What we've done lately in pictures

 I've been refinishing some furniture this last week and finished it all on Wednesday. I'm kind of failing on taking final pictures, which I really shouldn't since I think I want to start doing more of this, but here's a few mediocre shots of some beautiful furniture.

Footboard I refinished for a friend.

Matching headboard. This bed was in incredible condition. It's probably 75 years old and not but maybe one crack in the wood. It was so fun to refinish it. I'm totally hooked. 

This is the matching vanity. I totally forgot to take a finished picture of it, but you can see the drawers in the background and it looked amazing when I put them back in.

The mirror that fits into the middle of the vanity.

And the other refinishing project I did. Again, the quality here is incomparable. This table is I'm guessing 45 years old and in pristine condition. The stain was all chipped and peeling, but it was so easy to strip and refinish. I was bummed that I had to give it back. 

Totally engrossed in their books on the way to church. 

Aaron loves this little chair. He can climb up himself and he finds all kinds of comfy ways to chill on it. 

We've had some crazy thunderstorms this week and the kids just love them. They get all decked out in their boots and jump in the puddles until they're absolutely soaked. I just sit on the porch swing and swing away and enjoy the storm. It's awesome. 

The pigtails! She had very particular directions for how she wanted her hair done that day. It makes me smile that she's finally interested in letting me do it instead of just pulling it right out.

This kid starts preschool in three and a half weeks. I'm simultaneously so excited for him and wondering how he could be at this point already. Time is a 'flyin.

I chopped my hair off last month and I'm totally in love with it. The ease of doing it just cannot be beat. I have no plans to go back ever. :) No more headaches from ponytails, taking the time to style it every day, figuring out what to do with it when I run, or generally worrying about it all. I'm a little weirded out about how much straighter it was when I first got it cut. It's grown out a bunch already and is curling in the back again. And when I wake up in the morning I have the most amazing bedhead ever.