Super Brothers

Because sometimes being a brother is even better than being a super hero...

Our House: 6 months in...the downstairs (so far)

Not one room is finished...and I don't expect any room to be "finished" EVER.  However most rooms are decorated and have a short list of projects to be done.
Once a room is done I will post more detailed photos but here is a rundown...
The Kitchen:

Projects:
Seal the grout
Paint above the refrigerator
Re organize the cabinets for the 6 or 7th time

The Breakfast Nook:

Projects:
Window seat and floating shelves
Table makeover...this should happen over the fall
Window cornice

The Living Room:

Shelves need styling...I may end up finding baskets and filling them with small toys
Window cornice...this project is next
Mercury Glass treatment on candle holders

The Entry:

Entry table...in process
maybe a rug

Dining Room:

Paint...color has been picked
Window treatments
buffet (I want to find an antique and refinish it...way long term)
board and batten

Butler Pantry/Pantry

I want to make this my command center with a calendar, menu, and I don't know what else
Paint in the pantry...something bright and fun
Pantry reorganizing...lots of pretty jars and labels
I'm thinking chevron shelf paper

Guest Room:

Organize, organize, organize
Put shelves in the closet
figure out a head board
paint
hang curtains
Paint dresser or replace with a desk

Downstairs Bath:

Paint
frame mirror
put a shelf over toilet

Coat Closet:

Organize
Build shelves on side wall

Half Moon

When I was really young we lived in upstate NY, growing up I went back each summer to my grandparents lake house.  One of the top 5 reasons I loved going back up north were the half moon cookies from Hemstroughts Bakery.

Thanks to Pinterest I found this recipe.

It as supposed to be the exact recipe.  The recipe as origionally fit to make several hundred cookies and they widdled it down to make a couple dozen and I cut it in half.  That being said the only thing that didn't taste completly authentic was the chocolate glaze...which is awesome on the origonal and a bit too "chocolaty" in m batch...which doesn't make sense...but it does.

It was tradition in my house to eat half moon's on your half birthday...so I decided I would make them for Zack's half birthday.  

Well I decided that WE would make them...

What a handsome helper...

Excuse me what handsome helpers...

First Pumpkin Patch 2013

We went to the corn maze and pumpkin patch at Phillips farm, which is a couple miles from our house.  Last year we went to the big farm a couple towns over but with the small window where both kids are awake and happy didn't allow for something that elaborate and expensive.

I'm glad we went.  We had a BLAST!  It was fun and low key and the weather was PERFECT!

Zack loved all the "attractions"

Hunter tried out the corn bin...I was surprised he lasted a full 3 minutes before he tried eating the kernals

I loved that the hay ride didn't require sitting on any hay

Zack and I tried out the cow train (aka: crazy tractor ride) and he loved it

We went back and forth on weather or not we should try the corn maze (getting lost in corn with an 8 month old and 2.5 year old at lunch time...hmmm).

So yeah, we did it...

I figured the lolly pop and the bottle in my bag would buy us some time...but they weren't necessary at all.  Hunter was super chill all day, and Zack LOVED leading the way and holding the flag...and thankfully they had a "tot map" that allowed us to answer easy questions and it would tell us which direction to turn at certian markers.  The lady promised it would take 10-15 minutes and it took us at least 30 but both kids were fine (even though we had gotten into nap time...eek).

They even posed for some pictures with their pumpkins when we got home.