A Day in the Life- Favorite Bargains, Blogs, Recipes, Style Tips & Mommy Moments

RECENT DATE NIGHT- Ben and I celebrated our 4 year wedding Anniversary! We left the girls with close friends and went into the city for a night! It was the first time I had left Sienna(1) over night.,.so I was a little nervous. But the first night she didn't even cry for me!! and when she woke up she was a little snuggle bug for them. so on the baby front everything went well!

And we had a a blast! We usually do like chinese food  takeout to celebrate our anniversary haha.. but this time we got a gorgeous hotel room on the top floor in the city..rented a Jeep Grand Cherokee all sparkly and new with noooo sign of baby gear whatsoever! haha. I unloaded my purse of all diapers, wipes, pull ups, changes of clothes, sippy cups, baby snacks, etc... I don't remember when my purse weighed so little! ;) We wanted to just be spontaneous that night since we had no baby/sitter curfew! At first it felt really weird like we needed to rush and get home! We ended up going to South Side and walking around for a bit...had dinner at a fun irish restaurant..then grabbed drinks and dessert at a place right by our hotel. At 10:30 we were both like what??? it's only 10:30?! what do people do out this late?? what are we supposed to do now? haha. We made a promise to each other that we HAD to stay out till midnight........we lasted till 11:00. :) One of the most amazing parts of the overnight getaway was SLEEPING IN. till 10. it was UHHHH-MAZING. Quote of the Trip- Ben:"So thisss is what being rested feels like!!" It was a great time for ben and I to spend together..and the girls were happy to see us but not so eager to leave where they were staying! uh oh..this little new discovery of "them being fine for a night without us"could be dangerous. ;) 
Everyone go date your hubby!

SOPHIA'S NEW FAVORITE THING TO SAY - 
"what's dat smell??.. what's so stinky??"
Not the thing you want to hear about your breath when you are snuggling with her in the morning..or when she walks into the kitchen when you are cooking dinner..or to a friend who is helping you by putting her in her car seat for you..haha.
(PHOTO: She asked for a picture with Mary, Jesus' Mommy. ;)

FAVORITE DIY - Paint Swatch Chandelier
via hey gorgeous 

FAVORITE CAMERA PHONE SHOT- Sophie and Sienna love the horse outside kmart...it's in the same shopping center as the aldi's i sometimes go to. highlight of the trip! ;)

I CAN'T BLOG ABOUT HALLOWEEN

UNTIL OCTOBER!! - I just can't! Butttttt Sophia told me 

yesterday what she wants to dress up as (this will probably change 74 times..) She is going to be Belle, She wants me to be snow white..daddy cinderella..and sienna cinderella too. Are you seeing a trend here?? I think ben should totally be cinderella..he could pull it off.

image via pinterest-no link back

FEATURED FOLLOWER/CLIENT - A college friend of mine has one of the most amusing and relatable blogs that I follow!! Camp Patton And she so sweetly follows me back! You need to hop over and read one of her posts and I promise you'll be hooked. I usually end up reading post after post because I can relate so much to everything she writes about..and she says it in such a funny way! You should go check her out. literally. jk..that would be wierd. just check out her blog!

IN THE KITCHEN -  I LOVEE this fun snack idea put together by Little Page Turners
Sophia would love snack time with these Edible Insects!

MY PHOTOGRAPHY- I just started doing senior portraits! I'm excited.. it's something I'm doing on the side for fun! I'l share more of the photos 
this week but here are some of my favorites of my client (and her bff!)

4 Years of Marriage and 2 Babies Later

Today is our 4 year Wedding Anniversary!

l;P <------ that is from sienna.
That sums up life right now haha. 

4 years of marriage and 2 kids later..we are busy as ever but LOVING it. I wouldn't change a thing..I have this amazing husband who is my protector my provider my best friend. I feel so blessed with this life we've built together. I fall more in love with him every day. Just seeing the way that he loves us and leads us to God. I am so glad I found such a great guy to be my baby daddy!! ;) Seeing him with the girls just melts my heart. He is so good with them..he takes such good care of us. 
He makes me laugh..and helps me laugh at myself. 
He gives me strength to get through all of the hard times and trials of life. 

And he supports and encourages me in every venture that I jump into!
 I love you Ben with all my heart!
And I know you love me..

 because last night you asked if I wanted to go 
to hobby lobby today...haha. that's luvvv.


Photo overload below.. and a Video. 
I'm horrible at editing down. I'm a picture girl!
I still remember how excited
 I was that morning..
I couldn't stop fidgeting with my ring! ;)

It's fun looking back and seeing where we were just 4 years ago!! This is an old video from when we were dating
WARNING: lovey dovey cheesiness is 

present throughout the short video.

Off to celebrate marriage with my hot hubby.
Have a great day!
ps. When is it too soon to renew your vows??
I wanna throw a party! ;)

Cure for Craziness-Organization Ideas!

Hope you all have been having a great weekend/start of the week!

For those of you with kiddos back to school how are you?!?

Hope you've survived the craziness and are getting into your routine..doing your thing.

These organization ideas can 

help with some of the busy craziness of life..

simplifying and organizing always helps make things run smoother and can take away stress!

I don't know about you..but if I organize an area it immediately lowers my stress.. I have the hardest time sitting in the messy family room at the end of a day..not that I always clean it before I relax..but I usually do. my sister is the same way. what about you?? 

If only I had more time to make these organization ideas happen!

But hey..I'm feeling more organized and less stressed as I share these links! ;)

These DIY Organization Ideas are awesome. Check out their links below!

1. Makeup brush storage via lizmarieblog

2. Baby Clothes Dividers via fresh crush

3. Framed Jewelry via desire to inspire

4. Framed keys via marthastewart

5. Shelf Organization - found via see me everywhere

I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT SHARING THE 

PHOTOS FROM THE GIRLS' PARTY 

(caps on purpose. i'm THAT excited.)

I have some projects and work for clients that need to be finished up before I can put together the birthday party post..but i'll be sharing some fun shots soon.

I luvvvvvv how it turned out. 

and my cute baby girls' squeezy faces enjoying all the fun.

so cute.