Perfectly Imperfect Mom

Hey everyone! I will be even more MIA for awhile. I have been sick the past week and will be going out of town, working, going out of town again and moving so I am taking a small break from the blogging world. I will be over on my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram if you want to keep up with me there.
You can also check out the new items in my shop over at Au Natural Baby Boutique or on my Facebook page where I will be having a giveaway coming up!!

To keep you busy while I am gone you can go back and read some of my favorite posts.

• A Day in the Life: Mondays
• Tie Dye Cupcakes
• Sock Bun Tutorial
• DIY Play Kitchen
• Featured Post: Merrick, Style Blogger
• Gender Reveal Party
• Daytona Video
• Ultrasound Video
• Ace's Birthday Story
• My Pregnancy Series

Who has heard of this It Works wrap that has been all over the internet lately? Well, if you haven't you have got to read this. I tried this wrap last night and was super skeptical about it. I was like yeah I am sure it might do something but I didn't expect much at all. Even Branden was like alright times up lets see these insane results, ha! We were both just being super ridiculous about it.
Well, then he unwrapped me and yeah, definitely a difference! They say you actually see more of a difference 24 to 72 hours after the wrap so I am super excited about that and I am actually ordering one more to try out again.
So here is the deal, you put the wrap on then wrap yourself in cellophane, super hot look and then do whatever for 45 minutes. After that you unwrap yourself and bam you feel like your skin is way more toned up. The thing I also liked about the wraps are the smell, it has this minty smell which is pretty cool. Afterwards I had this tingly feeling going on which I didn't have during the wrap though.
So how does this ah-mah-zing wrap work? Well, it goes a little something like this...
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• An exclusive, botanically-based body contouring treatment
• Detoxifies, tightens, tones and firms where applied to the skin
• Minimizes the appearance of cellulite and skin slackening
• See dramatic, lasting results in as little as 45 minutes
• Completely customizable body contouring system

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I was finally able to make a video of our trip to Daytona. I didn't have all the videos we took on my camera since some were on Branden's phone and some on mine but I got some good ones on the video just from my camera. As you can see some of it is grainy because our camera is on it's last leg and we didn't use our video camera at all. I got some funny shots of Branden and Ashleen together and they are so typical of their relationship. It is funny because Ashleen met Branden I think when she was about 2 or 3 and she just instantly connected with him and every time we would visit with them she just loved playing games on the phones with Branden or joking around with him. It is very funny to see them together. Some of my favorite parts of the video are of Brielle putting make up on Branden then on Ace towards the end and then the girls on the tire swing. Ace loves being with his girls!

Hope you all like it!

Celebrating our birthdays together last year

It's the first day of March which always kicked off a celebration for my Dad and me. We always joked about celebrating our birthdays the entire month because we are Irish and it's the month with St. Patrick's Day and The Festival of the Green Pig. We also had my Grandpa, cousin, Mike and nephew Christiaan's birthdays all in the same month as well. This is the first year without my Dad and it is killing me.
I even called my brother crying because I was so overwhelmed. It's his oldest son's 14th birthday so at least this day brings something amazing as well. The birth of my first nephew. The kid that was beyond cute and devious and has grown into a great person. He is such a cool kid. My Mom always told me how much she loved Christiaan's hugs when she gave him something and how grateful he was and polite, which is always is. My Dad used to pick on him like every other kid in our family but especially when he was little and there wasn't any other grandkids around to take some of the "torture".

Branden and Chris way back in the day!

When he was about 2 I will never forget how he would lock my best friend Maggie and I out on the back patio at my parents house. Little stinker! He would think he was so funny. I never thought he would grow up to be such an incredible big brother and awesome older cousin. He is amazing with the babies which is really cool to see.

Chris with Adonis when he was only a few weeks old