Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

First off Happy Memorial Day weekend!

I know I'm a week behind on some pics but I also have two recipes that I want to post about plus an overdue bathroom project update! All to come this week!

Pic# 23 (Monday)

Missy ripped apart her first toy and scattered its insides all over the living room!

Pic# 24 (Tuesday)

Love this smiling face =) We were playing with the camera and he kept saying cheese!

Pic# 25 (Wednesday)

This is a strawberry summer cake that I made on Wednesday and it was delicious!! Can't wait to share the recipe with you guys.

Sadly Thursday & Friday I missed out on! I worked and was tired and my head hit the pillow and fell asleep at about 830pm each night! =(  Have a safe and happy Memorial Day ♥

Hello, Monday.

It's Monday, it's cloudy, and apparently going to be a little humid with a dash of hot. Now normally this wouldn't bother me but seeing how my body is already swelling, thanks to this lovely pregnancy and seeing how my self-esteem is plummeting after each day, I'm not looking forward to it!

This weekend we tackled some projects, like....

• Tackling this monstrosity of a pantry...It's definitely more organized but I still don't like it and I forgot to take a picture after I was done.....

• Building a "work station" and then continuing with my repurposing of Logan's dresser
• Painting the inside of the closet in the guest room which is going to be the newest addition's nursery. I want a closet system so that we can eliminate the need for a dresser and make the room feel bigger.

I'm having a hard time coming up with a completely non-themed nursery. I know I want nautical or beach elements in it but as far as color I'm at a loss and it's driving me bananas! I was thinking light blue with green but that's what I did the bathroom in (which I'll post about soon).



And before I forget here are my pics a day for last week:

Pic# 19 (Thursday)

A little's boy best friend. He loves his Missy.

Pic# 20 (Friday)

My favorite deputy (or cowboy)!

Pic# 21 (Saturday)

Chris' first attempt at ribs on the grill...They were amazing! He did awesome for a first try and we paired it up with some grilled corn and some potato salad! A great summer dinner =)

Pic# 22 (Sunday)

A peek at a first tomato. So excited that they're doing well out there! This little tomato is growing off a plant that Logan picked up without a tag and we planted it not knowing what it was going to be!

Hope everyone has a great Monday and please keep Joplin, MO in your thoughts and prayers, as they are suffering with devastation and loss from yesterday's tornado.

A Little Bit of Everything.

I've done a little bit of everything this week and the week's not even over!!

Pic# 16 (Monday)

I bought a kit at Eclectica a while back and found it while I was organizing pictures and the closet. It was a Valentine's day kit and I had these pictures from V-Day of 2010 so I decided to use them for this. I also decided that instead of doing our book chronologically, as I'm doing with Logan's book, is to do it randomly. These pages will probably start our book and then maybe go back to the beginning because our "first" photos are bar scenes and blurry! Our book is a sad one because we don't take as many pictures as we probably should but I'm slowly changing that =)

Pic# 17 (Tuesday)

Me and my baby at the zoo! He was SOO well behaved yesterday that I couldn't ask for a better day with him. I was brave enough to let him walk out of his stroller and look at the animals as up close as he was allowed and let him walk beside me. He was great with my friend's little baby too! Such a fun afternoon.

Pic# 18 (Today)

My puppy all clean! I took a before picture but since they trimmed her up and just cleaned up areas like her tail, behind her legs and around her paws there didn't seem to be a difference! She definitely needed it though. Her nails were sharp as razors and her tail was looking raggy. She smells so good. I may just let her sleep on the bed...then again maybe not!

Hope everyone's having a good week so far! ♥

One Crazy Week.

So much for blogging everyday! Ha! I try but for some reason when I go to work I tend to forget about my blog and it's probably because I feel I should spend time with Chris and Logan since I spend 12 hours at work...Everything technological gets neglected, I'm surprise I remember the mail!

Anywho, I do have to post my pics of the week, because I did think of them and took pics as I went this week!



Pic #10 (Tuesday)

It was a warm day so I blew up his turtle pool and let him cool down!

Pic #11 (Wednesday)

I'm almost done with my scrapbook closet! Next step is organizing this overflowing box of pictures! Oh, the insanity!!



Pic #12 (Thursday)

A little shopping for the new baby! Thanks for the Babies R Us tip Liz! It was a combined store but much bigger than the one closer to us!

Pic #13 (Friday)

Logan's binky stashed away in my night drawer! I was heartbroken but we bit the bullet and started the weaning process. The first night without it was horrible, the second night was an improvement, maybe tonight will be an even bigger improvement!

Pic# 14 (Saturday)

Chris prepped this whole area for a garden he's excited to plant!

Pic# 15 (Today!)

We went out and bought all kinds of yummy veggies for Chris' garden and I treated myself to these lovely Gerbera Daisies! Now I just need to buy a planter! =)



This upcoming week is gonna be a little crazy too. I need a break! ♥

Loves & Other Things

Chris pulled off a great Mother's Day dinner, on Saturday, and breakfast, on Sunday morning, but I think he topped himself off in the gifts department. I think next year will be tough to out-do this one:

He recorded Logan's voice saying "I love you, Mommy" and my heart melted and tears welled up in my eyes! It's also really funny to watch Logan press the button a thousand times and repeat it after the bear is done!

Around the bear's neck came this beautiful bauble, an Irish claddagh ring! I had been looking for one in silver but claddagh ring's in these parts are hard to come by, so when I saw this, I begged, pleaded, to get it that day, but no, it wasn't coming home that day. I probably would've bought it myself but I had an inkling it would make its way to my finger =) Father's day and Chris' birthday (both in the same month) will be tough!

My mom made these crocheted washcloths! We tried one out on Logan and it did the job! She also got me a $15 iTunes card, which came just in time, because the one I got for Christmas has like $0.64 left! Ha!

This is what I bought my mom for Mother's day! She's picked up her crocheting again and is starting to get into knitting, as well, and when I saw this on Etsy I knew I had to get it for my mom! The bowl is completely hand-made and the artist did a fabulous job! She also makes vases and small animal sculptures. The vases are awesome because she personalizes them with your name(s). So cute! Here's a link to her Etsy shop, MaidofClay.

And before I forget to post it for today, here's Pic #8:

I don't think the new baby will need any new clothes anytime soon! Ha! Although I will most likely buy him a new coming home outfit! The benefits to having another boy =) Oh and I know I've already filled this post up with pics but I seriously love this picture too!

It puts how small Logan was compared to now and how small this bundle of boy will be into perspective! ♥

Happy Mother's Day ♥

I hope everyone is enjoying their mother's day! I know I haven't been keeping up with my pics a day but I'll post them here now, however, before I do I just want to congratulate two friends who had their babies on Friday and Saturday! My friend Kelly and her husband, Dave, had their baby girl, Mo11y Frances, on Friday! They didn't know what they were having until the big day! She's super cute and I wish I was home in NJ to see them! Saturday my friend, Nicole, who's the proud blog owner of FromOurHouseToYours, and her husband, became proud first time parents to their daughter Luciana Ray! She's super adorable too and her gender was also a surprise! They both get to enjoy their babies today =) xoxo

Okay! Now on to my Pics of a day Nos.5, 6,7 & 8! I decided to let the peanut butter cookies be pic #4 afterall! =)

Pic #5 (Thursday)

"My Baby Bumblebee". That song has been stuck in my head and I just realized that this is a bee towel!

Pic #6 (Friday)

This dog obviously thinks she owns the backyard and all items stored back there! Ha!

Pic #7 (Saturday, thanks to my Mom)

Silly boy banging lids and making a ruckus! Thankfully Mommy was at work..Lucky Grandma, Titi, and Daddy =)



Pic #8 (Sunday)

The reason why I get to celebrate Mother's Day for a 3rd year in a row! Thank you for being everything I ever wanted in a little boy! Can't wait to see how you are as a big brother xo!

I also want to thank my mom and sister for coming out to spend the (weekend) day with me, Chris, and Logan! We had fun, or at least I did, when I was home but I know Logan loved spending time with his Grandma and Titi! 

What Have I Started...

Pic A Day #3

I decided today, since the sun came out, to take apart a dresser in Logan's

room that didn't match with the rest of his furniture.

I was really determined and felt good about doing it!

Three drawers in and I'm on Blogger procrastinating! Ha!

It's taken me oh, about, three hours to get through 3 drawers.

I should just concede to the fact that I'm not a DIY extraordinaire,

at least when it comes to repurposing furniture ;-)

Rain Rain Go Away!

I've been feeling like my tree today.
I had some grand plans to clean out my closet and go through Logan's toys.
I did neither.

I'm ready for the sun to come back and some milder weather to return too.

This poor tree is weighted down by the amount of water that has been pouring on
us and the surrounding areas.

If you want to see how devastating the rainfall is becoming head on to Terri's blog, at Peace Love & Applesauce.  The pictures she posted really show the reality of it all.

It's Potty Time!!

I almost forgot to snap a picture to start off a pic a day in May! Ha! This may be a real challenge for me since I don't blog on a consistent daily basis but I'm really going to try!

Anywho, we're back to some ugly weather, filled with tornado warnings, thunderstorm warnings, and flood warnings, among other stuff! It makes me anxious, especially after seeing all the devastation that has occurred in the midsouth and south. It was so depressing this morning I decided to take a trip to Babies/Toys R' Us and shop for the new baby and Logan (side note: I miss my Eatontown [NJ] Babies R' Us. They weren't a combined store and I could find everything). 

I came home with nothing for the new baby but with a potty for Logan! It's probably best to at least try and start now, so we can hopefully be buying only one box of diapers instead of two, and Logan's been suffering from a pretty nasty diaper rash lately, so I'm hoping that if I can get him on the potty he'll have a better hiney too!

We spent most of the day out and about and when we came home we just placed it on the floor and let Logan sit in it (with his diaper on) and drag it all over the house!  We really weren't paying attention to him, Chris was online and I was reading a magazine, when he sat down on it and looked at us and shouted "I'm pooping"! Ha! So we clapped and encouraged him to keep going not really thinking he was going. But he did, in his diaper, but he still went! I'm one proud momma! Now to get him on the potty without his diaper! This is still a dreaded Mommy moment for me but I'm hopeful =)

Potty time!!

You like his "drunken" look? He was talking and getting up at the same time..