A Perfect Gift!

I happened to stumble across this website (Sarah + Abraham) full of adorable personalized gifts for children. With the trend of parents wanting to give their children unique names, it's hard to find mass produced already personalized items that have the names "Brooks" or "Berkleigh".

My new birthday staple gift for my friend's children has become the plate and bowl set from this site. You can select the hair and eye color to look like the child. My favorite feature - you can even make the eyes Asian!

This is the perfect birthday or Christmas gift. It's super adorable and thoughtful!

The Grass is Greener...

Since I like consider myself to be a somewhat fashionable mom, I am always trying to find ways to incorporate style into some not-so-cute baby items. For instance, bottle drying racks. We originally had The First Years Spin and Store Drying Rack, which worked wonderfully, especially in the beginning when my son was drinking 7-8 bottles a day. Depending on what type of bottles you have, you'd be amazed at how many different parts there are! However, I just always found it to be an eye sore in our kitchen. Several months ago, when I was walking through the aisles of my favorite store (Target), I stumbled across the Boon Grass Countertop Drying Rack. It immediately caught my eye. "How modern and ultracool!", I thought to myself. But at the same time wondered if it really held THAT much. Much to my delight, it can hold quite a bit depending on how efficient I am at placing items. Check out the reviews and some pictures of how to utilize here. When it's time for Baby #2 (it will be a while folks, so don't get too excited), those are the racks I will definitely be using!

Perfectly Pink Party

My best friend's daughter turned one last week and to celebrate, she threw a "Perfectly Pink" themed party. She got super creative and the party turned out awesome! Everyone was asked to wear pink in honor of the birthday girl, which I loved. It made the pictures that much more fun. I had a hard time trying to find something pink for my 9 month old son without having people mistake him for a girl. I decided on a white button up shirt, jeans, and a pink tie. His outfit was a hit at the party. I found the tie on one of my favorite websites, Etsy. For those of you who don't know what Etsy is, it's a site where you can buy handmade or vintage items (think crotched baby hats, stationary, jewelry, art, you name it!). BAR's outfit and BKB's party were a great success!


Dessert Table

Homemade cupcake toppers

The beautiful birthday girl!

Everyone dressed in pink

BAR in his pink tie