Family Furniture Part II

Here are the side tables I painted for our master bedroom. Originally I wanted to go with a French blue, but when I painted one and put it in my room I knew I already had enough of the blue and white and needed a punch of color. My sister Aubrey suggested a coral color and I think this looks great with my light blues and beige. This room is still a work in process, however, I love how these tables turned out.

Here's the sad before shot of the two side tables.

And look at them now- they're positively radiant!

Alison's Baptism

Sweet Alison got baptized on Martha's Vineyard this summer. Many family members were there and so was the branch on the island. What a special day. She got baptized in the Great West Tisbury pond on a beautiful sunny day. You can see the pond in the picture below. We are so happy for Alison and her decision to be baptized. She is a very happy girl with many talents and is such a great sister and daughter.

Laverty family

grandparents with Alison

Alison wore a jumper dress that my mom made years ago and it went through all of my sisters and now it is passed on to the next generation. How cool is that?

Family Furniture

This past Easter when we went to visit Steve's mom she said we could take some old furniture that they had just sitting in an old barn. Hello goldmine! I was thrilled. We took a few pieces back with us since we couldn't fit too much more in the car with kids and luggage. This picture is the rocker that I spray painted a creamy white. Then Steve and I reupholstered the seat. The girls love it since its their size. What I also love about these pieces are that they have a history connected to Steve's side of the family and now it has new life and a new home.

Here's the before: I sanded these babies down and discovered good solid wood for the side tables. Steve helped me strengthen them and cut the legs down a little since we want them to be side tables by our bed. I painted them a coral color. The after shot for the tables will be coming soon.

8 is Great!

Alison's Birthday party this year was special since most of her family was with her to celebrate. We had a cookout and had all the cousins play. There was a photo booth, a boat ride and sparklers to entertain everyone. What a fun evening.

This table is one of the projects I worked on. Its a beautiful old writer's desk that needed some update. I painted it an off white and it got a new glass knob. We used this to hand out bubbles at the end of the party for everyone to take home.

Martha's Vineyard

We had a terrific time with our family on Martha's Vineyard this year. Our girls loved playing with their cousins. We went to the South beach often, went to our local farmer's market, got a lot of ice cream, played cards in the evening, painted some furniture, Steve and boys went fishing and overall it was a blast. We miss it there already.

D.C and Heather's Wedding

The beginning of July we met up with my family for a reunion in D.C and for my cousin Heather's wedding. We had a great time with cousins, Aunts and Uncles, Grandma and Papa in the city. Alison and Lauren were the flower girls for the wedding and looked so pretty. We stayed at a hotel with a pool (which was a highlight for the kids) and we went to the Natural History Museum where we went into the butterfly observatory. What a magical place to have all these butterflies around. After our trip to D.C we went straight to Martha's Vineyard. More pictures to come.

During the ceremony the twins took a nap and we laid them on the pews at the end when everyone left.

Heather and husband Pat and family. It was a beautiful wedding and reception.

Bailey had a huge butterfly on her head. She had mixed feelings about this- some scared but mostly delighted.