Saturday, August 10, 2013

Initial Operation Birthday Purchasing Sneak Peaks!

So anyone who knows our toddler is not surprised that ELMO is of course his birthday theme. And he is ecstatic! Over the baby monitor every morning since we began the planning of his party, we hear "Elmo bertday" repeated over and over. All day long he talks about "baby bertday," "elmo bertday party," and of course "Elmo bertday take." I made the mistake of buying the cake mix early and when he spots it in the kitchen, Emmett has a mini meltdown about having his Elmo "bertday" now, to which I reply, "Baby, we have to wait." He hates waiting.

AAAANYWHO!!! I have created an initial budget for our party, which is not much, but enough to make a great party for ours and Emmett's friends while still leaving enough for a few adorable gifts:).

My initial purchases include:

  • Streamers
  • Sesame Street B-day banner
  • "Crayon" candles, no.2 candle
  • Invites 
  • Mason jars for kids' drinks
  • Felt, ribbon and bracelets for Tyler's and my character outfits
  • Etsy- surprise (adorable) favors!
  • Red posterboard for Elmo sign
There will definitely be photos of the end result, but I couldn't wait to post a lil' somthin' somthin' about Emmett's b-day adventure!!!!


Thursday, August 8, 2013

Toddler Mumbo-Jumbo Cuteness!

So I haven't been on here in forever, but so many things are different that I feel the need to record a few new things in our lives.
Firstly, some baby adorableness. Spoilers: bubble toes, "bippers" and lots of "whop!"!!!
 Yay!

So here's the bubba stuff. It's the cutest. It's all I really want to talk about anyway;) So my little baby is so independent and free-thinking these days. He morphed from a slightly-confused-about-the-world one-year-old into a 22 month old who talks about everything in two- to three-word sentences.  Whew! that's a lot of hyphens. Aaaaanyways, little Bubba repeats everything and absolutely loves learning new words. The latest adorable vocab adventures have been the most fun. For instance, one night while Daddy was bathing the little man, Hubby told the baby that he needed to wash his toes and get all the bubbles off, spurring a bought of "bubble toes!!!" that lasted several rounds.

Additionally, the other morning while changing Bubba's overnight diaper he grabbed my slipper and I decided to teach him a more specific term for the so-called "shoe." This inspired the cutest little "Momma's bipper" that you ever did hear. I just had to record this because I NEVER want to forget how my baby sounds right now! Never!!!
Other insanely cute pronunciations include: "ic-ky bapper," "bup," and "Momma's bootee" (<<anyone care to guess that one???).

Lastly, there's "whop." Whop has become ubiquitous in our household now; wherein Tyler and I use the term to mean "whoops" or "uh-oh" though that's not it's original definition. That is how our toddler pronounces, "ribbit!" This leads into one of the cutest stories of all time. I wasn't there to witness it but the retelling of the story by Tyler makes me laugh incredibly hard anyway. One morning when Daddy was changing the baby's diaper, while the baby was in his docile, quiet state, and all of a sudden he straightens his legs out and "boings" them out like a frog (who is lying on its back on a changing table). When Daddy asks, "Baby, what was that?," the baby replies with a simple, "Whop" (in his sleepy, deep voice no less). My baby's morning brain is hilarious. 

Here are a few cute photos from a few months back, I'm going to try to update more often. I love that this is like a digital diary of my baby/toddler cuteness!:)




April--- Cute bedtime pitifulness 


April----playing violin with Papa!




Friday, March 29, 2013

Easter Basket for an Adorable 18 Month Old!!!

 Here's all the cuteness. I'm not creative in a crafty way so I worked to my strengths....which are matching cute colors together. That's about all my skills when it comes to stuff like this. But the end result is still cutesie tootsie. 




                                                                                         ta da!!!

                                    the goodies in the back!










This year I bought Baby's first Easter basket. I didn't splurge on it last year since he was so little...he just got some cute bunny ears...

how did this little guy turn into                            

this????????



Saturday, November 24, 2012

This Fall: Series of Adorable Events

This season in pictures...
Our Little Man has transformed right before our very eyes. 



He gives kisses and roars like a lion.....

 He's grown up so much between his thirteenth and fourteenth months....he's our active little toddler now!

 He climbs, and explores, and plays, and sorts.....

We're loving every minute of his new stage of life!:)

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The search for the perfect fall book

Some fun at the bookstore! (hehe..:)
First, yummy lunch while Mommy enjoys a Pumpkin Spice Latte:)

Then, we headed to the stage. Which was SO MUCH FUN to climb on!





 Bubba loved reading this musical Thomas the train book.
We chose our favorite fall book..."Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin."
Cutest. Thing. Ever. 
Right???? Right. Yay, fall!