It's a Party!

This weekend we celebrated Connor's twin cousin's birthday :-)

He and Ellie were born 22 hours apart!  She celebrated her birthday a little bit early and we are doing Connor's birthday a little bit late this year.  She's such a sweetie and we are so blessed she and Connor get to spend every day together while I'm at work.  They love each other so much!

Cousins in the swing

 BFF

 She blew out her candle

 Opening presents

 Connor crashing the party.....

 On the see-saw with Granna

The rest of the weekend we spent cleaning the house, running errands, and we took Connor to the playground for awhile.  He loves the slide and swing!

Yesterday I did not get out of my jammies or put makeup on.  I just threw on shoes and a jacket to go to the park.  I fear this is what I might look like if I didn't have to get dressed for work every day! Yikes!

 We visited our ducky friends

 These ducks had no fear...they just walked right up to you.  Kind of scary if you ask me!

Hope ya'll had a good weekend too!xoxo 

Birchbox Makeup Linkup

I'm linking up with all the gals who get Birchboxes every month.  I always wonder what everyone else gets!  Some months are good, some months are a fail.  LINK UP HERE.

But the majority of the time the box is always worth more than the $10 you pay for it :

What I got :

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant®

$50.00

Eye Rock Designer Liner

$13.00

Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint

$38.00

My favorite thing this month was the beautyblender.  I just don't see myself paying $25 for two makeup sponges though?

I also subscribe to My Glam Bag...which is similar to Birchbox & it's also $10 a month.

I talked more about that HERE

I love makeup.  And I love the fact that I can sample a lot of it before buying and play with it at a great price :-)  Can't wait to see what everyone else got!

Mr Bunny Boy

One of my best friends in Arkansas started a business making the cutest kids clothing.  She sent Connor this adorable bunny shirt!  Isn't it the cutest thing ever??? Thank you Auntie Kristin!

She's also the nicest person you'll ever meet!

Sugar & Spice Kids Boutique

I decorate this one area of my counter as the seasons change.  I found this cute printable on Pinterest of course and it seemed right up my alley!  It has all the different kinds of coffees :-)  Cute eh?

How's ya'lls weekend going? I am excited to have tomorrow off and another day to relax...but part of me wants to deep clean the house because I never have a chance to.  Connor and Terence are off to the store now getting supplies so hopefully we'll knock this spring cleaning ordeal off the list!

Have a great Sunday ya'll!

I'm going to go scrub floors now....eh....

Fabulous Friday

I'm in full blown party planning mode right now for this little dude's 2nd birthday.  Between the party and our upcoming trip, work, and day to day stuff it doesn't leave much time!!! 

We got his birthday shirt in the mail yesterday.  Mary Kate did a fabulous job!  I have several friends that do monogramming and I like to support all of them :-)

I'm really enjoying wearing scarves this winter....it's hard for me to even say winter.  What winter???  We haven't had one!  And thanks to several Pinterest tutorials I've discovered how to wear them several ways.

I received my first My Glam Bag.  I liked it a lot.  I don't think it has as many name brand products as Birchbox has, but I really liked it this month!  The cute little heart bag was perfect for February and my favorite item was the sparkle shadow.

So excited about the three day weekend ahead.....I need it so badly!

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Hope you all have a good one!

xoxo Becky

Favorite Products of the Week

 Okay I have LOTS of favorites every week!

It's hard to narrow it down because I like so many things :-)

I love Milo Paper.  They make the most adorable family calendars.  You can get a weekly or monthly one.  All you need is a dry erase marker and it's easy to clean and stick on your fridge.  Lord knows I need some organization in my life.  I love the style and color I picked out.... GREEN!

She also designs the cutest stationary as well.  Check out Connor's cards :

I saw this at the grocery store the other day.  I just about fell over.  DARK CHOCOLATE MOCHA WHIPPED CREAM???  It's from a company called Blosm and they have several other flavors as well.

My favorite nail polish all fall and winter is this $1.99 NYC gray.  It will work great for spring/summer as well and it was so cheap and doesn't chip!  Sometimes cheaper is better!

And last but not least my head is spinning with ideas for this kiddo's 2nd birthday party coming up.  It's my one time a year to party plan and let my creative juices flow!  Since he'll probably be my only baby boo I'm trying to convince Daddy that its worth every penny and we should celebrate his birthday the best we can....yes we have a budget, but thanks to Pinterest I've been going a little CRAZY! Ha ha! 

I plan on making his cake and doing most of the decor myself.  So hopefully I can get it all done for around $100-$200 and we are not going to have food this year.  Just cake/hot chocolate bar/ and favors :-)

The hot chocolate bar will be for these bad boys:

I was thinking of letting the kids fill a bag with cocoa and all the toppings then taking it home.  Or should I just let them drink it and top it off there?  Thoughts???

Lots of Stuff

Well yesterday was pretty much the worst Valentines day....
 

• Connor threw up yesterday morning from congestion a few times...like I said...on the carpet

• I got a speeding ticket on my way to work in a school zone. (To my defense I WAS NOT IN THE SCHOOL ZONE YET...I drove by again this morning just to double check and I wasn't in the school zone....)  I was going 35.  Coming down a hill and yes, I would have slowed down in the school zone.  When the officer pulled me over I counted not one, but three motorcycles in front of us with cars pulled over!!!  AND-he did a freaking U-turn in the middle of traffic going the opposite direction just to pull me over??? Is that even legal?  Of course I cried like a baby...what the heck is wrong with me???  There are worse things in life.....

• Connor and Terence are both sickies.  I swear I watched Terence go through an entire box of tissues on the sofa last night.

• We were supposed to meet with our attorney yesterday to finalize our will.  I left work early only to get caught up in traffic on the freeway for 45 minutes due to an accidents and two lanes being closed down...we missed our appointment and now have to reschedule.

On a brighter note.  We switched cable companies and are getting three months of free premium channels.  We started watching Homeland last night and I LOVE IT.  I don't miss Jack Bauer and 24 so much now???

In other news:

Thank you for all the compliments on my top yesterday.  I ordered it from a store called Tobi.  When I ordered it was 30% off.  I absolutely love it!  On the website it's classified as a "dress".  Ahhaaaahhh!!! Well it is a dress if you weigh 90 pounds...but as you can see on me it's a shirt.  I have a size large & wore it sort of bloused over and it works just fine for me ;)  I think it runs small though.....

NOPE:

 My sunshine at the end of each day....

 I made my Valentines a heart pizza last night....

I have a prayer request.  My cousin Adam pictured below with his beautiful baby girl Claire.  

Cassidy, his wife delivered the baby and had a amniotic fluid embolism.  I believe she has been in a coma...that's the last I heard.  I think she is improving but has a long road ahead.  This condition is very rare and can be fatal.  I can't imagine giving birth to my child and never waking up to hold them or see their face.  Please pray for healing and strength for the family right now.  I know prayer works wonders!!!

My heart is just aching for them.....

Also- My sister in law Kim wrote a book called "Hopper the Lonely Frog" and it's available for FREE download right now on Amazon!!!  I'm so proud of her :-)

It's a great book for children and I'm sure she would be thrilled if you read her first book!

About the book:

Hopper The Lonely Frog: An Adoption Story For Children is a tender story, aimed at very young children. Hopper is a young, orphaned frog that wishes to find a mother, but he feels he doesn’t “fit in” anywhere. The reader will sympathize as Hopper searches for a place to belong, and will rejoice when in the end he finds acceptance in an unlikely character. This story would be a great tool for parents to share with their adopted children, or any child, in order to promote discussion and acceptance in families that may have unique dynamics. Now with illustrations.

Hope you all have a great day!

It's gotta be better than yesterday.........ha ha!

Happy Valentines Day!

 

I made these naughties last night:

All you need are square pretzels, Hugs kisses, and M&Ms

Heat your oven to 200 degrees and melt for 2-3 minutes

Top with an M&M

 Opening Valentines cards from Nana & Poppy

Can you see my card on the end?  My Mom & Dad know me well :-)

Connor kissing Elmo....ha ha!!! Hope you all have a great Valentines day! 

We are planning a low key night at home and I am going to make my boys dinner.  I still haven't watched Smash from last night either.  We had a rough morning.  Everyone has been stopped up and Connor threw up a few times on my carpet....it's always on the carpet.  Sigh......

 

Anyone have a go to carpet cleaning recipe for milk on carpet???

 

I hope you all have a great LOVE day and tell those near and dear how much you care about them <3

xoxo Becky