Printable Valentines

With Valentine's Day coming up, I'm working on some Valentines for Grayson's friends.  The problem: there are too many to choose from!  There are so many adorable cards, I'm at a loss at which one to choose.  Any of these would be perfect!

I mean, come on!  These are ridiculously cute!  Grayson loves rockets, too!

I love the "love rocks" theme, and these are so stinkin' cute.  You must see the party that inspired these!

I'm loving the robot trend right now!  These would be perfect.

Boys love choo choo trains!

I love these even though they are not meant for children.  Simple and sweet.

LOVE the vintage theme Valentines.  These match Grayson's table setting with the decor from Pottery Barn Kids.  Sarah found these free printables online and cut them out.  Precious for little girls and boys!  

Do you have a favorite?  Please tell me your thoughts!

Showered With Love

As you know,  this past weekend was a baby shower in honor of Baby Sloan.  It was wonderful.  Everything turned out so beautiful, and it was so nice to share this special time with some lovely ladies.  I decided to have the shower at a favorite place of ours in town called The Porch.  I have mentioned it before, but it's worth mentioning again.  The Porch is a quaint little coffee shop and restaurant that was just opened up about a year ago by some good friends of ours.  We go there a lot on Saturdays, when you can listen to live music in the morning with a little brunch.  That's my kind of way to start the weekenf off.  It was the perfect spot for the baby shower.  Remember my inspiration?

As I walked in, I was greeted with this lovely table.

How fabulous is this table?!

I just love all the Parisian accents.

I ordered the black and white damask Oreos and fleur de lis petit fours from the oh-so-talented Kim of Sweeties by Kim.  They were the perfect touch for the party.  C'est bon!

Amour.

My favorite part of the table are the black letters that spell out "bebe," which means baby in French.  Along with these, all the other black vases, cake pedastals, and Eiffel towers were purchased at Hobby Lobby.  They're a great buy because I'll definitely be using them again.

For the favors, each guest received one of these little black boxes filled with MM's in matching colors.

{me with the hostesses}

It was a perfect day.  Thank you to everyone involoved in making this a very special day for me and Sloan.  She is so loved already.  As someone who loves to be the hostess, it's nice to relax, feel pampered, and be spoiled for a day.  It's also a lot less stressful than doing all the work!  But don't you think I'm not planning the next party in my head...I'm already thinking about Sloan's 1st birthday!

Inspiration: Parisian Inspired Baby Shower

Let's talk parties!  One of my baby showers is this coming weekend, so I wanted to share the inspiration.  As someone who loves parties, I came up with the theme of my own shower {silly, I know}.  Who says the pregnant girl can't help with her own shower?  That's the fun part, after all.  

First things first...the invitation.  I searched on Etsy for baby shower invitations.  It didn't take long to find "the one" when I came across this.

Gorgeous, right?  It was love at first sight.  So elegant, yet sweet and baby-like.  This is where the vision began.  I loved the pink and white with little touches of black.  And of course, the embellished chandelier is my favorite part!

So, with those colors chosen, I found some fabulous inspiration and went from there.  Luckily, the lovely ladies hosting the shower let me take part and help {not that it would not have been fabulous otherwise}.

This lovely color combination screams Paris to me.  Turns out, I'm not the only one.  I found lots of Parisian inspired showers that were stunning and got lots of great ideas from them.  The best thing about the Parisian theme is that you can make it into anything...a birthday party, bridal shower, baby shower, and so on.  It can be fun for a sweet little girl or romantic for a bride-to-be.  See for yourself.

Simple.  Elegant.  Feminine.  

I am in love with these photos.   Sources here and here.  I can't wait for the big day and I'll definitely be sharing the party and details with you soon.  Happy Wednesday!

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: For the Children

How about an classic tricycle from here?

It also comes in pink and blue!

Little cars and trucks for the boys.

This little pink poodle rocker is doggone precious!  

Now the kids can eat like the grown ups with these adorable animal chopsticks.

{Sweet little traveling house}

Little boys can travel in style with this airplane on wheels.

Children of all ages will enjoy the unique and adorable Blabla Kids dolls.  The hard thing is deciding on which one to get!

Little girls love cars, too.  Especially pink ones.

{from here}

Now it's ok for your children to play with their food on the Mr. Food face plate.

Let your kid's imagination soar with this cardboard playhouse.  They can decorate it as they please, and the best part is that it folds away for storage.

They will bounce for hours on these bouncy aliens.  Too cute.

Every little boy needs a superhero cape and these handmade ones are to die for!  Grayson and Alex have a few of these.

Choose from lots of breeds for this life-size dog plush toy.  Perfect for the little dog-lover.  This is on G-man's list.

Little boys will love playing with these fake mustaches.

{a mini piano}

Pretend food they can cut.  How smart!

Make it personal with an initial pillow {in a variety of colors}.

{an old-fashioned tin Star Wars lunchbox}

Every little girl needs an apron to play in her kitchen or help with mommy.  This Christmas one is so darling, I want to buy it now for my baby girl!  Is it too early?

Ok, so there is a lot more out there that I want to recommend, but these are just are a few of my favorites.  Please share some of your favorite gift ideas for children!  I can't wait to hear!  

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: For the Ladies

I have a love for ideas and inspiration, and really enjoy seeing other people's ideas for gifts.  I've been wanting to make my own gift guide, so here is my very first Holiday Gift Guide for 2010.  Hopefully, you will find this helpful in searching for that perfect gift for someone special in your life.  Up first, gifts for the ladies! 

{a luscious coffee table book by Valentino}

Any fashionable lady will adore this book.

{perfume bottles from Zgallerie}

{pretty cosmetic bag by Tory Burch}

{white leather jewelry box from Pottery Barn}

What a great way to stay organized.

{this to-die-for watch by Michael Kors}

I need it!

{plush cashmere robe from Restoration Hardware}

C.o.z.y.

{necklace by Stella & Dot}  

Come to mama!

{sparkle Uggs made popular by Oprah}

{Loving this camera bag by Jo Totes}

  Every lady needs a pretty bag to hold her camera.

{Kitchenaid mixer}

Perfect for the baker in your life.

{pillows by Trina Turk}

These would make a great accent pillow on any couch!

{bike by Schwinn}

I so want this pretty pink bike!

{18k vermeil banana peel bracelet from this shop on etsy}

{slipper boots from Old Navy}

{adorable ceramic owl from Zgallerie}

{love print from Made By Girl}

This comes in several colors and is an affordable and stylish piece of art.

These are just a few of my favorite gift ideas for the ladies.  Go tell your hubbies what's on your list!  If you want more great ideas for gifts, go here, here, and here.  

Tomorrow will be a fun post...a gift guide for the guys!