Big Sister Date w/ Mommy

Mom's turn! Annabelle and I had so much fun on our little date and it made me realize how it could be one of our last outings with just one angel in my life... I might have teared up;) We pretty much did the exact same thing as her Daddy, which.... she now thinks is the only thing you do on a date-- shop, eat, play place). Enjoy some pictures & two videos, one of her packing a week's worth of the "essentials" for our date:)

Me & My Baby Angel

She took FOREVER to pick out the perfect outfit for her future "possibly" sister (we'll find out boy or girl very soon!) She'd say, "I like this one, no this one's better. Nope, my sister gonna wear this one!"

 Play Place- she was bossing around boys twice her age!

VIDEOS:
Annabelle Packing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQTg1UxYgus

I'm a Big Sister!

Sincerely,                        

The Mother of One... 

for a few more weeks;)

Big Sister Date w/ Daddy

We are trying to "prep" Annabelle for our newest arrival (4 weeks left!!) and have come up with some fun ideas to get her excited on becoming a BIG SISTER! One of our ideas is to go on two "big sister dates," one with daddy then one with mom. Travis took Annabelle on their date Friday night and boy did she take is S.E.R.I.O.U.S.L.Y! Travis called from work to officially "ask her out" Friday morning and she talked about it ALL day. It was so adorable:)


Annabelle's Date Prep:
*"Mom, I need to take a bath and get all clean and then put piggy tails in my hair for date wif daddy!"
*She picked out at least 7 outfits- luckily I persuaded her to wear a matching one;)
*She packed her purse with all the essentials: 2 tubes of lip gloss & a credit card (a.k.a. Sam's club)

Trav said he was constantly trying to get Annabelle to consider a boy outfit, but she kept going back to the pink clothes. We have definitely raised a little Princess;)

After shopping, the obvious decision was McDonald's playplace!
Annabelle loved playing and not having to hear us say, "you need to eat before you can play."

Enjoy some videos!

Super excited for her date

Boy or Girl?

And my personal favorite: Travis asks, " What do Mommy's & Daddy's do on dates?"

Annabelle says, "They bring purses, fanny packs, and don't talk!"

Kids say the best stuff;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8jQi2-QGw0

Sincerely,         

Team Tolman

P.S. Mommy Date Coming Soon! 

Muddy Piggy Party!!

Annabelle turned two on October 24th and since her favorite thing in the world is pigs playing in the mud we designed her entire party around the pink, snorting farm animals!

Our Birthday Girl!!

The adorable party invitation

Cricut machines + Mom's ideas = super cute!

Piggy Activities:
John Deere Tractor Rides
Old MacDonald Baby Einstein video (what inspired this shindig!)
Gettin' Dirty in the Mud
Muddy Piggy Cupcakes
Presents
Pictures by the Barn (Dad expertly cut it out, mom & I painted it!)

 I about died when Travis walked out looking like FARMER BROWN!! haha

   
Little Piggy Menu:
Slow Cooker Mac n' Cheese
Pigs n' a Blanket
Corn on the Cob
Red Grapes
Apple Juice

Muddy Piggy Cupcakes!

The toppers are bathtub squirt toys, so cute:) 

The Party Guests 
We had 13 little kids ages 5 and under playing in the dirt!

Bishop, Natalie, & Rebecca Hatton 

Brian, Natalie, & Aubrey

 

 Ryan, Kayla, & Mav

Joey & Ash

James, RuthAnne, Jimmy, Alex, & Anna

Todd, Emily, Alina, & Mila 

Jeremy, Ashley, Emma, & Liam

Team Tolman w/ our birthday girl!

Happy Birthday Annabelle! We love you more everyday:)

Mom & Dad        

Homecoming (past & present)- DIY Baby Corsage!

Homecoming in Southeast Texas is bigger than Christmas... okay maybe not, but almost! All the schools get early-out, businesses shut down, main street is blocked off for the parade showcasing tons of black and gold floats, girls wear corsages that weight at least 20 pounds and some cost well over $200. The entire town goes to the football game and Vidor has an amazing halftime show-- complete with lights-out, glow-in the dark band & dance team, twirling batons on fire (personal favorite), and of course the firework show! This year was especially perfect since we annihilated our mortal enemy (PNG) 49-13!! Basically, homecoming is a day we live for.

Past Homecoming
Annabelle was only six-days old on her first homecoming! She definitely won the "Littlest Pirate" award.

DIY Corsages/Boutonnieres
Kayla had the grand idea to make our babies corsages! They turned out adorable and were made in about an hour, plus two hours of chatting:)

 Step 1: Cut a cardboard circle for the corsage backing

Step 2: Hot glue ribbons to the bottom half of the cardboard

Step 3: Scrunch ribbon together and staple periodically to create the ruffle behind the mum

Step 4: Hot glue the mum to the center of the ruffle, then glue that to the cardboard circle

(For the boy's boutonnieres, my mom glittered Pirate skull chipboard pieces)

Step 5: Trim the ribbon pieces to fit the little person and presto... an adorable corsage! 

Present Homecoming

ARRRR MATEY!     

Team Tolman

             

Cousin Love

We went to visit Aaron, Janene, and baby Savannah (or "Bannah Jane Cossley" as Annabelle calls her) and I fell in love watching their cousin love! Savannah grins every time she sees Annabelle and of course Annabelle loves taking care of her. It was adorable:)

Enjoy some COUSIN LOVE pictures from our trip and some fun random ones I found:)

One proud Momma & Aunt Brittany!!

Scrapbooking Baby!

Annabelle discovered scrapbooking and now loves to glue, press, and say "Abelle did it!" See more adorable pictures of my baby being creative at Nellie's Cottage Blog Post: "Abeww scap book too?"

Sincerely,         

Me      

P.S. I am getting back to consistently blogging... promise!