Chugga Chugga Choo Choo

Karson turned 2 last Thursday so Chelsea had his train themed party while I was in Vegas. So cute!

Chelsea saw these cupcakes on pinterest which basically started the whole party

train tracks from black cardstock set (not even glued) on table. we put wheels on the food bowls to form trains

few other decorations

birthday banner

chelsea's friend designed these super cute invites.

a few more cake pics

is anyone sick of bear cake pictures? since chelsea actually took some real (not from a crappy cell phone) pictures, i figured i better post them.

the kids anxiously waiting

i'm still dying that this cake actually made the trip from slc to st george with only a few minor problems.

thanks to technology, my parents, jeff's parents, and ashley got to see the reveal too

it's a BOY! it takes a heckuvalot of food coloring to get the cake the perfect blue

 the happy family

 karlee was pretty excited to eat the cake

that's all the pictures/posts from this cake...i promise

details of the cake

Chelsea and Jeff are having baby #3. They already have a girl and a boy. She had to change doctors when their insurance changed so her ultrasound was delayed a few weeks. When she scheduled the ultrasound for the week before Easter, they decided to wait to find out the gender with a cake. Celsey and I have been having a lot of fun making gender reveal cakes, but this cake was definitely the most exciting cake so far. It was so much more exciting that no one knew when we cut the cake. I met them in St. George, and we did the cake with our grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins. We had our parents, Ashley, and Jeff's parents on skype and facetime. Here's the video of the big reveal.

We're Beary Excited to Meet our Baby...

BOY!

I really hope I can convince someone else to wait until the cake to find out the gender. Next up, a twin reveal. Can't wait!

We're BEARY excited

to meet our baby boy or girl

these pictures don't do this justice at all. so cute!

the latest gender reveal cake was this cute little bear. we did a practice on the right for a baby blessing. one of my college friends is pregnant with her first, and it was so much fun making this gender reveal for her. we're all BEARY excited to meet her baby BOY!

next up...gender reveal for chelsea and jeff. they had the ultrasound last week and are waiting until we cut the cake to find out the gender. i'm so excited to make this cake and for the mail to come so i know the gender.

thankful

cousins abby and shaylee made these darling place cards for thanksgiving dinner. they're so cute, and i love the message...be thankful. i have so much to be thankful for on this day of thanks.

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Halloween Crafting

Ashley showed me these pumpkins, and I practically died at the cuteness. She made them, and they turned out so cute. After I painted the pumpkins, it inspired me to get it together and get the rest of my Halloween decor up. My current residence isn't the most conducive to holiday decorating, but I put up a few crafty things to feel festive.

spray painted pumpkins and used craft paint to free hand embellish with circles and stripes

finished product on the porch

candy corn wreath from last year

i mod podged scrapbook paper on these letters a few years ago. they used to go on a shelf at my old place. since there's no shelf here, i tied ribbon and hung them on the door.

ashley's pumpkins...so cute. once i saw hers, i HAD to have make my own.

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Yarn Letters

I made more yarn letters. I'm kind of obsessed lately. I even got Chelsea in on the fun.

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4th of July wreath

I went down to Vegas for summer break this week. Chelsea mentioned she might want to make a 4th of July wreath so I brought some stuff down. We found something similar to this on Pinterest (my new obsession) and got to work. The worst part of the whole thing was wrapping the wreath in yarn.

Chelsea's wreath

Chelsea's turned out so cute I had to make my own

I might be a little obsessed with bandana right now.

Supplies

wreath form (we used the straw kind because they're the cheapest)

white yarn

red and blue embroidery thread (to wrap around the wreath)

red, white, and blue pins (to stick the circles and stars in the wreath...instead of hot glue)

red, white, blue, and confederate flag bandanas (hobby lobby for $0.99 each)

various red, white, blue material

blue ribbon

How to

wrap wreath form in white yarn (if you do it thick you might only have to do 1 layer)

cut stars and circles from material and bandanas

wrap embroidery thread around wreath weaving back and forth as you go

arrange circles and stars on side of wreath and pin in place

hang wreath with ribbon and attach circle at top (pin into knot to hold in place)

so easy and so cute!

old jeans turned cut off shorts

Finding cute shorts that are the right length is practically impossible, and almost everyone has old jeans in their closet. Here's the fast and easy solution.

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Matchy Matchy

I did a lot of sewing over spring break this year. I started out with plans to make a couple skirts and ended up making a little more. I had tons of extra material so I made a skirt for Karlee. Here we are posing in our matchy matchy skirts.

For Fun

A couple of my blogger friends have done this, and I think it's so fun. I LOVE comments, but I know there are some readers that never comment. So...now's your chance. I want to know who the readers are and how you know me/found me. As a bonus for playing, I'm doing a GIVEAWAY. Here are the rules...

1. become a follower

2. leave me a comment that you follow and don't forget the how you know/found me part

3. facebook/blog post about the giveaway gets you an extra entry

prize...custom headband

random winner chosen March 15