Margaret Lynn Reasons

My precious little Maggie Lynn was born on November 30th 2010




So beautiful I can hardly stand it!





She is the greatest gift I have ever received! Thank You, Oh My Father!

I know...I know...

It has been forever since i have written on my blog...#1...I have a baby now...enough said....#2..our computer crashed and burned...we now have a new one but we have no pics on it...we have to get the old one's stuff transferred to the new one...so until then..you will have to excuse my drought. I still love you all!

I am alive!

Sorry everyone for the long pause. I am alive and well and have sooo much to blog about but cannot find time to sit down for that long to write it all out...I write this while my precious baby is crying...so I must go but I will soon...tell you the whole story!!

Love to all!

Pretty Much Finished Nursery

Well...This is pretty much as finished as Maggie Lynn's room is gonna get for now...There are a few projects that I would like to do but I have run out of time and energy to do them before she gets here...
1) I have some super cute fabric monogrammed with Maggie Lynn's name and I was going to make a pillow with cute ball fringe to go in her glider.

2) I have some extra (loads of it) brown and cream gingham fabric that I had planned on making basket liners for the baskets on her changing table.

This is her room all dolled up and I really must say that I really like the way it has turned out. It has taken a long time for me to get it together and I am glad that I like it!













I just love going in her room and rocking in her glider...It is such a soothing place and I can't wait to show Maggie Lynn!

Some quiet weeks!

After my fantastic baby shower at Bartlett Woods, Keith and I really had some quiet weeks...we did a lot of washing, folding, organizing and putting away. This doesn't sound like a huge undertaking but if you could have seen the mess that our house was in during this time you would understand that it totally rocked our world!

Not only did we have bags and bags and bags of presents to wash and cut tags off of but we ended up with 125 Thank you notes to write. I felt like there were so many that I would never get done but I did!!!

We continued to get some awesome presents from our wonderful family and friends...well we got one today so I guess they are still coming in..haha!

Keith's co-workers also threw us a wonderful shower last Friday, November 5th. We got some awesome presents and had a grand ole' time! Thanks Town of Collierville Planning Dept.!!

This shower added to our Thank you note list but as of right now, we are completely caught up. Keith really helped me out by addressing them, stamping them with our address stamper, and putting a postage stamp on them...way to go Keith! As of right now we have been blessed with what feels like a baaaazillion presents and I have written 160 Thank you notes!!!

How wonderful to have so many people that love you!
Thank you!!

Some more projects for Maggie Lynn's room

I found this awesome Barbie Calendar months ago and decided that I would frame them for Maggie Lynn's big wall...the problem... the picture is 12x12 and they don't make a huge variety of frames for that size (well at a reasonable price) I was able to find black 12x12 frames at 50% off at Hobby Lobby so I scooped 6 of them up in my arms and decided I would make them what I needed them to be. I also stopped by the paint isle at HL and picked up some dark brown paint and copper penny metallic paint. I sponge painted the frames with these two colors and it looks great!!! These pictures also had a tiny hole above each girl's head for the "calendar hanger" that I had to find a way to cover up. I decided to use ribbon and glue to the edge of each page like a "mat". This was tedious but turned out well!




Here they are on the wall...My wonderful husband and stepson- Seth hung them up for me! I think they look fantastic...what about you?



My other project that took a lot of my brain power was an idea that I got from a blog that my friend Leslie hooked me up with. I saw her idea and thought it was spectacular. She had some girls make them for her and they did sell them but I didn't want to spend $75 per plate...I just couldn't afford it. Her plates were oval and I couldn't find any oval plates. She used vintage paper dolls and I found some real rockin' Barbie paper dolls. But it is the same idea...so thanks lady from another city! Here is my finished project.

Baby Shower!!!

A few Sundays ago, My Church threw me a Baby Shower. We were sooooooo blessed by sooo many presents and soo many people in attendance. I felt extremely loved! My mom and dad drove to town for the weekend, my buddy Paige from Texas flew in on Saturday morning, My friends Becky and Stacey also came into town from Chattanooga and Murfreesboro, My friend Heather came in from Spring Hill and surprised me at my shower (I had no idea she was coming...what an awesome surprise) Keith's Gran came, Keith's mom and sisters were there too! It really was a great shower and after 125 Thank you notes I can finally post about it on my blog..haha!!! Here are some great pictures!


My friend Sheri did a great job decorating and I am so glad that she is around to take care of me!


Me behind table...very nicely done gals!!


Courtney and Paige


Maggie (mom), Courtney, and Lynn (Keith's mommy)


My wonderful hostesses


The TuTu diaper cake my friend Jessica made for me!


AWWWW, look how sweet!




Above my head is the cute Diaper Wreath Sheri made for me... isn't she crafty!


We got home with mounds of presents to take over out dining room, living room, and foyer for weeks I might add!