me two . . .

today our little brown eyed girl is 2 years old! i can't believe how fast she is growing! and yes . . . she is very dirty! that is a combination of cheetos and chocolate cake batter. sound tastey? and yes . . . she is nakey! and i'm proud to say she hasn't had a diaper on the entire day and hasn't had one accident! (big girl panties are definitely going to be one of her birthday presents!) i'm not sure if 2 year olds understand birthdays . . . but she has been walking around the house all day (yes . . . nakey!) singing, "it's me burbay . . . it's me burbay . . . it's me burbay!" and not to mention . . . that if you ask her any question the answer is, "me two!"

happy birthday baby girl!

our little tinkler . . .

little brown eyes is getting big!

she is going potty several times each day for us now . . . and even telling us when she has to go! (and while i'm bragging a little about her . . . she is learning her colors too!)

just around the corner . . .

football season is just around the corner . . . and the excitement is quite obvious here in new orleans. especially in our house . . . sean just might be the biggest saints fan there is! sean's brother and sister in law gave us this just too cute saints hat and tee!and if you are thinking it might be a little small for any of our 3 little girls . . . you are right, it's not for them! its for the little guy that is going to be making his way into our little family sometime in the next 9-ish weeks or so . . . just in time for his first saints football season!

another sneak peek . . .

tailored bed skirt for the custom vintage fire truck crib set

i wish . . .

i understood the thought process of my silly little girls! little miss has vacation bible school this week at her school. she has been so excited about it . . . and was sitting on the porch this morning begging for me to take her, 'right now!' when we get there we see her group . . . it's little miss and her 2 best friends from school! how awesome . . . at least i thought she would think so . . . but i was stuck there for an hour with her completely attached to me . . . when i finally got away from her after an hour. . . tears . . . red eyes . . . all out bawling! and what's funny . . . it wasn't just her crying! little miss was crying because she didn't want to stay . . . little shrimp was crying and kicking because she didn't want to go home!

is it ok . . .

to get rid of every toy in our house?
(i'm being 100% serious!)

they aren't bored anymore . . .

my girls could do crafts all day . . . everyday . . . and never get bored!

craft jug can be found here. they have had this for a very long time . . . and there is still lots of fun left inside of it!

i heart . . .

vanilla ice coffee . . . mmmmm!!!!

sneak peek . . .

i am working on the absolutest cutest vintage fire truck crib set for a little baby boy in houston right now . . . and here is a little sneak peek!

i have a whole other crib set that i finished a couple of weeks ago that i need to post pics of too . . . it was a local order so i am going to go take pics of it up in the actual nursery!

special delivery . . .

these super, sassy, little girls got these super, cute tanks in the mail yesterday . . . and of course they had to immediately put them on! thanks nana and pops!

weekend craft . . .

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so clever . . .

i'm thinking one of these tees would be so cute for little brown eyes . . . since she is starting to talk up a storm!

check out these super cute tees here.

so whimsical . . .

how cute is this . . . and what little one wouldn't love seeing flowers growing from a pair of too small crocs? see the original post here.

i'm it . . .

ok . . . i was tagged . . . a long time ago . . . so i think it is finally time to get this posted! sorry it took so long amber and chrissy! i had a little reminder from my mom last night that i needed to update my blog . . . and i think this is the perfect thing to do!

This is a fun little game that bloggers play, so I guess being tagged officially makes me a blogger!

The rules are as follows:
1. Post the rules!
2. Answer the questions about yourself
3. At the end of the post, list 5-6 people you would like to tag and leave a comment on their blog letting them know.
4. Let the person who tagged you know that you posted your answers. So here goes....


1. What were you doing 10 years ago?

july 1998 . . . i had just graduated from high school . . . i was teaching cheer camps for NCA . . . just getting ready to head to pensacola beach, fl for our family summer vacation to see the blue angels (which is where i met sean 2 years later) . . . and just having fun with friends and getting ready to start my first year of college

2. What are 5 things on your to-do list today?

oh i wish there were only 5 things on my to-do list today!

• pick up the neighbors mail and water their plants on their porch (they are at the beach . . . i'm just slightly jealous!)
• order a shoe organizer for my new closet that sean built me in our bathroom
• 3 tutti totes to make for orders
• 3 custom fleur de lis outfits and matching fruity flops
  
• clean, clean, clean, and did i mention clean?

i could go on and on and on . . .


3. What are some snacks you enjoy?

chocolate chip cookies . . . cake . . . ice cream . . . sno balls . . . oh man i'm making myself hungry!!!


4. What would you do if you were a billionaire?

i would have a very happy husband for sure!

of course i wouldn't keep it all . . . leukemia and lymphoma society and the mds foundation would be getting lots of money from me to help with their research for cures!

i would have a house in springfield . . . a house in the garden district in new orleans . . . and a vacation house somewhere with blue water and sand! and being a billionaire i would have the means to travel to any of them whenever i wanted!

and that's about all that i would need!

oh . . . and of course i could go shopping whenever i wanted!


5. What are three of your bad habits?

• reading way too many blogs!
• not saying "yes" enough to my girls
• being a really . . . really . . . really . . . big procrastinator!
  

6. What are 5 places you have lived?

• springfield, mo
• river ridge, la
• nixa, mo
• river ridge, la
• new orleans, la
  

7. What are 5 jobs you have had?

• sno biz
• chuck e. cheese
• nca cheer staff
• kirkland's
• abercrombie & fitch
  

8. What is currently playing on your IPOD?

oh man . . . that reminds me . . . we really need to get us an ipod!


9. What are the last 5-6 books you have read?

the last books that i read for myself . . . couldn't tell you!

the last books i read . . . fancy nancy, 5 little monkies, elmo's fuzzy valentine, flicker firefly, olivia counts


10. Who do you want to tag?

if you are reading this and you blog . . . consider yourself tagged!

new summer do's . . .

little miss got her hair cut in a cute little bob a couple of weeks ago . . . and it made me want to do the same! my hair was long . . . too long . . . so i chopped mine off too!

fun in the sun . . .

it's hot . . . the girls love being outside . . . so bathing suits have been the outfit of choice pretty much everyday!

summer science project . . .

little miss found a gorgeous caterpillar last week while we were outside walking the crazy cocker spaniel. after we did a little research . . . had to make sure it was a nice caterpillar . . . we decide to take him in as a little summer science project!

we had to find something to put him in until we could get a more comfortable house for him . . . and he must have really felt comfy inside the empty garlic container! he attached himself to the top the very next day, so we didn't even have time to get him a big, cozy house.

this is the timeline of events . . . little miss found mr. green on late saturday afternoon . . . put him in the plastic container . . . planned on getting something for him on sunday but ended up doing something and not making it to the store . . . when we got home sunday evening he had already attached him self to the lid and was just 'hanging' out . . . monday morning i looked at him the minute i came downstairs and he was still mr. green . . . little miss wanted to check on him around 4 pm . . . and he had already turned into a chrysalis and his molted skin was on the bottom of the tub! i don't have any idea how that all happened so quick in one day . . . and we didn't notice any of it!

supposedly he should remain a chrysalis for around 9-14 days . . . so we are thinking in the next week or so we should have a beautiful black swallowtail butterfly to release!

my favorite part about all of this . . . when little miss found mr. green . . . she said, "look mommy a caterpillar! i wonder when he will turn into a chrysalis?" i was really shocked and so proud that she knew such a scientific word! shrimp was asleep during the discovery . . . but as soon as she woke up little miss told her about our new pet . . . and the first thing out of shrimp's mouth, "when will it turn into a chrysalis?" i was even more shocked when my just barely 3 yr old knew this word! so . . . i asked where they learned about a chrysalis . . . and they both informed me that they learned all about them at school. this made me love their school even more . . . and made me so happy that they are remembering the things they learned!

she's a dynasty girl now . . .

little shrimp is the newest team member on dynasty's tiny team . . . and she couldn't be more excited about it! little miss and her are on the same team this year . . . so it's fun to watch them practice together and hear them talk all about cheerleading!

show me the fun . . .

the girls always have so much fun when we go back to missouri to visit family!

brown eyes had her first hair cut while we were in missouri . . . it was time to get rid of the mullet! i had the girl cut the back in a pretty short bob . . . and it has already grown so much! i really can't believe i had waited so long to get it cut . . . it looks so cute now. if only i could get her to wear a big bow!

not even sure where to start . . .

i know . . . i know . . . it's been a long time since a real post and believe me. . . i have a lot to post about. so get comfy . . . this might get a little long!

the princess tea party

little shrimp had so much fun! she is still so excited about having a birthday and tells everyone . . . including complete strangers, "i'm tree now, i'm not 2 anymore because i had a birthday!"

shrimp's actual birthday

my poor little girl was sick with the flu for a whole week and felt miserable on her 3rd birthday. she received a package from her nana and pops and asked her big sister to help her open most of it. she didn't even want to open her gifts from us when daddy got home from work . . . if that tells you how horrible she felt! she did manage a little smile when she opened the new set of earrings from nana and pops! (shrimp loves earrings . . . and insists on changing her's daily!)

the make-up birthday

when shrimp started feeling a little better . . . we had a make-up birthday for her. she was so excited when she opened her new pink crocs! little shrimp loves pink . . . pink . . . and more pink (oh and yellow too)!

last day of school

little shrimp missed her last week of school because of the yucky flu! she was feeling better on her last day so she went . . . but she still wasn't back to her spirited self. little miss got out the day after shrimp and her class did a end of the year program that was so cute! there isn't too much that is cuter than a bunch of 3 and 4 year olds trying to sing and dance! the girls' school is great . . . and all of their teachers are fantastic! little miss' teachers are the 2 ladies on the right . . . and the lady on the left is the director of their preschool. shrimp wasn't up for a picture with her teachers.

the plan was to head to st. louis after the program for my niece's 6th birthday party. . . but it was about 8 hours later before we actually got on the road! we did make it in time for the party . . . and the girls' were so excited to see everyone in missouri!

ok . . . i'm ready for bed and i didn't quite get caught up on everything. so i guess that means you will have to wait again for the rest! i promise it won't be as long this time!! if you are lucky . . . let me rephrase that! if i am lucky . . . i will have a few minutes tomorrow and i will post again!