New Props

Playing with Mama's new props! I have a new floor, rug, ladder, and basket/container to work with now. And in a few days I will be receiving many new newborn props...now I just need a baby! :)

Orin isn't a very still subject to practice on, but he still makes it pretty fun!

Going Poopy

This ornery little boy has pooped in the potty 5 times over the last 6 days. We missed Sunday morning, because we were in a rush to get out the door for church.

I started putting him on the potty during the first week of June when I realized that he was pooping every morning right after breakfast. And since it is a much easier and less time consuming clean up if he goes in the potty instead of his cloth diaper, I decided to try it. After just a few mornings of not going or only peeing, he started pooping within the first 5 minutes of sitting on the potty. Success!!! Now every morning, after breakfast, we walk to the potty so that Orin can go poopy. At this point he gets lots of praise and no reward, because he doesn't fully understand what he is even doing yet.

I am no where near ready to potty train him, and he is definately no where near ready mentally. But this is a step in the right direction! Yeah for not having to dunk poopy cloth diapers in the toilet!!!

Muscles

We are pretty serious about muscles around here...can you tell?

Big Shoes to Fill

Somebody has big shoes to fill.
Somebody wants to be just like his daddy!

Young Love

Hazel was Orin's little playmate the other day while her mommy worked. These two are quite mischievous and busy! But they play really well together, and they love to give each other hugs and kisses. We need to keep an eye on these two as they get older!

New Chair

A month ago, Ryan and I found two free chairs by the side of the road. They were in perfect condition- very sturdy. The look just needed a little updating. And I had a vision for them after reading Remodelaholic about a chair reupolster project.

Friday night, Ryan and I set out to remove all the previous fabric and staples. This took a lot longer than we anticipated. We ended up working on it until midnight. I had to take care of one armrest the next day after we got some sleep. We tried to get out every staple (even from the bottom) and to remove the fabric still in tack just to make it easier to replace with the new fabric. When I do the next chair, I will not take that much time, because the staples on the bottom don't matter. And I did not refabric the chair in the same way so for next time, there will be no need to keep the old fabric in one piece.

I finished up the last armrest on Saturday morning, and then Ry sanded it all down for me. When my parents got here, my mom gave the chair the first coat of black paint. While Ry and I went out for my birthday, mom finished up the last coat of paint and got it ready for the fabric. When Ryan and I were out, we picked up foam, spray adhesive, and fabric.

On Sunday, we spent most of the afternoon stapling all the foam and fabric to the chair. I'm so pleased with how it all turned out! Looks completely different than before! It will be the perfect chair for my photography studio. So excited!

BEFORE (Don't mind the dusty seat- it's been in our garage):



AFTER:

Before and After

I have never participated in the before and after that Monica at Pixel Perfect hosts on her blog. But I wanted to give it a shot today. I took these pictures of Orin playing outside this morning. I think he wants to be just like daddy!

SOOC(Straigt out of Camera):

Edited:


The photo was taken with a Canon 50D using my 50mm f1.4 lens. And I edited in Lightroom.

Head over to Pixel Perfect and check out more before and after edits.