Summertime and the Livin' is Easy

Wednesday was the first day that really felt like summer in our neck of the woods. It was sunny, hot and humid. We spent most of the day inside making sweet tea, chicken salad, and cobbler. Emma Claire is the best sous chef these days. She absolutely loves to help me bake and cook. And most days, I let her. Our island is big enough she can sit right in the middle, wearing her cute little Vera apron, and "help" to her little hearts content.

 She's showing me the "CHEE CHEE" {chicken} on her spoon.

She transitioned from chef to artist pretty quickly.  We wear many hats in this household.

A fantastic summertime lunch. 

What says summer more than a smocked whale outfit and beautiful hydrangeas?

 

Wednesday evening the hubs, along with a bunch of neighborhood kiddos, headed to our backyard to soak in the humidity and do a little fishin'. You know Emma Claire was all about that.

It was so humid out you could practically cut the air with a knife. So we ditched the clothes. I would have ditched my clothes too if I could ;-)

The cutest little fisherman I ever did see. 

He actually caught one. Everyone was surprised. 

 My neighbor and I decided to take a walk with Emma Claire and Dixie. Soon after we started Emma Claire got to walk Dixie. Although I'm not sure who was walking who!

 I have a feeling this summer is going to be so much fun! Emma Claire and I head to Texas in two weeks and we can't wait!

Blog Evolution

It's so funny to me how this blog has evolved. I started it when the hubs and I were engaged, then soon after became newlyweds. I would blog about projects, our dogs, home decor ideas, and food. I would spend time planning each post and was always thinking about what I could blog about. I always responded to my readers comments and got so excited for each new follower I gained. {Which I still do to this day. LOVE getting new followers! Makes my day.}

Then we learned we were expecting and the blog was transformed into everything pregnancy/baby. I became a mommy blogger and was proud of it. I wrote detailed pregnancy posts, planned out Emma Claire's nursery, and continued to cook and blog recipes.

Once Emma Claire arrived I kept up with the blog and documented our lives more fervently than ever. I looked at the blog as Emma Claire's baby book and a place to write about her early life and record all of her milestones. 

Now that we are entering toddler hood I've seen a major shift in my blog. I'm lucky if I get to blog a few times a week. Most posts are random, scattered, and an attempt to include pictures of all that we've done lately. I think this is partially because I choose to not sit on the computer blogging when Emma Claire is awake, and at night I have too many other things to do once the house is blissfully silent. 

Now I feel like I'm just rambling, I haven't included a single picture yet, and I still don't feel if my point has been made. Ha! That's what you get for a quickie, trying to be deep, nap-time post. Basically I am just so thankful for the connections this blog has allowed me to make, the history I've been able to record, and the fact that I will always have this blog to look back on to relive the best days of my life. 

How has YOUR blog evolved? 

And for good measure. Here's a picture of my cutie at lunch today. Such a little ham. Covered in stickers and food. #toddlerhood

Wordless Wednesday

 

 

Giveaway Winner and Our Weekend

First off, the winner of the Petit Lemon giveaway is..

Comment number 8, Kelsey from Eaton Party of 3! Congratulations Kelsey!

Hope she doesn't mind I snagged a picture off of her blog. But seriously, how cute are these two?! Go check out her blog. :-)

 

So I titled this "weekend and a giveaway winner" but as I started picking pictures to share I went way into last week. So it's more of a "last week and the weekend too" post ;-)

 

We loved the weather last week. Warm, but not too warm. Perfect popsicle weather. And yes, my child has more expressions than she knows what to do with.

 

Blowin' bubbles. Sweet summertime.

 

Shopping like a pro. Hubby got me some chocolate covered strawberries so we let EC carry the bag from Ghirardelli while we shopped. Then I found a sham at Pottery Barn and she insisted on carrying both bags through the mall just like this. Arms straight in the air. Hilarious.

 

Skype time with Grammy and G-Pop...and her farm animals.

 

She wears clothes most days, I promise.

 

See. Clothes. And I LOVE this dress.

 

Saturday morning we had a garage sale. It was about dang time. Emma Claire woke up after we had been working for about an hour and had so much fun working the sale. ;-) She loves socializing and was just a hoot all morning. Everyone loved her.

 

 

 

 

 Sunday morning smiles.

 

We went out to lunch after church Sunday and EC was all about the dip. She is obsessed with dipping ALL of her food now a days.

 

And to continue the eating out trend, Emma Claire and I went out for dinner Sunday night too. Kiddos eat free on Tuesdays and Sundays at our Qdoba so it's perfect for us!

 

I just love this picture of her. She was being so goofy and silly, She was trying to wink at me here. She always makes me laugh.

 

Our first makeup accident. I have been working on cleaning out our bathroom and had my cabinet open under the sink, and Emma Claire got into my backup mascara. OOPS. Doesn't Dixie look guilty?? ha! What's funny is Dixie isn't ever allowed upstairs but came up with us last night. I think it was just so I could take this picture! It still makes me laugh!

 

 

I was so proud of EC this past week for being such a "good cereal eater". She proved me wrong today. I don't think she took one bite.

 

Also, since we cleaned out our closets I have a few things for sale!

 

Three mens polos, size medium, good used condition. $5 each! Just $15 shipped for all three!

 

And I LOOOOVE these slacks. They are super comfy and cute. They are loft size 4 PETITE. One pair of jean slacks, one pair of brown slacks. The jeans are in great condition, and the brown are new without tags. $20 for both!

Petite Lemon Giveaway!

Hey y'all! Happy Thursday! I have an exciting announcement today, I'm doing a giveaway for the cutest little printable from Petite Lemon.

 

 

Petite Lemon has darling printables, growth charts, and even onesies and t-shirts.

 

 

This giveaway is for one alphabet poster that fits in an 8x10" frame and was exclusively designed and packaged by Petite Lemon . The retail value for this poster is $25, and it's printed on premium heavyweight card stock. It really is darling, I cannot wait to frame mine and put it up in EC's playroom that's in the making!

To Enter:

You MUST be a follower of Happy Home

Just leave me a comment letting me know what you would do with the poster.

 

I will draw a winner on Monday, June 10th!

Don't worry, if you don't win you can STILL get some cuteness from Petite Lemon at a discounted price with the promo code BLOGGERLOVE15.

 

Want to host your own giveaway? Get more info {HERE}

 

Good Luck!

This post was sponsored by Petit Lemon and I did receive a free alphabet poster for hosting this giveaway. However, all ideas and opinions are my own.