Viva Nova

We celebrated Nova's first birthday with a fiesta bash with our friends and family!

It was so much fun. Here's what went down...

Adios,

Aaron

Birthday Breakfast

For Nova's first birthday, we wanted to do something special just for her. We found an amazing recipe for fun-fetti pancakes with whipped cream flavored icing, and made Nova a special little crown for her big day. Grandma Raquel had also made Nova a lovely little one-sie she wore. She woke up and we went right to celebrating in style.

She doesn't get to indulge in sweets, so this was a fun little event. She definitely ended up loving these delicious pancakes though! (as did we...)

love her

cheers,

dad

Slowly, but surely...

So ever since finding out that we're having a little girl...we've had a blast figuring out what to do in her room! The hardest thing so far has been color!!!

We went through several samples and a few dozen color swatches, but FINALLY found one we really thought would work. It's dainty, but with a nice vintage/nostalgic tone to it. It also opened up all sorts of ideas for decor in there. Here are a few little details of what we have so far. Still DEFINITELY a work in progress, with lots of details and room rearrangements in the future, but it's good to finally see some momentum!

before:now:

rachel's getting crafty with the details:

We can't wait to introduce our little lady to her home! Let us know what you think so far
- Mr. T


p.s.
Much thanks to momma Raquel and sisters Tina and Hannah for helping us paint!!! You were life-savers. Also to Grandpa and Grandma Rodriguez for the amazing crib! and to Clark Lara for finding that killer vintage N!

Decor Idea #3

Window Treatments:

really diggin this curtain rod idea, from Apartment Therapy

and if im lucky enough to find a branch this perfect im all over tackling this project :)

(fingers crossed) im a real fan of bringing elements from the outdoors IN and using them as decor

its cool and unique and lots of fun!!

*house update*

so we took our weekly trip to house last night turns out.........................SHES DONE!!!

well mostly :) still waiting on appliances and little fixes but its all clean and the carpet is in, our fence is up, the grass is layed and some real pretty trees have been planted. It was all very exciting and i did a dance all over the living room! :D

the whole way home we couldnt get over it, it all hapenend so fast and we can not believe how BLESSED we are.......... and we are so VERY VERY THANKFUL!

Herb Garden - Take 1#

so, i started some garden fun last week - with these cute little planters i found from Target in the $1 section, which was so cool! they're called "Buzzy Mini Grow Pots" and they come with little porcelain pots, seeds, and a little pellet of soil that expands. it was loads of fun!

these are the kits

these are our own mini bowls

i spread it all out on the countertop

tried to keep it all organized so we know what's what

this is the soil that's been freeze-dried - i think? :)

then i just added a little bit of water

then the soil magically expanded!

and i did the same thing for the rest of the little soils

then i mixed up the soil and water

and i put a little over half of the soil into the planter

and these are the cute little seeds (5 in each pot)

i put the little guys in the pot

then i covered it up with the rest of the soil and lightly packed it in

then we put 'em on our window seal

and now we'll just have to wait and see!

thanks to husband for taking the pics!

all i have to do is keep the soil moist. its so fun to watch these little guys grow.

i hope to have a huge vegetable garden one day

........baaaaby steps though....baby steps!

:)