Decorating Dilemmas

Yesterday my mom and I went shopping for the first time since her knee replacement. We had a blast and I am looking forward to many more shopping trips now that she can walk better.  :) It was a quick little trip to Twin Falls, but that's OK the only place we really wanted to go was Real Deals.  I found this cute little candle stick, I loved it-I didn't know what I wanted to use it for but I couldn't pass it up. The little nest just screams spring and I am SO ready for spring. Here's what I came up with:

I got the bird last year at Tai Pan--♥ it!

I also got this clock:

I have this shelf above my bed and it needed something else, I thought this clock would be perfect.  I am having mixed feelings towards the clock- at first when I put it up I liked it. When I went in the room an hour later I wrapped it back up in the bubble wrap and I was going to take it back. Two hours later I unwrapped it and started playing around with it. I like it sitting on the decorative book here are some options:

Clock in the middle- family picture on the left.

Clock on the left family picture in the middle---NAH!

See- something has to be in the middle.

Think.


Think.


Think.


Go digging.

Wicker balls:

This is how it sits now. Tell me- what do you think. Maybe there's something I am missing.  Should I take the clock back and get something different, or give it a chance?

On to the next decorating dilemma.  I had a wreath over the fireplace at Christmas time, I just barely took it down. I loved the way it looked up there and the way it filled the space.  Looking around I decided to try putting my big clock up there:

I just hung it on the wreath nail so it is about 3-4 inches higher than I would like, I hate putting another hole in the wall though. 

Or should I just put the family pic back up there:

What do you think?

The problem with putting the clock up there is:

Now I have a blank wall above my couch. But, I would love to do something like this on that wall:

♥♥♥    {sigh}   ♥♥♥

Moving on...

I was looking at Brody the other day and noticed a little bit of hair missing from the front of his head:

it's just  a little. Nothing like Braiden's butcher job he did when he was about 4-- take a look- it's funny  (well it wasn't at the time.)

I believe that all kids are going to cut their own hair at some point.  Luckily Brody chose to be conservative, unlike our friend above. :) Oh and I never could get Brody to admit to it.

Also Joslyn is now an expert walker

She officially walks more than she crawls. 

All of my kids have walked at 13 months--just keeping tradition.