Jesse & Danielle: Thanks mom

My mom and sister came to town for a WEEK! It was amazing.

Because my work schedule was such that I just worked on Sunday and then not again until Friday (which then I got put on call so we even got one extra day!) we got a ton done and worked on some really fun projects.

Here are some before and after pictures of what has been going on at our house as of late!

We took our lovely chairs with stained seat covers caked in who knows what and recovered them in some cute fabric as well as plastic so now I can just wipe clean!

Also, because we loved this fabric so much, we might have gone a little crazy and made some curtains out of it too. Nothing like a little Matchy-matchy-ness to make my smile when I walk into my kitchen.

This brown cupboard was a little blah before I got my cans of spray paint all over it! Now it's pretty much my favorite thing in my house.

{And yes you better believe those vintage grapes I got from my grandma go perfectly with this new cupboard! I'm pretty sure everyone needs to storm their grandma's attic and go find yourself some of these glass grapes. It's a great conversational piece.}

{Also this might have been what I looked like while I was spraying it.

I mean, we can't be gorgeous all the time.... right??}

This little table was something Jesse brought home for free and it has been itching to be painted for like 4 years. I finally did something about it.

My dad who finds cool things on facebook and sends them to me, inspired this piece. We painted it and then covered the top in lace to paint a lacy design on it! It was really fun!

{The finished product!}

You better believe I have more things that will be covered in lace and painted soon!

And this was not a DIY, but it was a necessary component to the week because the boys' toys have been EVERYWHERE because we have lacked organization. So it was time to finally buy a cubed organizer. So awesome! I'm in heaven.

The boys were great this whole week too! They went on numerous shopping trips (one of which lasted 4 hours) and barely complained. They particularly enjoy fabric shopping these days as I have taught them to feel every bolt we come across.

They also tell me when they "like" something (they say "like it" in such a funny way but I can't think of how to even spell it so you would hear it. That's unfortunate for you. Just know that it doesn't hardly sound like "like it" at all.)

{This was on our marathon shopping trip. They were good as could be they just decided they would pretend they were someone else for awhile.}

We also got the privilege of going mattress shopping for my brother (although I desperately need a new mattress as well) and we might not have left this tempur-pedic for most of the time. It was heavenly.

And it really could almost fold you in half like they do in the movies! After this picture we found out it moved even more!

We ate out at the Habit, which might be my new favorite burger joint (and I'm not really a burger person). The Teriyaki Char is amazing.

{I} really liked my Teriyaki Char as well.

Oh and the sweet potato fries.... don't even get me started.

{B} was a big fan of driving his car all over the table and window while the rest of us ate.

We also spent a decent chunk of time running so my sister could keep training for her club track meets. Plus the boys love to RUN RUN RUN! I even bought them little running shoes. And a bonus is that I've now started running a little more too. It has been ages since I ran, but it's been really fun!

They wore themselves out at the track. They both requested to be carried back to the car.

We also had an incident of the boys running down the street without us knowing and we caught them 3 houses down. (these kids have been so naughty lately with sneaking out of the house and running away. It's not safe. Luckily they usually just go next door to my aunt and uncle's house, but still... not safe.) but anyway, this particular day some random guy driving down the street watched my mom and I chase them down the sidewalk and he rolled down his window and clapped. I wasn't quite sure how to take it but I think that's a little weird. Plus, can't I just chase my children down the street in private? I would prefer not to have an audience for that.

Another thing we did was discover THE BEST Golden Corral ever. I don't know what it was, but their food was amazing. Except the rolls weren't the best I've had, but everything else was heavenly.

The boys particularly enjoyed the desserts. It's hard to go wrong with a chocolate fountain. And Ian LOVED cotton candy-which, ewe gross!

{I}