clemmie sue...

I can't believe that I have NEVER mentioned Clemmis Sue on my blog! My sister and I started our headband company, Clemmie Sue last summer and have absolutely LOVED the creative process that goes into making adorable hair accessories. We started out by making headbands for adults and have naturally gone into baby headbands as well. We have an etsy shop: clemmiesue.etsy.com.
Please feel free to take a look! Here is a sneak peak of some of our newest pieces for all of the Baby Sue's out there: (they will be updated in the shop throughout the next few days)

nothin...

Well nothing too exciting has been going on here.
Eric broke his foot last week. I'll spare you from seeing the disgusting pictures.
A boat on a trailer smashed 3 bones.
Pretty gross.
Harlow is just as cute as ever. She LOVES having daddy home!
We feel like she gets older and smarter each day! I can't handle it!
Eric and I were talking about a family that owns the drugstore that we go to. I love it there. They know everyone by name. It feels like we're in a tiny town in the 1950's.
Anyways, Eric was telling me that one of the sons has SIX daughters!!! I quickly told Eric how awesome I thought that would be...just imagine! 6 Harlows running around! I would be in heaven.
Eric quickly cut me off by saying, if that ever did happen, his biggest concern would be having a house full of females "on the same schedule". I almost choked on my food from laughing so hard.
I think his medication makes him funnier. He doesn't seem to edit his thoughts before he speaks...hilarious.

a little DIY project...

My little sis, Julie's birthday is just before Christmas and so I was racking my brain trying to think of a cute do-it-yourself project for her special day, especially since her main gift was for Christmas. I woke up in the middle of the night with the perfect idea!! My mom's temple bag was cute and simple AND has a lot of sentimental meaning, so I decided to update it a little bit for Jules... I love it! She loves it! It turned out great! I really hope she holds onto it for awhile and one day...MANY MANY years from now, she can use it when she goes to the temple:)

This is the bag before:


And after...

The 3 T's...

Things have been a tad bit on the whiny side over in toddler land.
Poor Harlow babe is Teething.
Blasted molars!
The only items of comfort that we have around here (besides a paci and doggie of course) to make things a little bit better at the end of the day are:
Tutus and Toy story




I'm sorry my little munchkin, I wish I could go through the teething process for you.

Harlow's 1st trip to the ZOO!

I have been dying to take Harlow to the zoo because she is obsessed with animals! Eric didn't have to work on New Year's Eve so we decided it would be a perfect day to go. Well guess what...she LOVED it! It was so fun to watch her get so excited when she saw animals that she recognized. The LA zoo is huge and of course right as we were getting ready to head down hill, she decides to be miss independent and refused to do anything but walk on her own. She is so funny!! She is very opinionated and knows what she wants. We tried our best to get her to allow us to hold her hand so she wouldn't have too many face plants on the cement:) By the end, she was exhausted and fell asleep within seconds of putting her in her stroller. We are planning on getting annual passes because it was such a fun, easy day trip and totally worth it to see her get so excited:)

What we've been up to...

I feel like life has been so busy, and just when things start to relax, Christmas is right around the corner! I can't believe how fast time flies when you have a kid! I hate it:(
Well, like usual, Harlow has us wrapped around her cute little fingers. She is such a doll, we can't get enough of her! She is the sweetest little girl with such a darling personality, she has such a good sense of humor...which is a must in our little family:) At the end of the day, when I put her to bed, I am so tired and ready to relax, but after about 5 minutes I'm tempted to get her out of her crib! Ok, maybe I wouldn't go that far, but I seriously miss her when she sleeps!
I feel like she is such a smart little girl, she understands everything that we say and she is very good at communicating with us. She talks sooo much, I love it! She is still obsessed with hats, which is great because she is always taking her bows off and her hair is at the awkward "mullet" stage, so hats are ok by me. She is such a great sleeper and goes right to bed at nighttime and for her naps. She LOVES her little white doggie, her blankie and having 2 pacis in her crib with her. I only let her have them when she sleeps, but I dread the day when we will take the pacifier away, I feel like it makes her sleep so much better, and she is able to put herself back to sleep if she wakes up in the middle of the night because of them.
She LOVES to eat! I feel like she should be so much bigger because of all the food she consumes! She loves to be outside and loves animals. She is obsessed with music and dances any time she hears anything similar to a beat or rhythm. She is still a big cuddle bug, which I hope she never grows out of! I just love when she lays on my shoulder and starts humming, it melts my heart every single time. She had her first big accident yesterday. She was walking on the driveway with her sippy cup and fell. I could tell she hurt herself by the way she was crying and right when I picked her up, all I could see was blood covering her mouth. I couldn't tell where it was coming from! My stomach dropped, but it's funny how motherly instincts suddenly take over, you calm down...a little...and go into mom-mode. Her sippy cup cut her top gums and her lower lip, it was so sad. She took it like a champ though, she calmed down fairly fast and just wanted to cuddle for a good 15 minutes. I know only 1 accident for a 14 month old is a real good record, but I am NOT looking forward to anymore!
Well, that just about sums up our life lately...our little baby is not so little anymore! It's so sad that she's growing so fast, but at the same time, I just love her age right now, she is so fun and entertaining. We love you Harlow babe!!! You mean the world to us!!!

say "cheese!"...

Lately our little stinker has decided it's a good idea to put her messy, dirty hands in her hair EVERY time she eats. I'm talking...bits of pb&j, tofu, milk, eggs...anything you can think of. It's hard to get that stuff out!!!

While we were eating dinner last night, Sammie decided to take a few pics of Harlow and her avocado masterpiece. While taking pictures, we said, "Harlow...smile! Say cheese!! Show Sammie your teeth!" All of the sudden it just clicked for her and she was posing with the CHEESIEST fake smiles! We were dying! She is such a ham, and every single smile was different from the last. She is such a crack up!

Harlow's 1st Birthday Party!

It has been a month since Harlow's big birthday bash! (I am so behind!) I LOVE the fact that Eric's family gets even more excited about themed parties than I do:) I saw a few sushi party ideas online when I was pregnant with Harlow and fell in love with the idea! So needless to say, I've been planning baby H's party for quite some time:) We had the party on my mother in law, Diane's actual birthday, and like usual, she was ready and willing to host it at her house and help prepare the entire thing, even though she should have been resting with her feet up all day! I am so grateful for our wonderful family and ALL of the help that we had with this big event...I could've NEVER done it by myself! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Until next year:) (To tell you the truth...I am already thinking of ideas for birthday #2! hahaha!...seriously though.)

The Decor:







The Food: (I realized that I didn't get a single picture of the actual food we ate for dinner:( We had real sushi and chicken, rice and eggrolls.)