Show us your life...

It has been a while since I have been able to participate in Kelly's Show Us Your Life blog train, so I decided now was a good time to jump back on. This week is all about "children". When I was pregnant, I loved reading peoples blogs about their kids and the things they liked or disliked. Gage is 7 months old, and I still need lots of advice, so I'm really excited to join in on this one!

When Gage was a month or so old, we started using Dr.Brown's bottles to help with his reflux. Although, I DO think they helped with that, I DON't think they are AT ALL "user friendly". First of all, they leak like crazy. If they ever get turned over (even for a second) everything you own will be soaked in milk. Second of all, they are a pain to clean. Michael and I spent atleast 30 minutes per night washing a days worth of bottles. Third, they have 5 pieces to every bottle. They have a rubber insert that starts looking disgusting and has to be replaced regularly. Moral of the story...find another bottle! If your child has bad reflux, they may be worth a try, otherwise, not so much!

After trying every bottle out there, we finally tried the Playtex Ventaire. They are working great for us! Bye Bye Dr. Brown!!!!

One thing we used that we LOVED is the "sleep sack". They are wonderful! Babies aren't supposed to have blankets in their bed, but they still get cold. Gage hated to be swaddled so he slept in one of these every night. He LOVED them!

Kristi let us borrow her girls' Exersaucer when Gage stopped going to her house. That thing has saved the day several times and I highly suggest spending your hard-earned money on one! THEY ARE WONDERFUL!!!

One last thing...Kelly asked about convertible carseats. I am so glad she did, because a couple weeks ago, I was asking the exact same questions. It seems like this is the biggest delimma for parents these days. It is such a hard decision for so many, so I really hope more people tell about the carseat they chose. We decided on the Evenflo Symphony for Gage. It has really great ratings, and looks to be so comfortable. It is perfect for forward or backward facing and Gage really seems to like it!!

Hopefully this helps with the "what to buy" and "what not to buy" questions you may have! I'm looking forward to reading about yours!!

Show Us Your Life...

This week is Kelly is hosting "Show Us Your Life" Wedding Week! I am so excited about this week because I LOVE weddings. I love going to weddings, reading about weddings, looking at wedding pictures...everything about them! I hope you enjoy a little sneak peak into mine!

We had a WONDERFUL day! The weather was gorgeous, and everything turned out perfectly! We had our Wedding at my Family's farm - what a beautiful place! I have spent a large majority of my life there and it meant so much to me to be able to get married there! Michael and I wanted an outside wedding. We wanted things to look nice, but also be very casual. I didn't want anyone not to come because they didn't have anything to wear. You know how us women are ;)

The girls wore the cutest brown knee length dresses with a turquoise sash...with NO SHOES might I add! The guys wore khakis and flip flops with a turquoise button up shirt. Our Flower Girls wore the sweetest little white dressed, and the Ring Bearers wore khakis and turquoise Polo's. It turned out just like I dreamed it would!

I think this is a really neat one! My cousins were our Ushers, and every time I see this picture it makes me laugh. I think it is so crazy how high they jumped!

I used white roses for the Bridesmaids bouquets and red roses for mine. The flower girls dropped red rose petals as well!

Here is one of my favorite shots of our rings. Michael picked out a black band...that I love! I wasn't too sure about it at first, but once he put it on, I fell in love with it. Or maybe it was just him ;) My wedding set is exactly what I have always wanted. I told him long before we got engaged what I liked, and he remembered all the details perfectly! I still love it as much today as I did the day he asked me to marry him!

Instead of the traditional Unity Candle, we decided on Unity Sand. I still have the hurricane full of sand, and it is still beautiful to me!

I made pages for our scrapbook for our guests to sign instead of having a guest book. Now I can look at them anytime instead of having to dig out a book that I never look at!

My cousin made both our cakes for us! She did an awesome job on both of them, and they were DELICIOUS!! Before the ceremony mine started melting, so we were afraid it would fall. It didn't!

Michael's cake was a chocolate cake topped with one of my personal favorites...chocolate covered strawberries! YUMMY!!!

I hope you have enjoyed our "Big Day"! Come back again next week for Wedding Receptions and Honeymoons!

Show us your Wedding Dress...

It is so funny to me how this blog can bring back so many memories. Not that I have been married that long (a year and a couple months), but it seems like so long ago that Michael and I got married. Don't get me wrong, it has been a wonderful year and couple of months, but so much has gone on since then. We had the most perfect day and the best thing was(other than the fact that I was finally married to the man of my dreams), we spent it with all of our very best friends and family.

My wedding gown was VERY simple. No beads. No fancy buttons. Just simple. From the very first time I saw it...I had to have it! No questions asked. This was the one.

All that being said, what would the perfect wedding dress be without the perfect shoes? I chose my turquoise cowboy boots! I'll never forget the looks I got when people started noticing my shoes. It was priceless!