I know today is July 13th, but I'm just getting around to talking about the 4th of July....you see I had decided that I was NOT GOING TO THROW A PARTY. Not that I don't like to entertain, but well, Hubs had clearly said "WE ARE NOT GOING TO THROW A PARTY". We've had a few nights of hosting, and I think he might have been a little over worked...
I can't take credit for this fab idea, this one goes to La Jolla Mom, who through the blogging world has become a fun friend of mine! I read this tip recently on her blog, and new it was an activity that would come in handy one day. Sure enough, last week when the dinner/witching/toughest/waiting for dad/hour hit, I pulled out the banana stops! This was really so simple and...
I'm a glutton for punishment. Not really. Well maybe... Not I'm not. Yes, I am. OK, let's start again. I hate to do things twice. There is just not enough time in the day/week/month. So when the kids need well check appts (and thankfully because their birthdays are all with in few weeks of each other) I wait it out until I can take more than 1 at the same...
Our house is in the the middle of this year's swim lessons. Last year the girls started in April. This year, I choose to wait until May so that Piper would be the same age as Hayden was last year, 14 months. Now while this post isn't about swim lessons (It's in the line up to come though) it is about the sweet rewards for being brave and giving it...
I have yet to write about the girls 1-2-3 Circus Birthday Party....so many photos to go through and share! But I will, I promise! Such a special day and there were so many amazing people that helped pull it all together. It seriously NEVER would have happened without some very, very nice people that went to the ends of the earth for me! So stay tuned... But today I wanted...
Brushing teeth. You'll probably tell me that it was easy for you to get your kids to start down this path. Not so much for us. In the evenings, Hubs is a saint and takes over for bath duty while I straighten up. He passes off Piper to me when she's done. While I put her to bed, he wrangles in the other 2 wild banches. The other night at...
I have been so behind in life, that I actually had over 700 photos to download (upload?) to my computer from my camera last night. When I came across this one, all I could say was, "Huh!?!?" For the life of me, I couldn't figure out what Hayden was doing or where she was, or if I had even taken the photo... Then I remembered we had bought these giant...
We had this little impromptu Valentine's party this past Sunday. Well I should back up. When Hubs and I were newly engaged and talking about the YEARS ahead of us when we may have kids, he said: "The only thing I care about is that they don't have birthdays in February". He said this because 2 of his brothers, his mother, and I all have birthdays with in a 2...
Hayden is expressing my thoughts exactly! To back up, we had friends over for dinner a ways back and although I invited everyone with my typical "order in and keep it easy" mindset. For some reason a few days prior it sounded good to make a few things from scratch. Well pre-kids, no big deal. But now.... Now it requires a little strategic team work, and thankfully hubs was up...
I often get emails asking HOW I get my day done and stay on top of things...obviously as it's been a week since I've been able to post, I don't actually stay on top of things all the time...I feel like I blinked and Christmas was here and gone!!! Trying to catch up the past couple of days.... Wellllll.....to say I've been a bit behind is an understatement. A few...
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Who I am: My name is Shanna Coady. I live in Orange County, California. I’m married to an awesome guy, Mike, and have 3 incredible daughters, Addie 3-1/2 (also known as “Tornaddie”) and Hayden 2-1/2 (or “Giggle Monster”), and our newest addition, Piper 16 months! In my previous life: I was an Interior Designer. I worked for Ralph Lauren Home, Neiman Marcus Visual, owned my own interior design company, and...
