Catching Up- May 2013

We've had a super busy May- including a Disney trip and a family wedding, resulting in far fewer house updates than usual!
While we have lots of house stuff planned to get done in June, here are some odds & ends that we did get done this month!


We picked up some hanging plants to decorate the front porch.







I also hung up the birdcage that my brother got me for Christmas...

Just this past weekend, I gave the wicker furniture a quick clean up with a fresh coat of paint.  But before I put the furniture on there I was hoping to get the wood flooring sealed.  I had already scrubbed it down to prepare it, but it seems like it's been raining just before or during every free weekend we've had since!  So, that's on the list for June!

Our gardens are now blooming... so I've been taking photos to make into prints to add to my hallway art collection.

Speaking of artwork...
For Mother's Day, my mom and I got to treat ourselves to some antiquing, while Mike & my dad watched the kids.  We found a couple of great little shops that we hadn't been to before.  One of them had this oil painting (by a local artist) for $20.





It was unframed, but the colors were perfect for our bedroom and I knew I had some old frames up in the attic.  So that made a fun artwork update for the bedroom!



More artwork that we're finishing up is from our Disney trip...

At the Magic Kingdom, we had silhouettes done of the boys.  It's incredible to see the guy cut out their profiles so quickly!  And definitely a bargain at only $8 per person!
You get two silhouettes of each person, so I'm framing & hanging one and putting the other in their baby books.

You can buy frames there, but the only ones offered were plastic- and I knew I had 5x7 wood frames in the attic that would look better!  I've already painted them black.
I'll update with photos of them once they are hung!