January 31, 2011

29 months

Mr. Noah, you are just growing up way too fast. Each month you get a little big bigger and a little big older. *Sigh* Will you stop it already?

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Some of your favorite phrases/words lately are: "That's okay." "Get out of the way!" {a line from Toy Story}, "See ya!" "Let's go." "Let's go, Daddy!" "Woody" and "Buh" for Buzz. It's such a joy to hear that sweet little voice of yours! Some new signs you've learned lately are: "monkey" "blanket" "donut" "open" "boy" "girl" "flag" and many others I'm not thinking of right now.

Your favorite movies right now are Toy Story {all three of them!} and Despicable Me.

You love to sleep in bed with Mommy and Daddy. We were adamant from the beginning you would sleep in your own bed, but somehow you managed to wiggle your way in. But I have to admit, I sure do love having you to snuggle with when your Daddy is working the night shift.

You love the Woody and Buzz Lightyear action figures your grandparents got you for Christmas. They sleep with you every night and go almost everywhere you go. Tonight, you insisted they sit with you in your highchair while you ate dinner. Funny guy!

You have used your little potty twice! Yay Noah! We are so proud of you. Maybe, just maybe, you will be potty trained by the time you turn three?? If not, that's okay. We will just keep on practicing until you get it.

You love to point to your {and everyone else's, including Einstein's} nose, eyes, ears, belly button, and toes {a.k.a your piggies} and practice saying each of them.

I have to say, you are quite a challenge these days. Hellooo Terrible Two's. I thought caring for you when you were a baby was a challenge. Ha. That was nothin'! Learning to be consistent with you and follow through with discipline has been one of the hardest things I've had to learn to do as a parent. I am definitely learning patience!

I think if we let you, you'd run around naked all the time. You throw a fit when you have to put clothes on, and it hasn't taken you long to figure out how to take them off again {especially your shirt and socks!}. Most nights, you go to bed with just a diaper on. That is a battle I just don't want to fight at the end of the day.

You have become quite the picky eater lately. But one thing you will never turn down is a hamburger. Definitely one of your favorite foods! Some other foods you like right now are mandarin oranges, bagels, chips and queso, Special K cereal, cubes of cheese, ham, spaghetti and meatballs, bananas, and powdered donuts.

One thing I just love is how you sign "cow" for every four legged animal you see. I don't know how many times I've told you Einstein is not a cow. Cracks me up every time.

I love you to infinity and beyond!

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January 29, 2011

Random Question

I'm having writers block again...
I sit here and... yeah, I got nothing.

Actually, I have a lot of things I could blog
about, but I just can't seem to get out of this slump.

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How about a random question?

Are you getting any snow where you live?

We have a chance of snow this Tuesday and I'm crossing my
fingers {and toes!} it'll be a big one. I'd love to be snowed in with
my boys sipping on some hot apple cider and snuggling on the couch
watching movies together all day. That would just be lovely!

Happy Sunday!

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January 26, 2011

Something for You!

Oh my goodness. Has it seriously been five {no six!} days since my last post?! What is up with me this month? I mean, really, January is almost gone and I've posted only ten times. Lame-o. I've been busy lazy this month I guess. *Sigh* Hopefully all that laziness is behind me now, and I can get back to posting regularly. :)

So, guess what I have for you tonight? I'm so excited to share it with you!

It's a Valentine printable! And I think it just may be one of my favorite printables I've made so far. What do you think?

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I found this frame at Hobby Lobby today for 10 bucks. Isn't it cute?! It was the perfect match for my printable.

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Want one? Just click on the links below to download. I got a little Photoshop happy the other night, so you have a several different ones to choose from. And two different sizes too! Good luck deciding! I went back and forth between the gray and pink one. Anyway, enjoy!

Gray Printable:
5x7 and 8x10

Pink Printable:
5x7 and 8x10

Purple Printable:
5x7 and 8x10

Red Printable:
5x7 and 8x10

White background
with pink writing:
5x7 and 8x10

White background
with red writing:
5x7 and 8x10

It's Party Time!

January 19, 2011

TUMBLR

I'm sure most of you know about my tumblr blog by now,
but I just wanted to give you a quick rundown of a few things.

The Bonjour! tumblr is my blog of inspiration, and a place where I
can keep track of all the lovely things I've spotted on the internet.

You may have noticed recently that I've changed and added a few
things on my main blog to make my tumblr blog easy to access.

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The first change I made {as seen above} was to add a tumblr link under my
header. Just click it and you will automatically be directed to the tumblr blog.

Once you are on tumblr, in the very top right corner you will see a green
button labeled "archive." The archive gives an overview of everything I've posted and
organizes the posts by month. For example, if you are wanting to find a do-it-yourself
project you've spotted in the past, you can click archive and quickly browse
through the pictures to easily find what you're looking for.
Here is a screen shot of part of the archive:

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I really hope you enjoy Bonjour! tumblr and that
you gain a lot of inspiration from it.

And yay! I finally have a new button for my
tumblr on the sidebar to the right.

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Would you help spread the word?
I would love you forever. Well, you know I already do.
How about if I say, "Pretty please with a cherry on top!" :)

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January 18, 2011

A January Valentine

Last night while I was grocery shopping at Walmart, I came across another Toy Story toy Noah just had to have. Seriously people, I've got a problem. Every time I spot something Toy Story my body naturally gravitates towards it, and I end up buying it. This time around though I was a good girl and decided I better ask my hubby if I could buy it... especially since I just had the "don't go overboard" lecture before I left. Me? Never! Ha.

Anyway, I spotted this race track toy and knew Noah would just love it. So, I had to think up a good excuse. Hmmm. Oh! Valentine's Day! I knew it would work, so I sent Josh a text with a picture of the toy and told him this toy would be the perfect Valentine's gift for Noah. I got a text a minute later saying, "yeah that's fine." Told you it would work! ;)

When I got home I put it in our laundry area and closed the door. I meant to eventually move it to our closet or somewhere else but forgot. Whoops. Well, guess who found his new toy today?

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I just couldn't say no to the little guy once he saw it; he was so excited. So, he got his Valentine's gift a month early. Ha. It's safe to say, he loves it! He even took it to bed with him tonight. :)

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January 16, 2011

Dish Mats

Oh, how I've missed sewing. I've been talking for months now about pulling the sewing machine out, but never got around to actually doing it, until yesterday. Now I'm addicted. All I needed was one little project to get me motivated to start sewing again. I'm ready for my next sewing project!

Anyway, I'm so excited to share with you what I made! The other day, I came across a tutorial for a dish mat and knew I just had to have one. I don't know about you, but our dishwasher doesn't know how to dry dishes {especially our cups}. I'm always having to shake off the excess water before putting the dishes up, so a dish mat by the sink is just what I need.

After looking over the tutorial for the dish mat, I decided to simplify mine a bit just because I wanted to start with a fairly easy project. I'm so happy with the way they turned out! I will definitely be making some more.

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While I was taking pictures of my dish mat, Noah decided he had had enough of this stupid project, and needed Mommy to hold him.

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*Mommy and Noah snuggle time*

After I got some Noah hugs, he was off doing his own thing, so I grabbed my camera for a few more pictures.

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I love the green zebra one I made too! I may even like it better than the apple one. :)

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Looks like it might be nap time for a tired little boy.

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I just love my dish mats!! Wouldn't they make perfect gifts?!

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