He's a boy...

through and through...

and I am LOVING it!

I spent 2 whole days...

in my Kitchen!

With these beautiful boxes of strawberries...

I used to do this all the time!

I used to love standing in my kitchen for hours on end

creating beautiful things for my family.

And I haven't had the time lately...

(umm...really, like for the last 2 years)

I forgot how much I LOVE it.

I forgot how it makes me feel!

I feel happy,

I feel fulfilled,

I feel exhausted!!

She kept sneeking strawberries...

I, utterly, ADORE her.

She is silly and she is sweet,

and she talks my leg off,

and days like this make me glad that my kiddies are 4 years apart...

I get to spend so much one on one time with them.

16 pounds of strawberries,

42 containers,

25 pounds of sugar,

and a gigantic sticky mess later...

I am DONE with Jam (at least for a little while)

And I have realized a few things along the way...

I need a better balance...and a few less things to do!!

He is One...

And he was pretty excited about his party...


Now for a picture overload...
Check out his cute "1" baseball onsie...
(thanks Angie)

Now for the Concessions...

With ballpark brats and nachos...

A baseball cake...

and a top view

(missing a stitch because some little person couldn't keep their hands from touching)

My two cuties having some cake...Cake smashing...

Ohhh...how I lOVE that face!!

And this face even more...

The Cupcakes...

The treat bags...

And another face that I love....

His Favorite present...

Mickey...

He wouldn't put it down...

And the swing...

another favorite...
He giggled and squeeled when his sisters pushed him.


And a few One year old pictures...

I can't imagine our lives without him in it!

He is perfect and full of it and

we can't get enough of him!

sometimes...

sometimes there are days...

or in my case...

a week that has been just

HORRIBLE!

and then you get a sign...

or in my case...

Several signs...

It's funny to me how this works.

Just when you want to throw your hands up in the air...

hang your head...

throw in the towel...

walk away...

GIVE-UP...

The universe has a way of smacking you in the face.

Sometimes we all need a good smack...

Here is my smack...times 3.

This was on someones facebook status 1st thing this morning... "There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. So love the people who treat you right, forget the ones who don't.Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living.~ Re-post if you agree!"

Of Course I reposted it...

it was my 1st sign.

2nd sign...

I stumbled upon this blog.

Seriously.

Hello sign #2.

Nice to meet you!

My name is K'Brina and I needed you today!

Which leads me to sign #3.(image from here)

Ha! Do I need to spell it out for you?? Sometimes that is exactly what we need...

i want to share a few things...

that I have learned.

I have NEVER been a believer in "salon" hair products. I always believed that this stuff was just as good and a fraction of the price. Ha!! I was wrong. This stuff "rocks" my hair world.

I tried it and I will never go back!!

and the root pump...

Well,

it's "freaking" AWESOME!!

and as long as this silly little girl lives with me...

This is never going to go away.

She is either naked or wearing a different outfit every other minute...

I have an obsession with spray paint.

(is there a support group for spray paint addiction??)

This week I have spray painted a lamp, 3 picture frames, a curtain rod, 5 MDF boards for the babys room, and this weekend I am going spray about 100 plastic eggs.

in the right light...

I have been in a rut...

I don't want to do anything...

I have found myself complaining about EVERYTHING...

which I totally hate...

I am longing for a warm day spent outdoors...

and today the sun was shining...

and then I realized that spring is coming...

I just need to take time to notice ...

I grabbed my camera 10 minutes before I had to pick Aniston up from school.

I ran outside.

Straight to my favorite little tree.

The one that Ryan bought me for mothers day

3 years ago.

He bought it because I wanted a tree that would have pink blossoms in the spring.

It's showing signs of spring.

It is starting to bud.

And then I heard a bird chirping.

And at that moment I realized that I just need to be patient.

Spring is coming and its going to be EXTRAORDINARY.

A huge milestone...

As each day passes,

I feel it happening!

I feel my baby slipping away.

Oh, sure,

he is still a baby!

He still requires alot of my attention.

He still needs me to rock him and make his bottles.

But on Sunday, he did it.

He Walked!

and now that is all he wants to do.

I am happy,

really happy...


And I am also really sad!

He is my last baby...

and its all just happening too fast!