Twins again?

Two more side by sides of my kiddos. In these pics, they don't look as exactly alike as they do in the one I posted here, but they are still pretty similar.

Newborn Pictures

We had Gentry's newborn pictures taken when she was 11 days old. We chose a fabulous photographer out of Ft. Worth to do them, and I am SO happy with how they came out. I seriously had a hard time choosing my faves, and the birth announcement she made was TO.DIE.FOR! The photographer posted some on her blog, and also offered up a little bloggy challenge. If I can get 12 friends/family to comment on Gentry's post, we will win a little goody! So, whether I know you or not; whether we're friends in real life or just over the internet; whether you're just nosey like me and like to look at other people's pics, please click here and leave a comment! We would much appreciate it! :)

Celebrating Gentry Grace

Back at the first of April, some sweet friends and family threw me a beautiful, intimate baby shower for Ms. Gentry. To say it was beautiful is such an understatement. It was perfectly girly and pink and totally fabulous.

It was held in my mother in law's beautiful backyard. We had some delicious food catered by one of my favorite restaurants, The Dove's Nest. It was a wonderful day!

These pics loaded backwards, and there are too many for me to try to fix, so enjoy them in reverse order!

Thank you to my wonderful friends and family who made this day so special for me and Ms. G!
It was truly amazing!

Gentry's Boutique

Gentry's room was a labor of love! I had such fun coming up with ideas for this room, but actually getting them to execution stage is another story. But, I do love how this room turned out!

I am probably the world's worst photographer, so please excuse the quality of these photos.

I knew I really wanted a black and white awning in the room, and started from there. The closet in the room has double doors. So, I had the idea to change out the doors to glass front doors and make it look like a boutique storefront. I had FastSigns make a vinyl decal for each door that said, Gentry's Boutique. I special ordered the glass doors from Home Depot, and purchased the door handles at Hobby Lobby.

My dad built the awning frames, and with the help of my husband and his aunt, I sewed the awnings. Not too shabby for a sewing novice!

I knew I really wanted an old dresser for the room to use as a changing table, but it also needed to be large enough to store diapers and clothes. I searched and searched and searched Craig's List, but no such luck on finding the perfect dresser. Then when I had all but given up, I was in one of my favorite stores, The Dove's Nest, and met a lady who refinished furniture. She happened to have a few pieces sitting in her garage, and one of them was this piece. I added the knobs from Hobby Lobby. A cute little chandelier night light.

The print below was a sign at my baby shower. I love what it said, so I knew it had to be in her room somewhere. I put it in an ornate frame from Hobby Lobby.
I saw this frame below at several online stores for $100+. I decided to make my own. The picture inside is one of her newborn pics. I made the fancy hat she is wearing in the pic.The window seat is across the room from the closet, so I decided to mirror the awning and use it as a window treatment.

We got her bedding and crib from Dimples and Dandelions. I already had the old iron trellis and decided to keep it behind the bed. I love that the bedding looks like a skirt!

I already had the hanging frames below. I painted the frames and pole black, changed the ribbon out to pink ribbon, and filled the frames with pictures of Gentry's family.

A pillow with sweet words.

Cute signs

Another fitting pillow

I had my dad add an outdoor light to the area next to the door. It was a small wall that had nothing on it, and I thought it would be nice to have a small "night light" of some sort. My dad wired it in so it is controlled by a light switch.

I ordered the bucket from Etsy and added the feather boa to use as a trash can.

A sweet friend gave me this cutout for my shower gift. It is covered in glitter, and is the perfect addition to her door.

I used the frame from Rhett's old mobile to make this one for Gentry. I couldn't find a mobile that I loved, so I wasn't going to use one. I found these dress form hooks at Hobby Lobby, as well as the center pink crown. Jeremy bent the hooks backwards, and they hooked in the holes of the mobile perfectly!

I had several accessories already in this room, so I just reused them. These stacked suitcases now hold pacifiers and bows.

Rocker

These hats belonged to my great grandmother. What a special item to pass down to Gentry. (I made the hat in the center for her newborn pictures).

The chandelier was already in the room and matched the theme perfectly, so it just stayed put.

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