Happy Halloween Everyone!

I've been trying for a week now to capture this smile.

I haven't blogged in awhile, so hello to all of you who stop by and check out my blog. This month has been so much fun and I finally have a little time tonight to post some pictures.





Little L's first swim. Isn't she so classy? I love her 50's glamour pose...so sophisticated for her age. I also love that Andy's totally flexing...show off.



We asked my sister- in-law to snap a photo of us. Believe it or not this is the second photo we have together. I can't wait to have our family photo's taken professionally.

P.S. Like Andy's stache? He looks like a pedophile. Don't worry I only let him sport it for a week.





A couple of weeks ago I turned 30. For my birthday my husband let me have a spa day and then take me out to a nice resturaunt. After the spa we went and dropped Little L off at my sister-in- law's and then went to T Cooks for dinner. The next day we went over to my sister-in law's for dinner and she surprised me with these photos. Her best friend is a photographer and so she had her come over with all her props and they went to town. This was such a thoughtful birthday gift. Tears started welling up when I looked at the photos. I love Little L so much and the photos are so precious.

Things I'm looking forward to

1. I'm looking forward to the day she stops crying for no apparent reason.

2. Buying some new fall outfits

3. Spending more quality time with me Little L.

3. Buying some new animal print shoes

4. Buying a new dress for fall.

I had to doctor this photo a bit because I thought Little L looked like a boy in a dress. I added the crown because she's so demanding.

I'm so happy to be little L's Mom. I never thought I could love her as much as I do. 

The Nursery 

I'm finally posting pictures of Little L's nursery. It took me a long time to decide on what colors to use; should I go with pink, purple, yellow? When I spotted the crib bedding I fell in love with the red, white and light blue. The colors were feminine, childish and light. I'm so happy with the outcome and now that Little L is here it's fun to get some use out of the room. 

Little L has arrived!

NO BABY TODAY

Today I went to the hospital so ready to have this baby. The nurses hooked up my IV, asked me millions of questions, took my vitals and dressed Andy in his OR attire. We were so excited. Right before they took us into the OR they did a quick ultrasound to make sure the baby was still breech and sure enough little L had moved into the correct position. I was a little bummed for a few minutes but I'm glad that I will have a quicker recovery time and I don't have to deal with the scar.

Hopefully she comes soon! I'm hoping for a July baby.

6 MORE DAYS

I found out last week that Little L is breech. I had a Dr. appt. yesterday and the physician could feel her little bum so I have scheduled a c-section for the 27th. I've been trying all sorts of ridiculous methods to get her to turn but this little girl doesn't want to move. I may have to spank her little bottom for giving her mommy a scar.

The owner of Frances is opening a sweets shop. Check out Jaimee Rose's feature of Smeeks

It's baby season right now so I thought I would share this site with all of you new mothers.

Photo Birth Announcements by Simply To Impress

Here we are a couple of San Diego tourists posing in front of one of Sea World's finest exhibits. Just look at those beautiful massive whales. 

I want to thank my my huge pregnant feet for not ruining my first time at Sea World. I was so pleased with their cooperation so I rewarded them to a pedicure the next day. 

We went to church on Sunday and look who we ran into. It was so good to see you little brother:) 

 

Thank you Grandpa Cooper for sponsoring another family vacation. Andy and I had a lot of fun.

Lately I have been obsessed with Nautical themes. I created a Treasury on Etsy titled "Sail Away With Me". If you haven't checked out the Treasury's on Etsy; you should. They're a fun way to discover new items.

I had some pregnancy photos taken a couple of months ago and I thought I would post a few of them for all of you. Judy Cook (who took the photos) did an excellent job!

I saw this pixie hat on "Etsy Storque" and I love it. I looked at the how- to PDF and then asked Andy's mom if she was up for the challenge. There is no way that I can attempt at making this. Here are the instructions for those of you who know how to knit.

P.S. Do you think Little L is going to look like a teletubby in this hat?

SNEAK PEEK

I'm posting one picture of little L's room because I wanted everyone to see how cute my crib bedding turned out. Isn't it so pretty? I'm in love. When the curtains arrive I will post pictures of the rest of the room.

Eatery's I Love

Great Lunch Place!


Best Mexican Food!


Yummy Salads!

Great Pizza and Crepes!

Family Style Eatery. Yummy Steak!

Delicious Hot Chocolate and Pastries!

Saturday my friends threw me a Baby Shower and I wanted to let all of you that helped know how much I appreciated it. The food was delicious and I loved all of my gifts. I'm so lucky to have so many awesome friends.

I have loved the cute "cab earrings" for some time now and finally decided to make some up and sell them on etsy. I have placed a few on my new etsy site, but have a lot more that I will be posting next week.

If you get a chance check out my site

I have been busy, busy, busy putting together little L's room. I bought this old rocker at Melrose Vintage a few months ago but the rocker was old and worn (I really wish I would have taken a picture of it). My friend Josh helped me refurbish the rocker and I absolutely love it!

My next project; the pillows. I was going to have someone make them for me but my mother had bought me a new sewing machine for Christmas and I decided to try to take the pillows on myself. They really weren't as hard as I thought they would be and they look great in the room.

I'm on a roll with my posts today. Here is a short video I took of Lauren moving in my belly. I can't wait until she's old enough to view it.

I love finding party planning ideas.
Here are a few that some of my favorite bloggers have posted.

HOW CUTE IS THIS KID?

Enter to win 

Catch- up Contests 

with Pied Piper Photography

Look what I found! This should eliminate any possible fights. Check them out HERE.

Look what Andy got me for Mothers Day.

Isn't he the best? I'll answer that one for you; he is. Thank you Andy for my lovely new Michael Kors watch.

I LOVE CHEAP VENDORS

Andy and I were talking about the price of business cards last night. He was telling me how much he could get some business cards and I was astonished at the price. I told him I could get 500 business cards for around $40.00 w/ vistaprint.com. I figured if he was paying to much there are propably a lot of people out there paying to much.

A couple of years ago myself and a few others started a business. We had a shoestring budget to work with so price shopping for vendors was a must. If you are looking to start a small business, cut costs for your current business or know of someone who is starting one here is a list of quality cheap vendors.

1. http://www.vistaprint.com/- business cards, wedding and birthday invitations, letterhead etc..

2. www.myenvelopes247.com- custom envelopes

3. http://www.psprint.com/- catalogs, brochures, postcards

4. www.techniprint.com- large format printing, banners, tradeshow graphics etc...They are a local company located around 7th street and Thomas in Phoenix.

5. http://www.monstertemplates.com/- website templates. Websites can be pretty pricey but if you know of someone that has done a little website design, you can choose your template on monster. The templates run around $50.00 to $60.00.

6. www.intronis.com- online backup. I don't know about you, but it's crucial in todays world to backup your information in a more secure location than your office.

7. http://www.web.com/- web hosting

8. http://www.godaddy.com/- SSL certificates and domain registration.

I'm having my crib bedding made right now and I purchased a little extra fabric to have some pillows made up (you can't really tell from the picture but the fabric is a combination of vintage flea market hankies).
Yesterday, the company making my bedding called and said my fabric had arrived. I was so excited to go pick it up yesterday; isn't it so darling? The fabric is a

Does anyone know a cheap seamstress? I need hire someone to make these pillows.

My mother in- law gave me an easy burrito recipe last week that I was dying to try but the recipe makes 30 burritos. I decided to make the burrito's up and have a party. My friends were totally excited and each brought something to add. The party was a complete success. Thank you Brian for your delicious tacos, the salsa that brought me to tears and the rediculous pinata that I made you go searching for! Thank you Josh for your homemade macayo chimichangas that I couldn't stop inhaling.Thank you Camille for the frozen daiquiries and last thanks Beka for bringing the chips! You guys are awesome.

Here is the burrito recipe, just in case any of you girls want throw a little Mexican Fiesta.

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1 bag of Costco Del Reyo (I think that's how you spell it) shredded beef

2 cans of refried beans

2 cans of diced green chiles

1 can of beef gravy

1 onion

Heat all of that up and set aside.

Buy 1bag of costco un-cooked tortillas and fry up 30 tortillas.

Now start making the burritos adding a little of your mix and a sprinkle of cheese.

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I have been a little worried about how I'm going to put together Little L's room. I really want it to be perfect and I still can't in vision it. A friend recommended the book "flea market Baby", I'm hoping this will help me with some of my dilemmas.

This weekend Andy and I celebrated our THIRD Anniversary. We stayed at the InterContinental Montelucia Resort in Paradise Valley. The resort was so amazing! The resort had a 30,000 sq ft spa that we fully took advantage of, our room had the best shower and large spa tub and the pools had great seating and service. We both said several times..."this is the life".

I think this documentary will be really interesting.

I'm currently obsessing over white watches. Which one should I pick?