What I wore Wednesday

Birthday boy has my week all asunder... It has been a little busier than usual trying to get things done. This weekend we also had non stop action, so I am feeling a little out of sorts trying to keep up with life. School is crazy, home is crazy, it's too much!!

I love this combo! Callie said "Wow, mom! You like a real teacher today!" Hmmm I wonder what I look like the rest of the time??

Top: Forever 21

Pencil skirt: Target

Patent peep toes: Target

Necklace: Target

Another teacher-y outfit that my precious complimented me on!

Blouse: Old navy (thrifted)

Skirt: Target

Bronze heels: Target

Casual Friday, this was a rough day, as all my students are doing testing on the computer! It's a pretty tricky little system and we are still working out the kinks, but I just know that we are going to get some great data after they are finished!

Top: Very Jane

Tank: Target

Jeans: Miss me via the Buckle, They finally fit again!!! Yay!

leopard peep toes: Target

It was feeling fall this day! I am finally venturing to the basement to get out my fun fall/winter clothing!

Dress: Old navy

Tights: Very Jane

Bracelets: a birthday gift

leopard flats: Target

Belt:???

I love this dress, but sometime I feel too dressed up in it. But, alas the innocence of children...One of my students asked me if this was a night gown!?? I didn't really know how to respond to that!

Dress: Old Navy

Flats: Target

Another casual Friday outfit. I was so sad to retire this top after wearing it, It was getting a little stretched out in the boob-ular area and it was time to go!

Top: Target (super old)

Cardigan: Target

Jeans: JC Penney (thrifted)

Flats: Old Navy

How to throw a Mustache Bash!

Kellen turned one this week, so we had to ring in his first year with an awesome party this weekend!
I was going to do something super fun like a construction party or dinosaur party. My wise old 7 year old, pointed out that her first party was a luau and she wished she would have remembered it. So she suggested a mustache party, since they are all the rage (I don't even think people say that any more)and might not be for much longer. So 'staches it was!

The decorations were super simple and the food was pretty much already made, thanks to my sweet sister in law, who is an entertaining genius, it was a cinch!

I found old baby pictures of Brien and I and we posted them on the ever-so-handy kitchen chalk board and we asked our lovely guests to vote for who Kellen looks more like! For the record, I won...

I also found a really sweet book for bed time and we had all of our family and friends write a message to Kellen. I meant to do this when he was born and have everyone who came to visit us in the hospital sign in, but I escaped the hospital with only a few visitors, so I busted out my idea for this occasion instead. 

Now, we can look back and see all of the sweet things everyone wrote to him! I love this!

We had this right as you walked in the front door with a bowl filled with a variety of mustaches! It was a bit hit!

During the week I printed out all of our favorite month pictures mixed in with a few from his photo shoot. We strung them up in the living room with twine and clothes pins for everyone to see how the Mr. has grown this year. I need to something like this but more permanent.

The dessert table!

How great is this cake?! The same lady that made the ninja turtle cake for our nephew's birthday made this one. It was absolutely delicious!

Grandma Sue! Always a willing participant in the fun!

The drink station! I found this little printable online and enlarged, printed it and framed it, super fun!

Kellen loved his Cozy Coupe!

and balloons!

Baby tread socks, now that he is walking!

His Manning jersey complete with tie, ready for the Broncos!

Cake was enjoyed

Really, really enjoyed.

Overall, I would say it was a success! I love a good bash and so does this party animal!

Kellen is One!!!

We made it! How is it possible that a whole year has passed since we met you little baby?!

I was hard pressed to get ONE picture of you on your first birthday that you would actually sit still and pose in your chair for!! It was like wrestling a pig!

This month has been wild and crazy you are on the move in a serious way! I can't believe how much you have grown and how much that you have changed and become such a sweet little baby. It's truly incredible to see pictures of you when you were first born and see you now! Wow!

The first time I got to hold you! It was little rough, you had a low oxygen level and I had to wait hours to hold you...I was bound and determined to snuggle with you, I made a fuss so the nurses had  me  wheeled down to see you in the nursery. It was totally worth it, love at first sight!

Sweet tiny baby!

Now you are my huge toddler boy. I didn't think I would be emotional at all about you turning one year old. Yesterday, on your actual birthday, I was just fine. But today, now that you are officially one, I was folding up one of your smaller onsies and the tag said "just one year" and I totally had a melt down. That's really it?? Just one year and now you are not a baby any more? I had to ugly cry it out for just a minute...

So this month, where to start?

You are loving you some daddy right now! He is your best buddy! 

The Kellen finger... You touch everything, but just with this one finger. We call it the "Kellen Finger" It's kind of your seal of approval. 

The strangest things make you happy. Wearing a diaper on your head for example... Weird. 

Balsamic vinaigrette, you carried this around for most of the afternoon one day...Weird.

Playing on the fridge, for extended periods of time...Weird (also explains your salad dressing obsession)

More struggling...

struggling and crying...

I gave up...

Other news, you can walk!! You started a little bit last month, but kind of stuck to the furniture and walls and now you are taking like 10 or 15 steps and then you sit down where you land! But you still prefer to get what you want by being carried to your destination, usually by me.

We had a photo session with Ms. Adriane this month for your year pictures. She just finished editing them and sent me a little sneak preview...

How great is this?? My fat little farmer!

We had to do some major cropping because the overalls you were wearing were only 12 months and the crotch buttons kept bursting open...It was pretty entertaining.

You still love some Jake and he is so good about letting you climb all over him.

Watching the Broncos with daddy on Sundays has become quite the adventure!

All silliness aside, I am so blessed to be your mommy and you are so precious to me, my love. I am sad you are getting big, but so proud of what a sweet, smiley, happy boy you are! Happy birthday baby man.

What I wore this week!

What a fun week! The weather was beautiful and warm, not quite fall-ish though! We had our annual student/teacher dodge ball tournament, guess who won that?? Callie's Texas grandpa came for a quick dinner visit on his way to hunting, Kellen took his first few real steps! It has been a wild one!

I wore this Sunday to church, still trying to wear up all my summer dresses! 

Dress: Old Navy (old)

Sweater: Target

Shoes: Target

Tunic: VeryJane

Capris: Taget

Nude heels: Target

Tee: Old Navy

Skirt: American Eagle (I got this in high school and it is still in the rotation!)

Red peep toes:Dillard's

Necklace: Target (maybe?)

Dress: Old Navy

Cardigan: Loft (thifted)

Pearls: Target

Nude heels: Target

I am so sad! This top was getting a little pill-y so I took a razor to it to shave off the little cotton balls and I ripped a hole in it! I need to be more careful!

Top: Walmart

Skinny cargos: Old Navy

Camo flats: Target

Bracelet: gift