31 gifts.

have you guys seen this stuff? super cute.

nick's coworker's sister sells it. so nick brought a catalog home last year. i saw {and fell in love with} a super cute purse but decided to pass on it because i wasn't sure what the inside was like... i need pockets!... and it was christmas-time, so i was trying to behave.

a few weeks ago, i was at the mall with a friend and saw someone with this amazingly cute purse. i had to ask her where she got it because i knew i had seen it before. it was a 31 bag. that was it. i was hosting a party. needed to know what the inside looked like.

so, i did. the party was tonight. and the purse is even cuter in person. i almost didn't let melissa leave with it!

the party is not officially closed. sometime next week... so i have to wait even longer to get my hands on that darn purse!!

wordless wednesday. weeee!

taken at the park today. ben's a fan of swings. ;)

play sets.

i am overwhelmed at the variety and selection of play sets that are available!
i thought getting ben a play area would be a piece of cake. uh, i feel like we're making a life altering decision... what if he doesn't like this, does it have this, ohhhh maybe it should have one of these things. sigh! i know we can't make a wrong decision it's just i want to get the most bang for our buck. i mean, really, who doesn't?

ran across this website. holy expensiveness dudes! you know it's going to be bad when they won't put prices on their website. so i called and requested a catalog. they are absolutely beautiful. but some of them were tens of thousands of dollars. oh, to enjoy the lifestyles of the rich, right?!

we're pretty sure we are ordering from this website.  have it narrowed down. but were so tired of looking at them and comparing that we decided to give it a break for a few days.

go indiana.

yeah, i never thought that would be a blog title. but i'm not talking about indiana university. just the state in general.
i think it's pretty flipping cool that two indiana teams are in the ncaa finals. men and women.
so neat.
and although i'm not a big notre dame person, i'll be hoping that they win.
and since butler was almost where nick went to college, i'll totally have my fingers crossed for the dawgs!

april 2011 photo hunt... sign me up!

i think i'm gonna try to do another one.
if you're interested, check it out here.

wip 3.26.11

total slacker on the blog this week.
life's been a bit busy...  lots going on. but that's okay.  something just had to give and it just so happened to be a few blog posts!

crazy busy few days last weekend!
i'll start with thursday since it was wee man's birthday! but i'll also add that monday since we celebrated then too.

monday:
festivities with nick's dad's side of the family. at our monthly family night dinner.

our new birthday banner. {just saw the price went up, so glad i bought it when i did!}

 ben loves pressies!

sometimes i think he loves standing on big boxes more! 

checking out his new clubs.

being a patient boy and waiting for us to sing to him. i have no clue why i only put one candle on there. maybe because it was just a tiny little treat?!?

do you think i can fit this whole thing in my mouth?

fast forward a few days...

thursday:
ben stayed home with daddy. had fevers on and off for most of the day...
i brought him a pressie when i got home from work. thank you brandee and fam. ;)

crayola has some new colored bubbles. fabulous! i even bought some for ben's easter basket.

uh, not so fabulous. although the bottle said washable, it was nearly impossible to get off of ben and the carpet. who knew they couldn't be used indoors? needless to say, i will be returning the ones for his easter basket. ;( i'll give the blue ones another shot... but only outdoors!!

then grandma and grandpa stopped by for a visit. just brought beaner some balloons. 

and of course, the bow on head shot.

ben was so tired he went to bed by 530... didn't wake up until the next morning. poor guy!

friday:
lazy day at home until ben's 2 year check up.
when we got home we were finally able to open his presents from us. a few books, his camera, a drum, and some blocks. nothing major.

friday evening was an impromptu dinner date with nick's mom. was nice that she came because i got to see my boyfriend in a movie. and i totally give the movie two thumbs up!

saturday:
used our new juicer! yay for credit card rewards!

and ben enjoyed some peanut butter and celery. 

say cheese!

saturday afternoon was the twin's birthday party.
ben totally enjoyed their cupcakes!

sunday:
a quick trip to lighthouse mall. yay for quick and relatively inexpensive shopping trips!

that afternoon was family night with nick's mom's side.

lots of pictures courtesy of the fabulous miss megan. ;)

cousins: noah, ben, and gabby.

i don't think ben has quite figured out how to use his birthday present!

his face cracked me up...  it's like he's having a stand off with mr. t rex or something.

just think this is hilarious. an every day, not so perfect shot. love it.

two candles this time?!

um,  this is tasty. {i only used 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar}

and a not so happy ben when it was all gone!

crazy good weekend. nice to have some random down time after the past few weekends! looking forward to one last birthday party this weekend.

wordless wednesday.3.30.11.

found this evening in our garden. ;)