Hello Monday {This Girl}

Hello Monday!

I know I have said this before but I love Hello Monday with Lisa Leonard! 

So here are my hello's.

Hello Little Maysie Grace! Boy do you look cute in your bikini!

Hello sweet girl with a great big personality! You love trying to keep up with the big kids.

Hello trouble maker! You love playing with your brother and telling him what to do. {Yes she told him to get in her pool so she could dump a bucket of water on him!}

Hello little sister! She loves trying to keep up with her brothers. And when they are doing things she cannot do ... she waits for them. She greets them when they return from around the block as if she hasn't seen them in forever! She screams at the top of her lungs and calls for them.

Hello technology genius! She can use an IPhone better than I can. She can get to her favorite youtube videos without help. It is amazing!!

Hello mess maker. Maysie can destroy a room in 10 seconds flat. She loves seeing all of her toys all over the floor and all over the table! What a little stinker!

Hello table dancer! And yes she has mastered the duck face! Dancing on top of the table is her favorite thing. Not really sure why but it makes us all laugh!!

So Hello Monday! I can't imagine Monday's with out my sweet girl!!

Hello Monday {Catching Up}

Hello Monday!

It has been too long since I have posted. Posting on Monday's is my favorite because it always is a great start to my week. 

It helps me to see the beauty that is all around me. 

I can focus on all the positive things and forget the negative!

So here goes ... 

Hello water with cucumber, lemon, and raspberries. I need to remember to drink water throughout the day. Otherwise, I will only drink my coffee in the morning. I am trying to be better.

Hello little cowgirl! She is obsessed with these cowboy boots right now. They are a little big but she insists upon wearing them. I love it!!

Hello ELMO! Maysie loves Elmo and this dancing one is her favorite thing. She brings him everywhere! 

Hello my loves! Watching these two love on each other melts my heart every . single . time! Maysie loves her brother, Jacob. He adores her {well until she messes up his room}. There love is contagious!

Hello new furniture!! Dan {my hubby} and I went to IKEA and bought new furniture! I am so happy. I still need to find pillows and a rug to brighten everything up! 

Hello Essential Oils pocket reference! My friend gave me this book to help me with using my Young Living Essential Oils. I love picking up this book and looking through it. 

Happy Monday Everyone!

Hello Monday!

Once again it is Monday! So that means I get to give out some hellos. {Please link up with Lisa Leonard if you want to join in on the fun}

Hello Sunshine! Although I hear you are going away for a few days and we are getting more snow! Boo!!

Hello New Baby Nicholas! He is my newest cousin and he is so sweet! Maysie loved holding him. She basically turned into a statue and wouldn't move.

Hello Anthony! It is so sweet to see you as a big brother! Maysie had so mcuh fun playing with you today!

Hello squirrels and birds! You kept these two occupied searching for you! They would scream with delight when they found you!

Hello cousins! Growing up with family so close is the best!

Hello Anakin! You came over to play with Maysie this weekend too! She wasn't very good at sharing her toys with you but you both had fun playing outside!

Hello gymnastics girl! This was her very spot at My Gym! She loves doing the splits! 

If you want to get the 50% off the enrollement fee and save $50 off your second month of class ... you have to sign up before the end of the month! 

Happy Monday!

Hello Monday! {Anthropologie Style}

To be completely honest ... we have a fantastic week ahead of ourselves. 

For the most part, Jacob's after school activities are brief. An hour at basketball practice and an hour at indoor soccer training. Then for the rest of the week we are just hanging out, eating food, and enjoying one another. 

I still need to catch up on Downton Abbey since I missed last nights episode

But

We had a good reason.

Dan's parents were in town for a wedding and they stayed with us for the weekend. 

Even better ... 

they are staying with us this weekend as well.

The only real bummer is that our boys will be with their other parents this weekend but it will give Maysie plenty of time to soak in her grandparents love. 

Silly me ... but I forgot to take a single picture. I will have to do better and do it this coming weekend.

Now  onto my hellos ...

Anthropologie style.

To be honest ... I didn't know about Anthropologie before I started blogging. 

As soon as I heard about this store I knew I had to go. 

My sweet husband bought me my new kitchen timer and a gift card for Christmas. 

I couldn't wait to use it.

So this is what I bought!

Hello my beautiful blue timer. I love using it to set a reminder when my tea is ready. 

Hello little blue bird sugar bowl! It is so much fun to use this sugar bowl when I make my morning coffee. It always makes me smile.

Hello beautiful milk bottle measuring cups! The best part was that they were only $9.92 shipped!

Hello pretty colors! This is seriously making me want to measuring things. But I am not baking today!

Hello "m" mug! I haven't stopped using it since I bought it. After I drink my tea or coffee I just rinse it and leave it on the counter because I know I will be using it again later.

The best part about all of this was that all 4 pieces were bought for $40. That is $10 an item.

I really scored big!

Hello Monday!!

How is your Monday going so far?

Hello Monday {Little Miss Photo Shoot}

Hello Monday!

I am not a photographer but I thought it would be fun to take Little Miss out and take her picture. She will be 1 years old on August 30th. 

Hello bright pink tutu's and black sneakers.

Hello gravel. It is fun to play with, pick up, and put in our mouths.

Hello Little Miss it has been wonderful watching you grow this past year.

Hello wooden bridge {leading no where}. It is fun to run back and forth.

Hello small miracles. She sat still for all of .5 seconds.

Hello sleeping princess. I had fun taking your pictures today.

Hello Monday {Our Weekend}

Hello Monday! I can't believe you came so quickly. The weekend seemed to fly by but I tried to soak in some quality time with my family. So this is what we did on our boring at home weekend. {Seriously, it was the best lazy weekend I have had in the longest time. I am really sad to see it go!}

Hello knitted ballet slippers. They were a pretty pink but now they are pink on the top and black on the bottom. {She was having too much fun chasing her brothers on the blacktopped road.}

Hello sparkly tiara. Trying on tiaras was a blast. Little Miss loved wearing it around the store and she cried when I took it off. She really is a princess on the inside. {Wink Wink Prince George Alexander Lewis of Cambridge. Ok maybe I am getting a little crazy about them marrying. Maybe}

Hello colorful messes. Little Miss loves my scrap felt pile. I used to keep it really neat in that little basket but now that she dumps it out 1,467,999 times a day. I just throw it back in the basket.

Hello Prince Harry (the doggie). My family might just be a little crazy about the British monarchy. But since my Grandma is from Wales it is hard not to be. Little Miss is now starting to get a little less scared of the dogs. Well that is until they bark or whine then she screams her pretty little head off.

Hello Princess Fiona ... I know I know. It is what it is. This is the first time that she has intentionally touched the cat. Most of the time she screams and screams when the cat just looks in her direction.

Hello french market finds. This cheese/jelly/butter spreaders were so cute. They said things like spread love, butter me up, and let them eat cake. The forks said I do and the other one said me too. Super cute! Love Love Love.

Hello pretty bottles! What is it about a self sealing bottle in a wooden crate that makes me swoon over them. I don't know but I love the look of this. What would I even put in those bottles?

Hello champagne currants. I have honestly never eaten a currant but these looked too yummy. And honestly who doesn't like champagne?

Hello chalkboard taggies, napkin rings, and tiny clothes pins. It is the organizational possibilities that really draws me to these things. 

Hello homemade donuts! I should have eaten one just to report on how good they were but since I am still trying to lose the last few pounds of baby weight I didn't eat one. {Or it could have been because my Mom was with me and she judges my eating with her eyes. As in ... really you are going to eat that. She would say I should eat half and save the rest for later. Honestly, I don't play that game. If she wasn't there it would have been game on!}

Hello baby hugs. Little Miss has just started hugging her babies. I love how sweet the whole moment is. This doll in particular is her favorite.

Hello midday naps. I love that my husband took this picture of us. We both needed the rest and she is so super cuddly.

Hello Little Man. He rarely makes an appearance on the blog anymore because he is really cool and has friends to play with all day. So I made him take a "selfie" with me. I can't believe he is going into 5th grade in just a few weeks.

Hello cousins/friends. These two are 3 months apart. Little Miss didn't like sharing her toys. "A" didn't seem to mind that she stole whatever he had in his hand. I think they are best friends already.

Hello teeny weeny bikini. This was bought for Little Miss before she was born by my sweet cousin who has officially declared herself the swimsuit gifter. I love the belly that hangs out!

Hello time. You really are flying by. In less than one month Little Miss will be 1 years old. I can't believe how quickly she is growing.