My latest project:

My parents gave me their old dining room set, and while painted on fruit and 

basket weave seat cushions were super trendy years ago,

 not so much now.  

 I stripped them and painted them black and reupholstered the cushions with a super cute black and cream damask-type print.  I think they turned out ok!

 Thank goodness I had such great helpers!  I don't know if I 

could have done it without my little monster!

I also refinished this curio cabinet  a while back. It was mahogany with a mirrored backing and i painted it black to match the dining set and lined the back with a velvet and silk print.  

Winter Pictures

 Nanny and Swayz having a tea party.

 Tea party with hippo

Swayzi so sad whenever I put the doggies outside to go potty.

Swayzi's spooky party

 Happy Halloween!!!      

Thanks to everyone that came to Swayzi's spooky party this year!  She had a blast!

California Beach House Vacation

Last summer we went to Cali and stayed in a couple of different beach houses.  The boys flew out half way through our trip to join us. (their bosses aren't as nice as ours and they wouldn't let them take the extra vacation time)  We had so much fun!  Swayzi just LOVED the beach!

Swayzi and her great grammy "mimi"

I Love This Girl!!!

 Smoochin' on the back deck of our beach house just outside of Pizmo beach

We had a BLAST!!!  Two weeks of pure relaxing heaven.  Thanks Mom and Dad for the great memories!!!  Love Ya!!!

Jason and Danielle's wedding (from August- yikes I'm behind)

 Jason and Dani's cake I made.  Turned out ok! and it didn't even get crushed on the drive from Spanish Fork to Layton!  Phew!!!

 She started way behind the ring bearer boys,

 but she sprinted down the aisle and knocked them out of her way.  

Yep, that sprinting blur is my crazy Swayzi.  Perhaps not the most reverent flower girl ever, but she sure is the cutest, and she had a lot of fun doing it!

 My Gorgeous sister in law Danielle and her new husband Jason.  We're so happy for you guys!  Congrats!

 Swayzi wasn't sure what to think of the whole wedding ceremony thing.  And I think her daddy looks a little sad!  He's kind of a protective big bro, and I'm not sure he was ready for his baby sis to get married!
  

 My Mother in law Carla with our new baby nephew Ryker!  SO Cute!

Congrats Jason and Dani!!!

Most beautiful flower girl EVER!!!

Christmas

So Christmas was awesome.  Swayzi loved santa, loved the tree, loved sledding, loved presents, and loved most of all the nativity set with the "jeeza baby" in the manger at my moms.   Her and Hadley got a personal visit from santa this year and they LOVED it!  

We went to Disneyland in November and had a BLAST!  Swayzi was so excited to see Minnie, but I think her favorite part was playing on the beach with her daddy.  SO SO FUN!!!

Swayz got a power wheels 4-wheeler from her uncle ralph and aunt Amanda.  She's still not too sure about riding it, but she sure looks cute in her helmet!  Hilly got her a tricycle and she likes to ride it in their living room singing "pedal pedal pedal pedal."  It's super cute and I can't wait until it warms up enough to take her outside and really teach her to ride.  My mom spoiled swayzi absolutely rotten.  It took a truckload and the back of my dad's suburban to bring all of her new toys home after Christmas.  Crazy!