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Pinterest is stocked full of homemade play kitchen ideas. I have been pinning these for Ace's first birthday present. I knew I wanted him to have a play kitchen and when I saw the homemade ones I just knew we were going to do this for him. Branden is super handy so I can't wait to get started. So far we have the nightstand all sanded, primed and painted. We have a long way to go but we are hoping it will go from this...
To something like this...
Or like this...
Or have some of these details...
We also have a couple of shelves that we are thinking of adding to the side of the nightstand to make a bigger kitchen. We will see how it all turns out but if anyone has anymore links to some great pins please let me know!
What first birthday present did you get for your baby?
If your baby has a play kitchen, what is their favorite part of it?
June 19, 2012
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Friday
One of my most favorite people in the world was in town so my sister, Ace and I all went to dinner with the most fabulous Anna. Anna is a friend from high school who moved to NYC when I moved to Tampa. Her, myself, my sister and friend Maggie were all pretty insuperable prior to us all moving away and referred to ourselves as the Fab Four. Yes, we are fabulous and yes there are four of us. Clever huh? Maggie was out of town for her old high schools reunion so Ace took her place to make a new Fab Four. We caught up on life and have a great time together. I am so sad it was such a short visit. We didn't get any pictures either which was such a bummer.
Saturday
BIG DAY! Ace is 11 months old, first trip to the zoo and first popsicle. We headed to the zoo for 10am and met up with the family I work for and their baby Brady. We had a great time but it was HOT! The babies were good considering they usually nap at 10am (totally a fail on my part planning it for that time) and how warm it was. Luckily Ace fell asleep in his stroller half way through and we headed out after lunch.
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| Got his ticket! |
After the zoo we went to Target and got some goodies for Ace's birthday and my sisters birthday not so surprise weekend. She figured it out when we went to the movies but I have some more surprises in store for her.
After Ace got up from his nap we had dinner and played. I really wanted him to get a popsicle from the ice cream man so we headed out front to wait for him. Go figure the night we actually make it out there he doesn't come by! Such a bummer. Bran hit some golf balls in the empty lot next door and Ace played with his toys in his baby pool. I remembered we had these natural strawberry popsicles in the freezer and grabbed one of those.
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| Bran hitting some golf balls |
I tried to let him bite it but it was way too cold and he kept trying to grab it and then would cry because it would be too cold to hold as well. I finally stuck him on my lap and ripped pieces off for him to eat. We were a disaster but that is the kind of stuff I love! I love those moments where you get messy because you are doing something fun and memorable. I made Branden grab the camera and told him to just keep shooting. I think he thought I was nuts.
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| Wanted to hold it but it was too cold :-( |
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| This worked out better |
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| We were a mess! |
After that we headed inside so Mr. Sticky could take a bath. That was interesting to say the least. Then he got PJ's on and headed to bed.
Sunday
Father's Day! Branden had to work from 7am to 3pm so we spent part of the day at my Dad's house enjoying their amazing pool.
When my sister and I got there and first worked on a fun little painting project with Ace for Branden. We tried to get his hands which didn't work so we got his feet and butt print. This was suggested by my awesome friend Christel. She said she does this every year with her kids so I had to try it. It was so much fun to watch Ace play in the paint. I love the mess of it all.
Then we went in the pool and listen to music. Bran got here after work and we hung out for a bit and then headed home. I stayed and got my hair chopped off. I needed less hair to deal with. I will get a picture of it later.
Overall it was a very fun weekend. We got a few of our Summer To-Do List actives checked off our list too!
Linking Up!
June 18, 2012
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Adonis,
Today you are 11 months old! One month till your first birthday and I can't believe how much you have changed my life these past 11 months. You are so incredible. Your personality is one of the cutest things I have ever seen. You laugh with ease, love exploring and learning new things and make everyone laugh.
You now have 4 teeth, 2 on top, 2 on the bottom and another one on the top that looks like it will pop through any day now.
You are getting more confident with pulling up on things and standing for a few seconds without holding on. You will even wave your hands around and stand there. I see your first steps coming up fast.
Your dance moves are getting more creative and more "detailed" which is really funny to watch. You still are obsessed with books and can pick out which book you want me to read to you. You almost always will pick Pajama Time first. It has been your favorite book since you were showing excitement over me reading to you. Another one of your loves is Simon. You are still so in love with that dog. It is the cutest thing.
You are eating 3 meals a day and a snack here and there and drinking about 4 bottles a day. You will drink out of a sippy cup if there is water in it but if I put milk in it you aren't happy about it.
Daddy is one of your favorite people, you are becoming quite a Daddy's boy. You also love your best friend Brady. The two of you are the funniest babies together. You steal his paci then try to put it back in his mouth. He is probably the next person you spend the most time with aside from me and your Daddy.
You are getting better at signing "more", it actually looks like the sign and less like clapping and will raise your hands when you want me to say "So Big!". You like to "talk" but aren't really saying anything too new this month. You still say "baba", "da" for dog, "dada", "mama", "nana" for no and other ramblings. You still love growling and blowing raspberries.
You have started using your hand and also toys as a telephone and put them to your ear and say "ha". I am guessing you are saying hello which is very cute.
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| First cookie |
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| Pasta face! |
We had your smash cake photo session this month and you devoured the cake. You were so focused on it that we didn't get many smiling pictures but some really funny ones of you eating the cake.
My sweet boy, you are so amazing. I am so blessed to have such a good natured child with a personality that can light up a room. I can't wait to see what new things you learn this month!
June 16, 2012
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