Three months have passed since our baby girl was stillborn. You may be wondering what life has been like for us since we received the devastating news in November. I’m often asked “How are you doing?” and my standard response is “We’re okay. I’m hanging in there.” This is true – I am hanging in… Continue Reading
My sister hosted the most adorable Valentine’s Day party last week! Of course, there were lots of sweet treats, red and pink colors, and charming heart decorations. Owen and Carmendy had so much fun at the afternoon gathering celebrating February 14th with their cousins, while running around high on sugar and love. The details for the children’s… Continue Reading
Happy Half Birthday, Carmendy! This era of chronicling her life each month is quickly coming to an end. Six more months until she turns two. Wow. I need to start planning another birthday party (yep, I start this far in advance because I am not normal). Carmendy continues to be a funny little munchkin. Her… Continue Reading
Happy Valentine’s Day Weekend! Even though I’m not a huge fan of Valentine’s Day, I do love sweets and the color pink. And there’s no better time of year to make pink treats than February. So I made easy Valentine dessert cups. Pink, hearts, and whipped cream – the combined results are stinking adorable for… Continue Reading
I’m back with another non-candy valentine idea! This year Owen is giving his friends whoopee cushion valentines for Valentine’s Day, because nothing says love like laughter and flatulence. Owen, like all silly little boys, loves a good loud fart and he thinks whoopee cushions are hilarious. So he’s spreading his joy this Valentine’s Day. Sure,… Continue Reading
Valentine’s Day is less than one week away. It’s crunch time, cupid mommies. If you haven’t figured out your kid’s valentines for their classmates yet, you better get to it. To help inspire you, I’m sharing Owen and Carmendy’s valentines that they’ll be giving to their friends this year. For Carmendy’s, I made ice cream… Continue Reading
Snow-themed decorations for a winter birthday party are SNOW cute! My dear friend asked me to make decorations for her son Ezra’s first birthday party and I loved helping create his winter ONEderland. The decorations for the snowy celebration included snowmen and cone trees for centerpieces, snowflake banners, DIY snow globes, snowflake cupcake toppers, and a chalkboard… Continue Reading
Another three months have gone by and it’s time for Owen’s update. Where to begin? Owen does everything with so much GUSTO. It’s exhausting and adorable all at the same time. It’s getting harder and harder to write these posts because Owen generates A LOT of material. He’s endlessly entertaining. Is it odd that I’m… Continue Reading
As I’m picking out and planning Valentine cards for this year’s February 14th lovefest, I thought to myself “What would my child’s real Valentines message be for his preschool friends?” I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t give cute little Pinterest-crafted cards with clever sayings (“You’re toad-ally cool, Valentine!”) and coordinating non-candy gift (plastic toy jumping frog). If he… Continue Reading
Truth be told, I’m not entirely sure what happened with Carmendy this past month. Because: second child and Christmas. So this post is going to be short and sweet. (My apologies to Carmendy, I promise to pay more attention to your milestones in the future and to finally add a photo of you to the… Continue Reading