Alice is 3!

This past week, we celebrated Alice's 3rd birthday! It feels like just yesterday that Alice was born, and now she's a big girl with a new, big girl haircut:

I love her little bob with bangs!

We had a small family party for Alice, complete with cupcakes and princess costumes (two of her favorite things). She was not a fan of her birthday candles and looked very worried when M put the cupcakes down in front of her. I guess a little caution around fire is a good thing, but I am always surprised when my adventurous Alice is hesitant about something. She is so full of life and so eager to greet each new day! We love our sweet Alice so much!

Alice Pearl, every day is a jolly holiday with you! You are fun waiting for a place to happen! Your big heart and joyful disposition are so refreshing to my soul. I am very thankful to be your mama. I love you forever, sweet girl!

Chair - After

We are finally finished with our chair!!! I am so pleased with the way it turned out.

First, the chair needed to be sanded. This proved to be tricky because the wood was thickly coated with polyurethane. Morgan rubbed it down in chemical stripper and sanded it all over again. Finally, the wood was prepped and ready to stain. We chose a darker wood stain to match the rest of our furniture. It took like 3 coats of stain to get the chair as dark as we wanted. And, since the weather decided not to cooperate, it took a few days for the stain to dry.

The new cushions are made of a white linen (Goodbye, eighties fabric!). The cushions took a while too, because I didn't really measure the inserts. (Note: Measuring is important.) But even the cushions eventually turned out nicely. We are so proud of this silly box chair. It was a team effort.



Tomorrow is Morgan's birthday!!! We have a special day planned, including a big breakfast in and margaritas with friends tomorrow night. I am going to attempt to make this cake. Wish me luck!