My Baby's ONE

Can't believe this day came and went so quickly!  Seems like with each passing day, the hours and minutes just go faster and faster!

To Greyson; Love, Mommie and Daddy



On June 11th at 11:12 my lil MoNkEy turned one!  Active, handsome lil' toot walking all over the place, never ceases to amaze me.   From the moment I became pregnant with him, and through all the the trials and tribulations it took to get him here, I am just amazed everyday that I look at him and in his gorgeous eyes!  He is so full of energy and life, I love it!  I love being his Mommie!!

6/11/2010 - Welcome GKK!

6/11/2011 My lil' 1 yr old!

His birthday feel on a very busy Saturday, so it was a more casual and joyous day!  We ran errands and got ready for his 'big' day -- the P*A*R*T*Y.

Party prep : Hair cut - Thank you Poppy for your help!

His party was on the 12th and it was something I had been 'planning' for a really long time.  All in all, I think it turned out FABULOUS!  He had a great time and so did the other kids which, at the end of the day, is ALL that matters :o)

Here are a few pictures from the Party Day:

The Decorations

Center piece

Birthday Boy's chair

The cake!

decoration sign

Part of the Sign in table

part of the sign in table - center piece

Green Egg cookies - Thank you, Nonny!

plates - 1st birthday

Table - Pre goodies

Sugar eliminator ;)



Suesstastic Cupcakes - Thank you Nonny



The decorations were great, but the party and all the wonderful people that were there was what made it SO SPECIAL!

 

As you may of noticed, and here I must admit - he had 4 'outfits', three for party day and one for his birthday... HA!!
1. Birth-day shirt

6.11.11 - birthday shirt with one and name :o)

2. Party day- Handsome and daper - for everyones arrival

6.12.11 Birthday JonJon's with Suess 1 and name

 3. Cake time attire

6.12.11 Birthday cake outfit

 4. After cake 'fun' outfit

6.12.11 Thing 2 romper - Brother had Thing 1 :o)

 Don't laugh tooo hard - I know the outfit thing was a little crazy, but I tell you it's SO FUN!

A few more pictures, actually my favorite part of the all 1st birthday - Cake time!!

 

YUMMY!

 Wow!  Even uploading the pictures I can't believe he is already ONE!

Thank you so much to everyone that came and made his day OH SO SUESSTASTICALLY SPECIAL!

 

Happy 1st Birthday to my amazing lil' G!!  I love you forever and always!

Until next time, Squeeze your MoNkEyS tight... they grow up FAST!

Christina

Crazy SPECIAL week

What a week this has been and it still is not over - WHOA!

Lots of firsts happening this week, all good but all making for one 'sappy' Momma.

As most of you know, I am a Mommie, to two WONDERFUL and HANDSOME boys :o)  And this week has been all about them!

First, my oldest started 'school' this week. 

First day of pre-school       2011.06.07

Being only 3, I was definitely not ready for him to go to school, but after he begged and plea'd, I finally broke down and enrolled him in a summer session. His first day was Tuesday, and it did not go as I would of expected it to.

First day of pre-school     2011.06.07

It went smoothly!!  From the wake up, to the drop off, to the pick up... ALL easy-peasie!  Which as you can tell from the picture of me and my boys taken prior to dropping him off...  I was definitely sappy, but prepared for a not so easy drop with no mascara.  But too much planning lead to not needing all the 'precautions'.

It was such a bitter-sweet day, and well I thought 9 - 2:30 wasn't a long time, but since I have always been with my #1, it seemed like ETERNITY until I got to pick him up.  But when I picked him up, there was a HUGE since of pride and joy in my heart!  My (oldest) baby, made it!! He completed his first day of school, without me!  WOW!  He sure is growing up way to fast, but I am enjoying every wonderful moment of his life!!!

Then came Day 2, which was Thursday.  His school is only 2 days a week.  ( he he he... this was all Mom could handle.... he he he).  Everything was going G*R*E*A*T... until my phone rang 1 1/2 hours before pick up.  Yep, you got it... it was the school calling.  Apparently my son had a tummy ache and he needed his Mommie.  Giggling inside, since deep down I was hoping in some way for this call, I quickly grabbed my keys and drove up to school to 'RESCUE' my baby.

It was so sad, when I got there he was in his classroom, in the aide's lap, rocking and sobbing!!!  OUCH - you talk about BREAKING Mommie's heart!!! Quickly, I scooped that sweet bean up in my arms for the best darn RESCUE ever!

Turns out, yes, his tummy did hurt ... and there was a R*E*A*L reason why he was hurting, which was soon after taken care of, but not until we cured the cry with a slushy and corndog from Sonic!

Even though I picked him up early from the '2nd' day, he was still so eager to tell me all the cool things that he did and learned that morning.

I think he is ready for the following weeks, whether lil' brother and I are. :o) **oh and lil' brother deeply missed his brother each day he was at school.  It was so cute; he would walk around the house looking for him **

Well, as you can imagine, that alone was a feat to tackle, emotionally for this Mommie...  But to make it even more crazy...

MY BABY IS TURNING ONE on Saturday!!!!!  Oh yes, the big O*N*E!!  Much to my disbelief that it has already been this long, I am in full party mode, for the party on Sunday, and trying my best to make sure he has the BEST first birthday week ever!

Happy FIRST Birthday to my lil Monkey!!!

More on the First Birthday for lil' brother coming soon...

Until next time, Squeeze your MoNkEyS tight (they grow up too fast)!

Christina

love a good mess

To me, there is no greater joy in what I do, than to see pictures of my work 'in action'.  I absolutely love when customers covno (Etsy email) or email me to let me know that the onesie, tshirt, blanket or bag was a huge hit/ success.  There is no great compliment.  And well, pictures, they just top it off.  Pictures always make my day, and late last night I got 2 that had me grinning from ear to ear...

Look at how adorable:

Happy 1st Birthday Ava!

There is nothing that is more sweet, to me, than the 'messy' 1st birthday cake picture!  I LOVE THEM!!!  and she did a FABULOUS job making a beautiful mess.

It was so funny, though, in the message that I got from Mom, my very wonderful customer;  She was not only overjoyed at how the shirt came out, but I think even more so that she was able to get all that cake and icing out of the onesie after the party - KUDOS, Mom! 

And how cute is this one too!!  Doesn't she look absoultely precious in her Birthday outfit and that too cute anywhere chair!! 

It seems as though Princess Ava had a very wonderful and memorable, especially for Mom and Dad, first Birthday!  Thank you so much, for allowing me to play part in such a special day!

Hope you all enjoyed these wonderful pictures as much as I did!  Thanks, to Ava's Mommie for sharing!  Happy 1st Birthday Ava!

For those that are curious, here is the shirt that was used:

Birthday Girl Onesie

and it also comes in tee's for the older girls...

Birthday Girl Tee

Until Next time, Squeeze your MoNkEyS,
Christina

celebration

There is nothing better than enjoying the weekend, and this weekend was fabulous!!!  I got to spend the entire weekend with my MoNkEyS and it was so great.  From snuggle and lazy time to soccer to beautiful little C's first birthday party!

First  birthdays are the best, and this one was great!!! Our awesome friends little lady bug C, is one and her party was today.  C's birthday was done in lady bugs;  the black, white and red was AWESOME!!!  Mom did a fabulous job - Kudo's!!!  Here is a sneek:

Cupcake Toppers can be found here: The Paper Kingdom

Absolutely precious, right?  Totally!!!  The entire party was done to the nines in this decor, and even C's attire, tutu and all!!!  But none the less... the mess was only a song away, and oh what a fabulous MESS it was.

With this theme in mind, I worked on my own lovely 'lady bug' set....  Here is what I came up with-->

Cute...  Keep Looking... There's MORE -->

 I really enjoyed designing this set, and I hope you enjoy it to.  The shirt and the bag I am going to sell seperately and together as a party package.  Stay tuned to my Etsy Shop and Facebook for when the listing is available.

Three MoNkEyS Unique Facebook

Three MoNkEyS unique Etsy Shop

Another fabulous week and another fabulous weekend...

Until tomorrow, squeeze your MoNkEyS tight-
Christina

~~Birthdays~~

What a day!  Good, bad and ugly... but no need to get into the details... I will save that for a day that I am just scratching my noggin for what to 'blog' about  :o)

Well, waiting on a shipment of inventory to come in today, and no orders to fill, or ones that I can't fill without my shipment, so we played around with a new design.

I just love birthdays.  They have always been AWESOME days but now that I have babies of my own, the word 'birthday' has taken on an entirely different emotional connection to it.  I obsess with the details of my boys birthdays, even when I say that I won't :o)   Everything has to be 'perfect' and wonderful and of course some what 'over the top' :o) or at least done 'Texas Style' ... 

Some of my fondest memories of childhood (and early adulthood) were birthday's... and I didn't just celebrate the day.  I used to claim the entire month of April to my 'birthmonth' and sing to myself everyday.  Yes this went on well into college, even on my parents voicemails.... "Happy 20 days til my birthday.... " ..."Happy 5 days til my birthday.... ".... Now I do this with my boys!!!

And this month is my oldest MoNkEyS 'BirthMonth' ...  A BIG HAPPY 19 days til your birthday, Gavin!!!  Mommie loves you!!!

Also, today being 01.11.11, my youngest MoNkEy turned 7 months old... so the planning starts... YEAH!!!  Time to start making him outfits to wear durning the blessed month of June :o) 

With that being my goal, I had these adorable cupcakes that I have been 'itchy' to use... what do you think:

I love it, but of course, I created it :o) and it also has my handsome MoNkEyS name on it :0)

Of course, if you love the design, you can personalize it, with any color combination; pink candle, purple icing, and pink container... done :o); want it to say "It's my 1st Birthday"... done :o)  You can dream it up and I am sure we can figure something out.

Here is the wonderful listing if interested:
Birthday Cupcake Onesie

Well folks... It has been, yet another day, and it is time for it to come to a close.

Until tomorrow, Kiss your MoNkEyS and hold them tight, they are oh sooo precious
Christina