Ella's b-day party

We had a fabulous little b-day party for Ella today! Since we are going to Sea World next weekend for her actual party we just did something small at home today with her closest friends and family...but it was perfect. We celebrated "Backyardigans" style...thank you to everyone that came and for all the fun gifts! I can't believe she is going to be 3...wow!

Ella and her friends, Lauren and Taylor, had fun with their blow toys.

She looks so old to me here in this pic....my baby girl, where did she go?

she really hates when anyone sings "Happy Birthday" whether it is for her or not, this year she was just a little embarrassed but held it together...good girl, Ella.

she doesn't need Mommy or Daddy's help with blowing out the candles anymore

and opening presents this year was all her....she went really fast too...it was pretty funny

as always, our spoiled girl got lots of great stuff from her wonderful family and friends...

Ella with some of her birthday loot

fun family photos

We had a fun photoshoot with Scott Souquet-Bressand, the husband of Ella's old sitter. It was so fun to see their whole family last night. It had been months since Ella had seen her best buddy, Chloe and her favorite sitter, Tiffany...but now that they are back from Washington, we can see them a ton! Scott is an awesome photographer and these are just a couple of shots that he got. I really don't feel this big in real life, but I guess the camera doesn't lie. I am seven months along....two more to go! I'll post the rest of the pics when I get them.

Weekend projects

Between last weekend and this weekend, I feel like I have accomplished quite a bit. We painted the baby's room and set it up last weekend and today we hung his name above the crib.
Now I just need to get some black shelves to hang along either side of the picture to display the vintage cars and trucks. I am also looking for some cool black and white photos of vintage vehicles.

Today I also worked on making this t-shirt for Ella's b-day and the cuter-than-ever flower bow that goes along with it...I was impressed :) Now I just have to decide if I want to embellish some jeans or just have her wear some cute black leggings with the top. we'll see....

Now I should be decorating my house for Fall while Ella is napping...but that includes dusting off shelves which is the worst chore of all so we will see if I get to that today....Enjoy your weekend!

What a beautiful day!

It was so nice this morning to wake up to dark clouds, thunder, lightning and RAIN! Ella immediately had to get her raincoat and umbrella and venture outside...oh we are so deprived here in AZ. I am just loving the cool, rainy weather and I am so glad it is Saturday. We are cozy on the couch now and Ella is watching The Wizard of Oz for the first time....we'll see if she can withstand the long movie. Goals for the weekend include: painting the baby's room, planning Ella's family b-day party (we will be going to Sea World for her b-day weekend but I still want her to have a "party" since she is pretty much expecting one :), and cleaning up the house. Ella is going to my mom's for a sleepover tonight and Travis and I are going out with Brett and Mae (&Brooklyn)...yeah! Happy 3-day weekend to all!