This weekend we went to visit Jon’s family and celebrate a couple of birthdays! October is a busy month with birthdays in the Pavone Family! It was just us, Jon’s parents and Jon’s sisters and respective boyfriends. It was Oktoberfest theme and I was able to enjoy lots of warm pretzels, ax throwing, archery, and even some pumpkin painting and time by the fire pit. We stayed outside to be covid safe so it was nice to have lots of activities to go around and do.

Jon’s parents have a nice sized backyard so this set up was in one of the corners. They also set up a border around it so, that no one would be around near ax throwing. It was a lot of fun! There was a real ax for the adults and a foam target board and ax for the boys. Of course Asher got his hands on the real deal and did really well with it. Don’t fret there was always an adult with them.

We also all fought over Harry to get some extra body warmth! It got chiller as the day went on and his little body was like a hot pocket! Asher also thought that Harry would enjoy my buffalo check more than me.

Asher enjoying the fire pit! Can you tell that Hudson isn’t loving being in photos anymore! Ah boys!

I did manage to take some time to get some photos of the little projects I have worked on in their home. Jon’s parents moved about an hour away a couple of years ago and while they did immediate changes like the kitchen these past couple of months they have tackled some design projects.

Their entryway/foyer got a dose of life with a new wallpaper! It’s amazing what adding wallpaper can do to a space! Originally I discussed adding a pattern of some sort with my MIL, but after looking at all of the memo’s we realized that what made the most sense was a smaller scale pattern. We both fell in love with Gibson by Anna French! It gives off the vibe of a grasscloth wallpaper with a pattern that gives off a look of texture, but it’s nice and smooth.

Then there is a sitting room/living room to the left of the entry way. Here is where we got to bold with the wallpaper and used Honshu by Thibaut. It was a perfect blending of traditional with a modern twist. A super-sized floral that is nowhere near something dated or overly feminine. We are still waiting on a mirror, but overall I’m so happy with the transformation!

Since the house is an hour away we have our own room so that we can sleep over whenever we like. The room is filled with a queen bed for Jon and I and two twin beds for the boys.

Here is what it use to look like: It felt a bit tight with the layout of the boys bed so, one day over the summer we moved things around to see if they would fit by flanking them on the window.

I did a little zhushing and now it looks like this! Just add a little accessories, new artwork and a couple new pillows! My favorite part has to be the new artwork! I immediately fell in love with this lobster print and love that it added in some pinks and red. Normally I’m not a huge fan of red, but when paired with blue it works so nicely that I really get into it.

I found this little fish during my last thrifting trip and I immediately new he was meant to live in this room. Isn’t he sweet!

I’m also happy to report that my Rothy lace up sneakers arrived and I’m in heaven! I went with the vanilla colorway and they are perfect. I have worn them with dresses and they look fab! I’m excited to try them out with leggings and jeans. They are super comfy and chic! I also enjoy that I’m able to wear my normal ankle socks and they don’t really peek out!

If you want to try out your own pair I do have a link to get you $20 off your Rothy’s purchase!