Happy birthday little buddy!!

My son turns 4 today.  Wow!  I cannot believe my first born is already 4 years old.  I love you so much sweetheart!  You bring such joy to our lives.  I hope you have a great day today! :)

Happy Father's Day!!

To my daddy......

My father-in-law.....

And to my children's daddy.  Three special men in my life who I love very much!

What I Wore Wednesday

I am not sure exactly which blogger started this, but I am going to give credit to The Pleated Poppy since I got this from another friends blog who linked it back to her as well.  I did not get a full body shot, but at least you can see my tops and jewelry. :)

Earrings from Our Daily Chocolate
Necklace from Frostings
Green top from Marshall's
Gray tank top from Old Navy

A closer shot of the super cute earrings!  Go get some from her shop!!!

Blue tinted Mason jars are finally in my home!!

Thanks to my mom, who had some of my grandma Ida's old Mason jars in her basement, I now have some in my home!!  She didn't know I wanted some until I mentioned it while they were here 2 weeks ago.  My dad just came back down here this week with a mission group from their church to work on some of the homes damaged from last year's flood. So my mom packed the jars up in a box and sent them down with him.  I was thrilled!  And she also sent along this great vintage potato masher, can't wait to use it!

More vintage touches

I am sure you have figured out by now that I LOVE all things vintage, especially items that belonged to my mom, grandmother's, or any other family member.  Here are a few things my mom and I put up in the house during their visit.

I already had this wall hanging that belonged to my grandma Evelyn Mae, but we put it on a different wall after painting the living room.  It now hangs in the foyer for all to see when they come in the front door. :)

I love jade-ite dinnerware!  My mom had bought me some dinner plates and a cream and sugar set somewhere up in MI last year.  So she brought them down for me.  We put the cream and sugar up above the cabinets, they coordinate so well there!

These gold leaf glasses belonged to my grandma Evelyn Mae.  She had them in her little apartment room at the retirement community where she lived.  She wanted to have a few nice dishes on hand to use for guests who came to visit her.  I was honored to be able to have these.

This set of plates also has matching coffee cups that also belonged to grandma Evelyn Mae.  I actually remember these growing up.   She had them in her condo and brought them with her to the retirement community too.  Now I get to use them and I love it!

I just need to find a nice hutch similar to the one below that my mom has.  I want to put it in my dining room to house all my vintage dishes so I can look at them and use them more readily.  Maybe my friend Jenny Gale or Christy can help me find an old one to paint up. :)

Busy start to summer time!

It feels like ages since I last blogged!  We have been unusually busy this summer, so rather than try to write it all out, I'm just going to give you some photos of what we have been up to the last 3 to 4 weeks.  I hope you all are having a great start to your summer too!

Eating pizza at Mellow Mushroom in Gatlinburg. Yummy!

Visiting the aquarium in Gatlinburg.

Ronnie was pointing out which fish was Dory. :)

Touching Horseshoe Crabs.

Ronnie found Nemo!!

Riding the trolley in Gatlinburg.

Driving through the Great Smoky Mountains.

Playing in Cades Cove.

Meeting my internet friend Mellissa in person for the first time!!

Elise turns 2!

Painting the living room with my mom's help!

13 year Cicada infestation.  It has been an interesting 4 weeks, that is for sure!

Fishing with daddy and Papa.

Spent some quality time with my parents.

Lots of snuggle time with Nana. :)

The finished project!