the little guy

 

I finally got Riley's 6 month pictures done. You can see more of them here. Due to the unusual Florida weather, I had to keep postponing.

 

 

You can tell Matt was along for the photo shoot!

 

I gave Riley a sippy cup for the first time the other day and he knew exactly what to do with it.

He couldn't really get anything out, but he had fun chewing on it.

 

This picture was actually taken about a month ago and got forgotten about. This was his first time helping his daddy drive.

I can't believe my baby is 6 months old. He's changing so fast and most of the time I'm wishing life would just slow down. He's generally a happy little guy and so fun to take care of. He has started saying "da-da", but I don't think he knows what it means yet. He will just start hollering it when he's upset or aggravated. He is a little social bug and will get upset when he's left in a room to play by himself. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Projects

Over the last month and a half, we have been working on some projects around the house. I love building/creating things with Matt. He does a great job at making my ideas come to life.  

I picked up some old windows at an antique store in town for a great deal! I was so excited to find them. This one just needed some scrapping and a new coat of paint.

 

 We are now using it to display our family pictures. I just put some fabric in the panes where there are no pictures.

Matt also made this big frame for me to hang miscellaneous pictures. This frame was in the making for a long time, but as the tools needed were acquired, we finally got it finished and hung.

 

 I got this shelf idea off of Pinterest. I really liked the shelf in the natural wood color, but it didn't really fit Riley's room so I painted it.

The finished product. We hung it low so Riley can reach the books when he gets a little older.

I hang so many pictures in my house that I can't just go out and buy a bunch of frames that are exactly what I want. My solution is to paint the frames I find. I found the best paint for this is the paint you use on your walls cause it's thicker than spray paint or some other types I've tried. We hung this collage in the baby's room this weekend and will add to it as I take pictures of him.

This is an old project, but I realized I never put a picture on here. His first Christmas ornament-his hand print.

 

This isn't a project, or is it? I just love pictures of him sleeping!

 

*Thanks to Susan for our family pictures and some of the pictures in Riley's room.