Does this remind you of someone??
Love this commerical... this is the full version, not the abbreviated version from the Super Bowl!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Christmas... Better late than Never!
I am a bit behind in my blogging... but I guess late is better than not at all! We had a fabulous Christmas! This year Mason's wish was for Optimus Prime and Bumble Bee (Transformers)! Lucky for me, McDonald's was giving away Transformers in Happy Meals the month of December. Those babies were stashed and used as stocking stuffers from Santa! Only problem is that Mason is smarter than the average 3 year old and asked me if I got them from McDonalds. I had to re-assure him that I didn't, but that maybe Santa did! Can't fool him! Anyway, the little happy meal toys trumped everything else. There were many presents that remained unopened until after we got home on Christmas morning. Note to self... it is the little things that make him happy! No need to over-do Christmas... he was happy with the $1.50 toys I picked up at Micky D's! Here are some pictures of Christmas Eve and Morning!
Every year, my mom get's matching PJ's for the kids, this year, we spent many, many hours making them! A few days before Christmas, I get a phone call from Mike... "What do you think about matching Pajama's" he asks. I reply, "We already have some for the kids". Mike: "No, for US!" Oh... sure. So after 5 trips to Old Navy and 3 trips to Target we had matching PJ's for the adults too! Mike even helped shop with me! I think that we may have another new tradition!
Girls PJ's
Boys/Kids Matching PJ's
Couple pics of Mike and I... don't mind the Shrek horns, Mason got Shrek and these lovely numbers came with the DVD, as you will notice, Mike wore them all night!
I was trying to compete with the Shrek horns...
Mike was slightly intoxicated on Christmas Eve, if you couldn't tell!
Attempt at a family photo... for some reason they always turn out like this...
Boys playing with the toys they opened on Christmas Eve!
CHRISTMAS MORNING!!
OPTIMUM PRIME!!
Note the handful of transformers that he has in one hand as he tries to look at his Optimus!
Mike's new softball bat!
And his new Ogio gear bag!
And in the tradition of saving the best for last... Mike modeling Rick's new "I've given up pants!" These were the highlight of the evening!
Every year, my mom get's matching PJ's for the kids, this year, we spent many, many hours making them! A few days before Christmas, I get a phone call from Mike... "What do you think about matching Pajama's" he asks. I reply, "We already have some for the kids". Mike: "No, for US!" Oh... sure. So after 5 trips to Old Navy and 3 trips to Target we had matching PJ's for the adults too! Mike even helped shop with me! I think that we may have another new tradition!
Girls PJ's
Boys/Kids Matching PJ's
Couple pics of Mike and I... don't mind the Shrek horns, Mason got Shrek and these lovely numbers came with the DVD, as you will notice, Mike wore them all night!
I was trying to compete with the Shrek horns...
Mike was slightly intoxicated on Christmas Eve, if you couldn't tell!
Attempt at a family photo... for some reason they always turn out like this...
Boys playing with the toys they opened on Christmas Eve!
CHRISTMAS MORNING!!
OPTIMUM PRIME!!
Note the handful of transformers that he has in one hand as he tries to look at his Optimus!
Mike's new softball bat!
And his new Ogio gear bag!
And in the tradition of saving the best for last... Mike modeling Rick's new "I've given up pants!" These were the highlight of the evening!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Getting Crafty... Completed!!
As promised, here are pictures of the rest of my craft projects!
I was introduced to the Wood Connection, it is a little store in Midvale that sells wood cut outs and then has samples of them decorated so you can take pictures and remember how they decorated them once you get home! I found these cute heart cut outs and just painted them, sanded them and then just added some glitter stickers to add my "conversation" phrases! The ones they had at the store had vinyl lettering, but since I didn't have any vinyl handy... I made due with some stickers! I think they turned out pretty cute!
These glass marble XOXO's were also found on www.tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com. I thought this was such a cute idea and it was SO easy! Just a little E6000 glue, a bag of glass marbles, some scrapbook paper and 4 frames! For the x's I found the middle of the paper and marked it, then eyeballed the X from the center, outline the X with the E6000 glue, add a row of marbles, another row of glue and then another row of marbles. The o's were traced from Mason's Ironman cup, then followed the same procedure as on the X. Let the glue dry overnight and then put in the frame. Note that the glass will not fit in the frame, so just put it behind the paper so you can save it for a later use.
I made this center picture to go between my subway art using some vinyl letters I picked up at the Wood Connection and the wood heart cut out also from the Wood Connection.
And this is the final product of my cupcake wrapper wreath hanging on the new mirrors that I just hung... confession... I actually bought the mirrors before Christmas, but just got around to hanging them! As you can see from the above pictures I am a little slow in getting pictures actually hung on the wall... those are just sitting on the shelf below, they would probably be even cuter if I actually hung them!
I was introduced to the Wood Connection, it is a little store in Midvale that sells wood cut outs and then has samples of them decorated so you can take pictures and remember how they decorated them once you get home! I found these cute heart cut outs and just painted them, sanded them and then just added some glitter stickers to add my "conversation" phrases! The ones they had at the store had vinyl lettering, but since I didn't have any vinyl handy... I made due with some stickers! I think they turned out pretty cute!
These glass marble XOXO's were also found on www.tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com. I thought this was such a cute idea and it was SO easy! Just a little E6000 glue, a bag of glass marbles, some scrapbook paper and 4 frames! For the x's I found the middle of the paper and marked it, then eyeballed the X from the center, outline the X with the E6000 glue, add a row of marbles, another row of glue and then another row of marbles. The o's were traced from Mason's Ironman cup, then followed the same procedure as on the X. Let the glue dry overnight and then put in the frame. Note that the glass will not fit in the frame, so just put it behind the paper so you can save it for a later use.
I made this center picture to go between my subway art using some vinyl letters I picked up at the Wood Connection and the wood heart cut out also from the Wood Connection.
And this is the final product of my cupcake wrapper wreath hanging on the new mirrors that I just hung... confession... I actually bought the mirrors before Christmas, but just got around to hanging them! As you can see from the above pictures I am a little slow in getting pictures actually hung on the wall... those are just sitting on the shelf below, they would probably be even cuter if I actually hung them!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Getting Crafty...
So it all started when I got an email yesterday from my Mother in Law with a cute New Years subway art attachment... I thought, that is really cute, too bad I got it a few days late! Then I got a wild idea that Valentine Subway art would look so cute in some frames that I needed to "re-season" since I took down all of my Christmas on Sunday. So after a quick Google search for "Valentine Subway Art" I stumbled upon tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com, let me tell you... I was stuck on her blog for HOURS! She had so many cute ideas for every holiday, that I spent my lunch hour at Hobby Lobby buying supplies and my evening working on projects. Below are 2 of my completed projects, and I still have a few others up my sleeve that I hope to accomplish this week... so stay tuned! I think that this is the first year that I have even thought of putting up Valentine decorations! Watch out, by next month, you may be calling me Martha!
I found the lettering on her blog and she was nice enough to include a printable word document that is in already done in the "highlight" mode, meaning that the lettering is white and then it is in a black box if you will... this made the project super easy, I just cut out the squares with the words, laid them on my black cardstock, used some modge podge to stick them to the paper and then a final layer over the whole thing once I had them all where I wanted them... the tutorial on her blog is to make a canvas out of the subway art... but since I already had these great frames in need of something, I just modified it!
Both of the pictures sitting side by side in the frames...
And this is my cute cupcake wrapper wreath... also found on tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com. This was super easy and also very inexpensive!
I will post pictures of all of my projects once they are hung and actually acting as decorations rather than just in random places of my home!
I may even post some pictures from Christmas if you are lucky! I am really going to try to be better about keeping the blog up to date... we will call it my New Years Resolution!
I found the lettering on her blog and she was nice enough to include a printable word document that is in already done in the "highlight" mode, meaning that the lettering is white and then it is in a black box if you will... this made the project super easy, I just cut out the squares with the words, laid them on my black cardstock, used some modge podge to stick them to the paper and then a final layer over the whole thing once I had them all where I wanted them... the tutorial on her blog is to make a canvas out of the subway art... but since I already had these great frames in need of something, I just modified it!
Both of the pictures sitting side by side in the frames...
And this is my cute cupcake wrapper wreath... also found on tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com. This was super easy and also very inexpensive!
I will post pictures of all of my projects once they are hung and actually acting as decorations rather than just in random places of my home!
I may even post some pictures from Christmas if you are lucky! I am really going to try to be better about keeping the blog up to date... we will call it my New Years Resolution!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Halloween...
I know I am a little late in posting our Halloween pics... but a little late is better than never, Right?? This year, Mason was Ironman! We wore the costume ALL month. It had to be "fixed" in more ways than one before the big trick or treat day!
Mike was a Rockstar and I pulled out the infamous "bee" costume! I have gotten my money out of that costume!
And as a flashback from the past... just to see how versatile my costume was, I thought I would post the picture of me and Mason in the bumble bee costume! Keep in mind this was 5 days before he decided to make his entrance to the world!
And I just thought that these were fun pics that I stole from Cherilyn!
Hope you all had a fabulous Halloween! Mason is still asking "what you going to be for Halloween?" In his mind, the holiday isn't over yet! I guess I just might have to hide the costumes for a few months!
Mike was a Rockstar and I pulled out the infamous "bee" costume! I have gotten my money out of that costume!
And as a flashback from the past... just to see how versatile my costume was, I thought I would post the picture of me and Mason in the bumble bee costume! Keep in mind this was 5 days before he decided to make his entrance to the world!
And I just thought that these were fun pics that I stole from Cherilyn!
Hope you all had a fabulous Halloween! Mason is still asking "what you going to be for Halloween?" In his mind, the holiday isn't over yet! I guess I just might have to hide the costumes for a few months!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Happy Birthday Little Man
Happy Birthday to my favorite little boy in the whole world! I can't believe that it has been 3 years... how time flies! The past year has been filled with laughter... lots of laughter, tears, tantrums, Buzz Lightyear, Lightning McQueen, Ironman and more! I love how you are personable and have such a witty sense of humor!
Mason's Likes:
Favorite toy: Ironman & Spiderman (today... that could very well change tomorrow)!
Favorite foods: Hangerbers, Mac & Cheese, Hotdogs, Icecream, apples and fruit snacks.
Favorite color: doesn't have one because he doesn't know them!!
Favorite things to do: go to school, play with cousins and watch Ironman!
So far, I am loving what 3 has to offer... it is looking so much more positive than 2! Let's just hope we keep moving in the right direction!
Love you buddy!
(Pictures compliments of my dear friend Jill (Vance) Witt... jillwittphotography.com!
Mason's Likes:
Favorite toy: Ironman & Spiderman (today... that could very well change tomorrow)!
Favorite foods: Hangerbers, Mac & Cheese, Hotdogs, Icecream, apples and fruit snacks.
Favorite color: doesn't have one because he doesn't know them!!
Favorite things to do: go to school, play with cousins and watch Ironman!
So far, I am loving what 3 has to offer... it is looking so much more positive than 2! Let's just hope we keep moving in the right direction!
Love you buddy!
(Pictures compliments of my dear friend Jill (Vance) Witt... jillwittphotography.com!
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