The start of my busy season

The busy season has officially started and I am excited because that means its times for all the arts and crafts shows and Spring but I am not as excited about all the extra long hours that I have to put in. I love arts and crafts show and I have to say JRM Management puts on the best shows (well for the exception of my friend at City of Marietta, she does an excellent job as well). Big Shanty Festival in downtown Kennesaw it is the best show of the year and it's coming up April 18 & 19. I have found so many cute items at this show anything from hair bows for my daughter, candles, jams and jellies, items for the house etc. Then there is the parade Saturday morning, the festival food, the civil war encampment and so much more that just makes it such a fun weekend.

A great little artist booth

Look at that yummy festival food! You cant eat it all the time but sure is nice every once in a while
I am just getting excited thinking about it. Only 2 1/2 weeks to finish everything I have to finish before it gets here.

Spring is finally here....

Spring is finally here and I hope to stay this time. We had such a fun filled weekend and beautiful weather to go with it. The table I got at IKEA was painted white and looks great but still needs the final touches which my sister in law will add.

Sunday was my daughter Reece's 3rd birthday and what a party she had. The weather was perfect for an outside birthday party. We had a Madagascar theme so of course the bounce was Madagascar and then we had a Snake Obstacle Course and a Trackless Train for the kids to ride in. The food was catered by Johnny's Pizza and WOW it was so good, cheese pizza, pepperonni pizza, baked ziti, salad and the most wonderful garlic knots that are just heaven when you bite into them.

Everyone singing Happy Birthday to her

One of her favorite gifts. A Shirt Aunt Tandy made with a picture of Lola

Her other favorite gift her new Bike

Well the weekend is over, the weather is not beautiful anymore and we are half way done with the week now. Tonight is dinner at Texas with friends and family so Reece can ride the saddle for her birthday. So I am sure there will be picture tomorrow.

Project with a little help

We decided to get Reece a small table with two chairs for her birthday to put in her room. I started looking around and realized they are not cheap until my sister in law said find one we can paint. So I found an unfinished table with two chairs at IKEA

Our plan is to paint it white and then paint a few flowers on it to match her room. She will love it, I will show pictures as we work on our project.

Baking Cookies

Last night Reece said she wanted Cookies so the good mother that I am said OK lets go buy the stuff to make them. First we mixed everything together

Then we made little dough balls and put them on the pan to bake with lots of help from Suzie

They are ready to put in the oven

Time to let them cool

Then we put icing and sprinkles on them and finally they are all ready to eat! YUMMY!!!!

She had so much fun which I think you can tell by the big smiler on her face.

What a weekend

This past weekend was beautiful so beautiful that we spent most of it outside. Saturday morning we took Reece to the zoo and then out for pizza. Then we went with some friends to the Atlanta Hawks v Detroit Pistons game. I am not a big basketball fan but this was a very good game and Atlanta won so even better for me but not as much fun for my husband. Sunday we had the windows open and just enjoyed the weather and watched the Nascar race. Now it is back to work on Monday and it is even nicer outside today if that is even possible.

Well Reece's 3rd birthday is coming very fast and today I went and printed her invitations that my sister in law designed and they are the cutest things I have ever seen.

As you can tell she is having a Madagascar birthday party and she will be so excited to have her Alex bounce as she calls it and a Trackless Train. Now I have to order the food and decorations and figure out what she is getting.

eBay

I have been on eBay off an on between yesterday and today bidding on a few items for Reece and looking for bedding for the Master Bedroom. I have always loved looking at all the items but try and stay away from bidding because I get caught up in the moment and do not know when to stop because I feel like I have to win. I guess that is the competitiveness coming out in me. Well here are my results. I bid on a couple different Pottery Barn Duvets and lost, but that was ok because it was not what I really wanted anyways they were just good prices. Then my sister in law sent me an email this morning saying Reece needs this Lilly Pulitzer outfit.

As of right now I am winning but there is still 2 hours and 45 mins to go so we shall see!!!! After I bid on this item I found the most perfect Lilly Seersucker Dress and I knew Reece just had to have it so watched it all day and it came down to the last 2 minuets and I got this beauty.

Reece will be so cute running around in this dress all summer long because for what I paid for it she will be wearing it out. Kidding, Kidding.....I need to resale it so it must stay in good shape. Now that I think about it I really should sell all her clothes on eBay she has more clothes than I think I have had my entire adult life.

My little girl

My little girl will be turning 3 in only 4 weeks and WOW has those 3 years gone by so fast. Each year I have a picture taken around her birthday and this year will be no different. My wonderful sister in law will be taking her picture along with a family photo. So now I have to start looking for what she will wear. In the past I have gotten her a dress that she can wear for the picture and Easter Sunday. Here a few options I have so far.

Ralph Lauren Sun Dress

Children's PlaceGymboree Dress and I would put a pink cardigan with this dress

Or my other option is to go find some material and have my friend Maggi (who's blog is greenmagsterpie) make her a sun dress and monogram her initials on the front.