Commenting Challenge- Day 4

 

Christmas in July.  Honestly... I have no idea for this post.  I love Christmas, but I have no ideas on what I'm getting anyone.  Actually, if I think about it too much, I'll start getting stressed out.  So I'm going to do a photo dump right now and just catch up with some things that have been going on around here.

 

If you want to join though- click here.

Todays Topic:

It may be July, but who is thinking about Christmas gifts already? I know I am! Share some of your gift ideas for this upcoming Christmas season and/or share about the best gift you have received!

 

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A newly retired teacher from school got married this weekend and a group of teachers, past and present, joined her to celebrate!  She was so happy!

Representing NMBP!

 

 

Kaden's transitioning to the 1 year old room at daycare.  I had jury duty Monday and after I was dismissed, I was that mom and stopped by daycare to see how he was doing.

Staring out the window while he played on the playground.

Yes... and I took pictures through the window.

I know.

Crazy.

Even worse, I cried for about 30 minutes afterwards.

Momma's really struggling with this transition. 

 

We've been playing outside a lot!

 

Our buddy has been waking up from naps grumpy lately.  So yesterday we tried laying down in our bed with him to see if he'd fall back asleep.  He sure did!  He was out for another hour or so!  Those big kids are wearing him out!

 

Today was the last day of Krunch Kids.  We had another great summer! 

We walked to our neighbor's house this evening to let Kaden play with their dogs.  He loves them, but we're still working on calling them by the correct name.  Dog.  Not cat.  ;)

Commenting Challenge- Day 3

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I hope I'm not the only one, but I've pinned way... way... more projects than I've ever actually done. 

But one the I loved doing was with Kaden a few months ago (video here).  Actually I thought about doing it again since he's a bit older now.
 
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 This is actually the most recent one... his 4th of July onesie.

 

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(click here for the post)

 

And one of my favorite projects I've actually done from Pinterest is our collage wall.

 

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Commenting Challenge- Day 2

Favorite TV show/series/reality show...

Well...we don't have cable TV... just an antenna, nor do we have time to watch TV so... I guess I wouldn't call it a "favorite" but more... "my only choice"... but the news is what I watch the most.  I love the Today Show and usually our local news is on in the morning and evening.  It's more background noise than anything.

 

Since that's boring to blog about, I'll share what I use to watch B.K. (before Kaden- which is why we got rid of the cable... since we didn't have time).

 

I was into a lot of reality shows!
 

Dance Moms

American Idol (My husband and I actually met Kelly)

Teen Mom

Link up here, if you haven't already!

Commenting Challenge- Day 1

I'm so excited to be linking up with Jenna's Commenting Challenge again this year!

 

 

 

 

So... okay... a little bit about me and my family.  You can read the "Meet the Kings" section above or I can give you list of things you may (or may not) find interesting about me and my family.

 

1. I met my husband when I was long-term subbing at his school in Maryland.

2. He proposed to me on the last day of the 2006-2007 school year.

3. He's from Maryland.

4. I'm from Ohio.

5. We got married on the beach in August of 2008.

6. We live in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

7. We have a 13 month old boy, Kaden.

 

8. He is our ev.ery.thing... as you can tell from my Instagram.

9. We are both teachers and currently loving summer break right now!

 

10. I love blogging and meeting new people.

11. I'm not a photographer, but I love am obsessed with taking pictures.

...oops forgot one more...
12. I am a first grade teacher (you can probably figure that out from my Pinterest) and my husband is an elementary school PE teacher.

 

If you haven't already done so, link up here and join the commenting challenge!

 

I'm doing the switch- Bloglovin'

I'm over here now- 

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

 

Hopefully this is as easy as it seems ;)

guest blogging

I'm over here today... Little Moments Like This.

Talking about this guy.  Surprise.  Surprise.

We just reached 100!

WHAT!?!

100 people care about what's going on in our lives?!

I'm sure the spike in followers has a lot to do with this handsome fella, don'tcha think ;)

We hope to continue bringing you a crazy amount of Kaden posts in the future!

Pinterest

 

I've been pinning a lot of things on pinterest and over the past few months, I've actually tried some of them... imagine that!  Since I'm still learning how to cook, I pin a lot of recipes, but I also find great ideas for school, our home, workouts, fun things for Kaden, photography... and so much more.  If you haven't been on Pinterest, you should check it out!  It's wonderful!
Here are a few pins I've actually tried-

**Sorry for the crazy alignment and spacing on everything. Nothing is working right and I can't fix it!!!

 

One of my favorite Pinterest recipes!  Super easy!

Source: mychocolatetherapy.blogspot.com via Kirby N Anna on Pinterest

This is very good!  Time consuming to make, but very good.

Source: bigoven.com via Kirby N Anna on Pinterest

We had a fruit fly problem a few weeks ago and I found this idea to help us out.  It worked!

Source: funcheaporfree.com via Laci on Pinterest

Now this one didn't turn out the way the picture looks.  However, Kirby thought it was good anyway.

Source: food.com via Kirby N Anna on Pinterest

I did this simple project with all the cards we received for Kaden.

Source: somethingturquoise.com via Kirby N Anna on Pinterest

I found this free printable for Kaden's bathroom... perfect!

Source: simplecrafter.com via Kirby N Anna on Pinterest

 I gave this recipe a try... Could this be any healthier?

Source: betchacanteatjustone.wordpress.com via Kirby N Anna on Pinterest

I printed these out and put them in Kaden's closet.

Source: poshlittle.com via Kirby N Anna on Pinterest

1 year ago

It's crazy to think how life can change in just 1 year.

I looked back on the blog (so glad we have this reference), and this was what we were up to about a year ago.

1. worrying about what to wear... not in a pregnancy way though

 

2.  Finishing our 5th year teaching for HCS

 

3.  Celebrating baby Jude with my cousin, Lucy, and family

 

4.  I was running in the Dirty Myrtle Mud Run.  I can't wait to do that again!

 

5. Going to meet some of Kirby's beach patrol friends

6.  Surprising our friends for their 40th birthday

7.  Getting ready to start Krunch Kids, our kids fitness program



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We are looking forward to the changes (or as we like to say... additions) to our lives, as we welcome our son into the world any day now!

Tag, I'm it...

We'll see if I can follow directions this time and do it right.

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-Post these rules

-Post a photo and eleven random things about yourself

-Answer the questions provided by the one who tagged you

-Create eleven new questions for the people you tag

-Contact those you choose and let the know they've been tagged

11 random facts

1. I had a "bowl cut" in elementary school.  I had lice and my mom cut my hair off.

2. My favorite chips are Cool Ranch Doritos.

3. I love pickles.  I've heard stories that it was the only thing I would eat as a kid.

4. I've lived in Columbus, Ohio, Baltimore, Maryland, Toledo, Ohio (college) and now North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

5. I have an obsession with being on time... or maybe it's being early... that's what Kirby says.

6. I can't wait to be a mother!

7. I watched TGIF every Friday as a kid.

8. Kirby and I are in a local commercial for The Southern Cupcake Company now.  (more on that later)

9. I taught 3rd grade and was a reading interventionist before becoming a 1st grade teacher.

10. I love Kelly Clarkson.

11. I did high jump in high school.

Amanda's questions:

1. What is your favorite recipe to make?  I don't have one I really like to make, but that I like to eat. 

2. What is the perfect day in your opinion?  Anything that involves Kirby, nice weather, and food.

3. What is the best concert you ever attended?  I haven't been to many, so I'd have to say Kelly Clarkson.

4. What's a goal you have for this year?  After Kaden arrives, it will be to lose weight and get in shape.

5. Name an exercise you enjoy.  At the moment, walking.

6. What's your go to product for your hair/face? Suave shampoo and conditioner... fancy right?!

7. What's the best vacation you have ever taken?  Turks and Cacos

8. Stretch your left hand out as far as you can, what can you touch? a fan

9. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Hawaii... Italy....

10. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Gosh... that's hard.  The places I shop the most are Old Navy, Ross, Marshalls, and Target, so I'd say one of those places.

11. Think fast, what do you like right now.  2 things... salad from Beaulinou's and the weather

My questions:

1. Name a hobby you'd like to have.

2. If you could live anywhere in the US, where would it be?

3. What's your favorite season?

4. What's your dream job?

5. What's your favorite blog to read on a daily basis? (I hope to do a post on my favorites soon)

6. What's your favorite restaurant?

7. Where did you go to college?

8. What's your "go to outfit" consist of?

9. Name your guilty pleasure TV show?

10. What is the first thing you'd do if you won the lottery?

11. What made you start blogging?

Okay... finally, I get to tag some people.

Mateya @ The Best is Yet to Come

Jenna @ Small Town Instanity

Linds @ A Dollop of My Life

Natasha @ Schue Love

please help me if you can?!

I just tried to upload a few pictures onto the blog for a future post and got this message...

Whoops! You're out of space. You are using 100% of your 1 GB quota for photos. Purchase more storage

Photos are stored in your Picasa Web Albums account and are included in your 1 GB free quota for photos. Additional storage you purchase is shared between several Google products and is in addition to your free quota. Learn more

 

 

Does anyone know any way around this?  I don't want to buy more storage and I don't want to delete photos either.

Please help!

Don't forget!

Tomorrow evening, I'll be announcing the winner of the Seraphine giveaway!

You don't want to miss out... click here to enter and win!

Seraphine maternity review & giveaway!

A few weeks ago, I was asked to review a piece of clothing from Seraphine.co.  Let me tell you, I was super excited to do this because this company sells some awesome maternity clothing!  The dress I chose was the Taupe Panel Tie Tunic.  It seemed very versatile and looked comfy.  I knew I'd be able to do a lot of different things with it and get a lot of use out of it in the next few months.  When it arrived (only a few days after I ordered it) I quickly tried it on for my first fashion critic (Kirby) and he liked it.  He said it accentuated all the right areas and looked great on me!

I had a baby shower to go to last Saturday, so I thought this was the perfect time to try it out.  I added a cardigan at the last minute because it was rainy and breezy outside.  It's still a good length to try to wear it without leggings and a pair of heals too.  I can't wait to play around with it some more to find other ways to wear it.

Here are a few other items I like from Seraphine.

Pink Twist Front Top-  I love the bright color and yet it's simple... just my style.

I'm a cardigan girl, so the Pleated Cardigan is perfect for me!

Cropped Zipped Denim Trousers- Perfect for Spring.

I am also a fan of the Reversible Taupe/cream Band Bikini!

Here is the best part... you have a chance to win $75 to spend at Seraphine.co!
Just leave a comment telling me what you'd order if you won.  I'll randomly choose a winner on Thursday, March 21.


And... if you can't wait for your chance to win, anyone who reads our blog, gets 20% off Seraphine clothing!  Just use the discount code, APK20, when you checkout.