn up to get his pic with him. (The Easter bunny didn't seem to like being the Easter bunny much and didn't really seem to want to take his pic with Lundyn and took off before we could get poor Sutty out of his stroller for a pic with him. oh,well.lol)




Then we drove down to the beach hurrying big time to make it in time for an Easter egg hunt there that started at 1:00. As we were parking the car at 12:58. The millions of kids(slight exaggeration :-) all starting running. I was like "Are you kidding me?! We missed 2 Easter hunts in one day?!" lol. No worries. The kiddos are still too young to really enjoy running for Easter eggs with a bunch of other kids. Plus that place that was putting on the Easter egg hunt also had free big teddy bears for each child and juice and cookies. So it was fun. Plus we went to my parent's house(a street away from the Easter egg hunt) and had a egg hunt outside for Lundyn. (We had one inside for both the boys since it was a tiny bit wet outside and we didn't want Sutton getting wet crawling around on the grass.)



inside....








While we were at the beach we saw the cutest real "Easter bunny" at a nearby house. It was so tame! The people at that house have been feeding it for 3 years!


I have just been loving the nice weather we have been having!! I am enjoying the blue skies and hardly any rain :-)

We have been going to parks a lot and having fun :-)



(ok,about the swings...yes I am one of those kind of Mom's that disinfects everything. I have to wipe and spray everything the kiddos touch that is potentially icky(like the swing.lol) I have high chair covers for them, car seat covers and shopping cart covers,but no swing covers yet. lol)
While we were at the park I noticed that a lot of kids Lundyn's size or smaller were running wild all over the place(barely being watched at all by their parents) While there is no way that I am going to relax THAT much I realized that I have the boys in "plastic bubbles" sometimes. And yes they have never been in Daycare(or with a baby sitter) and have never really been sick or hurt,but I am over protective sometimes. I am working on the relaxing thing. I worked at a daycare for 12 years(and babysat for ages before that so of course I know that kids get hurt,but I want to keep my babies as safe as possible and I know that isn't alway realistic.)
I am sometimes too over protective and Jon is sometimes too "Oh,they are be fine!" and relaxed about things so luckily we meet in the middle :-)
With the swings I was like "oh my gosh you are pushing them too high!!" lol. (He really wasn't,but I still worry. lol) Luckily he humors me.

Isn't the park pretty?




playing soccer...


playing on the playground


Sutton on his new blanket I made him the other day. It is Leopard print fleece on one side and vintage chenille on the other.

I am really liking sewing(I used to be scared of it!! ) I have been making bunches of things for the boys. Tons of burp cloths. Lots with cute fabrics(skulls,vintage cowboy prints etc. :-) I would take a pic of them,but honestly I only take pics of about one percent of everything I make. lol. There is never enough time!!


Close up of the vintage fabric heart on the blanket

More Carousal pics(from a different carousal then last post :-)














fun rides at the mall

(his hair was in a Mohawk,but he wore a hat and it went wacky looking.lol) :-)






Notice that I dressed him in his "Arr! I'm 1!" Pirate shirt. I wanted him to use it one more time before he turns 2. I can't believe it is his birthday already next week!! Crazy!!!

I made some paper roses the other day.

they are fun to make






I decorated an Easter house

















I did a lot other things for Easter that I never took pics of. One of the cutest(and easiest) was a bunch of Chocolate Easter bunnies in treat bags like the ones Heather did. Sooo cute!!
I told hubby that I was making ones like she made and he said "you are copying her?!"
I said "No! I was INSPIRED by her! Besides, she gave the instuctions how to do them! She wanted people to make ones like she did!" lol. :-)
I will leave you will some smiles from my cutie!! :-) (don't mind the icky high chair he is sitting in. lol. I have since made him a high chair cover that is much comfier and cuter :-)
Have a great day!!! hugs!!! Britt :-)

I forgot to post pics of us from last weekend. (We went down to the beach)
Today we had a fun day too. the weather was fabulous(the hottest day of the year so far) and we went around stores in Portland :-)
Anyway... :-) Last weekend we went Seaside. It is a fun town right by the ocean.



With a boardwalk



lots of fun stores









paddleboats

bumper carts

and a carousel among other things to do













Random pics....

Such cuties :-)




My Mom(they live at the beach so we love to visit with them when we are there)

Parents


love this aqua building with the cute elephant sign :-)


so sweet :-)









Can you tell I pick the clothes and dress the boys? lol. If I am in the mood to wear a color/s
I tend to dress the boys in it too with out thinking. Too funny.







Sorry I am in so many of the pics! lol. I hate getting my picture taken! :-)

I saw a super cute Day of the dead banner in my sweeter then sweet friend Nicole's new Etsy shop that I just had to get for Lundyn's Fiesta birthday.

(Pics are from her shop. I haven't had time to put them up yet :-)








She was nice enough to send two :-)

The package was wrapped up in the CUTEST paper! I wish I could wallpaper my house in it!! :-)

closer view

sweet wrapping and notes

I just love the tiny 3-d flowers on this note!! :-) Cute!


She also sent some adorable vintage goodies :-)
so pretty!




I hope you have a wonderful day!!!!
Hugs!!!!!!!!!
Britt :-)
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"Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy -- because we will always want to have something else or something more." -Brother David Steindal-Rast

My darling angel Lundyn is turning 2 next month. (Can you believe he is getting so big already???? CRAZY!!!!!!!!!)
Anyway, I have been in party planning mode thinking up ideas for his party. (We are throwing him a Fiesta party because he loves Diego :-)
And Sutton is turning 1 in 4 months so I need to start planning his party (A Pirate party :-)

I am not going to have a candy buffet at either of their parties. (Well probably not. They are babies after all. lol. I try to give Lundyn as little candy as possible,but a candy buffet would be fun for all the other guests at the party :-)

Aren't these pictures fabulous? So fun and yummy looking!! I would LOVE to go to any party that had these sweet treats!! :-)





(rebecca thuss)


(hub pages)


(not sure)



(dylan Lauren)


(elegant candy buffets)


(elizabeth anne designs)


(not sure)


(bliss tree)


(bliss tree)


(not sure)

The queen of candy displays Amy Atlas!!!










I hope you have SWEET day!! :-)
Britt :-)
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"Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart." ~Erma Bombeck

"Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces." ~Judith Viorst

"Forget love - I'd rather fall in chocolate!" ~Sandra J. Dykes

"Chocolate is an antidepressant, which is especially useful as you start to gain weight." ~Jason Love

Aren't these pictures styled by Eva Lindh gorgeous?! So pretty!!

LOVE this wire crown :-)

I have several crosses that I have made and have been meaning to put them in my etsy
(I never seem to get around to putting anything in it lately! lol. soon though I promise!! :-)
The cross below is so darling!! :-)

I adore this beaded wire heart too!!

lovely flowers.

The vases are amazing!




even this door knob looks beautiful!!








I hope you have a super amazing day!!!
hugs!!!
Britt :-)

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Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm ... As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

Audrey Hepburn

Yesterday I was searching for directions to a little place called Willow Nest that I had always wanted to visit.(GORGEOUS pictures on their blog) I had seen them many times in my favorite magazines and have always been in awe of the fabulous creations that they have for sale. I knew they were also in the northwest and I was hoping to finally visit the store. In my search for directions I was VERY sad to hear that they have moved to Texas!! Now I will probably never get to visit them in Texas,but I did learn that they travel around and bring their creations to events.
One event that they are coming to is on August 15th and it is at the Barn House in Battle Ground Washington. I just adore Battle Ground and I go there all the time!! (It is half an hour away from where I live.) I am so happy to have heard about the Barn house :-) It is only open a few a times a year(just like Willow nest)
Here are a few pics from the Barn house blog
It looks sooo fun there!! :-)























The season doesn't open at the Barn house until May 9th but the Barn house boys will be at
Tarte tomorrow (March 21st)

Tarte
Aunties
Molly Mo's
and Vintage Trifles
are all having a big sale this weekend.

I have never been to any of the stores before. (I hadn't even heard of them until yesterday) and I can't make it to the sale tomorrow,but I am thrilled to learn about all these fun northwest stores!! I will have to visit them soon for sure!! (Before they move to Texas too!! lol)

Pics below from Tarte blog









I hope you have a really wonderful weekend!!!! :-) :-) :-)
huge hugs!!!!!!
Britt :-)
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"Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves." Helen Keller

We had a fun weekend at the beach :-)

The weather was not too bad.
Really changeable. It would be stormy then sunny etc. but we still had a really fun time.


I can't really explain how laid back and relaxing it is there.

The beach house is near other houses and stores,but kind of off by itself too.

I think I have explained that it is on the tip of the peninsula. It is a street away from the bay

and a street or two away from the ocean. It is on a big piece of land and the other houses that are near by usually don't have people there. (They are mostly Summer weekend houses.)
Like this cabin a few houses away from us. I have only seen the people there one weekend.


We fed a lot of seagulls. :-)





I love when they catch the food you throw in the air


Their wings are so pretty!





There was one seagull that was by far my favorite.
It was red and green!! Honestly!! I didn't change it's coloring in photoshop or anything.

It was even more amazing when it opened its wings up. They were all pinkish red too!!
I don't know why he was that color. He was the only one.

It didn't look like paint or anything. Maybe he ate a lot of food that changed his coloring like when that happens to Pink flamingos? I tried to look up whether seagulls can change color and got no answers. Weird!!!

He looks even more like a pink flamingo with his leg up like he has it in the pic below! lol.


I took a few random pics of some houses in Oysterville.
There are nicer "fancier" houses around at the beach,but I like these houses because they are
small and charming. Some of them like this house below were built in 1873!

All the houses are right by the little church where we got married.






I have no idea what this sign means on this house,but it is cool. lol. I believe it is in Welsh.


The old school house...



I love the blue trim on this house

I liked the paler blue trim on this house even more

I try to eat really healthy as much as I can. Lately I have been really good about hardly having any gluten,carbs or sugar. That of course changes when you go to the beach because the food there is sooo good!! lol.
We had to stop by this little sandwich shop. (They have really good sandwiches)

We go there a lot.
I get a sandwich with Swiss cheese,apple slices,raisins,pineapple,cream cheese, salad with a dressing on it. It sounds weird,but it is good.

I took a pic of hubby's sandwich too.
(It looks icky to me,but then again I am a vegetarian.lol.)
The pics are of half of each sandwich. They are pretty big.

He says they are wonderful(and he is REALLY picky about what he likes!!!)

Sweet Bella-Grayce likes them too :-)

(See her looking out of our new passenger side car window??? :-)
I never really appreciated that window until it was gone! lol :-) It can get pretty wet and cold without one!! lol.
The other day our car window was smashed and our GPS stolen. It was upsetting,but
thankfully we now have a new window(with a slight tint the same as the others) and a better GPS. Whew!! :-)
I hope you have a fantastic day!!!
xoxo!! Britt :-)