Lily's Minnie Mouse Party + Free Banner Printable

I've had good intentions to post this for, let's see...six months now?  Better late than never I guess!  For my Lily's third birthday party we decided to do a Minnie Mouse theme.  Lily loves Minnie, and since my favorite color is pink and I'm slightly obsessed with polka dots, this was a really fun party to put together!

I thought I would share the Happy Birthday banner I made as a free printable.  I just printed each page on white card stock, cut out the shapes, punched holes in the ears to string the ribbon, and hot glued the bows on.  It was super fast and easy.  Enjoy!

My Girls

I had photos of the girls taken in September by the super talented Marissa Vargason and am thrilled with how they turned out!  I just love their ages right now and am very happy we were able to capture their personalities.

Shop is Open!

Things have been busy around here with this little one...

But I decided it was time to reopen my shop this week.  It feels good to get back to work.  I'm hoping I can keep up with it all...wish me luck!

Our New Arrival

Nora Ruth

I can't believe it's been nearly five weeks since our little Nora arrived!  She is such an angel and has brought us so much joy.  What a blessing it is to be a mommy to two healthy daughters.  Lily just loves her baby sister and is always so happy when Nora is awake so she can hold her and sing to her.  We are still adjusting to being a family of four, although in some ways seems like Nora has been here forever.  I can't imagine life without her!

Last Trimester

 32 weeks
(via instagram, username is sugarfresh if you want to find me!)

35 weeks

photo by dustin izatt

A couple shots of my pregnant belly.  I wasn't planning on taking any pictures while pregnant, but lately I've been feeling like I should be documenting this time in my life, for me and for the peanut.  I'm 36 weeks now and am trying to enjoy these last few weeks without getting too anxious.  So excited to meet this baby girl.

My Little Owl

I realize Halloween is old news, but how cute is Lily in her little owl costume?  She has worn it around the house every day since, so I guess we're still in the Halloween mood around here!

Updates!

Things have been crazy around here lately, as you can probably gather from my lack of posting. Very exciting things have been going on with our little family.  We are expecting another baby in February!  We recently found out it's a girl, and we couldn't be happier.  I'm well into my 2nd trimester and feeling great.  I am just trying to wrap my head around the fact that there will be a newborn around here soon!

We also just moved into our brand new house.  Hooray!  We built our home with Castle Creek Homes, and they did an amazing job.  I would definitely recommend them to anyone who is looking to build in the Weber/Davis area.  Trying to put this place together has been quite overwhelming.  We are basically starting from scratch since we sold everything when we moved to and from Hawaii.  Furniture, decor, kitchen supplies...we are starting new with everything.  It has been fun and exhausting at the same time.  I am hoping to get this place in shape and have some photos soon!

My little Lily turned 2!  What a fun age!  I took her to get her 2 year old photos done by Megan Hauze Photography.  She did a fabulous job, and I love each and every one!  I had to share!

P.S. I have been dying to finish up a few new designs I've been working on.  Hopefully I'll get them finished and added to the shop in the next little while...if only there were more hours in the day!

More Hawaii Highlights

We've been back from vacation for over a week now, but between unpacking, laundry, and catching up on orders/emails I haven't had a chance to go through our photos until now.  We had such a great time in Hawaii and are already trying to figure out how soon we can return. Coming back to the cold and rainy weather in Utah has been a bit depressing!

These photos are from our time on Oahu. We had an awesome time there, but Big Island will probably always be our favorite...

Hawaii Highlights...So Far

Wow.  What an amazing vacation we've had so far!  Being away from Hawaii this past year helped me to see it's beauty with new eyes.  The beaches, flowers, sunsets, weather...it's all truly breathtaking.  I thought I'd share a few photos of what we've been up to so far.

Watched the sun set over the Kona coast

Introduced Lily to these cute sea turtles

 Lots of hours at the beach

Jason officially became a Doctor of Pharmacy!

I've taken a million photos so far, I'll share more when we return!

And we're off...

Leaving tomorrow morning for Hawaii and I can't wait.  I have been so homesick for the weather, the sights, sounds and even smells of our old home.  We are spending one week on the Big Island and another on Oahu.  Heaven.  But the main event is that I'll get to see my husband graduate from UH's pharmacy school.  I'm so proud!

mauna kea resort photo by me

Happy Mother's Day!

I love that we get to spend today celebrating mothers!  I am so thankful I get to be my little Lily's mama.

Motherhood is such a blessing.

  

Happy Mother's Day to all of you! 

Happy Easter!

We have had a great holiday weekend with lots of egg hunts, family time, the Easter Bunny and way too many treats.  Lily is still too little to understand the concept of Easter, but she loves hunting for eggs - and she definitely understands candy. :) 

Hoping all of you have had a wonderful Easter weekend also!

Getting Bigger

My little Lily is growing up too fast. 

I have been thinking it would be fun to track her growth on a growth chart.  Here are some I found that I love, but it's such a tough decision!  Which would you choose?

left to right

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

 

One Year

Happy Birthday to my sweet Lily!  I love this girl more than I can say.  She has the sweetest, funniest little personality and she makes me laugh every day.  I am so lucky to be her mom.  I love you, Lily!

Utahns

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Hard to believe it's already been two months since we moved from Hawaii.  I guess you could call us Utahns by now.  I don't know if the homesickness for Hawaii will ever go away, but I have definitely discovered a new love for Utah that I never had before.  I always took for granted the beautiful mountains, dry climate and long summer days.  And let's not forget that extra holiday in July.  :)  Summer time in Utah is my very favorite.  We have been enjoying the outdoors with hikes, evening bike rides and walks.  What a beautiful place this is, and what a blessing to be able to see it with new eyes.

Lily cooling off in the shade

Hiking Waterfall Canyon

Biking the Ogden River Parkway

Aloha Oe

My favorite photos I've taken during our 3 years living on the Big Island of Hawaii. As you can see, this island is absolutely amazing and unlike any other place on earth.  I am going to miss it here so much.

Enjoy ♥

Jennifer Tigley Photography

I really wanted to have our family pictures taken here in Hawaii before we moved.  I was searching for photographers here in Hilo and just didn't find anyone that I thought fit our style.  Since we were going to Oahu in April I decided broaden my search and look for a Honolulu based photographer.  I was browsing Flickr and randomly found Jennifer Tigley Photography.  I knew right away she was what I was looking for.  This girl is such a doll.  She is a full time mommy and an amazing photographer.  She spent over an hour with us and patiently dealt with my hair flying all over in the wind and Lily pulling some pretty funny faces.   I know we will treasure these photos for the rest of our lives.  Thanks again, Jen!

Big Move

Well, the time has come for us to say goodbye to our little house in Hilo.  In 2 short weeks we are leaving Hawaii and moving back to Utah.  We have loved our time in Hawaii and are very sad to go.  My husband has finished school, and we don't really have a choice but to move due to the lack of pharmacies here on the Big Island.  We both grew up in Utah so it will be nice to be near our families again.  Lily will love seeing her grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, and I will love the many available baby-sitters!  I have a million things to do so I might close up the shop for awhile.  We'll see.  Wish us luck!

Happy Easter Weekend

Wishing everyone a happy Easter tomorrow.  I am looking forward to spending the day with my family and watching General Conference.  And maybe I'll do a little packing.  We are heading to Oahu for a week long vacation with family and I can't wait.

{ I am sort of obsessed with this print by FloraBella Collection.  Along with this, this, and this one.  Can I just have them all? }

While Out Walking

Some days just seem to drag on and on, and today was one of those days.  We still had an hour before Lily's bath time and were completely out of things to do.  The weather was nice so I grabbed my point and shoot and strapped Lily in her carrier and out the door we went.  We walked up and down our street and snapped a few photos of the beautiful plants and flowers that are all over here in Hawaii.  It was so nice to get some fresh air and enjoy this beautiful place we're so lucky to live in.