Pinterest Party

Friday night Brenda and Danielle came over for some food, sangria, and crafty fun times. It was A LOT of fun. I think we should make it a monthly event.
We've been finding all sorts of cute fabric flowers on pinterest so we decided to get together and actually make some.

The yummy Fondue














Crafting away














The necklace I made, I'm already planning my outfit for 4th of July :)














So what should our theme for the next pinterest party be?

Snow Day

The way this winter has been I was afraid Benjamin wouldn't get the chance to play in the snow. We've had so many days in the 50's the past few weeks, it's been nice for play time and walks outside but I really wanted him to experience snow.
Soooo, I was super excited earlier this week when we got a couple of inches. Not so excited about the hour and a half commute to work but excited to play in it :)

The first thing we did when we got home from work was bundle Benjamin up and take him outside.














He looks like mini line backer :)















Once he fell down, it was super hard to get back up.














Helping David shovel the drive way














I think it took us more time to get him dressed than the time we actually spent outside. But it was worth it.

Addicted to Goodwill

We Love Goodwill. We probably stop by the local goodwills about once a month. It's always a hit or miss but this week was definitely a hit :)

David found all of this stuff for Benjamin at a few different locations this week

• Yellow and Blue mini folding chairs $4 each
• Backpack with wooden blocks $3
• Power Wheels Fire Truck $10
• Little Tikes work bench with tools $10

We wiped down everything with disinfectant wipes and soaked the plastic tools is diluted bleach water and then washed with soap because Benjamin is still putting stuff in his mouth to chew on. I can't wait for these molars to come in. It seems like he's been teething FOREVER!!!

David's actually out and about right now and said he was going to stop by the Goodwill in O'Fallon. I'm keeping my fingers crossed he comes home with more goodies!

December Birchbox

December was my third month with the Birch box subscription. I still love seeing the box in the mailbox every month and racing inside to open it up to see what's inside :) I just loving getting good old fashion mail that's not a bill or credit card application.

Here's the break down

• Oscar Blandi-Invisible Volumizing dry shampoo
• Atelier Cologne
• Jouer-moisturizing lip gloss in pink
• Nuxe-multi usage dry oil shimmer
• Prep Showstoppers-designer fashion tape
• Recharge EBOOST-Orange natural energy booster

My November box had a bottle of Zoya nail polish in the Holly color. I used it for Christmas and loved it. Katie passed along a promo code today to get two bottles for free! You just have to pay $6.95 in shipping. Each polish is $8 so I definitely took advantage and picked out a fun pink and blue color

Tobi

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And Yummy

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I think the promo code expires on the 9th so hurry up. Promo code is zoya2012.

Play Date with Evan

We took Benjamin over to our friends house last week. They invited us over for a little play date. Evan is about 5 months older than Benjamin, they were super cute together. They didn't really play together, more like playing side by side and a lot of looking at each other. But I was really impressed how well behaved both of them were. Considering how crazy Benjamin can be at home, he was pretty mild with Evan.

Evan with his choo choo whistle and Benjamin with a spoon (of course, anything to do with food-Benjamin will find it). Look at all that blonde hair and blue eyes. I can't get enough of it!!! :) You can't really tell but Evan has a football on his sweatshirt too. They were just so darn cute together!

More Pinterest Stuff-Organizing my scarves

David hung up a curtain rod next to my jewelry box today so that I can finally organize my scarves. They used to be shoved in a drawer but now they look pretty, almost like they're hanging at the store waiting to be bought :)
I think we should hang a mirror above the scarves, or maybe a couple of shelves? I don't know, I keep going back and forth and can't decide.



















That's my earring organizer hanging above my jewelry box. I made it around this time last year when I made a new years resolution to be more organized. I think I'll keep that resolution for 2012 too :) I'm going to have to come up with my top 5 resolutions by the end of the week, otherwise my list will be never ending.

New Years Eve

We stayed low key for New Years Eve this year. We stayed at home and had a few visitors throughout the night. David started a bonfire and we had a few dance offs with the kinect game Dance Central 2 :) I had a ton of fun and am so excited it's a new year, I have high expectations for 2012.

Here's a few pictures from the night

Yes...I have new bangs :) It took a few minutes to get used to it but I'm kinda in love with them now. Benjamin stayed up until about 8:30, he was a trooper.















Katie playing her hand at the kinect adventures game















David and Brian boxing it out














It was definitely a fun night at home. We've decided next year we're going to do a big hotel party. Ya know, the kind you get all dressed up in fancy dresses for. It's a whole year away but I already can't wait :)