Home Sweet Home

Finally!  We have wanted to move for a LONG time but never found the right house...until now!  This house has everything thing we ever wanted!  We moved in the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve (crazy, I know) and have been getting settled in ever since.

 The front of the house.  I want to work on the landscaping a little bit but I LOVE all my rose bushes that will begin to bloom soon!

 This is the view from the corner of our property.  We have so much space! 

This is most of our backyard! We have big plans for this.  We want to obviously landscape it, add a vegetable garden, swing set, trampoline, outdoor grill and fireplace.  We are the most excited about the backyard and will slowly add everything we want!  We can't wait to host super fun BBQ's and parties!

I will post pictures of the interior once I feel like everything is decorated just right so stay tuned!

Little Sugar Designs

So, my sister's mother-in-law, Nancy, and sister-in-law {and my friend}, Shannon, have opened an Etsy shop and I want you to please check it out!  Nancy is making the CUTEST little dresses, bows and bags and Shannon is doing an excellent job at running the site and helping design everything. 

They made Campbell and super cute dress for her first birthday party.  It was lady bug themed so they made a coordinating dress for it!  They named this style of dress the "Campbell Dress".  They custom make everything so you can have the Campbell dress made in any combination of fabrics!

 Here is a picture from their site.  I don't know why it is so blurry here because it is not on their site.

 And here is Campbell wearing it at her party.

 Isn't this adorable?!?!  This is the "Brynn Dress" and it can also be made in any fabric combination as well.  Again, everything is custom!

 And, here is Campbell getting the "Brynn Dress" for her birthday!

 These are just a few samples of the bows and clips she can make!  Too cute right?!?!

I have added their button to my sidebar so you can easily check out their site and spread the word!

One Year Photo Shoot

A couple of weeks ago we met our photographer, Sara, for Campbell's 1 year pictures!  I love how they turned out!  Take a look!

Officially One Year Old

On Sunday, March 11, 2012 you officially became a one year old!  Such a big girl!  The past year flew by!  I cannot believe you are one! 

We celebrated your big day with a pancake breakfast and gifts from mommy, daddy and Cole.

 You got your own little wallet with a key chain so you won't throw a fit over mine anymore.

 You also got clothes, of course!

 And you special gift was your very first jewlery box with your first necklace inside!

 After a really good nap and lunch we headed over to my parents house.  We enjoyed a steak and potato dinner and then had cake of course!  We sang Happy Birthday to the birthday girl and you opened a couple more gifts before we went home.

It was a perfect day to celebrate our sweet girl on your VERY big day!  The sun was shining and we spent the day with family and loving on the birthday girl!  I thought I would be more emotional but I held it together.  Maybe I will fall apart in a couple of days once reality sets in {no more babies in our house}.  We love you and are so proud of the little lady you are becoming!

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY CAMPBELL

Our Little Lady's 1st Birthday Party

This post could also be titled "The LONGEST POST EVER!"  I just don't want to forget a single detail about our Little Lady's 1st Birthday party.

I decided on a lady bug theme {if you know me or have followed this blog for a while you would know why}.  I think it turned out so cute!  Despite the pouring rain that started right at party time we had fun celebrating our little lady turning ONE!

 The cake was by far my favorite part of the party!  How adorable is it?!?!

 I made all of the decorations my self.  I got a lot of my ideas from Etsy and Pinterest but thought the prices were a little much so I decided to do it all my self {definitely not my original plan}.

 See Our Little Lady Grow.  I displayed her monthly pictures.  It is always fun to compare them month by month!

 The guest book was nontraditional.  I had every one put their thumb print on a canvas and sign their name by it.  Then I went back and turned all the thumb prints into lady bugs!  Such a fun keepsake!

 The party favors were not ultra girly but they did go along with the theme.  All the kiddos took a little bug catcher home with two mini lady bug cookies inside.

 In the kitchen I had pictures of the birthday girl from throughout her first year.

 The most adorable smash cake!

 Our Little Lady!  Ready to party!

 The dining room food table!  I have to brag a little bit on my husband.  Indulge me if you will.....he made this table, by hand, from scratch!  I found the plans for a farmhouse table on Pinterest and asked him if he could build it for me.  He is a very handy guy and fixes and does things around the house all the time so I was fairly confident he could do it.  He did an amazing job and he also made a bench to go with it!

 Chocolate covered pretzels!

 I wanted the food to be garden-ish and spring-ish {that is what I think of when I think of lady bugs anyway} so I made rainbow fruit skewers, Broccoli and Grape Pasta Salad, Cucumber Feta Rolls and Ruby Lemonade Punch {check my recipe blog for the recipes}

 Present time!  I have to say our friends and family were SO generous!  Thank you so much!

 Campbell carefully opened each and every gift and studied the contents very carefully before moving on to the next gift.  It was very cute!

 She was also very careful and dainty with her smash cake.  She carefully ate it and enjoyed each and every bite!

 Daddy and his best girl!

 My cousin, Jordan {we share the same birthday} and Campbell

 It wasn't long ago when the roles were reversed here.  Campbell dominated and Gray would just sit there and take it.  Not any more! Haha!

 How hilarious are these masks!  I am bummed I forgot about them and didn't get a picture of the other kiddos wearing them.

 The grandparents.....

 Now I am going to post a few of my favorite gifts Campbell received.  I am not bragging just want to remember so if that offends you then you can stop reading now.

 My parents got Campbell her very first Tiffany's bracelet along with tons of clothes, shoes and other fun things!  I told Campbell to remember this little blue box.  She will want more of them when she gets older!

 This book is from my parents and it is too cute for words!  It is a personalized story about her and her birthday!  Such a fun  keepsake!

 Aren't these to die for?!?!  My mom ordered these for Campbell and I can't even handle the cuteness!

 My sister got her this super sweet tea cup!  She is going to give her one every year so she will have a collection of tea cups!

And last but definitely not least this tiny purse was from RT's aunt.  Campbell LOVES it and carries it around with her all the time! 

Thank you to everyone that came to the party to support our sweet girl on such a big day in her life!  I could not have put it all together with out the help of my husband, mom and sister!  Thank you too!