Kevin's 40th Birthday

Kevin's 40!!

We had a party at our house with friends and family...and what a party! Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate this joyous occasion. Enjoy the pics and if you didn't make it, you were missed:)

Great food and fun drinks!


Many photos ops!


Well he is 40 now!

Special thanks to Charlie and Denise for bar-tending and help with food, Katie for her moral support;) and James and Diane for .....EVERYTHING, we can't pull this stuff off without ya!

A little of me in the house

Not religious just beautiful:)

I love crosses, and I collect from them from all different places. A cross wall somewhere in my house has always been the plan but I had originally planned on putting them in a more personal spot, like my bedroom or my sitting area but after lots of thought I decided on this wall because I love they way they look next to our fountain. This is a wall that leads from the front door into the family room/kitchen area...It might be a bit much for some but I love them and couldn't be happier with their placement. (and the bonus is...you can see them from my front door so no wandering church peeps come a knocking:)

The thermostat is not the greatest of accents but hopefully the bright fun colors catch your eye long before the white box.

Kevin's Idea!

Cigar Art

My husband Kevin loves cigars...and all the cool stuff that goes with them. He came up with this FANTASTIC idea for art above our computer desk. Cigar box tops all layered and framed. He got the cigar boxes from the Tinder Box ($1 or $2 each).
I bought deep Ikea frames for $20, layered and glued the cigar box tops on the backboard of the frame and there you have it.... really cool art for our office.

A little different blog for 2011

This year I'm thinking I'd like to blog about a little more than just what we are doing every weekend...as I read a book called "An affair with a house" I can't help but want to share how amazing our new home is and how much fun I am having decorating it. I am truly obessed with every little detail. This is going to be a full year of ideas brought to life, from a possible fireplace in the living room to how the entire outside of our home will make a transformation this summer.
So this week marks the begining of "My affair with this house", it will be exciting to see where we end up a year from now and how many of us live to tell about it:)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from the Crockett Family!
2010 brought many changes...the biggest being our move to Daybreak. We are loving our lives here, I get home in time for dinner and family fun, We are falling head over hills for our new home as we make it our own. The girls have settled in nicely with their new school and new friends, they are excited for summer to come again so they can swim, hang out at the lake or ride their new beach cruisers! I am in total decorating mode so my weekends are spent looking through books, searching the internet and shopping, even Kevin has started giving opinions about rooms and what we should do next...so all in all this has been a great year for our family.
We wish all of you a Happy New Year and we can't wait to see what adventures 2011 brings!
Love,
The Crockett Gang