Finished Headboard

We finished up the headboard and painted an accent wall in the master bedroom. Check out the transformation.

Highlights from the First Month

You asked for more baby pictures so here you go!

Hudson had his first (and second and third) well-baby doctor appointments

Hudson loved his first bath (and has enjoyed all the following baths too!)

Hudson shared special time with his aunt Megan, who came out to help take care of him (and his parents!)

He loves napping with us

Hudson helps his daddy study

He loves heading out for walks in the pouch

First time in a stroller

He loved getting to meet his Nana Wood and Grandma and Grandpa McGraw

(Uh oh! We're missing a photo with Gandma Sandy!)

Hudson started sleeping in his crib

Family outing minutes before the head shaving

More photos of this awesome baby's first month:

Hudson's First Month!

Can you believe he's a month old?!

McGraw Family Shots

Hudson's first photo shoot

There will be many more photos uploaded and taken in the future but here are a couple from yesterday with his daddy.

A Headboard in the Making

Last summer we found an old, solid wood door at the Habitat for Humanity Restore in Cary, NC. We decided that it would make a beautiful headboard so we bought it and strapped it to the roof of the SUV. It was the first item we purchased for our new house that we hadn't yet bought. We stored it at Kelly's cousins house for what was supposed to be a month while we traveled back to California to get the box truck and all of our belongings. That was June. We finally took the door out of their garage in January, and just today starting turning it into a headboard. We look forward to sharing the finished product with you, but for now this is what we have. I can only work on one side today because it's too heavy for me to turn on my own and Drew is at school studying so it will be a couple more days before it is done, aired out, and installed in the bedroom.

The original door:

After sanding:

After applying 1 coat of tung oil (but before it's dried):

Meet Aaron Thomas Toilolo

About 9 months ago I was fortunate to photograph a beautiful new baby whose mom is a friend of my sister. Well I was once again priveledged to take some of the first photos of this handsome little man, Aaron. His dad is a PA classmate of Drew's and his mom is a friend of mine. He was born February 7th, and I snapped these pictures on the 15th. What a fun day!