Happy Be-lated Mother's Day :)

It has been a long time since I wrote, so I don't even know where to begin :) My weekly blogs have become monthly blogs, but I am sure you mothers understand. A long list of things to do everyday...praying just to get a couple of things on the list crossed off...the blog always seems to get moved to the next day's list (and so on). I think a mother's day should have at least 5 more hours a day in it, don't you :)

Anyhoo... I thought I would start with this picture!! This is a picture taken from Bliss Eleven Studios of my daughter and her two of her besties :) The thought of this morning puts a permanent smile on my face! To sum it up...it was a magical morning. Watching Ava laugh, smile, and hold her friends' hands was simply adorable. Laurie did an amazing job capturing it all. When more pictures get edited, I will post a few more, but here is one sneak peek...

(For all those moms with little dancers out there...I know it is recital and picture time for dance, I would definately consider setting up a shoot with Bliss Eleven. It was so fun!!)

Happy Be-lated Mother's Day to all...Mother's Day has definately become my favorite "holiday". I had a great day. We celebrated by having a tea party with my mom and kids. We dressed up in fun clothes, hats, rings, necklaces, etc and had "tea". Watching Ava's light up when Mimi put on her clothes was priceless. And when she wanted to do cheers with Mimi, that was even better. I just can't thank my mom enough for all the values, love, and laughter she has given me. I hope I grow up to be just like her one day ;)

I finally made time to re-do my posh princess's room. I used all the fabrics from our previous lines and had a blast doing it!! The room is almost done. All we need to complete it are some of the adorable prints from the dance pics Bliss Eleven just took!!! The frames were made to match the bedding and came from Delta Girl Frames. Sarah was AWESOME to work with. Her shop is www.etsy.com/shop/ellachamp :) Stop by her shop and tell her we sent you!!

Reflecting back on the month of May, I couldn't not post this following pic...it is definately a highlight. Mimi taught Ava to pump on the swing...ALL BY HERSELF, so I no longer have to push her. YEAH!!!!!!

And another highlight...Rocco can sit up (for the most part). We have a shoot with Bliss Eleven coming up...so we have been practicing a lot so he can sit up and say cheese for Laurie :)

Here is one of the items he will be wearing in his upcoming shoot...love how it turned out and can't wait to get his pics taken in it ;)

Mommy's Day Projects

Here is a MUST HAVE for the upcoming holidays or for those everyday projects . We made these Snap Stories for Mother's Day gifts. Ava had a blast. She did everything...picked out the pictures...peeled the sticky off...placed the pictures in... closed the pages, etc. Ta-dah; they were done in a flash and all during our little prince's nap. My favorite part of this project is... it is mess-free (no glue needed and maybe scissors). We took 10 Posh Principessa pictures and 10 baby brother pictures and "snapped" them right into two books. We just love this product. It is so practical and a fun gift or keepsake! Stop by their site at http://www.snapstories.com/ to see all the books they carry: Baby Face, Girlfriends, A Big Adventure, and Birthday.