Good Taste & Gatherings

So my awesome friend, Dawn, just started the coolest web series! It's for all you foodies out there who love the process of enjoying food with those you care about the most. Creating community is something our society misses so much and this is the perfect place to capture that creation! Please go check out their Kickstarter campaign that launched yesterday and if you can give even just $1 that would be amazing!

You can also find them on Facebook, like their page here, and have all the latest info regarding the series.

Despicable Me!!

I've always thought I had the coolest kids ever. But lately, P$ has proved why. Her favorite movie in the whole world is Despicable Me! She won't pay attention to Enchanted, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White or any other princess business. How awesome is she?!? I've held off any decorating in their room until I see what they like. Now that I know, here is their first piece of artwork for their room based on their likes. I think she's pretty happy with it, what do you think?

Trendy Toddler

P$ had some awesome jeans that were just a little bit too much tapered-high-water for my style. So we repurposed them!! I actually stole the idea from my sister (who actually stole it from Pinterest), but P$ totally rocks them!

Before:

Cut a couple of inches below the zipper:

Soak in 1 part bleach + 1 part water for about 10 hours:

Rinse and dry.
Draw tribal pattern on with sharpie:

Obviously I should have soaked them in bleach a little longer since they didn't get completely white. However, I kind of like the dirty beach bum look they have!

Ice Cream Date with Dad

Farns took P$ out on a Sunday afternoon date today. They had so much fun going to Trader Joes and, of course, stopping at McDonalds for a good old ice cream cone. Here is a fantastic video of P$'s reaction to ice cream for the first time:



I just can't say enough how much I absolutely LOVE that Farns takes P$ out on dates already! I never realized how difficult it is to get individual time with each kiddo, but it is amazing to see how her demeanor changes when they get home. She's only 18 months old and she already craves that one on one time. I'm so glad he does that for her! Now, I just can't wait til Lil C can start taking this Mama out on dates....where should we go?

Saturday morning entertainment

When we fly anywhere I try to have an arsenal of all kinds of distractions for P$. Most recently we have been able to use my iPhone with toddler games for her. Since we flew about two weeks ago, her new favorite thing is to play on the iPhone. Here's the reason why our kids are so much smarter than us:

Why must my children grow so quickly?!!?

Took both kiddos to the doctor today for P$'s 18 month check up and C$'s 2 month check up. Thank goodness Farns was off work to help me wrangle those two during the visit!!

I was in charge of her:

and he was in charge of him:

I'm not sure who had the cuter kid??

The scariest part of the visit was when our fabulous Dr. told me that P$ is ready for potty training?!?!?! Say what?? Just because she's ready most certainly does not mean that this mama is ready! Not at all sure how to handle that one. Advice?? Prayers?? Free laundry service?

It was a great day, ending with some extra cuddling for C$ since he had so many immunizations (and he's a boy, so he doesn't handle them quite as well as my tough girl). I kinda like that I'm so needed.

Recovering Dining Chairs Extravaganza!

Wow! Almost a year ago was my last post...oops. Since then we've celebrated Peyton's first birthday and she's now 18 months old!

and had a new baby boy: Carter Douglas Farnsworth | 03.22.12 | 8lbs 10oz | 21.5"

This post is not about them. :( It's actually about my latest project. I recently sold my bar height dining table for $100 and purchased an old 1930's table from Salvation Army for $95 and decided to redo the cushions on the chairs. It was so super easy to do, took Farns and I about 2 hours start to finish. Here's a picture montage of us redoing the chairs. Enjoy!

Step 1: Take seat off of chair 

Step 2: Cut foam (I got 2" regular density because you could feel the screws throw the old chair pad) into the shape of the seat 

Step 3: Put foam underneath seat on the fabric you've chosen (I had to piece together the foam since our seats were huge!) 

Step 4: Wrap the fabric, pulling really tight and using a cheapo staple gun to staple into place. This worked best with another person pulling the fabric tight so the other person could staple it down. I put about 200 staples in each chair, but it's secure! 

Step 5: Do the corners last, just fold the fabric over so it looks intentional and not wrinkled. 

Step 6: Scotch Guard that sucker like crazy! We did several coats since we have white in our fabric and we have two chicklets under 18 months. 

Step 7: After you're super sure the Scotch Guard has dried, screw the seats back on! 

 TADA!