So my most exciting recent news is that we got new bedding!!
I know, it may not be very exciting for some. But we have been looking long and hard and have finally found something and I love it! It's so fun to have a change!
I will say that we have a gorgeous quilt my mom made us for our wedding, but with little kids, we just don't want it to get peed on, puked on, or anything else since it is an heirloom. We have put it away for now and one day will bring it back out!
Justin surprisingly (maybe not for some of you who know him well!) has pretty much an opinion on everything (love you sweetie!), which is a great thing at times. But sometimes I would just like my way! Ha ha ha. So, we had quite the time finding something we BOTH liked. Here it is. Please note that this was a negotiated deal!
It's pretty fun, right?!
I fell in love with this green and cream damask quilt. Justin loves blue, so that had to be incorporated. This is what we came up with.
There were about 6 quilts we liked, but we had 3 favorites each, and none of them were the same! I liked 3 and he liked 3 different quilts.
The pillows were a lot of fun to pick out! Who knew?
I love this pillow! It's fun and modern but brings in the green from the quilt and the blues from the quilt on the end of the bed, tying everything in.
In all its glory! (We don't own any bedroom furniture. We are borrowing what my parents have here. One day when we're in our own place, we will maybe have a real head board and foot board with matching night stands and dressers!! We can only dream!)
The thing I like about this quilt is that you can easily change it up. They had this quilt on a bed at the store with brown and gold pillows and throws and it was so cute! Too bad I couldn't convince Justin to go that route...oh well!
I really like this look for spring/summer. Maybe I will have to find some browns, reds, oranges and golds to switch it up come fall!!
P.S. I bought everything from The Village Quilt Shop. They have so much cute stuff! Be warned :)
Moving on....
to Molly's room! I found these four pillows at Bed, Bath & Beyond last week for $2.99 each!! Score! I looked at them and then wondered if the pink would match Molly's comforter. So I bought a bunch as well as the blue one and check it out! They match perfectly!!
The 'N' is for Nautica, the brand of pillow. I can't decide if I should just leave it...or maybe put a flower there? Or just leave it. We'll see.
It's pretty fun, right?!
I fell in love with this green and cream damask quilt. Justin loves blue, so that had to be incorporated. This is what we came up with.
There were about 6 quilts we liked, but we had 3 favorites each, and none of them were the same! I liked 3 and he liked 3 different quilts.
The pillows were a lot of fun to pick out! Who knew?
I love this pillow! It's fun and modern but brings in the green from the quilt and the blues from the quilt on the end of the bed, tying everything in.
In all its glory! (We don't own any bedroom furniture. We are borrowing what my parents have here. One day when we're in our own place, we will maybe have a real head board and foot board with matching night stands and dressers!! We can only dream!) 
to Molly's room! I found these four pillows at Bed, Bath & Beyond last week for $2.99 each!! Score! I looked at them and then wondered if the pink would match Molly's comforter. So I bought a bunch as well as the blue one and check it out! They match perfectly!!
The 'N' is for Nautica, the brand of pillow. I can't decide if I should just leave it...or maybe put a flower there? Or just leave it. We'll see.
Unfortunately there was only one pink horse on this ride with 3 horses. There were definitely tears spilled (Molly's first) about which little girl got to ride the pink horse.
When they got to the party they were given a princess crown and wand.
Molly and Carly, the birthday girl.
This is too cute of a picture not to share, even though, yes, Molly unfortunately peed on her own skirt. Oops! Guess mom didn't pull it down far enough!
We had a lovely Sunday dinner on Feb. 13th with family to celebrate two birthdays. My mom had quilt group the week before and left all the fun Valentine's decorations out to use for the birthday bash.
She called this the Mary Engelbreit room. She is a big fan, and the black and red was so cute!
The cookie bouquets she makes every year. So cute in the black and white pots!
Molly and Alison's Valentine's gifts. We don't usually go this big, but isn't the princess stage just too much fun? Molly is in love with Sleeping Beauty and since Alison will also be into princesses in a year or two more, we just can't help ourselves!
Here is a lovely string of faces the morning they opened the dolls. Molly doesn't have a mullet, but in this picture you can't quite tell, can you?
Ali suffers from crazy hair every morning usually :) Pretty much without fail!
Our sweet Ali Bug!
Yes, the Hanna Andersson jammies are back at Costco! I can't resist! Too cute!
Molly clearly in love!
We knew Ali could get in on the fun too. We specifically told Molly that these were for BOTH of them! And not just her :) We'll see how long she remembers that!
A Valentine from grandma and grandpa. Molly took her card around all day.
Justin brought me beautiful pink roses after he had gone to the gym and even let me sleep in! It was wonderful! We ate at Olive Garden with the girls that night and had a fun time. Hope you had a fun day too!
Yes, yes indeed! An iPhone 4 just for Justin! He has been waiting oh, about 2 years for Verizon to get this! 
Notice the lines? Yes, that is her name if you couldn't quite make it out on your own.
We had fun, even if her face isn't showing it!
Sometimes you can't get enough of houndstooth ;) 
I helped my mom put this banner together.
How cool are these balloons?!
The two old men :) Bruce and Larry. Larry has been a runner for ever since we've known him and a few years back he brought my dad into the runner's/hiking in the mountains fold.
Jane, Larry, Bruce and Marie
Our family at the party. Ryan and Becky, we missed you, but we'll see you soon!
The food was delicious! We had sandwiches, salads...
Cakes, fruit...
Check out the edible arrangement! Yummy!!
And the cake. Sorry I missed a shot before it was cut! "You're 60. Eat More Carrots!" Very classy. I even made a slideshow with pictures of my dad and our family (baby pics to current). It was my first time ever, but it turned out luckily!
Mostly neighbors and family members were invited. It was a lot of fun! While my dad wasn't a huge fan of the idea at first (since he hates any attention on him) after it was all said and done he had a really good time!
