The Nail Files: XV

So I haven't done one of these in a while, because I'll be honest, I haven't had the time to paint my nails lately! So, I found the time this week and this is what I came up with:

I have to say I was a little disappointed with the Gem Crush by Sally Hansen. I piled on a top coat because I tried the red color for July 4th and it peeled off almost instantly. Still the color lasted less than 12 hours. I read on another blog to try a base coat, so next time that's what I'll do. If it still doesn't last, then I am done with that particular brand. A shame too, because look how pretty it is! I also had to layer on almost four coats of polish in order to get it to fully cover, so that's another problem. (The thicker your polish is, the more chance for knicks and mess-ups)

I've been on the hunt for a full coverage glitter, and I LOVE the look of these! I hope the base coat works out next time.

I will be linking up here:

  

Instagrammies: Week 5

This week is going to be busy. I'm kind of unplugging a bit because we are on vacation, (we decided that we couldn't afford Ocean City, but we're still enjoying time off) so this will be short and sweet.

I will hopefully be back next week with a post about Natalie's birthday party, which is this Sunday, but until then I will leave you with these:

On this day...

One year ago

At this very moment

A miracle occured

And you've been speedin' through  ever since!

You learned how to eat

And came home to your new room

You learned how to roll

Forward and back

You started eating baby food

You learned how to stand

And have started to walk

Momma is so proud of you sweet girl!

So, today we decided to add one more first

(please ignore Daddy's butt LOL)

SWIMMING!

Oh how you loved it.

Momma can't believe how big you've gotten!

You amaze me with how much you've grown

And I can't wait to see what the next 365 days will bring us!

Momma and Daddy love you very much!

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY!!

It's almost here...

I never thought 365 days would go by so fast, but we are now five days away from that wonderful, crazy, scary, amazing day last year when I realized I was finally going to meet my baby girl!

To read all about it, click here.

I need more time! I'm not ready for my baby to not be a baby anymore! I've decided to forgo on the planning of her party this year, because there's just too much I wanted to do. We have a banner for her that is personalized and it's pink, purple and green so I think that's the colors I'm going to go with. I am however making her THIS in rainbow colors to wear with a birthday girl onsie.

Her party isn't going to be until July 22nd, so I will have updates and pictures of that when I can!

Now, onto my Instagrammies for the last two weeks!

   

Instagrammies: Jam Packed Edition

I've been meaning to post this for a while, but I've been super busy keeping up with the puppies and the baby this week. My Instagrammies pretty much flopped, so I'm just going to be doing my own thang, since I love Instagram so much and it's an easy way to "document our lives in pictures".

I've been thinking about blogging a lot lately, and I have to say I can't participate like I want to anymore. Natalie is getting bigger and she's requiring more and more of my time, and she doesn't like to play on her own that much right now. I'll still be here, but I don't think I'm going to be scheduling any posts, or doing any "themed days" anymore. I want this blog to go back to the way it was when I first started blogging, for ME. Just us, our lives, no gimmicks, no flash, no sponsor posts, no giveaways, and blogging about what I want, and ONLY what I want...with a few reviews and maybe a hot guy or two mixed in. ::wink, wink::

You'll still see my nail polish (when I can find the time to do it), you'll still see my baby (DUH), you'll still see lots of pictures, I just can't be the blogger that everyone on the interwebs is trying to be. I can only be me.

That being said, I have a HUGE photodump ahead...prepare yourself! =)

I hope you'll continue reading, and I hope you won't be disappointed! Thank you as always! We love you all!