Hope your Halloween was Berry fun.

Ours was.

XO

Mom in the shot Oct 28th {All bundled up}

Had a little time off over the past week.

A much needed break and trip up north.

{sorry for the out of focus shot, Hubby swore it was a good one, HA}

More on our trip later, I am sure you all are dying to see my vacation pictures, BAHAHAHA!

You know the deal, I participate with Emily.

If you are cool, you will too.

Today is being brought to you by the number 1.

ONE month.

Yeppers in ONE little month this guy...

will be ONE.

All about my Kiddos

I really hate to ask this BUT if you would not mind voting for Bean in this weeks Cute Kid Contest over at Parents Mag? Voting is open until Sept 26 and can be done once a day.

Thanks!

Buggie got mail yesterday.

XOXO

The days are warm...

and the setting sun has a low hanging effect.

As if to say it is not ready for bed.

There is a slight breeze that lifts your hair off you shoulders and gives you the most calming

feeling.

You find yourself taking a deep breath trying to suck all the love and life out of the air.

You close your eyes and listen.

You can hear the smiles across your kids faces.

These are the days I live for.

I love you Buggie and Jellybean.

Thank you for making me a Mommy and giving me the most amazing life.

Holy Cannoli, I totally forgot to announce a winner!

Um I wish I had been sitting at a green light, cause then I know

you all would have been honking something crazy at me to

get on the pedal and announce the winner of the Birch + Bird Giveaway.

Sorry about that.

I have NO clue what happen.

Any who the little random thingamajigger, says comment #5 was the lucky wiener!

Ashley @ Bride on a Budget, holler at me within the next 48hrs.

And two pictures from this morning of my little people, for no other reason then they are cute and I want to share.

Happy weekend! I will be back Monday with another FUN giveaway...

Time to share Jellybean's Room

When we created Bean's room I wanted it to be an easy transition room. I love the idea of decals and the options they give. But unfortunately our walls are SO textured it is impossible to use them. We decided to the next best thing and have a mural done {same artist who did Buggies room}. Once we chose robots we ran with it.

{Bean snuck into this shot, hehe}

I loved our modern simple crib from Babies R Us.

Since we did robots, I had her paint this R2D2 behind his door as a surprise for my Hubby.

His dresser came from Ikea, great deal. And the rug is also from Ikea, $14.99! I was going to get this one, but when I found this at Ikea I was SOO happy!

How cute are these guys?! They came from Modern Pop, I just love them.

He has a border around the room, with rockets, "space junk", satellites and other spacey things.

We used shadow boxes {which were spray painted} to highlight some of Hubby's old toys and new things for Bean.

I purchased a Serena & Lily houndstooth crib sheets, reminded me of something robotic.

We are very happy with how his room turned out. It makes me smile everytime I walk in there, I know he will have great memories in it.

Some randomness...

Ok so thanks to The Frisky, I am SOLD on the wedges. I have no idea how I will choose!

Jeans, summer dresses I can see these with endless summer ensembles.

{image via here}

If I needed a reason to buy a pair maybe it should be to celebrate this...

Bean is sitting! Ok well lets be honest, half the time he is imitating a weeble wobble. But

he has been getting a good 5 to 10 mins up right at a time! I love this stage, so much exploring.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

We have the fever...{& mid week mini winner}

playoff fever that is!

Let's go Magic!

boom boom boom boom boom!

Let's go Magic!

{Bean's eyebrows crack me up in this one!}

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! Thanks for all who enter my Mid Week Mini Giveaway for Amy Butler's Sew-It Kit {maybe she will make me something?!}. It was fun seeing what everyone would choose. But only one winner today and that was comment 18 {via random.org} Congrats Rhiannon! Please email your addy to amyholgersen@hotmail.com

Above the bond.

I was worried when he came.

Not just the newborn worries but deeper worries.

On the ride home from the hospital, I cried.

Sobbing.

You know the UGLY kind.

I was worried that I was not going to bond with my little boy.

See when Buggie was born, I was drawn to her.

I needed her, I did not want to be without her for one second.

Bean was different. He was loved but the need was not that deep.

It makes me tear up writing that.

Would time make that need deepen?

{oh he is SO stinkin cute, shirt from Little Pinwheel}

Time has passed {6 mnths soon!}. And my little boy holds my heart tight.

I have come to realize that love comes in so many varieties. My love for my daughter is and will always be different then my love of my son. But thats ok. They are different, so the love for them will also be. I love them for so many reasons, a lot the same but a lot not.

{she did not want her picture taken, but I just had to capture her accessories}

All I can do everyday is tell them HOW much I love them. Encourage their uniqueness, differences, and NOT compare.

I am not perfect but I am trying to make sure I do not mess this up.

Its has to be one of the most important jobs I have as their Mommy.

And that is a job I do not take lightly.

Jellybean is getting so big {Lil Boo & Co. Winner}

Time can slip through your fingers like sand...

And when you have kids it seems more like an avalanche!

Jellybean started rice cereal this weekend. I had really wanted to hold off until 6 months.

But since his recent habit of waking up at 5am to nurse and then go back to bed started, we decided it was time to fill his belly with a little bit more.

He is still figuring it all out. But sure does look cute doing it! We are taking it VERY slow. No need to introduce a lot to him too early. And we are a little worried that he might have food allergies with all his skin problems.

But Easter came just in time for this new chapter in his life. Because lookie what his Mommy got in her Easter basket!

Do any of you have the Beaba machine? Would love to hear about your experiences with it. And I look forward to sharing recipes with you!

And are you the lucky ducky winner of the Lil Boo & Co. giveaway?

Winner has 48hrs from the post to contact me at amyholgersen@hotmail.com

or another winner will be chosen.

With good intentions...

we ventured to our neighborhood park today.

It is about a 3 block walk.

Buggie was on her scooter.

Jellybean in the stoller.

And we were off.

It was beautiful, we slid, climbed, monkey barred, and all those fun playground activities.

After about an hour it started...

to go down hill.

The crying started with Jellybean.

Then with Buggie.

As one wanted to go, the other wanted to stay.

So with my two crying kids we headed home.

Me holding Jellybean, Buggie in the stroller and the scooter hanging off the back.

Granted it was a 3 block walk, and these are not city blocks, I think EVERY single

neighbor was out as I struggled altering hands holding me crying 5 month old while pushing my

crying 4 year old. All the while getting nailed in the shin with the scooter.

I am pooped.

How we are riding in the new stroller {a picture for Angela}

This is the current setup with the car seat in the back. I love how the front seat can still recline with the car seat attached.

{sorry these are not the best pictures, but I did find my charger for my camera! So

I can stop having to use my phone.}

Thanks for asking to see this setup Angela, and YES it is uber nice to have a new stroller. Oh and I forgot to mention the stroller came with a pump for the tires it has its own little spot in the basket, perfect!

It has arrived!

To my excitement my new stroller arrived on Friday! It went to together easily. Closed and opened super quick. Here is Buggie and Jellybean testing it out...

We are not using it in this setup right now. Jellybean is not ready for the front. So we have him in the car seat {which goes over the sit and stand part} in the back. And Buggie is up front for right now. She LOVES it!

Look at his little face, looking at me like "Are you serious LADY!".

But I know he will love the front once his up there.

We took it to the mall over the weekend and it was a pleasure to use. Turns on a dime, the storage space was large and easy to get to, and the handle was super comfortable. I am highly recommending this stroller.

And the purchase has been made {my stroller decision.}

I did it.

I made the commitment.

I have lost sleep over this decision.

But I made the purchase.

And here it is...

I am super excited. This Joovy Ergo Caboose, in my opinion is my perfect solution. Getting a double stroller has been by far the hardest thing to do. Buggie can sit or stand and it has a sunshade on her section! Plus it comes with a carseat adaptor. I did have to get some additional accessories {got the appletree seats}, bummer.

I can not wait to test this baby out when it gets here. I will be sure to share how she handles.

PS sorry for all the links, but thought it was easier then added a whole bunch of images.

Footloose...{with a few things to mention}

This is how I spent my morning, snugly in bed with my babies. Jellybean is all about his feet {his jammies had lions on the feet} and Buggie with her feet all over me {she does this A LOT}.

Any who just wanted to say I have a couple of things to bring to my blog in the pipe line for the upcoming week {REALLY REALLY excited about these!}. And also a couple of projects I am working on to blog about. I just need to find the time, I can not complain but True Love Found is keeping me VERY busy these days, 30 sales this month alone. I wish I could add about three hours to my day, oh and grow an extra set of arms {oh that would be weird!}

So stay tuned...