A Pirates Life For Me

Jack had his Halloween party at school today and got to wear his costume for the first time. This has been a much anticipated event around here.

I honestly had no intentions of trying to get pictures of him before heading out the door for school, but when he asked I couldn't resist. Yes, my child asked me to take pictures of him suited up and then when I went to put the camera away he said "more pichures peas".

The entire time I was getting him dressed this a.m. he stood in front of the full length mirror in my bedroom and grinned. After checking out the pictures I just knew I had to give a little sneak a peek. I know I'm the Mommy, but you can not deny how cute he looks in his costume (and we still get to wear it 3 more times)! Oh, and this year, as opposed to last...he was all about the hat. Mmmmm, I love my little "Shipmate"!

It took everything Jack had to stand still for that picture. He was so excited that all he wanted to do was show off his best pirate impersonations.

Like I said...pirate impersonations. This is him chanting "arrrrgh shipmate" with a flail of the arm and kick of the leg.

Another pirate jig.

And finally my little "shipmate" slowed down to look up and tell me he was ready for his party at school.

Showered With Pink

On Sunday Maggie and I were showered with all things pink and girly at a beautiful luncheon to celebrate her upcoming arrival. It was such pleasant and thoughtful surprise to be given a shower for baby number 2....( I think it had something to do with her being a girl:) Whatever the reason, it was beyond my expectations with precious decor, amazing food, absolutely adorable frilly gifts, and extremely special friends. This girl thing sure is fun so far!

Before my list of adjectives dwindles away, let me get to the pictures to show you the cuteness the afternoon held--you know pictures are worth a 1,ooo words or in this case adjectives....

I must start with the most wonderful hostesses in the world. Thank you Allison, Erin, Cristina, and Karen...you have no idea how special you made Maggie and me feel. We are two very blessed girls to have friends like you all! ( and in case you are wondering--NO, we did not plan the color coordinated outfits--there is just something about gray and fall I suppose, trust me there was enough color elsewhere)

The yummy food table. Not only was it pretty in pink, it was delicious. My fave were the mini strawberry cakes...mmmm!

Okay, maybe there was tie with the delish pettifores. How sweet is the "M" for Maggie? Almost too cute to eat.



A close up of the food table decor. The green card in the back is the precious invite. The original has an additional pink hounds tooth card bordering it with a lime green bow. I hung it up in Maggie's nursery and the colors are perfect!




The darling pink and green clothes line. I am sooooo into pink and green right now, love it!

Look at these favors! They were displayed right above the clothesline. I just love the mini clothespin. And the carriage on the sticker looks like the one on the invites. The girls gave me lots of extra stickers too. I plan on using them on her thank you notes...so fun!

Kristen, Erica, Cristina, and Karen enjoying the yummy lunch. If you can believe this, almost all of the guests and hostesses were pregnant with spring babies! (not necessarily the ones pictured here;)

The gifts were way too much fun. I didn't have to worry about the things I needed this go around. It was all about cutesy goodies that you would feel guilty buying yourself. Isn't this ballerina onesie adorable? Maggie's name is monogrammed on the top. She is going to be so pretty in pink!

More monogrammed goodies and in my favorite colors...pink and green!

This little lavender smocked dress is going to make it very hard to wait for spring....gorgeous!

The only thing left to do is wait for our Marvelous Maggie to arrive. Her nursery is complete and she has been showered with gifts galore. Only 12 more days!!

Fall or Winter Festival?

Brrrrr...we spent another freezing day outside on Saturday. It was Jack's pre-school fall festival and after a week of very mild temperatures, we got hit with mid 50 degree highs.

Again, my festive tee plan was a bust. This time we wanted to show off our Halloween spider shirt. And we did...for about 30 minutes. Even layered to the kilt, I had to give in and put Jack's pull over on. I don't ever remember long sleeve tees being a problem during fall around here until this year. I am just not a cold weather person and to spring it on me this early really irks me. My poor Maggie with her November birthday!

But on to the festival. Did Jack even notice the chill? Doubtful, he seemed to have a great time even with his very pensive expression during the whole festival. He was very quiet, which is unlike him, although I probably couldn't have heard him over the wind gusts anyway. But, I was convinced he had a fun because once we got in the car, he relived the whole event detail for detail.

We have this same picture from last years festival. Jack was bit smaller and wearing a precious Frankenstein tee (without all of the layers). I must admit it was much easier to get him to "pose" this year, although I did get that cheesy grin!

After this lollipop, everything on Jack was red...his clothes, his cheeks, his teeth, his nose, and his hands. I think it took about 14 baby wipes to recover from this one.

Animal bowling was our class booth. I had to volunteer for an hour, so Jack hung with me while we waited for Daddy to meet us from his tennis match. Needless to say, Jack got to play several times ticket free and scored strikes 90% of the time. Oh, and ignore that foolish man behind Jack with the shorts on...I promise it was cold!

Jack waited very patiently for his 4 ticket pony ride. He had requested a yellow pony, but when the brown one was the last left, he declared "he has yellow hair". Whatever works!

Maggie's Nursery

Maggie's nursery is FINALLY complete. If the drama that went into this room is any indication of the drama a little girl might bring....we are in trouble! After trying 4 different floor rugs, having her name painted 3 times above her crib, having the wall color redone 2 times, and changing her bedding sheet color once, I present...

(A very Pink) Maggie's Nursery

This is the view from the door. When I picked out the fabric for her bedding, I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be decorating with bubble gum pink. There is a pale pink and yellow stripe in the fabric on the the window treatments and her bed skirt...I thought those would be "my colors". Boy, was I wrong--the bedding got lost when I tried to use those colors for the rug, walls, and accessories. After many tries and much advice, I figured out--bright pink it was--so here we go...

The same sweet rocker that we used in Jack's nursery. I chose white when I was prego with him, in hopes that one day we would have a little girl. And look it managed to stay white even through a very spitty J. I have a feeling I will be spending many nights in that chair in about 17 days. Yikes, did I just say 17 days?

This is also the same book shelf Jack used. I, of course, added some pink accessories and girly toys. I had the picture frame on top of the shelf custom made to match her room. I can't wait to put a cutesy newborn shot of her in there!

This is the changing table, obviously. I had the laundry hamper liner made to match her bedding and the changing pad cover is the same fabric of the cording on her throw pillow that was on the rocker. It's hard to tell in this picture, but her walls are a very pretty yellow. Not as pale as they look here, but not too bright either. I'll spare you the details of the wall color drama (and believe it or not, the yellow I chose wasn't even the problem). I must thank my dear friend Karen here for helping me with this one:)

How sweet are these? These door knobs are on her closet doors. I had these custom painted to match her bedding--found the artist on http://www.etsy.com/ (my latest obsession). These are the EXACT colors in her bedding! I couldn't have been happier!

I just had to show you her Bla Bla doll on the top shelf. Jack has a green monkey that I got him when he was a little guy. Naturally, I had to get one for Maggie too. When I saw the pig, I knew it was the one...it matches her room perfectly. I'm sure it won't be long when it's off the shelf and in bed with her too.

So there it is, finally! Very pink and very girly, would you have expected anything different? I must admit that I do walk in there on occasion and think 'wohhh, that's bright'. But, my theory is a cheerful nursery for a cheerful girl, at least that 's what I'm hoping for. And I'm also hoping a lot of her accessories can easily be transferred into a big girl room. I couldn't take anything of Jack's with me to his big boy room. Clay will be sure to like my economic thinking.