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A Little Strawberry, A Little Shortcake

May 15th, 2012 . Posted in Creative Adventures, Cuda, DIY Projects, Pinterest Projects | No Comments »

My little Miss A is very much obsessed with strawberry shortcake. So much in fact that she named all of us a character from the cartoon. I’m Strawberry Shortcake, she’s Apple Dumpling (Strawberry’s little sister), daddy is Orange Blossom (Strawberry’s BFF), and brother is Pupcake. Yeah, he didn’t like that one too much. He just ignores her when she calls him that (just like any big brother would do).

Grandma made her a Strawberry Shortcake blanket that she sleeps with every night, pajamas and finally a shirt with the original Strawberry Shortcake herself (thanks Old Navy for that one). But a shirt wasn’t enough. I had this pink and green polka dot fabric that was perfect for a coordinating SS skirt. And frankly I have too many Pinterest projects piling up so I needed to knock one out. This was it…

It was the easiest skirt in the world to sew. Here’s the link to the tutorial.

I decided I’m going to make her a lot more. The warm weather is approaching and this little one loves to spin and twirl so why not make her play skirts.

So dainty this little one. Ok, not really. She’s a tomboy in a skirt. Now time for skirt number two.

Not Your Typical Monday

May 7th, 2012 . Posted in Me, Short Words, Toddler Fun | No Comments »

Lots of the time I have no idea where my day goes and sometimes I can’t remember what I did. I like to blame that on mommy brain. After 3 years of sleep deprivation I think that’s a pretty reasonable excuse (excuse being the keyword).

But today was not one of those days. Today was not a dreaded Monday. There were no errands to run today, no place we had to be and I decided I just wasn’t going to clean today. The only thing on the agenda was to get the hubby up and off to work.

So what did Miss A and I do today? Well I’m glad you asked. We had a completely spontaneous, sweet pea centered kind of day. We headed off to Avila Valley Barn to feed the animals, have a little picnic and a sweet little treat. Randomly we ran into a mommy and her little boy who we knew from a mommy and me class we attended. Miss A had a friend to run around with and I had a mommy friend to chit chat with. It was a fun morning/afternoon.

After nap time, we went for a walk to my favorite store, Michaels. I wanted to make a skirt for my sweet pea and needed some elastic. On our way back we ran into a another mommy friend and her little girls. Before I knew it we were having an impromptu playdate. That made the late afternoon go by so fast. It was great.

Dinner. Bath. Storytime. Bedtime… Ok so bed didn’t happen as quickly as I would have liked but instead of forcing it, I told her she had ten more minutes to play then it was bedtime. Her response ” OH! Thank you mommy!!!”..

I folded clothes while she played. Ten minutes later she was ready for bed and I got to finish her cute little skirt. My kitchen is a disaster but that’s ok. I have tomorrow morning for that. Today was a fun, stress free day with my sweet pea. Now that’s my kind of Monday.

Tween Birthday

April 27th, 2012 . Posted in Birthdays, Parties | No Comments »
Tags: Movie invitation

Apparently the hubby & I are feeling brave. We’re letting big brother have a sleepover party. We may rethink this one later (like after the fact) but for now we have a party planned for next week.

A night with preteen boys… Wish us luck.

It’s Tuesday Night

April 24th, 2012 . Posted in Me, Short Words | No Comments »

It’s Tuesday night.

My little one is asleep. I’m cleaning, hemming my jeans and watching HGTV. (I can hem my own jeans thanks)

All I need now is a glass of wine. Note to self… Get a bottle tomorrow. This momma deserves a glass or two.

Happy Tuesday!

Easter Sunday

April 8th, 2012 . Posted in Family Fun, Holidays | No Comments »

It’s Easter! It was an absolutely gorgeous day.

Little Miss A woke up happy, was wide eyed when she saw her basket and waited patiently for grandma to come over for Easter breakfast and our egg hunt. Okay so she wasn’t that patient. She’s three. Her excitement got the best of her.

This child really loves dressing up. Nana bought her a beautiful dress and sweet pea has been looking for an excuse to wear it. There was no better day than today.

It was really cute how excited she was to find the eggs. The previous years she was excited to find one, open it and eat the treats inside. This year she snagged up all the eggs she could find. Big brother even put his athletic abilities to good use. The hubby made sure big brother had to work for his eggs.

The dress made it through breakfast, the egg hunt and a quick chocolate treat.

Hope everyone had a wonderful time today. We sure did!

Happy Easter!

Pirate Princess Party

April 6th, 2012 . Posted in Cuda, Parties, Toddler Fun | No Comments »
Tags: girl birthday, pink, Pirate princess

It’s a little late (almost two months) but here’s sweet pea’s bday bash.

This year was a little different. Miss A had two parties this year. We have a large extended family so there are always plenty of party guests. I wanted to have a little party for her friends from school also so we had a pirate pancake breakfast party the day before. Best part is once the decorations went up, they got to stay up for the big family party the following day.

Here’s a few pictures from both parties. I got caught up playing hostess that I neglected to take pictures during the party. Oops!

There was a mini craft table where the kids made pirate hats. Those were a hit and were super cute on the kids. Of course I only have a picture of the craft table and Miss A in the middle of making her third one. Costume change people. Costume change.

The castle was a hit. This little cutie was playing peek-a-boo with me. I’m not really sure how it was still standing after the party but it made it through alive and in one piece. The older kids had paper swords and had way too much fun with those. No one ended up with bruises but there were shreds of newspaper all throughout the backyard. Good times.

And then there were presents…

She was full of silly faces and had so much fun. Our home was filled with lots of family and friends that day. It was a great way to celebrate Sweet pea’s third birthday and to break in our new home.

I had so much fun making decorations for this party. Miss A’s Nina even made this cute “Happy Birthday” banner. Let me tell you, cutting out skulls and bones for a little girl was a lot of fun. Nina went crossbone happy and it worked.

I really need to work on the taking pictures during the party. Oh well. There’s always next year.

Goodbye 20′s, Hello 30!

April 4th, 2012 . Posted in Family Fun, Me | 2 Comments »

It’s official! I’m an adult! Ok, ok… So I’ve been an “adult” for a while now but I just celebrated starting my third decade of life. That’s huge people. HUGE!!!

I have just had the most amazing day(s) to help start off this new chapter of life. It all started with a fun (and margarita induced) emotional time, followed by some quality time with my hubby (more on that trip later).

I really thought the hubby and I would do dinner with just us but he wasn’t having it. He wanted me to do something special and memorable. So we had dinner in my hometown (or close enough to it) with family and friends. I’m so glad and thankful he pushed me to do more. I couldn’t have asked for a better way to celebrate my birthday.

I wasn’t kidding about the margarita induced emotions either. I got a little emotional while saying thank you to everyone AND I even got a few (or more like everyone) emotional too. Mission accomplished!

This birthday was very special and emotional for me. I was mostly excited but as my birthday got nearer I was less and less excited. Call it what you want but 30 is a big deal and I was nervous about getting “older”. Silly I know, but it’s how I was feeling. Of course those nerves were all for nothing.

I felt/feel extremely loved. I have an amazing husband and such loving family & friends. They all helped my transition into this new decade of life to be a special one. And a very big thank you to my two amazing friends & cousin who helped my hubby put my birthday party together.

I know there are quite a few more pictures from that night but this is the only one that is on my phone so it’s the only one I can share… for now at least.

Thank you again to my family & friends who helped me celebrate my special day. It truly was a very happy birthday.

Found my cake!!!

Cleaning in Heels

March 28th, 2012 . Posted in Me, Mommy Tips | No Comments »

After vacuuming, doing laundry and other various cleaning duties this morning I finally broke down and made my “Weekly Cleaning Routine” inspired by this blog.

Of course I found it on Pinterest (it was the pictures of cleaning in a dress and heels that caught my attention). I’m a person who loves checking things off a list. I feel like I’ve accomplished more when I’m able to check items off. Plus list just help me keep things straight.

Sometimes cleaning can be overwhelming and I tend to have the problem of trying to clean the house from top to bottom in one day. That never happens and then I feel bad. So to feel accomplished in my daily cleaning I decided to break things down by day. I accounted for school days and set playdates. Everything can be completed in an hour or two which is perfect. Little Miss A can even help (in her own little way).

Let’s see if this helps me with my cleaning tasks. On a side note, I totally vacuumed wearing high heels today. My legs got a good workout. Might as well make it fun and fashionable.

Half Mile Beauty

March 27th, 2012 . Posted in Me, Spring | No Comments »

We often like to take the back roads when heading to the Village or just feel like taking a scenic route. Last year I discovered this little half mile stretch of road in the Spring that is covered in these bright pink/purple flowers. These flowers line the road and are the outside perimeter of some farming fields.

Well it’s Spring and those flowers are in full bloom. I couldn’t resist pulling over to take a quick picture.

I’m a Spring baby and love this season (minus the allergies). The green, green hills that surround us, the bright wild flowers, the trees in bloom. What’s not to love. I even love the rainy days. It’s a good excuse to stay in and cuddle.

Happy Springs Days!

Is It Bedtime Yet

March 14th, 2012 . Posted in Me | No Comments »

Ever have one of those days where every little thing annoys the heck out of you. Well that’s me this afternoon. I got hit with a major headache this afternoon and a case of momzilla. I’m pretty sure I’m breathing fire, growling and hissing at everything.

The little one says “mommy” and I feel like yelling back “WHAT!!!!!”. Fake it, till you make it right. Thinking happy thoughts and waiting for that Tylenol I took to kick in.

Here’s to a happier Wednesday evening.