stripes and daisy cake

cake created by the cake lady ~ canton, oh
(another favorite of mine)

baby cocoa nursery (jungle theme)

the following photos are from our sons nursery.

my mom and i spent months trying to finds this theme and in these colors...

i am so excited that it turned out perfectly!

the bedding is by lambs & ivy and we found this at Babies R Us. you can also see the two different colors we used. They are both behr ultra eggshell enamel (from the home depot). the darker brown color behind the crib was done in burnt almond. the lighter green/yellow color was done on the other three walls and is called mojito.

the furniture is from Baby Tyme, Hartville, OH

the large letters were purchased from jo-anne fabrics then i spray painted them and used 3m strips to adhere them to the wall.

polka dot birthday cake

cake created by the cake lady ~ canton, oh
(for my 30th birthday)

christmas 2010

i really enjoy and love the holidays and can't believe that having a child makes you love them even more! even though ethan is a little young to understand it all, just seeing his face when he would slowly tear some of the wrapping was priceless.then after he finally got through my tape (i think i like tape) and got to the actual present  that was even better. oh and santa did a better job of making it easier for little hands. next year will be even better for him.

but after all the visiting, eating, laughing, opening and enjoying everyone's company i really wish it didn't have to end. because truly without family and amazing friends what would we have. it doesn't matter how much you have or how much you own the best memories are made with family and friends and this time of year "we" seem to put more of an emphasis on the importance of family when really it should be all year around we take the time to spend with those we love. family and remembering the birth of our savior makes the holidays what they are.
i love my family and am thankful for them everyday but having us all together for the holidays really is the best!!
well now that the hustle and bustle is nearly over i have finally started organizing everything and think i have found a corner of the house for all of the toys ethan has been blessed with. :)

the most amazing couple

some years back god brought together the most amazing couple I know! they are best friends!

she loves to laugh and he enjoys causing laughter. she can make anything look good and he always looks polished. : ) she has a heart of gold and he would give you the shirt off of his back. she enjoys entertaining and he likes to be the life of the party. she likes to ride he has a motorcycle. (well she does too as of now). she likes jewelry and he enjoys buying it. she likes warm fires and he doesn't mind building them. she likes to sing and he enjoys music. she loves god and believes in god's principles and is a godly man that loves god too. she likes designing and house projects, he's happy to help.

he gets her car washed; oil changed and warms her car on a cold winter day. he drops her off at the door when necessary and still kisses and hugs her for no reason. he wants the best for her and cares for her deeply. she loves him more and more each day. she enjoys doing things for him and knows shes appreciated.

happy anniversary mom and dad. you are a great couple to take example from that love is still so real and chivalry & romance are not obsolete.

i'm sure there have been tests, every relationship has them but you both sure make it look easy.

when they started dating <3

dear santa...

santa,

all I want for christmas is:

boxes
cat toys
hangers
shoes

and and please ask my mom and dad to let me play with the tree ornaments and climb up and down the steps all day...

please and thank you

love ethan

look mom no hands...

well its official! Ethan took his first steps by himself today…


earlier in the day ethan took 1 step without holding on to anything on two different occassions. this evening he took 3 steps to get to kathy a family friend!! let me just tell how absolutely cute it was and how excited i am for him. love these mommy moments 

ail not be long till its just a regular thing he does!