Hannah's Latrine.

The last room we had to renovate in the house (yeah, right!) was Hannah's bathroom.  It also has to function as a guest bathroom, and I am not keen on making my home too "themed".  I would rather things just flow and work.  The bathroom wasn't bad, per se.  It just needed some serious attention.  Our initial plan was to retile, refinish, and replace fixtures.  Our real project ended up being repainting and redecorating.  Much more doable in a weekend and much more satisfying.  I can't wait for her to color the bathtub walls and make messes in it. :)

                                                                          

Before.  Ugly, ugly light.

We tore out the medicine cabinet since we didn't need to use it a lot (and we added additional storage to the room over the toilet).

New wall color, new light, new mirror, and fun prints from http://www.oopsydaisy.com (they retail on the site for much more, so I saved the images and printed them at a local store for just a few dollars and framed them in cheap frames)

Boring, standard tub tiles blended in with pale yellow walls.

Added fish for fun and a color to make things pop!

I can't figure out why these ceramic towel racks are standard.  They're expensive and not attractive. (at least in my opinion.)

Found these prints on Pinterest and they were selling for about $100 a PIECE!  I saved the images and printed them for about $1-2 a piece and bought cheap frames at Target to make the cute collage (and two others in the room, too)

The room was very washed out, bland, and lifeless.

Since we tore out the medicine cabinet, we needed to replace the storage.  This cabinet gave us what we needed and also gave me some room to put colorful towels for more color.

This muted shower curtain that didn't help the room at all. 

I got this curtain at Target for about 20 dollars.  The towels are also from there. They were $5 a piece, and the candle holder was left over from our wedding.  The accessories were also from Target, $4 a piece.

This is my favorite bathroom in the house. I just love it!

Beach life.

Hannah's first vacation was a SUCCESS! The 12 hour drive to Myrtle Beach wasn't nearly as eventful as we thought it could be. Thank God! She slept for the majority of the trip,  and so did I! Greg was a trooper and bared the long haul the whole way. (and slept face down in the bed when we arrived at the house - ha!)  Love him for that. :)  This vacation was nice, very relaxing, and full of fun times.  Having a house right on the beach was the best thing we could have asked for.  

Some of the pictures are a little out of order. Sorry! 

One of the brief moments when she was sleeping on the beach.

Cody

Jake

The boys's setup

B Dad

All 6 of the grandkids!

Pooped at dinner.  

On her way to the first time in the ocean!!

She loved it!

Before Myrtle Beach (Triple Trouble)

The granddaughters.

<3

Too Cool.

My family.

LOVE HER!

Hannah and her cousin, Ryan, in the ocean (they're only three weeks apart!)

Momma and her girl.

Putt Putt night.

My girly.

We are family.

One of the greatest joys I have now is taking Hannah to see her great grandparents and much of her extended family.  I love seeing them and hearing stories about what I was like compared to what she was like, or hearing what her daddy was like when he was little.  

Hannah with her great grandmother, Betty O'Connor, 88

Hannah and Aunt Abby

Meeting her second cousin, Audrina.

Myself with Hannah, Melissa with Audrina

Our babies are just two months apart!

Abby holding her pretend baby

Needing some ceiling fan time at great grandma Rish's house

Aunt Abby loving on Hannah

Pooped.

Great grandma Rish

Morning.

I'm lucky to make it to midnight, and mornings are my favorite part of the day.  

This is the one time of the day that I'm guaranteed big smiles and sweet coos.

Star Spangled Banner

I've never been HUGE on the 4th of July... but having Hannah makes everything so much more special.  I get to experience her first time watching fireworks, get her dolled up for the event, and everything is an opportunity to get pictures together as a family. 

I just love it now.  

Hannah Michelle in her festive outfit! I made her headband out of old t-shirts!

"Grammy and Hanny"

For her first 4th of July, we had my dad, step mom, and step sister up for dinner. We grilled out, then went to Geist reservoir to watch fireworks and listen to music. All in all, it was a great day!