I love you & you & you & you

I LoVe my boys

 

& I LoVe my little giRL

 

& most especially, I LoVe YoU... my sweetie :)

xxxooo kisses & hugs to all

Frosty

 Frosty came to visit our landscape over the night.  When I got up with Lydia during the night, the fog was thick.  When we woke this morning we were delighted with the results of the freezing fog.  Isn't mother nature amazing?

 

Valentine's goodies

 

Okay, so I'd been seeing some of these ideas for a while & was itching to try them out.  I created some simple toppers for each of the boys with their names on the back.  We filled these cute bags {Target dollar rack 20 for $1} with kisses, smarties, m&m's & simply cut, folded & stapled the toppers to the top of the bags.  For Lydia & her little friends we used the same bags, but tied some cute polka dot ribbon around the tops.  We also made some cupcakes with pink frosting & red & white heart sprinkles {she loved putting on the sprinkles}.  Another idea I had seen while looking at party idea blogs was how they were taking plain water bottles & making personalized labels.  This was soooo easy.  Again, simple artwork, print, cut & I used my hot glue gun to attach these labels.  I also decided to attach them to the cutest little cans of Sprite.  So yes, last night was a marathon of getting these things done, but the Collin & Evan had so much fun helping out.  The best part... Evan told me that he was going to show everyone & tell them that his mom is a genius :)  Love ya buddy.

the Binky project {update}

So months ago, we had half-heartedly decided to remove the binky from Lydie's everyday routine.  She has been without it at her babysitters for several months, but knows that when she's at home, it was fully available.  We really weren't too concerned with the idea of no binky, just because we know full well {because Collin & Evan were binky babies too} how comforting it can be.  But, with Lydie's 3rd birthday right around the corner & lots more talking going on, we decided we just needed to bite the bullet & go cold turkey.  Last Thursday, while she was away at the sitter's, I packaged all her beloved binkies up & hid them away.  When I brought her home that day, of course she asked for it & went to search them out, but alas, with no binkies available, proceeded into a meltdown.  Luckily, this lasted for all of about 10-15 minutes.  There were a few more requests through the night, but she very easily fell asleep & slept through the night.  Friday, she was home with me & again, there were only a few requests, but she quickly got the idea that her binkies were not available.  The weekend went very smoothly & we are so proud of our little girl!  So, now around here there may be a little more sass & a slight bit more drama, but we are thoroughly enjoying all the interesting chatter that is coming from Lydia without being muffled by her beloved binky.

Thought I'd share some pictures I took of Miss Lydia on Friday... I picked up a few surprises for her for doing such a great job {Dora coloring book & new markers}

 

enjoying her shows...

 

sharing something funny, I'm sure...

 

just love this...
 

look at those big blue eyes, amazingly long eyelashes, cut lil' mouth {NEW!!! with no binky!!!}, pink cheeks, & of course pajamas!!!  Love you Lydie :)
  
 
 

okay... now the winner is....

Here's a little twist.  The first winner... Gina has already received a goodie box, so she suggested I choose another lucky lady!  So suRpriSe DEB !!! You win!  YAY! 

Just send me your mailing address & I'll have Meagan send it your way!