the weekend...a little late

We had a great weekend!

Friday was a last minute date night. Those are always the best. Whenever I plan a date night, you-know-who decides he doesn't need an afternoon nap or refuses to eat dinner or gets sick, all of which lead to extreme fussiness and walking out the door with a screaming child in the background. But Friday was none of those things. My brother and his girlfriend surprised us with a little visit and then said take off for dinner and a movie. [cue the choir...HALLELUJAH!] We needed a date night! :) And we opted for ice cream instead of a movie. GREAT night and came home to a sleeping baby! [doesn't get much better than that!] And then we decided to prank call some peeps! :) I know, that is SO highschool but I laughed my rear off! [I'd also like to add this was not mine nor Adam's idea but I certainly did nothing to stop it!]

And Saturday we had a swim party, which was SO much fun! I designed the invitation for Anna Claire's party and I think it might be my favorite so far! SO Anna Claire and just so cute! :)

William had a grand ol' time at the party drinking up the pool water and playing with his little buddies. And then he had more sugar in one sitting than ever before. It was just a cupcake [with LOTS of icing] and an Icee but he consumed it all!

[having a grand ol' time at the party]

[drinking the pool water]

 [let the sugar rush begin...]

And here is where all good things must come to an end...William and I managed to catch a cold in the middle of July. Saturday night, he was up all night. I was up most of the night. And we slept nearly all day Sunday.

We haven't completely recovered but we're real close! :)

Only me...

Ok, this was a post from April I never published for some reason. I read it yesterday and it made me laugh...why do things like this happen to me?!?!?

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April 6, 2011

I went to the mall this week for baby entertainment and a little retail therapy. [I really wanted to write that...retail therapy...but I am so not the shopper...honestly, I avoid the mall at all costs!] Anyway, unloading the stroller, popping it open and wheeling around to load up baby boy and I nearly run right into this guy. I say guy but I should really say ex-convict! I quickly apologized and he replied [with a slight slur, I might add], "Man, I had to get out there...way too many cops up in there. I just got outta jail last week. There are so many cops up in there!" I stood there dumbfounded...I had no words... Did I really just encounter someone fresh out of the slammer???!!!

etsy LOVE

I love it when my etsy buyers send me pictures from their parties! I had a buyer recently request a cowboy/cowgirl joint theme; we were both excited about the way it turned out! And she did a super fabulous job on her part! Check out her pics...

Hope all you buckaroos are having a great day!!!

love, lauren

Time really flies

I feel like the summer has slipped away from me! Where has the time gone??? Since my last post, William started walking, I had my first shopping experience in Canton, Texas, I left William for three nights for the first time, I've canned jars and jars of pickles, we had a lazy July 4th on the lake, I'm having so much fun with my ETSY shop; I feel like we've been busy in a lazy sort of way...if that's possible!

So, I'm definitely the most excited about my little man walking. 16 MONTHS!!!!!! I still can't believe it took him this long. I never worried he wouldn't walk but when the 9 and 10 month olds started toddling around him, I started getting a little anxious. But he finally decided it was time to walk like the rest of us! Here's a little video of those first wobbly steps. Yes, we were VERY excited about it!!! :)

He still prefers crawling and is not at all ashamed to drop to all fours to get somewhere quick. What else about little William... Absolutely, positively favorite word is out. He stands by the backdoor saying "out" over and over again. He sits in his high chair and car seat saying "out" over and over again. He'll just walk around the house saying "out." People, he wants out! :)

This was me at the Canton trade days. I died and went to heaven...I LOVED every minute of it. Lots and lots of junk but oodles of treasures to be found! We actually had to rent a u-haul to load up everything we bought. It was fun and I want to go back for more! Girls trip, anyone??? :)

For fathers day, I made these cute mini sliders and french fries from cupcakes/brownies and sugar cookies. Yes, it took a lot longer than I anticipated but it was a fun project for William's afternoon nap. :) Thank you Bakerella for the great idea and free printable!!!

So, we've been spending lots of time at the pool, eating popsicles and pizza and drinking pool water. [yuck nasty] And even more time on that little playground in the background. :) Yes, he would rather play on old plastic play sets than splash in the cool water when it's 100 degrees outside. I will never understand his reasoning.

Yes, we are summer lovin'!!!

A few tidbits...

It's been too long without a post. A few tidbits from the last few weeks.

The garden is really growing. We are learning lots about gardening as we go. Like, next year I will not be buying Goliath tomato plants. I don't know what made me pick out this particular variation. I have always liked the story of David and Goliath and I have always pulled for the little guy. But, in this case, I bought the bully and he is taking over the garden. It actually makes me laugh when I walk out there. Why didn't I just buy creole...oh well!

[this pic was from a few weeks so you can't tell which ones are goliath...you can tell now!] :)

And check out those cucs... I can't wait to pick them!

In William news...
He slept until 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning. I had to include this because I don't want to forget. ha! Not that I would, but that is sooo late. He has become a bit of a snoozer in the morning [absolutely, no complaints here] but it has totally affected his nap schedule and I think we're about to drop the morning nap. [this is a sad reality I am facing!]

He gives high fives, barks like a dog, says mama, dada, uh-oh. LOVES graham crackers, black beans and his blue blanket. Wants nothing more than to be outside. His little knees are so calloused because he is a super fast crawler and will crawl on ANYTHING! 

What else about the little man...still not walking but I got him some Stride Rite shoes and I've heard that does the trick! This makes me laugh but I've had three people mention these shoes helping their children walk. We shall see.

He emptied an entire container of puffs in the produce section of Wal-Mart this morning. But I spilled a large container of popcorn in the foyer of the movie theater last week. [like mother like son!] :)


I got him this tunnel at a garage sale recently for $2...it was a hit! :)

I also found these LSU glasses...all of them for $5. woo-woo!

I got my first pair of crocs and I'm having a hard time not wearing them everywhere. Why did I wait so long to jump on the bandwagon?!?!? :)

The weather is too good to be true down here!!! Happy Monday!

10 Years & Ketchup

We had a great weekend! It was my 10-year high school reunion and it was so much fun! I got to visit with people I hadn't seen in years, share lots of laughs, talk about babies, have way too much fun in a photo booth, enjoy tunes from the 90's...a great way to celebrate 10 years! Morgan did an awesome job planning this gathering!

Our mators and cucs are in the ground! :) I'm very excited about watching them grow...

Poor William is struggling with a little separation anxiety. When I picked him up from the nursery Sunday morning, they told me he did pretty good but ate lots of cookies and goldfish! :) That just made me laugh...whatever it takes girls! I'm just thankful I can sit through the service without having to keep my tiniest BF occupied [BF, as in best friend...that's what I'm calling him right now!]

We wanted to put posts in the ground yesterday to build a little picket fence around our garden. But because of my inability to file important documents [hmmm...like, paper work for TAXES], I spent the entire afternoon scouring my house for piles of bills, paper work, tax documents...soooo not what I had in mind for my Sunday afternoon!

Almost forgot about the ketchup...

William was such a trooper running errands with me this morning. So I thought we would have a little lunch date at Chick-Fil-A [since we're BF and all]. Have you seen the new packets of ketchup??? OMG...I LOVE it!

Here's my little date...we shared a meal deal. 

I'm loving this time of year...here are my roses... [MMM, I thought you would enjoy this pic!] :)

Oh, Deer!

I came across this cardboard deer from West Elm recently and thought it would look great it in the playroom. Adam thinks that room is too girly and you can't get any more masculine than a deer head so I'm thinking we're in business!!!

This is the image that got me...

I circled the dimensions because that's something I didn't pay much attention to when I made the purchase! :) If you need to pull out your reading glasses, I'll make it easy for you...it's 2 INCHES WIDE!!! We're talking tiny here people! It is Buck, Jr...that should have been my first clue. I was disappointed with the size of my purchase but, on the up, they sent me two tiny deer heads and I had a good laugh when I opened the package.

I spy a deer head...can you see it??? :)

I know there is a better home for this tiny deer where he will stand out and draw the attention he deserves. But for now...he blends in with his surroundings! 

There he is...

Happy Weekend!!!