O.N.E

 

 

My little princess is now ONE.

 

A whole year has gone by and she is no longer a baby...now she is a toddler.

 

The past 12 months have come and gone in a flash and she is growing up so quickly.

 

I had so much fun planning her special day.

She will never remember her first party, but luckily we have lots of pictures

to share with her in the future!

 

 

Madyson's 1st Birthday Party

thru pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Lil' Princess

xoxo



Baby's First Photo Shoot

 

 

Last week I took the princess to the mall for some Christmas pictures.

 

If anyone out there is wondering what happened to Minkus from Boy Meets World

I am pretty sure he was taking pictures at the mall last week...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minkus did a good job getting Madyson to smile,

she was enjoying his corny humor and his obnoxious faces.

 

They must turn the heat up to 150 degrees in that place so the children are wam,

but I was sweating to death and ready to punch Minkus in the face if he made Madyson

do one more pose where her shoes fell off...

 

 

 

But the finished product was worth the sweat and the corny jokes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and then we saw Santa in the middle of the mall and couldn't resist

having one more picture taken.

 

Madyson took home a handful of Santa's beard (sorry Santa) and he yelled

"ouch"! a few times, but she enjoyed the experience!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



New Home Remodel...Room #3 - The Playroom

 

This is the face of a happy baby who is in love with her new playroom

 

 

 

One of the things I was looking for when house hunting was an area that I could turn into a playroom for my little princess. It was really important for me to have this space so I could create an area where she can play, learn, and grow (& a spot where I could store all her toys).

 

When we moved into our new home this summer the downstairs was being used as a 4th bedroom:

 

 

 

I called this "the nipple room" because that's the only thing I could think

of to describe the hideous color on the walls of this room.

 

It quickly became the storage area where we unloaded the moving truck with everything we owned.

 

Well I can't stand clutter and with Madyson's first birthday approaching this December I knew I was going to need a place for all her new things so the hubby had a lot of work ahead of him...

 

First off we made a trip to Lowes to pick out a color.

 

I chose Valspar's Summer Sun for the walls:

 

 

 

I was attempting to make the room gender neutral (in case future baby #2 happens to be a boy) but when I was finished it was clear this room was made for a little princess.

 

 

Here are some pictures from the nipple room transformation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My lil' supervisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After it was all painted then it was time to decorate!

 

 

 

 I had my sister Shannon create these for me, then my hubby printed them out at work..

a quick trip to Michaels for some frames and we were all set!

 

 



 

 

 

I got this wall decal from etsy:

 

 

 

 

 

 



I searched EVERYWHERE for the perfect playmat and found this one on Amazon.
It had GREAT reviews and even though it was pricy it was exactly what I was searching for!

Then for some more wall decor:

I got both this clock & bulletin board from etsy.

 

 

 

 

When I saw this playhouse @ Pottery Barn Kids I had to get it!

 

 

Next we needed a place to store toys & books. I went back online and found storage bins & a book rack for a very reasonable price on Amazon!

 

 

 

 

 

Every little girl needs a chair to read her books in...

I got this at Pottery Barn Kids too a while ago and it looked perfect in her new room!

 

 

 

Every playroom needs a table & chairs set as well. This cute little set came from Amazon too:

 

 

 

I always wanted to be an elementary school teacher. I majored in English Education in college but never pursued my dream. I can't wait until Madyson is old enough to "play school" so I can teach her everything I know :) This table will get a lot of use when we start !

 

 

I love these animal alphabet cards that I found on etsy.

 I got a clothesline and hung each card up with a

 pastel colored clothespin to match the decor of the room:

 

 

 

 

 

I found this cute little rug at Bed Bath & Beyond for only $19.99!

 

 

 

 

 

 

.............AND A DRUM ROLL PLEASE...............

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERE IS THE FINISHED PRODUCT !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's so nice to have an area where she will be able to play for years to come !