Friday, October 16

Gender Reveal Family Photos

A while ago my sweet in laws hosted a Gender Reveal party for our little one to be up in Wisconsin near where they live.
And while I hope to have access to the pictures of the actual event soon, unpacking and downloading photos does not go hand in hand, I do have some family shots that the photographer emailed out.
My Mother in Law is on the left with my Brother in Law, then me, the Husband, and my Father in Law.
I thought this one of her and the boys was pretty cute!
I can't wait till I have a printer up and running so I can get them out in frames around the house!
I love having family photos everywhere, don't you? It just makes home feel cozy!
Kisses,
K
P.S.,
My dress is from Destination Maternity.
(All images created by a professional photographer but imaging rights are owned by K. C. S. and Family. Please ask permission prior to use.)

 

Wednesday, October 14

Fall Wreath using Paper Pumpkin

We are still in the process of unpacking our house...
Despite the urge to nest while pregnant getting everything away after our move has proved more than challenging...
Which means that I have no idea where my Autumn decor is and don't even have places to put it out anyway. (I need more furniture! All in good time though.)
But our neighbors houses are so cute that I couldn't resist doing something...
So I went up to my disheveled still trying to unpack it office and pulled out a past Paper Pumpkin kit (by Stampin' Up) for Halloween treat bags and... used it to make a wreath for my front door!
I scrunched up the burlap bags along a wire closet hanger that I pulled into a round shape and cut open so I could "thread" them on. Then used a mini clothespin to attach some sequin trim that I tied into a bow and voilĂ !
After hanging it on my door I felt so much more festive!
It's not much but it's the little things, right?
Kisses,
K
(All images created and owned by K. C. S. Please ask permission prior to use.)

 

 

Monday, October 12

Gender Reveal Thank You Card

I still don't have the photos of the Gender Reveal ready yet but I wanted to share the thank you card I made to send out to the guests.
I used Stampin' Up products along with the Etsy store Blossom Stamps Beatrix Potter stamps since that is our nursery and the party's theme.
Product links and details below!
Kisses,
K
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Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad item #126970

 

 

 

Friday, October 9

27 Weeks!

Hooray for 27 weeks!

Wearing past season Lilly Pulitzer dress and belt with Prada

Heritage Cat-Eye 54mm Sunnies in a currently available shades at Nordstrom.

Kisses,

K

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Thursday, October 8

Tuesday Things

Today was a rather nice day overall.
Started the day out with a lovely morning walk in the sunshine.
 
Abigail, my westie, loves walking by the pond.
And she is all set for October with her spiffy new Martha Stewart Halloween collar.
After that I was off to Disney for a pedicure.
I went to the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. It's so beautiful there!
This is the room where you wait for your service to begin at. They serve teas, snacks, and spa water. It's cozy and relaxing.
And of course I brought along some reading.
Relaxation...
I went with a purple shade called "Drop Dead Gorgeous."
Then it was on to the next adventure...

Getting six 36 inch round balloons blown up! This sweet guy at the grocery store was such a good sport about it too! He even helped me stuff them into my car, lol.

If you want to see a ton of people smile and be happy apparently all you need to do is get some ginormous balloons and voilĂ !
The balloons and I just barely fit for the drive home.
Forget 99 red balloons. I'm into 6 giant blue ones!

Why the balloons? For a maternity shoot the husband and I are doing tomorrow. Hopefully they'll work out well!

Next came a super yummy mozzarella panini that was too pretty not to snap a pic of.
And then the pup and I went on our evening walk.
It's even starting to look a little like Fall!

For Florida that is.

It's still 76 degrees Fahrenheit, sunny, and very much mostly green.

The sunset was rather lovely this evening too.
Then...
I finished my evening by making 30 thank you cards to mail out to all the sweet family and friends who attended our gender reveal party in Wisconsin earlier this Fall. (I know, I'm suuuper behind on everything... But I'll get there!)


More on that later though.

All in all a wonderfull Tuesday!
Kisses,
K
(All images created and owned by K. C. S. Please ask permission prior to use.)

Friday, October 2

26 Weeks!

We are at 26 weeks today and the bump is getting big!

So much left to do to prep for our little prince and so much left to unpack! Time is just flying by.
I can feel him moving more and more all the time now. It is one of the absolute best things in this entire world for sure!
Kisses,
K
P.S.,
My clothes are from Destination Maternity.
(All images created and owned by K. C. S. Please ask permission prior to use.)

 

Thursday, October 1

Welcome October

Happy Fall Ya'll!
I'm hoping to get back to blogging again and I have sooo much to share! So much has happened! (New/ First home purchased, baby due in January!) But for now, baby steps...
October started off quietly and lovely.
 
Abby slept in while I unpacked more in our new home.
Then the Husband and I headed over to Disney's Fort Wilderness Lodge for dinner.
 
 
It's one of my favorite places to visit and eat. It just feels magical and calm there.
For dinner I had the Cedar Plank salmon... Sooo good!
All in all it was a lovely laid back day.
Here's to hopefully being able to blog again and to a happy autumn for all!
Kisses,
K
(All images created and owned by KCS, please ask permission prior to use.)