Adelaide at Eight Months

My sweet baby is eight months! Everyday, as I stare at this child I can't believe how fast time is going!

Random Addy Facts:

- Started scooting and not just rolling about 3 weeks ago

- WAS the perfect nurser {only at home, 4 times a day, before naps and bed} up until 2 weeks ago when she decided she was done... bottles are so much better!

- Has 8 teeth... a teething over achiever!

-Still can't come to a consensus on what color eyes this beautiful girl has... I'm leaning toward Hazel...

- Takes 2, couple hour naps a day, goes to bed around 8pm and wakes to eat at 5:30 then back to bed until around 8 am. Best part is that she loves to be put to bed, most nights she smiles as I lay her in her crib.

- Loves to eat what we eat, but not such a huge fan of baby food.

- Spends about half of her awake time in her walker.

- Still as smiley as ever, so sweet! Makes me melt!

- Wearing 6-12 months, but can fit into 12-18 month clothing. Size 3 shoes.

Double Baby Shower

A couple Saturdays ago Ashley and I hosted a double baby shower for two of the sweetest mom's to be out there! Since Wendy was having a boy and Tamara was having a girl, Ashley suggested we skip color and go with a white theme. PERFECT! White goes with everything and always looks crisp and fresh. The weather even decided to help out with the theme and snowed right on cue. It was really fun to plan and we had a good turn out (even with the snow).

Here are a couple shots of the banner I made. For the onesies I created the image and then printed it out using Avery iron-on transfers. It took a failed try to realize that you have to press the iron really hard, but overall was really pleased with how they turned out!

 The FOOD! Yum!

Notice the Syrup and Milk containers, yes SO cute and brought to you by Ashley... such a cute idea!!

Of course I made labels for all the food ;)

The two beautiful guests of honor...

Ashely, Tamara, Wendy and I at the end of the shower... fun times!

And finally, the invite. My favorite thing to design!

Happy Valentine's Day

These are Lillias' Valentine cards I made for her to pass out at school, in each envelope I also put a couple chocolate kiss candies to go along with her blowing kisses theme.

Happy day of LOVE!

Wish List

During these cold, mostly dark and dreary months I spent a little too much time dream online shopping...

Here are a few things that have caught my eye recently:

Hunter Wellies

Watches 

I do not own any nice watches but oh do I shop for watches!

Here are a couple I have had my eyes on:

J.Crew Timex Watch

With this band..

Toy Watch -- so last year {or the year before} but I still like them!

Michele Watch -- Classic!

Michael Kors Tortoise Gold Runway Chrono Women Watch

Brooks Brothers Spring Catalog

The whole catalog is basically shot on a sailboat and looks so classic and fresh. One thing that I love are the RayBan aviators for Brooks Brothers... 

J Crew New Arrivals

This outfit just looks classic and easy... kinda crushing on the simplicity

I am a sucker for peach...

I'm pretty sure that this dress will be moved from my wish list to my closet in the near future...

Swim:

Jersey Lomellina Eleanora bandeau tank

Jersey Lomellina ruffle tank

And finally not clothing or accessories... 

The Martha Stewart Crafts Edition of the Cricut Cake Electronic Cutting System

Martha just makes everything better! ;o)

Lately...

Once or twice a week you can find the girls and me and my parents house. Last Monday we came a little earlier than planned and so Grandpa took on both girls until Grandma came home. It was such a cute picture I couldn't resist pulling the iphone out and taking this picture. 

This is a frequent sight, lately... Lillias in her princess dress watching a princess movie and Addy drinking her bottle.

One more kinda random thing, but really cool if your a mall loving mom like me....

Horrible picture, but it has everything a mom could need... diapers, wipes, bottles, binkies, etc. Placed strategically by the play-place. Genius! 

Good Intentions

I have heard all my life that everyone has some talent, it may be playing basketball or painting or singing, etc. I always left these discussions feeling bad because I have no obvious talents. Over the years however, I found that I could be placed with pretty much any personality and get along with them. So I chalked this up to being my "talent." I'm the "yes" girl, the one who takes almost anything on, or agrees even if I don't agree, because why hurt someone's feelings over nothing...  I lately, however, have been feeling like even at this, I have been failing. I remember once raising my hand in my 7th grade class thinking that I had the PERFECT answer  only to open my mouth and not be able to express my thoughts in a way that made the perfect sense it did in my head. {kinda like that sentence, haha} I have left a lot of conversations lately feeling like I had the best of intentions and my words came out all wrong. I honestly try REALLY hard to make people feel good about themselves and to be uplifted. Not sure if any of this makes any sense, but I guess my overall point to this post, is to just admit that I have short comings and that I want my friends and family to know that I really do have the best of intentions... I am SO grateful to have such good people in my life and appreciate you all and your patience with me!

**Picture taken from an etsy listing**

Christmas 2010 Part 2

Christmas morning we hosted a brunch with both Shawn's parents and mine. I really enjoyed staying home but still having family there to participate in the morning events! 

Shawn doesn't see me in the kitchen like this much so I guess he wanted to document it! HA!

Lillias woke up at 2 a.m. and then again at 3 a.m. and then for good at 6:45 a.m. So she played with her Santa gifts until Addy woke up at 9:00 {my kinda sleeper!} Addy got lots of practical things for Christmas, baby food, baby tooth brush, and a few little toys mixed in like this H&M  kello kitty doll. She likes it a lot I think because of the tag on the back.

Opening her mountain of gifts!

Addy on her belly as usual, on her princess blanket from the Texas Cochran's!

Later Christmas day we headed over to Grammy and Papa's house for more present and food action!

Kristian, Amy, Dylanie and Lucus joined us for dinner. It was so fun to have them share the day with us, they really are like family!

Grammy got Lillias lots of new books for Christmas. Right before we left that evening Lillias climbed up in Grammy's lap and asked her to read one of the books, such a sweet picture!

We really missed some of the family we normally share the holiday with, but overall it was a really great Christmas!!

Kitchen Re-Do

Well, this project started with me just wanting to redo the flooring on the 1st floor with dark wood... and turned into new flooring, trim, door trim, window trim, redoing the fireplace surround, new kitchen backsplash, counter tops, painting the cabinets and painting the kitchen walls. My husband and his friend Kristian did all of the work in record time and I painted the cabinets. 

This is a picture of the poor kitchen when we moved in:

And after:

A HUGE thanks to Kristian {and his family who let us borrow him} who did the counter tops and backsplash! I am SO in love with this kitchen, it almost inspires me to cook ;o)

I was talking to Kristian and his wife Amy about it, and the only problem with the redo is that Shawn and I would love to move into a larger home in the next couple years, and this kitchen is the kitchen I'd want in the house we live in forever! Oh well, I'll enjoy as long as I live here!