A Man and His Tools

Heath went to Home Depot last weekend for a few little things and came home with THIS. He's been wanting a professional grade table saw for a long time, but just couldn't spend that kind of money on one. He browses the tools on his frequent trips to Home Depot and this happened to be his lucky day. This table saw retails for $599, but they had one left on clearance trying to get rid of their stock to make room for the new model. He got it for $299 instead and sold his old table saw to a co-worker the next day. It's hard to pass up a deal like that, especially since tools never go on sale.

Getting this saw has reignited the wood worker in him. He's been living in the garage (with his little helper close by most of the time) getting it organized and set up the way he wants. And he's been working on two projects that have been just sitting there.

The first project was refinishing 2 bar stool chairs. We got these 2 chairs when a bar closed for $20 each. They're solid wood and very sturdy. But they were very well loved and needed some attention. Heath sanded them down and painted them black.

They look brand new now and are a fabulous addition to our kitchen! They're the perfect height for Hunter to sit up to the counter, too.



The other project probably won't be ready to share for a week or two, but I'm SUPER excited about it since it's for me so that I can better organize my craft area. Stay tuned!

Many faces of Peyton

I know I take a lot more pictures of Peyton these days than I do of Hunter, but this is the time that they change SO much that you feel like you have to document everything. My point is proven by the thousands of pictures I have of Hunter over his 3 years of life. I will be sure to do the same for Peyton. The second child doesn't always seem to get the same treatment, but I promise to put the same effort into documenting her life through pictures as I did and continue to do for Hunter. Now, getting baby books done is a different story. I promise to have their first year of life scrapbooked by the time the they graduate high school. Ha!

She's chewing on everything!

We've entered the 'everything goes in the mouth' phase. You'd think she was cutting teeth, but nope. It's just developmental, I guess. Lots of drooling going on, too. I guess I better pull out the bibs.

It's all about Daddy these days

Hunter is constantly adding 'like Daddy' onto his sentences lately. I hear things like "I'm growing big like Daddy" and "I'm strong like Daddy" several times a day. He loves to be out in the garage with Daddy and helping as much as he's allowed. Daddy loves that he's so interested and hopes it continues.

I walked out into the garage tonight and this is what I saw. I immediately turned around to go get the camera. Too cute!

Always gotta have ear and eye protection!

Look at the joy on Hunter's face!

And this is another thing he does like Daddy. Daddy sits exactly like this when he's watching TV.

Siblings

I know these two won't always enjoy each other so much, but Hunter really enjoys 'playing' with Peyton right now. He gets tickled when she smiles at him, bat her hands at him, or 'talks' to him. At times he's not as gentle as he should be, but you can only expect so much from a 3 year old. He's done extremely well with this transition and I'm so thankful for that.

My Mom, The Quilter

I get my craftiness from my mom. She's an amazing seamstress and can create just about anything I dream up in my head. She's made FIVE bedding sets for my house (2 for the master, one for the guest, and then each of the kid's bedding). It's so awesome to have one of a kind stuff in my house!

My mom is also quite a quilter. In years past she's typically made throw quilts which aren't all that big. She's made one for both Hunter and Peyton. But in the last couple years she's made some BIG quilts.

This first one is a queen size that she made for my sister, Dixie.

This one is an oversized twin that she made for my sister, Margie.

A Date with Hunter

When we were in Jacksonville over Christmas I took Hunter to the playground and then lunch at Pizza Hut while my mom stayed with Peyton. Hunter and I don't get much one-on-one time these days so it was nice to have all my attention on him for a change. I was able to take some pictures, too, of course!

My goodness, he looks so grown up here!

Fleece pants make for fast sliding!

My Favorite Christmas Present

I received this very special gift in the mail from my dear friend, Lisa. I gasped when I opened it. I have been dreaming of a necklace like this with the kids' names on it. And I LOVE the tiny little foot prints, too. I have two other similar necklaces that I love. This one came from The Vintage Pearl.

Peyton - 4 months & 14 lbs

We got the exersaucer and the jumperoo out this week. Peyton can hold her head up pretty good now so she's enjoying these two contraptions. And they're nice hands free blocks of time for me :o)

I can't keep up with my favorite pictures! She's just so darn cute!

Even if she's a little bald in the back :o)

She's found her tongue and can blow bubbles

Hunter loves her as much as he ever has. And she thinks he's pretty fun, too.

Farewell to Bobby

The legendary Bobby Bowden has retired from coaching FSU football. FSU was invited to the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville on New Year's Day. We're part of a pretty amazing group of FSU alumni. Everyone wanted to see this game and came from all over to be there. The game started at 1pm so to do any tailgating we had to be up early. It rained all morning and it was freezing cold! We had four tents tied together and managed to have a great time before the game.

Heath's cousin Sayer came to tailgate with us. She's finishing her last semester at FSU.

The Marching Chiefs spelling out BOBBY

We had some starter logs burning on a grill

BOBBY! (Get it?)