HE'S ONE!

So the past two days i've been thinking back to what we were doing this time last year. I've been playing through in my mind each stage of labor...giving birth...the time right after...the first few hours....In my memory its all so beautiful! It was so exciting to see him grow up this past year and i can't wait to see what the next years bring. He is truly the biggest blessing ever and he has taught me so much. There is still a lot to learn...and i'm ready.

We had a party at our home, thank you to all who made it! Sorry to those i didn't really get to talk to...it is a little crazy and hectic. Trying to keep everyone full and happy, trying not to drag things out too long since some people couldn't stay long, trying to make it feel not super rushed. But i felt like i had to be in a million places at once. Its defiantly different when YOUR the one throwing the party....lessons learned for next year. There were a few unexpected things come up...but nothing we couldn't handle....ready for some pictures...?



Some of the little details...


Mr. Social...


The "kids" playing with the drums


Cake time...


You sure i won't get in trouble?


Opening presents...


Playing after everyone left...





Need a little help getting up the hill...


almost EXACTLY one...


1st tubby time as a one year old :)



...and for you Aunt Ne.....he LOVED his cards....

Easter!

i know i know its been a while.....but it amazing how busy one can get. So much has happened!

1- i'm now feel like a real stay at home mom. I'm not watching any other kids...i couldn't be happier!

2-our party buisness partywise is actually doing things and getting paid for it!
our newest cake creations...


3-the wedding planning is coming down to the nitty gritty. the to-do list is definitely getting things checked off. YES!

4- busy planning Jace's 1st birthday party.

Speaking of Jace....he is a walking machine! Once he got it...he got it quick. He still wobbles and can crawl faster...but he does look darn cute walking around the house...then falling on his butt.

Easter was pretty fun. He didn't care about the easter baskets...

egg dying...


or the egg hunts...



or the easter bunny...


or the candy...


But he did love the bubbles...


being outside...



the tractor...



and the deer...


and the snake...

These feet are made for walking

so jace can pretty much walk! he's been doing two or three steps for about a month...but he finally got brave and let go of the furniture and took off...well untill he fell down :)

yes thats paint on his hand, he helped me paint all last night and i guessed i missed a spot. note the rub on the floor....yup, those are his little painted handprints. he was a HUGE help painting :)

he does know how to wave, and of course as soon as i stopped recording he waved.

Happy St. Paddys Day! and random thoughts...

Real orignal that i would do this bog in green today i know. Today was Jace's 1st St. Patricks Day, of course he wore green, and because it was in the 70s of course we played outside!

Of Course We ate Shamrocks!

Oh Man These Are Sooooo Good

Uh....does this mean 7 years of bad luck?

Now for the randoms....

Well we're down to 90 some days for the wedding. I'm pretty sure there are a ton of details i need to work out still....unfortunatly those details cost some moo-la that i'm not willing to spend on "a day". So we'll see how creative i can get, i have a feeling some people are going to call this a hick/hippy wedding. But thats alright with me, dave already calls me a Hippy....i'm pretty sure that the word for the modern day hippies is "hipster" you can check out the official hipster handbook

www.omahapartywise.com is offically up and running, i'm still doing some tweaking to the site, but at least its up.

I have my newest tattoo idea offically ready. I'd love to get it done before the wedding, we'll see though. Actually i have two ideas for tattoos...but the 2nd one is a little more intense and could take awhile.

HAPPY ST.PATTY'S DAY!!

the weekend

(click pic to enlarge)well my moms wedding was this weekend....we made the cakes, big feat, and it actually made it all in one piece. well....the harley cake ended up cracked in half. but it was nothing frosting couldn't fix :)

"let me help you out there"

my sisters secret passion, and she dragged me up with her

oh the 'usual' wedding dances

Too cute

After the weekend was over the kids needed some time to relax....in the tub...
so i'm getting tired of buying all these snacks that are loaded with preservatives, surgars, unhealthy fats ect....so what did i do? i made my own crackers.

Rich, buttery Crackers (made out of Yogurt Dough)

source

The night before cream in a large bowl:

1 cup of plain whole yogurt (I used baby banana yogert for a little flavor)
1 cup of butter, softened

Mix in:

3 1/2 cups of freshly ground spelt or wheat flour (I used wheat flour)
This is what my dough looked like at this point.

The dough would look like this when squeezed in my hand

Cover and leave in a warm place for 12 to 24 hours (this is the “soaking”(click to read why you should soak your grains). Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Knead in 2 tsp of salt, herbs, cheese ect....what ever you think would spruce it up. Using white flour to dust your surface and dough, roll your dough out thin. Cut into strips and then cut into squares.

Place your squares on an ungreased cookie sheet and prick with a fork (you can sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar at this point if you want a sweet cracker. Bake for about 8 minutes and check, keep checking every two minutes until done. They should be browning slightly on the edges, when done. Take off of sheet and place on a cooling rack and enjoy!

And the verdict?...he likes em!

and on a side note....my wedding dress has begun the process of being made. YEA! and after going to my moms completly traditional wedding i am getting very excited about our offbeat wedding. i want to enjoy the day....not be stressed about every little detail. i'm very happy with how we decided to do things! 3 months to go....