A box full of SUNSHINE!

Someone close to me has recently been going through a tough time so I was on the hunt for something to 'brighten' their day on a recent visit. So of course I headed to my good friend PINTEREST for some inspiration! 

And I came across this...

A box full of SUNSHINE! How PERFECT!!

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I headed to some of my favourite stores...Target, Walmart, Michael's, and Superstore to start my search for all things YELLOW! It was surprisingly not hard to find yellow items, and I could have added a TON more food items if I had room! 

These were the items that I decided to go with:

I made a very simple basket tag using my Silhouette Cameo...

And put it all together in a large basket complete with a big yellow bow!

A BOX OF SUNSHINE TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY!

I was very pleased with how the basket turned out, but better yet...how easy it was to put together! And my Aunty was beyond thrilled with her 'Box full of sunshine' as it definitely brightened her day!! 

A day of LOVE!

We had a very 'low-key' Valentine's Day this year! It's surreal to think that this was our last Valentine's Day just the two of us, and next year we will be celebrating a day of LOVE with our little peanut. We can't wait!! 

We all know my LOVE for seasonal decorating, however not much got done this year for Valentine's Day, as I have been battling to stay healthy for the last month! Ssssigh...

The only portion of the house that got decorated this year was our mantle...Just a small touch of Valentine's Day to get us in the spirit! 

I found these Pillsbury 'Red Velvet' cookies at the grocery store and was very intrigued! Plus who doesn't love easy peasy cookies sometimes!! They turned out to be VERY delicious, and I am sad that I didn't buy another package before they were gone. 

Valentine's Day cards all set for my grade one kiddo's! Sadly I went the store bought route this year due to lack of time and energy. Bbbbbut I really don't think the kids cared all that much! Ha! 

In the spirit of Valentine's Day and everything PINK I wore my baby girl shirt that I got for Christmas! 

I managed to do a little bit more baking for Valentine's Day to surprise my cookie loving husband!

We decided not to exchange gifts this year, but my Damian still surprised me with some beautiful flowers! I am a VERY lucky lady!!

Valentine's Day was on a Friday this year which was awesome! I think celebrations should always be on a weekend in my opinion! Ha! We went for dinner at Red Ox Inn and had an amazing 6 course meal. We absolutely LOVE this restaurant and we hadn't been for a few years so it was a real treat! 

We forgot to take a picture at the restaurant...

so we took one when we got home!

The food was incredible as usual! A wine pairing was given with each course of the meal, so of course Damian enjoyed that! But obviously I couldn't partake in the wine...so they created a non alcoholic drink paired with each course for me! They were all so different and SO yummy!

 It was a wonderful meal with wonderful company!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day with the ones they LOVE! I feel very blessed to have so many people in my life that I love and who love me!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

PINK!

On December 17, 2013 we found out that our little 'Peanut' was a GIRL!!!

I apologize for the sideways picture!!
It would not let me rotate it for whatever reason!! Grr!!

And from that moment on, we knew that there was going to be a LOT of PINK in our lives!!

 Finding out what we were having was probably more exciting that finding out we were pregnant, because this made it feel REALLY real! We could now start to create an 'identity' for our little peanut, as our precious little daughter! A few weeks leading up to our appointment 'what we were having' was a popular topic of conversation among pretty much everyone we saw. And 'girl' was by far the most popular vote! For whatever reason, people just knew that peanut was a girl! 

The morning of my appointment I told my students that I was going to be away in the afternoon because I was going to the doctor to see if they could tell what the baby was going to be. And OH MY WORD were they excited!! Ha! We made a little chart to show their predictions and all of the 'girl' voters were over.the.moon. when they found out they were 'right' the next day. We all celebrated with some yummy PINK jelly beans!

Peanut was SPOILED this Christmas! Pretty impressive haul for a baby that hasn't even been born yet!! Ha! We are already excited for NEXT Christmas when she is actually here to enjoy it with us!! 

I also have caught the 'little girl' shopping bug!! I just could NOT resist these mint skinny jeans and flats when I saw them! Little peanut is going to be better dressed then her Mom and Dad!! 

We have started putting together the peanuts nursery as well! Damian did an AMAZING job of painting the room over Christmas break and we have ordered all of the furniture. I can't to have it all set up!!

Testing out recliner/rockers was Damian's favourite part about nursery shopping!! 

Now that I can't take Spin classes anymore I have been trying to get on the treadmill once in a while! My fleeting energy by the end of the day doesn't help much though! Ha! 

Peanut and I working hard on the treadmill...

Spending some time sorting through clothes and trying to figure out the best way to organize it all!

And lastly...Peanut has been busy growing these days!! 

Thus so have I...Here are my 'bumpdate' pictures!

I know I say it all of the time, but I truly can't believe how fast time goes!! I am already 27 weeks and starting my THIRD trimester!! SO CRAZY!! I can't wait to meet our little peanut in just under 13 weeks!!!