johns journal

Our tiny spare room will eventually be a nursery {Lord willing} but for now serves as a guest room. No paint on the walls this time, but drawing colors from the piece of bird art pictured below! Though the picture isn't that great, the colors featured in the art are this soothing palette and I …

What's not to love about the fair?! The animals, rides, and fair food....yummy! Fun times...


playing in the corn kernels
My sister, horse-whispering!
we witnessed the birth of this chicken, amazing
Gideon and John Deere so happy together!
His first pony ride, giddy-up
Sweet potato with the works
I thi…

Have I mentioned that Fall is my absolute favorite season? Since I've missed it for the past 4 years in subtropical Okinawa Japan, I plan on fully embracing every aspect this year, particularly pumpkins! Let the pumpkin carving begin, these are some gorgeous ones all from the queen of crafting,…

Here's my favorite Fall trends all from Jcrew
Cardigans
Booties
Bling bling
fresh color combos
Blazers
Bring on the fall!

Being out here in the country is so refreshing and freeing minus our internet troubles! The praying mantis, leaf-bug, and a red-spotted frog have all made an appearance in and around our garage! Here's some images from this week due to my animal-state of mind!
via a alifemorefabulous
via brownbut…

Attention military families and card affectionados, let me introduce you to my sweet friend, Rebecca's newest endeavor, "Pedaling Designs" featuring her custom card and birth announcements. I absolutely love the birth announcement she made for my lil guy and will be tapping her for ou…

So, Im considering tapping into someone who can build me a built-in bookcase for a reasonable price...does this concept exist, I do hope so! Here's the look I'm after:




images domino, elledecor via Xjavierx and isuwannee

Just a quick check in with ya'll!! We're finally in the house and are SO enjoying every bit of it! Particularly the great outdoors, where we've already spotted plenty of cardinals, deer, and a array of stray animals!! Here's a few shots of the exterior and I'm in a mad frenzy to…

Norfolk turned out to be the change of scenery I needed to snap me out of the home-waiting blues!! Touring the U.S.S Wisconsin, splashing waves at the beach, and feeding animals at the zoo were perfect mind-relaxers:
U.S.S Wisconsin

Hubby reads every sign, while I chase Gideon!



Getting our toes wet at…