He's all mine

Remember when I did my first ever tutorial on the "I love you because"? It was only a week ago people come on...

Well it was a huge success with the hubby and we have been sharing sweet nothings back and forth with each other. I put it in our bathroom so it will be in a place that you can easily write something for the other person to see. While I have been pouring out my heart with oh so much gushy sayings about why I love him, and how I can't live without him, and how he is the father of my child and that alone is enough reason for me to love him, this is what I get in return.

Be. Still. My. Heart.

 Well I guess my momma was always right, you do get a guy's heart through his stomach or in this instance his tummy.

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V-Day Surprise

Because I am giving my hubby a Valentine's day gift that is truly special and straight from the heart and one that can not be wrapped I decided to do something a little different for his "actual" gift. ( I will tell you what the other is later :) )

I had seen pictures of this on Facebook and so I did some investigative work on Pinterest, put my crafty hat on and away I went. So for the first time ever, I will be doing a tutorial on here of a craft project. Exciting, isn't it??

Buy a 8x10 frame and some Expo Markers

Get your Scrap booking paper together.



Next comes my favorite part, the Cricut machine. I heart my Cricut machine and the more I play with it the more I am so happy, happy, happy, I have one.

Because I have hand writing I have never loved and because I can not make bubble letters that I want permanently fixated in my house I made my letters with my Cricut machine, but if you like your hand writing and can make whimsical letters then more power to ya!

Next comes my second favorite tool in scrap booking. My sticker machine. You put these teeny tiny letters in and a sticker comes out! It's pure magic I tell ya!

Then assemble it and sha-zam, you have a gift for under $20 dollars and one that can only help your marriage not hurt it. Which is the criteria for my household.

You can write a new "because" everyday, the Expo markers wipe off easily, and you can have so much fun with it!

**SO my real gift to my hubby for Valentine's day is a fun filled weekend at a Farm Show in Kentucky with some of his college buddies. Am I a awesome wife or what?**

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Everyday Moments

You know those moments when you look at your child and smile because the sun is shining and the world seems right?? I had one of those moments this morning....

Lil Hoff had woke up in a good mood and since he awoken early he got to get ready with momma. We brushed our teeth.

And he brushed his teeth some more while I put on makeup.

And brushed his teeth even more since he screamed when I tried to take his toothbrush away. (You have to pick your battles right? and since he is practicing good hygiene I'm not going to get in the way of that)

Then we combed our hair.

Look at Mr. Independent.

See??? Proof that this morning was off to a good start and I that I had a right to think when we walked out the door EARLY (which never happens)  my day was going to be a good day.

Then it happened

About 3 miles down the road Lil Hoff got sick, AND we had to turn around, AND go home, AND take a bath, AND change clothes, AND change the car seats out, AND start a load of laundry. After a quick check and saw he had no fever and he was in his room playing and grinning I decided it was a fluke thing and started out again. This time we made it about 8 miles and Lil Hoff got sick AGAIN, and we had to turn around AGAIN, and go home AGAIN, and take a bath AGAIN, and change clothes AGAIN, and change car seats AGAIN, and start a load of laundry AGAIN. This time we stayed put until my very sweet mother in law said she would be happy to watch him today. So he went to her house and I came to work and every so often I get a whiff of baby puke and am about 95% positive I must have it on me somewhere. Everyday moments are gone.

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Rock on

Here is another edition of Watch-It Wednesday posted on a Thursday! I have to keep you on your toes you know.

Here is the back story of this video. Lil Hoff had awaken and was merrily walking around his crib when he realized that between his crib and the wall on the floor are not only one but two of his beloved pacifiers. I know this as when I went in there to get him out of his crib he pointed to them and made a ughh ughh sound which I then interpreted as "Mommy, dearest, would be the love of my life and pick those up for me" and I then in turn said "No". So we then went on with our morning and he disappeared into his room I walked in there and he had pulled this little rocker out of the spot of blocking him from getting into the fore mentioned area of crib and wall and gotten his two beloved long lost pacifiers.

You might be asking why I had the rocker blocking the spot of the wall and crib and that would be because his monitor that is also a video is set up on a table in that spot and I had it blocked so he didn't go back there and knock it off the table. Which he proceeded to do about 20 minutes after this video was made. I am only going to be smarter than him for a while longer......

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Story Time with Miss Patti

I (Lil Hoff) went to the library the other day with this lady. I wasn't really sure what we were doing but I had been to the library before and had fun so I was sure I would again. But then again, who doesn't have fun pulling books off the shelf and running from momma squealing and pulling decorations off the wall

But this time I was here for something else, I saw my cousins and that was a first, and I got to sit in a little chair and that was a first, and there was this lady standing in front reading a book that was a first too!

I am at story time!!! 

I got to play with my cousins for a while and watch other kids.

Then I got to run around.

and then I got to make a craft.

"Come on mom, try to act cool! Why must you always take pictures of me? Quit embarrassing me in front of my new friends"

"Oh Son if you only knew"

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Where has the time went

Two post in one day?  I must be outdoing myself. ha!

When Lil Hoff was a pudgy little thing and wouldn't roll over I for sure thought we was doomed and he would never learn how to crawl, walk, talk, tie his shoes and he would forever and ever have to live with us because he didn't get enough tummy time to developed into a normal child. I look back now and laugh. Ha, I tell you ha! What happened to those days, because now I have this.....

Walking to the babysitters without me!

Walking to the door without me!

Bye mom! See you later! I don't need you!

If you miss me I will be sitting in the corner crying wondering whatever happened to my pudgy boy who's whole dependence was on me.

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Watch-it Wednesday

OK...I know it's Thursday but I happened to capture yet another good time between a boy and his puppy. I love watching how Lil Hoff and Roscoe are bonding, sure it's over food but everyone has their weakness and if my kid has to have to food to be played with then this momma will always keep the pantry well stocked :)

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