let's have a blog party!

April 17, 2012

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it's that time of the year again. time for the ultimate blog party 2012.

so, who's the gang over here at a little something?

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i'm kristy. the wife, mom, blogger, bookworm and baker wanna-be that tries to keep up with my everything and everyone. there's m, the amazing guy in our life. he likes to joke around a lot but he's super smart with computers and he's a great dad. oh, and he's a marine corp veteran. we're really proud of what he's done for our country! then there's lia. she's two, and she knows it. she loves to laugh and hop, twirl and run her way through life. she's obsessed with yo gabba gabba and her sandbox. and, she throws a mean tantrum but she's pretty good at melting our hearts too.

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we have a dog too. this is toby. he also answers to the tobster, or tobes and sometimes, tolberone (after our favorite chocolate bar, of course). he's small, but he can be pretty fiesty and over protective. he's mastered the sad puppy-dog look and he's best friends with lia. they hug and high-five all day long. he likes being lazy, laying outside in the grass, barking, bacon treats and jumping on the couches when we're gone.

we like to hang out and be silly together with dance parties in the kitchen, take bike rides & play board games, you'll almost always find brownies & sweet tea in our home and there's always a pile of laundry hanging out too.

we're just a low-key little family that adores each other.

i like to post lots of pictures and stories about the comings and goings in our life. i also share recipes, a tutorial here and there and other random stuff!

other places you can find us
facebook

thanks for coming by to meet us! 
and if you want to join the party, link up here.

 Ultimate Blog Party 2012
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dressed for spring.

April 15, 2012

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last night included some epic weekending. i was lucky enough to take three friends to old navy and treat us all to a pair of bottoms and a pair of shoes. and it cost me nada. it was all free, thanks to the awesome companies crowdtap and old navy.

crowdtap is a company that partners with other companies (like tampax, old navy, verizon) to reach out to consumers and get honest opinions on products. you start off by taking quick hits, which are quick, multiple choice questions and participating in group conversations/surveys. and you can earn points to work your way up to samples and parties!

this month, old navy's style council hosted a sample for the member and three friends to hit up old navy to try out their bottoms and shoes to get ready for the awesome weather coming up. so, i picked a few friends and we all met up at old navy to do some kid-free shopping and just have a good time! we all picked out the bottoms of our choice. i even tried on a pair of pink skinny jeans. let's just say i didn't leave with them, haha! and we had lots of fun picking out shoes. we tried on flats and sandals. they also have an awesome stock of cute wedges. we all found something we love and had a great time! but hey old navy, stock more bigger sizes in your shoes! two of us needed a 10 and we just happened to stumble upon one in each style we wanted. thanks to pregnancy, my feet are no longer small.

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i ended up with a favorite staple jean i used to wear after l-bug was born. the size i grabbed doens't quite fit and the next size up is way to big so, now they are hanging in my bathroom for getting-fit motivation. and i picked out some super cute brown sandals. they may give me funky tan-lines but they sure do make my feet happy!

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want to have your own chance at amazing freebies like this? join crowdtap!

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*disclaimer: i received these free products for a review. all opinions are 100% mine. no compensation was given to me other than an awesome hour out with friends and great freebies!
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LITTLE BITS OF HAPPINESS | 8

April 12, 2012

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we went to the beach this past weekend. our guy had a birthday and we wanted to celebrate him. but this girl stole the show. and our hearts.

linking up with mrsstephaniet.



Mrs Stephanie T
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MOTHERHOOD

April 10, 2012

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every morning, i wake up to face a new challenge. be it big or small, it's a test of my patience. of my sanity. of how fun a mom i'll be that day.

lia is sassy. she's a girl. and we all know how we can be, right? she wants what she wants when she wants it. she loses her little temper at the snap of a finger. she can go from a sweet angel to oh my god, there has to be something wrong with my kid in a second. she's your normal two year old.

now, i'll give her credit. she's good at pushing my buttons so i really should just change them often. maybe i should start yoga to keep my inner peace.

today's challenge include endless whining, juice spilled all over the freshly laundered sheets, dog puke right under my feet as i ate lunch, screams over applesauce because it came from a jar and not a pouch and anger because really i should not have been taking a shower this morning instead of laying in bed watching cartoons.

it's all good.

we went to story time earlier. and my heart soared as i watched my shy, quiet little girl join along in dancing and hand games. she clapped her hands like an alligators chomp and she shook her musical toy up and down and in circles and she's got the moves to skinamarinky dinky dink down.

and then she insisted on sitting in the main section of the library. but someone had the wiggles and didn't really want to sit still. so, she ended up bumping her head and i ended up knocking over several cases of brochures. then she almost knocked down an easel. 

so we got out of the library as fast as we could. and her little legs made her fall down in the parking lot.

everything comes full circle. motherhood is amazing. it's beautiful and rewarding and fun and the very best thing i've ever done. and then there's all the bad stuff. and no matter how frustrated i get or how many times i look up at the ceiling and wonder what i'm doing wrong or how many days naptime can't come fast enough...it's all good.

seriously. i love being a mom. it's the best thing i've ever been called.
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WEEKEND RECAP

April 9, 2012

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oh man. some days i have lots to blog and as i sit here, i just don't have the energy to get the words out. ever felt like that?

we spent the morning at a fun playdate and i got to meet some new mamas. then we stopped by the library and headed home for lunch. i finally got l-bug down for a nap in her room after promising to take her outside to play in the water later. 

and here i am. happy that it's been a good day with minimal tantrums. but i'm telling the dog to stop whining every other minute because he wants to go outside where he can escape under the fence and terrorize the neighborhood. and i'm feeling tired from our busy weekend and the words just aren't coming.

so i'll leave you with a quick recap (and lots of pictures!) of m's birthday and easter. 

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we celebrated hard this weekend. 

there was a trip to the beach complete with a picnic and bike ride. we tried to fly a kite. we grilled out a few times and ate tacos on the patio. we played with l's water table. there were lots of plastic eggs, colorful eggs and treats. l-bug got some new outdoor toys (bubbles, chalk, etc). we had a birthday cookie cake. we played a board game and soaked up every minute of the weekend together. 

it was busy. it was fun. it was exactly how weekends should be.

























now we're gearing up for another normal week around here. 
happy monday.
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