Football,Music and Birthday Parties

As I mentioned earlier,we had a lot of fun parties and did lots of traveling this summer.I love traveling,even tho our trips are usually short.
  We went to a Kentucky football game a few months ago.Kobe was such a sport-grinning at the ladies sitting behind us.He stayed up till midnight that eve-just enjoying the sounds and sights of everything.

We had really good seats and were one of the first people there.

Praying before the game.

And...guess who won!!=)

We went to see Slim's sister and family in Kentucky.They are expecting a little one in May!Soo happy and excited for them!!She is the lovely lady who made the sunburst mirror for me.Her husband is a talented cabinet maker.They have one sweet family!!

We went to a local high school football game with them one evening.

I fixed up a table for my brother Randall's birthday at school in September.He's all into horses and John Wayne.This guy weighed 11 lbs  and 2 ozs at birth!!September is full of birthdays in our family.Randall's is the 7th, mine's on the 10th and my sister Regina's is the 15th.My neice's birthday is the 26th.Party time!!

Hubby took me out for lunch and we played mini golf.My parents babysat Kobe,so it was a fun date-all by ourselves!!

Regina's birthday-I decided to  bake the cake about an hour before supper,hence the simple cake.

The following pictures are of a surprise 50th birthday party a few friends and I set up at church for the pastor.We did it on a very small budget and a small window of time to prepare.

The turkey tails were borrowed from my brother.The other decorations were from the church or my house.

We couldn't find camoflauge tablecloths,so we used gift wrap that I had on hand as a tablerunner.

We put a thin piece of camoflauge duct tape around the cups.We put votive candles in pint jars and orange/fall leaves and shotgun shells around the jars for table decorations.We put candy corn and peanuts in wooden bowls for a snack.The onlt things we bought for this party was the napkins,candy,camoflauge tape and balloons.

We covered the bulletin board with wrapping paper and tacked  on a banner I made.

One of the girls,Lisa, is very talented at cake decorating.

The pastor's wife and girls had another surprise party for him.His family from out of state and community people were invited.They did a fantastic job of fixing it all up and surprising him!!

 The guest register table.We signed our names on a copied picture of the big buck he recently shot.

 The amazing cake table!!Do you see the cake?=)I liked all the real greenery and leaves around the table.

 Another a-maz-ing cake decorated by Lisa sitting on top of a log.It looked soo real!!The cake topper was cool too-a pic of his recent trophy in an antler frame.

A table full of old pics of him and the family.Lots of inspiration and creativity at this party!!

 I babysat this lil cutie named Brooklyn occasionally this summer.She's the sweetest lil miss.Her Daddy works for us.

We helped celebrate her first birthday in October.

Her Mama made the adorable cupcakes topped with edible bees and the bee-autiful cake.

Her nickname is Be-be so they had a bee themed party.So cute!!

My dear husband turned 27 in October too.I set up a lil party at home for just us two.I baked his favorite cake-German Chocolate.I wanted a fun,vintage vibe,but didn't want to spend any money.Oh why am I soo cheap??I think it's mostly because of the challenge-it forces me to get the creative juices flowing in my brain.But anywhoo...I didn't spend any money!!Yay!!I already had the tissue paper pom-poms.I stenciled the numbers 27 onto the balloons after they were blown up.I also learned a valuable lesson-DO NOT spray paint balloons!!They will bust and splatter instantly dried paint onto your arm.I scrubbed my arm till it was bleeding to get it off-after I had tried all kinds of soaps and cleaners.My whole day was full of bloopers-thankfully I didn't spill my drink when I took him  out to eat that eve.Read on for more goof-ups.Go ahead,laugh at my expense!!=)

The cake-literally dripping with sweetness!!Not because of great baking skills tho-actually the opposite.The frosting kept falling off the cake,so I only frosted the top part and inbetween the layers.I stuck a playing card with his first initial(His name is Ananias,but everyone calls him Slim) and two Rummikub tiles to show his age.

Some more playing cards and horseshoes for good luck.Just kidding.I don't believe in that stuff.Hubby used to shoe horses.He found these in a repo barn along with the white closet doors I used as a background.

Cows didn't neccasarily go with the theme-I just wanted some fun cups that matched the red & black stuff.The table ''runner" is two placemats turned upside down and a big tan handkercheif in the middle.

He makes me laugh and thinks I take too many pictures,so I set up the joker card beside the camera.Upside down.Oops!!

I gave him  dug out some fake old-looking money and snuck his $2 bill out to make $27.Cheapy!!

This was Kobe's gift to him.Free-I had the ink,frame and child on hand already.Note-use washable ink when doing hand/footprints.Not the Lasting Impressions brand or your child's hands will look like a mechanic's for a few days at a very young age.

My Mom got free tickets to an Aaron Tippin concert in the mail.She didn't want them,so she gave them to Slim for his birthday gift.Great show.He used to be a trucker,so he played quite a few trucking songs.Regie Hamme opened the concert.He isn't very popular as a singer yet,but writes a lot of songs.He wrote the song ''This is the Time'' that really boosted his career.He also sang some gospel.Kobe loved the singing and clapped away all night!

We went to my cousin Jared and his lovely bride Jen's wedding in Iowa the last part of October.It was great seeing family again,even tho we left right after the wedding.We tried getting pictures of all the grandbabies(my neices & nephew) who were all together for the first time.Not very succesful in getting them to look at the camera at the same time,but at least we got pics of the munchkins.Kobe wasn't too sure of being so close to girls by the looks of it. Here they are-sweet lil things!!

All in all,we had a great summer/fall.Sad to say,I forgot to take pics of my fall decorations.(I didn't have a lot up)Can you believe it??!! I already have most of my Christmas decor up,so I'm not redoing it!=)

Have a fun day!!

Our Summer Livingroom (Finally) and Fun Vintage Finds

It's been too long since I've posted!!These are summer pics of our house.I have already have fall decorations taken down and Christmas stuff up.It was high time to get these on here!!We have had a busy summer-lots of traveling,parties and fun times.(next post)Don't worry,we worked too.LOTS!!As in almost every Monday-Saturday--daylight till 10 pm or later.Funny,I didn't get many pics of that.=)This post will contain lots of pics-I warn you!
         Some fun,vintage finds...I always wanted an old highchair.I found this at a yardsale with lots of old stuff.I fell in love instantly!!

 I like the color-it's gender neutral..I would've never thot of painting a highchair this shade tho.

Tight-wad me cringed when I saw the price.Because I already had a highchair.I only WANTED this one.Then I heard the seller telling others she's taking less money for some things.I took a deep breath and asked if she'd take less for this chair.I hate doing that.It makes me feel like I'm a cheapy(even tho I am).I really thot it was worth this money,but decided to ask.She told me-"I'll let you have it for $5." Uh,WHAT??!!I nearly fell over!!My heart literally skipped a beat!I know I sounded like a giddy,high-pitched crazy woman as I started jabbering about how I love antiques and yada,yada,yada...I gave her a big hug,(she looked rather stunned and said something about she's glad I'll enjoy it so much)clutched that chair in my fists and stuck in the back of the vehicle before anyone could take a second look at it.Hubby said they used to have one at home when he was little that looked almost identical,but was unpainted.
  A dear old man sold these shoe forms to me for $4.00.They have my Mom's maiden name stamped on the side.

Another old man had lots of cool stuff-but the prices were kinda high.I managed to find this little beauty for $10.I was looking at some on Ebay,but again...just too cheap to pay more than $20 on something I don't use.I love old cameras!!It makes me smile every time I see it.Think of all the crazy outfits,wacky hairdos and footwear this thing has clicked at.Wonder where all it has traveled...=)

Here's some pics of our beach/slight travel themed livingroom this summer.Poor quality,I know.I've been reading about ISO,lighting and such stuff since.I promise.

The blue dresser is a repo find.The drawing of me & Slim was done by an artist at a festival in town while we were dating.

The sunburst mirror was made by wonderfully talented and beautiful sister-in-law.I love it!!

Did I ever mention that I love old maps??=)This one is from the 1950's.I want to put it in my son's room once I give it a makeover.Yep,I'm gonna do it one day.I promised now,so there's no backing out.

The old door was found on Craigslist-the seller lived only a few miles from me.The other side is white.The cool old ammunition boxes came out of a repo barn-free.I really should start writing all the people who lose their barns thank you notes for supplying me with free home decor.The lovely blue jars are also a repo barn find.I'm so glad my Hubby knows what I like!!

 I bought the crock from my aunt who had a whole pallet load of them.Love it!

This little box was inside the old trunk we use as our coffee table.Chippy old green paint makes me smile.

The mirror was another repo find.I made the pillow case from old curtains and cut the cross from Hubby's old jeans.

The clock was a wedding gift.It has now found a home in the dining room.The "stick balls" are from Ross.Slim's Dad made the desk for him.It stores all our books,photo albums and games.

My Mom was gonna put these wooden shoes on her yard sale.I rescued them.They're a great conversation starter.

 This leather stool/foot rest was found at the thrift store for $2!I love the design.Makes me feel "Morracan-ish".Is that a word??

These chairs were in Slim's family.I thought about painting them but might put them in Kobe's room.

My beach inspired mantel.I took some things down and liked it better like this-less cluttered.Excuse the long toes.I was taking a break and enjoying my cheap livingroom.Next thing on the to-do list-change the curtains that are soo not my style!!Do  you see the pillow (on the pic below)on the left of the wicker sofa??I was the winner of Dear Lillie's give-away one month!!EEK!!I couldn't believe it!!I'll try to put a better pic on sometime.I love the beautiful scrolly Give Thanks lettering!!Check out her amazing blog Dear Lillie -beautiful house,clothes and lil girlies!!(I'm not sure how to link to other blogs yet,so you may have to look up her blog separately)

 The aloe vera plant is till alive after surviving a severe beating from a mischevious little boy...

I found some wooden bowls at a yard sale.Two of my cupboard doors were taken off to show them off.

We had a fun movie night at home awhile back.I ran a brown paper bag thru the printer after having fun on Printshop.Of course,I thought of taking pictures after the popcorn was in the bag and made it greasy.

And,I gotta show him off!!This is his favorite snuggle spot besides Mama.He's been grumpy the last while because of teething and a rash.But I love him to death anyway!!
  ~Till next time,
                 Vintage Maedel