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Pint sized Pinterest Challenge

OUR 2nd HOUSE

Followers on Instagram and Facebook knew that we had some very special visitors last weekend…

Yes, our dear friends John & Sherry Petersik had their final book signing in Atlanta on the 7th of this month.  Let’s just say that I considered it a birthday present a couple days late because having Sher come see me is the best gift ever.  This friend is one amazing girl.  I love her like a sister.  And I am so so proud of her.   All that to say, John & Sherry’s first book came out.  It’s amazing.  If you don’t have it, you need to buy it now.

And just like the other million point million fans, I couldn’t wait to get my photo with them behind the signing table.  I couldn’t wait to be their front row cheerleader.  And I really couldn’t wait for them to meet baby Weston.  We did all that and much much more over the weekend.  I’ll tell ya about it soon…I promise.  The one thing I do wanna tell you is that while we were doing our Bower-Petersik fest, we decided it was high time for another big announcement…

Freakishly cute. I’m totally not biased…it is just a fact. I can’t wait to hear them say their vows one day 🙂

I’ve very excited to agree with our pint-sized bundles of energy – the Pinterest Challenge Winter edition is here!  Motivation is right in front of us!  Let’s get something done!

For those of you that are new to the scene, the Pinterest Challenge is really REALLY simple.  Basically it’s just a little accountability to get something done.  Here’s some of the details on how we do it…

  • Like the tikes said – pick your Pinspiration project.  Do your own spin.  Blog about it.  Celebrate!
  • In your blog post, we ask pretty please for everyone to share the link love!  Link to the Pinterest item, the ORIGINAL source of the inspiration photo on Pinterest, and it would be soo nice if you also linked to the four Pinterest Challenge hosts below (you have no idea how much we appreciate the linkage love too!)
  • Linky Party at the Bower House!  Each host has the option to linky party – so if you blogged about your project, link up with us too so that we can all see your completed projects and we can share it to our readers.
  • Have fun!  No matter what the project is – it can be small, big, super-sized, seasonal, decorative, cooking, crafty – anything goes…just as long as it “Pinned then Spinned” you can consider us fans!

And now to introduce you to the other beautiful cohosts…

Yes indeed…our cohosts rock….here they are…

Megan from The Remodeled Life

Sherry from Young House Love

Michelle from Decor & The Dog

I have no idea what I am tackling yet but I know that getting ANYTHING done will be a huge huge thing.  So I’ll see you back here in one week to share what we tackled!

 

p.s.  I added a little button on the sidebar that gives you a glimpse into past projects and you can see all the gorgeous girls that have cohosted in the past.  Hopefully there will be many many more in the years to come 🙂

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  5. That was the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. Kudos, ridiculously cute children and video-editing parents. 🙂

  6. I am impressed with the kiddos!!! High five’s to the moms and dads – job well done!!! That was so cute!!!!! It’s so cool to hear Will talk and Weston is so adorable 🙂 Thanks for sharing

  9. CUTEST THING EVER!!! I love the way Will said “Good luck”! And how Clara says “do your own spin” while spinning! Baby Weston’s little noises are the sweetest.

  12. Formally requesting more video of Will talking. And more of that hairstyle. Your boys (and Clara!) are just too cute. I’ve got some pins in the wings that need to get done!

  13. I think I just died from kiddie cuteness. That was the CUTEST video ever. I think Weston’s comments at the end were the best part, or maybe Clara spinning, or Will with his slicked hair. I don’t even know if I can pick!

  14. Soooooo cute!!!! They HAVE to get married. You’ve got too many adorable baby photos/videos to embarrass them with at their wedding. At this point, its inevitable 🙂

  16. Weston = AMAZING. Love his subtitled message while he giggles with his binky in. Seeing him in “action” makes it completely solidified why you are so smitten with him. So sad my youngest is almost one. Might have to get me another one of those tiny ones. Good luck with the challenge!

  17. OMG cutest video Evah! Ok so what Iwant to know is how did John & Sherry personalize your signed book, haha

  18. That was awesome! But I have to say my favorite thing said was Clara. I need a marshmallow. And ugh I just want to squeeze all those precious cheeks. I miss having my son little like that.

  19. Oh dear Lord, that was so cute. And I don’t think we’ve ever seen a video where Will was talking, so that was fun to see 🙂 And Weston… agh, baby fever!

  20. OMG that made my morning. The part with Weston at the end was adorable…and entirely unexpected. 🙂

  26. ‘I need a marshmellow!’ sounds about right:) Freakishly cute! loved everything about it, including you super adorable son(s).

  27. That ridiculously adorable. Laughed out loud (not a giggle, but the BWAHAHA kind… at work… how inappropriate am I?) at the end with Will just sitting & smiling & holding the balloon.

    And did I hear something about marshmallows?

  29. YAY! I have been a long-time reader and gave the mustache pacifier to Sherry and John when they were in Palo Alto, CA for a signing. My son (Connor) loves his mustache and I thought it would look super cute on Weston. 🙂 Glad you like it!

  30. Love it! Weston’s bit made me LOL too. Also, can’t WAIT to see the photos of the weekend. I know you took some great ones and I am not too ashamed to admit that I may “borrow” an idea or two from your shots. Occasionally.

  31. I saw the video on YHL first but had to give you props on the ending. I’m 37 weeks pregnant and almost wet myself from laughter. Nothings is quite as funny as a narrated mustache baby.
    PS I’m also having a boy (first one though) and NEED this in my life… where did you find it! 😛

  32. So stinking cute!! I could watch kids on video all day, maybe that’s why I take so many of our daughter, lol. Can’t wait to see what everyone does next week. And now, I need a marshmallow. LOL.

  33. As if Will & Clara weren’t cute enough… Weston just pushed it right over the edge! Best Pinterest challenge intro ever!

  34. Holy freakin’ cuteness Batman! I commented on YHL blog, but I forgot to watch the video until I switched over to yours. Will is SUCH a typical boy with his roars.

    As Barney Stinson says, “Challenge Accepted!” I guess I could fit in another project. I’ll alert my husband.

    “If you like it then you better put a Pin in it!”

  35. Oh Rebecca I was hoping that you would leave a comment! I absolutely adore the fact that this is the paci Weston has chosen…he wouldn’t take any other you know? It is so becoming on him and I can not thank you enough for thinking of us!
    xo – kb

  39. The marshmallow comment was awesome. This is, by far, my most favorite post ever!!! So adorable!! Please post more videos of cuteness. Kthx. 🙂

  40. “Pin something! I need a marshmallow.”

    That Clara is my kinda gal!

    Also, I love that Roar! that Will shows off a couple of times. It warms my heart to see them have so much fun…I love it!

  41. Watched this over at YHL earlier and had to watch it again. Will got in not 1 but 2 ROARS! So when are you guys going to get a really show? It could be on HGTV. Just like they put all those foodies on the Food Network, they can start putting bloggers on HGTV. I could probably get my Mom to watch the Bowers and the Petersiks. I already talk about you guys…. (Mom) “Who?”… (Me) “You know, those people I read about on the Internet.” (Mom) “Who?” … (Me) “You know, the one who had a baby? On Instagram?” (Mom) “What’s Instagram?” (Me) “Forget it.”

  42. Yours was time well spent in making the video and mine was time well spent watching it. Just darlin…

  45. I totally grinned like a fool while watching that! Those three are adorable! Now how many marshmallows were consumed during the taping? Both by the kiddos and the parentals? 😉

  49. We had the marshmallows out for me…I probably had like four mini ones and I think the kids had like two each 🙂 they probably would normally eat the whole bag but they were so excited to see the video that they didn’t eat as much 🙂
    xo kb

  51. Katie! Will has the softest, most precious voice! What a handsome little man! I also love his growls!

  55. Thanks for the ol’ co-host invite! I’ll have to send you some Iowa bacon or something. (Not really. But Iowa bacon is the best.) The video is pretty much amazing. I love Will’s roaring. I have a nephew that roars a lot. We have roaring contests. Can’t wait for Wednesday!

  56. Hahaha, yes! I love how Will sits SO still at the end, even thought the balloon is clearly blocking half of his face and field of vision. Hahaha, SO CUTE! Shooting for a painted headboard a la The Petersiks this time around.

  57. I had been using Image-Adjustments-Color Balance to do this in Photoshop. Is your method a better alternative? I will definitely try it. I am just a Photoshop novice trying to figure this all out. Great informative post!

  59. Adorable!! Was so sweet to hear Will talking. And that little face he made- sticking his tongue out a little while smiling and shaking his head- melted my heart, my nephew does that all the time too!

  61. I left a comment on yhl but I think it would’ve made more sense over here. silly me. anyways.

    I’m so in love with Will’s hair-do. I’m not sure if you meant it to be but it’s so ’40’s to me and gentlman-ly. I picture him holding the door for Clara and dancing to the twist. And I’m hopelessly in love. I shall start having babies so I can at least snag Weston as a son-in-law [since Will is spoken for- lets hope he has good hair too ;)]. Although I did see Dana from house tweaking has tried to claim him as Mabrey’s. We shall see how this soap opera ends.

  63. Both could be good – I think it all depends on the photo. Like I said in the post, there are lots of other ways to do it…so just do your best and forget the rest 🙂
    xo – kb

  66. haha…I have a feeling that Weston’s is gonna be so different! He has this killer natural buzz cut that kills me 🙂
    And yes, we shall see…it’ll be like the Bachelor…baby edition!
    xo – kb

  68. That video was hysterical!! My four year old went nuts for it…she loved Weston’s mustache at the end too 🙂 Classic!!

  69. That video is priceless!! I see that being played at their rehearsal dinner in 2030 🙂

  71. We’re so excited for this challenge!

    I didn’t think there would be time to get a project done before we head away for the hub to present at a conference, and then I mentioned it to him.

    Low and behold, he started talking about an idea related to his conference that lead to another project idea.

    We doodled in colors and black and white, too, before heading out to JoAnn’s and Home Depot.

    It was Poetry-meets-Paint Chips-meets-Baby-meets-Music brilliance!

  73. Cutest video ever! So glad my Google Reader is working right (finally!) so I didn’t miss this! I might have to start this blog the boyfriend keeps wanting me to so I can participate and share!!

  74. Hi! I am girl named Rebecca. lol. My baby LOVES his mustache paci (he also wouldn’t take any other until we introduced this one). You can easily find it on Amazon by searching “mustache pacifier”. The company that makes them is “Fred & Friends”; we like the “chill baby” one the best, but there are a bunch of cute ones. I’m totally not ashamed to admit my baby has the all. 🙂

  75. All I’m going to say is… I think your son is adorable, and I love his clothes style!! You should do a post like YHL did one time, about where you buy your kids’ clothes. I’d be totally all over it. 😉 Or, or, or… how a homeschooled girl is able to pull off her kids looking *awesome* and modern. 😉

  78. I’m so happy to read this post (sounds weird right?) We bought our kitchen paint from Sherwin Williams because we heard they have the best paint ever. Well it’s been chipping in areas but I didn’t give it much thought until I used the same color in my bathroom and that too is chipping. It’s very upsetting because we paid a LOT for that paint. Good to know that it’s not just us not “applying” it properly. I did contact Sherwin Williams and they had the store I bought it at contact me but I never bothered to return the call. What are they going to do? Give me another 5 gallons of paint? Meh, not interested unless they have someone come and paint for me!

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