Tanner's ChOo ChOo party!

Tanner had an amazing 2nd birthday party this past Saturday! Momma and daddy were slap worn out afterwards, but he had a blast so that's all that matters. We ordered a big bounce house from a local company (who's also our friends) and it was wonderful. Check out Southern Bounce 'N' Slides here. Tanner had lots of friends that came and they bounced and slid for what seemed like hours. He was having the best time! And he has been playing with his new toys every day...he loves them so much that he no longer wants to eat or sleep. Lol..bless his lil heart! Here are a few pics from the choo choo party!

I LOVE throwing parties! I LOVE making things and decorating. This one was a wee bit special than most  because it was for my lil man! I thought it turned out super cute and had special homemade touches from momma and daddy =)

This was my favorite....the treat table for the kiddos =)

Trevor and I stayed up till 10:30 Friday night making these chocolate covered oreo's and bagging them up. Yes, you read that correctly. My sweet hubby helped....he's pretty amazing!

Choo choo whistles ~ thanks to Cha Cha for finding these!

Train of treats :) And conductor hats, of course!

I'm gonna make some more of these just for myself. They were super yummy (and addictive)!

My sweet friend April made his cake. Not only was it super cute, it was soooo yummy! I had quite a few people tell me how delish it was...and I have to agree! Thanks so much my sweet frand :)

We enjoyed a fun day filled with yummy food, amazing friends and family, a super fun big bounce house and delish sweets! It was such a fun, fun day that I'll remember for as long as I live and hopefully Tanner can look back at all of these pictures and see how much fun he had and how big he's loved!

We had a yummy spread of hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, cole slaw and chips! 

I have no idea how I fit all of this into my already toy crowded home, but I did =)

I just love this sweet boy! Choo choo shirt was handmade by his momma, of course :)

Time to blow out the candle, but instead he wanted to push the train in the icing :)

Opening gifts!

Playing with the toys with his buddies!

Tanner and his sweet friend from school!

Cutie patootie in his new hat from Mimi! 

Tanner and his BFF's with their cute conductor hats!

Love from Mrs. Leslie :))

And kisses from Auntie Cates!

And that recap's the wonderful 2 year old's choo choo party! I loved throwing this party and I'm so thankful for my mom and mother-in-laws help (and hubby's too)! So until next year, it's a wrap =)

I am off to spend the weekend in Charleston with my mom, cousin and bffeih! I am soooo excited and looking forward to it! I have been so busy here lately that a girls weekend away is just what I need! Don't get me wrong, I'll miss my lil man and hubs bunches! But to be honest, I'm really looking forward to sleeping in. How sad is that?! You know you're a mom when...lol! Hope ya'll have a wonderful Wednesday! Until next time...

Magan

too blessed to be stressed....mom post #02

I’m not sure about you, but do you ever feel like you’re sometimes too blessed? That God has given you way more than you deserve? Well, that’s how I have been feeling for quite some time now. I feel an abundance of blessings in my life and my family’s life. I feel so grateful, but so unworthy. It’s hard to explain, but it feels like things just keep getting better and better.

When Trevor and I first got married, we were young. Things were stressful. It was all new to us and we had to figure it out. I look back on those days and realize we were truly blessed, but at the time it was just so hard. I was working full time, going to school full time, had some drama filled people in my life and had a husband who I tried to be a great wife too. Now I look at my life at the present time and I have more than I could ever ask for. I still have that awesome husband, no more dramatic friends/people surrounding me (in fact I have the best group of friends ever), I have a job/hobby that I LOVE, the best family in the world and a little boy who is a hair shy of being perfect.

I was thinking the other day that I truly am blessed and happy. I am the happiest I have ever been in my whole life. For real. I was thinking about this while I was working on numerous embroidery orders and getting things together for Tanner’s party. I was stressing out over how I was going to get all of this done…not to mention when was I going to clean my dirty house and find time to cook supper and actually have a second to spend with my hubs. But that all quickly faded when I thought about how some people would give anything to be stressed about having too many orders or planning their child’s birthday party. Not everyone gets to enjoy their fave hobby. Or not everyone has the opportunity to have children and actually throw a birthday party. Sometimes God just smacks me back into reality and I thank Him for that. Thankfully, I hardly ever feel stressed. I sometimes think I am superwoman and I can do it all. I give it my all and try. But sometimes I do get overwhelmed. New motto though…I am too blessed to be stressed.

I’m not really sure what prompted me to write this mom post, I guess so many prayers have been answered lately and I just want to scream about how truly happy I am. And most importantly about the amazing God who provides me with all of this happiness. Don’t get me wrong though, I do have bad days. I do get cranky when I’m hungry and I do have little arguments with my husband and I do get irritated when my son disobeys, but that’s like chump change compared to all of the positives going on in my life. I guess the saying that ‘the older you grow the wiser you get’ (or however it goes) is true. I know what’s important in my life nowadays. It’s not friends who will bring me down or a job that sucks the life out of me or stressing over money. It’s about surrounding myself with those that I love. It’s about making my life here on earth the best that I can.

Speaking of amazing friends, Tanner and I had lunch with one of my dear old co-workers (who is such a sweet friend of mine). He LOVES her and wanted to ditch his mom and go home with her. I def have my next babysitter lined up :)) 

Tanner's lunch date :)

I hope ya’ll have a great hump day and wonderful weekend! I’ll be back next week to post some pics of Tanner’s choo choo party! I have lots to do before Saturday, but hey I’m too blessed to be stressed. Momma’s gonna get her super power’s goin and throw the most fun train party eva!! Lol! Until next time…

Magan

Crazy life of an organized mom

OMG! Hello to my blog...oh how I've missed you! I don't really have anything wonderful/important/great to share, other than I have been so darn busy that I feel like a total loony crazy person! My life the last week has consisted of embroidering every single moment my child is asleep, including a few nights till 10:30 or 11:00 at night. My poor husband has been shafted, but he totally understands. Momma's gotta work too (and I love it btw) :) I was upstairs last night, after I ditched him for a tv date, and while I was working away he sent me this sweet text before he went to bed. I'm so thankful for him and it makes me love him even more because he appreciates me.

The best hubby...I just love him.

I have also been organizing. If you know me, or you've probably learned from reading this blog, I LOVE things to be organized. I'm not sure why I decided to take on so many projects at once, especially when I have so many monogramming orders to fill along with throwing a certain 2 year old a birthday party. But I started and now I can't stop. The first one was my closet. I decided to ditch the shoe boxes and place them all in baskets. I had this wire thing that I used in my embroidery room, so I moved it to my closet and bought some more baskets. 'After' pictures will come later, but I'm loving it! It's so much better and Trevor is so glad the dreaded shoe boxes are gone!

Tanner to the rescue with his spatula!

Good bye shoe boxes!

This is the wire thing that now holds six baskets and looks so much better than before! One day I plan to have cabinets instead of these things, but that'll take time!

My sweet uncle gave me a cabinet that had just been sitting down in my grandma's basement. It will be perfect for my embroidery room and will give me a lot more space to store stuff. See all of that stuff on the floor?! Makes me soooo overwhelmed! That all came from the wire thing I moved downstairs. And this is what I'm left with till someone helps the hubs move the cabinet upstairs. =)  Oh joy...I have no idea when that will be! Any takers wanna come assist?!

What a hot mess we have here! That's all fabric!! Wowzers!

My work station...another hot mess!

Other than being disorganized, working on a million different orders and planning Tanner's birthday party (his party's a little late this year due to some family members being out of town) I got to spend the day with my 2 year old at his well check visit. He is a healthy 31 lbs and 37.5 inches long...he's in the 101% for height. Future basketball player hopefully :)) He was so well behaved! Oh and I forgot to mention that last Friday night Trevor and I decided no more Friday night take out! We braved it and actually went to the Mexican restaurant to eat. Our little big boy did amazing. He sat in a booster seat, ate his chips and dinner and never acted like a crazy person. We were soooo impressed, happy, joyful, ecstatic, and I could keep going on lol! He's growin up on us :(

Checking out his new band-aid :)

So hopefully one of these days I'll be able to sit down during nap time and write more. Next week will be just as crazy as this past week, but I'm not complaining. I have a beautiful family to take care of and lots of cute stuff to monogram for my amazing customers. I'm blessed. Simply blessed. Enjoy your Wednesday! Until next time...

Magan

Tanner is 2!

Two years ago today…just thinking about that day makes me so emotional. I had prayed for God to bless us with a child if that be His will. And He did. On April 1, 2011 my precious son, Tanner Benjamin, was brought into this world at 8:32 am. I had to have a c-section because I had preeclampsia and he was breech. Our doctor told us they would take him at 37 weeks, which fell on April 1. Trevor asked if they could deliver him the day before or after, he wasn’t feeling the whole April Fools birthday thing {he’s a little strange lol}. They quickly told him no, he would be born on April 1. He lives up to every bit of being an April Fools baby.

Tanner's baking :)

He's HERE!!

Our 6 week old sweet baby!

The moment he was born there was a rush of emotions and I couldn’t believe he was actually here. My 6 lb. 8 oz. little baby was here! The first year with him was absolutely amazing. All of his strides were so important to us...rolling over, holding his head up, taking his first steps, talking, laughing and the list could go on. He turned one and broke my heart. He was no longer a little baby. He was a walking/running wild little boy who loved to talk all of the time.

Tanner is 6 months old!

Sitting up like a big boy :)

Tanner is 1!

The past year has been such a blessing. He has grown into a little toddler. His blonde curls have grown and he’s no longer bald on the top. He has almost all of his teeth now. He has humongous feet and long lil legs. He can run super fast and likes to waller all over his momma. He’s such a good eater…he loves baked beans and bread and anything else you give him. He loves his family and they love him. He loves to pick out his own pajamas. He cleans up his toys and is always willing to help with chores. He loves bath time. He loves his Mr. Bear. He is strong willed and hard headed. He loves animals of any kind. He loves going to school. He loves to smile and it can brighten up a room. He can pitch a fit like it’s nobody’s business. He can make any bad day 100x better. He is amazing. Simply an amazing gift from God.

18 months old as Mickey :)

And the curls are everywhere!

And he's 2!! Enjoying his day doing what he loves...visiting with lots of animals :)

Tanner Benjamin, I love you with all of my big ole heart. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. I love every minute I get to spend with you. Whether it’s fun times or times when I have to discipline you, I cherish those times because it means that I’m your mom.. What an amazing job God gave me. I pray daily that you will grow up to be a strong young man who loves the Lord. I pray daily that your dad and I will teach you about Him and raise you according to His word. The past two years you have brought so much joy to our lives…thank you for that. Thank you for loving me when I don’t always feel like loving myself. You have my heart forever and ever. I am so proud of you and all that you have accomplished this far in your little life. While I don’t want you to grow up, I love watching you grow. I wish you could stay my baby forever {and you will}, but on the other hand I can’t wait to see the man you grow up to be. We are so in love with you. Happy 2^nd birthday to the boy who stole my heart in a big way!

Our precious 2 year old!

Trevor took the day off today, so we decided to take Tanner to Hollywild....a fun place with lots of animals! We enjoyed a safari ride, fed the goats, walked around and talked to all of the animals and then we had lunch at a yummy pizza place where we used to live! It's crazy to think that two years have already passed. I've loved every minute! I hope you all have a great Monday! I'm off to do some work while my big boy naps away! Until next time...

Magan