Creative Discovery Museum

A few weeks ago we went to Chattanooga and went to the Creative Discovery Museum.  This is like the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro but on steroids.  I think they are actually in the same family.

We got there and there was this huge ship playground built into the wall.  The water play was all around it and Cian and Grumpa had a great time pulling the levers (can't help it, I'm a born lever puller) and making the water spray.  Yes, Yellow Submarine reference was needed.

On this ship, they had a spot where you could be the captain.  Cian didn't man his post very long and we crashed into an iceberg.

There were so many stations but we went to the "art" area next.  They had this chalk that was safe for them to "piant" their faces with.  Cian applied some Indian war paint and was ready for battle with any bratty two year old that might come our way.

Cian and Grumpa learned how to play the harp.  It was like angels singing from heaven...Uhh, fallen angels?

In this section there was a huge sand pit that kids could sit in and dig for fossils.  Cian seemed really excited about getting in it so we took his shoes off and he ran over.  The excitement faded when his feet hit that gritty sand.  He seemed unsure that he could walk on it and he just sat on the side putting his fee on it.  He kept standing up like he was going to try again but decided against it.  I wonder what the beach will be like this summer?

We went upstairs and the had more pulleys and levers on the roof.  We put Cian in this swing and I went over to pull him up.  This thing was harder than it looked, I felt like I was pulling an 80lb kid up!  My parents were laughing at me until they gave it a try.  It was rigged so you couldn't just let it go and send them flying down.

Isla was enjoying the entire thing from my Moby wrap.  When she wasn't napping this is how she looked.

They had an exhibit called "Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China" and there was this theater with some costumes.  Naturally Cian had to put one of the hats on and Grumpa had to do it with him.  The two put on quite the show, I think we have some thespians on our hands.  Cian was walking around singing "Welcome to the dance show" over and over.  That was the only line in the song and consequently the play.

When we saw these bee things I knew Cian had to wear one, whether he wanted to or not.  He did want to wear the "buzzle beezle" costume. There was a worker, drone and queen bee.  He chose to be the queen bee.  This was him flying like a bee.

We had a really fun time!  I am kind of glad our museum isn't this big because I don't think I could hang with the Creative Discovery Museum on a regular basis. I was ready for a nap!  Well, come to think of it most Monday's after the Discovery Center I am ready for a nap too...

Little Dream House: The Living Room

Welcome back to my little dream house.  Today is the living room.  The walls were already painted green when we moved in and so was the ceiling!  In this case pea green is a good thing.

The TV stand that Steve so desperately wants to replace is actually an old color tv.  It was my dad's growing up and was one of the first color tvs in Chattanooga.  (They won it, we aren't that privileged.)  It is now housing many cords, some remotes to game consoles and a video camera.  The coffee table belonged to Steve's family friend Jeff who passed away when we were in college.  I used to tell him how much I liked it when we went to his apartment.  The end table was my grandparents as well.

 

Our couches were Bill and Karen's.  They normally have sheets draped over the slip covers to keep the pounds of dog hair off the couch. I do realize the slipcovers are wrinkly.  Ironing them didn't make the to do list.  The table in the corner belonged to Steve's great aunt.

 

This canvas is my favorite thing about the room.  Cian was about 18 months old when we had these photos made and I absolutely love having this on our walls.  I hope one day there will be room for it in Cian's house.  (And I hope one day we have another one, be ready Chris and Adrienne Scott.)

Here is Steve's favorite part of the entire room, the playstation and the x-box.  That's our room, it is a mish-mash of furniture that came from both our families and it is nice to have a bit of those not with us in our living room all the time!

Well, thanks for stopping by and stay classy San Diego.

Wardrobe Wednesday

So this taking pictures of your clothes thing is hard.  Mainly because I always forget on the days I have on cute clothes or Steve is not here to take a photo of me before I have changed into my pajamas.  Yes, I do that right after I get home from work.  Those days I try to take my photo but this is the result:

I look like a high school kid taking a photo with my webcam.  All that is missing is a peace sign and some duck lips.  You can also see my child and a messy room in the background if you look close enough.

Well, I finally remembered to have Steve take a photo!  Here is our family wardrobe this week:

Dress: Target, Leggings: Baby Gap, shoe socks

He picked out his own outfit.  Shirt: Old Navy, Button  Up Shirt:thrift, Pants: thrift

Shirt: Express, Shrug: JC Penney, Pants: I have had them since college, shoes: Target

This is another one of those outfits that I have had forever and have just been putting together hoping it looks hip.  I might totally look like a mom in mom jeans.  I have been adding belts to everything lately.  I am so two years ago.  The belt I have on was actually to a pair of pants I used to be able to wear at my hips.  It has since become a high waist belt.

20 Questions with Cian

Favorite Color?                                   Blue
Favorite Toy?                                      Superhero, Batman
Favorite Fruit?                                    Strawberries
Favorite TV Show?                            Star Wars (The Clone Wars)
Favorite Thing to Eat for Lunch?       Dinner
Favorite Outfit?                                  Costumes
Favorite Game?                                  Ninja Turtles (video game)
Favorite Snack?                                  Fruit Snacks (that's my boy!)
Favorite Animal?                                Lion
Favorite Song?                                    Star Wars Song
Favorite Book?                                    God (I assume he means the bible?)
Best Friend?                                        Jesus (I did not even prompt this one, make a mama proud.)
Favorite Cereal?                                  Crunchy (yep, soggy is gross)
Favorite Thing to do Outside?            Play Baseball
Favorite Drink?                                   Lemonade
Favorite Holiday?                                Easter
What do you take to bed?                    George (the curious kind)
Favorite thing to eat for breakfast?     Fruit Snacks again (he said again)
Favorite thing to eat for your b-day?   Cupcakes
What do you want to be when you grow up?   A grown up like a big Boba.  (He means Boba Fett)

Four Months Old: Part Deux

Because she is my kid and I am a little smitten with her, I felt like four months needed another post.  It could also be because I forgot to put her details like weight and length.  Let's just say it's because she is so darn cute.  My growing bean is now:

Weight:  12lbs 9ozs
Length:   24.5in
Head:      40.5cm

She has almost doubled her size since birth and grown five inches!  I should point out that her head is about 4cms smaller than Cian's was at this point.  Looks like will miss out on the big ole' melon her brother has.

Couldn't you just eat her up??  (Ok, I will quit with the "how cute is my kid stuff", but it is a parent's right you know??)

Modern Vintage Events

A lot of you might know that a friend and I started a wedding planning company last year.  We started it in June but didn't officially launch until September.  We are both still at our full time jobs but are having fun doing this on the side.  Our company is Modern Vintage Events.  We got a lot of flack about the name at first but I really think it suits us.

We did a bridal show last September as our launch.  We booked a sweet sweet bride for New Year's Eve and had a great time doing the show. 

Our booth

Flowers from Vickie at Branching Out

 We did our second bridal show this month and hopefully it will generate some weddings!

Our booth, 2012

We gave away buttons in the booth

Flowers from Rickey Minder at Ode Floral

We are really excited about what this year will bring for us. We have three weddings booked so far and 10 is our goal.  You can check out our website here, and blog here.  Keep checking the modern vintage blog for fun parties and weddings!

Four Months Old

 My sweet baby Isla is four months old now!  She is growing so so much and I am surprised at how fast time is passing me by.

To my baby girl,

• You are such a little sweetie.  You love to be held and cuddled.  This might be because I hold you and cuddle you all the time.  Hey, this is the last time I get to do that with my own baby.
• You have really found your hands and feet.  You love to hold your hands together and when I come get you out of your crib in the morning you are usually playing with those little piggie toes.
• Speaking of crib, we moved you to your crib (finally) this month.  I waited until four months because I liked being able to just lean over the bed to your bassinet and put your pacifier back in your mouth when you started waking up.  It was my laziness (or enjoyment of sleep) that kept you in our room an extra month.
• You learned to blow bubbles with your moth and are making the motor boat sound all the time.  It is ridiculously adorable.
• You are giggling and full out laughing now.  I love to tickle you and make you laugh.  Baby laughter is actually good for the soul and I hear it can cure any bad day.
• You still hate to lay on your stomach and I can only get at good two minutes at a time before you turn into mad baby. (This is similar to Bruce Banner turning into the Hulk but without the turning green part.)
• You still love to sit up!  I think you like watching the world from the same position as everyone else. You can lean into your legs and stay sitting up for a second but that usually results in a topple over. (Don't worry, we only do this on the bed and where one of us can catch you.)
• You love to clasp your hands together and chew on your fingers.  You are drooling a lot so some little teeth must be getting themselves ready.
• Cian has started calling you baby Islie (eye-lee).  It might be the nickname that sticks.
• Your smile is amazing and I love how you smile and Steve and I when you see us.  I am so glad I am your mommy!

Love,
Mom

We had a little help with our photo session this month.  Cian really liked getting on the photos with Isla and then wanted to see them as soon as we took them.

Hugging the owl

My two babes