1. I had recently purchased some fabric sheet savers that can be reused, but boy had I wished I had stumbled upon Tina's Fuzzy Wuzzy Dryer Balls. I'm probably behind the times but I was not aware of this and think it's a fabulous idea!

2. When I first stumbled upon this Etsy site I thought her Mary Jane shoes were so cute. And then I realized she had them in adult sizes! I can imagine these under a pair of jeans and t-shirt. And everything is 15% off through May 17th!

3. I've been looking at some reusable lunch and snack baggies for awhile but always kept thinking, those don't seem like they would work. I recently found the Reusable Fresh Snack Bags and am reconsidering my position. They carry a variety of sizes and are non-toxic, BPA and phthalate-free. I like the way they seem like they at least enclose fairly well as I was wondering if the bread on a sandwich would dry out on some of the other ones I've seen.

4. Ittikid has some great, unique clothes and accessories for children. While it wouldn't be my every day amount to spend on a onesie, I could see splurging for a cute piece from this site.

Have a Fabulous Find you'd love to share? Email it to me or make a comment on this post! And have a Fabulous Friday!

Beloved shovel

No matter how many toys he has, or how exciting I think they are, Noah continually leans toward his beloved shovel. This $.99 tool meant to go with us to dig in the sand at the park has found its way into Noah's hands all day long, including while he's sleeping and eating, going to the store and standing in line at the post office. Might I add, this shovel is no small shovel...

But if he happens to have a hand or mouth free, he'll bring these friends along.

Nana comes for a visit

Nana came for a visit last week. We had a great time and Noah warmed up to her immediately. After she was gone he'd still say her name. We hit the parks a couple of times before the weather gets too hot to leave the comfort of our air conditioned home.

We got our first skinned knee, which he took like a champ. I didn't even know it was bleeding until I lifted up his shorts to take a closer look.

Have I mentioned Noah loves to climb. I wish we could have an indoor jungle gym at home. I could see that keeping him busy for hours.

Thanks, Papa, for sending Nana to come visit. All four of us miss you both!

Sneaky huh? You read it right. Coming in November our family will nicely round out to be a family of four. We're thrilled and cannot wait to meet this little one so snug inside of me! Thank you Lord!

Welcome.

It's been spring in Arizona for a little while now, yet I'm just now getting into spring mode and creating that freshness in my own home. First thing to change out must be the front door wreath. And why not add a welcome sign while I'm at it?

To help celebrate this new spring feeling, I'm also introducing Dena Designs' Monaco into the store in Fuchsia and Blue. It's perfect to list those spirits up for spring and summer.

Get the Monaco collection in the shop.

Happy Easter!

I promise this really isn't a late post. For Easter weekend we had scheduled to take Noah to an Easter Egg Hunt. I was so excited to take him! Usually I love the change of pace that rain brings to Arizona but not when it means no egg hunt for my boy. So, they decided to postpone it to this past weekend. Noah had a good time and it was just so enjoyable to see what he would think of it all.


He set out in his age group of 0-2 to find those colorful gems spread throughout the grassy area. Once he would pick up one thing, he'd decide that was enough and he'd focus on that for awhile. He also discovered that the ones that mysteriously made it into the basket, might be more interesting than those he had to bend over and pick up on his own.


After getting bored with picking up these colorful round things, Noah decided pine cones were a lot more interesting. Such a nature boy. Definitely his daddy's.


And of course we had to have a photo with the Easter bunny. I mean, he's a week late but hey, nobody noticed.

I can't leave out photos from our actual Easter Sunday. It's fun having a little one to celebrate these special holidays with, and I cannot wait until he fully understands the meaning of Easter and that He is Risen!

One of my favorite books is The Velveteen Rabbit. It seemed like the perfect Easter gift and something he can cherish for years to come. The MagnaDoodle was an instant hit. I was tipped off that he liked it while visiting a good friend of ours. Thanks Carrie! And you might notice the bright colored eggs in the basket. These are hilarious. You go and hide them and push the on button. They say things like, "I'm hiding" and "Come find me." We video-taped Noah searching for the eggs and loved finding the surprises they have inside.

Hello? Hello?

Is this thing on? Yep. I do exist. And to get back into the blogging groove...how about a few pics of our little guy.

We've been doing some shuffling in our home with our front room and needed to roll the carpet up to do so. And the result of that was...a tunnel of course!

Daddy even joined in on the fun.


Noah's latest favorites are:
Pushing anything and everything. Furniture, cars, strollers, and so on. Oh how the furniture moving gets so very frustrating. Please tell me your children did this!

We like watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. And Noah loves to dance to the end song called Hot Dog. Today, Noah started saying Hot Dog. Funny.

He loves to kiss. It is so sweet. He also loves to cuddle his stuffed animals. I so enjoy seeing this side of him.

He has a bajillion teeth. No news there really.

He's learned that he can climb up onto our kitchen chairs. Today, I found him sitting in daddy's chair in front of daddy's food. Doesn't he know not to mess with daddy's food?

When we ask Noah to come to us and sit, he instantly sits wherever he is standing at the moment. That doesn't help us get his clothes changed though.

He's learned to turn on and off the TV using the remote. Sometimes we even catch him while the TV is off just aiming the remote at it. I'm sure it won't be so funny when he turns it off while we're watching it.

When the cell phone or home phone rings he instantly starts looking for it to answer it. And if we use his phone and do a pretend ring, he'll answer that too. He's waiting for your call!

Simple, yet sweet

I hosted a baby shower for a friend two weekends ago and wanted to find some simple, yet sweet decorations. I first saw this idea from Inspire Company Magazine and made a mental note of it. Making the arrangement was so easy and I think it turned out pretty cute.

I purchased the silicone baking cups in a set and just used the three blue ones, since she is expecting a boy! The daises (carnations work too) are stuck into Oasis Floral Foam. And tada! A cute centerpiece to line the table. Perfect for spring.