Fabulous Friday Finds

We are at the beach so I haven't had time to compile a list of fabulous things. However, I want to share with you just one fabulous find.

We went to TJ Maxx down here and look what I found?


A $150 Pro-Select straightener for only $30! I was more than excited. I have been using a cheap straightener for years. Check your local TJ Maxx for more great deals.

Fabulous Friday Finds

My first two finds are my family. I thought I would give my aunt and my sister-in-law a shout out. They don't know I am doing it so I hope they don't mind! Ha!

1. The Cookie Boutique

This is the shop that my aunt, Janell, opened. She makes cookie bouquets, cookie favors, apples, pretzels, and even has Animaland and Mini-Melts.

If you are in the area, stop buy for some cookies and ice cream. Be sure to tell her that Hailey sent you!

PS- The cookies are delicious!!






2. Cole Baby Tutus

My sister-in-law, Ashlyn, makes these adorable tutus! She has tons of color options and accessories to pick from to make the tutu you have been wanting for your little one.

Here is my favorite picture of Caroline in a Cole Baby tutu.


Here is the tutu in color. It was so pretty. I used the black and white picture with Caroline first birthday invitations.


Be sure to go to check out Cole Baby Tutus!

3. Ballmania Lip Balm

I am addicted to lip balm/lip gloss/ chapstick/etc. When I saw this, I was immediately excited.


How cute are they? Go to the website to see all the different designs.

4. Juice Box Buddies

This is the best $2.00 that I've spent in a long time. Caroline was ALWAYS holding her juice box too tight. I was at the grocery store a few months ago and saw this jewel. We've had few spills since. LOVE IT!


5. Melissa and Doug Birthday Party

Ryan's parents got this for Caroline for her second birthday. She will spend hours playing with this. It is one of my her favorite toys.


6. Polo shoes

You all know my love for shoes. When I saw these, I immediately wanted them for Em. They also have the same pair (but bigger of course) for Caroline. So cute!


7. Her First High Heels by Heelarious

Again, you know my love for shoes. The name is cute. The idea is cute. The shoes... um... not so cute but I still love them!



8. Me In Mind Black And Pink Skull Shoes

I bought these shoes for Caroline's first Christmas. I ordered a green heart and crossbones onesies to go with it. They were absolutely adorable together! Skulls are not my favorite but all the celebs kids wear them so we jumped on that boat with them. Ha!


9. Madame Alexander Fancy Nancy Doll Set and Big Fancy Nancy

This is another of Caroline's favorite toys. I love it because the box serves as a stage or just storage. Again, she will play with Nancy for a long time. Gotta love that!


This is a big Madame Alexander. She is so pretty. When I saw her, I had to buy her. (Well, really... my Mom bought her and gave her to Caroline for her birthday last year.) Caroline doesn't play with her much. Nancy mostly sits on Caroline's made up bed.


10. BuckleyBoo

This is one of the new "must have" toys.

It serves 3 purposes.

Stage 1: Matching- Children first learn to visually scan and match the brightly patterned ribbons- polka dot to polka dot, stripe to stripe.

Stage 2: Buckling

Stage 3: Unbuckling

Very neat!

Fabulous Friday Finds (2 days late)

1. Art by Windy Lampson

I have been wanting to share this for a while. Meet Windy Lampson. Her dad is my doctor. I love him. Anyway, she is so talented that it is ridiculous. Here is one of her paintings. It amazes me that most of her paintings look like photographs. Amazing. Be sure to check out the link to her other work.


2. Decor Craft Inc. Chick Hangers

How cool are these hangers? I don't think I would hang clothes on them. I would use them as wall art. So cute!


3. Wooly Girls Booties

Emma got these booties for Christmas from Ryan's aunt, Kristina. I love them. They come from North Dakota. Wooly Girls’ use wool to handcraft each piece. These are Emma's booties. I love the pink and purple together. So cute!



4. Jeweled Ballet Flats from Gap

I was bummed out when I went to check on these shoes and they were sold out in Caroline's size. Part of me still wants to order them so that Emma can wear them. Maybe one day I will have a pair of Tory Burch Reva flats to match. (Don't they kind of remind you of Tory Burch flats?)



5. Bummas


These are the coolest. They have SO many uses. They were made to dry your baby's bum after you use a wipe. Being a mom, you know that when you wipe your babies butt with a wipe... their little butt stays wet for a few minutes. Anyway, you take a little bumma and wipe your babies bum dry. They can always be used as burp cloths, wash cloths, wipes, etc. I plan on investing in a few packs.

6. Orbit Infant System

I love this stroller. It is too cool. I first saw it when I met Jamie Pressly at a local pizza place in town. If you know me, you know that I love her. Needless to say, I almost died when I saw her. Being that she is from here makes it all the more cool. Anyway, she had Dezi with her and she had this stroller. (PS- This was before pictures of him were even released! HELLO! I saw him first! Ha!) It was the coolest stroller I had ever seen. It is the first ever rotating stroller and it grows with your child (with more money added of course). So if I were Jamie Pressly and had $900 to drop on a stroller, this would be the one.



PS- Jamie is in town this weekend for her nephews birthday! My sister Anna saw her and didn't even take a picture.

7. Spa Baby Tub

This is European style baby tub. At first I thought it looked like a 5 gallon bucket. The more I read about it the more I want to try one. Go check out there website. It is full of information.


8. My Little Roo Slipcovers

If you are anything like me, your Baby Bjorn stays stained with spitup. Black is just not a good color for a baby carrier (mental note to self). This is where Little Roo comes in. They make slipcovers for your baby carriers. How cool?! The designs are GREAT! I absolutely love them. I had my eye on the Black and White Diamond that is now backordered. Now, I am eyeing Carnival. Mother's Day is right around the corner, wonderful husband of mine. Mama needs a new slipcover for her carrier.

9. Carseat Poncho

This little cover makes putting your kids in the carseat on those cold days so much easier. Jackets make it so difficult to strap Caroline in her carseat. This would help so much and still serve for warmth too.


10. Peace Earrings


I love peace signs. Not like hippie/flower child/tree hugger peace sign lover but more vintage/hip/accessory peace sign lover. Anna, my sister, has these earrings. They had them on the cruise ship for half-off. I had to buy them because I have wanted Anna's for so long. They are super cute and I love them. If you are looking to add a little peace to your wardrobe, Lucky has lots of peace sign accessories. They are all great!

Fabulous Friday Finds

1. The Shower Hug

Oh, how I wish I had known about this while I was preggo and breastfeeding. This is a wrap made of the "softest, most luxurious knit terry velour." To all the mommies out there: Remember getting in the shower to "relax" for 57 seconds and the shower water hitting your so sore boobs? Yep. It will bring a grown woman to her knees. You wrap your ta-tas up in this cool little wrap. Hop in the shower and TA-DA you have a shield. It has SO many uses. It provides support when you are sick of wearing a sexy nursing bra, prevents nighttime leaks, provides hands-free convenience for hot and cold packs when you need them (and you will need them my friend). It helps protect C-section incisions from your shower water too. This cool product has also been used by women who have undergone mastectomy, augmentation, reduction, reconstruction and lifts. I see an augmentation and lift in the future so I still may be investing in one. I'm just saying.
Go check it out. It is soooo worth $27.95.



2. Designer type hospital gowns made by Elena

I first saw these when Elena sent them to MckMama. The black and white with the pink ribbon (pictured below) is my favorite. Grab one or two to take to the hospital with you. If you plan on having more babies... SCORE... you can use them again. Another plus is the fact YOU are the ONLY person to have ever had a baby in YOUR hospital gown. Thinking back... who the heck knows who had worn my hospital gown before me. It's kind of gross when you think about it. That is reason enough for me to buy one if I ever have to go to the hospital again.


3. Diapees and Wipees

This is my "go to" baby shower gift. I LOVE my Diapees and Wipees.


I have the pattern featured above. However, since buying mine 3 years ago SO MANY new patterns have come out. They are all so cute that it is hard to decide on just one. What is this little sack you ask? Let me tell you. Throw 2-4 diapers and your travel case of wipes in this bag. Throw it in your cute pocketbook. TA-DA! For those qiuck trips to the grocery store, post office, Target... there may be no need to carry your Petunia Pickle Bottom. Leave her at home and just bring your Diapees and Wipees. You will get A LOT of compliments. (PS- If you invite me to a baby shower in the future, know that this will be part of your gift. Just a FYI.)

4. Moodeez

Cuteness! I just found these when I recently visited the Diapees and Wipees website. This is for YOU! It is a sack that holds 4-5 tampons and small pads. It organizes and protects your tampons. No more opened/unusable tampons in your purse. I want one. I want one.


5. Trumpette socks
We have the Mary Jane Pastels. I LOVE them. I bought them when Caroline was about 2 months old. She wore them for almost a year. They are sized 0-12 months. Of course I saved them and Emma is now wearing them. They are the cutest. $25 sounds like a lot of socks HOWEVER you get 6 pairs that last you a year. Love them!
PS- They have all kinds of designs for girls AND boys.


6. BabyLegs

I debated. I know that you all know my love for BabyLegs. Then I was like... what about new readers. So here it goes... I LOVE BABYLEGS! They are a lifesaver. Emma lives in them. She wears them with oneies instead of pants. She wears them as tights under dresses. She wears them on her arms. Guess what? Caroline can wear them too! Yep. They fit Caroline too. They make Emma's diaper changes a breeze. They also saved Caroline's little knees when she started crawling. I can't say enough wonderful things about BabyLegs. Invest in a pair. Heck, invest in every pair they have. It is SOOOO worth it. Love them!



7. HotSling

Life saver. I have this one. I wouldn't be able to cook dinner without it. It is very easy to fold and use.


8. Hooter Hider
I never got a nursing cover when I nursed Caroline. A blanket WAS my nursing cover. Most of the time I sat there with just my boob out but other times we had vistors. I don't think they would have appreciated seeing my tit so a blanket was used. Anyway, I was hell bent and determined to have a Hooter Hider with Emma. Of course I go to a local shop to buy one and they are sold out. I asked the owner to call me when they came in. Guess what? They never did. 6 weeks later my milk wasn't coming in either so oh well. Anyway, I love these. The name "Hooter Hider" makes them a conversation piece while you sit and chit-chat with your vistors while you are breastfeeding.


9. Deal on a dress

My Mom is always on the look out for cute dresses. Caroline lives in dresses in the summer. They are just easier to deal with than t-shirts and shorts. They look so cute with her tan too. So when my Mom bought this dress, I was so excited about how cute it was. Which one do you like better?

1.
2.
My favorite is number one! That is the one my Mom bought. My reasoning behind making you guess...

Number one was $6.00. SIX! When I saw it I immediately thought of dress number two that I had seen online.

Number two? $29.50

Number one has brighter colors. I love it.

10. Pump Ease

Krystyn was talking about this in a post at the beginning of the week. How cool is this? You can now pump HANDS-FREE! HANDS-FREE! Remember the post I wrote about now being able to hold Em and feed her, tee-tee AND brush Caroline's teeth all at the same time? I am all about doing something hands-free. This soooo would have helped me with pumping. Get one. Krystyn loves hers. I would have too if I had known that such a wonderful thing existed.

Fabulous Friday Finds

This is going to be my new Friday activity. (Today I am posting on Saturday but that is beside the point) I am always finding cool new stuff that I wish I could have or just want to share with other moms. I don't have very many "mommy" friends so most of the time I have no one to share fabulous finds with.

From baby and toddlers to stuff for me. Get ready. This is what I am going to call "Fabulous Friday Finds". If you find something fabulous throughout the week, e-mail me and I just might add it to my list of fabulous things.

This weeks finds:

1. The Tripp Trapp highchair by Stokke
WOW! This highchair is amazing. It is so stinkin' cute. It can be an infant highchair and then transform into a seat for an adult. Cool, huh? If I had a million dollars to spend on a highchair... THIS would be the one.

The green is my favorite with this super cute stripe cushion.



2. The Juicy Maclaren
I first saw this a few weeks ago. My two favorite things... Juicy Couture and Maclaren. I was in Heaven. The only thing is... you better hope you have all girls if you buy it. Otherwise, your little boy will be riding around in a stroller that says "Juicy Princess".


3. Pipsqueaks
These have got to the be best invention EVER. They are called Pipsqueaks. They were given to me as a gift when Caroline was born. They are walking shoes that squeak when your baby walks. They are adorable! The best part... they don't break your bank. I can't wait to get Emma in them. Caroline absolutely adored these shoes.


4. Mama Mio
I wish I had known about these products sooner. (MOM IF YOU ARE READING THIS... MY BIRTHDAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER... THIS STUFF WOULD MAKE A FABULOUS GIFT FOR YOUR FABULOUS DAUGHTER... JUST A FYI)
The product line is called Mama Mio. It is a skincare company started by three moms... Sian, Kathy and Tanya. These products have only been on the market for three short years and the company has done GREAT. Celebs like Stella McCartney, Victoria Beckham, Christy Turlington and even Kirsten Dunst use Mama Mio products.

The two products I would love to try? The Boob Tube and Goodbye Stretch Marks.



5. Isabella Oliver 365
I kept seeing ads for Isabella Oliver maternity. So boy was I surprised and excited when I clicked on the ad and also found out they had Isabella Oliver 365. I fell in love with the dresses. This red one is my favorite.


6. Isabella Oliver Maternity
This is for all of you who are preggers. Check out the Maternity Outlet sale. 60-70% off. HELLO!! What a deal!
Now, if you know me in real life... you will know that I got through two pregnancies with only buying 6 maternity items. If you know me, you know that I REFUSED to buy/wear anything that looked maternity. With that said, for me to tell you about this site... it's big! There is one dress that I lovelovelove. (Haley, Jamie, Emily, and Dana... buy this dress girls! It will be so pretty on all of you!


7. I Love Gorgeous
I debated. Should I share this site? Should I keep it all to myself? That is how much I LOVE these dresses. If only the prices shown at I Love Gorgeous were the actual US dollar prices... it would be GREAT! Once you make the conversion from pounds to dollars you add about 20-30 bucks. You can find conversion charts online. Anyway... these dresses are GORGEOUS! Here is my favorite.


Here is my other favorite.


If you decide to buy one... we should work out some sort of deal. Since I told you about the site... you can buy Caroline a dress too. Deal? Yep! I thought so! :-) You're welcome.
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Until next week...

XOXO,