Random Inspiration

Unfortunately we caught the bad respiratory virus that has been going around.  Kyle had it for two weeks before he got to feeling better.  Kaleb had it a little over a week.  I am now into the 5th or 6th day of it.  It has honestly been the sickest that I have ever been.  That and the fact that Spring is taking her own sweet time getting here has really got me down lately but I am still finding inspiration here and there.  I am especially excited that spring is coming and I should soon be feeling better.   I thought I would share some of what is inspiring me lately.  

Photography:  I can't hardly wait for warmer weather to get back outside to do some photography.  I love the outdoor light and natural settings.  I am hoping to upgrade my camera here soon, at least before our new little baby comes.  I was looking back through some older pictures and found this one of Kaleb.  I love how it looks in black and white.  I am thinking of making it into a canvas.  Although I don't have a designated laundry room I hope to some day and think that a canvas of this shot would look so sweet there.

I have been finding lots of inspiration off of Pinterest also.  I love that sight.  For me it is like shopping without spending any money.  Some things I am loving lately are of course all about Spring.  We had a lilac bush that Kenton's Gram gave us when we got married but it died a few years ago.  I am hoping to replace it with a couple more this year.  I won't have blooms to enjoy but I hope to get some off of friends or relatives to pretty up our table.  I love the beautiful smell of lilacs.

Source: yourcozyhome.blogspot.com via Marilyn on Pinterest

I also found these rainboots on Pinterest.  There is no way I would pay that much for rainboots but you gotta love how cheerful they are.  These just seem to go on a happy gardener!  If you would like to follow my Pinterest boards here is the link http://pinterest.com/johnkd/.

Source: softsurroundings.com via Marilyn on Pinterest

I signed up for The Art of Spring by Junelle.  I love her art classes and her photography of the baby lambs beats all others.  Since I have been sick I haven't got to participate much with the class but the good thing is I will have access for a year so there will be plenty of time.

Junelle

Source: christytomlinson.typepad.com via Ellen-Mary on Pinterest

At home I have been enjoying decorating Kaleb's room.  As a baby he did not have a room of his own.  Our house is small and we had to put the crib up in our room.  I take heart in the fact that my Grandparents raised nine children in a house smaller than mine.  After Jessica moved away to college it took me a while to get to converting her room to his.  Anyway, Kenton and I plugged along with repainting walls and cleaning the carpet last fall.  Slowly the room is coming together.  We purchased him a big boy bed this past weekend and he was super excited to get it.  Kenton, myself and Grandma Johnson have all had a part in decorating it.  I have a few more things I want to add to it but will be sure to post some more pictures of it in the future.   Kaleb's room is my favorite room in our house right now.

The next few weeks things will start getting pretty busy.  I am so excited and ready for it.  We have lots of outdoor projects planned along with Kyle's graduation in May.  Hopefully this Easter weekend will be a nice one.  I would love to hear what is inspiring you right now.  Leave a comment if you like and let me know.

Bonus Baby

       I have been absent from my blog for quite a while now.  I haven't posted much on facebook lately either.  I had a good reason.  I honestly haven't felt up to it.  Most of you know by now, but some of you out there might not, that we are expecting another baby!  Our bonus baby if you will.  I planned everyone of my other three children, even little Kaleb.  He was our joyous celebration of life after Kyle's transplant.  This baby surprised us.  Last fall was a whirlwind and passed us by so quickly.  I was so busy taking care of Kyle when he in the hospital and was sick.  When things finally settled down around Thanksgiving,  imagine our surprise when we found out that we were having another baby!  We were shocked.  Well, at least I was!  I quickly got used to the idea though.   We are all so excited for our Bonus Baby (as someone at work called him) to be a part of our family.  I am 19 weeks and our little guy is due here August 3rd.  It has been a rough pregnancy.  I have been sick and extremely tired ( thus the lack of blog posts) but everything is going good otherwise.  I had an amniocentesis last week and the results so far have came back all good.  And we found out that we are having another boy!  I am already looking forward to my little boys playing together, continued camp outs, fishing and playing outdoors!  Little ones are such joys.  With Kaleb around it is never a dull moment.  The other night we told him he was going to get a little brother.  His response, "Well..........I would like a new cat!"  We are so excited for all of the fun we will undoubtedly have with another little guy around!  I hope to post more soon!