{ Brinley's High School Graduation }

 So this chicka graduated all whilst the world was dealing with the "plandemic".

Our high school did a drive-through graduation, Brinley to this day (I'm writing this in June 2022) still feels like she didn't graduate as it was so out of the norm of how graduation should go. Thanks, Covid... 

We had planned a whole party and invited all the peoples but with covid things got canceled. BUT, cute Jentry & Markelle surprised us all and showed up as a huge surprise. They made Brinley cry as she thought no one was coming. Grandma Merrill was also able to come. 

Here are a few shots from her "big" day. 

5.30.2020

4 years at this High School and all she got was this stinking bag of trash at the end of the year. lol

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{ The Girls Bedroom Re-Fresh }

Remember me? So it's been a hot minute since my last post, life has a way of well, getting in the way and little things like blogs get pushed to the wayside. We've had lots going on the last several years, our oldest son went on a mission for our church for 2 years, came home, and was married a year later! I'll post more about that later. Kids have all been growing up and moving on. I think we blinked!!

But, back to business, since we've been on the worldwide COVID lockdown we decided to do a few home projects. Here is what we did in the girl's room, it's been years since I've shown their bedroom. I think the last time I shared it they had bunk beds, we built this iron pipe bed and ladder a few years ago, our oldest daughter is graduating this year (yay class of 2020) so Addison will be moving down to the lower bed when she moves out and we will have an extra bed for friend sleepovers! 

So without further ado ~ Here is their bedroom refresh. 

 We painted our oldest daughter's bed black. I bought this YEARS ago on a scrapbook retreat up in Joseph, Oregon.

 Finally finished underneath the top bed with a little faux shiplap, and behind Brinley's bed.

 We did the magic light trick with these lights above both the girl's beds. 

These fixtures used to be on our front porch!

All the bedding is mostly from Ikea, and yes the girls do have a closet, 

it's actually an old Garment Rolling cart that used to be in my grandparent's 

old grocery store. 

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{ Mr. & Mrs. Berry ~ Oregon Reception }

We had Jentry & Markell's Oregon reception on September 21st, 2019.

We had it at the church using the pavilion as it was convenient for lots of parking and we loved that it was free to use! So grateful for the many hands that helped pull it off and get all the decorations up and looking on point! 

We had a Cookie & milk bar for our "food" with all of Jentry's favorite cookie flavors and my sweet friend Nanette made all the cookies (they were so yummy - thank you so much again Nan) and I bought little school milk cartons from the local dairy gold location and paper straws, we also served pink lemonade and ice water.

We loved the LOVE letters so much at the kid's Cedar city reception that the guys figured out how to make our own. They will be used at every one of our kid's wedding receptions. Ya gotta love new family traditions and wedding decor. I'm grateful for a handy husband and son that worked so hard to get those letters made in 2 weeks and painted (the morning of the reception) they turned out so good! 

I made all the decor for the tables and shopped my house for our big pieces, we also had a video slide show of J&M through the years and I borrowed the door backdrop from my friend Stephanie. Oh and we borrowed lots of fun pieces that the Gowers used at the reception in Utah, they were so dang sweet to share.

The timeline print was made by my daughter Brinley, she has an ETSY shop if you would like her to make one for you or as a gift for someone else they are amazing! 

She also made the Welcome sign. 

Here are some of the photos that we took, I wish we had taken more...

9.21.2019

 

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