No explanation needed here...she just is.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Day 236- Hope Chest Made with Love
My Granddad restored this hope chest for me for my 21st birthday. It was my Grandma's when she was little. It also coincided with the year I moved out of my Dad's house, so they filled it with soft blankets, a tea pot, a cookbook and all kinds of other goodies. Quinn never got to meet my Granddad because he passed away the year we got married. But I loved him so much and I know they would have loved eachother, so I put this in her room so maybe, just maybe, she can feel a little bit of his warmth, kindness and love.
Day 234- A Gift for Baby
Before we moved to this house, we lived in a tiny little farm town called Somis. It was such a sweet, tight knit community. I often miss living there since half of our neighbors here we don't know and the other half we know but don't really talk to. When Quinn was born, we lived in Somis. One of our neighbors came and put an "It's a Girl" sign on our porch while we were at the hospital, and that just set all the neighbors off. We had little onesies and handmade booties and other sweet and beautiful gifts waiting for us when we got home. This little chair was one of the gifts. The man that made it was so sweet. I miss that community feeling.
Day 233- First Shoe
The doctor that delivered Quinn sent us this little porcelain shoe. These are the little things I treasure.
Day 232- Princess Dreams
I have fairy tale dreams for my little girl. I hope she always believes in love and is a hopeless romantic. I hope she believes and knows that fairy tale love can exist for her. In the meantime, I plan to read lots of princess stories.
Day 231- Pink Teddy
I always wanted Quinn's room to be an eclectic mix of patterns and colors and just colorful and happy for her. My mom bought her this pink teddy bear for Valentine's Day. It just looked so classic little girl to me. And this beautiful lamp was already in this room when we moved in. I used it mainly for light to paint and I was going to move it out but it made itself quite comfortable in here. Now I think it looks just lovely.Day 230- Welcome to Quinn's Room
This week, I am focusing on Quinn's room. I was running short on inspiration so I thought I would take my favorite room in this whole house and show you all the lovely things in it. This is the entrance to her room. This sign was made for Quinn by Mike's cousin, John. He brought it to us in the hospital. I wanted it to be the first thing she saw when she went into her room to sleep each night.
Day 229- Journey to Dreamland
I've been wanting to take this picture forever. This book was written by my Great-Grandmother, my Dad's Mom's Mom. Got it? Anyway, my Grandma read this to my Dad when he was little and my Dad read it to me and now I read it to Quinn. The little girl on the cover is supposed to look like my Grandma. I love the smell of this book. It's old and dusty. And the pages are beautifully yellowed. There were only a few copis left and my Dad just finally gave me mine. The jacket is ripped but I still love it so much. It's full of happy fairy tales, nothing scary or sad, like most of the classic fairy tales we know. Just sweet stories of curious puppies and raindrops falling in love and magic wandmakers. My childhood dreams came from the stories in this book and I hope Quinn's will too.Day 228- Rainbow Brite
I love this picture of Quinn. Probably because I have one of me just like it. Just this angle that makes it look like I have a giant head and a little body. Plus her outfit is too freakin cute. Oh, and check out that scratch on her forehead. Thats from her bush accident.
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