Anthropologie

One of my favorite blogs to read is having an Anthropologie gift card giveaway... My heart is swooning. I never win giveaways but I always enter because you can't win unless you try right?

Oh to win the giveaway! It would mean i could get something like this:
 So simple and versatile!

This... so comfy yet cute!~

Omg I'm getting a hot flash from the excitement!

I just died

I could get my summer/spring wardrobe ready!

Or i could get a new apron! YEAH, THAT is an apron! Oh i can just see myself baking now!

Or how about new measuring cups!

Or wouldn't this just look Fab in the kitchen holding my dish towels, etc?

OR new door knobs on the cabinets! SWOON!

OR new bowls!

Oh my lovelies... if only i could win this one time!

Terracotta Poo

So if you're a Mom (or Dad) you see a progression of your childs poo as they get older. You'll never forget certain milestones either. Like the first blowout, the first solid poo, the constipated poo, the poo seeds, the corn poo and the Terracotta poo. Wait, the terra-whata poo??? Yep the Terracotta poo. The day after Kinsley turned One she had a HORRENDOUS poo diaper. When i opened that bad boy up, screamed at the hubs that i couldn't breathe and then regained my composure, I say a big mushy pile of terracotta poo. I just thought WOW, we need to work on her diet. Days for junk has not done her poo good. I cleaned her up and by the end of the day her poo was starting to look normal again. Eh, fluke.

That is until the next day when MY poo did the same thing. And that's when i realized. Red icing gives you Terracotta Poo! Kinsley's birthday cake was a RED Elmo head. I ate a cupcake the next day that was red.

So yeah, ever want to freak out your spouse? Feed your kid red food coloring and then let nature take its course and make them change the poo diaper the next day!

I WANT A CHRISTMAS TREE!

This past Sunday (like a week ago) we went and chopped down our Christmas tree. Ever since we bought our house Chris and I have been chopping down a tree (well except for that one year when it was raining and the boyscouts charged us an arm and a leg but it's for a good cause right?) and we couldn't wait to do it with our little ankle bitter!

We tried to get a picture of her next to their sign... yeah, maybe next year.
"It's so cold but this is SOOO much fun Momma!"

"Wait for me Daddy, I'm going to tell you which one to cut!"

"Hmmm there's so many!"

"Are you getting it Daddy? Do you need my help?"

"Yep, good job. I like it."

"No Daddy I'm a big girl, i want to walk!"

Merry Christmas!~

12 months, wow that was fast!

WOAH! I know you blinked and month just FLEW by and here are the 12 month sticker shots... never, judge me... so i changed the bow and sticker and it's the same day. Enjoy the pictures and quit complaining!

Here is Kinsley doing what she does best... eating everything she gets in her hands.
Playing with the ever present babydoll... and a FANTASTIC shot of the most awesome birthday bow EVER, made by the one and only Princess Couture Designs (link on the left).

Bow change... why not. "Mom, this is not a PCD bow! I can't wear it!"

"I'm going to pull this out as soon as you turn around so just turn already"

"There you go, take this trash and get me my PCD bow ASAP!"

** the reviews of the products are my own sad sense of humor and were not (for obvious reasons) purchased by anyone... Kinsley simple just prefers to wear Princess Couture Design bows... the kid has good taste***

I am 11 months old

Hi I'm a big girl... I'm 11 months old....

And NO my Mom didn't just throw this sticker on and pretend it was my 11th month birthday for sake of the sticker photos

I really AM 11 months old.

I won't be a year old until tomorrow... shhhhh

Whatever, i mean you ARE seeing how out of control active this kid is right? I'm lucky i got these even done! Go ahead judge me!

Scrub a dub dub

This Baby is trying to get OUT of the tub!
Kinsley has been VERY difficult to bathe lately. She is walking ALL OVER the tub. Standing when we're trying to rinse her hair and now even trying to get OUT of the tub. Not because she doesn't LOVE her baths, but because she thinks it's funny.
"Hey Momma, put that thing down and help me out over here"

"Peace Daddy-o, i'm done with this bathing thing"

"Haha, I'm SOOO funny"

Yeah SOOO FUNNY kinsley... now get your little soapy tail back in there and get rinsed off!

No i REALLY did throw a baby shower!

Okay so i WAS waiting for more "professional" looking photos for ya'll to REALLY do justice to the awesomeness that i created... but i'm not sure when that will happen so you will have to make due with my sad photography skills. Maybe if you squint it'll help?

Here's part of the food table before the food arrived... Bandanas used for napkins!
Here's the totally awesome and first ever diaper cake i made! Oh and you'll notice the lables a made for food. They were blank until people got there because it was a "country potluck"

Gotta love some gifts... this table was OVERFLOWING once everyone showed up! So happy for the future Momma to be!

Sign hung in wrong place but whatever. "Chuck Wagon" sign for food. Also made a "Carter Scott" sign for Momma to be to keep.

I had cake stands and mini haybales to help the food be on different elevations for a nicer effect adn to fit more on the table!

The smaller jars were people's "thank you" gifts... Homemade cobbler!

The larger jars are cookies in a jar, used as prizes for the games. I put the instructions for finishing the cookies on the back of the large cream circle.

This is where i had the "thank you notes" for the guest to write their address on for the Momma to be so that she wouldn't have to find everyones address... the doggie bank is to help the little man get his savings started and his to keep.

A blurry shot of the kitchen (not ready yet). The Jars in the middle are for everyone to drink out of. I tied lables on the jars for the guest to write their names on so everyone would know who's drink is theirs.

Coffee and Tea station

If/When i get better pictures i'll let you know... until then... squint!