Life is Beautiful

Motherhood, Sewing, Family

Ruffle Top Giveaway!

~ Etc.

Isn’t it just so cute that Jay entered the baby contest? I don’t know about you but I personally don’t know any fathers entering their kids in a baby contest. 🙂 I’ve entered Adalie and Ariana on bunch of contests but they’ve never won and we would love it for Ariana to win for once! So I’m having a giveaway of this really cute Waterfall Ruffle Top.


Please go to this link here: to VOTE NOW she is #456
It’s one email address per vote so if you use more than one email address and vote more than once, leave seperate comments per each vote.

And simply comment on this post that you have voted. Then I’ll pick a random winner and custom make this shirt just for you! It also comes in navy-blue or black, sizes small, medium or large and the length of the shirt is longer than it appears in the picture.

The first voting phase for the top 10 will be held April 9th – April 22nd. Deadline to vote is 12:00 PM (noon) on April 22nd to establish the top 10. The top 10 photos with the most votes will be posted for the final voting phase to determine the grand prize and 2 runner-ups. The final voting phase will begin on April 23rd at 7 AM MST and end on April 29th at 10 AM MST.

The Simpler TImes

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A few days ago Jay and I were cooking dinner together and Ana’s been sick so she would cry if she wasn’t held and Adalie started crying because she wanted to be held too. So Jay held Ana with his left arm and I held Adi with my left arm while we both cooked one handed. Then they were both happy and giving us hugs and laughing and just content. Then a thought hit me that it’s so easy to take care of their needs now to make them content. They only cry when they’re hungry, scared, bored, cold, tired, hurt or in need of some love and it’s easy to fix those things simply by feeding them, holding them, playing with them, wrapping a blanket, napping, putting a band-aid and kissing their boo boo or just holding them.

Then I realized I’ve got to cherish these precious, simple stages! One day they’ll grow older and their problems won’t be so easy to fix. Or problems you can’t fix at all and there’s nothing you can do about it, such as rejections from friends/jobs/schools, or a heart break. I wish I could say they won’t have trials or temptations or times when they’ll be down right hurt or feel insecure, and oh how I wish it would be always so simple in making them content and happy and how I wish I’ll always be able to fix their boo boo’s and make it all better. But then they won’t grow and with opposition in all things, they’ll need to experience sadness in order to feel happiness, and they’ll need to experience failure in order to feel success. I pray to God that he’ll be good to them and will protect them as much as he possibly can but I already know he does that and always will. So I pray to God that they’ll grow up to be the people whom will rise up each time they fall, make the best out of every situation, to look at the bigger picture in life with patience and knowledge. And to make friends with every person they meet and never enemies or have grudge or hostility towards anyone but learn to love everyone they meet. And I pray that I will be able to teach them these things and be these things by example. Oh how much I love my two little angels. I miss them right now as they’re sleeping angelically in their beds.

I love being a mother. No other job will ever make you a better person than being a parent. Or in my case, make me realize how much I lack and how much I need to improve on.

Vote for Ariana to win BabyIdol #456

~ Etc.

So maybe I’m a little bias, but I do think my two girls are dolls…and I couldn’t say it better than will.i.am did here. I listen to 97.1ZHT all the time driving to and from work and decided it cant hurt to try to enroll Ariana in the BabyIdol contest this year since Adalie didn’t qualify because she’s over 2. Ana has the cutest little dimple and just melts everyones heart that she comes in contact with. Sarah’s blogged countless times about all the cute things she does and she just keeps getting cuter day by day!

Please go to this link here: to VOTE NOW she is #456

Just enter your email, click on #456 and scroll down to the bottom and hit Vote Now. It literally took me 3 seconds to do the whole process!

The first voting phase for the top 10 will be held April 9th – April 22nd. Deadline to vote is 12:00 PM (noon) on April 22nd to establish the top 10. The top 10 photos with the most votes will be posted for the final voting phase to determine the grand prize and 2 runner-ups. The final voting phase will begin on April 23rd at 7 AM MST and end on April 29th at 10 AM MST.

Sarah probably would have picked a cuter picture, but I love seeing her bald head and cute little smurk that she’s making while wearing the aprons that Sarah made! These were the photos of Ana that I loved and debated over:


ZOO

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(*FYI* on my last post I said at Gen X they sell the t-shirt for $3. Well, I went in today and now it’s $4. I don’t like to misinform my readers. 😉

 A friend introduced me to this app called Poladroid and I’m kind of obsessed with it. It adds some “soul” to the pictures, I don’t know how else to explain it. Such a nerd I know, right? Anywho we went to the zoo this past weekend. I woke up that morning feeling pretty sick but we had planned on it for a week and Adalie kept saying, “I want to go see the animals, yay!” so I couldn’t disappoint a cute little thing. So I put on a happy face and off we went.


Jay taps me on the shoulder smiling as he said, “Go look at that orangutan, he has his butt up against the window hahaha.” So I went to take a look and it wasn’t his butt, it was his face! Jay honestly thought it was his butt squished up against the window, that poor thing! Good thing he can’t understand our language because I can’t think of a greater insult, can you? It definitely goes on TOP 1 the most insulting thing you can ever say to a face. 😀







And we always end the trip with some Chipotle.

Besides sneezing and wiping my nose every 5 mins. and feeling like a train wreck, we had a good time. I think it was Ana’s first time at the zoo where she knew what was going on and she absolutely loved watching all the animals. She kept pointing to them and would babble excitedly. Aww, life is so much more fun with kids.

Fashion Friday

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I didn’t know what shoes to wear at first so I tried on the green flats, brown boots, and tan high heels. I liked them all since it gives it a different taste but I think I like the green flats the best. Which one do you like?
Cardigan: Victoria’s Secret $15.99
Shirt: DIY $3.50
Skirt: GAP $9.99
Green flats: Payless $12
Boots: Target $29.99
Tan high heels: Korea $9.99
Belt: Banana Republic $9.99
Ring: Forever 21 $4.80
Happy weekend everyone!