You Are My Sunshine, My Only Sunshine: July 2012

So it has been forever since I have posted anything. You best believe me that I have only been slacking on the posting. I am not short of projects or staying busy. Far from that actually. This past week my grandparents from New Jersey visited, courtesy of the DeJesus family. Before my grandpop and grandma came into town I had started this project, well the purchasing of the frame was done well before they had arrived. I was still pregnant when that happened so the materials portion of this project took me awhile to gather but the actual making went rather "quickly". My ultimate goal was to get it done in two days. That was last week ! :) Needless to say, I got it done between feedings, loving on my babies, brunch cruises, visits to my parents, oh and a little thing called sleep. Here is the final product and here is how I got it done!
First I stole the idea from pinterest. I'm not a creative genius but I am a pinning expert, and when I find something I like I obsess a little. I tend to do almost everything I pin, making the recipes, crafts, outfits, etc. Like I said, OBSESS. I should probably make a board with all of the things I have done from pinterest! Okay, okay, back to how I made this gallery wall frame thingy.

After obsessing over the look of this wall on pinterest, my goal was to be ~~cheap~~ frugal. Again, let me remind you of the fact that I was pregnant during the first part of the project. In the attempt to be frugal I had intended to go to yard sales around my neighborhood in search of a big frame. Nick, the thoughtful husband that he is, reminded me that I was 36 weeks pregnant with twins. My creativity would have made me walk but my body would have yelled at me for being so darn determined. Nick had the smart idea to just go on Craigslist ( yard sale on the internet, as I like to think of it). We almost immediately found a huge frame (43" x 43") that was perfect for the job. We thought we got it for a steal at $35. That was the most expensive part of the project. The frame was bought and then it was time to get the rest of the materials.

I wanted to spray paint the frame yellow because my bedroom colors are yellow,white, and grey. I also needed smaller white frames (9 to be exact) , pictures for the frames (my maternity pics), and fabric for the area within the frame.

I wanted to spray paint the big frame. Let's just say that I was so determined to get this part done that my sis and I went into my garage at 1 o'clock in the afternoon on a hot summer day. It was pretty toasty in there... And a little windy because of the crosswinds. The garage door and side door were simultaneously open so we wouldn't die from toxic fumes. We began by taking out the picture that was in the frame . Then we went around and took off any staples that might have stayed on the frame.

Next was the fun part. Maris started the spray painting until she realized she was wearing, in her words, her "fancy pants". I then proceeded to spray away and completely finished a whole can. Needeless to say I had to go to Walmart to get two more cans. Blah.. The walmart that is closest to my house was not a option though. I hate it actually. My sister and I made sure the boys were fed and fast asleep and put Nick on baby duty while we made a trip to the Walmart on the other side of town. After the journey we sprayed the frame with a nice thick coat. I wanted it to be bright and glossy.

The next part was easy. I took the fabric that I had chosen and used a staple gun to attach it taut to the frame. Now please excuse the pics. Maris was the photographer and she didn't bother to tell me that the room wasn't bright enough. You can thank her for her awesome skills!

The hanging of the frame was done by Nick since I trust him to hang everything in the house. It truly is the only handy thing he can do. Let's just say I married him for his good looks and not for his handy man skills. After he hung the frame it was time to measure , level ,and hammer away. We hung each little frame and that was that. Here is my little gallery that adds a pop of color to my room! Hope you like it as much as we do!

Yesterday was a big day for my little ones. First and foremost, their ambilical cords finally fell off! It took almost a month! This means that they were finally able to take their first bath. After their bath it was our goal to get to the Pechanga Pow Wow to hang out with some friends and eat some Indian Fry Bread.

Dominick

Noah

Couldn't help posting this one.... his face was priceless!!!

My mom and sister came over to help with the bathing festivities. As I was setting up all the goodies my sis and mom held the boys and made sure they were fed and calm.
They usually scream and cry when I change their diaper, so the thought of completely unclothing them and submerging them in water was super terrifying.
The water was warm, the boys were fed, and we were ready to take care of business. Well my sis, mom and I were ready. In my head Nick was supposed to be taking part in the actual bathing of one of the boys, but he was scared of hurting one of them. He decided to be our DJ and play lullibies on his Ipad. The songs were from a Rock-a-Bye CD of Kanye West songs. These songs are popular songs turned lullibies and the song of choice for Nick was Gold Digger. Nice choice for our sons babe....So here us four were, with 2 undressed babies, Kanye West lullibies, and bathing goods ready to be used.
The boys were gently placed in the bath and actually enjoyed the whole experience. We were afraid they were going to pee in the bath but it wasn't a problem and they loved being lathered and loved. The only time they cried was when they were taken out of the water to get dried. It was absolutely perfect.

Noah looks relaxed, right??

Love Dominick's face here!!!


Me sans makeup.....ewwww!!!

With the bath done it was time to take a nap. The boys fell asleep for awhile, which my mom told me would happen and then they were fed. As the perfect planner that I am, I figured as soon as they were fed we could pack them up and head to Pechanga to check out the PowWow. The feeding would allot us 3 hours of quiet time out and about. Sure enough we had about that much time to walk around, enjoy Indian Fry Bread Tacos, sweet Indian Fry Bread, Kettle Corn, roasted nuts, snow cones, hot dogs wrapped in bacon, etc. etc. (Let's just say my boys were not the only thing keeping me up last night!) The boys woke up just as we were headed back to the car. Perfect planning on my part. I fed them, changed them, and our day of fun came to an end. Wow.... let's just say that at the end of the day we were exhausted yet had so many memories for the books!