More pics of Baby Hudson

The other night, we had dinner with Blake and Casey at their house. We got to see little Hudson again now that he is home from the hospital. He is so adorable! He slept most of the time we were there but he is such an angel! I just can't get enough of his chubby cheeks! There will be many more fun times ahead with this little guy, also now officially Andrew's godson.

Welcome Baby Hudson

Monday, around 11:15am, baby Hudson Andrew was born. The proud Mommy and Daddy are Blake and Casey - who recently got engaged and are getting married in 2011. Andrew and I have been friends with Blake since Freshmen year of high school and have had so many fun times together. He was also a groomsmen in our wedding. We love Blake and he has been such an amazing friend to both of us over the years. He started dating Casey about 6 years ago and we fell in love with her too. They are perfect for each other and we have so much fun hanging out with the two of them. We visited them at the hospital last night and both of us got to hold little Hudson. However, I must say, he is by no means little - he weighed 10 pounds 1 oz at birth!!! Casey tried to deliver him naturally, but ended up having a c-section - I don't blame her! He is a beautiful baby and looks just like his mommy and daddy!

Congratulations Blake and Casey. You two are going to be awesome parents. We are so excited for you both and can't wait to watch little Hudson grow up.

(I only got a few pictures because Blake took the rest of them on his camera - including a video of his Auntie Kym holding Hudson for the first time)

Hudson in his little bear outfit - so precious!

Hudson with Uncle Andrew

Weekend with the Kids

This past weekend, we had Avery and Landon stay with us since Jeff and Erin went out of town to celebrate Erin's birthday. We always love having the kids with us, especially since they are so well behaved!

Friday afternoon, I took Avery to get a pedicure/manicure while Andrew took Landon to the dog park to play with Charlee. Avery had so much sitting next to me in the message chair while getting her toes painted. Later that night, we went to dinner at our favorite Thai restaurant -these kids are not your average macaroni & cheese and hot dog kids - they are such good eaters! After dinner, we went bowling. The kids had a blast! It was fun for Andrew and I too since we don't bowl very often. The kids were so funny to watch. Landon would get a huge running start and then when he got to the line, he would throw his ball as hard as he could and we would all watch as it slowly (and I mean slowly) made its way down the lane. He would get so excited when he knocked a pin down! It was so cute!

After bowling, we took them home and gave them their baths. Then I read a few bible stories to them and they were off to bed! They wanted to sleep with Charlee but she was way too excited to settle down and sleep with them. All she wanted to do was lick Landon's ear. The next morning, I took Avery to her soccer game - she scored two goals and her team won 6-0! I must have been good luck because they never score that many goals. After her game, we had lunch at our -I mean my - favorite place, Bagels & Brew. Then I took them to sno-on-the-go, which is the best place ever! If you haven't yet been there - you must go ASAP! It's off Jeronimo/Los Alisos across from the new Sonic. It's this little house in the middle of the shopping center where they make amazing sno-cones (like the shaved ice in Hawaii) and stuff the middle with soft serve vanilla ice cream! It is so yummy - and of the course the kids loved it!

At the end of the day, I dropped them off at Andrew's mom's house, where they were staying for the remainder of the weekend. As much fun as I had with them, I was so exhausted! It definitely gave me a little taste of what it will be like when I have kids. So much work - but worth every minute!

Avery and Landon - Thanks for staying with us for the weekend. We love you guys so much and are so lucky to be your Auntie and Uncle!

Come back soon... xoxo

Taytum Faith Sola

This morning at 12:22am, one of my closest friends Kristy, had her baby girl -Taytum Faith Sola. I saw this picture message on my phone this morning and was so excited! Both baby and mommy are healthy and doing great! I am so excited for the Sola family - now a family of 5! They were so stoked when they found out they were having a little girl, since they already have 2 boys (Braylon - 2 and Jaxten - 1). That little girl is going to be absolutely adored by her 2 big brothers.

Congratulations Sola Family. She's beautiful! I can't wait to meet your little girl!

All Mine!

Yesterday, we found out that one of our favorite home decor stores, Homeology, is going out of business. I am so sad because our long time family friend is the owner and I just adore all the things they have in their shop.

I have been in the market now for a while for a chandelier for either our dining room or our second bedroom. I have searched far and wide and just couldn't find what I was looking for. Either it was perfect - but too expensive, or affordable - but Ugly! We were at Homeology last Saturday and I came across a beautiful white chandelier that I fell in love with! I could just picture it hanging above our dining room table, or hanging in our second bedroom above my desk. (I also secretly pictured it some day hanging in a little girl's bedroom). However, no surprise, the price tag was more than I wanted to pay - $130.00. So I said my goodbye's and parted ways...

Then I heard that the store was closing and everything was going to be marked down to 50% off! As sad as I am that they are going out of business, I was so excited because now I can feel better (my husband won't beat me) about buying the "once too expensive" chandelier for my house! Yeah!!! Today is the first day of the sale, so I sent my mom in since the store is open from 11-5 and I inconveniently work from 9-6 (I swear - work gets in the way of everything!). She sent me a picture message when she got there to make sure I still wanted it - like I forgot what it looked like - silly mom. She said I had to decide quick because another lady was looking at buying it. I think I set the record for fastest text message when I replied back to her "BUY IT NOW!"

So moral of the story - the beautiful white chandelier is ALL MINE! I can't wait to get home and tell Andrew that I have a new project for him.

(Don't worry Mom - I was only half way kidding that Andrew would beat me)

Ta Da!!

I'm in love...

While browsing some decorating sites, I came across this amazing site - Ballard Designs. I was looking at their bedroom furniture and fell in love with this headboard! It's awesome because you can custom order it in any size and fabric you want. You can even send them your own fabric and have them make it for you. I am thinking since my bedding is a light grey color, I will go with some shade of white or off-white for mine. Or if I get brave enough, I might go for a print of some sort. It's not the cheapest headboard I've come across, but it would totally be worth it!

Now if only I can convince my husband to let me spend his fantasy football winnings on this devine piece of furniture...I just have to have it!

New Year = New Projects

So another year has come and gone. I can't believe its 2010! Where has the time gone??

Andrew and I have been married now for 7 months and still don't have a grown-up looking bedroom! I get so frustrated everytime I walk into our room because its nothing like what I want it to be. I have so many ideas yet don't have the extra money lying around to put those ideas into action! So what does this mean for our poor college-dorm like bedroom? It means I have to be creative and thrifty to transform our bedroom into something worth getting excited about! Since I already have a creative side to me, I am half way there! I figure I just need to work on the being thrifty part, which is easier said then done.

Lately, I have been on a major "antiquing" and "rehabbing old furniture" kick. I find myself spending all my free time looking up pictures of junk that people have transformed into beautiful pieces of furniture. I have recently come across a blog called "Centsational Girl" which I instantly fell in love with. This woman is amazing! She has inspired me to start finding things in thrift stores and flea markets instead of Z-Gallery and Pottery Barn. I can now look at old peices of furniture and see something so much greater. I have so many ideas flowing through my head, I am tempted to ditch work (I feel a stomach ache coming on) and drive to the nearest thrift store to start hunting!

Ok, ok... so I am stuck at work 'til 6 pm. But when 6:00 hits, I'm outta here and off to purchase my first find. I was checking out craigs list when I came across this -

To the old Kym, it simply looks like a crappy old, ugly colored bench. To the new Kym, it looks like a bench that is crying "With a little new paint, some new fabric and some cute buttons, this could be a beautiful addition to the foot of our bed". So thats exactly what I'm doing. I am going to paint the legs either white or black (haven't decided yet) and find some pretty fabric to recover the bench. I think I will give it a "tufted" look while I'm at it. Below is a picture of a bench I found that costs $300!

Who would ever spend that kind of money? Not the new and improved Kym - that's for sure! I'm going to get my fixer-upper for a whopping $25! I can't wait to see how it turns out. (I will post a picture once its finished)

Here are some other ideas I have after being inspired by Centsational Girl!

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Wish me luck!

(images courtesy of http://www.centsationalgirl.com/)