Our destination was Franklin Goose.

I’ve become a big fan of Livie & Luca kids shoes and I found that “The Goose” carried a wide selection!

vanny was in love at first site {with the train table}…

And I was in love with the selection!!

Just look at all those cute shoes!!

It was hard to decide but I finally narrowed it down to the Roan {blue} and the Boa {green}.

Here van is modeling the Boa Style..

and here the Roan style..

I thought both were super cute, but I liked the fact that his toes-eis were more protected in the Roan Style.

So while shoe shopping I might have also peeked through their awesome selection of organic clothing and wooden toys.  I showed restraint though and only left with the shoes.

But I’ll be back Goose.. I’ll be back!

I could barely set it down in front of him before he had ripped the matchbox cars out of the basket.

They are kinda his thing right now.

After breakfast he spent about 20 minutes lining them all up and giggled over and over..

Then later in the afternoon, we hit the Richmond Easter Parade on Monument Avenue.

Both van and his cuz, Gus, were sporting their Easter Outfits that their grandmother Cece made.

I think people thought they were twins.  Such cuties!

What a fun day in the RVA!

Happy Easter Everybody!

And His Daddy Too…

These…

And Those…

Happy Friday!

]]> http://www.bootsandtotty.com/2012/03/things-that-make-me-happy/feed/ 1 http://www.bootsandtotty.com/2012/03/cleaning-out/ http://www.bootsandtotty.com/2012/03/cleaning-out/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:42:40 +0000 admin http://www.bootsandtotty.com/?p=5536 So we met with a realtor this past week to discuss getting Chateau vB on the market.

It was a great meeting, but a bit overwhelming at the same time.  We have approximately 6 weeks to check off everything on the To-Do list.  {Said list includes tiling, painting, landscaping, trim work, drywall, de-cluttering, more painting, and staging. } Looks like Mr. vB and I will be pulling some late nights and full weekends to make our deadline of May 1st.

So today I took the plunge and started the de-cluttering process.  First up was the pantry.

It’s such a great big old space, but over time it had accumulated quite a bunch of stuff.

So I took everything out that was not a food item and put it all on the dining room table.  Then from the table I made 3 piles- Trash, Goodwill and Storage.  I wish I had taken a photo for you. It was nap time so I was rushing to get it done before my little helper woke up, but it was a Big Ol Mess!!

The majority of the stuff ended up in the Goodwill pile and then straight into the back of my car!

Here’s what the pantry looks like now.

Better, but I still have some work to do.

Tomorrow I am going to dig into the bedroom closets while Mr. vB tackles tiling the 1/2 bath floor.

If anyone out there in blog land is bored and/or has a thing for going through other people’s junk give us a shout!  We could use the help!  De-Junking the Basement is up next!

]]> http://www.bootsandtotty.com/2012/03/cleaning-out/feed/ 2 http://www.bootsandtotty.com/2012/03/a-much-needed-face-lift/ http://www.bootsandtotty.com/2012/03/a-much-needed-face-lift/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:50:23 +0000 admin http://www.bootsandtotty.com/?p=5516 Hey ya’ll..

Remember waaaa-yyyy back when I posted about our 2011 Home DIY Resolutions??

Resolution 9 was to fix the leak in the porch soffit, repaint the railings and trim, and fix the cement stairs.

It took a year to get around to it, but I’m exciited to report that the front exterior finally got that much needed face lift.

Here’s the before:

It was really starting to look a bit run down and quite frankly EMBARASSING!!

During the Demo:

During the rebuild:

And it’s FINISHED!

Nice, right?  Now I just need to work on the flower beds and our Curb Appeal should be complete!

Thanks to Nick Hardesty of Hardesty Construction for making the transformation happen.

]]> http://www.bootsandtotty.com/2012/03/a-much-needed-face-lift/feed/ 0 http://www.bootsandtotty.com/2012/02/valentines-day-wrap-up/ http://www.bootsandtotty.com/2012/02/valentines-day-wrap-up/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:16:23 +0000 admin http://www.bootsandtotty.com/?p=5501 Happy Belated Valentine’s Everyone!

We had a great Valentine’s Day at the vB household.

vanny made some fun valentine’s for his school friends…

Super-pops courtesy of pinterest and zakkalife.  They were a hit!

We also made everyone heart shaped rice krispee treats!

And for the grandparents we made “hugs”…

The hands were originally suppose to painted hand-prints, but vanny was not cooperative with that, so we went with cut outs instead.  A little bakers twine taped to the back of both and viola- a hug!

So after a full day of celebrating- vannyB came down with a fever.  102.9 to be exact.  He was well enough to eat one of his rice krispee treats- but then it was straight to bed!

We headed to the Pediatrician this morning ironically for his 15 month well visit and am happy to report no flu or strep.  But he continued with the high fever all day.

Hopefully tomorrow my little poodle will feel better!  I love the extra snuggles but I know he just doesn’t feel good.

In my haste Friday night, I grabbed a paint can that I “was sure” was the kitchen wall color.  It wasn’t labeled but looked pretty darn close to the same color.

Guess what- it wasn’t.

OOPS…

Thankfully it was only one wall.  And now both paint cans are properly labeled. {Kitchen Walls and Not Kitchen Walls aka Bathroom}

I’m also happy to report that we fixed our “little tile issue” in the pantry room (more on that later), and got the floor grouted.

We are also training van to drink out of the dog bowls.. it will cut down on washing dishes…

I kid, I kid.  He totally took it upon himself, no training needed.

Happy Monday!

but I just can’t decide what color I like best!

Toms Ballet Flats- Eliana Blue Suede, Katia Chambray and Eliana Pink Suede.. $79 Each

Don’t forget that with every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need.

That almost makes me think I need to get all 3 pairs!

I know I’ve been MIA all month.  We’ve been really busy working, playing, traveling, planning DIY projects, and most importantly having FUN.  Next month I’ll be better.  I promise!

So I thought I would recap the month for you in photos.. Enjoy!

{was hoping to talk my mom into making this for vanny}

{Looking more and more like his momma every day!}

{what looks better?- white or red}

{stripe-a-licious!}

Told ya we had fun!

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