Pool Time

Happy June everyone!

Pool season has officially arrived. Papa had the day off on Monday and cleaned and filled Lil Peanuts swimming pool. By the time I got home from work and Lil Peanut from daycare the water was warm and ready for some splashing! Here are a few pictures of Peanuts first time in the pool this season ;)

A wonderful day with Lil Peanut

I take so many pictures of Lil Peanut it's hard to keep track of them! Here are pictures of our amazing Easter Sunday. We had so much fun playing at the park!

Pictures that just make me smile

It amazes me how the quickest lil moments in seeing Lil Peanut grow can bring such joy to my heart!

Here are some pictures that I think say it all!

 Enjoy!

Making Easter Stuff

Lil Peanut had a blast finger painting the paper to cut Easter eggs out of. He had such a great time smearing all the colors together. He saw the paint brush I was using to dish out the paint and grabbed it and knew exactly what it's purpose was.

It is so amazing to witness how smart he is and how much he is truly starting to understand!

It was a great time enjoy the pictures!

Papa love...

Yesterday while at Starbucks Papa and Lil Peanut had the best time just standing and starring out the window watching all that was busy out in the world. Mimi was there too! I am so thankful to have such wonderful parents that have been so helpful and so involved in Lil Peanuts life. It really has been the shinning difference in my success in the whole single motherhood adventure!

Love you guys ;)

Our fun weekend

Hello everyone it's been awhile since I've posted anything, Lil Peanut and I have been adjusting to my new work schedule which changes the daily routine for both of us! Lil Peanut has been busy trying to walk on his own. Right now he is a pro furniture surfer :) This last Saturday we went shopping with Auntie Amy, it was such nice weather to be out on the street mall and enjoying the buzzing atmoshpere. Here are a few pictures of the weekend!

Sportin the burger joint hat!

Helping Momma decide what dress to buy ;)

My Lil Peanut is getting sooo big!

Things to love as a Momma

Hello everyone! I hope the week is treating you right. This week has been a very fun and exciting week for Lil Peanut and I. He is really starting to take off with the furniture surfing, and since he is starting to walk more with less and less help I thought it was a perfect time for his first pair of Nike's :) So we went to the store and tried a bunch of fun shoes out, it took a little bit of time but we found the perfect set of tennies for him! I have also been working on getting him on a new earlier schedule for bedtime. My work schedule is changing next week and we both need to start going to bed much earlier! Peanut has been doing well with this, I found a very helpful article on one of my fav sites for momma's it is also a great magazine called Parenting. I highly suggest it. I also have to share a great idea called BoddlerBites. It's easy ideas for recipes and foods to feed your budding toddler. They are like little flash cards so it makes it very user friendly! I know for me it is sometimes hard to think of new and exciting food combos for Peanut to eat since he might not be able to have what I am having for dinner due to spices and such. Well enjoy the weekend to come I have to go check on sleeping Lil Peanut. Nighty Night ;)

Valentine's Day

I hope everyone had a lovely Valentine's Day. 
Lil Peanut was my valentines.

 A very cute one I might add.  Enjoy the pictures ;)

We started off the morning by opening his valentines from Mimi, and Momma. 

Mimi bought him the cutest Elmo that if you press his tummy he blows kisses. 

And I bought him some more books to add to his library. 

And then I made Peanut heart shaped pancakes for breakfast!

He has a shirt on that says " I  ♥ Mom" 

Aww love this Peanut ;)

And then he took a nap...he had a very busy morning haha

Scrub-a-dub-dub Lil Peanut in the Tub

Lil Peanut in the bath tub. This is quickly becoming a very wet messy ritual with all the splashing that is going on. Target has some of the cutest bath time toys, and at very reasonable prices. Which makes it easy to love that store even more.

I do have to say it works like a charm when he needs to be tired out so he'll go to bed!

Enjoy the cute pictures ;)

Peanut's First Birthday Party!

This weekend was Lil Peanut's 1st birthday party. I decided an appropriate theme for his 1st birthday should be around his nickname lil Peanut. Here are the details. Enjoy!

I designed the invitations on photoshop and had a local printer print them on card stock for me. Here's a tip for the thrifty momma like me...when using a print shop ask that they not cut the invites for you I saved almost 75% by just cutting the invites by myself! 

The Goods

Since we were having brunch I wanted a lighter dessert so I had La Momo Maes make angel food cake cupcakes. They were absolutely beautiful! And they were perfect for peanut's first taste of sweet stuff.

For the party favors everyone got a sack of circus peanuts.

I found the cutest birthday hat at Hobby Lobby, but it didn't match my color scheme so I bought felt that matched and just redesigned the hat so it would match peanut's party!

Since peanut can't walk just yet I decided to have brunch at our favorite place to eat out which is The Egg and I. Here are some of the pictures of Peanut enjoying his birthday party, and of course his birthday cupcake.

         

Silly birthday boy

Getting ready for the good part

He smashed right into it!

Still enjoying the good stuff

Can you tell????

All smiles after the shindig ;)

Playing with his balloons.

 It's the first time peanut ever saw balloons.

 We had an amazing time with friends and family. I want to thank everyone for sharing this special day with us!