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By now you all know that I wayyyyyyy {heart} Zee Studio!
If our sweet nanny is my Right Hand, then Susie of Zee Studio is my Left Hand! Everything else in life I accomplish with my feet I think!
Back in Decemeber Zee Studio offered a giveaway for a mini blog design and Sara of Sarah + Abraham was the winner! I have been on pins and needles waiting to see what these…
Do roses need words?!?
I think they speak for themselves.
I love you.
Thank you.
Whatever the purpose, they speak it in spades.
Seemed fitting to share this photo with you since I needed to announce the California Blooms winner.
These were sent to me by a friend as a thank you.
They MADE my day, my whole week so far!
A BIG THANK YOU to my sweet friend M. who sent me the beautiful roses!
And…
It was a crazy busy week again (What weeks aren’t for moms?? Do any of you have a new found respect for your mom?? I sure do!) And I can’t believe it’s just over 4 weeks until the newest babe is here! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don’t make a showing any earlier!!! I love ya and can’t wait to meet ya, but you just go ahead and stay nice and cozy until March 9th, Pretty Please!
OK, onto the fun things from this week. I actually had to edit this a bit because I saw so many fun things to share…
I’m all about finding ways to make my life easier.
Not that I’m lazy, though I’m a little bit of that too…but truly on any given day, I’m going in at least 20 different directions at once. What mom isn’t!?!?
And to manage all those directions is one item that I can’t live without, my iPhone. My calendar, my contacts, my 6 different email accounts, Facebook, Twitter, Starbucks, Camera are all on that phone…..ohhhhh to tell you all the apps that I use on a regular basis (stay tuned for a future post). It is not always…
So I remembered to do the drawing this AM (I think Addie was as excited to see the drawing bucket as she was her presents!) But please forgive the point & shoot camera! As a reminder I left my big camera at Grams and Gramps house last night and this camera isn’t nearly as fast with Miss Addison…
But here goes…
What’s this mom? Did Santa bring this too??
Uh-oh! It spilled! Is ok, I get it Mom…
OOOOOH….
Maybe I…
This week has been a total blur, not really sure HOW we got to Friday! And I really can’t believe that Christmas is next week, WOW….nor can I believe that my darling right hand will be on vacation all next week. Just me and the kids and no car, I see LOTS of walking adventures in our future!
But back to the season. Isn’t it fun to receive all of the holiday cards from friends and family?! Definitely a favorite part of the season for me! I…
This was a butterflys-flying-in-my-stomach-draw-for-a-giveaway!
Not necessarily for Addie, but DEFINITELY for me!
I couldn’t wait to see who the winner was, and REALLY can’t wait to see the pictures Sandy takes!
So you better share!
Here it goes…
Hey Addie – I know you’re totally infatuated with “Little Bear” but can you help Mommy??
Sure mom, but just for a sec!
It’s so fun to pick names!!
So you waited for it, and here it is, the COOOOOLEST giveaway!
When I decided that I wanted to do this blog after so much friend encouragement,
I knew that I could not do it halfway.
And that it was an all or nothing kind of thing.
But here enters the first of many problems:
I have very high standards…
I barley understand Facebook, let alone Wordpress, HTML code or Twitter…
I tried to make up my own site…
I am so fortunate to know a photographer like Sandy Heit! Not only has she been amazing at capturing wonderful images of our children and family, but she is also a wealth of knowledge in helping me learn how to use this new beast of a camera that I’m swinging around these days! (To see more on Sandy, check out this earlier post).
Soap Box Moment for just a sec…
One of my most favorite characteristics in a professional is not being afraid to share their tips with…
Who doesn’t need a little closet organizing and packing help? Pretty sure we all do…I have yet to meet this fabulous lady, but am very much looking forward to the opportunity as she has worked wonders on a number of friends wardrobes and closets. I think after #3 arrives in March…
(HELLO, doctor told me today welcome to your 3RD TRIMESTER!
HOW did that happen so quickly!!!)
Anyway, back to the point, once #3 is here and I’m ready to burn the clothes from my past 3…
Well, I have definitely been a little behind the game this week!
I kind of feel like Addie in this photo!
I WAS feeling pretty good about all the fun posts this week! So many wonderful FAVORITES!
But then as I sat down to work on today’s post, it occurred to me that I never posted a menu, shopping list or December “to do” list last Friday!!!
HELLO – brain where have you gone and WHEN will you be back!!
‘Cuz I don’t…
I love Cotton Idea Studio.
This darling little store shares a shoppe space with Halsea on Balboa Peninsula.
Here’s an idea for a great FAVORITE lunch time activity….
1. Load your car up with your Holiday gifts that you really WANT to wrap,
but know that you are going to run out of time
(and besides they kinda should look REALLY good – your boss, your mother-in-law, your mother….).
2. Drive down to:
409 31st Street
Newport…
With all the holiday parties upon us, it’s time to put on our “A Game” and look like the hot mamas (sisters, grandma’s, ladies!!) that we are! I enlisted the help of FABULOUS Misha from Holiday Salon to help us all out. She is my favorite Orange County make-up go-to girl and knows all the best tricks to make your assets work for you! You will look even more amazing once she has worked her magic! Misha helped me with my “hot smoky eyes” for Halloween that my husband loved! And the makeup…
…to Grandmother’s house we go!
It’s that time of year – turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes with brown sugar, LEFTOVERS…ohhhhhh the goodness of Thanksgiving!!! And to finish off the meal, PIES! My mom is AWESOME at baking the most delicious pies EVER! We were soooo fortunate growing up (so sorry Addie and Hay, I do not have this same pie baking gene…). But there are times that even Grandma is pulling her hair out busy. So our back up is The Julian Pie Company. GREAT pies!! And they ship! But don’t wait too long as they fill up for…
First the basics:
YES! Next weeks’s menu and shopping list are posted and ready to enjoy (at least I hope you enjoy them! Would love to hear any comments back on what you think, what you would like to see more of, what’s not working for you, what might be helpful, etc…)
We have 2 fabulous winners of the iTunes gift cards from Wednesday’s Post!
Hayden & Addie helped pick them both…it was a very formal drawing!
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A few last minute Halloween things to think about….
FIRST – have you ever thought about doing something, but are totally “spooked” at what it might cost that you rule it out before you try? I’m usually pleasantly surprised when I actually ASK what it might cost.  That being said – how about having someone else do you’re eye makeup and fake lashes for Halloween? (Feel like a celebrity for minute without the billion dollar price tag). Holiday Salon in…
We laughed out right when we got this photo! This is our older daughter, Addie at EVERY moment!  At the time, Hayden was 4 weeks and Addie was a year.  Every day since has been EXACTLY the same!
Everyone that knows me, knows that I have an addiction to photos, but seriously, as a mom that thinks her kids are beyond adorable, how could I not?!?!!
(Moms, you KNOW what I’m talking about!)
So you can understand why I LOVE having Sandy Heit at our home, photographing…
No open giveaways at this time. Check back soon!
