final product

Remember this high chair I snagged at a garage sale for $20 after seeing the idea on the ever so wonderful Pinterest?

Well here is a sneak peek of the final product!!

Parker's birthday pics/family pics ended up taking two weekends to complete due to it being so cold.  This was from the first weekend...37 degrees.  He was miserable and as soon as this was snapped I grabbed him, we got in the warm car and he passed out!!

Myself and my photograher have both already had people asking about the highchair and if they can use it!

WILW

It has been a little bit since I linked up with Jaime for a WILW!!

I am lovin... Essie's Grow Stronger polish.  I NEVER have nice nails.  I admit I bite here and there.  Started using this product a few weeks ago and my nails have never looked so good!!

I am lovin.... that it is offically "red cup" time of year!  Everytime I have a red cup I feel ready to walk the aisles of stores listening to holiday cheer and drinking some warm, yummy goodness!!  Its my motivation to get that holiday shopping done!

I am lovin... that October is over!  Do you know that I only saw my hubby 10 days of the entire month.  Due to each of us traveling at different times.  Makes for a sad Mommy, missing her hubby and a sad Daddy, missing his baby boy (see how that worked!)!

I am lovin... Chantecaille's Future Skin.  I need this stuff in the winter.  My skin tends to pull red and when the cooler months come, and my skin is lacking a tan it just doesn't look its best!  This is what keeps me looking somewhat normal!!

I am lovin...these pinterest finds!

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Happy Wednesday!!

custom only

So I had to share because this disturbed me.

Two weeks ago I ordered a smash cake for Parker's first bday pics.  Since our session was originally to be held on the 29th  We ended up cancelling due to snow., so I called and cancelled our cake order.

This past week I went in to reorder the cake.  While I was there the guy working said...we still have your cake from last week if you want to see it and make sure it is what you want.  Well it was not.  I asked for a white cake with baby blue and pastel green polka dots (to match his hat, bib and boxers for the pics).  The cake he showed me had  a darker blue and emerald green dots....glad I was able to see it.

NOW fo the disturbing part.  I went in Friday night to pick up Parker's new cake AND the cake from the week before was now in the display case to be sold.  GROSS.  It was a week old.  I feel so bad for whomever ends up buying that stale cake.

So my advice...always custom order and NEVER buy out of the display, ITS OLD!

ready for the weekend.

Super excited for this weekend.  Tomorrow we are taking family pictures and Parker's 1st birthday pics!  I LOVE our photographer Christy!  She is an Alabama girl also stuck up here in the northeast and we were introduced through one of my cousins best friends.  She has done such a great job with all of our photos since Parkers birth and I know these will be just as amazing!!

I still have no idea what I am going to wear.  I always lean towards black, due to it being a very good camoflauge of any imperfections!  But I may step outside my box and do some color...guess you will have to wait and see!

The weather here is chilly so I am planning to spend the rest our weekened decorating for fall, making yummy soups and relaxing with my boys!  Any soup recipes you want to share??

I hope you all have a great weekend!!  I will leave you with some pics of my precious little guy (bc lets be honest...there probably are not too many better ways to start your weekend!)

11 months. a day late.

*(I was waiting to do this post till I took his 11 mos pics, but due to his little cold...he wants nothing to do with those pics!)

It makes me cry to even say it, but my sweet baby boy is 11 months old.  I cannot believe that in just ONE month we will be celebrating his first birthday.  SIGH!

This month he has really been working on his walking!  He gets better and better each day!  He usually takes about 8 or so steps and then falls.  He usually gets back up and goes at it again, other times he just crawls to where he wants to be.

He finally said Mama...music to my ears!!  Also says Dada, baba, ticka ticka.

We went from 4 bottles a day to 3.  We also started giving more table food.  We have tried EVERYTHING I can think of and the ONLY things he will eat are pancakes, goldfish, cheerios, bananas and peas.  Anything else I put on his tray he has no interest in.  Any advice?

Still sleeps great.  Goes to bed between 7-730 and wakes up around 8-830.  Still taking 2 naps a day.

He has 5 teeth now and with the way he has been chewing on everything, I would not be shocked if a few more were on the way in!

Loves throwing things...with both hands.  Still not really favoring one hand over the other.

Unfortunately he had his frist ER visit this month...this past Friday he fell pretty hard on the tile.  That night as I was putting him to bed he started to vomit.  When I say vomit...it was like something in a movie.  Thankfully I called my friend who had watched him earlier that night to make sure he had not eaten anything and she let me know that vomitting after a hitting their heads can be a sign of a concussion.  So she rushed over (Wayne was on a flight home) and we headed to the ER.  Wayne landed and met us at the hospital.  They did some nuerological exams and said he seemed fine and we headed home.  So glad all turned out well, but I do not want to be back there anytime soon!

He is still in a size 3 diaper, but I think we will move to the size 4 at night soon.

With his clothes he is everywhere.  The size variance from brand to brand amazes me. 

But for the most part he wears  9 and 9 to 12 months.

Parker,

You are such a big boy and growing so quickly.  These past 11 months have been amazing and I cannot believe how quickly they have flown by.  You are so funny, smart and showing such independence.  You are just like your Mama when it comes to knowing what you want! 

We love you so much!!

Mommy and Daddy!

Trick or Treat.

He is definately a treat!

We did not get to go out and Trick or Treat this year since our little bat is a little under the weather and the temps here are just too chilly at night!

He did give us a couple minutes (literally 2) where he allowed us to take his picture.  Not feeling well + photo shoot is not a good combo!

But at the end of the day, smiles or no smiles, looking at the camera or not...he is the still the cutest little bat I have ever seen!

he just wanted to play with his toys

He did have a good time helping Mommy and Daddy handout candy to the neighborhood kids!



headed to answer the door



trying to get his hands on the candy bowl



Our local fire department and police officers also drove around the neighborhood with their lights going handing out candy to the kids.  Parker thought watching them drive by was pretty exciting too!!

We are looking forward to a stuffy nose free Halloween next year....hopefully back in Texas!!





Hope you all had a great Halloween!!



Happy Halloween

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Hope you all have a Happy Halloween!!  Hoping my little bat feels well enough this evening to put his costume on, if not for the trick or treaters at least for some pics!!