Pin It We’ve done a little sprucing up of our master bedroom with the help if IKEA and now this Amy Butler duvet from Bed Bath & Beyond. Blues and greens are my favorites…and now grey. I love grey. Our last duvet got a little discolored at the top because of the oils from our … Read more
Baby Linus is a week old! And a few days by now…but he’s doing great. He’s nursing great and is sleeping better too, about 3 hours at a time through the night. All my babies have been colicky at first – Linus has fits of pained crying but they’re getting less frequent. I stopped drinking … Read more
While my mom and grandma were here I put them to work helping me make fresh tomato sauce with tomatoes from our garden. Food connoisseur’s such as Chantal Royer say that using fresh homegrown tomatoes add such a great, powerful flavor to any sauce and I couldn’t agree more! We planted several tomato plants and they’ve done really … Read more
And the waiting is over! Our third son was born Sunday, August 28 at 1:24 pm weighing 7 lbs. 6 oz. (much smaller than I was expecting, not because I was hugely pregnant but because Gus was 8 lbs. 10 oz.). My labor was super fast (about 6 hours from start to finish). I delivered … Read more
We have our winners! And as per the rules, winners must send an email to kelseyatvanillajoydot com BEFORE MONDAY to claim their prizes. 1.Michael Miller & Block Party: Kora Mae who said, “I love the black and white prints – is that boring of me?” 2. EQ7 & Simplify: Robin who said “I’d love to … Read more
For a while now I’ve been wanting to try machine quilting a Cricut design onto one of my quilts. I used this border wave design from Life is a Beach on my Marine quilt (by Dan Stiles), and I love how it turned out! I originally quilted straight horizontal lines, but I did them 3″ … Read more
Ice cream one of my summer desserts of choice, and I recently got to try out Starbucks brand of ice cream. I’m not a coffee drinker (or eater…) so I stuck with the coffee free options – Stawberries & Creme, Signature Hot Chocolate, and Vanilla Bean. I tried Strawberries and Cream first and the first … Read more
I was chosen by Mom Central to participate in a group review of the Brother P-Touch labeling system. I received this test kit including a P-touch label sample affixed to a plexi-glass bock, nail polish remover, bleach with brush, and scrubber sponge. I was highly skeptical that the label sample could withstand any of these … Read more
Have you noticed a lack of real-ish content? Well…this is why. I have exactly one week left before my due date. I’m expecting this little boy to arrive any day now, and that day cannot come too soon. You may think I look small…but I’ll have you know I’m measuring 37.5 cm at 39 weeks … Read more
A hammer and some nails would really be a boatload of fun in the hands of a toddler boy…but that’s a recipe for holes in unwanted places and smashed thumbs. Our solution to the hammer hunger is a toy hammer and some golf tees. My boys love to sit in the grass and nail away. … Read more