I heart faces-Chalk Photo Challenge

I'm pretty excited for this week's challenge at I heart Faces... It's a Chalk Photo Contest! I happened to do a picture for my youngest son's 3month pictures and Love how it came out. The husband is quite artistic and did his name. 

You can click the image to enlarge it :)

I fully intend on doing big brother's name as well and plan on hanging them in their play room. I'd love to do more fun stuff with chalk as well :)

YAY!!

HAPPY 1/2 BIRTHDAY Oliver!

I think this every month but, has it really been 1/2 a year?! Jeesh! 

He's changed so much in the last month and has been doing and experiencing all kinds of new stuff!

He's sitting up.

He started saying "dada" right after turning 5months which Charlie was quite excited about.

He loves to babble and blow bubbles.

He loves people.

Just like his brother. 

Even more so he loves people's faces and loves to rub them.

(We have super friendly people loving babies.)

He has been getting along with sleep much better and now shares a room with his big brother which both seem to really enjoy, especially Wes. 

(aaannddd I'm happy to say the monthly Christmas tree is back and serving as a beautiful night light)

It's been cooling down here, FINALLY, so we've been able to get out more which has been nice & Oliver has gotten to experience a couple of firsts.

1st time on the swings.

1st handful of sand! haha

It's bound to happen living where we live <3

He loves to fake cough and fuss for attention.

He loves attention.

He barrel rolls all across the floor to wherever he wants to go.

It's hilarious when he gets stuck rolling from his back to his front. He looks like a turtle on its back.

I think his favorite time of day is in the morning when he gets his Oatmeal with bananas. He loves it.

This morning he decided I was just not going fast enough for him and grabbed the spoon from the bowl and started feeding himself lol. He didn't do 1/2 bad either. :)

Doesn't he just look 6 months in this pic :(

He's so much fun and just has the most amazing, contagious smile.

I love being his mom every day. 

I love waking up to him rubbing my face when he's woken up just a little too early.

I just love him. Through all the fussiness (the fussiness is getting better) and all the puke

all.over.me.

(The amazingness of that perfect smile outweighs all the grossness in this picture lol)

He is no where near as easy as his brother, but he's o so worth it. 

Now on to even more exciting stuff like his 1st try at baby food! 

Which he tried today and LOVED.

Mmmm mixed veges

The bumbo makes for a great high chair since I tried putting him in his high chair and he's too little lol.

I'm so excited for the next month to see all the new things he starts to do

:)

I love you everyday monkey!

All that I'm after...

... is a life full of laughter.

"A day without laughter is a day wasted."

                                                                          -Charlie Chaplin

I live a life I love

My life can be summed up into just 1 word

Blessed.

Truly truly blessed.

1st with a husband who is so so very supportive. Supportive of any and every thing I do whether it's school, photography, my crazy amounts of craft projects, having more children, & being a SAHM. He supports me every day in every way, even when he probably shouldn't. 

He loves me.

Hard.

Completely.

Selflessly.
With all he has.


We have been through SO much in our 6+ years together. Things that could have easily broken us, but it hasn't. Nothing ever will.


We're in this for life.

2nd with my absolutely amazing and perfect in every way 1st born child. 

Oliver has a lot of live up to.

He's so sweet.

Such a lover.

The kissing bandit! 

My lovey dovey puddin pop.

And last but not least with our little baby.

Mr. Oliver who is so full of spunk and personality.

Who is going to get into SO much trouble but his sweet smile will get him out of all of it.

There is NOTHING I love more then my little family of 4. 

I am so truly truly blessed to have my 3 guys. 

I couldn't feel more lucky.

Wesley's Imaginary Friend

Wes made his entry into boyhood today and 'found' himself an imaginary friend.

We aren't quite sure what 'he' looks like, as Wes apparently doesn't quite know.

And apparently his name is Jaguar Baby-Head. 

But I'm sure that will change tomorrow.

What we are certain is that he is Wesley's friend.

We first learned of "Jaguar" when Wes just randomly came up to everyone in the living and announced that his "friend" was "Right over there!"

Then he came in my room where mom and I were playing with Oliver and told us that his friend was in the corner because he took Wes' lunchable out of the "fridgerator" and was in Big trouble!

We kept asking Wes all about him. Like what he looks like and his name and at first he didn't know and just saying "he doesn't have a name he's just my friend". But then he decided his name was Jaguar Baby-Head. So silly.

So mom & I told him he needed to introduce him to all of us so he would know our names:

Wes: "Hey! Friend! Her name is Maw Maw!

And his name is Baby Oliver!

And... this old lady's name is.... MOMMY!"

Oh.Em.Gee!! OLD LADY!!

He called me an OLD LADY!

It's pretty hilarious, I must say.

Charlie will get a HUGE kick out of it I'm sure.

Wonder what tomorrow's adventures will be with Wes' new friend.

Who has 2 thumbs and a 5month old baby boy?!

That would be this proud mama!

Its hard to believe it's been 5 whole months now since we welcomed this sweet little being into our world & yet I barely remember a time without him.

He loves:

His Jumperoo,

mommy,

laying on his back kicking,

soft, fluffy toys,

eating his hands,

screaming,

sticking out his tongue,

being tickled,

cuddling,

his paci,

bath time,

going swimming,
flinging himself back and forth (rocking)

He's not a fan of:

Sleeping (still),

Being on his belly,

and worst of all....

HAVING HIS PICTURE TAKEN! 

:'( So sad, so very very sad.

O well guess he'll have to be tortured :)


We actually got him to eat some cereal today with a little bit of banana mixed in for some flavor and he didn't even throw any of it up! It was so nice! 

He was quite pleased with himself :)

And now on to the 5month pics. He moved like crazy, squirming and kicking all over the place and just having so much fun. He made very little eye contact and I only got 1 smile out of him :( O well I'm still pleased with the outcome.

And because he always stays true to himself and goes out in true Oliver style :)

O crafts how I love thee

There are many things in life that make me happy but I'd have to say my top 3 are:

(in no particular order)

Wesley randomly telling me how much he loves me.

Oliver so sweet gummy smile.

A good craft project.

Any craft project.

Tutus, bows, painting.... anything (ie our awesome $1  frames), making over... anything (ie: Oliver's awesome dresser), fleece/fabric flowers, craft time with Wesley, baking crazy concoctions, etc etc etc.

Any thankfully my husband fully supports my craftiness <3

I have mounds of ribbon, buckets of different types of paint, piles of paper in varying shades of awesomeness, leaps of fleece and fabrics and toile, any kind of ziggy zaggy scissor, buttons and stickers and rub ons, pom poms, glitter, rhinestones and pearls. You name it and I probably have it, and every inch of it all makes me happy.

As of late I have been making some super cute fleece flower headbands which I'm in LOVE with! They are so cute and dainty and work perfect for newborn props :)

I've also been doing a frame project that is FINALLY finished and fabulous if I do say so myself! It's going down our hallway and most of the frames I already had and what I didn't I got for just $1 at either the Dollar Store or Michael's (the thick colorful wood ones are from Michael's) and I just revamped them with lots of spray paint & water colors.

I originally got the idea from this picture 

which was posted by photographer Laura Winslow on her photography board where she does a  "wall art Wednesday" (which I look forward to each week) blog here

I love all of the color and the idea of adding in the kids artwork into it and since we can't really paint I thought this would be perfect!

And it definitely makes this place feel more "home-y"

(You can click the picture to enlarge it)

From the front door-ish

opposite direction

What you see from the living room

Now to keep them all straight =o

& I promise they aren't as crooked as they appear in the pics ;)

Some have extra little fun touches like my fleece flowers and foam letters

Also I've been getting frames ready for the boys soon-to-be play room and I'm super stoked on those! They came out perfect! Exactly what I was envisioning. And since it'll be a little while before they are able to go up here's a little preview of those.

I really can not wait for these to go up!! 

(And yay for some Zebra print! With all the testosterone roaming through this house I have to have some "me" somewhere!)

And to add some yumminess to the blog here's my latest yummy concoction which has been a huge hit! 

Ice cream cake cupcakes! 

Yum!

This yummo recipe came from a photography board and is scrumptious!