{Beach} Countdown Frame

So this is one of those projects that I start but then don't have everything for it.  So I have great intentions of getting the that one thing {it was the mini clothespins} right away.  But I forget.  And it sits there.  For months!

But I finally finished it, yay!  

It's my countdown frame.  I got the idea here.

She did a brithday countdown, but you can really make it whatever you want.  Just change the little label and voila!

I am currently using it to countdown the days until our California vacation.  We will be spending a week at a beach house for the first part of it.  I seriously can. not. WAIT.  Fun, sun, relaxing, not being so pasty white... it's gonna be great! 

Aren't my little countdown cards cute?!  They are from Pretty Little Studio and totally affordable.  I love the vintage inspired look.

This was a super fast and easy project.  You can probably tell exactly how to do it by looking at the pictures, but if you want more details on that go here.

I'm really happy with how it turned out.  And the possibilities are endless for different countdowns!  I have a couple more sets of cards from the same place for a Valentines countdown and Christmas countdown too.  Although, I'll need a new frame that's more Christmasy for that one.

By the way, we're now on 19 days until our summer vacation!  Which also means the hubs will be down with his board exams {medical school} and I will actually be able to spend time with him.  Instead of now where we just see each other in passing for a few minutes here and there.  It's so lame.  I hate it.  Our 3rd anniversary is coming up in a few days but we're not even doing anything until next month when he's done studying and we're back from California. Double lame.  

Ok, I'm down being a a downer.  I really am excited that he's almost done and we'll be in California soon! 

Are you counting down to anything super fun this summer?

Linking here!

What a Deal!

There is an awesome deal going on that I found out about today on SaveMore.com! This is one of those daily deals sites that seem to be coming out of the wood works now.

You can get FREE Jamberry Nail Sheilds if you sign up today!  

Yeah, free.  

Pretty sweet, huh?

So this only works for new sign ups because when you sign up you get a free $10 credit to use on their site.  That alone is pretty cool.  But their deal for the Jamberry Nail Shields is $7.50 for  $15.00 worth of product (which is one set of the nail shields).  So when you put your $10 credit towards it, it becomes free!  (The credit is automatically applied when you click to buy them.)  And you have a $2.50 credit leftover for something in the future.  

I just did it and I'm pretty excited.  I have actually bought this exact same deal before but on Groopdealz.  So I have used these nail shields before and love them.  They are like a sticker that you trim and file to fit your nail and then use a blow dryer's heat to make them stick on.  They stick really well and I have had them for more than a month with the first set I did.  I actually have a set on now too!  I've had these for a few weeks now.

See-

Pretty cute, huh?!

People compliment me a lot on them and ask if I got a pedicure.

Anyways, so you can go here to get this deal for free, no shipping or anything.  You really can't beat that!  And Jamberry has a ton of options for their nail shields.  It'll be hard for you to decide which one you want, for real.  I think I will get the slate and white houndstooth this time {the one on the top right}.  

Here are some of the choices-

The bottom right is one I have on now.  But there are LOTS more, I promise.  

*Side note- the Jamberry site is running real slow today.  I can hardly get on to see all choices.  Don't worry.  When you buy the deal here, it's like a voucher for the Jamberry site.  So you can use that voucher anytime until the end of this year.  So don't worry if you can't get on today.  Trust me, they have a bazillion cute choices!  Also, I just checked the deal site and it says the vouchers can be used the next day.  So you can't even use it to buy the shields today.  Don't miss out on the free voucher though!  You won't be sorry. :)

9 Months and So Sweet

I have some sweet things to share with you, woo-hoo!

First, look at my little 9 month old boy!  I can't believe he's getting close to being 1 year old. Cah-razy!  

Grayson is such a sweet little guy.  He smiles all the time and at everyone.  Anyone who looks at him he will smile at.  And if they talk to him, oh boy does he smile big!  He likes everyone and still doesn't show a preference for me or Josh or anyone.  He's never been upset when I drop him off at the kids' corner at the gym or to a baby-sitter.  He's just happy to be wherever with whoever.  No stranger danger for this guy.   Hmmm... could be a bad thing.

My little Gray baby is getting so good at walking with his push toys.  Grandy got him a really cool one when she and Papa were visiting.  Downstairs is all laminate flooring and he couldn't keep up with the push toy at first because it went too fast on the hard floor.  But it didn't take him long to get the hang of it.  He walks along all the furniture and anything else he can pull up on. He also has stood up a couple times without holding on for like a second or 2!

{first time swinging at the park!}

Gray is eating more solid foods and LOVES his puffs.  He will eat those babies all day.  When he won't eat his baby food, he'll eat puffs.  I think he really likes the independence of being able to feed himself.  It's so cute to watch him picking up the puffs and put them in his mouth.  Ok, it doesn't sound cute, but it is.  At least to this momma!

When we are hanging out upstairs we have to make sure to close the doors of whatever room we are in.  As soon as Grayson sees an open door, he makes a beeline for it crawling as fast as he can.  Then he goes straight for the stairs.  Giggling the whole way.  He knows we'll chase after him.  He thinks it's a game.  We are just trying to save him from falling down the stairs.  He would go headfirst down without a second thought!

Luckily now, Grayson will stop and look when we say his name usually.  So if he's crawling to the stairs and we yell, "Grayson," he'll stop for a second and look.  Wonder how long that will last.  He also LOVES to pull the plugs out of the wall.  He will look over at us right before he tries because he knows he's not supposed to.  We'll tell him no and he'll stop for a sec.  He'll do that few more times, but he always stops when we tell him to.  Then he finally gives up and crawls somewhere else.  What a good boy!

So this morning Grayson fell asleep in his bouncer while I was downstairs cleaning up.  He was laying down normally. Then I heard him cry for a couple seconds and then stop.  When I went back to check on him, this is what I found.

 Yep, he is fast asleep.  I couldn't believe he could sleep like that!  He must have sat up when he woke up and cried for a few seconds and then fell right back asleep without laying back.  Haha, what a funny little guy.

 Don't worry.  I didn't leave him like that.  I gently moved him to lie on his back and he didn't even wake up!  Phew!  He did have a nice red mark on his cheek from where he was laying on the bouncer

What a sweetie pie.

I love this little guy to pieces!