First of all, thank you so much for all of the wonderful comments on the first sneak peek of our family photos this week. After I hemmed and hawed for three days, Kamin emailed me a few more pictures. Not exactly "more" pictures, just different ones. See? Before After Before After I told you she was the BEST. Unfortunately, I still need to make a decision! ...
Cheerio Stalking
Yes, I'm a terrible mom for admitting that I let the girls eat Cheerios for dinner. On a regular basis. We're in that weird time where Ella is super picky about everything except cereal and yogurt and Sophie can eat anything we are having, but when I don't cook I find it hard to come up with quick, easy things for her on the fly. Ella requested cereal on Monday night and Sophie would not leave her alone. She circled the table and finally managed to get a taste. Unfortunately, Sophie understands the concept of "gone gone" and had an absolute meltdown. So much so that she got her very own bowl of cheerios for dinner. Her first. Please ignore the fact that I'm wearing Christmas pajama pants and no bra and my face makes it look like feeding cheerios to a toddler is painful. And I ...
Grocery List
Who says the weekly list can't be a grocery list? Here's what you need: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 6 low carb, whole wheat, 6 inch tortillas 8 ounces fat free cream cheese, at room temperature 8 ounces Weight Watchers Reduced Fat Mexican Style Shredded Cheese 4 ounce can of green chiles 1/3 red onion, finely diced olive oil cooking spray Now I can see how right off hand this list wouldn't sound very appetizing, but trust me. Josh and I love chicken enchiladas and we have a go-to recipe that is heavy on our dinner rotation. It doesn't have traditional enchilada sauce and the ingredients are a bit unconventional, but it is YUMMY. I decided on a whim today to try and modify the recipe for Weight Watchers and we did pretty good coming in at around 11 points per serving ...
Wake Up!
It's been awhile since we had a video to share, so I thought I'd post this one of Sophie post-nap on Sunday afternoon. She wakes up SO happy and is always so excited to see you when you go into the nursery to get her. I heard her moving around in there and when I opened the door she was playing happily. I watched her through the crack for a minute until she realized that someone was coming in. So I grabbed the camera and we had a little chat before I got her out. Please excuse my poor videography skills, the noise machine in the background {I finally remember to cut it off} and the barking dog. Sorry that Sophie talks so quietly and that the flip doesn't pick her up well when her back is to the camera. For the record, in this video she says {her versions of} Beemer, Garan, Uh-Oh, Thank ...
Sneaky
On Saturday, we met K bright and early for a family photoshoot. It was very grey outside, so we were glad for bright blue eyes and pretty green grass. I have had an idea in mind for this shoot for months - I knew I either wanted pics of us waist deep in rye grass or lying on a blanket in a pile. Random right? When K sent me these sneaks this morning I knew I couldn't make a decision. I need help, people! 1. Conceptually, this is what I had in mind. I love that it isn't "too" posed and I LOVE the grass. What I don't love? My face. 2. Again, love this and everyone in it. But me. Why am I so weird looking here? I don't think that even looks like me. 3. Then the sun started peaking out, my necklace broke {Ella is playing with the beads here} and the girls got happy. I love this ...
Birthday Girl
In the midst of planning Sophie's first birthday, I didn't want to overlook this sweet girl. Beemer is 8 years old today! I never had a dog growing up and Josh doesn't remember not having an inside dog for the majority of his life. We agreed that when we finally got one together we would get a Weimaraner. We had been married seven months when we picked a breeder from the newspaper and set out for Tupelo, Mississippi to pick her up. The breeder was nice enough to meet us halfway and she even brought several female puppies to choose from. She was the runt of the litter and Josh picked her out. I did get to pick out her cute Hawaiian print collar, though! Beemer, April 13, 2010, The Day Before Sophie was Born Beemer has crazy separation anxiety, is very high-maintenance and barks all the ...
First Fete: The Paper Products
It all started with the paper products I wanted to use. I ran in Party City one afternoon to pick up taper candles for her cake and solid white plates since I'm not a fan of "themed" party goods. At the suggestion of my best friend I found a pack of three white tissue poms for under $10 and picked up two rolls of light pink crepe paper streamers to braid and hang from the chandelier in our dining room. I also found two packs of dinner napkins that would help establish a color scheme and overall look for the party. I grabbed one pack of green and white lattice print napkins and one pack of pink and white polka dotted ones. I had some paper straws left over from Ella's party that were supposed to be red. In all actuality they are more hot pink, so I picked up some lighter pink ones and ...
First Fete: The Idea
I cannot believe I'm planning a birthday for this little girl already. How has it been eleven and a half months? We took her one year old photographs this morning and are knee-deep in birthday preparations. There is much to share over the next three weeks as we close in on our celebrations, but I thought I'd start by sharing my party theme, decoration ideas and invitation suite. {bookmark front} {bookmark back} I am so lucky that my girls are both book obsessed and decided to use that as inspiration for a first birthday fete. We don't really need toys at this house, so a book party was perfect. I opted for long, skinny invitations that mimic the shape of a bookmark and that people can reuse long after the party. I had them UV coated and added ribbon tassels to complete the ...