Wedding Shower for Jon & Steph!

Well, after being rescheduled from the original date because of a snow storm, we had a successful wedding shower for the happy couple!  And, the wedding is now only 2 weeks away!!!

I planned a tropical theme for their shower because they will be spending their honeymoon in Hawaii!  It just seemed fitting!

The shower was for both Jon and Stephanie, so I wanted to do something fun to have them both be involved!  I found this great idea to "practice" feeding each other cake for their wedding!  The catch?  They had to feed each other without utensils and blindfolded!! It was GREAT!  They ended up having cake all over, and it was messy but oh so fun!

They were blessed with some great gifts from their registry, and we are very excited to help them start their marriage with all the things they needed for their home!

Congratulations Jon & Stephanie!  The wedding day will be here soon!  :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

We are having a wonderful family Valentine's weekend together!!

This year we decided to make homemade Valentine's treats!  I found this extremely easy recipe online that was great to make with kids!  So Logan and I spent some time yesterday making these yummy candies!

Just microwave the chocolate, put conversation hearts on top and chill!  So easy!!!

Once chilled, we cut into squares and wrapped them individually so that we can give them out to people.

I also found some very cool printable Valentine's cards online!  I was SO excited to find them!!!

We printed 3 different Valentine's cards this year to give out to our family and friends.  All you need is card stock, a color printer, and scissors.

Here is a photo of one of the Valentine's cards we printed online!  What a great idea, right?  I LOVE it!!!

Hope you and your family have a wonderful Valentine's Day weekend!  

Enjoy!  :)

Love, The Santans

  

9 Months and Counting

Three months until Elise's 1st birthday!!  I'm already starting to plan her party...so much fun!

So, here we are at 9 months old with many more firsts that we have experienced since the last update.  Elise is growing leaps and bounds!  I just want to share some of the fun things she's doing right now:

• Has had 3 teeth come through and a 4th just about ready to break through any day now.
• First said "bye bye" and waved.
• Standing up with our help or by holding onto something.
• Celebrated her first Christmas and opened a present for the first time.
• Started clapping her hands.
• Daddy taught her to give high fives.
• Eating other table foods beside baby food - She has tried Cheerios, bread, bananas, yogurt, ice cream, cupcake, etc.
• Tries to dance along to music while she sits.
• Speaks baby talk all the time.
• Went swimming for the first time.
• Loves to play with her toys and listen to music.
• Still sleeps 10 - 12 hours each night and takes 2 or 3 naps a day.

We love her so much! She has brought such joy to our lives, and each day always brings something new and exciting!