Trip to Atlantis Resort at Paradise Island Bahamas

We spent Thanksgiving in the Bahamas at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. The resort is beautiful! There are non stop activities for kids and adults. There are numerous water slides and pools to play in. There is a section called "The Dig" which is really cool. It's like visiting the ruins of Atlantis. You can swim with dolphins, rent paddle boats, visit the spa, eat at any of the numerous restaurants, shop at the high end stores or even gamble in the casino. We would get a taxi and go into Nassau most days to eat because the food was better and cheaper. We tried the conch. I didn't care for it. It's kinda rubbery and didn't have much flavor. We went on a glass bottom boat tour of the harbor. We saw the homes of Oprah Winfrey, Anna Nicole Smith, one once owned by Elvis and a few other celebrities. It's a fun place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. Next time we go the kids will definitely go too.

Trading Spaces

My sister and her family have bought a 1950's house that is in need of some serious updating. My mom and I thought it would be fun to help out and try to have a "trading spaces" type weekend of our own. We had a $500 budget, one designer (me) and one carpenter (my dad). After thinking it over we narrowed it down and she gave us permission to redecorate her guest room. My sister is pregnant so she wasn't able to help much. My mom did all the sewing. That's her thing. I did most of the painting. On my sister's request we had a "shabby-chic" theme. I used white's and green's as the color scheme. Mom made new curtains for the 2 windows and curtains for the closet where we decided to take out the ugly closet doors. The closet is where the antique dresser was placed. It looked great centered behind the tied back curtain panels. We framed out a head board for the king size bed out of fluted molding and rosettes. Then we upholstered the center panel and attached it all to the wall. I was able to purchase two night stands, two lamps and some other accessories off of ebay. Gotta love e-bay!! My mom found a wicker rocker that we painted white and she made a cushion for the set that coordinated with the curtains and bedding. Finally, we convinced my brother-in-law to hang up the new ceiling fan for us. It was finally done! My sister loves it so I would call it a success. We had so much fun redecorating her guest room. It looks great! Next time we are going to redo mom's guest room/sewing room/office. I can't wait! So fun! I love projects like this. Hope you enjoyed this. I would love to hear your comments or hear about your similar experiences. Toodles!

Summer Vacation Wth The Kids

Since the kids have been out of school we have done a lot of traveling. Here are some pictures from our recent trips. Our first stop was in Alabama to visit some family.

Funny Teeth

Welcome to my family photo blog. These are my three awesome kids. Nicholas, Alex and Sidney Grace. They are the silliest kids I know.