tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46499767864782667502024-02-02T00:54:33.674-06:00McBrides on the Go{kevin + elisa + finch + rigby = at home / on the run}Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-46835620388037867982014-04-25T08:00:00.000-05:002014-04-25T12:41:15.247-05:00Jack's Nursery It took a while, but I finally shot a few pics of Jack's nursery. Kevin and I were so excited to incorporate some of the things WE love… which we will no doubt force upon Jack… poor kid...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin's grandfather's flag - Fun, felt finger puppets we found on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ReesesBitsNPieces/sold?ref=shopinfo_sales_leftnav" target="_blank">etsy </a>(there are 18 of them total)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin can't wait until Jack is old enough to see Star Wars for the first time...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and I can't wait to start reading Harry Potter with Jack. Kevin says when he's 10…. <br />
...we'll see if I can wait that long...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ikea kitchen cart turned nursery caddy - Custom Baby Book from <a href="https://www.uncommongoods.com/product/custom-petit-collage-baby-book" target="_blank">Uncommon Goods</a> - <br />
Robot Night Light made by Kevin's mom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finch approved our rug choice back in November when we first rolled it out :)<br />
We miss him everyday, but we know that right here, next to Jack's crib, would be his favorite spot.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-14520902009543192082014-04-23T19:03:00.005-05:002014-04-23T19:03:42.631-05:00Spring is Here…finally! The grass is starting to look green, we've seen our first robin of the year, and *most of the huge, dirty snow mounds, piled up in the Trader Joe's parking lot, have melted away….<br />
Easter Sunday marked the first day that we wore short sleeves outside and cracked open more that one window to get some fresh air flowing through this place :)<br />
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Jack in his Easter duds…<br />
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Brooke & Owen: On an egg hunt!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-81364169350100851862014-03-24T17:43:00.000-05:002014-03-24T17:43:25.657-05:00Jack's First Photo Shoot We had a great time visiting our pal Erin of <a href="http://erinsmithphoto.com/" target="_blank">Erin Smith Photography</a> over at her studio in NE Minneapolis. The shoot included great shots of Jack (3 weeks old at the time), a few wardrobe changes, a few diaper changes, some sweet tunes, and some shots of me, Kevin & Jack - family-photo-style!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-75326132069465738162014-03-20T08:00:00.000-05:002014-03-22T10:37:24.925-05:00Bunnies for Baby Harapat! Being home on leave with Jack and Kevin has been great, but its been hard to keep my hands idle and to relax. I want to feel productive and make cute things!<br />
For example, a close friend of mine, Melissa, is next on the list to deliver - baby girl!! - and I found myself coming up with cute projects for her baby shower that would look super cute in the pink and gray nursery that she has been working on.<br />
<b>So!</b> I really might as well work on a few things while I'm 'sitting around at home' (which is honestly what I thought this would be like: not how hard it is to make it through a 30min sitcom on the DVR without pausing 4 times…)<br />
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Bunny Embroidery Project:<br />
So, for Jack's Nursery (which I have yet to share photos of - they're coming…) I started/completed my very first embroidery project aside from a few cross stitch creations when I was younger. Thanks to fellow MCAD Alum, Alyssa, of <a href="http://www.penguinandfish.com/" target="_blank">Penguin & Fish</a>, it was super easy to create the little hedgehog that hangs in Jack's room.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">I downloaded this fun freebie "Picnic Pals" embroidery pattern last year from Penguin & Fish (I subscribed to receive their blog updates/newsletter via e-mail) - Score! I extracted/rearranged the two bunnies from the artwork, added some grass and selected the just-right color to coordinate with Melissa's nursery color scheme.</span></td></tr>
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After completing the Hedgehog project last year, and then successfully creating this bunny project, I want to do more! I'm inspired to create some artwork for a few more personal embroidery projects of my own… thanks for the inspiration Alyssa! It's so much fun!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-87705600179337770682014-03-17T12:52:00.000-05:002014-03-17T15:14:10.745-05:00Happy St. Patrick's Day from the McBrides! What better way to share our Irish cheer, than by showing off our Jack sporting the official McBride family tartan plaid!<br />
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All of my plans to add a blog post directly following the arrival of our little one were easier said than done… It's been one month since our little Jack arrived - he took his time: only 11 days late! and here we are, finally posting about him.<br />
We last posting on Feb. 2nd - our due date - Our little guy was just too comfortable to come on out, so we went in for a scheduled induction on Tues. Feb. 11th at 7pm, and *finally went into labor around 3am Feb. 12th, and Jack made his grand entrance on Thurs. morning Feb. 13th.<br />
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<b>Elisa:</b> 30 hour labor, super painful Back Labor contractions, fever with uncontrollable shivering, oxygen mask, elevated white blood cell count, and antibiotics….<br />
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<b>Kevin:</b> pushed so hard on my back for me whenever I asked him to - which was a lot. And I would say "push harder!" and he physically could not push ANY harder - I couldn't see him at the time (behind me obviously), but he had himself pretty much as horizontal as his body could get applying pressure. He was great. And he cheered me on and counted to 10 so many times for hours of my pushing. We were so exhausted.<br />
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<b>Moms:</b> Both of our moms were with us - we are so thankful they were there! They helped support and count, were right there with ice cold wash cloths for my head and neck. Some people thought we were a little nuts for inviting our moms to be there in the delivery room with us - you know, over-bearing mother-in-law stereotypes, etc. Luckily, <i>we</i> don't have that problem :)<br />
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and most importantly <b>Jack: </b>got himself flipped around to be facing up ("Sunnyside up") which of course, make things more difficult for his mommy. Doctors had anticipated an infection for Jack ahead of time: my fever, white blood cell count, Jack's heart rate all pointed that way. They told me before he even arrived that when Jack showed up, he would be going to the NICU right away to get his own antibiotics, and stay there for 48 hours.<br />
Jack arrived around 8:45am - his cord wrapped around his neck (which thankfully I couldn't see how blue and white his skin was: just about gave daddy a heart attack) Nurses had him intubated and breathing so quickly and I got to meet him briefly before he was whisked away down to his special nursery. Kevin had to go with him because Jack didn't have a bracelet yet, so "daddy keep your eyes on the baby."<br />
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Ready to Go Home:<br />
We were SO relieved to FINALLY get to go home on Saturday morning, 2/15. Having been at the hospital 4 nights (and Valentine's Day), we pretty much cried when we got Jack through the door, looked at each other, and just took a deep breath. We did it - we finally had our little guy, and we were home.<br />
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AND Rigby came home on Sunday 2/16 and was very curious about the new "little puppy" - he's been great with Jack, he likes to sneak kisses, and is already standing guard, very concerned with where Jack is at all times...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-68379133879028080932014-02-02T11:53:00.000-06:002014-03-22T10:34:04.380-05:00Is Today the Day?<div style="text-align: center;">
Cue music: <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Europe/_/The+Final+Countdown" target="_blank">The Final Countdown by Europe</a> or better yet, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw" target="_blank">watch the sweet music video</a>… </div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">TODAY! is our Due Date!</span></div>
Our little guy has proven to be too cozy where he is to arrive early, but now we're REALLY thinking ANY time now…. soon right? C'mon!! We are SO ready…<br />
- Nursery = good to go: waiting for a few last details before we snap pics to share…<br />
- Our "Go Bag" is mostly-packed…a few last things to throw in there when the time comes...<br />
- Rigby's "Go Bag" is all set<br />
- Car Seat: installed securely!<br />
- iPad loaded with movies, ready for a hospital stay…<br />
- Diapers, wipes, creams and ointments - check!<br />
- Cozy clothes, swaddling blankets all washed and ready<br />
- "Contraction Counter" App = downloaded<br />
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While we can't control whether of not Baby McBride shows up today, at least we have a few things going for us…<br />
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..like DONUTS!<br />
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+ today is also Groundhogs Day! See Punxsutawney Phil's official verdict - so silly how all those guys dress up in top hats with <strike>old-timey</strike> super relevant mustaches…<br />
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+ today is Super Bowl Sunday of course. I have a feeling there may be some Super Bowl Birthday Parties in our little one's future (if Kevin has his way…) We're hoping the Bronco's will pull it off...<br />
Rigby has placed HIS bets for Puppy Bowl X on Animal Planet - <a href="http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/puppy-bowl/photos/starting-lineup-pictures.htm" target="_blank">see their Starting Line-up</a>. Kevin is pumped for penguin cheerleaders…..<br />
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So even though my fortune from dinner last week promised that Saturday would be an "exciting time," - as Janelle from work pointed out: it might still mean NEXT Saturday??<br />
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2014 has arrived! Like many, we have high hopes that THIS year is going to be a great one - we, of course, are super excited for the arrival of our little guy: we are a due 1 month from tomorrow, so he really could be making his grand entrance any time…. yikes! Are we ready? I think so… The nursery is ready - we will show you soon! - and we've done some of baby's laundry so that he will be ready to rock his cutest, new threads. We need to get his car seat out of the box and turn the "go bag list" into an actual "go bag" ready to accompany us to the hospital.<br />
I'm sure there is so much more to look forward to this year, but it's hard to even THINK about <i>beyond</i> bringing the Nugget home. To help remind us what we NEED to tackle, I've made us our "To Do 2014" list…<br />
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I think it looks pretty attainable - we tried not to get <i>too</i> unrealistic - focus on and prioritize a few goals :) I think we might just print out a few copies to have at work, on the fridge, etc. to help us along the way.<br />
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What is on YOUR "To Do 2014" list? <b><span style="color: #76a5af;">Want a copy of your OWN list?</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></b>If so, e-mail me (yellow finch.grayday@yahoo.com) your list items for 2014 and color preference, and I will send back a lovely list for you to print, share on Facebook, do with what you like :) Do it now! It will be fun!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">from Kevin, Elisa & Rigby</span></div>
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As we get through another hectic holiday season, the McBride's are pleased to say that we are done with our Christmas shopping and feeling pretty darn prepared for baby thanks to the generous baby showers hosted by family and friends. We are adding the finishing touches to the nursery and gearing up to hibernate until he arrives...<br />
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We are so happy to be together as a family this season, especially as we said good-bye to our beloved Finch last week. We are so thankful for the 8+ years we spent with him, and especially these last 7 or so months that Finch battled cancer. We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to enjoy Finch, his love, loyalty, and his silliness for so long - he was our best friend.<br />
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Finch taught Rigby a thing or two as well, and we are very grateful for the <i>positive</i> habits that Rigby picked up from him. Even though this is the crappiest ever, so many family and friends really helped us out with their concern and support. Finch is so, so missed - we really would've liked for him to meet the "little nugget" when he arrives this coming February.<br />
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AND thank <i>goodness</i> for Rigby - not sure if we would be making it through this without his cuddles.<br />
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Before it got *too cold, we had the chance to get these great family photos with our good friend Erin of Erin Smith Photography - they turned out perfectly.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-42927090619649981172013-12-18T21:07:00.002-06:002013-12-18T21:07:46.123-06:00Super Friendly Baby Shower Two of my best gal pals threw a 'friends baby shower' for me this past weekend! They cooked up a wonderful brunch, served mimosas, AND I've never heard of this before: they purchased 21 birthday cards - the kind with ages on them, so ages 1 through 21 - and had each of our shower guests write out birthday messages (one card per person), and seal them up for us to save for the little nugget's birthdays to come! What a cool idea + so thoughtful! (the card for 21st birthday even comes with a bottle opener!!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Left:</b> An <span style="font-family: inherit;">illustration I did in college from my first little storybook "Jimmy's Tree" - the colors work out really well in Baby's Room. <b>Right</b>: A super cute screen print from Sa</span>ra Lintner of Too Many Suitors<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">"Nuggets in a Carton" - an illustration I doodled on a napkin one evening, scanned, and color digitally - became the start of many a Nugget projects - stuffed friends, tooth fairy Nuggets, Nugget finger puppets and wash mitts, etc…..</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay! Raccoons on a tandem bicycle! This is an original screen print from my friend/co-worker Alyssa Nassner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Left:</b> Here's "Robit Robot "rolling along by me + <b>Right:</b> Calla the bluebird and her babies in a little nest. I loaded this texture in the background: a scanned piece of Eucalyptus & Flax paper that Kevin and I made together back in school!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When someone asked me if I was planning to add some of my own geekiness, I figured I'd better infuse some of what I get a little geeky over too :) <b>Left:</b> Got this great print from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PaintedByRenee" target="_blank">Painted By Renee</a> out of Los Angeles on Etsy who sent it my way quite promptly + <b>Right:</b> I found a pretty decent resolution version of this Platform 9 3/4 Hogwart's Express ticket online and printed it off for a little 3" x 5" frame</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last but not least, our McBride's family illustration I created over 2 years ago when we started this blog - and I've been adding family members to it ever since….</td></tr>
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This past weekend, my sisters-in-law hosted a baby shower to help us prepare for our soon-to-arrive little one! It was perfect ladies - Thank you!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute Popcorn Cake Pops (complete with mini marshmallow 'popcorns' on top) from sister-in-law Anna + partner April from Birdie & B's Sweets, fit right in with the "About to Pop" theme :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So many thoughtful gifts - and a few big ones! Thankfully my niece, Brooke, was there to very carefully and meticulously open them for me. Phew! ;)</span></td></tr>
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With Finch's annual sale taking a pass this year, we are excited to help promote &amp; encourage you to visit <a href="http://tistheseasonboutique.com/" target="_blank">Tis The Season Boutique</a> in Chaska, MN.</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Birdie-and-Bs-Sweets/144546112315160?fref=ts" target="_blank">Birdie & B's Sweets</a></div>
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+ Last night we attended Tis The Season Boutique Preview Night - a fundraiser event with ticket proceeds benefiting American Cancer Society - It was a blast! So! That means we have sneak peek photos of some of the goodies you'll find at the boutique! Take a look…<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-42511106154939434402013-11-15T08:00:00.000-06:002013-11-15T08:00:00.116-06:00Laundry Room Floor = All Fixed Up Remember all the rain we had this last summer? And all the water that came into our basement? And our 5 day power outage? (refresh with: <a href="http://mcbridesonthego.blogspot.com/2013/06/mcbrides-back-on-grid.html" target="_blank">McBrides Back On The Grid </a>post) We had to pull up the carpet downstairs, remove all the carpet padding, and pull up the linoleum tile from the laundry/utility room... To help remedy the whole situation: we had our front yard regraded, the front of our house excavated and resealed + new drain tile (see <a href="http://mcbridesonthego.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-excavation-site.html" target="_blank">The Excavation Site</a> post), + we NOW have gutters...<br />
So now - FINALLY! - we have our laundry/utility room back in business. Kevin sealed up the floors with a 2-part Epoxy and it looks great! Time to put this place back together!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin sprinkled the the little flecks by hand :)</td></tr>
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Slowly but surely we will get this house put (back)together! Good job Kevin!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-67672090788489373532013-11-12T08:00:00.000-06:002013-11-12T08:00:00.504-06:00Nursery Progress: Layout So much to do and never enough time! We have JUST reached the 3rd Trimester mark - yikes! A milestone that seemed REALLY far off not that long ago...<br />
We're trying to get the nursery started and mostly done before we get all that Minnesota snow and all we feel like doing it holing up in cozy pants and vegging out until baby arrives...<br />
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The Nursery: Here's what we have to work with...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes. We have a bookcase - Expedit from IKEA. Yes, it needs to get cleaned off + prob relocated to another wall...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin's been patching the drywall around the vents. (shorty after we moved in, we had a company come out to clean all the duct work in the house - they weren't gentle when removing the heat/color air return vents...)</td></tr>
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<b> Nursery To Do List:</b><br />
- <strike>pick out paint color(s)</strike> - check! you'll have to wait and see...<br />
- paint walls<br />
- new light fixture?<br />
- order crib + mattress<br />
- put together new chair + dresser<br />
- drop off fabric & chair cover at Sara's mom's house, so she can made us a lovely cushion cover<br />
- pick out fabric for roman shade window treatment<br />
- <strike>swap out old, almond color outlets/light switch for new, white </strike>- check!<br />
- create some cute <i>new</i> artwork?<br />
- hang shelves + artwork<br />
- empty all the junk out of closet...<br />
- <strike>order cute rug</strike> - check!<br />
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Wish us luck!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-68711463379492210852013-11-03T08:40:00.001-06:002013-11-03T08:40:05.231-06:00Pup Windows!! Part of Finch and Rigby's main jobs are to be good watchers. They keep an eye on what's going on, and let us know if they are concerned with what they see...<br />
Back in the Mpls house, Finch would perch himself on the couch, and look out the front window ALL the time - occasionally a little "burf" or soft growl would be Finch's way of letting us know that he was looking out for us.<br />
In the Minnetonka house, we don't have any windows for the pups to look out of except for the sliding glass deck door (where Rigby is occasionally concerned with the passing chipmunk or squirrel) or the downstairs office window (but we're not down there as often...)<br />
So! We decided to add 2 <a href="http://www.petpeek.info/" target="_blank">Pet Peek</a> Windows into our deck fence!<br />
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Here is <i>OUR</i> more <u>realistic</u> Before & After:<br />
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The pups REALLY love their new peek windows - Rigby oftens asks to go outside JUST to use them. He enjoyed keeping an eye out for Trick-or-Treaters headed our wayUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-40928605235253800072013-10-21T08:00:00.000-05:002013-10-21T19:04:05.346-05:00Nursery Inspiration: Color If you ask Kevin, our <a href="http://mcbridesonthego.blogspot.com/2013/09/blueberry-swirl-or-raspberry-swirl.html" target="_blank">blueberry swirl cheesecake that revealed we're having a little boy</a>, means our baby nursery should be "Space Theme." When I asked him "Why space theme?" he responds "How else will we get all of the Star Wars stuff to fit in?" ......ummm.....<br />
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I've been peeking around at nursery inspiration online - I started a secret Pinterest board back in June! - and yes, now that we know gender, it changes things a little bit. I'm not much of a 'theme room' gal, and despite gender, I've been imagining something more gender-neutral from the get go. In case you didn't know, I'm not much of a pink girl myself, so pink walls for a little girl wasn't really on the possibilities list. Just saying.</div>
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We have some existing furniture that we want to incorporate into baby's room and our goal is to ensure the space is cozy, warm, modern (not in a stark, cold way) and eclectic. We have collected some items and decor over time, that would be really fun to incorporate into the room, and none of them really fit into a theme or overarching color family, so... eclectic it is!<br />
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For starters = Color Inspiration</div>
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I've really been responding to greens, oranges, aqua/turqs and gray color combinations....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1. <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=20659470&parentid=A_FURN_RUGS" target="_blank">Chevron Rug: Urban Outfitter</a>s - 2. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/littlenestbox" target="_blank">Little Nest Box, Etsy</a> - 3. <a href="http://www.jellycat.com/us/" target="_blank">Cord Roy Fox, Jelly Cat</a> - 4. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/150752293/eat-you-up-printable-art-orange-nursery?ref=sr_gallery_25&ga_search_query=orange+nursery&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all" target="_blank">Sugar House Ink, Etsy</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5. <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=24099624&parentid=A_FURN_RUGS" target="_blank">Herringbone Rug: Urban Outfitter</a>s - 6. <a href="http://www.landofnod.com/cribs/kids-gear/1" target="_blank">Land of Nod</a> - 7. <a href="http://blablakids.com/">blablakids.com</a> - 8. <a href="http://how-do-it.info/doing_my_babys_room_in_yellow_and_grey_or_salmon_and_grey_depending_on_the_sex_w/" target="_blank">how do it</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9. <a href="http://www.landofnod.com/kids-all-rugs/kids-room-decor/1" target="_blank">Green Stripe Rug: Land of Nod</a> - 10. <a href="http://www.jellycat.com/us/" target="_blank">Cord Roy Croc, Jelly Cat</a> - 11. <a href="http://www.cape27blog.com/2012/10/diy-ombre-chest-transformation/" target="_blank">Ombre Dresser by Cape27 </a> - 12. <a href="http://www.chezlarsson.com/myblog/2009/08/introducing-my-shop.html" target="_blank">Wipe-Off Word Bubble Frames by Chez Larsson</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13. <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=20659470&parentid=A_FURN_RUGS" target="_blank">Aqua Chevron Rug: Urban Outfitters</a> - 14. Paper Airplane Printed Pillow by <a href="http://www.alyssanassner.com/" target="_blank">Alyssa Nassner </a>(we purchased this one of kind pillow from Alyssa!) - 15. Illustration from "Jimmy's Tree" by Me! Elisa! - 16. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86550952/cloud-mobile-hanging-baby-mobile-3d" target="_blank">Gosh and Golly, Etsy</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">left. tumblr page no longer active... - middle. <a href="http://followpics.net/baby-room-decorating-ideas/" target="_blank">Follow Pics</a> - right. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61787551/wall-decals-nursery-the-original?ref=usr_faveitems" target="_blank">Wall decals by Simple Shapes, Etsy</a></td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-53458392906776282422013-10-19T10:42:00.002-05:002013-12-19T09:40:57.291-06:00Hello Gray House! When planning to re-side our home exterior, I knew that I liked the idea of a more industrial, corrugated steel siding look - I tracked down some inspiration photos to sell Kevin on my plan for the siding and new lighting for the house.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really like the green vertical siding on the left + the mix of the wooden steps on the right looks so warm and modern. Not sure if we could commit to a whole green house, but there's something nice about the natural green color...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gray siding + Yellow door seems right up our alley right? Another good example of the great vertical corrugate + I liked this light fixture on the right side - yes, it's shown as a bathroom fixture, but still - thought this style was quirky and updated and not<i> too</i> modern...</td></tr>
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When going through the process of meeting with representatives from different siding companies, we explored several siding options - steel, steel corrugate, vinyl, etc. - and really considered the cost impact, and of course, can we get the look we like.<br />
Finally, we determined that we would walk away steel corrugate due to cost, but still achieve the look via a vertical Board & Batten style in vinyl. Now if you're like me, you cringe a little bit when you hear vinyl - Vinyl kind of makes me think of granny-siding, that's fragile and not attractive - well I was finally convinced that they don't make vinyl like they used to...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">+ here is our "Accent Wall" - Green siding on the wall where our deck is (the only chance I had to snap a pic was kind of a cloudy, shadowy day, so...) + our new light fixtures for the front, sides of house + garage!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-21714941009425497552013-10-08T08:00:00.000-05:002013-11-10T16:45:31.887-06:00To Infinity AND BEYOND!! Last year our nephew Owen was ALL about Sesame street - Elmo, Cookie, Big Bird, the whole gang <a href="http://mcbridesonthego.blogspot.com/2012/10/can-you-tell-me-how-to-gethow-to-get-to.html" target="_blank">{see Owen's Sesame Street B-day Party from last year}</a>. THIS year, you'd better believe that Toy Story is #1. Owen's mom, our sister-in-law, Anna (of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Birdie-and-Bs-Sweets/144546112315160" target="_blank">Birdie & B's Sweets</a>) was out to make this years party one to remember - and of course, I was super pleased to help out where I could :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We fancied up the bottled water with two styles of fun B-day labels - featuring Slinky Dog and an Alien :)<br />
I Googled "Toy Story Font", but I didn't download it, I just traced out "Owen" to ensure it looked as "authentic" as possible. I recreated the Toy Story clouds and arranged my text, character and text elements on a 3" wide band x about 8-9" (had to measure a bottle). We used a skinny little strip of double-stick adhesive to keep 'em on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added Anna's menu items to little Etch-a-Sketch tent-labels that I printed off on card stock<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's more Toy Story than pizza from Pizza Planet??! When Owen saw the sign I made to accompany the pizza boxes, he got REALLY excited + can't forget everyone's fav punch (aka 'Alien Juice') with Lime Sherbet...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the sweets!! Chocolate Snickers and Strawberry Shortcake cupcakes = SO good. (Anna always takes care of the non-chocolate eaters like me and Kevin!) + of course! Birdie & B's Sweets Cake Pops! Vanilla pops "Alien" and "Hamm" were delicious and chocolate pop Mr. Potato Head was SO detailed.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-67514735588426886572013-10-06T10:51:00.000-05:002013-10-06T12:07:12.395-05:00J is for Jimmy! Last Friday, our adorable niece, Brooke, was tasked by "school" (daycare) to bring an item from home that starts with the letter 'J' - I was so excited that Brooke chose to bring her very own purple Jimmy Doll that I made her for her first birthday!! Look how cute and excited she was - still a bit sleepy, but excited nonetheless!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-75400800275736593462013-09-13T21:29:00.001-05:002013-10-04T14:14:59.490-05:00Blueberry Swirl or Raspberry Swirl.....??? Kevin and I are so excited!! We went in for an ultrasound this morning, got to see the baby doing a little jig, its lovely spine and brain + all four chambers of the heart: So cool! - AND most importantly, to find out the little Nugget's gender! Our Radiologist/Ultrasound Tech was named Molly, which we took immediately to mean we were in good hands (Kevin's older sister is Molly), and she was a really good sport... Because we have a surprise planned for ourselves and our parents!<br />
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Tonight we are having parents over for dinner, but they don't know about the appointment this morning. We plan to reveal our baby's gender for dessert - Cheesecake dessert to be exact. Will it be <u><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>blueberry swirl</b></span></u> or <u><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>raspberry swirl</b></span></u>?? <b>This thing is: WE don't even know yet!</b> Molly the ultrasound tech, included a little 'photo' and a note that says 'Boy' or 'Girl' in a sealed envelope that we brought directly to <a href="http://www.muddypawscheesecake.com/" target="_blank">Muddy Paws Cheesecake</a> in St. Louis Park - they bake the BEST cheesecake - and since Kevin and I aren't the *biggest cake fans, we decided that cheesecake would be best (we even did cheesecake for our wedding! So it fits...).<br />
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When we got over to Muddy Paws, we barely said "a cheesecake for McBride" - all prepped to re-explain how we there to pick up one of two possible flavors... - when the bakery gal says "Oh I've been WAITING for you!" We sent her off in back with our envelope, and she reappeared with a box, no flavor or info listed on it, tied with gender-neutral orange, curling ribbon (so it would be tamper-evident!)...<br />
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Fast-forward to about 6:45pm this evening!!!!!<br />
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We are hoping to keep up with our previous Finch's Boutique artists via our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Finchs-Holiday-Boutique/275708709122924?ref=hl" target="_blank">boutique facebook page</a> + planning to keep you updated with other holiday sale events as they come up as well.<br />
We have a TON of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/YellowFinchGrayDay?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">Yellow Finch.Gray Day</a> product made - with not even close to all of it listed on Etsy yet.... so perhaps we will find a sale to participate in elsewhere...<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-29691720934339225352013-08-31T09:08:00.000-05:002013-08-31T09:08:01.467-05:00...Siding Snafu... "Elisa, you're gonna want to come in here and see this," says Kevin, sporting a towel, fresh out of the shower. Um, okay....<div>
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In our lovely master bathroom - the one we gutted and started over on when we moved in {<a href="http://mcbridesonthego.blogspot.com/2012/05/master-bathroom-finishing-touches.html" target="_blank">see that post</a>} - now features 2 nails coming through the gray, penny tile of our little shower cubbies... Thank you siding guys. Not only are a few tiles actually popped right out, but the grout is cracked and some surrounding tiles are chipped and scuffed up.</div>
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We worked with a contractor to do our master bath remodel - Kevin is pretty handy, but moving plumbing, a shower from scratch, and moving walls? not so much - and when we asked him to install 2 cubbies in our new shower so we could stash shampoo, soaps and such he said "no problem." What he <i>should </i>have said was, "not on this exterior wall." We have now learned that there needs to be a minimum of 3 inches between, well, anything, and the outside of your house. Our cubby, set directly between the studs on the exterior wall, was no match for the 1.5" nails used by the siding guys. If they had ONLY nailed in, like 4" lower, they would have avoided our cute tile, and come in right in-between our two cubbies.</div>
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Here is what the cubbies were like before:</div>
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So! Not necessarily the siding guys fault, but the company is paying for a tile expert to fix us up. Kevin was able to secure an additional sheet of our same tile from the Tile Shop, and a smaller bag of matching grout. I don't think its possible for us to do home projects without encountering the silliest of issues. *sigh* we're used to it I suppose...</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649976786478266750.post-30120158077640561942013-08-20T10:00:00.000-05:002013-08-20T10:00:01.317-05:00Vintage Find! I was so pleased to have found these sweet vintage "jewels" on Etsy from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DenimRoseVintage" target="_blank">Denim Rose Vintage</a> out of New Jersey. For those that know me personally, you know that is it rare to find me without one of my many vintage, pot-metal necklaces. I have one great piece from my grandmother - circa 1950s or so? - and others that I've been collecting along the way. My orange necklace is the one I sport most often, but I didn't have anything in gray!<br />
Until now! I was so excited to unwrap this new piece - that came complete with matching bracelet and pair of clip on earrings(!!!) - so I thought I would share!<br />
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Hooray! Now I have gray!!<br />
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