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Violet and Lucy had their shared birthday party this past weekend! I can't believe they are four and seven! They both thankfully wanted the same theme this year - Trolls! Here are some of the photos from their party, taken by my dad <3Sources:Number Balloons: Party City Marbled Balloons: Shop Sweet LuluRainbow Decoration: DIY Rock Candy: Party CityCupcakes: 874 Cake Studio Troll Headbands: DIY

We've been slowly but steadily working to turn this house into something that feels like our home. We painted the room (it was formerly like an army green), found a dresser on Craigslist , put her restickable dots from her nursery at the old house, on the wall, and purchased a rug. Next on the to do list is hanging her pom pom curtains from RH Baby & Child - they are blackout curtains Sorry that's all I have for you so far, but between working full time, fixing up a house, and taking care of two beautiful babes, time to take photos is few and far between.

The cedar shingles and windows have been installed, and Kev's dad created some really amazing detail pieces for the peaks: I feel like I need to get a paint sprayer for the inside though - it's going to be intense. The funniest part of this is that girls are so over the whole finishing phase of the playhouse - they're already playing in it! We're loving the privacy it is already giving us, and we can't wait to plant our little vegetable garden behind it next year.

Not only will this have longevity for the girls as they grow, but when they officially grow "out" of using this space, we'll be using it as our garden shed (unless of course I take it over as my she-shed? We'll be planting our vegetable garden at the back of the shed next summer, and I can't wait to be able to walk out the door and pick the produce that I need from our back yard. We're putting cedar shingles on sides of the peaks (they just came in today - hurray! ), and I think we're going to leave those natural. Still to come, the front will be getting a pergola, which I think we're going to leave natural, and there will be a Dutch door on the front, barn door on the back, and window boxes will all add pops of color.