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So I just realized that my comments were not working on my previous post, I am so sorry about that. I think I have it fixed now so feel free to comment, I am not sure if I can let you comment on the past 2 blogs I did, so you may add them here if you want to. Or just post something so I know that it is working again...........

Anything but LAUNDRY...

I am sitting here waiting on Otto to come home from school... Totally should be doing laundry but my A.D.D. is getting the best of me...

So I thought that maybe I would play with my camera. This shot was for my mom... in seeing our bed she had question on whether or not I could match things.... she did not think that my pillows went with the bedding. But they do it was a bought as a set. I was thinking that maybe if mom did not think they matched maybe some of you thought the same thing so if any of you had any doubts....? :)





Then I thought since I had my camera out, I should play a little bit more. So here we have my rings in sepia tone

Just me with out any makeup as you can tell just being a dork and waiting on Otto to make his way back home...








Gotta LOVE LOVE LOVE some Izze! I am not a soda fan,
but I really enjoy my sparkling juices!

OH SO YUMMY!

So this was my exciting night of avoiding laundry!

♫ We are FAMILY ♫

So this was the left overs of Sunday Dinner at my parents house... My mom did always tell me to use my creativity! I love Sunday Dinners they really are the best, a time to be home with the family and just be. Last Friday & Saturday Otto was down in Baton Rouge, LA helping with the Gustav & Ike mess! So Saturday mom & I hung out, we had such a fun time. We went all over the place. Mom found some super cute fall decorations! It was much needed mom and me time. We are really lucky that we are so close to both of our families.

I have been able to watch Kylie (Otto's sisters little girl) a little more than normal, and I just L♥VE it. I love to see her grow and to watch her learn and discover things. It was the best thing ever, Otto was holding her and all the sudden she stuck her tongue out at him. Otto thought that was the coolest thing ever. She also loves to play peek a boo with her self. Which just cracks me up! I walked in the other day after her nap and there she was laying in the love sac (mom I told you it would come in handy) playing peek a boo all by herself and just giggling away! Kylie is 15 months old and is starting to talk and I have really been working with her to say OTTO... and every time I say "Where's Otto?" She always grabs her foot and shows me her toes. Funny Girl!

This weekend we are going camping with Otto's Family! It is going to be so much fun to get away! It is also Neil Bday and also Otto's Moms Bday this week so it will be a fun way to celebrate! They will get to see the side of me that really hates bugs... Oh DEAR! So I will have to post pictures of our adventures...

Better Late than Never... St.L take 2

I really do have a Great Husband! For years now I have tried to hold something over my dads' head. When I was 14ish my softball team made it to Worlds in Atlanta, Georgia! I was so excited to hear that not only were we going to Worlds but we as a team were going to watch the Atlanta Braves play! But my dad who is such a hard worker and who sacrificed so much for me to live my dreams, had to work until the very last minute which means I was not able to go the night before... we barely made it to the opening ceremonies! So I missed my first chance to watch my team the Atlanta Braves play. As I am now older and understand the sacrificed my parents made to let me play ball and I am totally over the fact that I missed the game but I still like to tease Dad about that. But Otto has heard this story I guess more than once and has been trying for 2 years now to get me to a Braves Game! WELL, HE DID! We went back up to St. Louis to visit the Holt's and to go watch the Braves play the Cardinals! It was AWESOME it was perfect except the fact the the Cardinals stomped the Braves 18 to 3! We had such a blast! We had greats seats, it was a perfect night! I mean it was August and it was ALMOST chilly who could ask for more!

We always have the best time when we go visit the Holt's! This time they took us to the City Museum! I must say words can not come close to how amazing this place is. I am going to put a few picture on here but just imagine everything you see is 10 times cooler in real life! This first picture is the WARNING you have going into this place, and its really not so much a joke! Yes it was FRAUGHT with danger! Wendy called as we were on our way and asked us if we brought our running shoes and long pants... cause we are going to the Museum. My thought was umm no its August and what kind of Museum would need that kind of thing.... well we did need that stuff! This place is the coolest ever. It was like A.D.D. heaven! Nobody could focus on anything there was just so much to do it was awesome! We did not even get to see everything. This museum was full of recycled material. Bradley was so fun to watch as we climbed through airplanes, caves, a 3 story slide, a ball pit for all ages! As you look at the picture below and to the left. LOOK REALLY CLOSE. That is rebar that they are climbing through. You can climb all through the museum from one level to the next, inside to outside. It is just amazing!

This picture to the right you can not tell but that is just one of 2 airplanes that you can climb through under or over. That is the museum building , it is an old shoe factory! These pictures honestly do not do this justice! It was such a fun time! You know it is fun when you have teenagers in groups, families, and just adults ! There is something for everyone here and it is the most unique thing I have ever seen! We just love the time we get to spend with the Holt's and all the cool things they find to do! So if you are ever in ST. Louis you must got to the CITY MUSEUM! It is something that you have to see for your self!

WARNING! Things are bigger and better than they appear!

FINALLY!

I am back on here. Sorry it has been so long... thanks for your patients. (Erin)

Well here it is, our bed, we made with our own hands! WE LOVE IT! This really has been a fun project for us to work on, something we will have for the rest of our lives. Otto has been so patient with me during all this, besides how many times I have had more paint on me than the bed did. Or the time we finally got to bring it upstairs and set it up (which this thing is heavy not easy to move around) and the very next morning I dropped my phone between the wall and the bed, and we basically had to take the bed apart again just to get my phone. After all this he still loves me! This picture does make it look pretty small, but, it is not the case. This bed is huge, I basically have to get a running head start just to get in it! Just so you know the corners are as sharp as they appear just ask my shins. As we were setting up our bed and rearranging our bedroom furniture we realize that our room looks so empty now. We have tried a few things to fill up the space but nothing works just yet. So we are on the look out for something that will work, so we are up to any suggestions. We think we have figured out what we are going to do for baskets for our bed, but not sure just yet. I do know that we will not be getting the ones that are from Pottery Barn that go with our bed, because they cost more than our bed! This picture also shows off our painting skills... Which is a story all in its own... But here is our pride and joy and its summer bedding. I keep saying that we need just one more small pillow for our bed but Otto already thinks we have to many, so as a good wife I will let him think he has won. Little does he know I already have my eye on a few and I am just waiting for them to go on sale.