Well Hello There November

Ahh...it's finally fall in my neck of the woods. We've been dealing with high temperatures this time of year with 80's and 90's...but not I finally have the 70's with some crispness in the air.

November is my favorite time of year for a multitude of reasons--my birthday (I'm forever 29!), fall my favorite season is usually in full effect, and KMB's third birthday. We plan a huge bash for KMB, and once that party is over my season of life slows down a tad as far as planning goes.

This year we celebrated on a yacht, and it was AMAZING!

 We also received our team photos back, and they are my favorite yet!

In October I was at the CMBN conference in San Antonio, and I was able to hang out with the other site owners in other cities. These ladies are awesome!

It's a busy couple of months, but hoping that I'll be catching up here and sharing about Nolan's birthday, and sweet baby Foster who is now 4 months old!

Natalie

A Superhero Birthday!

Wow I realize I haven't posted since announcing Foster's birth but as you can imagine it's been crazy around here. We've been adjusting to becoming a family of 5 and also having Nolan start Kindergarten. Life is changing, and we're trying to settle in a new routine.

At the beginning of August, we celebrated Conley's 4th birthday party. The theme was a Superhero theme, and it was lots of fun at our local splash pad!

And this guy turned one month old at the end of July!

Happy September friends!

Natalie

Birthdays and Babies!

Wow what a week! I've been planning a lot for the KMB second birthday party, and I'm happy to report it was a huge success! It was a country/western theme, and I absolutely fell in love with our cake!

So glad that planning is done! Now it was time for my actual birthday! I headed to a baby shower, and a weekend of friends and shopping! 

My friend put together this fun collage of all the first baby showers together!

Hard to believe the first shower was for Nolan in 2010!

Oh and I can't leave out the boys' Halloween costumes! 

Happy Monday!

 

Natalie

From Dallas to a 5th Birthday Party!

Hello October! Right now the leaves are changing colors, and there is a briskness in the air which means my favorite time of year!

I started the month off at a conference in Dallas for KMB and spent some quality time with the City Moms Blog Network owners! Many of the ladies I met last year, but I was so happy to meet some new faces this year!

Then yesterday we celebrated Nolan's 5th Birthday a little early with our playgroup friends! He asked to have it at the house, so we had a Lego party with pizza!

Happy Early Birthday my sweet boy!

Natalie

Beach Party Fun!

We had so much fun celebrating Conley's third birthday at the local splash pad where we've held it for the past three years.

This year I did a beach party theme (super easy), and mainly blue and green colors.

The (inflatable) drink holder, beach balls, leis, are all from Oriental Trading. If you haven't used them for a party, you totally should! The bubble holders and the chalk sign are all from Hobby Lobby, and the printables I found FREE online and used frames I have used in the past. It worked so well!

The cake was actually from Kroger!

As far as themes go this was one of my favorites and very fun. Not to mention, I really didn't spend that much money on it which is AWESOME.

If you need any links to some of the products just comment below!

Natalie

5 Random Things About Me

It's been awhile since I've been "tagged", but my good friend Alison is taking is back old school.

The topic is five random things about me:

1) I wear no bracelets. I have seen some really cute ones lately, but I guess with having children I just forgot about them. Maybe I need to change that! I also don't wear a watch.

2) I don't drink juice. I'm not sure if that caused me to almost hurl when I took my glucose test when I was pregnant, but I realized I don't really like sweet drinks in general.

3) I LOVE breakfast food! I don't dine out much for breakfast (and our breakfast here is pretty basic). I love bacon, pancakes, French toast, toast, eggs, hash browns, and sausage!

4) I HATE winter! I don't deal well with the cold. I would really like to just omit that season. Fall is my favorite, and I don't mind if it gets chilly. But below 40...I'm not a happy camper.

5) I like playing chess. Or I should say I used to! It's been awhile, but I bet I can still play!

Pretty random right? I tag everyone!

This week is fun and stressful at the same time as it's the big one year birthday bash for KMB, and I have a HUGE event tomorrow. (Below the beautiful KMB ladies!)

The FUN=my birthday on Friday and going out of town to visit with my best gals...with the relief of knowing my big event planning for the year is over! YAY!

Happy Wednesday friends!
 

Natalie

Happy 4th Train Birthday Party!

Happy Friday friends! While Nolan's official birthday isn't until Monday (I'll share a little more about my four year old then), we celebrated a small train birthday party with our playgroup.

We've had several bigger parties before, but this year decided to take it down a notch. Nolan said it was the best yet! He kept saying how he loved his birthday decorations. He really can be a sweet boy. Maybe we're entering the "favorable fours?"

So today I'll just leave you with a short post with photos! I pretty much kept it simple. I ordered a printable design for the birthday banner (and it really turned out so cute!)

The snack table had popcorn with free printable stickers I found online, a pennant banner and cupcake toppers, and as a party favor everyone received a bandanna and train whistle! (all from Oriental Trading)

This almost four year old had a blast at his train birthday party!

Natalie

Fun Fall Festivities!

Happy Friday my friends!

This week we received the kids school photos from their Mother's Day Out program. I really didn't expect them to be good, but I must say I love them! How are my boys old enough to have school photos???

They actually have another one of Nolan actually smiling. In the above photo is his classic "No I don't want to take a picture!"

Last weekend we attended a birthday party for Ethan at a pumpkin patch. You might recognize Laura from her former blog My Thoughts Uninterrupted. She's not writing anymore because of her new business Pop of Happy. You really should check out her shop as she has great home decor and party items. Ethan's birthday party was SO CUTE! Her theme was a farm theme with apples, popcorns, and old pickup trucks. Unfortunately it was very windy so she couldn't hang all her decorations BOO! 

We had a station to season our own popcorn and add delicious toppings to our apples. She always has the most creative ideas!

The pumpkin patch was huge and so much fun! All the kids loved running around, climbing on hay, picking out pumpkins, and even seeing a pumpkin launched from a cannon and blown up!

Do you make an annual trip to a pumpkin patch? 

Natalie

Tomorrow You Are Two

Two years ago, I went to the hospital to give you a little "nudge" since you were 5 days overdue. 7 hours later we met our precious baby boy, who now is a big two year old.

It's hard to believe the "baby" is now two and how fast life moves.

We celebrated your birthday last Saturday with a Nautical Theme styled by Laura from Pop of Happy. It came out wonderful! If you guys need help planning a party and need some decor, she's your gal!

Now onto the photos!

Happy birthday to my 8/8 boy and his rambunctious nature! We love you more than words can say and can't wait to see what the next year brings.

Natalie

Third Birthday Firetruck Style!

I happy to report that Nolan's 3rd birthday party was a success!  The kids had so much fun at The Little Gym, and it was so cute to see them all sitting at the table snacking and eating cookie cake.

Now that the festivities are over, we are now dealing with the sickies in our household.  Isn't that how it always goes?

Conley was a huge ham during the whole event, sitting in the middle of the group dancing.

It's hard to believe my baby is three, but here we are.  It's fun to watch him learn and grow and can't wait to see what this next year holds for you!

(Banner from this Etsy shop, and water labels and party favors from this one. Fire hats and cake toppers ordered on Amazon...and fabulous shirts are from this shop.  The gigantic cookie cake was from Kroger, believe it or not!)

Natalie

This Week in Photos...

This week has flown by, and I'm sorry I haven't been around more.

I am working on a new business project that's keeping me busy...and then of course Nolan's 3rd Birthday Party!

We are doing it this Saturday at The Little Gym again this year.  Not going crazy or anything just trying to make it fun for the kiddos!

Three??? THREE! I still can't believe it.

I made one of my favorite recipes tonight, and then forgot to take a photo.  Oh well, but here's the Pinterest link to Mini-Apple Cheddar Turkey Meatloaves.  You will not be disappointed, PROMISE!

Hope you guys are having a great week!

Natalie