SWEET!!!

I just saw this on Shutterfly.com and I am pumped!  Little bits birthday is coming quick and I could definitely use some Thank You cards to go out for all the sweet gifts she gets!  Ya'll I have used Shutterfly several times before and made books & Christmas cards.  They do it right and at the right price!  Anyway I just wanted to share this awesome deal with ya'll.  Imagine this face on a Thank You note...

(Thank you so much for coming to my party!)

Berry good weekend

We went to Tuscaloosa Saturday for Johns birthday.  We had an absolute blast!  We all played hard and got to see all of John's fam which is always cool.  I am being serious ya'll.  They are the in-laws that you actually like being around.  Matter o' fact, LOVE being around.  Fun, carefree, sweet, & AWESOME cooks!  We had ribs, chicken, cole slaw, potato salad, deviled eggs, dorito chicken, fruit, and A LOT of beer.  (is this not standerd in my posts?)  Although we didn't take any posed photos, I got some great ones of baby girl.  Who by the way got baby sat by a piece of (seedless) watermelon for 45 minutes and didn't so much as look up.  Yes I was watching her :) Sorry for the picture dump but my kid demolishing strawberries and watermelon is A-DAMN-DORABLE.  These outfits are so cute ya'll!  A good friends mom made these sweet things for her!  She also made Emma a matching skirt and shirt and has some things cooking for baby H.M.E!  

All of the below are baby girl mowing some berries except the one in her new fisherman pants!  They finally cam (from Thailand) and are sooooo cute.  Thanks MIL for hemming em'!

And last but NOT least this child sat in the grass for no less than 45 minutes and sucked on watermelon.  She ate rind, seeds, and maybe a bit of the actual fruit!  

We had a blast and most of all, her daddy had a happy, happy birthday!  Love you Poppa!

WTf

Where have I been?  Not that you care, but my sister has been in town for a WEEK with her squishy face sweet baby girl and the last thing on my mind has been blogging!  We have had quite the eventful week.  Scarlet is obsessed with Emma, Emma is not obsessed with her.  We played hard while sister was here and she got the magical City Select baby jogger (for 2!!) cause she is expecting HME in June.  Johns birthday was Saturday so we had a party at his parents house.  We grilled out and drank all day.  It was awesome.  Sunday we went to the ball park for "Softball Sunday" and we had a blast!  The sun wears this girl (and baby) out so it make for a great nap.  I covered baby in sunscreen and I am glad I did cause I am fried.  We came home and me and baby napped for 2 hours while John hung out with the girls!  Here is some evidence of our fun!  

These are Emma's size 7 Elmo slippers that she refused to let go of...to bad she left em' at my house.

 This is my child's neck.  She leaned up on Wednesday and I saw this.  Totally scabbed over.  Looked like a giant animal clawed the back of her neck.  I went through every article of clothing she wore the past week and can't find any blood or evidence of what caused this.  It hurts me to see something like this because obvi it is my BABY and I would know if this happened in my care but I don't know.  So it sucks to have that feeling.

This is sissy's new stroller that is B.A.M.F and that got a screw in the tire the day after she got it...

So thats it ya'll.  We have been lazy, full, laughing, happy, sleepy, fat & totally loving family time!! What have you been doing?

Kids Market!

Woohoo we put some things in the "Largest Consignment Sale" ever this year so I scored an early pass to go shop.  Now I am not one of those crazy consigners thats drags multiple laundry baskets on a rope and waits in line for hours trying to get in.  I had a specific list for my early shop day that consisted of a baby gate for the living room, some more cloth diapers, and a new ergo (yeah, I sold mine like a idiot.)  About that last part, we are going to the Hangout Music Fest in May and we NEED to be able to wear the babe on our back, or else not bring her cause stroller + sand + newly walking baby = disaster.  I went in at my scheduled "early" time and got the baby gate and a few cloth diapers.  The selection for those was terrible but I got 4 for $15.  I was able to get a few outfits thanks to my MIL!  She couldn't attend the sale but gave some chedda for the babe :)  So check out my loot!

Top left: Kelley's Korner smocked Lobster bubble ($20) I normally WOULD not pay this for a used item but smocked AND in great condition I could not pass it up!  The dress next to it is so cute ya'll.  Strausburg Children and only $10!  She wore it today :)  Top right is a sweet little paisley top and ruffle diaper cover that I thought would be great for the beach.  The pink shirt is part of the bottom left set.  OK make fun of me but I LOVE these.  The shorts, the shirts, they are precious.  Beautifully made by Neige which I had never heard of  but once I felt the soft fabric I had to get em'. ($30) eek I know but for 2 shirts and shorts...not bad!  The orange gingham is a "War Eagle" pillowcase dress that I knew John would love!  So all in all, I didn't get much but I got goods!  Can't wait to see lil bit in all of em'!  We have been up to NOTHING lately.  Working and living just like everyone else.  I am slowly counting down the days to the beach... Come on May 19, come on.    Oh and I forgot to say, we demo'ed the basement this weekend.  Like no more walls, no more tile, no more nothing.  We are having it waterproofed this week ( I hope) and turning into a functional space.  I am so excited and can't WAIT to share the process/progress!