Chevron obsession

So I’ve recently realized that I’m obsessed. Not to where I’m like crazy, but it’s kinda getting there. I’m totally in love with chevron! My husband has no idea what chevron is and since he looks to see if I’ve posted anything every day (btw he's so sweet)…hunny, all of the below is chevron  =)

It has become such a hot trend in fashion and home décor. I also use it a ton when I appliqué and just love it!  Here are a few of my favorite chevron pieces that I own and have made…

I'm in love with my phone cover. Seriously. In love.

I've wanted these for sooo long! My amazing Mama
can sew up anything and she made these beauties for me!

These would be way easy to make without sewing.
Just use some liquid stitch for your hems and then use
the clips like I did to hang on your rod. Fabric.com has
great fabrics for super cheap!

Love these colors! And the sweet baby in the picture :)

I searched everywhere for a chevron rug and came across a lady on
etsy who sells them personalized. Ummm yes please! I adore ANYTHING
with my monogram/initial on it. Look her up here at Red Beauty on Etsy ...she has tons
of amazing items on her page and she's great to work with! 

Sweet initial pink/white chevron onesie
Offered at Palmetto Paisley - made by me =)

Yellow/white bib/burp cloth set

One of my faves...turquoise/white

I've been looking for a cute dress for quite
some time and finally found it!
We had this in at Cotton Blossom Boutique, but it
sold out in just a few days.

And last but not least, this cutie will be in our store next week!
This dress is perfect for now or spring...I can't wait to get it in!
Bear with me, as our Facebook page is currently being updated. 
It will be posted here once it arrives!

So that sums up my slightly large obsession with this amazing print! I'll be posting more of my obsessions soon, such as my love for all things monogrammed. Which my husband totally doesn't get. =)

In other news, today is my wonderful mother-in-laws birthday! Most of my family and best friends have birthdays in January. Including me! What can I say, January babies are amazing. So I would like to wish Cha Cha, as Tanner calls her, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I'm so blessed that she's in my life. She adores my child and helps me out whenever I need her. She's always just a phone call away and I don't know what I'd do without her. I'm thankful that she loves me as if I were one of her own. The world is a much sweeter place thanks to our Cha Cha! 

Hope ya'll are having a great hump day...two more days till the weekend! Yay!! Until next time...

Magan

Oh Monday?!

Happy Monday! Hope ya’ll had a great weekend! Ours was filled with lots of fun stuff! But first, can I mention my Monday?!

Monday’s are mine and Tanner’s day at home. The day when I get a lot accomplished. Today we had to go to the wonderful world of Wal-Mart. Yay. Not so much. Question for you moms with toddlers…how do you do it? I called my hubby before we left to see if he needed anything and he said good luck. Luck is exactly what I needed. Our trip started off great. I found his favorite cart where he can ride like a big boy. When he got a little irritated shortly thereafter I pulled out the sucker I had brought from home (along with a wet paper towel because I knew it would be a sticky hot mess afterwards). We were doing great again until the sucker fell on the floor and broke into a million pieces. Okay, okay. We found some rice cakes in an aisle on the other side of the store. Yes, I’m that mom who opens the pack and lets him chomp down as I finish my shopping (and yes, I bought them lol). The rice cake was huge, so we’re doing good again. Until we finish it and then we see bananas in the produce section when I’m almost done. Wowzers is all I have to say. We finally get to the checkout and the poor girl checking us out is only about 18. She was either frightened or nervous by my child’s behavior that she didn’t speak at all. He pitched a fit…like the one where he screams and goes bananas. What to do? I can’t put him in time-out in Wal-Mart. I can’t say you’re going to be in big trouble when you get home. He doesn’t understand that. So he just pitched a fit with all of Wal-Mart watching. Trevor merely laughed when I called him and told me I should have gone by myself yesterday. Well duh, I totally agree but I can’t change that now. Plus, he needs to get out and understand how to act in public. All I have to say about that is....oh the joys of being a momma!

As frustrated, embarrassed and mad as I got, I forgot every last bit of it when he hugs my neck and says momma when we got home. It all disappears when I tickle him and he says tick-a-tick-tick-a-tickle and laughs so hard. Or when he kisses me and says night, night. He finds his bear and walks up the stairs to take his nap like he’s 8 years old. It makes me stop and realize for just a minute…he’s a toddler, not a baby anymore, but a 20 month old boy who’s growing up wayyyy too fast. He’s going to pitch fits, that’s what I did when I was his age. Doesn’t your mom ever tell you, ‘he/she’s acting just like you when you were that age’? He's not perfect and neither am I. At the end of the day, I love him to the moon and back and I just want to be the best mom I can to him. I want to teach him to be patient, have manners, not to pitch a fit. But lets get real, it doesn't happen with one trip to Wal-Mart or even ten trips to a restaurant. We have to keep trying and working hard on behavior. 

Moral of the story, being a mom is tough but loving your child unconditionally is what matters most. 

So any advice on how to attempt an outing with your toddler/child, please feel free to pass along =)

In other news, we visited the zoo this weekend with my friend Liz and her sweet lil boy. We had so much fun! Tanner loved seeing all of the animals. Trevor and I had a much needed dinner by ourselves Saturday night…thanks Cha Cha! And we all enjoyed church yesterday morning and having family time the rest of the day. Weekends go by way too fast! 

Let's do this dad!

Sweet giraffes...ahhhdorable!

He says hello :)

Nothing better than riding on daddy's shoulders!

Checking out the cat, as Tanner says :)

Cold, but fun day with my family and friends!

Surprise from Trevor for the sweet boys!

One day I’ll print all of the blog posts about Tanner and save them for him. Maybe one day (far down the road) when he has kids of his own, he’ll look back at this post and laugh. And I’ll say, that’s exactly how you acted when you were his/her age =)

Enjoy the rest of your Monday! I'm off to get lots of things accomplished while the wild man is napping. Until next time...

Magan

The Big 'B' Day...

Today marks the day that two very special people in my life were born. So…

Happy birthday to you…

Happy birthday to you…

Happy birthday dear Mom and Randall…

Happy birthday to YOU!

My mom seems to say every year when January 4^th rolls around that it’s just another day.Well FYI mom, it’s more than just a day. It’s the day that you were welcomed into this world by loving parents. It’s the day that your life began and it’s the day that we celebrate YOU. Without this special day, you wouldn’t have had me or my brothers. I thank Mama for giving birth to you 54 years ago. You have accomplished so much in your life and I'm glad to have witnessed some of those accomplishments. I’m proud to have you as my mom and as little T’s Mimi. Without you, well, who’s knows how I would have turned out. I sure don’t wanna to know =) Thanks for always being there for me and loving me unconditionally. A stroll down memory lane for my best friend, my amazing mom!

Holding her pride and joy...yes, that sweet lil baby is me! =)

Easter with our sweet momma!

My mom was so amazing, she let me pick out my own outfits. Thanks mom!

Christmas and the crazy brother!

The baby brother and mom...pure sweetness!

Another Easter, another hair do.

Beach trips are the absolute best with this ball of fun!

My mom, my best friend.

Ringing in 2013 with my MoM!!

My father-in-law was also born on this special day. Crazy that two of my {now} parents were born on January 4^th! Randall is seriously the most amazing father-in-law a girl could ask for. I gained a whole new parent when I married Trevor 7 years ago and for that I am blessed. Since little T came along, I have seen a whole different side of him. A side I’m not sure he even knew about. He is an awesome Pop and dotes on that child more than I would have ever imagined. I’m thankful that he was brought into this world and is my father-in-law. Without him, things just wouldn’t be as great as they already are. Happy birthday Randall!

Proud Pop right there!

The boys...3 of my absolute favorites!

Pop likes to teach him lots of things...playing the keyboard is just one of them =)

So sweet...best buds forever!

And so there you have it. I told you these posts would be about anything and everything...especially about those that mean the most to me. The next time your birthday rolls around, don't just say it's another day. As my bffeih says, you should celebrate every year...even with a party hat and boa =) Happy Friday! Enjoy your weekend. Until next time...

Magan 

Hi! Thanks for stopping by my first ever blog! Wait?! What?! Why am I even starting a blog?! Rightttt...because I'm so scatter brained and my mind is always going 50 million directions. This way I can gather my thoughts and put them into my blog. Perfection. I love to write, although please excuse any grammatical errors, and want to document lots of things going on in my life.  Soooo…here it is {Diapers & Fairytales}.

My life changed more than I could ever imagine on April 1, 2011. {Everyone told me my life would change and did I believe them? Yes. Did I understand actually how much? No.} We welcomed a beautiful little 6 lb 8 oz. baby boy into the world. Ever since I married my best friend in 2005, I’ve wanted to become a mom. The wait was well worth it! My sweet little T, which is what his Pop calls him, is almost 2! He is the most fun loving, wild, curly blonde haired, blue eyed cutie. I seriously love him so much. He is spunky, witty, wild, full of energy, loves to eat (like his momma), creative, loves books, likes to break it down to any type of music and is my entire world. Hence the diapers part of this blog…because I change ALOT of them...
 

On November 26, 2005 I married the man who makes me smile every day. We dated for 6 months, got engaged and married a year later. Therefore, we have basically become adults together during our 7 year marriage. We were mere babies when we married, I was just 21 and he turned 22 on our honeymoon. I feel like I live in a fairytale with him. Seriously, I know that sounds so gross and totally unrealistic, but it’s true. He’s my best friend, the one I talk to about everything, the one I cry to when I’m upset, and the one who’s always by my side. Our life and marriage is far from perfect, but with our faith and love for each other we've created our own little happily ever after fairytale...

I am a stay at home mom. Well not really, I do a million different things and I love it! I enjoy being busy and always on the go. But my number one job is taking care of my little T. I am a super organized person and a planner, but I have a really hard time documenting things in my life. I think I write it down, but never do and then I totally forget. So with this blog, my hopes are to keep up with all of the goodness in my LiFe. You’ll read about a little bit of everything here, such as little T, my love of decorating and monogramming, fashion, my day to day life and anything else that just seems blog worthy. Because I’m so darn busy, who knows when I’ll post something else but be on the lookout. It’ll be soon. Promise.

Thanks for stopping by! I have a little boy pulling my hand wanting to go play hide. So until next time…

Magan