Saturday Afternoon

I almost titled this A Fall Saturday Afternoon, but that would have been too much for me! Too real real that summer is over come Monday morning. We are in full swing now of football season and Riley will be cheering at her first game today! I'm so excited for her and her squad! I'll post some pictures this evening. Go Lions!

Cupcake Toppers

So I've started planning Raigan's 1st Birthday. I want it to be really personalized, so I searched Etsy and searched Etsy and then I searched Etsy some more, because I didn't have a million other things to do. ha! Ahem, anyway. So I cam across this etsy shop: That's A Wrap!

I told Beth, the cupcake wrapper guru, what I was looking for and this is what she created. I'm so in love.

I ordered cupcake wrappers and toppers.

The colors of the party are pink and brown.

I love cupcakes. These just may grow my love for them, if that's even possible. 

I've got awhile to wait, but I'm really excited!

Avocado & Banana

Avocados are nutritionally dense and have 20! essential nutrients and they taste like a thick creamy butter. I mean could there be any better food? They are full of healthy fats that keep our bad cholesterol down and our good up! When I was younger I had no idea what an avocado even was, and just found out 6 months ago that it was a fruit, who knew? I've been missing out though, I know that.

I got the following nutritional information from http://www.avocado.org

Do avocados offer nutrients beneficial to babies?

Avocados can be an important part of your baby's growth and development. Fresh avocados are sodium and cholesterol-free. They contribute valuable nutrients including 8% of the recommended Daily Value (DV) for folate; 4% DV for fiber and potassium, 4% DV for vitamin E; and 2% DV for iron. A serving of avocado also contains 81 micrograms of the carotenoid lutein and 19 micrograms of beta-carotene. One serving also contains 3.5 grams of unsaturated fats, which are known to be important for normal growth and development of the central nervous system and brain.

Not only are avocados nutritionally great for babies, they are a great first food for babies and mom's too! They are soft and creamy with no cooking involved- all you have to do is peel them and mush/cut them up. When Raigan was just starting solids I would smash the chunks up very well, but now that she sports two teeth and gums food like a champ, I just slice them and she uses her pincer grasp to feed herself. Makes breakfast time super easy.

Bananas are another great first food for baby and so easy too. I love buying baby food, but jared bananas are just gross, they don't even taste, look, or smell like the real deal. Again, like an avocado, you just peel, mash, and serve. Raigan LOVES bananas, but who doesn't?

Bananas are a great source of fiber, vitamin C, potassium, and B6. They are low in sodium, saturated fats, and have no cholesterol. Oh, and they taste great!

Raigan seems to think so anyway. Oh, and these foods are great for toddlers too! The Go Gurt isn't the  super healthiest choice, but life's a compromise right?

Wordless Wednesday!

I have a hard time being wordless... I'll be relaxing poolside today while the community center we belong to offers 3 hours of free child care for Ladies Day. It will be bliss.

Things I Refuse to Sacrifice as a Mommy

We all do it, have that motherly instinct to give things up for ourselves so our family can have everything they need. Like sleep! Sharing everything we have including our beds with a certain toddler, going a few days without a shower-but I wouldn't know about that... haha, I could go on an on. 


But! 


There are some things I refuse to sacrifice just because I have children. What are the things sacred to you that you just WILL NOT give up? 

I'll start:

• I refuse to buy underwear that comes in a package. My husband knows this and does not complain about my Victoria's Secret purchases.

• Time with the Hubs (Even though I need to work on this one sometimes). Someone once told me the best gift you can give you kids is a good marriage. There couldn't be a truer statement.

What about you?

Mamarazzi Monday

It's time for Mamarazzi Monday with Ann Maire at Household 6 Diva.The weather around here has been nasty. It goes from about 100+ degrees to crazy tornado like storms with high winds. Ugh. So we haven't been doing too much around here. My favorite pictures are of the girls interacting, the ones that show their affection for one another and their love. I'm so glad I was able to give Riley a sibling.

and my fav:

God blessed me with some amazing babies!

Raigan Has a New Trick!

Raigan is trying her darndest to crawl! God love her, her little belly is so fat she has trouble lifting it off the floor. haha She is just now getting up on her knees, but can only move backwards. It's so cute to watch how determined she is. I personally can wait for her to crawl, and wait for her to get into things. I enjoy sitting her in a spot and know that when I look away for 5 seconds she will still be there when I look back. And of course I just want her to be my little stationary baby-baby for forever.

Push Ups Baby!