I think I have a winner

I think I have decided what picture to use for our Christmas cards this year. Well there is going to be two....One picture is of Matt, Ty, dad and I....That one is going to friends and family from Brooklyn. Every year I get asked how dad is doing so I decided to send a picture to show them he is doing very well! The other picture is of the three of us out in the yard. That will go to all our friends and Matt's family. These wonderful pictures were taken by my friend Kristen Dunne to your right is her photography blog. She does amazing work! Thank you Kristen!!!

Now all I need to do is digitally scrapbook the cards and send them off to Send Out Cards!

Here is one of the pictures we are using and an awesome one of Ty!




Thanks for reading and don't forget to stop by Kristen's blog(link on the right!)

Tell me why I was up at 6am???

We have been busy,busy this past week. Decorations are up, gifts are bought and almost all wrapped! I also has 3 events for my jewelry business. I feels good to get out and meet new people and be able to give them the gift of sterling silver!

Yesterday I meet my in-laws at the halfway point and past off the toddler for the night. I was very much looking forward to good, uninterrupted nights sleep. Did I get NO.

I got home around midnight from my show and was up at 6am.....Yup am. What's wrong with me has my body forgotten how nice it is to get more then 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep??

But I have made good use of my toddler (and husband too) free time. I have put away the summer clothes and hung up my winter clothes. I decided that it is Dec 5th and snowing wet flaks it must be time(even though it was in the upper 60's just 3 days ago). I cleaned and grocery shopped for my shopping open house today(1-4pm if you are in the area).

Now I am working on setting up my display and getting my Internet fix.

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Thanksgiving weekend

We had a great time at Nana and Pop pop's(Matt's parents) on Thanksgiving. We eat a great meal and had a great time visiting!

Yesterday was Black Friday and I thought I wasn't going to get any shopping done since Matt was working and I had Ty. But when there is a will there is a way. I decided at 730am Ty and I were going to Kohl's. We got there at 8am and was out by 9am with gift bought for mostly everyone on the list. Ty's behavior was great so he got some cars as a treat!

Then we went to Weight Watchers and I stayed the same not bad for eating a big meal the day before!

Our last stop(or so I thought) was the grocery store. I had a craving for homemade chicken soup. So I got all my supplies and headed home. Then I discovered the stock pot was nowhere to be found. Off to Kmart we go. I got the stock pot and then the challege came. Every alsie had some kind of toy in it. Ty was having meltdowns left and right. Finally payed and was on our way home. The soup turned out great!

This morning at 7am(was offically off on call) I got dressed and headed out to Toys R Us. I was in and out and got eveything on my list all under 45 mins.

We spent the morning decorating and now we are heading out to Walmart. Wish us luck!

20 Things I am Thankful for - not in any particular order

I am borrowing this blog post idea from my friend Erin. Her blog link is off to my right(Does this house feel like a shoe?).

So my 20 things:

1. My husband Matt
2. My son Tyler
3. My dad is still with us
4. My in-laws
5. My brother getting it together
6. Coffee
7. The great friends I have(both old and new)
8. My Silpada business
9. Having a roof over our heads
10.My aunt who has become more like a mom since my mom passes
11.Surprises that come in the mail
12.Weight Watchers for showing me a new way to eat
13.Health insurance
14.Nick jr so I can have some sanity during the day
15.My crazy cat that is so sweet to Ty no matter how hard he pets her
16.Washable markers, crayons and paint
17.Apples taking over my sweet tooth
18.MOMS Club
19.My family
20.Books so I can have a distraction from my crazy life

Thanks for reading!

Mommy why you yawn?

That was the question my son (age 3) asked me this morning.

Let's see son you did not sleep through the night in 4 nights and the only reason why you slept last night was because I slept with you so that we can get some sleep.

Which I didn't sleep well. I was up at 3am like every other morning the child wakes. I was waiting for the party to start like it always does but to my surprise he snored his way through the 3am hour right to the 645am hour. I like 645am much better then 3am. I hope we can have a repeat tonight and maybe just maybe I can do it in my own bed not with Ty in his.

I don't know why he has decided against sleep lately.....I really don't but it is making for some cranky parents.

If your reading this please send us some sleep through the night(everyone in their own beds) vibes!

Our Sunday

So Sunday was our only weekend day to do something as a family since Matt had to work and be on call on Saturday.

I decided it would be a great day to head to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square,PA and afterwards run a few errands. Well our day started at 330am. Ty got up and would not go back to sleep....Lucky me!

I wasn't going to let the early morning wake up call ruin the day. At 830am we piled in the car and heading for Longwood(with a Dunkin Donuts stop). We arrive and so far so good! We headed right for the fall train display with Ty leading the way(have I mentioned this kid LOVES trains).

Ty ran around and around the display( did I mention this is his 3rd time to it. He would explain what trains were going around the display to anyone who would listen.



After we finished at the train display we headed for the conservatory. I was every excited to see all the fall colors they had up! It was the last day for the display and it did not disappoint me.









We did spend to much time in the conservatory Ty was trying to go for a swim in the pools. We left there and the toddler melt downs started(remember he has been up since before the chickens)we knew they we going to come we just hoped they would have waited until we were out of Longwood. It makes the walk to the car so much longer when you have to stop every few feet to either watch the child throw themselves on the ground or pick them up because they can't or wont walk. Finally we make it back to the car.

Now it is decision time...do we continue with the errands we have to run or go home where he is going to be grumpy and not nap. So we decided to share his good mood with others.

First stop was Best Buy we wanted to do a little browsing and I needed a flash drive. Well he latched on to this Jeep toy thing that I think was more for the computer then a toy. So the throwing ourselves on the floor and mommy pick me up started again. So I made my way over to the computer section were I was approached by a man trying to sell me on Comcast. HELLO crying, whining child and you want to know who I get my Internet from. Told him I was in love with my FIOS and moved on. Found the flash drives and made our way to the check out. Now the toddler is starting to settle down! It was short lived. At the check out they had all kinds of candy(why oh why do you do that to parent??). He started freaking out over M&M's which he was not getting. Finally out of the store and back in the car. I am sure the people of Best Buy were not sad to see us go.

Decision time again...Do we go to New Balance for new sneakers for the toddler??? Sure why not...right? To our shock he was great! Picked out sneakers and tried them on like a pro. We pay and head for the car. Then he asks I want M&M's....ugh.

We head home have lunch and then head to Matt model train club open house. The kid had a ball and was well behaved until time to leave. We wrestled him to his sit and then took off. The whole way home (until he passed out....finally) he yelled about wanting a hot dog.

We had hog dogs for dinner just for him.

Thanks for reading!

Time for some painting

I have been wanting to paint our master bedroom for months. Matt wanted my to wait until the winter. Well we are just about there and now I have to make a color decision.

I am I would love to make one of the walls an accent wall and the rest a neutral. Matt doesn't love that idea. So I am going to put it to a vote on my blog. I am hope with some feed back we can make a decision.

The colors

All three together



Hallowed Hush



Gobi Desert



Sandstone Cove



I am thinking Hallowed Hush as the accent wall and the rest I not sure. I am looking for any and all suggestions.

Thanks!