Harper's Birthday + Freshly Picked Giveaway Winner!!

Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes for our little Harps!! 

We had the best day celebrating together as a family and spoiling our babe all day with lots of fun!! We decided to do just a fun day of treats and toys instead of doing a party this year and it was a much better, relaxed, fun day. I highly recommend it! ;) And now a flood of the fun!!!

First H had a special donut and chocolate milk breakfast before seeing her prezzies. We ended up getting her the Smart Trike and a baby doll and she was over the moon with both!

Then she went to school for a few hours to play with her friends and show them her new baby! ;)

Crown// Moccs// Dress

After school we made a quick stop to pick up her lunch of choice, cheese ritz crackers and milk... Alrighty then, its your birthday so whatever. After a little car lunch we headed to the kids salon for a pedi. I paint her toes all the time and she sits super well for me but I was nervous how she would do with someone else, and she did great! She picked a sparkly purple color and she loved the waters and the bubbles. It was sooo cute to see! Not pictured are the terrible nail painting that I took off as soon as we got home, yup, I was maaaad :/

Can you say DIVA?!?

Nap time was the next plan on the agenda and it was much needed for H and Mommy, hehe! After her nap she woke up super grumpy but we decided to still keep with the plan of going to our favorite restaurant Kona for happy hour (not like "bar" happy hour, more like half priced sushi rolls and other yummy favorites on the enclosed patio. And of course drinks, duh! Its an Omaha family thing I guess) but it was a disaster. She was mad the whole time, only wanted to get down and walk around and lots of screaming and crying. I finally just had them bring her a bowl of ice cream and a candle and I sang Happy Birthday and she ate her treat. Why didn't I do that at the beginning? Lesson learned and she was happy as a bird with french fries!

Once she was back to happy mode we headed to the mall to go make a furry friend at Build-a-Bear! We have never taken her there but once she saw it she was in heaven!!! She was so smiley and twirley and I think she touched every single thing in there. I thought she would just pick any ole bear or whatever but she was actually very selective with which one she wanted. She picked a princess palace pet kitty, and of course she's pink and pretty! The employees were so sweet and she had a great time building her kitty. We made it out with no outfits or accessories thankfully. Just the kitty. And then she insisted on carrying it out and back to the car and it was the cutest thing ever. I could not stop laughing because the box was almost as big as her but she was determined. LOL. 

Big diaper booty, haha. Hopefully these will be gone soon...

She stopped and said "pleeasse Mom." I think she was asking for our next great adventure, ear piercing! Yay!

Thanks as always for reading and for all the love!! We appreciate it so so much!!!

And the winner of the Freshly Picked Moccasin Giveaway is....

MELISSA NEMITZ

Congratulations to the winner and thank you to everyone who entered! xoxo

Harper's Second Birthday; Ideas

April is tomorrow friends!! Yayaya! One day closer to warmer, greener, beautiful days! And now that it is only three months till Harper's second birthday I have been on a major planning spree! I know a little crazy but I need to start now because I am a terrible procrastinator and for the custom things I need ordered, I don't want to be waiting till the last minute like usual. We are actually not having a party but more of just a super fun filled day with H! To read more about our plans check out my post over at Confetti Babe Blog.

So this is my little palette of cuteness for her second birthday. I am obsessed with black and white everything (if you didn't notice, ahem, my blog; so happy I already found the perfect dress for only $4.95!!!!) and I wanted some bright and bold colors to go with the black and white. Of course I have to incorporate radiant orchid and some pinks and I wanted to add a pop of a sea foam and I am really in love with how my vision turned out. There will also be gold involved (like her salt waters) but that's just another obvious ;) And I can't forget to mention that my whole inspiration behind this "theme" was super colorful flowers against black and white if that makes sense, lol, so I am trying to incorporate that somehow. This striped headband from Little Miss Dessa is pretty much everything I've mentioned come to life! Since there won't be a party to plan I still want her to have a special birthday outfit (or two) and of course a special two year old photo shoot and I am also going to attempt a cake smash because I didn't do one last year. It might be the only two year old cake smash in history but whatever. YOTO right? (your only two once) haha.

For her cake smash I am thinking of doing it with a swimsuit since I think she might be a little too old for a nakey one but I also just really want this Mud Pie swimsuit because I mean, look at it!! And I have to incorporate another crown this year and to match this whole idea and of course a sparkly necklace from Lola and Darla Designs. I think thats enough "stuff" right?!

A plus of not spending tons of $$$ on a party is that we can afford a few more gifts which is a win for H. The first thing on our list is this amazing Smart Trike. (Thank you to my friend Natalie from Glitter & the Girls for posting this on Instagram and I have been intrigued ever since.) I just think its so perfect for a toddler that doesn't really enjoy the stroller anymore but would find this a lot more fun for zoo trips and walks to the park. Can't wait to get this. Also a fun easel for my little budding artist would be so perfect! And a few random things like a Doc Mcstuffins doctor kit and a princess bubble machine that I am sure will bring hours of fun. 

Woo. I am actually a lot less stressed already after typing this out. Now I can just come back to this page and start ordering. Thank you blog and internet for making my life so much easier. ;) I swear this blog is like my own digital planner and organizer sometimes. hehe. PS- Link me to any other black, white, & pretty colored flowery goodness if you see anything out there on the web! xoxoxo