Where did my baby go?!

Coral is officially too big for her toddler bed.
The thought of her growing up practically crushes my soul.
Soon she will be in kindergarten, then dating…
Getting married… AAHHH!
Anyhow, I have been searching high and low for the perfect big girl bed for my perfect little lady.
She has a pretty small room and an obscene amount of toys.
I think I want a loft bed so that she can still have space below to play. Here is some of my favorites so far:

The mattress for this one is in the top cottage part. Fun!



from here

This manufacture lets you build the bed with all the components that you want. It starts with just a twin frame and you choose the legs, shelves, fabric and all accessories. I totally ordered the catalogue.



from here

This one has all sorts of fun stuff. I can’t have it though because it is from Europe. Boo.



from here

My search continues. Wish me luck.

Love,
Nat

My Adopted Chicken

Did I ever mention that I love birds? I love them dearly. Anyhow, we already have three chickens and I adore the heck out of them. Today we get a call from Lilos mama, Bette. She says that she found a lovely little chicken running around at a busy intersection. So she hopped out of her car and called the little lady and she came right to her and hopped her little chicken butt into Bette's car. Now for the bad news (that actually hurts my stomach). This sweet little chicken is all beat up. I think it looks worse than it is because she has some blood dried on her but she has an owie on her head. And her comb (top gobbler thing) is torn and flopped over. Her feathers are all patchy. She is the nicest little darling and she got right in my lap and snuggled up and took a little nap while I loved her. Here she is but as a warning, her owie might hurt your tummy too:





Her name is Pearl and I love her. I hope that she heals up quickly. The other ladies were trying to peck at her so we decided to have her sleep inside tonight since she has had a rough day.

On a side nite, Coral and I enjoyed some frozen yogurt before the gym. She wore pig tails and looks so grown up.



She is my favorite

Love,
Nat

Little Ladies Tea Party

I have officially started the planning for Coral’s fourth birthday party. It is not until November, but that’s how I roll. I decided to put up some from her third party. I think it was my favorite of all of her three thus far. Maybe some day I will get my act together and post some pictures from her first (hello kitty) and second (under the sea) parties. This party was a little ladies tea party. Each year I plan to make her a very special dress and have a very special little party. Lilo helped with the invitations because he is much better at Photoshop than I am.



We had lots and lots of treats. I made about one million Tiffany blue cupcakes with fondant flowers and chocolate leaves. They were drenched in pearls and goodness. WE had a candy bar with lots of treats and little goodie bags for the ladies. We also had cute little heart shaped finger sandwiches but I couldn’t find a picture of those. The tea was strawberry milk or some other fancy juices.



The party was such a blast. We got all the girls super foxy and did photo shoots. My sissy and I did all their makeup and my aunts did updo’s. Coral is a tomboy at heart so she did not partake. She was too busy riding the pony over an over. The girls, and one prince charming Cayden, decorated garden hats and painted paper fans. Once they were all dolled up they went to the little photo booth we set up and Lilo took their pictures.



Also note Corals dress in the pony picture. That little ruffle ball was quite the project but isn’t she so damn cute?! Her four-year party is the first one that she has had an opinion about and she says it is going to be a penguin party. I’m pretty excited about it!

Love,
Nat

Find a Happy Place

I hope everyone has a happy place.
Maybe a comfy place or a quite place.. some place?
Anyhow, this weekend I went to my happy place with Coral and Lilo.







It is by the river and it is quite nice there.
There is a little hiking trail that is perfect for Coral.
Not too hard, not too boring.

We brought a lunch to picnic there.
We made the mistake of going during the time that Coral generally enjoys her afternoon nap.
Clearly, she was not thrilled.



She eventually got over her tiredness and gave me a smile. Please note, I have decided to allow Coral to wear whatever she wants, whenever she wants. Hence the silky little strapless number to go to the river. I'm screwed.





Love,
Nat

My Weekend

A small window of relaxation in my crazy weekend.
Coral and I enjoy having breakfast together on a blanket in the back yard.
We lay and search for airplanes to fly above us.
Jump on the trampoline.
Make pictures of the clouds.
Forget about the homework, laundry, chores, and obligations waiting for me.



This weekend was literally a mad dash from one place to the next. I have been working on some flower girl dresses for my dear friend Erin. Thureday was the only day to do a fitting because one of the girls lives out of town. So I took Friday off work to sew, sew, and sew. Saturday was the birthday of the lovely Scarlet so we went to that then I came home and finished sewing. I stayed up late getting my make up kit ready to do the makeup for the bridal party on Sunday. Everything was beautiful. I danced my butt off, which is rare for me. The dresses were perfect and theladies looked lovely. Now I need to focus on getting my grade up in the last week of my class. The last few classes are draging; I can’t wait to be done with my degree.

Little Girl Soup

Today was the 3rd birthday of the lovely Scarlet.
The little ladies enjoyed some sprinklers and sunbathing while being served Spongebob cake.
I remember how excited I used to be as a kid to go to a friends birthday party.
Social event of the year.



Coral and I also went to the farmers market today and got more fruit and veggies than my fridge can handle.
We will be eating a lot of fruit in the next few days.

Lilo mowed the lawn to prepare for our upcoming BBQ festivity.
I must say that I am pretty pumped to be able to walk across the yard again.
It was literally past my knees.
Embarrassing.

The Loves of My Life

Meet Coral
This is my baby girl, Coral Ray.
She is a mischievous little rascal.
Some days I wonder how I ever lived without her. Everyday is the best day of her life, and mine. She tells me that I am her best friend.
And I believe her.



Meet Joey
I call him Lilo and I love him so dear.
We fell in love the first time we met and got married less than a month later.
He has yellow eyes and I like them lots.
When we are old and grey, we plan to travel the states in an RV and be so happy.
I can't wait.



I’m really happy