Wordless Wednesday: Meeting Santa before Hanukkah!

This is my new bear (no it's not, it's being donated to the local children's hospital).

You showed interest in my bear, oh bearded one.  I shall smile.

2nd Birthday Party - Gabba style!

We hosted Mungee's 2nd birthday party last weekend (or was it the weekend before last?  Time is moving too fast these days!)

Mungee's absolute favorite babysitter TV show is Yo Gabba Gabba.  I thought it was only fitting to have a Gabba themed party.

The biggest expenses were the bounce house rental and pizza.  I downloaded most of the paper decorations from the NickJr. website and Mungee's Pa printed them at his office.

Brobee watermelon (carved and decorated by my talented mother)

The cake (baked and decorated by my talented mother-yes, she reads this)

Plex lantern

I tried to make this look like the Yo Gabba Gabba! sign.  I said "tried".

Birthday banner

Foofa lantern

 

The leaning tower of pizza

4 kiddos looking at the camera.  Not even Photoshopped!

Happy Birthday to you!

Inspecting presents

Monkeying Around

A few pictures from our recent trip to the zoo with Elizabeth, Jenn, Krista and several munchkins.

I correctly guessed the length of the giraffe's tongue & got a complimentary lettuce leaf to feed it.  I think this giraffe's name is Luna (also the given name of my cat)

Checking out the otters

If I could be an animal, I am pretty sure I'd be an otter.  They always look like they're having so much fun!

Penguins

First time in the petting zoo (pretty much the only reason I put shoes on Mungee)

Bye-bye zoo!

The zoo is exhausting!

1st Birthday Party - Nitty Gritty Details

View into dining room

Dining room

Paper plates and napkins from Party City, reusable plastic cups, bowl and large tubs from Publix, small tub & owl buckets from Target $ Spot

Owl buckets from Target $ Spot

Handmade Pom Pom

The Owl Wall (owl images found through Google image search; Polka dots are removable stickers from the Dollar Tree)

I made this for the bathroom door, so no one would walk into my messy office by mistake. (Owl image found through Google image search; sadly I don't do graphic design).

Party Favors which unfortunately I forgot to give to several of the first guests to leave.  (Pencil cases from Target, filled with party dough, sunglasses, bubbles and stickers).  Favor tags by Dennette's Designs

Cake baked and decorated by my best friend (Mungee's name is blurred out; no polka dots were harmed in the editing of this photo)

Thank you notes from Target $ Spot

1st Birthday Party - The Smash Cake Deconstructed

The Smash Cake

Tentative

 

Daddy helps

Yummy!

 

Cake overload

Get it away from me!

The aftermath

Just because I think my family is cute

Wow, another award? I'm flattered!

In retaliation exchange for receiving the Versatile Blogger Award, Brittainy, over at The Litany of Brittainy, has blessed me with this gem:

I am truly humbled.

I'd Like to Thank ...

able, accomplished, adaptable, adroit, all-around, all-purpose, ambidextrous, conversant, dexterous, elastic, facile¹, functional, gifted, handy, ingenuous, many-sided, mobile, multifaceted, plastic, pliable², protean, puttylike³, ready, resourceful, skilled, skillful, talented, variable, varied ... VERSATILE Many thanks to my friend Elizabeth at The Writer Revived for passing along The Versatile Blogger award.  Elizabeth is the mom of a very busy toddler.  She's currently working on her second book and once it's published, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she'll give sell me an autographed copy. In order to humbly accept this award, I must: Thank and link back to the person who gave me this award - Done Share seven things about myself - See below Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who I have recently discovered and think are fantastic for whatever reason! (In no particular order) - See below below Contact the bloggers I've picked and let them know about the award Things you may or may not know about me: 1) I cannot stand the sound of people whistling. 2) I was an extra in the HBO movie, Recount. 3) I do not like mushrooms, tomatoes, cantaloupe, peppers, mayonnaise ... okay, so I am a little picky. 4) I am left-handed, but I use scissors with my right hand. 5) I wore glasses from the age of 2 through 29.  When I was 29, I got LASIK.  For my wedding. 6) I've never lived anywhere other than where I live now. 7) I hate driving or riding with the windows rolled down in the car. My Google Reader is continuously clogged with posts from my favorite bloggers, so I am excited to pass this award along to them.  Maybe you'll see someone you "know", or maybe you'll "meet" a new friend. Not Super ... Just Mom Accustomed Chaos three pugs & a baby The Mommy Logs for the love of Stilettos Alabaster Cow Sluiter Nation Webbisodes Good Day, Regular People Heligirl The Litany of Brittainy Homemaking 101 blackhuff's blogpoint Unofficial Mom lucille in the sky That was exhausting to try and narrow down the list to just 15 blogs.  I think all the blogs I read are deserving of award and recognition.  Now I've got to publish this post and let everyone know of the honor I have bestowed upon them.   ¹ - I had to look up this word ² - My husband would like to think so ³ - My postpartum belly does quite resemble this

Happy Hump Day!

I'm thrilled to have so many new friends joining Mungee and Me.  I started the blog to chronicle my TTC journey and pregnancy, to keep track of Mungee's milestones and just share my thoughts in general about life as a mommy.  

It's so good to connect with those who are experiencing the journey of motherhood as well, whether they are in the same place as me or are a seasoned pro.  It helps me tremendously to know that I'm not alone, not the only one who feels elated, exhausted, guilty, giddy, worried and wishful.

Please let me know you stopped by.  And please leave a link for your blog.  Sometimes the links don't show up in your comment profile or Google Friend Connect and I can't find you (picture me with a sad face).

Hope to see you again soon!

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