Maternity Chic

FINALLY! There are some cute things at Old Navy for Spring/Summer. 

What do you think!?!?!?

Beautiful Day

It is a beautiful day today! I woke up to sunshine. It feels great. I love Spring days. Spring makes me feel strong, vibrant, and in control. It's time to get ready for the baby, decorate my house, and just enjoy sunny days.

Fabric!

I finally have the urge to sew again. It's been a while but I am so excited to get started again.

These swatches will be either framed or stapled onto different sizes of canvas to place above our bed so that it gives the illusion of a headboard. I think if I frame them I will use white frames. Thoughts?

These are for the baby! I think the Aqua owls will be best for a blanket and the gray owls will be made into bibs. :)

Yay for projects! I am so excited! I have been in a crafting funk lately. I guess the crafting funk was good because it allowed me to start my yard for the season.

My Sanctuary

April showers bring May flowers. Well that is all well and good but in my yard March snow storms bring April beauty! If you don't believe me look for yourself!

This is Yoshi. We named him that due to being a flowering Japanese something. Not sure what his real name is but he is Yoshi and his brother in the corner is Mr. Robot-o. Notice the buds!!! He's getting fancy!

This is a Lilly I planted last year. I was so worried it wouldn't come back but here it is. It's hanging out with a couple Crocuses and tulips.

I have no idea what this is. It comes back every year even though we have hacked and hacked at it. We have sprayed it and it still comes back. If it is that determined we decided (and there isn't much we can do at this point) to keep it. It has yellow spongy flowers come late Spring early Summer.

Say hello to Mona Lisa. Yes, that is it's name. There are multiple types of them. This is just the yellow one. I bought purple, faded pink and white, white, red, and light purple.

This will be a orange Tulip. If you look down inside of it there is a bud! YAY!

More Mona Lisa's.

This lovely mix will greet you at our front door! Some come on over and bask in the beauty of the Robinson yard.

I also planted snap dragons, poppies, and pansies yesterday. I'll take more pictures as they flower. Steven mowed the lawn and fertilized and I planted flowers and baptized them in Miracle Grow. I also picked out all the pesky weeds that just won't go away.

When do you start weeding and planting flowers? I like to start early with Spring flowers that will come back the next year. I only enjoy them for a short time but next Spring the yard will be more vibrant than it was this year. I buy summer plants around Mothers Day. After Mothers Day I just prune and play.

What are your gardening rituals?

Sunny Southern Utah

It is no secret that Steven and I have a 3 year plan. To have school loans paid and done with (or at least close) and to move or buy a vacation home in St. George. We love it there. It would be the perfect environment to raise our child (and future kidlets).

Things we love about it:

*The Warmth-some would say it is unbearable but I LOVE it.
*Golfing- there are great courses there and close by in Mesquite Nevada
*Sand Hollow- perfect for our 4 wheeling adventures and since there is a lake there you can always cool off!
*Canyons- Zions and Snow Canyon are so close. You could hike daily if you wanted. Or bike.
*Lack of snow-This year they received a few inches but that is very uncommon.
*Nevada- Mesquite and Las Vegas are not far.
*California-LA is about 4 hours from Vegas.
*Squid- he could sun bathe his little heart out!
*Gardening- the gardening season is much longer there. I could have fresh tomatoes much longer than I have here!

Southern Utah really is our perfect place. Here are some pictures from our trip this weekend. It was a blast!

 Seriously! 66F at 0930!

 The arcade in Mesquite Nevada.

 My super swollen feet caused by 90F weather.

 These nests are all over the place. This was one of many nests we found in this bush while we were hiking.

 Beautiful snow canyon.

Snow canyon before the sun went down.

145 Days Left

I am so excited for the baby to arrive! 145 more days! Yikes! So with a baby due date (August 27th) comes a giant To Do list. We have so much to do!

-Build Crib, changing table, and dresser
-Buy baskets for changing table
-Buy a shelf for the baby room
-Hang the hooks up in the guest bath (if we just do this then the guest bath would be DONE)
-Buy a comforter set for our room
-Find cute sheet for baby
-Shampoo carpet (we are going to finish the RV pad this year and just do hard wood next year)
-Buy a vacuum that works.
-Plant a garden
-Hang the mirrors
-Finish the sitting room
-Buy and put away all Christmas presents so it's done


The list goes on and on. Did you have this many lists when you were preparing for baby? Am I overly 'nesting'?

Does anyone else love fresh raspberries and dill pickles? Oh just me...?

I Can't Get Enough

Of these GORGEOUS flowers. I love them!

Dear Lima Bean,

Your heart was beating perfectly again! 158 beats per minute. Have I mentioned that we love you? We get to see you in 4 weeks! Actually see you! Okay so not in person but at least we get to see you on the computer screen. We don't want to know if you are a girl or a boy. We figure you are perfect no matter what you are. In our eyes you can do no wrong.


Daddy laughs hysterically when you kick my belly button. I find it extremely uncomfortable but I do love that you are giving your daddy such a good laugh. He loves you too. He is so excited to see you. He is going to be a great daddy. He is going to teach you lots of cool stuff. Did you know he can flip a pen in his fingers? A skill I have yet to conquer. Did you know that I hope you get your daddy's handsome eyes. They are honest and they tell stories. Words are pointless when he is around. His eyes give him away.


Your dad likes to tease me on how big you are getting. You are the size of a sweet potato. FYI sweet potato's are delish! So, I was wearing your dads t-shirt last night and he was asking me to please not stretch it out! I totally blame you for the expanding gut, just saying. I really do love every inch of my belly because you are in it.


I think I am going to miss you being inside my belly. I love you. Squid is excited to meet  you too. He lays on my belly every chance he gets. I really do think he knows you are in there.

All three of us love you! We can't wait to meet you! Stay safe in there please.

Little Maven

I will be purchasing our little Lima Bean's clothing on this site. I love her style. The clearance section is fantastic too! You should check it out if you have your own lima beans at home!

{LITTLE MAVEN}

Yes, the line is from Tori Spelling. And yes, you do know I think she is fabulous!

My Happy Moment

Everyone should have at least one happy moment a day. A moment when they are most themselves with their fave activity, music in the ipod, or just your happy thoughts. My happy moment today was out in my yard. I put Squid in his play pen and planted 24 beautiful pansies around the budding bulbs in my flower beds. Normally I would drown out the sounds of life with The Ataris, Taking Back Sunday, or Lilly Allen (yes my top 3 at the moment-don't judge), but today I listened to Squid meow at blowing leaves and the wind. It was amazing. It was my moment. I was in the dirt making my life a little more beautiful with 1.5 have my fave people in attendance and one on my mind. I had Squid and my baby safely tucked inside of me enjoying the weather and awesomeness of the day. On my mind I was thinking about my amazing husband. The one who has sacrificed so much for the things we have. The only one that could give me my beautiful family. He said yes (reluctantly) to adding Squid to our twosome and he has given both of us #4. Our lima bean! 

So this was my happy moment. I was lost in beautification, nature, Squid, baby, and Steven. 

When was the last time you had a happy moment?

SC Johnson: Scrubbing Bubbles, Plegde, and Glade

I am participating in the Buzz Agent campaign for SC Johnson's Scrubbing Bubbles. I received a package yesterday with a bunch of cool cleaning supplies. I have already used some of it. So far I am pleasantly pleased.

I have used the Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel. It 'goops' to the side of your toilet and is supposed to last 6 weeks. I'm excited to see how it does. So far it smells great. The glad candle smells awesome too!!!

Happy Birthday Squid

My little man is now a year old! I can't believe it. I remember going to pick him up. I had the laundry basket lined with blankets and a towel for the trip. I didn't know how else to transport the little guy.

So I get there to pick out a kitten and all the kittens are running around chasing each other. They were all SO cute! Squid came up to me! He tried to walk on my feet. I think he picked me!

I brought him home in the laundry basket! He talked the whole time and stuck his little paw out the slants. He was adorable!

Steven and I thought he was a girl! So we named him Cricket. He was Cricket for a whole week before we realized he had man part! Oops! Sorry Squid. We still love you and hope we didn't mess you up too bad!

So now he is the biggest cat out of the bunch he came from! He jumps on the fridge, sleeps on top of the cabinets in the laundry room, plays with straws and teases the dogs next door from the window.

So happy birthday Squid. I hope this next year is as good to you as the first one was. We think you are pretty fantastic!

Xoxox- Mom and Dad

Food Storage

We are starting to work on food storage. We have always had 72 hours worth of supplies but with a lima bean on the way we figure it's time to be responsible and ready for whatever we have to face as a family.


How many of you have food storage set up and ready? What do you have? How long will your storage last you? What do you do with baby food?

Wednesday With Squid: Snuggling the Baby

This crazy gato loves to snuggle against the baby. I wonder if he can hear it in there? Cats have super sonic hearing so maybe he can...? Maybe he senses it? Maybe he loves it because he can tell Steven and I love it. . . ?

Spring Love

Bulbs!

These are my first bulbs of the season! This is a white Crocus. The tulips are 2 inches tall and growing every day! Pretty soon they will be blooming and I'll have some pretty orange Tulips in my yard.

Lima Beans Bed

Ignore the pink. The pink does not mean we think the baby is a girl. The baby is still a surprise. Don't get your hopes up. ;)

Check the link! We LOVE it!


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Color Winner.....

Aqua & Gray!!! W/ small green details!

Pretty Pregnancy

I want some cute pregnancy picts. I have a killer teal wall and an awesome avocado green kitchen we could use as backgrounds. What did you ladies have done? Any suggestions for some at home picts? If the snow would quit our yard would be great too. I think the rock retaining wall would be nice as a background.

My neighbor said she would do some but she is thinking later when I'm huge. I still have family photos we are having done but the awesome Audrey this spring so I can get some then too. I'm just a little anxious to get some done now so I can have them around the casa.

How do you pose while preggers too? Nothing looks flattering. The wrong angle makes me look fat not preg.

Dear Amazon.com,

I am so bummed. 6+ years with you and you totally break my heart. Season 6 of One Tree Hill came like this...? Call me crazy but this is no way for a product to show up on your steps??? 

 

Netflix

How many of you use Netflix? Do you enjoy it? Waste of money or worth it?

Ikea

I am going to Ikea with a freaking awesome chick! Hopefully I will come home with lots of goodies! Wish me luck!

Crushes

A friend from high school posted a cute blog today. This is her blog. Check it out. She posted all her 'crushes'. So my crushes are as follows:

My Radical Husband.

 Mr. Fuzzy Nuts. Aka: Squid.

 Our Lima Bean.

My TV crushes:

My Movie Crush:

My Celebrity Crush:

My Candy Crush:

What are your crushes? Leave me a message or link me to your blog! I'd love to see what your crushes are!

xoxox-  Cassy

Hunting

Not the kind of hunting you are thinking. This is of the retail sort. Nothing against hunting-I enjoy going with my hubby in the fall but this is my kind of hunting. I am a hunting machine when I get a great idea for the house. So here are some of my ideas. 

I am hunting for these. I have some great ideas for some old windows and frames. Both inside my casa and out. 

Something else I am so wishing I could change...I really hate vinyl fences. We have vinyl. Not by choice but we are stuck with it. I wish we could do a wood fence. I love how the wood ages over time. I love that you can nail things to the fence. I love how sturdy wood is. 

Vinyl cracks and breaks all the time. It freezes in the winter and makes big gashes when it is hit. 

So next time....if there is a next time, we will have a wood fence. Vinyl has zero personality. 

Mr. Rad

My Mr. Radical. 

If our baby is a boy I really really really hope that he is just like his dad.

Migraine

Dear Mommy Friends,

I have had and increase in migraines while being pregnant. Mostly the increase has been all during the second trimester. I can't even function.

Did you have these same problems? Do you know what to do with them?

Life As We Know It

Steven bought me this movie, a candy bar, and binkies (he's a softy. How cute is it that he bought the baby it's first binkies?!?!?)

So we watched this the other night. It was SO cute! I recommend  you rent/buy it. It was so cute!

They fell into parenthood so they were taking one day at a time. I think even though we get to start from the beginning  it will still be similar to what they went through.

I can't wait to be a mommy/daddy combo. I think we are going to be awesome.

I Want To Make This

So cute right? I could just lengthen the dress and the tops look super easy. What do you think? If I put the belt right beneath my bust I could wear this as maternity right?