Easter.

I've had these pics saved in a draft...waiting for a good minute to sit down and write you.  So, here I am...on a "late" Friday night sharing Easter photos from a couple weeks ago.

I just want to say, I miss you.  I miss writing.  I miss sharing lots of stuff going on in my life, even if you don't read every, single word or study every, single picture.  I've missed blogging, and I certainly hope to begin writing more once I complete this Spring semester in graduate school.  Just a few more weeks...

Anyway, we had a fun Easter with our little family...so thankful for another family get-together at this old farmhouse...

LOVED these brown eggs!  I will definitely be buying more of these little beauties.

the Easter meal. :)

my sweet little Easter bunny gettin' eggs!  with his wild hair. :D

family at Easter. :)

my sweetness all dressed up before Easter service.  We literally threw his outfit together Easter morning...His hat was from his Grandma Kat, shirt and tie from a "black bag" (hand-me-downs), and pants from his baptism.  I thought it all went together nicely. :)

He reminds me so much of my Grandfather Ed and cousin Jake in this photograph...

I just love that face.

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happy weekend.

-S

p.s. You'll notice you are no longer able to post a comment via blogger.  For whatever reason, our blog had started to receive a lot of spam.  So, I decided to temporarily deactivate the comment section for a little bit.  Sorry for any inconvenience. :)

before+after pantry.

Our farmhouse has been one of those homes that is one big, constant project.  You work a little here and there...take a break...then, work on something else.  It's actually kinda fun to live in a home where you can freely be creative without worry about making things line up perfectly or triple checking to make sure the paint is matchy, matchy.  Ya, it is kind of annoying because nothing is ever "complete," but it's fun to embrace the idea of endless, not-so-perfect possibilities.

Anyway, YEARS ago when Mom and Dad upgraded to an oven with a stove-top all in one appliance, the spot that once held the oven was left empty.  It was a huge, awkward square area in the kitchen that later housed everything from canned goods and dishes to pots and pans in leaning stacks.  I think at one point it even had scrap fabric casually draped over it in an attempt to provide some sort of curtain...

When Michael and I first moved in, we used it as a pantry, but it looked like we had a mini grocery store since you could visually see every, single box of food, canned good, and chip bag we preferred.  So, we transferred our food to a cabinet with doors and kept our glassware in the awkward space.  It served its purpose though.  The glassware was much more appealing than our soup preferences.

Then, one day I thought about creating some sort of simple door.  It clearly didn't have to be fancy, just some sort of board thing to make it more like an actually pantry.  I mentioned the design idea to my husband (chalkboard with barn wood), and during the last month or so, he assembled a simple, pantry door!

Of course, I had told him that I wanted it put up by Christmas...so in the middle of opening presents Christmas morning, we had to stop and put the door up before guests arrived.  "Why did we not already take care of this?" was a question that was repeated several times, but you move on. :)

We have since transferred our mini grocery back into the pantry...We're still searching for a vintage doorknob to add to it, but for now, it's doin' the job.  Below is proof of the awkward gap (left) and our new, pantry door on Christmas mornin' (right)... 

Happy weekend, y'all!
-S

three.

I really wasn't too particular about stuff on my wedding day.  The main thing I kept saying during the planning process was that I wanted photographs to be taken at the farmhouse after the ceremony.  It's the family farmhouse where several families before me have lived...it's where I was raised for 21 years...and it's now where nugget calls home.  

This past August, I decided to take a break from being behind the camera (and also not bug my Momma to help), and hire a photographer for a quick, photo session with my new, little trio.  I was unsure of where I wanted our photographs taken, and then, I thought the farmhouse would be so, so perfect.  

I love the photos taken on the deck, the sidewalk, and in the creek bottom on a cold January 2, 2010...and I love the photos taken on the deck, the sidewalk, and in the creek bottom around nug's sixth month birthday (and one during our November Christmas card session with my Momma).

I just spent way too much time formatting these pictures, and now, little man is awake for the day...gotta go change a diaper, throw some wood in the stove, and start breakfast.  So, happy THREE! year anniversary to us....

-S

{top Katherine Holly Photography
bottom Iron Lace Photography}

{top Katherine Holly Photography
bottom Iron Lace Photography}

{left Katherine Holly Photography
right Granny's Photography :) }