Y.. Yes! I am still here!

Okay, I know.  It has been a zillion years since I last posted.  All I can say is that it has been crazy-town here with work, the holidays, Avery's first birthday, etc!  I promise to get back in the swing of things ASAP and share some great posts.

In the meantime, I thought I would share a bit of Avery's birthday.  I promised myself I would not make myself insane with too many DIY ideas.  But,  I had to have at least one crafty project or it just would not be me! :)  So, I decided to make cupcake toppers.    I made simple cupcakes ... a recipe from my Aunt Betty.... Betty Crocker that is.  I had perused etsy for cute ideas but whenever I saw cute topper options, I knew I could make em'.  So, I bought myself three different decorative punches.  One round one (1.5 inch) which I used to punch out Avery's face from a photo I picked and copied.  The second punch was a 2 inch flower which I used to punch decorative and colorful papers.  Once I had the cute flowers, I mounted her "punched out" face onto them.  Finally, I bought a party hat punch and once again used cute decorative paper.  I glued the party hats onto her head and added a stick so that I could indeed put them into cupcakes.

I am pretty happy with how they came out! :)  I cannot believe it has been a year.  Well, actually today marks 13 months!  I still have to order prints so I can finish my 12 month frame photo.   I thought about keeping going on the month to month, but decided this is the end of this "project".  Now that she is a little girl, she does not want to sit for these photos and real life shots do a better job of capturing who she really  is.   I do love looking at the changes she has made each month from a tiny thing to a walking, talking little girl.  This year has been the fastest of my life... the busiest of my life... and the happiest of my life.

  

 I am one lucky girl! :)  Until next time...xoxo

    

M.... is for Milestones!

So, taking a break this week from Meatless Monday!  There has been a lot of takeout in my house this past week.  Some days... well actually, some weeks are just harder than others!  Today, I am focusing on milestones!  It is hard to believe that my baby is almost 9 months old.  As I mentioned in a prior post, I have been documenting her month by month and framing in a frame very similar to this one from Target.

It is amazing how much Avery changes month to month! 

 I really really cannot believe how fast time if flying by.  I only have 4 more slots on my picture frame to fill! :)  Until next time....xoxo

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M... More! Month by Month....

So, I blogged before about the month by month photos I am taking of Avery.  It is not a new concept as I was "inspired" by so many other folks out there ... and I bought my stickers on Etsy.  I was recently perusing Pinterest and found another option!

If I ever have another baby.... I will have to keep this in mind!

  (Etsy has felt letters too.)

Photo from Famille Summerbelle

If you want to go black and white- here is another cute more artsy option! 

I love myself a good photo op! :)  I am already thinking about cute 1 year photo options.  What can I say... I am a planner.  Until next time.... xoxo

 

M is for Month-to-Month!

Okay... again, sorry for the delay in posting!  I am trying to balance it all and regardless to say... its challenging.

Today Avery is 3 months old!!!  She starts daycare tomorrow and I go back to work on Friday!   Like many other mom bloggers (Young House Love, Making It Lovely and others), I am taking monthly photos of Avery.  Other bloggers add the month text with photoshop.  I knew I would never have time for such a thing and would lose track of what photo is what, so I bought stickers.  I got mine here at Esty.  She (Belles Buttons) sells lots different styles and colors, so there is something for everyone.    It is amazing to see the changes... even in just 3 months!  My baby is getting so big!!!

She is a mini version of my husband, but hope she will start looking more like me as she gets older! :)  Bear with me as  I try to balance being working mom blogger!  This might be erratic for a few eUntil next time...xoxo