Summer Recap

Where have the last couple of months went?

I cannot believe that summer is winding down and before we know it Autumn will be here.

We have had such a busy summer and have made countless memories;

ones that will forever be special because they are all Keegan's first...

Keegan's first Father's day was celebrated by enjoying a picnic in the park:

 Not for sure how much he enjoyed it, but he definitely received alot of attention. :)

 This also meant Jack's first Father's Day.

I always knew Jack would make a great Dad, and he has proven that over the last few months.  I just love him so much!

 My Dad has a slight addiction to watches and now he enjoys buying

them for Jack.  Pretty sweet watch!

We also enjoyed celebrating Papa's birthday:

 All of the grandchildren... :)

Our first 4th of July as a family of 3 was spent at Deep River 

where we enjoyed a picnic.

Keegan was able to meet his "Auntie" Elizabeth, who had the magic touch

and put him right to sleep. :)

Lake Michigan:

My men...

aren't they handsome? :)

We also enjoyed meeting up with friends.

It is a rarity to get us all together at the same time,

as none of us live in the same state.

Going for walks is a favorite activity of Keegan's,

and it is always enjoyable.

Sorry for the picture overload, but we have certainly been enjoying our summer!

What are some of your favorite things you have done?

Nursery Reveal

We have had so much fun working on Keegan's nursery

 over the last several months.  We enjoyed finding new things

little by little - always for such great deals, 

repainting frames and dressers, and then creating our own custom

pieces whether it was by computer, wood, paint, or cricut machine.

And here we are with just 3 1/2 weeks to spare and I am so in love

with this little space that will be our baby's room.

I apologize in advance for the picture overload, but I just really,

really love it and I had to share... :)

Now to fully appreciate the finished product above, I wanted to take

you through the stages of this room prior to it being the nursery...

Before Jack and I were married this was how the room looked.

 Once we were married the room slowly started to be transformed

into this...

I really wish we had taken a picture of our bedroom prior to 

converting it to the nursery but alas we did not.

We were going to leave this room the master bedroom, but after

converting Jack's office into "the nursery" we decided we wanted

to switch bedrooms.  You can see a video of that transformation HERE.

The first thing we did to the nursery was repaint it in a lighter shade

{Olympic-Sand Dune}

and then Jack painted on the blue stripes.

From there we just added piece by piece as we found deals

or as it was given to us...

 {Curtain material-IKEA made by my mom}

{Book shelves made by Jack costing $10}

{Rocking chair-gift}

 {Dresser-repainted our old wooden one

 {Top drawers taken out and replaced

with 4 canvas totes from Hobby Lobby-$36}

{Knobs replaced-Hobby Lobby $16}

{Our old bedroom mirror repainted}

{Shelf, lampshade, lantern-IKEA}

 {Rocking chair-gift from my parents}

{Blanket-CVS $.99}

{Nautical canvases-gift}

{Nightstand-our old one that we repainted}

{Picture frames-IKEA $20}
{Crochet monkey-gift}

Leaving empty frames around the room for 

baby pictures of course... :)

 The canvas totes are full of burp cloths, receiving blankets,

shoes, socks, and hats...

 And needless to say, Keegan is all set with clothes for quite some time!

 Jack designed this printable for me, 

that I printed and attached to an 8x10 canvas

to give it more depth.

 I love this wall quote!

Looking forward to laying Keegan in this crib...

I hope you enjoyed our nursery reveal, we loved completing each stage, and

were excited to share with our readers!