A DAY WITH MY JACKSON

Jackson kept reminding me that he has never gotten to see the

Alamo in San Antonio.

We travel to San Antonio just about every summer and

I think the only time that we have taken him there was when he was a baby.

So... being the "never forgetful" son that Jackson can be- I said "let's go!"

We packed an overnight bag and headed out for a 3 hour drive to the Alamo.

I'm glad we did.

What a great day with my son!

I thank my God every time I remember you. Philippians 1:3

I'VE GOT SUNSHINE...

My little blessing and niece, Saylor.

THANK YOU LORD FOR OUR BLESSING & MEMORIES

When looking for pictures for Jackson's room I found these. These two are beautiful!

ALL IN A WEEKS WORK

While Jackson has been at church camp for the week, I decided to finally finish remodeling his room. He has had the cutest cowboy themed room since he was about 2. He thinks it is time to change to something older like sports- (I could keep his room the same for at least 30 more years!)

I started with painting over his cowboy bed with a red- :(

Then I painted his leather dresser the same red.

The fun baseball dart board is from the Pottery Barn Outlet. It is too much fun!

I found all of the "P.L.A.Y." letters at antique fairs.

The Pottery Barn bowling pin is from Jackson's 8th birthday party.
All of his guests signed it!
And of course, I had to do a mural on the wall of his
favorite teams and keepsakes.
The old locker is from my old high school- Go Rattlers!

This is the shadowbox that I made for Jackson at Easter.

I thought this would make for a special wall so Jackson could remember his wonderful memories with Thomas.

My dear Jackson- I truly hope that your room feels peaceful, loving and most importantly fun! I hope you have wonderful memories of your childhood room. Love you with all my heart- Mommy

packing up-

sunscreen

games

bathing suits

all the junk food you can eat

scooters

camera

golf clubs

ice chests

at least 20 pairs of shoes (lizzie)

oh yeah and the luggage

-not sure if we have room

lazy river

water slides

kiddie water park

outdoor fireplaces

game room

spa- thank God for massages

adult pool

-BEAUTIFUL

lots of laughs,

lots of smiles,

lots of fun &

lots of memories!

decorating a barn...

one of my best friends, terri, has recently built a "house barn". we call it the "barnominium" because it is so big! it is the cutest barn that i have ever seen!

my favorite has to be the brick floors or the stained, wood ceilings or the barn red kitchen island or the butcher block cabinets... okay i love it all!

it just feels so "homey"- i could stay all day.

so, a couple of days ago terri said she was ready to start

putting all of her fantastic wall decor together!

yea, i've been waiting forever to hear that!

our first challenge was a giant, blank wall above the staircase.

her sweet, family portraits made for a great mural.

before...

after...

you can't tell by the photos, but the two long frames are pictures of her husband's family farm in the 30's. i think everything in the mural probably cost her under $25. she found everything at garage sales or goodwill. i gave her the shadowbox and the rest was probably just laying around!

i love a mural!

here is a picture of the shadowbox that i gave her that day.

i will try to send more barn pics at a later blog!

what a fantastic 4th of july!

fireworks...fun...friends...food...family