New Room

Shortly after Christmas we bought Mia a big girl bed. It is a Pottery Barn white sleigh bed and she loves it! Now that she has a big girl bed her room needs a new makeover. So tomorrow I am painting her room this color:

After going through about 30 different paint swatches I decided that was the perfect one to compliment her new quilt currently being finished up by my mom. It will look just like this:

 

Picture Via

Then I will just need to buy her a new dresser, (I've been searching for the right one) and put some decor up on the walls. Any ideas on wall decor friends? My brain is feeling fried right now. Can't wait for the finished product!

Santa Clause is coming to Town

Yesterday we went to our favorite cupcake shoppe, One Sweet Slice, to see Santa and Mrs. Clause. Mia was so excited to sit on Santa's lap but as soon as she sat down she got super shy. After sitting on Santa's lap all the children were given free mini cupcakes and were able to listen to Santa and Mrs. Clause do story time.

We can't wait until Santa visits our house tomorrow night!

Winner Winners! & other things

And the Winners are...

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Congrats to the both of you please email us at somethingbroughtyouhere@gmail.com within the next 48 hours to claim your prize.

Also, exciting news. I am the guest blogger today over at the Downeast Basics Blog blogging about my favorite Downeast dress from this winter.

 Check it out HERE

 

 

Also, even with all of the heartache that is happening there is still happiness and light in the world. My baby girl had her first dance recital this weekend. It was the cutest, most precious, and funniest things ever! She was a true shining star, and especially for being only 2 and half everyone elses' age!

 

 

And I have a new niece!!!!! Couldn't be more thrilled. I can't wait to meet her.

 

 



Happy Tuesday Loves!

Trick Or Treat

I hope you all had a fantastic Halloween. Ours was great. Mia dressed up as Minnie Mouse and caught on to Trick or Treating pretty quick. She made sure to go to every single house, ring the doorbell and say "Happy Halloween, Trick or Treat." The person at the door would then proceed to let her pick "one" piece of candy out of the candy bowl. Mia just started grabbing handfuls. I had to stop her each time. Good thing she is so darn cute! We went up to Great Grandma Jones' where she dresses up as a witch and is famous for her witch cackle. We had taco soup for dinner and enjoyed hanging out with family. The hubby and I were lame this year and didn't dress up. Oh well, as long as Mia had the time of her life, right?

Mia as Minnie Mouse- I think the Make-up totally makes the costume that much better!

 

Her face was priceless. What a great holiday!!!



In Two Seconds...

When you have a two year old you find out just what can happen in as little as two seconds. After getting Mia out of the shower and dressing her I went to go get dressed myself. It got quiet really fast so I went to find out where she was. Apparently she was so excited for the Homemade Zucchini bread that she couldn't wait one more minute....

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Yep. It's that good. Good enough to pull down the dishwasher and climb up onto the counter and bite into half of the loaf. Here is my recipe in case you are like me and have a billion zucchinis growing out of your garden and need to make some Chocolate Chip Zucchini bread. Or as I like to call it...Bikini Bread.

PHOTO SHOOT {2 years}

It was an extra hot day. Mia was a trooper. Probably because she knew she got a cupcake from One Sweet Slice at the end of the photo shoot. Thanks to my Awesome Sister in Law these photos turned out GREAT. They really highlight Mia's personality!

 

Mia's 2 year photo shoot

Taken by I Heart Photography by Lindsay

Location: Downtown SLC Library

 

 

Turning Two

Well, it happened. My Baby Girl went and turned TWO on me over the weekend, so technically she is a "toddler" but she will always be my baby girl. Saturday was her actual birthday so we threw her a little party. The theme was turquoise, yellow & gray. I thought about doing a Minnie Mouse theme since she LOVES Mickey Mouse Clubhouse but I figured I would have plenty of years of character themed parties ahead of me so why not relish in the simple "color" theme. She started out her party with a phone call from her cousins in Maryland singing "Happy Birthday" to her.

For Dinner I made Sweet Pulled Pork Sandwiches and had some Ahhmazing help from family with the side dishes.

Oh Nicole...

Mia dancing at her party. It's her party and she'll dance if she wants to!

Instead of a cake I opted for cupcakes. I made a sour cream vanilla cupcake with Vanilla Almond Buttercream and a Chocolatey cupcake with salted caramel filled center, dark chocolate buttercream with a salted caramel drizzle. All topped with fondant decorations {made by me} to spell out Happy Birthday Mia.

Grammy

Of course she got spoiled like crazy.

For Dessert I made homemade icecream. {Raspberry, Oreo & Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cake}

Happy Birthday to You!

Delicous Cupcakes!

Oh, And a sneak peak of her 2 year photo shoot.

C/O I Heart Photography

Her Party was a success. She loved all the attention and all of her new gifts. So much work for her party but she is definitely worth it. Love her to pieces!

P.S.
You should all go check out this LOVELY giveaway and enter to win!

XOXO,
Whitney

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