Monday, May 13, 2013

Master Sullivan - 6 months

Somebody is half a year old?!  CRAZY!!!  Sully is 6 months old this month - May - which is when we celebrate Victoria day - hence the cute little crown:)

Sully is now 18 lbs!  We started him on solids a couple of weeks ago and so far he has loved everything except peas - but really do we blame him?!

Sully is fully sitting up on his own and we think it's the cutest thing - makes him look like a little man.  He loves to stand and will do so independently if propped up against a piece of furniture!  He is very chatting and his "talking" is one of our favorite things to hear - he has a lot to share!  He also has two teeth now - the two bottom front - making his smile even more adorable!

6 months is a fun age - it seems like his little mind is always trying to figure things out.  He loves bright colorful toys and anything that makes a crinkle noise is like free entertainment!  Sul is also getting to the point where if he sees somehitng that he wants he will wiggle his way over to it.  You can sometimes see him using not only his hands to grab things but also his feet - babies are so flexible!   

And sleep...oh man - praise Jesus our boy has learned to nap!!!  It's crazy we didn't change anything, but just all of a sudden Sully started taking real naps - long naps!!!  It's WONDERFUL!!!  Some days are still not the best, but overall we can count on 2 long naps - somethings with a third short one at the end of the day for good measure.  Sully has always been a good night time sleeper and on the night of his 6 month birthday even sleep 12 1/2 hours without waking for a feed!  YAY!!!

Love this little guy!









Wednesday, May 8, 2013

A Splendid Weekend!

We had a great weekend - AMAZING weather and great friends came to visit!  Our good friend Alise game to visit for a long weekend and then on Monday our friend Jenn came - we had a little Green Bay reunion - it was grand!

Saturday was the weather was into the 30's - perfect weather to wash the car.

we stopped in for some frozen yogurt in the afternoon!


my A-dawg!

Sunday started with waffles


Sully is loving his lobster seat - it let's him eat at the table right along with us - he's so cute in it too!

Sunday afternoon we headed to the states - we did some shopping, went to a wine tasting and introduced Alise to Fairhaven

my favorites!

Sul is loving his new shades

 Monday night Matt made supper - it was so beautiful out and the house was so hot we ate outside in our own little paradise - the backyard

 ready for supper - it was so yummy!

such great friends - 8 years in the making - I am thankful for them both!

Cooking with the K's - Waffle Sunday - Buttermilk Style!

We like to eat waffles every Sunday, but right after Christmas our waffle iron died - sad day!  We just got our new waffle maker in the mail and we love it!  It's just like the one I had growing up and it makes great waffles!!!

For something new (and because we had leftovers) we made buttermilk waffles - they were ok, but a bit too much - they puffed up well and were extremely filling!

Random Cuteness







Thursday, May 2, 2013

Sully's Room

Well we have lived in our new place for a month and finally have one room fully renovated - Sully's room!  The room has literally been completely redone - everything but the actual structure of the room!  

Sully slept in closet while he was waiting for his room to be done

Here was our to do list - now all completed!
- new carpet
- new base boards
- new casings
- paint walls
- take down ceiling fan
- install new light
- change light dimmer
- install new blinds
- sew curtains
- make mobile
- hang wall decor
- create book storage
- spray paint brass hardware
- install closet organizers
- move in

The before - dark brown/burgundy walls with a black ceiling fan - angled casing - stained small base boards - old dirty carpet - brass hardware - metal skinny blinds

carpet out - walls painted

furniture back in - that fan is still there!

the end result!


Before

during

the closet is a treat!  in our old place Sully's closet was filled with storage - now he has his own space!

the closet looks so much nicer with the brass knobs spray painted!

Sul's crib!

artwork

in keeping with his elephant theme I made Sully a mobile


before

during

after


Sully's new book box

here's the man himself - enjoying his new room!

Up next - the guest room...

Cooking With The K's - Olive Garden Night!

We had an in house date night the other night - Matt gave me the Olive Garden experience right at home!!!

Best looking waiter/chef I have ever seen!

the salad

the famous Olive Garden dressing (thank you pinterest!)

and of course bread sticks made from scratch - so yummy!