Happy Cinco de Mayo!

From my little tortilla loving boy to you!

We celebrated Cinco de Mayo with Tacos and homemade guacamole. And mama just may be enjoying a Skinnygirl Margarita after the little heads to bed (he's playing in his swing fighting sleep as I type). 

Hope you had a wonderfully yummy Cinco de Mayo too!!

Invitations!

Are done! Complete! Finished! 

Man, were they a labor of love. I'm so relieved to have them done and anxious to see what people think of them.

They aren't traditional, but they are very us. I only hope that people can see that and appreciate them.

They are stuffed, stamped and ready to go. Now I anxiously await the 8 week mark so I can send them off!

Eeek!

a 9 month old, his Daddy, and spaghetti

 Check out my two pearly whites!

 He can hardly believe it either!

 Nothing like a baby in his baby blues!

 Yummy, spaghetti!

My boys!

I had a realization today. 

I think I may be relaxing into my role of "momma". How did I come upon this realization? 

It became clear when I gave him a taste of my ice cream because he wanted it...and let him play with the nose sucker because it kept him entertained. Did I mention he chewed and sucked on said nose sucker for a good 10 minutes or so?

Gross? Sure. Dangerous? No. Did it make him happy? You bet.

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if there were more nose sucker enjoying moments in his future. We'll just call it desensitizing training so he doesn't scream when I come at his nose with it in the near future ;) 

Mother's Day

Is it weird to be shopping online for your own Mother's day gift? Probably, huh? ;) 

I'm obsessed with those cute personalized "mommies" necklaces from Lisa Leonard, but can't bring myself to spend that much on one. So I decided to search around etsy for a more affordable option.

While browsing I came across this necklace and am in love with it for two reasons:
1. It's a lot cheaper than the other option and
2. I always sing "You are my sunshine" to Morgan. Perfect right? The necklace is made for me ;)

I think I might have to email the link to a certain little boys daddy. That would be a subtle hint, no?

Pom Poms!

Since we moved into the new place, Morgan's room has needed a little something added to it as the room is a little bigger than the last and it has higher ceilings. 

So, yesterday I decided to try my hand at making some of the tissue paper pom pom's I've seen all over the internet. I think they turned out great and add great color and a little height to balance out the tall ceilings. 

Supplies:

8 sheets of tissue paper per pom  

(ETA: After living with these for a few days, I've decided that next time I will use more sheets so that they are fuller. So experiment to find your desired fullness).

floral wire (I bought mine at the dollar tree)

fishing line

scissors

Mine cost about $1.50 each to make as I already had the floral wire and fishing line on hand. 

Step 1: Distract the baby with toys.

Step 2: Stack your 8 sheets of tissue paper, starting at one end, fold the length of the paper accordion style with each fold about 1.5 inches.

Step 3: Wrap floral wire around the middle of the accordion fold you have created to secure.

Step 4: Trim each end. You can make it rounded like mine, or pointed for a different, more floral-y effect. 

Step 5: Tie a piece of fishing line around the floral wire for hanging.

Step 6: Gently pull apart the sheets of tissue paper pulling towards the center. Then shape it so that it looks more rounded.

That's all folks! If my instructions were confusing, you can check out this link for instructions from the Queen of craft herself.

The Big 1!

As the wedding sneaks up on us, so does another huge celebration. My little man will be 1 year old just 2 weeks after the wedding! I always thought we wouldn't have a huge shindig because that's just not my style. A lot times it seems like huge birthday parties for kids are all about the presents, and that is so not what I want his birthday to be about. But, now that his birthday is coming up waaaay too fast, a huge celebration of his first year is all that I can think about. In fact, I already have the theme picked out! :) 

We are going with a vintage baseball theme. I think it's perfect for a little boy and of course Daddy loves the idea. I'm most excited about the vintage flair ;) 

A few inspirational images for your viewing pleasure:

 Images courtesy of Little Miss Momma

Image courtesy of Tin Parade

Image courtesy of Kara's Party Ideas

I'm pretty pumped...can't wait for the DIY to begin...like I don't already have enough with the wedding!