change is good, right?

i definitely get bored with things way too easily.

as you can see, if you've visited my blog more than once.

oh, new header?

new layout?
{i've only been through about 3 just today}

i get bored with the clothes in my closet about every 6 months, and so i do a purging.

  {not so good for my wallet because then i want to go buy more clothes}

i am currently experiencing boredom with certain rooms in our house:

the living room

our bedroom

our bathroom

when we moved in 3 years ago, i decided on an avocado green for the bedroom.

now i'm ready to repaint because i recently bought a quilt & sheets for our bed, and i don't like it with the green.

i never really did anything with our bathroom.  we still use the downstairs guest bathroom because we never got the shower fixed! we had been going with a beach theme, but yep, you guessed it, i'm bored with that.

the living room was already painted when we moved in, and while i didn't love the color, i decided i could live with it.  

that is until now!

part of the problem is that it's everywhere.

in the living room, the hallways, upstairs & the office.

way too much of one color....and it's not a great color...in my opinion.

i was always known as extremely indecisive.

i've tried to become better at making decisions, but in certain areas, it seems i still have room for growth.

i'm just constantly changing my mind on things i like. 

{although a few things will never change: my dislike of pink, hearts & butterflies}

today i may think that i want to go with neutral walls with bright accent colors.
in 2 years i'll decide i want bright walls with bold patterns.

when does this madness stop???

one other small issue...
i'm the one who does these projects, yet can't seem to finish them.
what do you mean there's still tape around the kitchen windows?

so until i am motivated enough to complete a project.....

my week via instagram

i feel like this week was pretty low key...not a whole lot happened.

but not to worry, i do have pictures. i always have pictures! 

monday we had a family day & went to home goods & old navy.

we just started driving with no plan & that's where ended up.

eli really liked this hat. 

he asked for some jobs around the house so he could buy it.

 i liked being pregnant for many reasons, but one was i had no allergies.

i don't know how, but i promise they went away for 9 months.

they came back this week.

we finally had to order a new battery for my computer this week.

for months now i haven't been able to unplug my computer without it dying.

this week my battery exploded & now as i am writing this, my computer is unplugged!

it's the small things!

we hung out with mike's family this week

eli got to spend some time with his cousins, mason & mckenna.

he & mckenna are adorable together! 

eli can't wait until she gets bigger so they can play!

more family time.

i am loving this weather!!

but i am so glad i'm not teaching this winter because i would be dying!

i lived for snow days!

my favorite sunglasses busted & started getting stuck in my hair, ripping it out.

i was so bummed.

thanks to a coupon & a gift card from christmas, i got a new pair!

this is one of the greatest gifts i got while i was pregnant.

thanks, b! 

it's so wonderful & the tears flow for many of the songs!

here's one reason it's so good:

saturday night my mom & 2 of her sisters came over for dinner & games.

we played mexican train.

big fan...lots of fun!

a couple of days ago i pulled my curling iron out because i am soooo bored with my hair.

one day i started curling it, but quickly lost steam.

"what new mom has time to curl her hair?" you're wondering.

one whose child wakes up at 6:30 am on a sunday morning.

he went back down for a nap & i curled my hair. 

reminded me of when i was younger & i got my hair curled every sunday for church.

of course back then my mom used sponge rollers.

do they even make those anymore??

hope you had a great week!

looking forward to capturing moments this week!

my week via instagram

i love taking pictures & all things photography! 

(check out our website: www.helovesherphotography.com)

(yes, shameless plug)

since discovering the world of instagram, i'm hooked! 

mike now makes fun of me, asking me throughout the day, "are you intsagramming this?"

documenting my week helps me remember what happened! by the time sunday rolls around, and people ask me about my week, i usually can't remember (thank you, post-preggo brain!)

so here's some of the fun from this week....

 eli tried avocado this week. i'm really hoping that he will have mommy's palate when it comes to food! 

 charlie had a bum leg for most of this week :( poor puppy was limping around on three legs....so sad! he did a lot of laying around & resting, but he's doing a lot better now!

 of course, it was valentine's day & even my clementine was in on the day of love! 

 mike & i LOVE fondue. last year we went to the melting pot...then we had a baby & i quit my job.

so, we made our own, though it didn't turn out quite as good, but is anything as good as the melting pot??

 another love of ours is breakfast for dinner. i found these pancakes on a blog this week & surprised mike! 

 eli gave me this card. need i say more?

and WHOA! mike gave me these....totally unexpected but absolutely beautiful!
we exchanged gifts as well & turns out pinterest was a resource for both of us this valentine's day!  
no fights this year!

 this is one of 4 meals that my dad brought us this week! yes, 4 meals! i forgot to take a picture, but one of them included crab cakes! spoiled much?

my sweet messy-faced boy :)

 this is one of only a few days of this week that eli got out of his pj's...lazy bum.
we went to breakfast with my mom & dad....yet another meal!
while i was taking this picture, he was farting sooo loud!!!  

 slobbery kisses from my little one :) love, love, love!

i started making some baby food this week.  sweet potatoes = yum!!

eli agrees. 

we had a leadership gathering on saturday for providence. i promise i was paying attention.

the highlight of this week was receiving this completely unexpected check for $700! 

praise the lord, he is our provider!