Three Things

FIRST...
www.melaniepitcherphotography.com/

I've been working on a new photoblog/website to replace the Life As A 4x6 one. This new format is just so much better for displaying photos and is a little more pulled together looking, a little more official-ish. Since I had to do it all myself to keep it cheap, it's not as spectacular as in my dreams, but still, much better then before! I have 3 new posts up there already so go check it out!

SECOND.... Miss A turned 3! After my beyond lame and fairly non-existent attempts at her 2 year festivities, I'd resolved to do better this year.....

And if I were a more awesome mom (not to mention a mom with tons of extra cash to throw around) I WOULD have done something like you see above (picture is straight from the Hostess with the Mostess blog). Miss A's birthday was better this year, because I bought her several good gifts, versus the one watering can I bought her last year that I'm using for a decoration so she can't play with it. But other then that....no decor, storebought cake. It's just so overwhelming time-wise and EXPENSIVE to do those big shindigs. And I've decided I have to keep my task load small. I'm not one of those moms who can juggle a million things at once. If I try and do too many things beyond taking care of my kids and their activities, I start feeling stressed, then frustrated when I can't get anything done because my kids need me....and then I go into mean mom mode. I guess I know my limits. I wish I was a do it all mom, but I'm just a much nicer mom if I keep life simple. But when I was thinking about trying to actually do a party for Miss A, I thought that this idea for a place setting was cute! Not the colors and patterns necessarily, but the idea of it. I will use it one day!

THIRDLY -

Baby T is 6 months! She's sitting up, eating some solids, rocking on all fours, and has awful diaper rash from antibiotics from a double ear infection. Happy Half Birthday! I'll make your one year birthday better! Just don't ask your sister about her birthdays :)



A little before and after photoshop example. Below is the straight out of camera.