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Here's Aden's Valentine Card. I thought this would be great for the grandparents!

Welcome Baby Ryder!

Jenny had her baby boy on Tuesday morning and he weighed 5 lbs. and 14 ounces. They named him Ryder Maddux. What a cutie!

Freebie!!!

Look what I got today for free at Dillards! It is Lancome's Virtuose mascara
(a $23.50 value).

Several makeup/skincare companies are settling a class action lawsuit by giving away over a million dollars worth of products to consumers at participating stores. These stores include Dillard's, Macy's, Saks, among others.

Our Dillard's here in Fort Smith had several products to choose from such as bath/shower gel, mascara, anti-aging creams and other skincare products. I was told that this will be going on until they run out of the products (which won't be long).

Just wanted to share this!!!

Planning Aden's New Bedroom

Well, I have a gazillion projects going on at the house. This weekend we are getting our new laminate floors in the living room and hallway. I'm looking forward to see how it looks! I'm also in the process of organizing, clearing out the office for Aden's new "big boy" room and designing the nursery for our little princess-to-be.

I have decided to go with a nautical theme for Aden's new room. We're skipping the toddler bed and going straight to a twin. Hopefully, that will work out okay. I wanted to do something fun for him. I found a boat bed on pottery barn kids, but it is over a grand, so we are going to order the JC Penney version. Here are a few pictures:


JCP Boat bed and coordinating nightstand and chest. I will also be ordering the nautical mirror and prints.
Lighthouse corner bookshelf
Closer look at the nautical prints

I'm debating adding a chair rail and painting half of the wall a blue color. We may just leave them neutral (tan).

Week in Review...

Well, I will start off my saying that my paternal grandmother, who is 85, was rushed to the ER this past Friday morning. She fell and hit her head sometime early Friday morning and was not found until some hours later. She lost alot of blood and was in critical condition in ICU, but is now doing much better and may even get to go to a regular room soon! Please keep her in your prayers. She is truly one of the strongest people I know. A very special thanks to Linsey, Miranda, and Aden's nana for watching him this weekend while we were away at the hospital!



Happy Belated Birthday Mackenzie!!! Our niece, Mackenzie, turned 3 on Tuesday. They grow up so fast! Tomorrow after work, we are heading to Russellville for her Minnie Mouse themed birthday party. Aden can't stop talking about going to Mackenzie's party (although he doesn't quite understand yet why every party is not at Chuck E Cheese).

Welcome Baby Owen! - My friend Sabrina from my mom's group had her baby boy yesterday. They started giving her pitocin at 9am yesterday and she delivered him at 12:49, so she had a relatively short labor. Congratulations!


And so the shopping begins!
I have already started shopping for our new baby girl. There is so much cute girl stuff! I can forsee this becoming a serious problem. I am working on designing the nursery. At this point, I have decided on light pink and cream toile. I am going to have a chair rail put up in new baby's room and we are ordering custom bedding from a lady in Greenwood. Aden is going to move into a "big boy" room that we are going to decorate in a nautical theme, complete with a boat bed. More to come on the rooms soon.

And no, we haven't decided on a name yet. We can't seem to agree on much. This is definitely harder than I thought it would be.

A few of my choices are:

-Katelynn Mackenna
-Addison Isabella or Addison Elizabeth
-Kennedy Addison

We both kind of like Adelynn Elizabeth, but I have been warned that she would be called "Addy" for a nickname and I really don't like that. James loves Ava (which I also like). I think Ava Claire is cute, but James doesn't like Claire. Ella is cute too. So, you see, it has been a lot of fun so far.

*Here are a few of my shopping finds:




That's it for now. Hope everyone is staying warm!

Jenny's Baby Shower

Yesterday, I hosted a shower for my friend Jenny. We have known each other since junior high. She is due with her first baby (a boy!) on February 5th. The shower was at the Bonneville House. I think that it is a really pretty place. Congratulations Jenny! I am so excited for you.

A few pictures are posted below...



The mommy-to-be


Tea and Water Set-up


Jenny and I


One of the guests tables


flowers


The Cake... We did a fondant R on the top because she is naming the baby Ryder


Food Table


Group Shot

I have had two 4 day weekends in a row and have really enjoyed the time off. On New Years Eve, James and I headed for Missouri for some casino fun. We went to dinner and then on to the new Downstream casino. There were so many people there that we couldn't even find a place to spend money. So, after walking around for half an hour or so, we decided to leave and try to find another casino. We ended up at a pretty small place, but we had a lot of fun playing three card poker and even won a little money. We stayed the night in Joplin and ate at Johnny Carino's (yummy) before heading home. I think we both enjoyed the short time away and spending time with each other.

Friday morning I took Aden to Chuck E Cheese for a playdate. He has been saying "go see chuck e" constantly lately. We received an invite today for a classmate's birthday party next Saturday. So, looks like we may be going again next weekend. =)

I'm so not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. Hope everyone has a good week!