fall favorites

since i have been a slacker blogger the past several months...

here is a few of my favorite fall photos!

kate on neighbor's trampoline! she loves to "bounce"

messy treats!

at the park with the oqunn sisters

first time on skates

girls trip to raleigh, north carolina

love princess shoes on little feet

protesting my sewing...bertie b-ing

fenders farm pumpkins

picking out a pumpkin at the blevins' farm

very sweet two year old

ikea trip - charlotte, north carolina

halloween...cutest minnie mouse!

my kitchen helper

little brother's big day

july 2010

mr. and mrs. fair

my kate is two

...happy birthday kate...

old becomes new

...footstool...

i have had the footstool since my 1st apartment, it has been many colors...

the saddest part is i covered it with this hideous fabric...it looks very camo...

so i striped it to the original country blue fabric...

it's new look...red and white polka dot...so happy...

fabric is indoor/outdoor fabric from walmart...20.00 revamp!

...the bar stools...

my friend chris leased office space that used to be a cellular phone co...they left some furniture...chris is not allowed to sell the stuff, but he can give it away...so i got two of these purple bar stools...

i pulled out the staple gun...and recovered!

the new look - moda's red and white fabric...

it's actually christmas fabric, but i just fell in LOVE with it!

i love these so much in our house...modern, simple...perfect!

also...can you tell that i have a thing for red and white polka dot fabric...

thank you chris for the freebie!

lara's girlie shower

i finally had my house clean enough and presentable enough to have people over...our first big event...lara beth's lingerie shower...

chocolate cake from another tough bakery...oh my

a little decor...

a very full house...

thankfully, joey knew how to cut a round cake...

banana punch!

the honoree! my future sis-in-law...

ps. she is wearing bertie b

daddy's day!

the mall at johnson city let children decorate cookies from the great american cookie company as a father's day "card"

here is kate and her friend "g" "decorating" their cookies!

this was totally free...

we didn't really take any father's day pictures...i know i am a total slacker!

lara's family came to visit, girls went shopping, kate napped, guys played golf, then we had a bridal shower for josh and lara..s0 it was a busy day...

my bertie b

here is a sample of my little business "bertie b"

named after my great grandmother, bertie birchfiel...

personalized towels, tees, robes, burpies, and more

my sweet sweet friend tabitha blogged about bertie b!

thanks tab for the support!

(she has a fancy new sewing machine that makes me pretty jealous! )

etsy goodness

i have been obsessed with etsy for awhile now....here are some of my most recent purchases!

after i already decided to buy this awesome amy butler patchwork bag, i realized it was called the"kate patchwork"...perfect!

this is my all-time fave fabric -cherry wallflower- from amy butler...it is discontinued, so i have a few yards that i am super stingy with...

this seller made this little zippy bag just for me, i needed something cushioned and tiny enough for my ipod shuffle...it is so perfect (and adorable)!

this was kate's easter dress...i really don't need to say more...precious right!?!?

this is by far my fave thing i (or my hubby) has bought from etsy...it is called the mamma bird necklace...the wing represents a baby bird...*sigh* kate's name is on the back...i wear it almost every single day! love love love it!

measuring tape

i love saturday mornings. they are especially nice when you have nothing planned for the whole day!

kate found a new toy...measuring tape...

shiny shoes

we were shopping at gap a few weeks ago, and kate spotted these shoes...she said "mamma wook."...of course, these are the ones she likes....so i thought, why not, they are on clearance...

...on clearance for 17.99...seriously?!?!...so we made a mad dash out of gap with a hysterical child screaming for the shoes...

yesterday, i went to the mall all alone...i thought i would check to see if they still had these shoes and if they were cheaper...and they were marked down to 6.99...

so, i got them for kate...

she laughed and smiled and showed everyone her new shoes...i even let her wear them to church last night...i guess it's the little things...i really don't hate them as much as i once did!

faux easter

since we were traveling in the car on easter sunday, we decided to have a "faux easter" the next sunday...so kate and i dyed easter eggs on saturday, the easter bunny stopped by and left some goodies saturday night. kate wore her easter dress to church. i hosted an easter dinner and egg hunt out our house.

the loot

kate's favorite things from her easter basket were rubber boots, boots the monkey and the glitter ball...

"lucy" brought kate an easter "basket" with all kind of goodies...and yes, it is a potty, luckily it was clean and brand new. candy in the toliet, i know, a little "different!"

my sweet little kate...21 months old...