embracing camping...

It's been a busy summer, and I can't believe I haven't added anything to the blog! 

Here are some shots of me and B from camping last weekend - 

we had a ton of fun, and can't wait to go camping again in a week! 

Linking up to 

kisses...

love getting kisses from my little man... 

Quarterly Top 5 {Jan.Feb.March 2012}

Excited to link up for the Quarterly Top 5 Photos 

you've taken of your children....

Such a hard choice....

my new camera is a good thing, and a bad thing. 

{Good because I get so many amazing photos, bad because I have to scroll thru 

hundreds of pictures to find these, and I'm sure I missed some good ones!}

Not sure I'd say these are all my "best" photos in a technical aspect, 

but they are the pics of the most precious moments from the last few months. 

Enjoy!

B's 1st Birthday! 

I think he was more into sharing his cake with mommy and daddy than eating it. 

Can't believe he's 1 already! 

And this quarter brought his first attempts at standing by himself! 

Always sticking his tongue out when he's concentrating... 

I love how proud he looks here!

It's been a long time since I've been able to get pictures of B sleeping, 

since he has super-sonic hearing like his dad.

But on this morning, I got some great shots...

I just love his precious little face!

With our unbelievably awesome weather this March, we were able to get outside and play!

Bryceroni isn't quite ready to walk on his own, but he's halfway there... 

lovin' the bear crawl! haha! 

And a repeat from my last scavenger hunt post... 

my sweet baby boy enjoying the wonder of bubbles!!! 

LOVE IT! :)

hands...

With the weather getting nicer, B has been able to go out and explore some new stuff! 

This acorn was his favorite - 

only had to snag it before it hit his mouth twice... 

what a  little squirrel. :)

Join me!

 

scavenger hunt {03.11.12}

Two weeks in a row! Here we go....

WATER

My boys checking out the fish in the pond... early March and they're already begging for food!

LIGHT

Just love the light in our backyard when the sun is setting... 

CHOCOLATE

Absolutely, without a doubt... THE best chocolate treat. Ever. 

ANIMALS

This one stumped me, because we don't have any pets 

{our "pet" deer has been gone since Christmas time -  we like to say he left with Santa 

to live in the north pole... I'm sure it had nothing to do with muzzle-loading season :( }  

Anyways - some friends came over this week and B had some playmates! 

After they left, I saw this! All of B's animals had been lined up - pigs in cups. So Adorable. :) 

CROWDED

The drying rack for B's bowls, spoons, cups, etc... 

really pretty with all those colors, but crowded! :)

Join me at Ramblings and Photos: Scavenger Hunt Sunday!

fish food...

A pic from our first really nice evening we had to get outside.

And, if Daddy comes along, that's a guarantee that we're going to be feeding the fish! 

B loved playing around in the fish food with the spoon and a stick.

(Are sticks like magnets to boys?!)

Linking up with The Paper Mama Photo Challenge

"From Above"

so much fun...

love, love, love, love, love this little man....

we have so much fun together!

linking up with Emily today!

standing alone...

our little man has been practicing these past few days... 

up.......

                   down....

he did it!!! 

he's only standing alone for less than a minute

(and we've only seen him try one step so far...)

but he is 

SO PROUD!

can you tell?!?!

(and we are too!!!)

linking up this simple (but amazing) thing....

our little monster is 1...

so hard to believe that B is 1 already! 

taking a break from all of the fun at his MoNsTeR party!!!

I was determined to do some cute things for his
MoNsTeR-themed 1st birthday party - 

so I started about a month ahead, making a list of things to do each week... 

(because if I didn't, then it wouldn't happen until the night before!) 

Truly the most organized I've ever been when it comes to a project or party - 

and I was VERY pleased with the results!

check it all out..........

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My first project was the TabLe DeCOraTioNs... 

for his 6 month mini-party that his dad and I had for him, 

I had made some hanging decorations out of styrofoam balls and cupcake liners... 

so I repurposed those (and made 4 more) into little monsters!

This was B's favorite - he loved trying to
stick his finger in this monster's"mouth"!

 Next, I worked on a PeNNanT BiRthDaY BaNNeR... 

loved the look of these on the blogs and pinterest posts I had seen in the past! 

The hardest part was picking out a picture of Bryce from each month. 

Once I had those printed, I picked out some fabric quarters and ribbon at JoAnn's, 

cut triangles and numbers from the fabric, and hand sewed it all together. 

I used the same materials to make a banner for his HigHChaIR TrAy...

I used scrapbook paper, scissors, and glue to make some SiGNs!

                                     Decorated a tissue box to be used for a SpOOn HoLDeR...

The favors were little 2oz Play-doh containers 

with a giant google eye and foam hands and feet...

(a make-your-own-monster kit)

put them in a polka-dotted cellophane bag 

and wrapped it up with a Twisteez wire... cute!

He had to have a SpeCIaL SHiRT to wear for his big day....

got a dark blue onesie from Old Navy, fabric and buttons from JoAnn's...

my sewing machine broke halfway through sewing the "1" on the shirt, 

so I ended up hand-sewing most of it. I actually ended up 

loving the "messy" look of the stitching - made it more monster-y!

And, I made him a GiAnT "B"...

something I wanted to make for the wall in his room anyways, 

but turned out to be a great focal point on the cake table!

Made this by creating a 3D B in posterboard and masking tape - 

and then using papermache and paper grocery bags to cover. 

Added a little brown paint for a rustic look, and voila!

The week before was BaKiNG week!

Made chocolate and vanilla cupcakes,

and frosted them with super bright, fun colors and designs!

And made B a Monster with a Mustache smash cake!

And here it is... all put together for the big day! 

<3 LOVE IT!!! <3

check out lots of other creative stuff at 

and

baby feet...

I    *L*O*V*E*    little baby feet, 

even tucked inside adorable little baby shoes. 

Edited with PW Heartland & Sepia, Linear Burn with 70% opacity, and Edge Burn with 40% opacity.

Especially B's feet in his first pair of converse chucks. 

{Which, sadly, he's quickly growing out of...}

Linking up B's cute little feet with The Paper Mama Photo Challenge!

"Feet"