*happy birthday*

ok-sOoo... you may be getting a bit tired of hearing

about my birthday month...hang in there...

you only have a few more weeks and this glorious

celebrating will all be over!  **sniff sniff**

i wonder what i will do with my time? (; 

i know that my ever-so-patient husband 

will be glad to get our routine back. . .

where everything doesn't turn into a reason for

lighting candles, bursting into song and going 

on ~mini-surprise adventures~.   

uh, i know...it's getting a little out of hand. 

but, when you have an active little toddler who loves to sing...i mean, i can't

help it if her song choice happens to be  {happy birthday} 

. . . and it would completely crush her if i asked her not to sing it 

at the top of her lungs.    

so, as i tell ben, if you can't beat 'em ~  join 'em.  so i do and sometimes he does too!

 secretly, i think he likes it.   

that's right benji.  i do.   

                            p.s.  i *heart* u!

i must close and i will save the splendid details of my realistic, actual birthDAY for the next blog...i can't wait to tell! 

a little bit shaggy

so, we finally did it!

we had enough hair to get a hair cut.

i looked through tons of magazines to try and find

a simple, but darling little style for our little peanut.

i finally realized that we didn't have a lot of hair to work with...

soOo, a nice little trim and a few layers later and...wa-lah!

we have a sassy little style for this almost 3 year old.

hooray!

what was your "first-cut" experience like?

i bet there are some great stories out there!

here are a couple of pics of ours-

hmm. a perfect spot for liv.

check out those boots!

this is kind of a big deal...

"now THIS is a big deal!

i *heart* ice cream!"
{olivia jane~2 years 9 mos}

35 t i m e s

so, my baby is growing up.  she is 2 1/2 and

she tells complete strangers that she is 5.

when people tell me that time goes so fast 

when they are young...i am starting to understand

what they mean.  

this morning liv was jumping in her "hooli" {hula hoop}

that her poppi gave her.

she asked me to say, 

"wow" every time she jumped into it.

well, you know where this is going-

i think i "wowed" her at least 35 times...

she tried all different ways of jumping in and out of her hooli-hoop.

she finally wore herself out from jumping.

we both laughed and smiled...she was so proud of her accomplishment-

and i was reminded to take it all in.

so today...we said  wow  35 times.

a new nash blue?

i bought a strapless dress at target a month

ago - it has this pattern on it.  the last couple

of times, i picked up any items...shirts, tees, bags...

the colors are one of the colors in this dress.  crazy!

they are also the colors that are currently in my home...

minus the royal-fan-blue color - 

which might be a fun color

to replace my lime-celery 

that is in my laundry room now.  

it would be bold...but perfectly refreshing.  it just might

be the touch the nash home needs.  it is time for a new 

nash blue!  i'll take the plunge and let you know how it

turns out.  for sure there will be some before and after shots!

see jane work

here is another plug for see jane work.

you can tell that i am a huge fan!

this sale will give an extra 20% off

of the items that are already 50% off right now!

it is a huge savings and they still have some fantastice supplies

left. the sale will run until sunday, july 6 at midnight.

just enter "5daysale" at checkout.

here is the link...seejanework -enjoy!

i would love to hear about your finds!

a FeAsT for any GaRdeNer

a way to garden

a blog for those that have high hopes

for their gardens to survive this summer.

i found some fantastic tips for my garden...

it even gives a june garden chore list!

this is right up my ally...i do well with lists.

whether you are an advanced garden specialist,

or a rookie in this field, like myself...you are

sure to find something helpful at this sight!

bon appetit fellow gardeners!