Meet Beckett

Hello! I know, i know... it's been a long time since i have blogged. I have been busy as you can see with my sweet new little bundle of joy! I am so blessed to have both a girl and boy, i couldn't ask for any better! Here are the very first photo's of when beckett was born, hope you enjoy. I will hopefully be posting more now that i have rearranged my house and am back to working on my computer :-)

Beckett and the pie (paci)

That's all for now! Just a quick update!

Ready for the weekend!

I am sooooo ready for this weekend! I am needing some vitamin D like so so bad! I finally found my camera cord so i can update you with my last lake trip just a little bit. I did not take many pictures but here are a few.

Hot roddin it to the lake :-D

taking a ride on the bike 

ready to go swimming!

sour skittles hehe

my <3 

Come on friday! :-) I promise ill take more pictures! 

Hello!

Check out the new Vintage Rose Wraps we got in today at LuLu Bleu! This is the store i work at. You can follow us on Facebook to see all the new spring things coming in everyday. 

More Colors!!

So i am very excited for this weekend! Time to relax with some girlfriends and lay in the sun while watching all the kiddos play! There's nothing like good weather, company and watching your babies play :-D Also i hope to be able to update you with more pictures because the sun motivates me to be a photographer. 

I promise as soon as i can get my husband to move something around the house i will update you with the craftroom:::playroom::: and another surprise redecoration. 

Well mowing season has started and any wife of a landscaper knows that that means. Gone from sun up to sun down and comes home smelling like grass and gas. Oh the joys. I feel partly lucky though because my hubby is not doing to all day, only in the mornings this year. But the one problem is he still smells like grass and gas till the end of the day. Here is a picture of the first yard mowing this season. Tallyn's first lawn mower ride with daddy. This girl LOVES her daddy! 

Always daddy's copilot

I just love being a mommy......

peace out peeps!

The newest trend and some fabulous spring photography!

So while at work today at girl came in to hand out a flyer and had what looked like feathers going through her hair. It was not crazy but just a few small ones. It was so beautiful i just have to try it, especially with my long hair. I hope it can work :-D Here is how you apply them!

Step 1- pick out your feathers

Get some crimp beads

Crimp tool

Step 2- Get some floss and string through crimp bead creating a loop 

Using floss, pull hair through crimp bead

Step 3- Slide feather up through crimp bead with hair. Then use crimping tool to squeeze the bead tight so it will stay in as long as you want it.

Feathers can be washed, dried and curled! OK, now go be fabulous!

Now for some looks of spring! A little bit of photography and fashion :-D 

Love this spring calf by "you and amen photography"

True Love- by "you and amen photography"

Love this necklace!

And for spring 

so sweet

would love to have this for a vanity when i finally get one!

Is anyone else as energized as i am about spring and creating/ redecorating things?? Well i hope you enjoy my post :-D this is just a little bit of what i explore in internet land!

Check out the store i work at, LuLu Bleu on facebook! We have a lot of great spring fashion!

<3 Nichole 

Who is your dancing with the stars pick?

This season on dancing with the stars is going to be interesting. I havnt figured out yet if i think its going to be as good as the previous ones; however, there were not really any bad dancers this season. Here are a few of my favorites and the ones i look forward to watching!

Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas

I think these two have the potential to go far. Don't really know chelsea that much but she is a cute girl and i think her personality will take her far. :-) 

Kristie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy

What is not to love about this couple? Maksim...well no need to say how much us ladies love him and then pair him with kristie just makes for a fun show. She is hilarious! 

Mike Catherwood & Lacey Schwimmer

Well i absolutely love Lacey, no matter what her hair color! Her personality and feistiness makes her fun to watch no matter who her partner is. Don't really know Mike, but i think he is funny and will be fun to watch these two!

Romeo & Chelsie Hightower

I think these two will bring some fun to the dance floor. Chelsie kind of looks like an olsen twin in the picture. Anyways, i think Romeo (no last name...too cool for one i guess) will have some fun moves to show off. 

Last but certainly not least...

Kendra Wilkinson Basket & Louis Van Amstel

Go Kendra! By far my favorite! Kendra has the best personality and is so fun to watch. I hope she wins because she has so much energy and is so fun to watch! You never know whats going to happen with Kendra! 

I would love love love to be on dancing with the stars. I looks like so much fun! I am reading Brooke Burke's book, the naked mom , and she talks about her life as mom, actress and host of DWTS. She talks about how hard DWTS was and how she and derek hated each other. So crazy huh? Who would have thought? That shows us that we really have no clue what is going on behind closed doors. The producer even made the two do counseling to continue the show and then they end up winning it! Just goes to show you that reality TV is not reality. Duh.

Now on with regular life :-) So i have lost my camera cord and i am super bummed. I am going to search my house for it so i can upload some pictures of my latest adventures with redecorating and getting ready for the big 2nd birthday party! I am so excited! I am also going to share with you the growth of my flower garden. It is the first one i have done and i am anxious to see how it will turn out. We will see if i have a green thumb after all! 

Crafty ideas to come...

Now i just need to find a great fabric store and i can't wait to create these!

Fabric Bracelets 

Fabric covered magnets- how fun!

Absolutely love these organza flower pins. Must have for this season!

Awesome headband :-)

Why haven't we always accessorized our shoes?? Genius. 

So now that i have all these ideas, i have a not so pretty weekend coming up and it looks like it is going to be the perfect time for crafting some fabulous things! How does a ladies weekend sound? ;-)

Thats all. More to come once my etsy purchases arrive! I can not wait any longer!!!

<3 Nichole

~Taste The Rainbow~

First, Happy St. Patrick's Day! Come by Ruka's to see the band 4118! 


Something to start your morning off with. This is a must in my book!

Arnold Palmer ~ Iced Tea and Lemonade~ The perfect couple

(Don't sweeten your tea, Lemonade has enough sugar!)

I ordered some really cute things from Etsy the other day and i can't wait to show you! I am patiently waiting for them to arrive before sharing! I am also planning a full day of events tomorrow for Tallyn and I. Here is the list.

1. Kindermusik

2. Lunch with grandpa

3. Go to a craft store for supplies

4. Park

5. Home to clean & craft!

I am beyond excited for my weekend to start at 5 pm today! It's probably going to go by in a flash though because i have so many things to attend. 

Well, my blog is going to be cut short today. We just got a few boxes in here at LuLu Bleu and it's time to unpack and put out all the new things! Check out our facebook for pictures of the new stock! Bye Bye for now!

Nichole

Sun & Fun

So i know it is only wednesday but it is a start to a beautiful weekend! Tomorrow the sun is really going to start shining and by friday its supposed to be 71 here on top of the mountain! I am so pumped! Tonight is going to be exciting too. My husband is going to be coming home from a business trip, he has been gone all week. We are going to make taco's tonight and i am going to make my famous guacamole dip! Soon we will be able to have dinners on our back deck! :-D Oh i love warm weather!!!

Watching "daygo"

So anyways, while my husband has been gone it has been crazy keeping up with all the extra stuff he normally does. I think i will finally be done by 6 pm tonight and caught up!  I am excited for him to come home not only for me but because Tallyn misses her daddy sooooo much! Every morning when i went up to get her out of the crib she gets all excited because she gets to come lay in bed with mommy and daddy and watch daygo (go, diego, go). Her normal routine consist of jumping on the bed looking for the mote (remote) and then when she finds it she puts it in our face and says go go go, daygo. This is baby language for i would like to watch diego please. When we tell her to say please she says bee and then tank too. It is so sweet! But the past couple mornings since daddy has been gone she has sat down on the bed and said where da-ee?? where da-ee? I have to continue to tell her he is at the beach because i dont know how to explain he is off tasting things for the restaurant 50 minutes from the beach. Then she will say uh oh very seriously and then whered dough??? She does this also when i pick her up from preschool. It's so sweet and sad at the same time! 
NOTHING is sweeter then a toddler yelling your name in a high pitched voice with excitement when they see you after a long day or trip away. As they run and jump into your arms just squirming around all giddy nothing else in the world matters. I can not even begin to tell you how blessed i am.  I must have done something right!

Love my daddy!

These two hold my heart!

Another thing i am going to do tonight is break the news to my husband about my wild ideas for a craft room down stairs. He thinks it is going to be a man cave because he is over run with women in the house. Don't let him fool you, he told me he would rather have all girls then all boys and no girls at all. He has no idea..... hehehe I am happy with whatever! So i have still been searching for ideas for my craft room and i think the first step is picking a color scheme. I am pretty sure i am going to do some shade of green maybe like a charcoal green or a charcoal blue. Not positive yet.

I love mason jar lighting. I have a few ideas of my own though...

This would look great above computer

I like something like this for above the center craft table.

I think i really like the Blue Ball antique jars best!! Love this one

Anyways, hopefully you can get a feel for the colors i would like to use in my craft room :-) Wish me luck getting my husband to ok it!! hehe im doing it!

xoxo Nichole