The Perfectly Imperfect Mama: Ellie Joy

ELLIE JOY IS FOUR!

by Whitney Pegram - Wednesday, March 02, 2022

Happy Wednesday!

I'm taking a break from sharing our Disney trip today to share all about this girl's 4th birthday!

My itty bitty girl turned 4 last Thursday & I can't believe she only has one more year at home with me until she starts school!

The week before her birthday, we were in Florida so our last day at Magic Kingdom, we celebrated her. It was such a fun day & every cast member who saw her told her happy birthday .. not only them, but all the princesses when they came by during the parade. Every little girl's dream! It was the best day for sure!

This girl is full of JOY ...

And just a little bit of sass 😉

The morning of her birthday, we met Mimi & my niece at Chick-fil-A for lunch.

And then that evening, we celebrated her with her favorite Krispy Kreme donuts ... strawberry sprinkles!

Then on Saturday morning, we met my sister at the mall for a little birthday shopping!

And Starbucks!

Later that night we went out for BBQ with the whole crew!

Happy 4th Birthday, my beautiful girl!

Never forget whose you are!

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ELLIE JOY'S NEW ROOM!

by Whitney Pegram - Friday, January 21, 2022

Happy Friday!

It is the weekend & we are ready for it over here. It has been such a different week with school due to weather. Cooper & Millie Jo were out of school for Martin Luther King on Monday & then had snow days Tuesday & Wednesday. There was a chance that they would be out today, but the weather ended up not being bad.

Last year, when I shared our HOME TOUR, I mentioned that my girls were sharing a room. And while there were no major issues, there was one that drove Millie Jo crazy. She is my cleanest child & thrives off of organizing (she get it from her mama), she even wakes up every morning and makes her bed. That's where the issue was ... & it's kind of funny ... if you're not Millie Jo. After she would leave for school, Ellie Joy would go in their room, take everything off said made bed, & remake it herself. As you can imagine, there's just a slight difference in the way they make beds. After talking to Dan, we decided to move Ellie Joy to the loft which was originally the playroom. Don't worry, we still have the PLAYHOUSE!

I am so pleased with how it turned out!

Most all her furniture is from Ikea & I will link everything that I can below!

This trundle bed is so stinkin' cute & pulls out to make a king size bed! The three drawers' underneath are wonderful. They hold so much stuff!

Rainbows were the perfect choice for our rainbow girl! And we can't forget Zoe, who we've had since Itty Bitty was a baby! She's always with us.

I still have to get her curtains hung up, but in my defense, I haven't hung any curtains in our house yet. HA!

Ellie Joy loves her little space & Millie Jo is thrilled to have her own room!

Bed | IKEA

Wardrobe | IKEA

Toy storage | IKEA

Toy box | AMAZON

Rug | IKEA

Sheet set | TARGET

Comforter | TARGET

Have a great weekend, friends!

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PLAYHOUSE MAKEOVER REVEAL!

by Whitney Pegram - Tuesday, October 05, 2021

Hey Hey!

We are over here pushing through this week because fall break starts Friday & we are ready!

I have been so excited to share my latest DIY project & while it has been done for a little while now, I had to add a few little touches before I could share!

I love any kind of makeover/diy project & this is by far one of my most favorite ones I have done!

Ellie Joy got this playhouse (it is the Stonewood Playhouse made by Kidcraft from Sam's) for her first birthday when we were in our PREVIOUS RENTAL HOUSE & since we were only there a few months, thanks mice, she never really got to play with it due to the fact that we had no room for it at my father-in-love's house. Once we moved from the rental, we had taken it down & put it in storage, but I was determined that once we got our NEW RENTAL & had the space, I was going to turn her playhouse into a sweet little farmhouse. Ellie Joy is now three years old & didn't even remember having this, so she LOVES it!

Okay, so the above picture is what it looked like before ...

Are y'all ready for this???

And this is now!

I MEAN!!

How stinkin' cute did it turn out!?!

Heck, I love it just as much as Ellie Joy does.

The easiest way to get it all painted was piece by piece, of course, so it was super helpful that it was already in pieces since being in storage.

That pink little door with a wreath may just be my most favorite thing! I found the Home Sweet Home doormat at Dollar General & it ended up being the perfect size. I do want to add her a little mailbox eventually!

I spray painted all the fixtures & will share below what colors I used for everything.

I found all the little signs from Hobby Lobby & will link them below if they are available. How perfect is the Itty Bitty Pretty sign for my Itty Bitty girl!

If you want to see more of it, I am sharing it over on my INSTA STORIES today! I also added fairy lights to the inside!

I just think it turned out so cute & exactly how I envisioned it in my mind. And you can bet it will be decorated for all holidays! I'm already working on the Halloween décor for it!

Have the best Tuesday, friends!

Playhouse | Valspar The Perfect White Paint & Primer

(I used satin & also did exterior just incase we put it outside one day)

Door/Bench | Sherwin Williams Dani's Delight

(The sample size was plenty for both)

Fixtures | Rust-Oleum Matte Metallic Sunlit Brass

ITTY BITTY SIGN

XOXO SIGN

FLOWERS | HOBBY LOBBY

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2021 SUMMER RECAP

by Whitney Pegram - Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Hey Hey!

It's officially the last day of summer & today I'm recapping on all the fun we had. Can you believe that tomorrow starts FALL! Eeeek! The temps in NC are even starting to drop just a tiny bit & we couldn't be more excited about it.

It's safe to say that we took full advantage of our new neighborhood's pool! We were there every other day & then would go back when Dan got home from work.

We grilled out at home one Friday night & took it all to the pool. This night was probably one of my most favorites from this summer!

Toward the end of summer break, Ellie Joy started practicing without wearing her puddle jumper & caught on to this whole swimming thing so fast!

The four of us spent the last day of break by the pool & we ended up having it all to ourselves!

If we weren't outside by the pool, we were outside playing in the water. Whether it was a water table, sprinkler, or a slip 'n' slide!

Itty Bitty had her very first dentist appointment last month ...

And did amazing! No dentist scaries here.

Coop spent one weekend in Atlanta watching the Braves play with his Paw-Paw.

And him & Millie Jo both went to the beach for a week with Mimi & Paw-Paw!

While some of us stayed home & woke up with some crazy bed head!

We also took advantage of the dollar movies some theaters offer during the summer. Ellie Joy had never been before & she liked everything about it ... except that her seat kept closing her up in it because she didn't weigh enough to keep it down. HA!

One evening we went to our family's favorite Japanese restaurant.

We took plenty of Sunday morning church pictures ...

This particular Sunday, Millie Jo wasn't home & I snapped these pics of my big & little. They couldn't act/look more alike if they tried. Gosh, to think I was worried if they would have a close relationship since they were eight years apart! Jokes on me!

Speaking of church pictures!

This guy & I snuck in a couple date nights!

These two had almost weekly sleepovers at Grammy & Pop's house ...

We had lunch dates with dad ...

And we played outside more evenings than not!

We wrapped summer break up by spending a day with my sister, grabbing lunch, & going to the outlets for a little back to school shopping!

What a summer!

As much as I love summer & the fact that it means my kiddos are home with me daily, I am ready to put away all the bathing suits & bring out the sweaters & boots!

#fallelujah

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