new blog, old posts

I imported the posts from my old blog, "Happy Paper" into this blog. I didn't realize I had been writing in it since 2008 so I figured might as well beef this one up with some more content since it's just sitting out there on the internet.

I decided to get this crown from Amy's shop. It matches Riley's bedding so it will look so cute in his room after his big b-day. So excited to get it! Thanks so much Kim and Amy!!!

help me decide!!

Look what I won!!! Kim at Tom Kat Studios had a giveaway from True Love Found. I get to pick any crown in the store!! For Riley, of course. :) With his birthday coming up this is a really great prize to win. So now I just have to actually choose one...and it's not easy because they're ALL so stinkin' cute. I think this is my top three...help me choose which one to get!

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What do you think?

it's only Tuesday?

My shower is on Saturday so of course this week is deciding to drag on...I keep thinking it's Wednesday but it's only TUESDAY.

My mom got me this cute shirt to wear to the party...I just found it at walmart.com Sunday, she ordered it yesterday with rush shipping so it will be here in time! How sweet is that??? I think she's just as excited to have a little girl around as I am. We love our Riley but the timing is right for a new tiny one to join our clan...and we're going to dress her up pretty much until she can verbally say "No I don't want to wear that". Even then I'm sure I'll be trying to talk her into bows or something pink.

YES!!!

Riley has now gone peepee on the potty TWICE! Last night after his bath he said he wanted to sit on the potty, so he did and he went pee!! The past few nights he's stood up in the tub and peed in there, so I guess he was working up to actually sitting on the potty. This morning he said he needed to take his diaper off and sit on the potty, and he did it again!!!! :) I am just so proud. I haven't really pushed potty training because I don't want to screw him up mentally. But I have been kind of worrying about it a little bit, because Kira will be here before we know it and I REALLY don't want to have to deal with two sets of dirty diapers. I have been telling him that it's a rule that if there's two kids in the house, the youngest one gets to be in diapers and the older one has to wear big boy underpants. I'm sure I'm not the only mother in history to tell her kid this!

He still doesn't want to wear underwear though. We have literally every cartoon character, color & pattern of undies out there and he just does not want to wear them! He'll wear a pair every now & then for a little while, but he always ends up asking to have a dipe back on. I asked him if he wanted to wear undies today and got a big fat "No".

So...baby steps! He's getting there and I'm so proud!!! :P

chocolate covered strawberries

One of my most favorite foods on the planet is chocolate covered strawberries. The only thing better than them is a hunk of chocolate with raspberries in it, but the raspberries have to be right for that to work. I don't think I've ever met a chocolate dipped strawberry that I didn't like.

Riley wanted to help, so I dipped the berries for him and he chose what sprinkles he wanted to use. You can see that he was most interested in seeing how chocolate tastes when licked off a strawberry. The cracker was also totally his idea. The package was sitting on the counter and he says "Mama I want crackers". As I'm opening the package he says "Mama let's put chocolate on the crackers" and my heart just about burst with pride. Maybe it's silly but when your child loves something you love it just makes you so proud and happy to be a parent! I have a deep rooted affection for chocolate and Riley seems to share it.

You look away for one second and this is what happens...a little boy sneaks some green sprinkles onto your supposed to be Valentine-y berry! It does look cute though, I will admit.

And of course he's always so cooperative when I want to get a shot of his cute face covered in chocolate....

cute valentine's outfit!

If I wasn't preggo.....

i'd wear this dress

with these glasses
and carry this bag

I already have the shoes to go with, they look like this! Mine came from walmart and the sole isn't as thick...but they were much more affordable than the $220 price tag on these :)

what's inspiring?

DISCLAIMER:I chose not to use Blogger's picture tool and coded my own HTML for the pics...therefore they're all huge and some don't fit. At this point I do not feel like correcting it! Sorries!


Today Amber's topic for Friend Makin Monday is "What Inspires You?" I have been particularly obsessed with inspired by the following people and places lately.......


beautiful family photography....there are so many awesomely talented photographers out there that take these AMAZING family pictures...I'm hoping we'll get the chance to do a photoshoot with Kira when she gets here
by drew



by love, me photography

the fabulously funky designs of courtneycourtney. i love the way she mixes colors! it reminds me of my scrapbooking style...when I make a book I like to use the same color scheme for the whole thing, but it always seems to be a kind of wonky mix of colors. Like the last Christmas book I did, I used regular red and green but also light blue and pink!




I've only just discovered Courtney, but I can already tell you that her stuff goes FAST. Like lightning super duper hyper speed fast! I'm a fan of hers on Facebook, and she posts her new stuff there...and it's gone within seconds! I'm kind of glad that she doesn't make baby sized stuff because I'm sure I would be totally stalking her trying to get something for Kira! Luckily I have a couple years before she starts fitting into courtneycourtney sizes and then I will be ON THE HUNT :)

And finally, who could look at the site Better After and NOT be inspired? It's just page after page of beautiful furniture re-do's (not sure if that's a word but you catch my drift). I love finding good pieces of furniture for cheap at Goodwill (i LOVE 50% off day!) and now I feel like I need to be visiting every location looking for ugly stuff to give a makeover.


This one is by The Fabric Floozie (cute name huh?)