Baby Shower Bingo

At my best friend's baby shower, she agreed to play Baby Shower Bingo.  She isn't big on games, but this was one she approved of.  I designed the bingo cards myself so that it could match the theme.  I printed two bingo cards per sheet.  I bought white card stock from Hobby Lobby to print the cards on.  I used a paper cutter to cut the sheet in half.

Pink and Gray Elephant Themed Baby Shower

My best friend is also having a baby girl.  She is due only 10 days after me.  Our husbands are convinced we planned this, but we really didn't.  Anyhow, my mom and I planned her an elephant themed baby shower.  Her nursery colors are going to actually be yellow and gray, but we opted for pink and gray for the shower since she is having a girl.  She is going to be using elephants in her nursery as well.  There will be future posts regarding the crafts I did for the baby shower, but below is an overview!

The Brown Derby Lounge Review

So my mom and I knew we would not have enough dining credits for EVERY meal.  So we decided we would either pay out of pocket for a meal that didn't take the dining plan or for breakfast.  Well we only ate breakfast one morning, so we decided to try The Brown Derby Lounge.  As I mentioned in a previous review, The Brown Derby itself is not worth the two credits for the table service dining plan usage.  However, if you want to try some of the foods The Brown Derby has to offer, such as the Cobb Salad, stop by the Lounge.  It is first come first service seating.  We arrived at 12:30, and there was plenty of seats available.  

La Cantina de San Angel Review

So for lunch on our last day, we decided to use a quick service credit.  We were at Hollywood Studios that morning, so we were torn if we should just eat there, or go try something at Epcot.  Well, we opted for Mexican at Epcot.  Mexican was about the only type of food we had not tried since we were at Disney World.  My mom had tried La Cantina de San Angel before, but I had not.

Cape May Cafe Review

We dined at Cape May Café our first day at Disney World for my 30th birthday trip.  I will be completely up front and tell you I did not get enough pictures.  I really wish I had.  However, you can find plenty of pictures of this amazing eatery online.  But let me give you my review (in case you can't tell I like it already!).  

Disney Trip Planning - 30th Birthday

As usual, my mom and I planned to go to Disney World for my birthday.  I was turning the big 3-0.  Unknowing to my mom, my husband and I were trying to get pregnant, so I found ways to discourage our usual cruise/Disney combo.  So we decided we would just do 3 or 4 days at Disney World and fly.  I found out I was pregnant September 23rd, but Brad and I wanted to wait and tell our parents after our first doctor's appointment.  So I didn't tell mom until October 21st.  I put off booking Disney to make sure she would be ok going with me while I was four months pregnant!  I hated for her to not enjoy herself and ride everything unless she was truly ok with that.  Of course she was good with it, so the planning began!

Nursery Progress Part 3

So today's focus is solely the nursery.  We accomplished a lot over the last week.  We spent the end of last week cleaning out the rest of the nursery.  Then this weekend we painted the nursery a light gray.  Our goal this week is to clean up all the paint supplies, clean the carpets, and put together the crib!

Our Experience with Genetic Testing

My husband and I had a pregnancy scare when I was 18 weeks along.  We felt that there was not enough information on the internet to help comfort and guide us during that difficult time.  I decided to share my story.  This isn't my typical crafty, fun blog post.  It is a raw, emotional post about our experience.  I hope you are not reading this because you are going through the same thing, but if you are, I hope that this provides you with some hope and knowledge about our story.

DIY Disney Shirt

My mom and I went to Disney for my 30th birthday.  I plan to do my trip report soon, but in the meantime, I wanted to share with you my DIY Disney shirt I made.  I really wanted a pregnancy Disney shirt.  I googled and found some that were going to be around $30-$35, but I knew I could make one for much cheaper.  So I decided to give it a try.  I designed the shirt myself using Pixelmator.  You can either design your own shirt, or you can buy the rights to an image online and just print it yourself.  The entire project cost me about $15.  See below!

Baby Bump Selfies at Disney World!

My mom and I recently went to Disney World for my 30th birthday.  Since I am pregnant, it is technically my baby's first trip to Disney World. Sine my husband wasn't with us for her "first" trip, he asked that I take pictures of my "bump" as if it was a baby selfie. This would allow him to see her first trip from her perspective. Below are the pictures I captured! 

Our Lego Collection

Prior to meeting my husband, I really didn't know much about the development of Legos today.  I remember the boxes of Legos as a kid that you just built what you wanted, but I was not exposed to the Lego sets like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Back to the Future, etc.  Then I met Brad.  He already had tons of Star Wars Legos.  Then I started becoming more and more involved.  It started small.  I would find a set on clearance at Walmart and purchase it.  Or I would find a small set on vacation.  Then what truly got me, the Disney Princess Line!  So below are some of our sets that we have already put together.  We have many, many boxes still to assemble, but this is a view into our completed sets right now!