Lindsay and Hadley come visit!!

I was so excited to have my great friend and college roommate Lindsay come visit. She didn't come alone, however, she brought her adorable 3month old daughter, Hadley Helen! We visited Lindsay and her husband in Austin 2 years ago when their daughter Mallory was 3 months old so it was fun to see them both so young! We had such a great time!

Hadley getting bathed in the sink! Look at those rolls! The picture of her smiling below is a good indicator of what she does all day long! She is the happiest, chattiest baby we have ever seen! She always grins at you and makes these baby parrot/dolphin sounds all day that are hilarious! Lindsay tried to muffle them a couple of times in restaurants but she wouldn't have it!

(below) Aaron feeding Hadley (he even changed a very challenging diaper!) They totally bonded, especially after he babysat her while Linds and I took the Jeep to watch "Hairspray" Friday night! She went easy on him and slept the whole time.

New Home Improvements

While we are still working on the dining room, I wanted to post pictures of our progress so far especially since Aaron's dad, Mick, visited and worked so hard to put this gorgeous color on the walls! Don't worry we are adding crown moulding to the top so he did not need to cut in! We bought this armoire in New Orleans before the hurricane. We plan to put some black and whites or botanical prints on either side. We bought the chair at Sears and got an AWESOME deal if anyone needs any!

I'm proud to say the entry way is mostly flea market, Target, and ebay finds ecept for the pottery which Aaron bought me for a birthday one year. The prints are from the Atlanta flea market and I didn't post them with our finds last month because I actually begged my mom to buy them for HER house! They were probably the best deal to date and she made the mistake of leaving them at my house for safe keeping until she could get them back to Kentucky! Ha! Thanks for letting me "borrow" them mom. She approved when she came to visit.
This vignette in the foyer is all Target (lamp on clearance!) and flea market as well. The reason I did not feature more of the table itself is because it is a $15 double filing cabinet for which we are going to make a fabric skirt so that I can file things as I come into the house instead of pile everything at the stairs. Works pretty well and keeps my work stuff out of our way.

Mick also painted our master bedroom so we will post that soon!

Fourth of July

We finally convinced mom and dad to play hooky and come visit us from Kentucky! They have been very busy with the house and barn renovations and with the horses, of course but we were able to get them to take a much needed break. We cooked, watched movies, sipped Aaron's famous margaritas, ate at the Farmer's Market (dad's favorite) and shopped (mom's favorite).
Like every 4th of July, it was a HOT one but I think they were able to relax a little bit as well!

Dad enjoyed Aaron's hammock in a big way. He and Izzy (see bottom corner) snuggled in it and took mid-morning catnaps. Fitzi, who looks huge for some reason in this picture (the camera adds 10 pounds to everyone I guess) wanted to participate, too. The dogs love having their grandparents in town.

We had a great time riding around in Aaron's jeep. This was the 4th attempt at a picture where everyone wasn't laughing too hard to take it. Mom tried to salvage her hair with Aaron's hat. I have pretty much given up so I usually look like Diana Ross when I get out. Still worth it.



Sorry for the dark pic. We went to the movies at Regency Park Ampitheater and saw Hitchcock's "The Birds". It's a fun movie to see outside although when you haven't seen it in 20-30 years or so like mom and dad you realize how it is almost funnier than it is scary in 2007. On the way out there was a loud bird sounding off in the forest and a couple of funny teens were running through the crowd screaming "COVER YOUR EYES!!!". Come back soon, guys!