You girls really are the best!

You all are so sweet to leave me so many wonderful birthday messages. And a special thanks to my 2peas friends for all the beautiful digital cards you made for me. I'm so lucky to have made so many fabulous friends!

Ok, first, I promised pics of what I bought on Wednesday:

THIS is the shirt that I own in both lilac and black and I have no clue what type of shirt it is. Anyone?


And the white tank with the lace trim:


Pink vneck and dark denim capris, silver braided belt:


Aqua scoop-neck, white denim capris (same belt):


Flats to go with both when I want to be more casual:


Polyester track suit with capri pants:


I had an awesome birthday weekend! Friday I woke up to my 3 loves singing "Feliz Cumpleanos" a la Dora the Explorer. ; ) and a fresh pot of coffee (that's my breakfast! Erick offered to make me breakfast but I can't eat when I first wake up for some reason.) We all got dressed and went to Target. I bought 2 more shirts, a pair of cropped capris, these shoes and a new tote (I'm a mom of two little ones. That's the smallest "diaper bag" I can get away with).

After that we stopped for my favorite lunch - Carnitas Tacos from Chipotle. And then I went and got a pedicure. It was a fab. day but Erick had to work so it was a short day. But I did get to spend the girls naptime digi-shopping! I'd mentioned that my friend Julie gave me a gift card to Scrapartist and I also got a very generous gift card from my friend Gina to SBB. So I had a lot of fun with that! Do my girls know me or what? Here is what I bought:

Shmootzy Stamp alpha set by Nancie Rowe Janitz
Digital Distressing Kit by Nancie Rowe Janitz
Artifacts paper set by Nancie Rowe Janitz
Essentials Element pack by Iron Orchid Designs
Petticoat Papers by Jen Wilson
ArtiStrokes: Spring Sprey by Fhung Lie
ArtiStitches #2 by Fhung Lie

So thanks to Kim (my twinner ) I got it in my head that I was gonna go for a new cut she'd posted about on her blog. So Saturday I head over to get a cut and when she's done I think "This does NOT look good on blonde." It just looked like an old lady to me. So I mentioned that I'd always considered going darker but never really have. I'd messed around with temporary dyes as a teen but they were WAY temp and usually something obnoxious like blue. So I've never seriously changed my hair color. Well the impulse bug bit me right in the arse because I told the stylist to go for it. And by the end of the day, I'd gone from this:


to this:


(By the way, that shirt is one of the shirts I bought at Target on Friday). Anyway, I'm really happy with the color. So glad I decided to just go for it!

Sunday (or "tonight" depending on when you read this) we had a birthday dinner at our place with my family. It was a lot of fun as it always is when we get all the kids together. Poor Gavy was sick so my BIL stayed home with him (missed you Bri and Gav) but my sister came with my other nephew, Luke. We had a great time, lots of food and laughter. Pretty much exactly what you hope to do for your birthday! Both my parents gave me a gift card to the mall and my sister gave me a gift card to New York & Company. See....my family knows me to. Let the girl shop! My Dad and Cheryl also gave me a beautiful diamond-encrusted circle necklace. It's so pretty! And my sister made a digital LO of my boys. I immediately framed it and hung it on my wall.

Here is a pic Erick took of me with my girls before our guests arrived (Kenna was mad because Daddy DARED to take a photo without her in it before this):



Here are some pics from the dinner. You won't see any of my Mom unfortunately because she was the photographer. If you're curious about a pic, click the comments section. I added some commentary there.

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Ok, now birthday news aside....I have some exciting SCRAP news! I've been invited to be a guest CT member for Kim Christensen! Kim sells exclusively at SBB and just in March alone she has released a whole string of phenomenal designs. She released a collaborative collection with Meredith Fenwick called the His & Hers Collection. You can buy it as a double cd set, you can buy the cds individually, or you can buy the kits individually. You really need to see the individual kits up close. They are OMG-Gorgeous. She also released 5 more beautiful kits this week.

A Little Something Playful
A Little Something Fab
A Little Something Pretty
A Little Something Fun
A Little Something Purple

So pick your mood and treat yourself to at least one of those on this Monday morning to help me celebrate the honor of being a guest on her creative team!

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Alright, I must go to bed. I was gonna update my links list tonight but it's nearing midnight here. So I'll have to do that a little later. Don't forget, when you leave a comment, make sure that your blog address is listed somewhere (check your profiles....a lot of people don't have their blogs linked in their profiles!) and I'll be sure to stop by and say hi!


QUESTION OF THE DAY: What is the name of your child's favorite stuffed animal/doll? And if you don't have children, you can certainly apply the question to a neice, nephew, godchild, family friend or even your OWN childhood toy!

McKenna's favorite is a little pink teddy bear that Grandma Jean gave her. She calls him Huggy Bear. Anytime she's feeling unsure about going to school, she tucks Huggy Bear into her backpack and brings him with her. Kyla's favorite is also Huggy Bear. We need to get her one of her own. = )

Happy Monday friends!