Welcome to another glimpse into our week:

On our way out the door from getting my gym membership {did you feel the Earth stop moving for a second?} we were greeted with some lovely snowflakes! They were perfect for catching on our tongues! We had to stop and take a picture of the ones that landed in our hair!

Sunday afternoon we took a walk to the park. The kids have been begging to go to this park a few blocks away since we moved back. They call it the “train park” because it has a miniature train that you can climb on and play in. It was around 35 degrees but the sun was out so we obliged. We were, of course, the only people there, but they had a blast.

Valentine’s Day is not a huge deal at our house. We do let the kids make valentines for their friends if they want. Greg and I believe the love should be shared all year long, not just on Valentines Day. {You can read more of his thoughts here.} Anyway, this is a picture of my favorite cereal these days, Quaker Whole Hearts, that I just happened to be eating on the 14th. Yummy. Have you had them?

Even though we do not make a big deal about Valentine’s Day, it is a big deal when a friend spontaneously sends you chocolate in the mail! This was SO GOOD! Thank you Kristin!

I bought a 10 pack of canvases with grand ideas of finding creative ways of displaying photocopies of family pictures. So far, it hasn’t turned out exactly how I thought it would in my head. So, the experimenting will continue! And who doesn’t love an opportunity to play around with Mod Podge?

A few weeks ago, Greg found this dresser on Craigslist and bought it for $35. The previous owner told us it was made in the late 1800s. We’re not completely sure about that, but it is old. It smells old. Also, the dovetail drawer joints are handcarved. Greg tediously sanded, stained and distressed this old dresser and turned it into a lovely piece of furniture for our living room. He drilled a hole in the back and it sits under our wall-mounted tv and hides all the lovely electrical cords. It was a gift of labor & love.

Last night, Greg and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary at one of our favorite restaurants in the area, Meson Sabika. 15 years on the 22nd. What an adventure!

How was your week?

In about 20 minutes, my house will be full of 5 men coming to fix the plumbing issues in our house. When you have 6 people living in a small house, you know the plumbing has to be tough. Well, let me tell you, this old, small house isn’t used to 6. TMI? Sorry!

Here’s a quick glimpse into our week:

Any questions? I’m off the greet the plumbers!

A glimpse into our week…

I feel like things have calmed down a bit compared to the past few weeks which is nice. I had time to have lunch with a few friends and get caught up on some things that I have wanted to do around the house.

Also, Greg and I have started date nights again! So, last week we decided to check out a new Goodwill store that has opened up since we lived here the last time and we found some record albums to add to our sun room ceiling.

Eden saw them the next day and said to me, “Mom, what are these black things?”

Last week, we ordered these from Button Bird Designs Etsy shop. Angela is a dear friend who is uber-talented and when I saw these in her Etsy shop, I knew right away that we needed them for the blank wall above our kitchen sink. We love them!

Our windows are finally covered by Matilda from Ikea. All those imaginary creepers outside will have a hard time watching Property Brothers or House Hunters with us now!

Who out there dyes their own hair? Who out there has had gray hair since they were in their early 20s? Who out there thinks it’s acceptable for women under the age of 40 {hey, I’m not 40 yet!} to have gray hair? You know my plight then.

I cannot stop taking pictures of sunset trees.

My view. A little better than last week!

Our kids have been blessed with incredible preschools and Eden’s new one is just as great. She loves it! Her class is full of all girls, which is good because she is surrounded by boys at home. Today her class wore their PJs to school and sang a few songs at the end of class for the parents.

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Yesterday, February 2, was a significant date for our family because 3 years ago this happened. An anniversary of an event that we will never forget and forever be thankful.

A glimpse into our week through Instagrams…

The kids have loved having some snow to play in {me too!!} and since we’ve been here it has snowed twice and has given them some time to play {and earn some allowance}!

Our friends, Ashley & Ryan are getting married this summer and I got a sneak peak at their wedding venue, Rialto Square Theater. Absolutely. Stunning.

Eden turned 5! We celebrated with lunch at Chick-fil-A. {Yes! Charlotte friends, we have them here but it’s about 20 minutes away.} Then she practiced painting her fingernails alone. Later that evening, her brothers took her to dinner at Johnny Rockets.

It has been a week of check-ups with the doctor! The State of Illinois requires a health exam by an Illinois doctor in order to attend public school, so we have been to the eye doctor and pediatrician this week. Between the 4 of them they received 11 booster shots! Poor Stone, after receiving his 2 shots and watching Eden get 5 shots, he almost passed out! I did my best to distract them by singing but once that first shot goes in, nothing matters anymore. The promise to treat each of them to a hot fudge sundae on the way home seemed to soothe the tears a little.

I am participating in Darcy’s Project 52 Photo Challenge where there are weekly photo challenge assignments. One photo a week for a year. If you would like to see my submissions, check out my Flickr page. Maybe you would like to join too? {iphoneography is completely fine with this challenge!}

I am also linking this post to Insta-Friday at Life Rearranged.