Party planning mode!

When I get in party planning mode its all over!  I become obsessed!  It's all I think about.  Even laying in bed I have all of these ideas going through my head.  I have a serious problem, I know!  :-)  I guess I enjoy it so much because it lets me be creative and not think about "reality" and since lately things have been so crazy I like to just focus on something other then the serious things in life. 

The start of the ribbon garland wreath!

The birthday decorations are taking over my house!!!

TGIF!  It's been a pretty quiet week around here.  Not that I am complaining.  I am hoping the weather holds out tomorrow so we can head to the beach!  I have been wanting to go for weeks but it just hasn't happened.  Other then that no other plans for our weekend.  Happy Friday!!

Wordless Wednesday - 08.08

Payten or Camryn?!

I was working on a project for the girls bathroom and came across this photo. Its one of my favs so I had to post it!  It seems like this was taken forever ago!  Happy Wordless Wednesday!

Birthday Planning continued...

Two months to day until Camryn's 3rd Birthday party!  I still can't believe it!  THREE... I mean how can she be turning 3?!  Wasn't it yesterday when I was freaking out on how I would juggle two kiddies under the age of 2?!  Its crazy how fast time flies when you have kids!

This picture collage pretty much sums up the ideas I have for Camryn's brithday party!  I promised myself I wouldn't go over the top.  But ya know how that goes!  I am amazed at myself that I have already ordered her invitations and started working on her birthday banner!  I am hoping to have everything finished at least two weeks prior that way I can actually enjoy everything but we'll see.  My plan for this week is to finish up her birthday banner.  So we'll see!  I also want to get started making her initial and frame it, like the one in the picture above :-)

Our weekend was pretty low key.  I still wasn't feeling 100% so we hung home.  Caught up on some house work and just vegged.  Felt great!  My parents came for a visit yesterday.  It was a nice day just hanging out!

Hope this week is better then last!  Happy Monday!

Weekday Wrap Up

It's been another crazy week around here!  It seems like its been one thing after the next this week!  I was hoping since August started on Wednesday it would be a fresh new month, well boy was I wrong!

Monday started Camryn's 2nd week of potty training, and believe it or not she has done amazingly well!  She has had only ONE accident all week at school, I can't believe it!!!!   Woot woot, go Cami!

Tuesday night I started to feel under the weather. Feeling achy, my throat started to hurt, so I decided to go to bed early.  Well I didn't get much sleep that night.  I was up pretty much the whole night :-(.  Wednesday morning I was just feeling AWFUL!  I made a doctors appointment and sure enough I have a throat infection :-(.  I started some antibiotics and I am finally on the mend now, thank goodness!

Not only did I start feeling icky  Tuesday night, but our downstairs a/c unit went out.  Ehhh!  Not the best thing to happen when its 90+ degrees outside!  Luckily the a/c repairman came out on Wednesday and told us its a broken thermostat.  My hubby installed a new one and now we're good to go.  

I thought after our a/c issue that would be the end of our bad luck for a while since its been one thing after another.  But nope!  Unfortunately its not something I can discuss on here until its over but its not good thing.  Trying to think positive about it but with the luck we've had lately, how can I!  I can say one thing it involves my husband and his past employer.  I am praying for a good turn out.  Stay tuned, although I am sure it will be months until its all done.

I sure hope your week was better then mine!  TGIF!

Thank goodness for these cuties!!! 

Wordless Wednesday - 08.01

Slip and Slide Sunday fun... :-)  Even Daddy joined in on the fun!

 

Back to School Shopping

Only three weeks left until the new school year starts!!!

It's a BIG year for Payten!  She starts Pre School this year.  I still can't believe she is 4 1/2!  What happened to my little baby?!  Time is sure flying by!  I love watching her grow and seeing all the new things she learns on a daily basis!  The school she will be attending requires the Pre School class to wear uniforms.  This has its pro/con's, I think at least.  So we started stocking up on some shirts, skirts, jumpers, and polo dresses.  Colors are kind of boring, navy & khaki, but of course we dress up with cute hair bows and flowers :-)

 Loving these new bows from a seller I found on Etsy!  They are sooo adorable!

We ordered back packs from Pottery Barn Kids this year.  Camryn even got one too!  I wanted to order them for the girls last year but I was too late in ordering them and they all went on back order :-(.  So this year I promised I would be on top of it!  Both girls picked their own out.  Now I need to order personalized tags to put on their bags.  They had personalization for the bags but I didn't like that you could barely see their name on there.  So of course Etsy to the rescue.  Ahhh I love that site!

Payten's Backpack

 Camryn's Backpack

Last week was gymbuck redemption at Gymboree so of course Cam has lots of new clothes for school :-)  I obsessed with the Ice Cream Sweetie and the Sea Splash line.  Love the color scheme in both lines!  So fun and summery! :-)  So she is set until our fall weather strolls in, if even does this year!

Spaghetti with Sauteed Chicken

Tonight's dinner... let's hope its good!

Spaghetti with Sautéed Chicken and Grape Tomatoes 

Ingredients: 

• 2 skinless chicken breast halves, diced in 1 inch cubes
• cooking spray
• 1/2 tsp each of dried oregano and dries basil
• kosher salt and fresh pepper
• 8 oz spaghetti (high fiber or low carb) I used Ronzoni Smart Taste
• 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
• 6 cloves garlic, smashed and coarsely chopped
• 4 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 4 tbsp chopped fresh basil

Directions:

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.

Season chicken generously with salt, pepper, oregano and basil. Heat a large skillet on high heat. When hot, spray with oil and add chicken. Cook about 3-4 minutes, until no longer pink. Remove chicken and set aside.

Add pasta and cook according to package directions. Reserve about 1/2 cup pasta water before draining.

While pasta cooks, add olive oil to skillet on high heat. Add garlic and sauté until golden brown (do not burn). Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and reduce heat to medium-low. Sauté about 4-5 minutes. When pasta is drained, add pasta to tomatoes and toss well. If pasta seems too dry, add some of the reserved pasta water. Add fresh basil and chicken and toss well. Serve and top with good grated cheese.

Sean's Birthday Celebration

I can't believe my hubby turned 35 yesterday!  So crazy!  I feel like we were just celebrating the BIG 3-0 for him!  I guess having kids make the years FLY by!  We headed out Saturday night with some friends to celebrate.  We went to place called Firkel and Kegler.  What a fun place!  They have a ton to do there!  Such a great place for an adult night out!

Thank you to all of our friends that were able to come out and celebrate with us!  We had a blast!

Happy 35th Birthday Sean!

Happy 35th Birthday to my AMAZING husband!!!  Hoping all your wishes come true!  Thank you for being such an all around awesome guy!  The girls and I are so lucky to have you!!! xoxo