a toddler?

i definitely think this is considered a toddle, no? we're in trouble.

easter sunday

hey all. hope everyone's easter was as beautiful as ours. our alarm clock didn't go off the same time as usual sunday morning, so we were running a little behind. {and by alarm clock, i mean cayden. usually he's talking to himself by 6:30ish or so. sunday morning? um, 7:45.}

by the time we got cayden to the nursery at church, the traditional 9:45 easter service was packed. so we decided to try out the contemporary service. and loved it. i was moved to tears during one song. and pastor jack, wow, he's such a motivated and spirited speaker that i think we might have to visit his service more often.

the easter bunny wasn't able to come visit until about 1:30 or so {remember, running late that morning, and by the time we got home from church and grocery shopping, our little guy was napping}. the easter bunny wasn't real sure what to bring cayden, but i think he did pretty good. he brought yogurt melts, a bath toy, a book and a semi-real set of keys.

here's a few photos of cayden with his easter basket. the photos of me and him? well, in the first one, all he wanted were his easter goodies which were on the ground in front of us. in the second one, everybody's happy...

sunset

driving home friday afternoon and this was the view at the entrance of our neighborhood. gorgeous.

for the fellas

and by fellas, i mean my hubby. and cayden. cause you see, jeremy sometimes gets flustered when trying to think of things to get me. and to be honest, i'm probably not the easiest person to shop for. i never really need anything, and when i think of something i want, if i think about it long enough, i decide i don't need it.

march, april & may are tough for him. in march, we had my birthday. in april, we're celebrating our fifth anniversary. and well, in may, there's mother's day. three months in a row that he's buying something for me. he did great on my birthday. and from what i know about our upcoming anniversary, he's doing pretty good in that area too.

so, instead of just leaving it all up to him for mother's day, i thought i'd help him out just a bit by giving him a couple of ideas.


{image pulled from ripe goods}
first up, this necklace from ripe goods. it's gorgeous. and i'd love to have it with cayden's initial 'c' with his birth date {5.20.09}. we do plan on having other kids one day... which would make this necklace obsolete at some point {as i wouldn't want to show favor to one kid over another}, but that's not for a while yet... so i'm thinking i'd get some pretty good use out out of it.


{image pulled from gussy}
my other suggestion? completely different. i'd love a bag from gussy. particularly the bag shown here. it's completely girly with its {adorable} ruffle, but i'm finding myself drawn to these type of accessories more and more often. it's meant for a laptop, but surely i could get away with carrying it as a regular bag? perhaps a diaper bag even. either way, love it and think it's gorgeous.

jeremy, i hope this helps you out. it might even help other people out too. {other mama's, just point your husband in the direction of these sites!}

the laundry room: phase 2

omg. the washer and dryer are in! not only do they look gorgeous, but they work wonderfully too. they're oh-so-quiet while running, and when they're finished, they play you this little tune to let you know. no loud annoying beep or anything like that. i'm in love!

stay tuned for even more finishing touches in here. one room down, a few more to go...