Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Monster Birthday Bash!

Monster Bash.
Birthday Boy!


              For my little monsters first birthday, we went with a monster bash!!  It was hard to come up with that idea. -lol-  I tried to be as crafty and thrifty as I could.  I am very proud of myself!  (:  Even if it was made out of construction paper. -ha-

 
This was the banner I made it says: 'happy 1st James'
(this is actually a terrible picture of it sorry!)
I made little construction paper monsters that I mimicked from pinterest.
The little round one with the long legs had a handle bar mustache... just like daddy! (:
 
 
I made a game, last minute, just in case my 6 year old niece came.  I just used an old cardboard box my husband gets from work and painted a monster from paint lying around the house.  We bought a pkg of balls from dollar tree for 1$!  She didn't come but it made the living room more dressed up.
 
This was my photo wall from 38 weeks to 11 months old.
I bought yardsale circle stickers to show what month he was.
 
More pictures!
The sign says 'our little monster'
and the pic was LO(little one) in his monster halloween costume.
I was so excited to find these monster kleenex boxes at our local grocery store!
Made my day! -lol-
 
We used two scrapbooking papers for signatures.  Everyone wrote their own little notes to him.  The book is pictures from newborn to 6 months that I got from shutterfly for only the shipping cost!  The knit monster is from my cousin, who owns her own shop, KnitClickGo.  The monster is so cute!!!  He sleeps with it every night.
 
This was our food table.  We had a veggie tray, deer sausage and cheese tray, hot wing dip and chips, 'monster puke' fruit salad, oreo monster eyes(oreos and white chocolate), and cupcakes.
 
Digging in... yum!!
 
 
He had a blast at his birthday party and slept so well that night!! (:
 
 

Just a little introduction...

Hi all!  I don't really know where to begin when writing a blog.  Hopefully I will catch on quickly!  Bare with me please (:
Here I am sporting my new "mommy do"
(I dislike pictures so there will be few of myself!)

The purpose of this blog is just because I talk.... A LOT!  Most of the time my husband is too wore out from work or doing the millions of things needed to be done around here to fully listen.  or he is just like most men I know and has selective hearing! -ha-
^ see what I did there?  That's my sarcasm "voice".  Get used to it.. I'm very sarcastic.
I'm not sure if anyone will actually read this but I know I will feel better writing all that I have to say.  Useful or not.

I intend this blog to be about whatever is on my mind.  Including my newest ventures into cloth diapering (should be able to order anyday now!), couponing, and any other frugality(?) I can think of.  Basically I am cheap!  and not afraid to say it. lol 

I am a young(21) wife and mommy to an amazing little boy who turned one Jan 28th.  I will do a post on his birthday party even though it was two months ago now.
 
I am a stay at home mom and get the luxury of staying with him all day long!  Some days are much longer than others! :)  I wouldn't trade the worst teething, sleepless night for a day without my little monster.  He makes every day so much brighter!
 <3
 
Before becoming a stay at home mom, I worked at a daycare for three years.  I loved working there and being with all the crazy kiddos all day long.  So now that I am staying home I am working on making a 'playroom' on a budget and opening up my own little in-home daycare business.  I will start watching an infant soon and I can't wait!! (:
Well that's enough about me for now... much longer than I expected.
Thank you if you've made it this far! -lol-