Sip n' See Shower - Fun way to introduce your new baby to friends and family!

A Sip n' See Shower! Introduce your little one to everyone special in your life with a celebration!

Have it be an open house so people can drop by at different times. 

I think this would be something so sweet to host for a friend who just had a baby. take care of all of details for them and set it up at their house. But i might do something like this for when i bring home baby #2! When we brought home sophia we had a makeshift party...i arrived home to a house full of family cooking out and balloons on the porch. i had a fantastic and easy labor (i didn't even sweat.. she was out in 3 pushes..i know..hate me..) so it wasn't too overwhelming for me...and i enjoyed showing off my sweetie and letting everyone gush over her. :) and feed me. hehe.

Check out these lovely shots of a Floater/Open House Style Sip n' See that Chris put together from Celebrations at Home. 
So many fun details that went perfectly with their theme:

The colors of the nursery, lots of pink with green and brown accents.

They set up a snacks and drinks table so the guests could help themselves as they came through. 

The decor is just precious and so personal...frames with quotes about little girls, florals accented with pink plastic pacifiers, hanging poms and fans, and the baby's monogram (LGF) used in several places.

They kept the pink theme going in the food and drink area...oreo truffles dipped in pink chocolate coating, pink lemonade, pink marshmallows on the hot chocolate bar, and strawberry milk shots for the younger ones who came by! She did such a great job!!

click here to get more details of this fun party!! 

would you ever do a Sip n' See Shower??

i love that it took both of us to change her haha. we still tag team!! ;)

Day in the Life: favorite bargains, blogs, recipes, style tips & mommy moments

We're traveling today to visit my Grandparents in Indiana, but i wanted to leave you with a partial "day in the life" post. yay for reaching 200 followers via google connect! and 320 via feedburner..yay! 
thanks guys for the love.

1. Infarrantly Creative

2. Favorite Bargain - Free YoBaby at Whole Foods on May 1st

3. Mini Cheesecake Tarts - Our Best Bites

4. Featured Commenter - My Fantabulous Wonderful Life

5. Style Ideas - Sienna Ray & Co.

6. Target Shower Curtains

7. Featured Follower - The Vintage Wren

sorry i don't have a belly shot to share...but i was told through my e-mail that i'm 25 weeks and the baby is the size of an average rutabaga......oooook. haha.

My Top Mama Picks: Favorite Blogs that I Follow + Should i follow you?? leave a comment!

My Top Mama Picks:

Favorite Blogs that I Follow

Here are some blogs that i just love and wanted to pass along. so much inspiration! 

check them out and tell them you found them here!

(links below)

my lips in stitches

from me to you

house of grace

these women have great sites that you should check out...

if you're looking for some new etsy shops to check out here are some of my recent favorites!

a while back i told you about how i was asked to be a columnist for lakehomes and lifestyle magazine....they just sent me a preview of the layout they made up using my article. i can't wait to show it to you guys!! it goes to print soon i think.. and i'll be posting the article later on. but i'll see if they post it on their website as well. so exciting.

i've been busy all week working on a project for one of my brides!

a photo montage of these cuties! sent it off in the mail tonight!

want more info about my small business?? check out my website.

here's the dvd cover i made up for them. 

should i follow you??? 

leave me some love and i'll come visit you!

i'm participating in these parties! link up ladies!

Nursery Inspiration Boards: Baby coming or not, these are adorable! Link up your Nurseries!

be inspired. nursery inspiration boards to get your creative juices flowing or just make you smile. :)
click the title for all the details!!

Peaceful and organic with colorful handmade touches

Whimsical Nursery

light and cheery
 

Orange and Aqua Nursery

Yellow Nursery

Fresh Nursery with touches of Pink

i can't wait to move and decorate a whole house again..
but specifically the nursery and sophia's big girl room!

please share your nursery..or nursery ideas!
sophia's nursery: before and after.

ignore the not so fab ac unit.. old house....

click here to get the details of sophia's nursery. 

best part of a nursery... a sleeping baby in the nursery. hehe.

my sweetie when she was younger.

Lovely Weekend Recap: recipes. cute baby shots. hot hubby playing softball. +link up your weekend fun&projects

had a great weekend so far. busy but fun. plus......

so excited because my parents are coming into town to visit today!

attempted to clean the house last night.

the worst part of having 3 full baths...... you have to clean 3 full baths!!

but that's ok. i also am finding that vacuuming 3 floors is a tad bit difficult when a 25 week preggo belly keeps getting in the way!! haha. and sophia wanted to be close to me but is slightly scared/slightly giddy when she is around the vacuum..it's very bizarre. she has a love hate relationship with the vacuum. 

here's some shots from our weekend.

i baked up some banana bread...yummy. click here for the recipe i posted a while back.

i'm linking up to these parties today!!

what did you do this weekend?? 

link up your posts if you shared on your blog! 

i love reading other people's posts of them being all productive..

it makes me feel somewhat productive myself haha. 

that makes no sense.
you can share even if you didn't do anything productive.
 that makes me feel good too. haha.