Easter

Lately I have been feeling really under the weather with almost constant braxton hicks contractions, uncomfortable pressure, and some other things I won't go into that aren't very pleasant. Anyways, Easter Sunday was no exception! I still tried my hardest to make it a special day for our family. Eb made us a nice breakfast of eggs & blueberry muffins and then Jude found/opened his basket. It was so cute to see him run across the room to his basket & dig right in. This was the first year that he cared about his Easter basket and was able to enjoy it. It was filled with some puffs, apple sauce squeeze pouches, coloring book, sidewalk chalk, chalk coloring mat, toothbrushes (since the other one has become a toy to him & is full of lint, yuck), and some peeps (mostly for Eb). I also stuck some empty plastic eggs in there because I know he loves those. He spent most of the morning throwing those eggs around the room with some pretty awesome sound effects. When it came time for church I wasn't feeling good at all so I was forced to stay home and take it easy. Jude decided to stay home with me & nap during that time. I was glad that at least Eb was able to go, but was a little disappointed that Jude wasn't able to wear his cute little vest that I had made him especially for Easter. Oh well, he can wear it next Sunday. Later we went to my parents for a little bit for dinner & an Easter egg hunt. Eb was kind enough to chase after Jude the whole time so I could continue to sit & take it easy. Unfortunately we weren't able to go to the Olmsteads since I was feeling so crappy. Overall, it was a relaxing day spent with family - my favorite kind of day!

{Jude's cute Easter morning outfit.... a single sock}

{Resting after throwing the plastic eggs around all morning}

Day 4 - Favorite Color

It might seem a little obvious the moment you walk into my home what my favorite color is because it's EVERYWHERE! My absolute favorite color is red - however, I do also  love yellow, green, certain blues/teals... I'm sure I could think of more.

{Here's a cute little valentine that Jude made for me & Eb (with my help :) of course}

Day 3 - Clouds

I'm getting a little behind in my photo challenge, so i'll try to catch up! Day 3 is a picture of clouds. It's too bad it wasn't stormy or something... I LOVE when it's stormy!! Anyways, there were some thing streaky clouds at least. They didn't look too cool, so I made the sky a little darker! There's even a jet in the picture...bonus!

T-Minus 6 Weeks & 4 Days.

I've been going through & editing some baby pictures of my little Jude boy and it makes me so excited to meet my sweet little girl! I can't wait to hold her & see who she looks like. I know it will be a challenge with a crazy toddler (who now climbs on EVERYTHING-especially from the top of the couch to his high chair table.. ahhh) and a new baby, but it will be worth it!

Invitations.

So I've always thought it would be really fun to get into design and learn how to make cool things on the computer, I just don't know where I would even start! So when I was helping my mom find a invitation to use for my upcoming baby shower, I decided to try and make one. I didn't make the background, but I did do all the writing! It was cool finding out how to load free fonts AND then actually use them. I think they turned out pretty cute! Maybe one day I'll actually be able to make some cool background too.

Day 2 - What I Wore

I wish I could say that I wore something suuuper cute, but that really doesn't happen to often now. Most days are spent playing with Jude/resting inside in a nice pair of sweat pants & t-shirt. At least I do my hair everyday so I look somewhat presentable! So here is my lovely outfit for Day 2 of the photo challenge...

Here's the breakdown:

Shirt - Hanes pack of 4 v-necks from Target... could be Eb's... I don't know.

Pants - Sweat pants from Costco, gifted to me from Mom O. 

Shoes - I got these babies (slipper moccasins)  for $5 at Target after Christmas sometime.

So stylish, I know.

And let's not forget about the "embellishments" that are added throughout the day!

It's a little hard to see, but I have some nice banana residue smeared on my pant leg. It's the hottest thing here in the Olmstead household.

And how could I forget about my little DIY tie-dye spot right at the tip of the V in my v-neck. I got this look by dropping ice cream on my shirt. So simple, so chic. 

Day 1 - Photo Challenge!

Nikki inspired me to try a daily photo challenge! I thought it would be something fun & would make me think of interesting pictures to take everyday. I didn't remember that I wanted to do this until today when I saw Nikki's blog... so I'm already behind (at least it's only the second day!). Luckily we took pictures on the 1st that fit with what the challenge was suppose to be! Woo hoo! So here it is... 

Day 1 - Self Portrait.

{I guess it's more than a self portrait, but oh well... it works.}