Wordless Wednesday

& don't forget to enter the Beah strap giveaway if you haven't already!

Cutest Jammies Ever!

While we were out at Mall of America this weekend we stopped at Carter's to get Henry some new jammies. Of course they are cute dinosaurs and puppies...and then I saw these cutie construction worker jammies & we had to get them.

& apparently Henry gets in "construction mode" when he puts them on...lol


First he adjusted the tub...

Then he washed the shower doors...

Took a little break...

Made sure the puppy stairs were working...


And helped daddy put some laundry away...

This kid cracks me up :)

Leah Beah [Review/Giveaway]

* I will first apologize for the crappy cell phone pictures...I didn't have my nice camera while we were out using our Beah strap!


I think every parent can relate to the annoyance of sippies & toys getting dropped/thrown on the floor and after you pick it up once and give it back...it becomes a game that repeats itself until you want to rip your hair out.

This is where Beah straps are a life saver!!! I can't tell you how many times we have been out to eat and Henry literally chucks his sippy on the floor...I grunt and groan as I reach down to grab it only to have it happen again 30 seconds later.

Cathy at Leah Beah was kind enough to send me my own Beah strap to use with Henry. We seriously don't leave the house without it anymore. Each end has velcro closures so it can be easily adjusted to the size of your sippy/toy. I think we have used it with 3 different sippies and it worked great!







& now for the fun part...I get to giveaway this super cute Beah strap to one lucky winner :)

To enter:

Mandatory Entry [leave 1 comment] :

Tell us what you would use your Beah strap to hold.


Extra Entries [make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry]:

Follow my blog & tell me that you do [1 entry/comment]

Visit Leah Beah and tell me which print is your favorite [1 entry/comment]

Follow me on Twitter [1 entry/comment]

Tweet about this giveaway [2 entries/comments per tweet- one tweet per day]

Blog about this giveaway [3 entries/comments]

Good Luck!!! This giveaway will end Friday, July 2nd at 12:00pm CST. I will announce the winner [chosen by random.org] later that afternoon. They will have 48 hours to respond to the post or else a new winner will be drawn.

Please note: I was sent a Beah strap free of charge but I was in no other way compensated for this review/giveaway. These opinions are my own.

Sunday Funday

In celebration of my big birthday weekend...we headed out to Mall of America on Saturday night and stayed the night at Water Park of America. I was so excited to take Henry swimming again and just spend some time as a family.

There were some pretty big storms Saturday night so we woke up Sunday morning to no power in our hotel room. So we headed out for a yummy breakfast then headed back to our room for a quick nap...

The power came back on shortly after Henry woke up and it was time to go swimming!!! Woo hoo! We didn't get any actual swimming pictures but Henry had a blast on the lazy river & kids area!

I hope everyone had an awesome weekend!!! :)

31 Weeks + It's My Birthday!!!

Here we are again crossing off another week on the countdown to Holden. Now I really can't believe we are in single digit weeks! We REALLY need to get started on Henry's new room...eeek!

& today is my birthday ::toots my own birthday horn:: !!! The big 2-6 :) It's crazy to think I got married at 24...had my first babe at 25...and will be rounding out our family at 26. Proof that a lot can happen in a short 2 years!

Father's Day Gift Part 2

Because every dad should have a t-shirt with a large picture of their child on it...hahahahaha :)

This gift was more to be funny than anything else but I think Ryan actually likes it. It only took me like 30 tries to get Henry to look at the camera while his sign was visible!

& I apologize for being a total blog slacker & not posting this week's giveaway...I promise it will be up and ready to go on Monday :)

Beautiful Blogger Award

A very special thanks to the ladies over at The Lady is...In and Table for 3... for the pretty awesome beautiful blogger awards!

As a part of the rules for this award I have to tell you 7 things about myself that no one knows. Let's see if I can think of things I haven't already told you...

1. I am already thinking about baby #3...I am getting pretty sad that this is very likely my last couple months being pregnant ever. Ryan says for now we are done but we will revisit the idea of more kids in a year or two :)

2. Bouncing off #1...if we have another baby- I want another boy & his name will most likely be Hampton :) [a girl would be Harper]. We weren't planning all H names but now that we have Henry & Holden we figure if we have a third we have to stick with the H's!

3. I am very nervous about losing my baby weight after Holden in born. We got pregnant when Henry was 3 months old and I had lost all but 4-5 lbs but now I'm nervous it won't come off this time around. But for the record...I have only gained about 5/6 lbs so far this pregnancy & I am hoping to not gain the 40ish again!

4. I miss high school...like a lot. I loved it & some days I really wish I could go back to being 17 with not a care in the world.

5. I am internet obsessed...I can't tell you how many times I day I check my email/facebook/blog, etc. I think Ryan may need to do an intervention soon!

6. I really want to move to Texas and raise some little cowboys :)

7. I love buying baby stuff...especially diapers, formula, binkies...I have no idea why but I love when we are running out so I have to run to the store to get more.

& now I will pass this award onto a handful of my favorite blogs...

Mama's Little Chick

Colorado Belle

Liv*n Life

The Fick Family

The Mommy Diaries

Sunday Funday [Father's Day]

Unfortunately I didn't get to spend Father's Day with any of the fathers in my life. I was busy coordinating a wedding all day but Ryan got to spend the day at the horse race track with Henry and his parents while my dad spent the day with my mom and sisters.

Henry [& Holden] are VERY lucky to have a dad as awesome as Ryan. Although he may not always feed him dinner [haha- :)], Ryan is the one to wake up at night when Henry is crying & is always more than willing to offer Henry a silly dance or two :) We are all very lucky...even if we don't always show it!

& this could very well be one of my favorite pictures of all time...for sure my favorite picture of my dad. As some of you know & many of you don't...my dad is battling cancer & is currently waiting for a liver transplant- which we all know is a long process with unlikely results. I am pretty bummed I didn't get to spend Father's Day with him but we did spend some quality time together over the weekend.

Ok hormonal pregnant women shouldn't be allowed to write sappy posts...as I am sitting here bawling at my desk at work. Oye...

Pink Shoes Designs Winner!!!

I apologize for this delayed post...my sister got out the hospital yesterday [yay!!] after almost 2 weeks so we were over at my parent's house celebrating :)

The winner is...

Kaymee!! I can't wait to see little Lincoln in his adorable shirt! Email me at jennifermae0625@gmail.com withink 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen :)

Stayed tuned again next week for another awesome giveaway!

30 Weeks + Last Chance Reminder

10 weeks left.

Holy moly!

Yup, that pretty much describes how I feel about that! :)

& don't forget the adorable patriotic giveaway ends today at 12noon CST. Don't forget to get your entries in!

Wordless Wednesday.

Father's Day Gift Part 1

Ok so anyone who truly knows me or Ryan knows that we can't keep any gifts for their appropriate day...including Father's Day.

So when part of Ryan's gift came in the mail late last week, you know I had to give it to him. [I am saving a super awesome gift for the actual day!]

I made him an adorable ABC's of Daddy & Me book...I love how it turned out :) [I should add that I totally stole this idea from Mandee]

http://thesemansfamily.shutterfly.com/pictures/8

I would love to hear what other daddies are getting this Father's Day! :)

Pink Shoes Designs [Review/Giveaway]

Be prepared for some little boy cuteness!!

I have been lucky enough to not only review this adorable shirt [& belt that I need to add a picture of] but also to know Mandy of Pink Shoes Designs on a personal level. She very well could be one of the strongest women I have ever "met" and she is wonderfully creative photographer & crafter.

I was so excited when I received the adorable set in the mail & I couldn't wait to put it on Henry. I am a such a sucker for cute boy clothes and this one tops my list. The tie is not only fused to the shirt but also stitched to ensure it's durability- which to this mom is very important as Henry likes to make a mess out of just about every situation which means lots of laundry!

I can't wait for Henry to sport this adorable shirt all summer long...especially the 4th of July! :)

Mandy is giving one of my readers their very own patriotic tie onesie!! It will be perfect for celebrating the 4th of July or just hanging out at home!

To enter:

Mandatory Entry [leave 1 comment]:

Tell us something that makes you feel patriotic.

Extra Entries [make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry]:

Follow my blog and tell me that you do [1 entry/comment]

Follow Pink Shoes blog [1 entry/comment]

"Like" Pink Shoes Designs on Facebook [1 entry/comment]

Blog about this giveaway & leave the post link [3 entries/comments]

Good Luck!!! This giveaway will end Friday, June 18th at 12:00pm CST. I will announce the winner [chosen by random.org] later that afternoon. They will have 48 hours to respond to the post or else a new winner will be drawn.

Please note: I was sent the adorable shirt & belt free of charge but I was in no other way compensated for this review/giveaway. These opinions are my own.

Sunday [not so] Funday

We unfortunatly spent pretty much the entire weekend at the hospital. As I said in my last post my sister has been there for almost a week now.

She was scheduled for surgery Sunday morning...she went it...all seemed to go as planned but I knew something wasn't right when it was taking hours upon hours for her to get out of recovery. After about 4.5 hours of waiting, Ryan & I decided to head home for a bit as Henry was getting a bit restless. My mom stayed at the hospital waiting for any news.

A couple hours later I get a call from my mom who was crying hysterically. Apparently my sister was bleeding internally and had to go back into surgery for the second time in one day. Ryan finished mowing the grass and Ryan's parents [thankfully] agreed to stay at our house and watch Henry so we didn't have to lug him up there again.

We got to see her a few hours later and I can honestly say it was one of the worst experiences of my life. She has had no color in her face and was SCREAMING in pain. I, of course, started getting mad at the nurses who seemed to be taking their sweet time getting her more pain meds, which she finally got and her pain was under control.

I am back at work today but will be heading up there on my lunch break and after work to visit. Any extra thoughts & prayers would be appreciated.

Creative Dragonfly Giveaway Winner!!

Sorry it took me so long to post, my sister has been in the hospital all week and Henry & I were visiting.

The winner is...

Mrs. Fuzz!!! Please email me at jennifermae0625@gmail.com within 48 hours. If I don't hear from you, I will draw a new winner.

Stay tuned...on Monday I have another adorable giveaway :)

Vintage Henry Thursday

Here we are again...this week is 2-3 months! & yes there was snow here in Minnesota in October so of course he had to try out his snowsuit :)

& don't forget if you haven't already entered for the super cute hat giveaway...there is still time!

Wordless Wednesday

Creative Dragonfly [Review/Giveaway]

To say that I am in love with these hats is an understatement!

Barbara at Creative Dragonfly sent me this adorable hat for Henry & let me tell you it is even cuter in person than it is in pictures [& it fit his head perfectly!]! Although Henry is going through a "no hat" stage, he played proudly around the house wearing his new head gear!

The quality and thickness of the hat actually surprised me...it will really come in handy on our chilly Minnesota days. The hat also has a little bit of give so although it is made to his head size now, I am pretty sure it will continue to fit as his big head grows! I can't wait to order some adorable hats for little Holden :)

Now for the really fun part...Barbara has graciously offered one of my readers the hat of their choice from her Etsy Store. Boys or girls...:)

To enter:

Mandatory entry:

Visit Creative Dragonfly and tell me which hat you love the best [it's going to be a tough choice!]


Addional entries [make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry]:

Become a public follower of my blog & tell me you have done so. [1 comment/entry]

"Like" Creative Dragonfly on Facebook. [1 comment/entry]

Blog about this giveaway & leave the post link. [3 comments/entries] Make sure you leave 3 separate comments :)



This giveaway will end this Friday, June 11th at 12pm CST. I will announce the winner [chosen by random.org] later in the afternoon. They will have 48 hours to respond to the post or else a new winner will be drawn.



Please note: I was sent the super cute hat free of charge but I was in no other way compensated for this review/giveaway. These opinions are my own.