Around the house

Oh hey! It's been a while since we did a little house tour. Not too much has changed over the last few months but I thought I would share where me and boy spend most of our time. 

 I know our house is pretty cluttered with "stuff" but that's what makes this place our home.

 I love our plants corner! Steve takes really good care of all of our greens and surprisingly Miles doesn't mess with them.

Read on for more photos.

Christmas Eve

 We joined Papa on Christmas Eve to watch him skate at an indoor park here in Portland. Miles was in totally awe! Steve took a few laps with him in his arms and Miles could not stop laughing and smiling. He was for sure a proud papa! Our boy took a little spill on his cheeker while sitting on dad's board but beside from that he was beyond fascinated!

Pinterest to-do list

Well Pinterest, you have done it again! I thought it might be fun to share a few of my favorite Pins each week that I will try and do myself. Fun, right!? Are you on Pinterest? Follow me!

I'm pretty sure I saw this project a few years ago but I love this idea and would like to start it this year.

Such a cute valentine! I should make one of Miles to send to grandpa and grandma!

Yum!

I love this little sweethearts leggings! I am crazy about the knee patches and am going to try and make a pair for Miles. We'll see... One of my goals for this year is to start sewing again and hopefully start a small children's clothing line of leggings, ponchos and vests. I better start brushing up on my skills asap!

A few weeks on Instagram

 Well hello there, 2013! How ya doing!?

Well, my sweet boy chipped his two front teeth today. Not too sure how it happened but at least he wasn't in pain. Dentist this week!

Hey, little helper!

 A few of my favorite Instagram photos from 2012

 He is getting so big!

 These two...

 Enjoying a sunny afternoon.

 Coolest kid!

Quick thrift pop in a few weeks ago!

YAHOO!!!

See ya later 2 0 1 2!

You guys, 2012 was my most favorite year yet! I became a wife and a mother this year. We have had ups and downs but thankfully more ups to even count. Financially, we haven't had the greatest year and in fact at times it was down right shitty but it honestly made me stronger and forced me to stay optimistic for my family. I learned to take care of a home and be a wonderful partner to my husband. This year we fell madly in love with our baby boy and became awesome parents together and grew a lot as a team. Miles and I took a ton of trips to visit my family in Southern California and my sister in Las Vegas. We even went to Mexico! After three years, I married my sweet fella on a gorgeous summer day in our backyard where our families celebrated with us. That was such a special day! 2012 is filled with so many cool memories. We welcome 2013 with a few exciting goals and hope that it is as good to us as the last. Thank you so much to our friends and family who have made our year AWESOME!! Cheers!

Hanging with my boy

Some days are crazy busy, in and out of the car running errands sort of days but today was Miles' day. No chores to do, no shopping to be done, just me and my guy hanging around together all day! It was the first sunny day we've had in a while so I wanted to spend the last half of our afternoon at the park. We did but we also just hung around the house laughing, playing and dancing to records. Miles is one cool kid! He is growing and learning a ton right now and I am in total amazement at how big my baby is getting. Miles has always been a really awesome and sweet boy but I think this is my favorite age. He is super funny and cheery and extra lovey to the cats lately. His meltdowns and bad sleeping schedule has started to get back in check and his fascination with his toys and music is increasing. I can totally dig it!

His cool leggings are from our sponsor Studio Bundis. We love them so!

CHRISTMAS!

 So long Christmas, you sure were sweet to us this year! 

Last Christmas we spent the day in the ER with a week old baby with a bad eye infection so this year we were really happy to be home with our healthy boy. Miles had such a fun time opening his gifts, tearing the wrapping paper and playing with his new toys. Every time he opened a present her would say "Ooooh" with excitement! The rest of our day was spent watching Christmas movies, napping and cooking. I'd say we had a pretty terrific holiday! We definitely missed our families out of state but caught up with everyone over the phone and Skype. Hopefully next year we can celebrate with my sister and her family so that all of our kids can be together.

 Grandma and Grandpa spoiled him with really cool, fun gifts. One of the presents they got him was a light-up toy cell phone that he absolutely loves! All morning he walked around the house with the phone up to his ear saying "HHHHHiii" in the sweetest voice imaginable! Aww man, it was the cutest thing EVER!!

 Papa really loved this one!

 Miles got a ton of shoes!

My in-laws surprised me with these awesome Sam Edleman boots that I had been coveting over but couldn't afford. When I opened the box I literally screamed with excitement! These babies are such a treat for me! My sister also sent us an awesome package that we opened a few days before Christmas. She gave Miles the coolest alphabet bocks and nesting element cave along with other neat goodies. She sent Steve and I beautiful new bedding that I had been eying for months too! My mom bought our plane tickets for our trip next month to Southern California which was crazy nice of her and my dad got Miles a new stroller! Also, Miles scored a few Target gifts cards from Steve's sister and our friends which we had no problem spending on fun toys and clothes for him :)We were spoiled and blessed to have such a rich holiday with love and thoughtfulness and we hope that yours was just as fulfilling and special!

Happy Holidays Y'all!

Wishing you the very best day with the folks you love!

Miles and Santa

 Oh, my sweet little doe eyed boy! Papa, babe and I headed downtown last night to visit Santa at Macy's but by the time we got there it was already 8:30 and Miles had fallen asleep from the car ride. We woke him up, braved the cold and walked a few blocks to see our guy. Luckily, because it was so late there was only one family ahead of us so we were able to dodge the hour long lines we had heard about. Miles was a good boy, still a little sleepy but good nonetheless! There was a really cool train set and a small caboose the kiddos could hang in. We then walked around downtown for a bit and saw the big Christmas tree at Pioneer Square. Because Steve works so much we sort of miss out on family outings so this was a special thing we shared together and got to take home a few silly photos of our boy and his new pal.

New Sponsor

 For Miles' first birthday I wanted to document his growth and personality in a fun and unique way. I found our new blog sponsor, Moulage Collection, on Etsy and knew immediately that this was the perfect way to capture who Miles' is at this very moment in time. Steve and I had fun going over everything we wanted to list, laughing about all of Miles' funny quirks and who he got what from (definitely taking after Papa's love for Star Wars and skateboards).  I am so happy that we had this made and it will shortly be framed and hung up in his room as a sweet reminder of his first year. The handwriting and colors are beautiful and the chalkboard effect is awesome and will be definitely be updating his poster for his second birthday. Check out Moulage Collection on Etsy and Facebook.