Cynthia, you have out done yourself!

Have you been to Target lately?? Well, you are in for a treat! Cynthia Rowley has truly out done herself. All I can say is pull out the Lilly and book the next flight to the Hamptons! Cynthia's adorable outdoor collection is absolutey precious, preppy and oh so practicial.

Here is a glimpse. However, the website doesn't do all of her finery justice. You will have to check it out for yourself!!

I loved these cooler bags...

And these dishes and glasses...

And finally what self-respecting hostess with the mostess couldn't use one of these in PINK...

Etsy

Finally, after months of admiring all the cute things on Etsy, I made my first purchase! Kathryn is the lucky benefactor! If you would like some too, here they are!

Eat more chikin!

Field Trip Friday included a long lists of errands which began with a trip to Chik-fil-A. The chicken minis work well for Kathryn and Walker because Kathryn likes the chicken and Walker, the vegatarian, likes the biscuits. The sweet workers even gave them a stuffed cow. Kathryn is loving her cow in the picture. Walker's cow mostly stayed on the floor where he kept throwing it! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!

Behold, the Breakfast Bard!

What do these two things have in common??

At first glance, absolutely nothing! But Saturday at lunch, I asked Kathryn and Walker if they would like a breakfast bar, referring to the above pictured Kellog's Nutrigrain bar. When I gave Walker his "bar," he began to hold it and say, "blah." Now, to the untrained person, you might just think he was being silly. However, for the last almost two years, we have always said "blah" in referrence to the above pictured Baby Einstein dragon puppet. We actually have the hand puppet, bath towels, videos and books with this little character. One of our Baby Einstein books refers to the "dragon" as Bard. (Although there is some debate as to whether Bard is the dragon or another lizard-like character. Nonetheless, we call him Bard.) And as you seasoned parents know, Bard pops out in Baby Einstein videos and says, "blah."

So, it only took a moment for me to realize that when I asked if the kids would like a breakfast bar, they thought I was asking if they wanted a breakfast "bard!" Hence, Walker and Kathryn holding their "bars" up and saying "blah" for the next five minutes of lunch! So, we are off to the store today to buy more breakfast bards:)

Oh, and if you would like your own Bard puppet, here's one on E-bay.

Happy Birthday, Baby Daniel!

This past weekend, we traveled to Birmingham to celebrate Baby Daniel's first birthday party! Cori used a puppy dog theme, and everything was just precious from her very creative invites, to Daniel's adorable birthday cake, to the sweet doggy bone cookies everyone took home as a favor! Walker and Kathryn had so much fun playing in the backyard with all of Daniel's friends. Walker especially loved sneaking back to the food table to get more grapes. Who knew he liked grapes!! And Kathryn enjoyed eating her own ice cream cup. Fortunately, she wasn't in to the cupcake, so Mommy got to eat it. YUMMY!! Here are some pictures from our fun day. All of these are before Kathryn's accident. Yes, Kathryn fell down the steps outside after her daddy, Nana and I told her 100 times to hold someone's hand before going down the stairs. Thankfully, the huge scrape on her eye has already begun to heal quite nicely.

Big Mama Fashion Fiesta, Ole!

Although I didn't have to resort to Tylenol PM, I do have to admit I was a bit giddy last night. It might have been the high end of the emotional roller coaster ride after America bid "adios" to Michael Johns on American Idol, but I really think it was the extreme anticipation of today's fashion event!!

I have to admit that I have a progression of clothes. With 22 month old twins, some days are what we call "PJ to PJ days." As the name dictates, these are the days we stay in our PJ's all day until that evening when we put on a clean pair! Other days, I do graduate to more formal attire...shorts and a t-shirt or perhaps everyone's favorite black yoga pants and t-shirt. Alas, there are the days I have to get dressed because we are going to Bible study, to the doctor, or to take the kiddos to Moms Day Out (although, I mostly do this in my shorts/yoga pants and t-shirt).

For the latter, I try to keep my wardrobe simple. For example, here is my spring wardrobe....


I know you are thinking I must have made a mistake. Surely, she meant her "spring outfit!" No, I really meant to write "spring wardrobe." Considering, I had this outfit on Monday, Wednesday and I am planning to wear it tomorrow, I think I can safely call it a wardrobe. And just for the record, I didn't wear it Tuesday or Thursday because we didn't leave the house:)

This is very much my style. Solids paired with chunky jewelry, an oversized print purse, and comfortable (but hopefully a little bit trendy) shoes. I would rather spend money on shoes, a nice purse, and a good pair of jeans that I could potentially where everyday than on pricey outfits.


That's why I say, TGFM. Thank Goodness for Marshalls! If it weren't for Marshalls, I wouldn't have clothes to wear. My top in the above picture, Marshalls....$15. Here is a dress and several tops that I hope will take me through the summer (the dress and floral shirt are from....you guessed it, Marshalls!).


And last but not least, my dream wardrobe. Really, most anything from Anthropologie. Especially, this shirt and these shoes or these. And if I had money to throw away, this adorable top. I am also a very big Lilly fan. So, just about anything here will do too:) I really think this dress is cute. And this is too precious! And if I were here, I would want this too!! Hey, since we're fashion dreaming, I had to throw in some vacation dreams too:)

Happy Fashion Friday, and thank you Big Mama for such a fun fashion fiesta!!

Watch out, Dorothy!

Sissy has got her red shoes on! Kathryn just received her first pair of red shoes. Every girl has to have some! These are courtesy of another little girl out in E-Bay land! Of course, when Kathryn "officially" wears these, I will make sure she has some pants on! They came in the mail while Walker and Kathryn were napping, and I, of course, had them on her feet before she could get out of the bed. What was Walker doing during the big reveal....

I'm pretty sure he had visions of scarecrows, lions and flying monkeys in his head:)

Ole Man River and Fish Sticks

Perhaps not the most exciting pictures, but supposedly the Mississippi River is at one of its all time highest levels, which was proven by all of the people out on the river yesterday taking pictures just like these! Of course, our pictures are best because my hubby took them!! He also wowed me and the children with his unbelievable knowledge of Memphis history and trivia. For example, did you know the bridge featured in the first picture was supposed to be constructed like a wave instead of an "M." A joint venture between Memphis and Arkansas, Arkansas didn't pay its portion, so the remainder of the wave was never completed. Like I said, "WOW!" I include these pictures because they also provide a very valid excuse for the absence of Field Trip Friday for the third week in a row. It has rained and rained and rained!! Fortunately for us, the sun was out Sunday and we had a wonderful time driving around downtown and playing outside!


Now for the fish sticks portion of this post...What kind of mother would I be if I did not make a big deal out of Walker and Kathryn's first fish sticks!! Yes, fish sticks...probably not that big of a deal, but aren't fish sticks a staple for all preschoolers. I felt they had reached some sort of mile stone. It should also be noted that Walker is 3/4 vegetarian (In all honesty, he does eat Tyson chicken fingers and the occasional chicken casserole but no lunch meat, breakfast meat or even hot dogs for WGB!), so the fact that he ate 3 fish sticks is a big deal. Here's the picture to prove it....

Mama Fish

Kathryn and Walker love to look through the book, The Rainbow Fish, a fish with rainbow scales that glitter and shine. The book has a sweet message about not being too proud and sharing with others, but it's a bit wordy for my 21 month olds. So, instead of setting it aside for later, we look at the shimmery pages and I make up a story. However, the pages mostly consist of the rainbow fish, other fish, and an octopus (and he's only on one page). So, I had to get creative. There is a bigger fish, the "mama fish," who leads the little fish through the ocean. They see an octopus, and then they all have shimmery, rainbow scales. Amazing, I know. I should write childrens' books! I didn't really think anything about it, until one day when we were reading books, Kathryn picked up that book, pointed to the fish on the front, and said "Mama fish." Who knew? They do listen. Scary! But, oh so sweet. So, now The Rainbow Fish is affectionately known around here as Mama Fish!