I am currently around 39 weeks pregnant and pretty freakin' tired! The past month has been pure chaos and I may be exhausted beyond belief, but it has been a really fun month! I am going to break it down (very short and sweet - my style right now) :)
First, my step-son, who is the sweetest boy and best big brother ever turned 13!!! We can't believe he is a teenager! Here is a picture of his tiny little birthday celebration at our house :) Once our weather stabilizes (if it ever does) Jason is going to bring him for a lunch and golf day for his birthday!
Second, no pictures unfortunately, but I had my new business open house (at my house). My hubby made fantastic food (of course!) and although it was a little cold, we had fun (and the punch was a huge hit, not sure why??? lol). We had butters&beans there (the cutest most adorable organic baby clothes ever! - seriously, check it out at http://buttersandbeans.com), Nichole Sletten with her graphic design (she designed my logo!!), fine art and super soft and adorable baby slings (www.nicholesletten.com) and Madikins (Madi K) was there with her beautiful knit creations (if interested in awesome beautiful knit scarves let me know)!
THEN, Tooty Fruity had her 7th Bday party! It turned out wonderful - she had about 8 friends there and we had a Butterfly Ball. I will be doing a seperate post for both her and Monkey's parties with ideas on decorations, cake, games and more, but here is a quick picture of the goofy gang :)
We had a Monkey party for little Monkey (her 3rd birthday). This party was about 5 kids and lots o' family/friends and was really fun (and a little more laid back!). She was kinda overwhelmed, but had a blast. She is not really an attention seeker, so she seemed a little freaked at first. Grandma and Grandpa got her a sand/water table and that was a HUGE hit! Highly recommend! I have no pictures yet (I told you I am lazy right now!) but will also be doing a blog post on her party with decorations, ideas, games and more :) Well, I just have to include a picture of Monkey anyway, so here you go :)
Lastly, we had Father's Day and my father (and my mom) cooked us a FEAST! We had smoked ribs, chicken, beans, corn on the cob, bread and potatoes! SO GOOD!! Here are some pics of my dad busy with his cooking (he bought a new smoker/grill!), and some randoms with my new camera!
Other big news!!! My grandparents and parents put cash towards my new Nikon D3100 camera and accessories! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I am in love with my new camera and I am actually treating it like a newborn at this point. I got the camera, a zoom lens, filters, memory card, tripod and awesome backpack! So excited to not be pregnant and huge so I can try it out!
My plans in the next year are to continue to grow my current business of hair accessories, burp clothes, digital photography and incorporate my photography and graphic design business (and trying to convince my mom to start a kids clothing line with retro/vintage prints)!!! So excited! I start my Graphic/Web Design classes on July 4th and I am SOO close to starting my photography (building up portfolio with my family and friends kid's!) :) 5 years down the line, a store with all of these services offered! OMG - that would be amazing!
And the best news of all is that we will be welcoming our little baby girl on Saturday afternoon (if not before)!!! We can't wait to meet our little angel! :)
