A Week Away

Well we are back! We were in TX for a week hanging out with family, celebrating halloween and taking peanut to her first Baylor game. We taught her how to "sic em" with the best of them, and now every time she sees a BU she goes "GO BEARS", yup I'd say we are raising her right. 

It was awesome we had so much fun and I loved watching her play with her cousins. Halloween in particular was a BLAST. She totally understood it this year and would go up to peoples houses and say "or treat" completely omitting the trick part, this girl knew what she wanted. Her costume if you didn't see on Instagram was a HUGE hit and handmade by her grandma, lucky duck and she became obsessed with Monster inc. just in time for the holiday. We also got to meet our new little nephew who is adorable. 

Peanut did really well traveling considering she's been on a plane 22 times, she a trooper. I let her have the iPad this time around and she looked like such a big girl in her own seat eating her snacks and watching a movie. 

She had a hard time adjusting sleep wise this time around, but I enjoyed the extra cuddles that come from sleeping with her. Things are back in full swing before we gear up for the next two trips, yup you read that correctly the next two trips. I have kind of come to terms with the fact that Steve and I are crazy, oh well we are just raising a seasoned traveler.

 She kept running around telling us "I Boo, I Boo mama" My Mother in-law nailed this costume! 

I'll be back with way more blogging soon, until then hope you all had a fantastic halloween. I cent believe Thanksgiving is around the corner. Aunt Shell is coming and Auntie Em and I are cooking I can taste the turkey already its going to be a good one. 

XOXO

Headbord DIY

I've been told quite a bit how cute our headboard is and I love it I have to say. Awhile back when we made it I posted a DIY on my old blog about it. Since then we have moved into another house and  our bed has received a cute makeover, but one thing remains the same the headboard. So I though I would post the DIY on here and give you a look. Now these pictures aren't the best, I pretty much had no clue how to take good photos back then, but it'll give you the gist. 

Our bed before hand 

Home Depot cut the plywood for us to size we have a king bed, they suggested we use pine. We did and it turned out perfectly. 

What you'll need 

-2 inch foam also cut to size

-Canvas drop cloth, yes that's right drop cloth. I was having trouble finding fabric on a sale and we really wanted this to be budget friendly. The drop cloth is not the best shade of canvas but it turned out perfectly! 

-Staple gun and staples

-Nail trim 

-Adhesive spray 

-Wood screws 

-2X4's 

Step 1) First spray the wood with the adhesive spray 

Step 2) Place the foam on the wood 

Step 3) Wrap the cloth on the wood, the staple it to the wood. 

Step 4) This nail trim was perfect it was on a chain and you nailed in every three nails. 

What it looked like when we flipped it over 

Step 5) Attach wood to attach it too the bed. 

End result a new bed for less then $200! 

Whoot Whoot! 

Clean Bambino Review and Special Offer

Now It's officially fall! With that being said it's back to school, making lunches, cleaning up after summer, all with a pumpkin spice latte in hand. Am I right? Just in time to get ready for the holidays that are right around the corner. 
A few weeks ago I was contacted by Clean Bambino to take a look at their service and maybe try it out. I was so excited to when I found out it was a mobile detailing service for strollers and car seats. Since we had C, basically I have been overly paranoid about our stroller and car seat being clean. You spend so much money on this things and they so easily get trashed. I've been saying do while now there should be a service that should clean them for you, because who wants to spend the better part of a Saturday deep cleaning kids stuff. 

Now with a toddler in tow who basically needs a snack if I want to run any errands, we've had cheddar bunnies, fruit snacks, tougher bites all sorts of things buried into our stroller. So when clean bambino contacted me, I immediately said to my husband "babe there's a mobile detailing service for our stroller and car seat, we HAVE to try it!" I contacted Michael right away and set up a appointment. He was so friendly and responded right away, he even accommodated my schedule when I couldn't make my original appointment.
When he came he had everything he needed to get our orbit baby stroller and car seat spotless. He even used honest company products and steam to get it all clean. I loved how thorough he was and his attention to detail was spectacular.
Here are our before and after photos. 

You see how the fabric is so dusty looking? I know wheels are going to get dirty, I mean they touch the floor but these are gross, then you put these ditty wheels back into the car! 

Same here, I wash this fabric take the car seat apart and vacuum, but there is still snack residue. 

Heres the stroller now, its so shiny. It's look brand new! He steamed cleaned all the fabric and polished the frame, I love love love how it turned out. 

Now this is spectacular, he got to every nook and cranny. This hasn't looked so clean in a while. It sparkles. 

He did all the prams and accessories too! 

Michel has offered a special for my readers. He's willing to do the basic cleaning for $30 and the detail for $60. Just mention Bumps Babes and Bellini's when booking! 

Side note, he also does car seat education and can check if you have your seat installed properly. 

This is totally something I'd love to do again in the future. I mean you clean your kids crib sheets and changing pads, why not the same for their car seats and strollers. I for one love clean stuff and making it easy, where mom doesn't have to do it, well that's just an added bonus. 

XOXO

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

On Sunday we took a trip to pick Pumpkins and we had a blast! We went over to Tanaka Farms again, it was pretty busy but C had fun. She was a little bummed at first because she insisted on picking pears again and didn't understand why we couldn't do that. HaHa. Once we got out there she picked away, I LOVE LOVE LOVE doing these traditions with her. It's one of the things I looked forward to so much after having her. So bring on the pumpkin pie, caramel apples and candy corn we are in full Halloween mode over here!

We are heading over to TX to trick-or-treat with the cousins next week and I can't wait for you to see our costumes.

XOXO

Mama Monday | What Being a Girl Mom Means to Me

Mama Monday | What Being a Girl Mom Means to Me

I bet you didn't think you would get an extra mama Monday post did ya! Well I was thinking about how amazing this series has been, how many wonderful and insightful post my terrific and amazing mamas did for me, and I realized I needed to do one myself. So to end this beautiful series heres my post.

What being a girl mom means to me. 

Alright all my girl mommies this one is for you, since the moment I found out I was having a little girl so many things have been swirling around the ol' noodle. As a parent in general raising kiddos is hard on so many levels. As a girl mom, I personally know what she will go though and there are things I wanted to make sure I did right to set this sweet precious little lady up for greatness.

Don't be too obsessed with keeping up with the jones. 

Theres enough pressure out there in the world for her to feel, I don't want her to see her dad and I too focused on having the latest and greatest. It's not the things that make people happy it's the people using them. 

Loving myself 

I try so hard to catch myself on this one. I never want C to think that beauty is the most important thing. I want her to love who she is inside and out. So when I look in the mirror and make a face over my new zit that just appeared or I'm not happy with the number on the scale, she's watching. I don't want her to focus on those things, it's important she knows she's smart, funny and capable of all things.  

I want her too enjoy spending time alone when she gets older. 

I have seen far too many people not be ok with being alone. I want her know thats ok. You don't need to be in a relationship to be happy. One of the BEST relationships you have as an adult is the one you have with yourself. 

Being a good example as a mother and spouse 

When the time comes a long long long time from now I hope I taught her to be a good wife and mother. I want her to be in a happy heathy relationship with someone who supports her and loves her unconditionally. I want her to be a mother, who understand the ups and down of motherhood but knows there is nothing like the love of your child. Much like the mother I had. 

Someone looks up to me, not just literally but figuratively too. Every move I make, she's watching me.  So most importantly remembering she wants to be just like me, and I hope the me I am is someone I want her to be. 

XOXO

Stitch Fix Review #4

So I am on my fourth fix and I have to say I have received some of my favorite go too pieces from doing this. I still get excited when every box comes and look forward to the next one. Heres the thing with this fix. I was in MAJOR cleaning mode the other day and apparently I threw out the piece of a paper with all the product info, i.e. pricing, name, brand. I feel like such a dummy. I have pictures for you guys but that's all I got. I tried searching the site for my past orders and go nada. I apologize for lack of info but here you have it review number 4.

This Blazer was super cute and comfortable, I liked it a lot. The fit just wasn't my favorite, too boxy,  so I sent it back. I believe it was a Medium and $88 

I really didn't like this top at all it was way too short and tight despite being the right size. It hugged in all the worst places. It went back. I believe it was around $48 

This dress was very pretty just too short, the lining on the inside was almost 3 inches shorter then the actual dress making it ver short for me. I also felt like it was see though. So this one didn't stick around either.

I really liked this top when I saw it but the cut was too short for me, which sticks because I thought it was sweet and different from what I normally buy. The Jeans I LOVE they are Kut Cloth Denim, Size 6 in the Reese. I wanted some more distressed jeans and they totally fit the bill. They were $88 but with the $20 off were only $68 so I kept them.

This box wasn't my favorite, but the pieces were cute just not me. I left some more notes and hopefully next month is better. 

XOXO

Fall Themed Cocktail | Caramel Apple Sparkler

I love fall themed everything, it's just so yummy and sets the mood for the prefect fall day. Here is a recipe for one of may favorite drinks. It's inspired by a similar drink at one of my favorite restaurants in Laguna Beach. I have been making this yummy concoction for 3 years and it's my go drink for the fall season. You'll LOVE it, Enjoy!   

Caramel Apple Sparkler 

Here it is! 

Recipe

1 oz butternot schnapps 

3 oz sparkling white wine

4 oz apple cider 

Start by putting some cinnamon sugar on the rim of the glass then add all ingredients and mix! 

XOXO