^^Aniston had this finger puppet in her mouth the rest of the day. haha


Loving looking back at these pics from A's birthday party! She had such a fun day!

Cake: I had lot's of questions about her cake, it's from the Vanilla Bean in Orem. They make the cake and have someone decorate it. The cake turned out so darling and tasted soo good! I hate cake but this one was amazing. I want to order another cake just thinking about it.

Balloon Arch: I should have done a tutorial on the balloon arch but didn't.. sorry guys. there's lots of tutorials online. I tried a few different things starting out and this was the best solution.. I pumped up all the balloons a bunch of different sizes and then at the bottom of each of them made a little hole and laced them through a ribbon. I went through and duct taped a ton of balloons on top of that. I initially was going to do it with glue dots.. ya right.. those took forever and held for a whole 2 seconds. The duct tape was heaven sent. I hooked the arch up with those little stick and pull hooks, (the ones you just pull off) and then taped a bunch of greenery throughout it. At first I was just sticking greenery all over but found that clumping them together looked so much better

Greenery: Hobby Lobby 50% day!!

Aniston at 1
1. walking
2. so much personality
3. loves music and dancing
4. loves giving her daddy kisses
5. loves when mama chases her around the house
6. likes to see how much food she can put in her mouth and how fast
7. claps and smiles all the time
8. know's when she's doing something naughty
9. loves outside
10. loves baby stella (one of her dolls, she throws all the other ones)
11. only snuggles with her big teddy bear named Teddy
12. loves her soft blankets
13. has an underbite
14. doesn't have stranger danger, she loves everyone
15. says mama, dada, papa, baba, nana (for banana's) and ball
16. loves the spider song, popcorn popping and head shoulders knee's and toes
17. loves summersaults
18. loves her grandparents
19. loves the little gym
20. smiles when daddy says "smile, DiNG"
21. loves prayer time

Aniston is such a blessing to our lives. She has such a happy strong spirit. I hope year after year I can raise her to be kind and loving to others. To find the person that might need a friend and be their friend. To know that she can do anything! To work hard at what she decides to do and to enjoy it. To have an impact on others for good. To know that her actions speak louder than her words. To be a good person and live a happy happy life. And to know that the things that will bring her the most happiness is being a wife and mother one day. Love you little A. You are sunshine to our soul.

I love what a great bag can do to your everyday look! This year there are some super fun purse trends so here they are!

Drawstring Bag
This has been a crazy popular style on the runway this year. We saw a ton of it in New York and again in Paris during fashion week!
The Bracelet Bag
This may be a newer style for some people but it's very in right now. A lot of higher end designers are doing them so usually they are going to be a higher price point.

Straw Bag
This Spring/Summer straw bags are back but with a little bit more detail! I love the fun colors and textures on the classic look. Statement Clutch
During spring summer you see more smaller handbags. The more color and texture and accents the better! I love that just by adding one of these to your look that it instantly makes it pop and get a second look.

^^ swim: VS // Top: Forever21

^^ Sweater: Forever21 // Leggings: Urban Outfitters (sale) // A's: Outfit

^^A's Floaty // My suit: Shop Stevie $58 (free people has the same one but for $208)

^^Dress: shopstevie.com