Easter Basket 2016

I'm back with a quick post of Connor's Easter basket.

Last year Connor was only 3 months old and I just didn't make him a basket.

My mom was super sweet to give him one at her house (that I failed to get a picture of)

And Leslie's best friend even gave him one too (that I also failed to photograph).

 

This year I know his likes/dislikes and I really looked forward to preparing his basket.

I just used a regular basket that I keep in his room to hold blankets by the glider.

 

Here is his basket!!

  

 

I actually kept it on the dining room table with our other Easter décor the entire month.

He's still short enough that he had no idea. :)

 

I got him a swim suit and swim shirt (with a hoodie!), his first pair of flip flops, new sperrys, a larger blanket with his name, a thermos, bath drops, an egg full of easter candy (that Cecil promptly took to his office #frownface), a lamb, and letter magnets (not pictured).

Like I have mentioned before on the blog,

Connor has been super attached to his blankets and stuffed animals lately.

During a trip to Home Goods he reached for (and wouldn't let go of)

this little lamb. I bought it and hid it away in the basket.

The Easter bunny ended up coming during Connor's naptime on Easter Sunday. ;)

After his naptime, he hunted eggs and then we gave him his basket.

 

Just as Cecil predicted he reached for the lamb first.

Cecil tested out his new shoes and we opened the letter magnets.

It was kind of like Christmas morning. I loved it!!

 

 I really enjoyed putting his little basket together. :)

 

Friday Favorites - April 15th

 

I've been absent from my little old blog this week. Connor has been sick with a virus and Cecil and I have both been trying to juggle being home with him and being busy at work.

 

I do plan on blogging about Easter soonish (like my 5th time to promise), but for now I'm just going to do a quick Friday Favorites and get to Easter when I have more time.

 

 

 

 

After this long week of Connor being sick and our little family could use a little break.

Connor has just been fussy and really not sleeping well. He's running a fever, but doesn't really have any other symptoms. I'm thanking my lucky stars that I got a full work day in Thursday and didn't get a call to come pick him up.

 

 

 

 

 

Cecil and I don't have a single thing hung up in our bedroom.

I saw this print and thought it might be cute to hang something like this over our bed.

It would be lonely and need something else around it, but I might start with this.

What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

I saw this link and laughed out loud!

It's worth reading for a good laugh.

 

 

 

I saw this on Facebook this week and really really really

hope my sister does this for her 30th birthday. I mean!!

Hilarious

 

 

The cake smashing

The tutu

The chalkboard sign

The garland in the back

The crown

Its all too good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My "baby" cousin is getting married this weekend and since we already gave her the 'big' present at her shower I wanted to find something sweet and simple to gift to the couple at the ceremony.

 

I found this locket on the Pottery Barn site.

At just $3.99 plus $9 for a monogram, I grabbed a couple of their engagement pictures off FB and had a thoughtful, sweet, personalized gift for under $15.

 

The ornament is really great quality and I am really happy with how it turned out.

They are big - like the size of your palm, not a necklace.

Don't you worry -

I also got one with Connor's monogram

and Turner's 

 

But I think it's a sweet gift for anyone and if you didn't need a monogram, you cannot beat a personalized ornament for under $5 - stocking stuffer ALERT (in April). :)

       

 

 

 

 

Noah and Zay came over to our house Friday and we had Friday Family Fun Night

We ate pizza, watched American Ninja Warrior, and Zay was fixated on talking about and shopping for walkie talkies.

 

Without telling Zay, Cecil started charging his and they were

ready right before it was time for the boys to leave.

Zay was BEYOND excited!!

He thought Cecil had just ordered them and said, 'What took you so quick??'

 

Here are my two techies searching and searching for the perfect walkie talkies on Amazon.

 

 

 

 

I didn't even know it was possible....but I realized that I was in a baby clothes shopping rut.

Ya'll - I basically only shopped at Old Navy and Gap online. Sometimes Belk.

 

One day I went to a local resale shop during lunch to look for a specific toy Connor liked at school and I THINK IT CHANGED MY WORLD.

 

I found the cutest things for the best prices!

Connor has looked extra cute ever since.

I definitely have a love for the romper - Cecil does not.

 

Exhibit A

 

Exhibit B

 

  I even scored some brand new $80 cowboy boots that light up

for only $5.50.

Connor's are tan and brown and he is not entirely a fan yet,

They are a little big but I think he'll love them soon.

 

 

  

 

I've started ordering my "Mother's Day cards" aka Personalized chatbooks for all the Moms in our family. I started with Cecil's Mom today. I have a few more to create and order.  

 

 

Have a great weekend, ya'll!!!

March 2016 - Three

Today I have a quick wrap-up off March. You can check out the first two posts here:

March 2016 - One

March 2016 - Two

After a fun Palm Sunday at church that I'll blog more about in our Easter post, we geared up for another work/school week.


Monday morning Leslie posted this picture on Instagram. It made me laugh out loud!
She said:
The boys were playing too much at bedtime, so I sent Nono to my room to fall asleep.
#nicefort
#butyouregoingbacktoyourbed
Noah is such a cute age right now. Still small enough to want to build a fort to sleep in,
but big enough to have interesting conversations with.

 

First up, we got Connor's school pictures back and I immediately fell in love with this one.

Doesn't it look just like a toddler year book photo?

Tuesday, we got some fun mail.

Connor is still having trouble mastering the straw and I feel like he doesn't get much out of his 'no-spill' sippy cups. I've been wanting to get some of these Tupperware cups for awhile. I think they are great quality and will last forever. I pretty sure my mom still has some from the 80s.

I had ordered them from an old boss that sells Tupperware and she actually sent them with a card saying 'consider it a late baby gift.' which was super sweet!

Connor immediately loved them. He loves almost anything that can be stacked.

While Connor and I were playing with his new cups Cecil whipped up a DELICIOUS Hello Fresh meal.
Yummmmm

I've been wanting to get my niece Turner a chair ever since I saw her sitting in Connor's at his birthday party. Easter seemed like a great excuse. ;)

I think it turned out super cute!!

Connor immediately thought it was his. Sorry buddy!

 

Thursday (which is my Friday) I had a sushi lunch for one.

I'm starting think I should make this a tradition. So yummy!

Friday evening Cecil was on the patio and Connor could not stop watching him.

I thought it was adorable. I just love baby PJs.

On Good Friday, we got up bright and early and headed to Academy to get my Dad's birthday present: an elliptical. The gift was a little late, but Cecil assembled it so I think it's all is forgiven. ;)

Connor set stood in the big part of the cart and it made me laugh out loud
to watch him crouch down and hold on tight to stable himself.

We came home late Saturday evening and you will be able
to see more of our visit at my parents house and our quiet

little Easter Sunday in my Easter post (coming soon) ;)

 

Connor is obsessed with loving on all stuffed animals and

I recently pulled this big Kangaroo out of his room and into the living room.

He loves to occasionally go lay down on it and rest for, oh, about 3 seconds.

This is just a plain picture, but I don't want to forget our routine at this stage. Right now Connor and I get ready in the mornings. He drinks his milk on the way to school (which I have just recently stopped warming up). Then he will have breakfast and finish his bottle in a high chair at school. I find that he is less upset that I leave when he is in the high chair.
He always has to have his blanket, "his" teddy from school, and/or a ball with him in the high chair.
#highmaintenance

Monday Leslie stayed home with Noah because he was feeling really sick.
He loves school and was actually really sad to not go. No faking here!

 The next day, Leslie had her first round of STAR testing and since it is her first year as a Counselor she didn't feel like she could miss. So I called in and stayed at home with Noah. We didn't want him around Connor so I went to their house. We both took a long morning nap in the living room (hallelujah) and then we went to the doctor in the afternoon......Influenza B.
Poor baby.
This was him after just driving a couple minutes.
He ended up having to miss Monday - Thursday of school.
He could not keep his eyes open.

 

At home we had tacos for Dinner and I made Connor a tortilla mask.
I think he liked it ;)

Lately Connor has been more interested in the chair Aunt T got him for Christmas.

He loves to flip the book on the armrest and dance to the music.

P.S. Do you like his pile 'o' toys?? LOL

Thursday Connor's teacher sent me this picture showing Connor taking his first nap on a mat at school. She said he did good. It was a little shorter than normal, but he slept for over an hour.

Sweet boy.

He's getting so big!!

I think means he is officially a toddler and no longer a baby.

He fell asleep on the way home (like he often does) and let Cecil hold him
(which he does NOT often do) while he caught some more zzzzs.
It was nice because I could actually cook dinner!!

I made a delicious "Juicy Lucy" burger from HelloFresh.
I think it was my favorite meal from there yet.
There was also a salad, but I didn't document that. LOL

 

To finally wrap up the month I'm going to end with the last two pictures I took in March.

My sweet baby toddler sleeping away in his crib in mix matched Christmas PJs like an angel.

 

 

March was a fun month. We enjoyed unusually warm weather and Connor because a walking toddler.
It really was a very special month for our little family. :)