Happy 4th of July! How about some cute Ruari giggles?

Babies laughing ALWAYS makes me feel better... if you need a smile today... here you go:

 Vote for the funny baby? :D

♡ Chelsey

Angus walking Ruari.

This is THEE best way to keep Ruari from running off to the street (her favorite direction to run) at the park. Angus doesn't like to be too close to Ruari... and, Ruari wants so bad to pet and cuddle Angus! It's perfect.

Directions:
1. Put chihuahua that does not like to be touched by babies on a retractable leash.
2. Take a baby that loves to pet chihuahuas and attach them to the other end of the leash.
3. Done. No chihuahua's were hurt in the making of this video.

Could we get a vote for our blog? We are about to fall a spot. :D Thanks!

♡ Chelsey

Ruari Vlog: Dora Dance.

I'm thinking Ruari may have gotten some of her sweet moves from my 30 Day Shred. :D

♡ Chelsey

Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Ruari's 17 month old dance!

{Well... mommy was a little late to this party... since Ruari turned 17 months on the 18th. :) But, we still partied it up}

 {My baby girl is 17 months. The change from 16 months to 17 months is absolutely crazy. You talk... A LOT. And, you know what you're talking about: weird. You are so human. I love it.}

{Ruari is Vloggin' this Vednesday. The prompt is "Hidden Talents". Ruari share her's:}

{Do you want to vote for my blog? Ok! Just takes a moment.}

 

{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. BY the way: Shawntae from A Little King and I now share our Wednesday Linky's. :D. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too... 5 Minutes For Mom, Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, Supermom, And Then She Snapped, and Live and Love Outloud.}

♡ Chelsey



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Ummmm....

Since when did my baby start looking so old and what's up with that shaggy hair?

PLUS: she's been forming sentences! Well... sorta... Here. I'll list out her most recent "sentences" and translate them for you...

"More... wa wa" = More water please. Thank you.

"Dageh eatin wawa" = That dog over there is drinking some water.

"Moh bless" = Bless you mama, that was a loud sneeze!

"Coookey pweese" = Please may I have a cookie. I would really enjoy one right now.

"Ooooooooo kitteh" = Oh, this kitty is so soft and fuzzy.

"Biga ta dee a toe la me na?" = Can I please drive the car?

"Blagga de bee ba boo... He-whoa?" = Someone is calling my phone. Hello?

Oh, and Ruari vlogged. She wanted to explain to you all how to properly say: "Hello."

If you have a moment to give my blog a thumbs up... I'd love it! Thanks!

❤ Chelsey


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Ruari Vlog: My funny baby babble!

I FINALLY caught this on video! Usually when I pull my camera/phone out Ruari stops babbling... not this morning!! Ha ha. It's a VERY long video. But, I love it! It seriously cracks me up. What is she doing with her hands? She always does that!




❤ Chelsey

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Wordless{ish} Wednesday: First Friday

{My friend Roxanna and I went to First Friday on the first. Wandered around my town. Had some free drinks and some free cheese and some free cookies. Yeah, it was fun. :) I very much love where I live. :D}

{AND: Vloggin' Vednesday this week. The topic is about significant others... no way could I EVER convince Mike to get on Camera for this... Maybe after I give him a couple beers... probably wont happen. SOOO I interviewed Ruari instead. She is a significant other. :)}

{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. BY the way: Shawntae from A Little King and I now share our Wednesday Linky's. :D. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too... 5 Minutes For Mom, Parenting by Dummies, A Beautiful Mess, Supermom, and Live and Love Outloud.}
❤ Chelsey

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Ruari Vlog: Learnin' Time

I really hope you all learned a lot today. Ruari loves to help you learn!

I don't know if you heard it... but, Ruari 

also asked if you could spare a vote for our blog! 

Just click the button... then one more click! Thanks!

❤ Chelsey

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Vlog: Dancing with Ruari

Did you learn anything new about dancing? 

A vote?

Have you entered your Valentine photo yet?

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?

Vlog post and a bruise

My poor child: Another first! For Ruari's 11 month birthday gift, she got a bruise. Yup. She slipped and fell against the corner of the chair. She wasn't too happy about that...

Can you see it right there? Yeah, right there in between her eye brows and a little on her cheek. It's a nice line!

Yeah... there it is! Poor poor child. She cried and cried. Doesn't even notice it today though! Oh, and she also got her first hair cut on Wednesday. We had to cut those bangs. They kept hanging in her eyes.

Ruari also produced another Vlog post. This time she is enjoying this video from A Little King and I.




Happy Friday everyone! I'm hoping this cold I now have will be gone before Thanksgiving.

If you'd like to vote for me:

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?

Vlog: A Reading by Ruari.

Don't forget to enter your holiday card! Just a little FYI, you can enter a holiday themed photo.

Check out the prizes and enter your card here.

The list of shops participating:
SeamsMod
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Big Heart Baby
Mama with Love
Life Without Plastic
Crafty Working Mommy
Beba Bean
The Paper Mama Shop

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?

Ruari's first Vlog post.

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Three picks on Thursday:

1) I found this very cool inspiring shop on Etsy:

I've been sketching ideas to create a cloud mobile for Ruari's room These are lovely! Of course I wont copy... but, I LOVE the inspiration! Check out this very cute Gosh and Golly shop on Etsy!

{Gosh and Golly shop on Etsy}

I think this one is my favorite:

{Gosh and Golly shop on Etsy}

{Gosh and Golly shop on Etsy}

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2) Shutterfly holiday cards are here! You can take one of those awesome photos you've been taking throughout the year and create a custom holiday photo card...What I'm really loving about these cards is the wide variety. You can choose to go with a collage card, a very decorated card, or a card with very little on it to really show off your photo! Don't forget they also have other goodies like personalized thank you cards.

I want to share a few of my favorite holiday cards with you guys:

{This card is so simple and lovely.}

{I love how you can really see most of the photo with this card.}

{I love the little snowflake.}

{I think this one is my favorite! I love the frame.}

{I love collage cards! I also love the holiday wishes.}

AND, if YOU would love to receive 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly, check out this link. Just write up your own blog post and fill out the form in this link. So simple! All you have to do is talk about YOUR favorite designs from Shutterfly. It's really so easy, since they're all pretty darn cute!

This post is part of a series sponsored by Shutterfly. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do.

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3) A shutter release. I haven't done any research on this yet, but I'd really love a shutter release. Much easier than running back and forth after setting my camera's timer. I used to have a 3 foot wire shutter release. I loved it. I could do so much more with a wireless.

I found this Vivitar on Amazon. I know nothing about it.

{Vivitar on Amazon}

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Alright, Happy Thursday everyone! AND, just an FYI: the BabyLegs coupon for 20% off ends on October 31st. Hurry and get your discount! Great Christmas gift. Use the code: PAPERMAMA during check out.

And, if you get a second... I'd LOVE to stick around in the top 25... a couple clicks if you love my blog. :D Let me know if you need some votes!

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?