Hey Cupid, Take Your Pick!

Happy Valentines Day! I know its cheesy but I cant help myself, I just love valentines day. I think its so important to show the people in your life how much you love them and while this is just another day to do that it makes me melt when I see how everyone else does it.

Little B has gotten quite popular in his 1.5 years with multiple engagements to attend this week. With all these parties to attend we had to get on this valentine thing so here are our top three contenders for parties we will be attending

Our I Choo Choo Choose You Valentines (Gotta love Ralph)

A photo card 40 for $10 through CVS attached to a cellophane bag (leftover from his 1st birthday) with a Choo Choo Train from Target. These cute little gifts ranged between $2-5 since I was able to snag many of the trains from the dollar section in the store!

We go together like Apples and Bananas

For this super cute valentine I printed out circle labels using the 2.5 inch round template from Paper Source and then a larger 4 inch circle on card stock using my awesome Martha Stewart circle cutter. I glued each of the paper labels onto the card stock and then attached them to the fruit with kitchen twine. The organic fruit came from Whole Foods and cost me less than $10 for seven bananas and a bag of apples.

Of course this post wouldn’t be complete without a super cute pic of my little Valentine. I have to say he is quite stylish in his polo sweater (purchased for Christmas) from Marshall’s, his super cute black and white plaid button up from Heartstrings, jeans and of course those little black Chuck Taylors!

This post will also be linked up at Mummys Busy World for Trendy Tot Tues. Check them out if you haven’t already. Maria (Mummy) is a fellow Duke and blogger extraordinaire.

Trendy Tot Cooks A LOT

Little B shares his mamas passion for cooking or "tooking" as he says it. While he has not yet mastered his palate yet he does LOVE to help so for our second installment of Trendy Tot's over at Mummy's Busy World I thought I would post a pic of his super cute pint sized apron courtesy of my Grandmother along with a tutorial from another blog I follow on how to make one of your own for the budding chef in your family. 

lil B in a vintage handmade Christmas apron

Trendy Tot Tuesday: Week 1

 I definitely have my own style. I am not saying I am stylish, but I roll with it. I would call it comfy classic with a bit of mama chic mixed in. When it comes to my favorite little dude I prefer a slightly more hip version of my same style. I am a sucker for a good pair of overalls but I also cant help but dress the little guy up from time to time. The kicker is, I am a thrifty mama. I almost exclusively shop at discount stores or outlets and even then I usually buy things from the sale or clearance section. I like to think its my good strong Scottish roots that keep me thrifty but in reality it might just be that I am cheap.

I know I am biased  but B really is an adorable kid and I think we put together some good looking outfits for shopping on a budget so when my friend Maria from Mummy’s Busy World and Very Busy Mama approached me about sharing little B’s style for her Trendy Tot Tuesday link up I jumped at the opportunity. So here we go, my first attempt at Trendy Tot Tuesday

Lil B’s Style: It sure is some sorta style

Hat: This is our favorite winter accessory and by ours I mean MINE. It doesn’t matter where we are, the park, the store or just out for a jog someone always complements us on it. Its super warm, soft and bonus, its so bright I can’t loose my kid if I tried. Chaos Little Things Hat: http://bitylink.info/gul
Puffer Jacket: OshKosh B’gosh outlet
Shirt: Manchester United Soccer Jersey with a long sleeve white onesie underneath to keep him warm
Pants: Carters Sweatpants
Shoes: Adidas kicks 60% off from the Syms going out of business sale!