Sunday Short & Sweet 53

I would love to be doing this right now! Then maybe trade that cup for my little man and that book for the children's version. Hope you're having a lovely Sunday!

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Every Single Night

I've been listening to this on repeat this evening, I just can't seem to get enough.  How about you?


Fiona Apple - Every Single Night 

Sunday Short & Sweet 52

My husband and I have been referencing and giggling about this video all week.. Elmo has outdone himself this time! I just thought it would be fun to share and have it stuck in your head too. Happy Sunday!  xo

Inspiration Board #43 - March Marriedness

It's been a long time but this mommy got a little creative itch and a few free hours, so in honor of the last day of March, I dug into my archives of inspiration and came up with this, my vision of March Marriedness. It takes place in Ireland of course, where else would a March wedding take place, right?! Only nearest and dearest are present because both bride and groom want everything to be very simple and sweet.  There's an old Inn that's been rented for the occassion with a large yard of annuals in full bloom, as well as green beyond the eye can see.  The bridesmaids are in kelly green, the men in casual khaki/linen with accents of green. The entire event has a naturally rustic timeless feel to it with lots of do it yourself touches. xo

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Sunday Short & Sweet 51

happy happy sunday.. did you all indulge in lots of green beer yesterday? we had a rainy gray day here in socal, so the hubs and i stayed home with the little one and played our own little leprechaun games. i also cooked cornbeef minus the cabbage because a certain husband whines and complains about its grossness like a 5 year old. it was a great family day overall!!
this little sweet sunday piece was created with 12,000 pieces of construction paper. pretty neat-o if i do say so myself!

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Tidbits on Tuesday

Happy Heart Day to you all! I do find this to be a bit much of a Hallmark holiday but there are never enough excuses to celebrate being in love.  One of my favorite ways I've learned about in the last year is with a love lock.   Love padlocks (also known as Love Locks) are a custom by which padlocks are affixed to a fence, gate, bridge or similar public fixture by sweethearts to symbolize their everlasting love.

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Make It Yourself Monday - Dutch Oven Bread

Yum! I need to try this! Anyone know of a good recipe?

Dutch Oven Bread from Kinfolk on Vimeo.

Weekend Web Love

What a happy Sunday it has been! There's nothing I love more than some quality time spent with my two favorite boys. This unfortunately has not been happening enough lately due to my return to work.  As some of you know, I work in hospitality so while the hubs is at work during the day, I watch H and when he gets home, he watches H and I go to work. Luckily I have been with my job long enough that I hope to get most of the weekends off so I may enjoy my fabulous little family.  The hubby finally started our second attempt of sleep training with H and is doing amazingly! He's got him on an evening schedule that seems to be working well with a walk, dinner, a bath, a book and in the crib by 7-730.  This early bedtime is not only good for H but is also good for us to have a little down time before we start all over again tomorrow.  It's also allowing me back on my computer a bit to say hi to you all, which makes me very happy too!

A few recent photos for you and some links...

Shel Silversteiny anyone?
I want to make larger versions of these and add magnets for my fridge.
Paperless valentines, genius!
If you're feeling uninspired.. swing by this site!
I want to frame this for Hughes' room and do this.
Love this little shop, it's just the cutest!
Smitten with the chevron tile in this kitchen!
Meet Jessica, I am in awe of her craftiness.
A precious little wagon of words, love it!
I wish I could redo my living room.. maybe like this.
I may have to make this for my breakfast tomorrow...Mmmm.
I need to get me some nama rococo!

Hello 2012

Happy 2012!! Here's a few photos of our favorite thing of 2011, he was quite the party animal and even stayed awake to toss his hat and ring in the New Year! It's hard to believe all the hustle and bustle of the holidays are over. Cheers to you all and may you have peace and happiness all year long! xo    

Cheers to You and You

Happiest of New Years friends! What an amazing year it has been. xo

Photo Friday

Happy Holidays from Hughes!

Pinning a Happy Holidays

I don't know about all of you but I am addicted to Pinterest, but even more lately than usual!  Being the mom of a nursing baby and just being a mom of a baby in general, I only tend to have one hand free most the time.  As all of you momma's know, this makes typing extremely sloooowww and difficult!  When pinning, only one hand is needed, thank goodness, so I tend to do it a lot more than blogging these days. Here are a few holiday pins I have saved that just make me want to be lost in holiday cheer! xo

Tidbits on Tuesday

Late but LOVE it... hope your day was grand. xo

Sunday Short & Sweet 50

Now I'm not a big Chanel fan but I absolutely LOVE the runway design! What do you think?

It's Beginning...

to look a lot like Christmas! For the few of you that still read my blog... I have missed you!  My days have been so consumed by my new little man that somehow three months flew by and all I did was blink.  Life is definitely becoming more of a routine than a crazy unknowing day to day fiasco.  That being said, I would really like to try to incorporate my blogging back into my life since I enjoyed it so much pre mommyhood. I find it's important once you get a handle on your new life, that you factor in your own likes as well as the babies. Doing things like this helps me to appreciate my time, that sometimes is watched too closely during monotonous mommy moments of fussiness or all day feeding frenzies and it really makes it all feel worthwhile.  For me this is through doing this, sharing creativity, taking photographs and retelling stories.
It's hard to believe Hughes is 3 months old.  What he reaches for and grows as on a daily basis truly amazes me.  As we all have heard from time to time and is so easily used once becoming a momma is .. "it seems like only yesterday.." that I gave birth to him.  Now he is no longer a helpless newborn, he is minutes from holding up his own head.  He coo's, goo's and smiles at all people and objects around him, he couldn't be more sweet.
All this newness has made me so giddy about the holiday festivities!  This past weekend, the hubby, H and I got our Christmas tree.  The first night home we put the lights on and let H stare at it with wide eyes.  The rest of the decorating was spent over the week with holiday music, fires, hot chocolate and my favorite Christmas movies.  This is just one of the traditions that I look forward to doing with my little family year after year from this Christmas forward.  Another tradition I started this year is an advent calendar that H doesn't quite appreciate yet but next year will be so much fun!  With the help of my mom and sister, I have collected 24 different books on Christmas.  Books ranging from the classics of Santa, Frosty and Rudolph to stories on snow, the spirit of giving and family. Once collected, then you wrap them and add your own gift tags numbered 1-24.  The best part, the final outcome is a lovely night time tradition with you and your babe.  I blogged about this idea a couple years ago and am so excited to finally be able to do it.  You can read the old post here and see what the final product will resemble.  The hubby thought it was a bit silly for me to wrap them just to then unwrap them myself this year.. he can be such a bah humbug. haha.
Goodnight and sleep well, cheers to 10 more days until Christmas and a hopeful return. xo

our tree.

Tidbits on Tuesday

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Tidbits on Tuesday

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Photo Friday

Even though I knew being a new Momma would be incredibly rewarding, it has surprised me at just how amazing it is even with the lack of sleep and cranky days.  I just love watching my little guy grow and react to his day to day discoveries as he opens his eyes more and realizes the world around him.  Yesterday we had a great moment that called for a photo session of his precious little face.  I just can't get enough of him and his sweet ways.  I stare at him constantly and watch his many expressions that remind me so much of his daddy and laugh at his seemingly short temperament that reminds me of myself all too well.  The simple amusement of how much he just coo's and grunts with the realization of his voice and the pleasure in using it just tickles me.  My sweet little man is 6 weeks old today, it doesn't seem possible and how frightening it is that one day soon I will blink my eyes and he will be a teenager.  In the meantime, I am just soaking up every second and absorbing his milestones inside my heart and memory.

Inspiration Board #42 - FALLing In Love

You just can't help falling in love in Fall, so beautiful and romantic as the leaves change color, the weather starts to cool and everything beautifully goes peacefully to rest and relax through the winter.  No new growth, just time to reflect and appreciate what there is around you.  

For this big day, I envision a drying up field with the barn as the ceremony and reception place.  Lots of ivory, browns and straw golds accented with a tinge of burgundy and red. Plenty of candles, lanterns, wooden pieces and homemade goods strewn about as delightful details on a fabulous fall day.

Mood:  FALLing in Love
Hue:  Ivory, Brown and Straw Gold

images: family style table by style me pretty, a lovely ceremony sign found at go jump in the lake rustic signs, a great dried wood centerpiece with votives and handmade table number tags from ashley gillett from charlotte wedding photographers, pretty floral arrangements in wooden boxes down the middle of the family style table accented with gords found on botanical brouhaha blog, apple pie sticks found on belle the magazine displayed oh so sweetly for all the guests to enjoy, tricycle image found on spoon full of style, fabulous wedding boots image found micanonymous blog, the ideal site for a barn wedding found on wedding bee and last but not least the image of the stylish couple in their vintage attire carrying barnyard lanterns is just perfect for this setting, found on project wedding.

A Pumpkin Patching We Will Go

We've checked one activity off our bucket list... the pumpkin patch!  What a fun day we had starting up our family tradition, just like I did as a kid.  I was lucky enough to have my mom, sister and nephew in town too, so it was quite the gathering.  Wagons, Corn Mazes and pumpkins OH MY!