Our Day

Summer Fun

It's the last week that our community water park is open mid-week, so we had to take advantage. This boy loves the water and loves the park so it's perfect, and its 90+ degrees today in So. Cal.

Once E fell asleep I decided it was time to pick up toys…I am at this stage, 23 weeks where I see toys being dumped out of a basket and cringe because I have to get past the bump to get to them!

I am now 23 weeks down with this little one and all I wanna do is eat fruit loops…all day long! What is my deal? There can not be any nutritional benefit from these little suckers.

Choo Choo 2nd Birthday

Choo Choo Easton turned 2!

Our little and growing family.  

This past weekend we a had a little 2nd birthday party for E! I whipped up some DIY projects (and delegated some tasks to family : )) and this is what we came up with!

Just like a did with Easton's first birthday I filled out a chalk board for his memory book. I found free printable thank you tags and cupcake toppers. For the cupcake toppers I just printed, cut and glued to a cake pop stick.

What is a party without balloons and what 2 year old is obsessed with them? I used some construction paper to make railroad crossing signs and cut out a little banner for the "present wagon". I asked my Mama to cut the water melon and this is what she brought…isn't she amazing?

A recent birthday party I attended had a balloon wreath and I thought how perfect are they for kids parities? With the help of walmart balloons, pins and some construction paper…my first balloon wreath! I went to Joann Fabrics during their sale and purchased some fabric and ribbon and so nicely asked my personal banner maker (Easton's Gramma) to whip some up!

 Some funfetti cake mix and a choo choo on top…a 2 year old boys dream…obviously!

Since this guy made his debut in the hottest month of the year…we will have to have water activities for his birthdays…who knew how quickly 250 water balloons would go! He LOVED this part!

Peach Bridal Shower

At the beginning of June I had the pleasure of organizing a bridal shower for my baby sister along with the help of many others!

 You can check out her blog post on the shower here. 

 I threw it way back and went to the Sweet & Saucy Shop in Newport Coast (which is where I got the sweets for my wedding dessert bar). Each dessert was too die for and presented perfectly for the shower. 

I've learned the process of delegation pretty well and with the assistance of my Mama, SIL, and another bridesmaid we all contributed to this delicious lunchtime meal. We served chicken salad on croissants, pasta salad, a green salad and fruit salad!

We provided the guests with champagne and or juices with berries. Along with flavored water. 

I snuck onto the brides computer and printed out a bunch of pictures of her and her future groom and there were sewn onto some lace and decorated one of the mantels. 

To incorporate the "peach and lace theme" here are some details. 

delicious macaroon favors from the sweet & saucy shop.

Thanks to Trader Joe's we were able to provided beautiful floral arrangements throughout the house. 

 We had a table set up with different cards to present the bride with "date ideas" and "advice cards".

Today my Baby is 2

I'm not really sure how this has happened. But our baby boy is 2 years old today, say wha?

 He learned to remove every single bowl, cup, utensil or plate from his cabinet.

He learned to do his morning stretches with gramma and can "reach for the sky, the ground, to the right and to the left".

 He flew across country twice to visit his relatives in New England. 

 Got his hair cut once and then his Mama took over. $24 for a toddler cut? 

 Hated taking pictures with Santa. 

 Went to Hawaii and drove a Jeep.

Got into a lot of mischief! 

This little guy has made the last year so much fun! He is a constant mover and talker. He eats like a garbage disposable most of the time, he sleeps all night long, he loves his pups and his family. He loves  animals, trains and trucks. Can't wait for his party this weekend!