my new necklace...

love it so much! My mom treated me for my birthday to this really cool necklace with the names from our little family. Just us 3...henkel party of 3...just the sound of it makes me smile and all giddy inside. xoxo

the weekend of the 15th...

we had our first date night and what a date it was. Went to the Hollywood Bowl with friends to see Pink Martini. I have been wanting to see them in concert for while and it was worth the wait and anticipation. Carol Channing was a guest performer and she was an amazing entertainer. What a memorable time!

Where was Carson when we were on our date you ask? With grammie sue! You know that saying, "when the cat's away, the mice will play"? Carson, his sock monkey and Grammie Sue had fun playing. A couple of the photos were inspired by a photographer that is a true inspiration and is such a great gal, Tara Whitney...have met her through my dear friend Em. Carson looks adorable in his sock monkey gown which has been sitting in his drawer since our baby shower due to th warm weather. Glad he was able to wear it if it was just for some fun with his sweet grammie. She also brought him a glow worm...which he loves! Thanks Grammie for the photos and for taking such good care of our sweet everything! xoox

show and tell...

wanted to share a little book I made to carry with me. The album came from target and just changed the cover. Was fun to do a mini scrapbook page.

I've had a few people stop me and ask about one of my favorite things...these and these blankets. They are from a Australian company called Aden and Anais. The mod prints are my new favorite...sporting apples, bumble bees, goldfish and caterpillars. They are lightweight and perfect for warm weather...but great for cooler weather cause you can fold them up and swaddle baby with them. The mod pack I ordered from a store not too far from me called the Flying Pram. Ordered them last Monday and they arrived before noon on Tuesday. Now that is great service. Just a little tip if you need a baby gift. (you can see the goldfish blankie in one of the photos above)

Had to share the "hat" and "serious face" photos since they are just too much! Love that little butterball, chunky monkey, precious one, etc...we have all kinds of funny names for our little sweetie now.

For mommy to remember-

Took Carson to work Friday and they all thought he was beautiful...with such a perfectly shaped head...thought he was a C-section baby and he wasn't.
holding head up by 2 months

drooling a little now

likes to blow bubbles

smiling more at strangers...not just mommy and daddy

likes to watch baby einstein

likes going outside for walks to the beach

kicks off his covers

always warm like a little heater

xoxo

a wonderful...

handmade treasure arrived for Carson last week from a sweet gal that I met through classes I taught at Scrapbook Oasis. Her name is Celina Amezcua and she has such a big heart! This sweet little handmade quilt is so adorable with a "giddy up" theme. Can you see the big "C" that she stitched on to personalize it? For the photo shoot, my mom and I decided we would dress him in his Gymboree horse outfit complete with stuffed horse and blankie (another gift from a dear friend). Thank you Celina for such a fabulous gift that we will treasure always!

p.s. had to add the additional photo of Carson in his car seat cause I just can't resist. This day we were going with the monkey theme...shorts, socks and little stuffed critter. xoxo