Valentine's Day Pictures

Happy Valentine's Day! 

Thanks to the amazing Andrea Hauck from Andrea Hauck Photography for the amazing pictures of Taylor and Kendall, My Tew Little Loves (hence where I got my shop name). Taylor is going through an odd stage where she absolutely hates getting pictures taken of her, Kendall loves the attention! 

Here are some samples of their amazing shoot: 

The banner and the girls headbands and outfits were by me. 

If you are planning a photo shoot and would like a custom outfit, email me at tewlittleloves@gmail.com!

Valentines Day Headbands

Check out these Valentine's Day Headbands I've been working on: 

All these headbands can be found on tewlittleloves.etsy.com!

I've been working on getting all my orders from my Jane.com deal this week before I go back to work :( I don't want to go back, my girls are too much fun! 

I am also working on my next blog post on the highs and lows of 2013... Definitely had both! Can't wait to post!

-Stacey

And just like that Christmas is over!

Seriously, as i am sitting here writing this, it makes me so sad to think that all that planning, shopping, anticipating is over just like that! Why can't Christmas be longer? Christmas Eve and Christmas day are crazy days for us as a family. It's 7:14 pm and my girls are sound asleep, all the festivities wore my pretty girls out!

Santa was good to my girls this year and again i was reminded why i should adopt that three present plus santa gift rule for the girls next years to come! The girls got showered with presents from my side of the family, my hubby's side of the family, and our extended family. So many gifts, not to mention what happened to us this Christmas morning. 

Kendall and Daddy are our early happy risers and were awake before Taylor and I. Soon after i got out of bed and a short time after that, Taylor got out of bed. Taylor was in disbelief and so excited to see what santa had brought her. She immediately started playing and playing, we couldn't get her to open ANY other presents. My hubby and I opened up a few for her, but not interested. As i am writing this on the evening of Christmas Day, we still have presents under the tree for Taylor. This just reassures me that the 3 gifts idea is a great idea!

So how was your holiday season? Crazy or Chill? I am not sure if we will ever get a nice chill holiday because we love our families way too much to not have a crazy holiday!

So highlights or lowlights of this past week:

1. Taylor got croup :( sad sad to see my child like this! After a steroid shot at the perfectly right time, we were able to get it under control (thank god). We managed for Kendall not to catch it, not sure how we did that and we survived. I knew something was wrong when my poor girl was breathing really loud during her nap and I noticed a hive. Taylor + sickness = hives (ALWAYS). Called the doctor and got it taken care of. So my poor girl received a cocktail of medicine every night for about 2 days. Her cough was a little bad but not too bad. I swear by Vicks when my babies have coughs, apply Vicks on their chest, back and feet then put their socks on. Seriously the cough goes away, instantly. I also swear by the Little Colds All Natural Cough Syrup which is made out of honey. Works AMAZING and stops a cough!

2. My Kendall Doll turned 6 months today! Yay and Nay! Yay, because she is getting so big, so fun, and becoming so close to her sister. Nay, because she's my little baby and growing so fast. I never understood why people would say that my days and year would fly by. They do. Way too fast. It's not fair. Kendall is almost sitting up and rolling and scooting all over. Her favorite place this holiday season was under the tree!

3. I don't know if you guys have heard of Origami  Owl but OH MY GAWD! This jewelry is one of a kind! You buy a chain, a locket, and charms. You design it yourself! Merry Christmas to me! If you would like more info on this jewelry contact Autumn Morga at autumnmorga.origamiowl.com.

4. My Hubby and I had said no gifts for Christmas since we are planning a trip for spring break. I knew he had something up his sleeve simply because I know him. Sure enough, Christmas morning he surprised me with a Mac Book Pro. I am using it right now as I am writing. I LOVE IT! Can't wait to keep on bloggin' and expand my business!

5. Have I mentioned that i am now a vendor for Groop Dealz?! Ok, well maybe in the last post i gave it away. But I am so excited for this new adventure along with working with Jane.com. I have TWO set dates for Groop Dealz already. Want a smokin' deal on the XL Striped Flower headband?! Head on over to Groopdealz.com on December 29th for the all new low price of $5.99.

6. And...we have officially hit the TERRIBLE TWO's! I know, I know, people say the teenage years are much worse and if the terrible two's are this way, i don't even want to begin to think about Taylor's teenage years. Makes me so scared! Seriously, I have lost count of how many times my sometimes not so sweet has to go sit in her time out spot. It hurts my heart! 

And I leave you off with some of our candid Christmas picture: 

Posing! We did not ask her to pose!

Hay ride on Christmas Eve!

Loving her stocking.

Not interested in any other gifts!

Merry late Christmas!!!!

-Stacey

Santa came to the Tew's Casa!

Saturday was such an eventful day for all my littles. Saturday morning, we woke up and got ready to go have breakfast with Santa. Such a great idea and we are already planning on going next year. Breakfast was buffet style and they had Christmas carols in the background while we ate. Love seeing the littles so happy. Taylor saw Santa from afar and waved and said hi to him, but every time I asked her to go say Hi to him in person and take a picture, she would inform me that she was still eating. The funniest thing, not because i am her mom, but she is one smart cookie. She knew that I wouldn't stop her from eating. And so that was her excuse the whole time! Here are some pictures of our awesome adventure.

The girls ready to go eat breakfast. Both Kendall and Taylor are wearing Tew Little Loves headbands and Taylor is wearing a fabric Tew-Tew, soon to be listed on Tewlittleloves.etsy.com. Kendall is wearing the Handmade Fabric Bow in Metallic Gold Chevron. These will be featured on Jane.com on 12/21.

 

 

Taylor thought Santa was so funny looking.

 

 

Happy Happy girls!

 

 

Such a Daddy's girl!

 

 

Saturday evening was our kids Christmas and Cookie decorating party was a success. The kids had a blast decorating cookies, getting a gift from Santa and enjoyed eating all the sweets that all the Mamma's had brought. All in all, such a great day. The mess was so worth it and THIS will be our yearly tradition. My hopes are to make it a little bigger each year!

 

For dinner we had chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, tator tots, and fruit cups for the littles. For the adults the hubby grilled chicken, my favorite kind of chicken. We had tons of sides and needless to say, no one went hungry at this party.

 

That Black Chair with a red cushion was ready for Santa. We asked all the parents to bring a gift for their little so Santa could deliver a gift.

 

This picture was taken way before anyone showed up. We had tons of sweets and the kids loved that got unlimited sweets, such a special occasion.

The kids cookie decorating table. Lots of sweets and frosting's. One of the littles was more into the frosting than the cookies, typical for a 2 year old.

 

 

 

After Taylor's nap she woke up to the littles table decorated, she was being so good but just couldn't resist to sit in awe of everything.

 

So much fun!

 

 

 

Taylor was scared of Santa and couldn't use the excuse that she was still eating, so I had to be in the picture too.

We had such an amazing Santa show up! So many thanks to my father in law for playing the MOST amazing Santa! We found his new gig!

 

 

 

 

Here's a sneak peek on what will be on sale on Jane.com on 12/21. Loving all of these Metallic fabrics. These will be on sale for only $3.99 (reg. $9), you don't want to miss this deal!

 

<3 Stacey

Getting ready for SANTA!

The hubby and I have decided to begin a wonderful tradition for our girls and all of the littles. We will be having a Christmas party for the kids, complete with cookie decorating, kids menu, and a visit from Santa. I am beyond excited about this! Even though this is truly all last minute, I am expecting great results.

I cannot wait for this Saturday and post pictures of all the decor and the happy and sad faces of all the littles when Santa shows up!

Outfits are planned and headbands are in the making! I am still deciding on a few appetizers for the grown ups but other than that I am all done. My craft room is FILLED with things to decorate the littles table.

This is my last week of school before Christmas break and I am feeling a tad bit overwhelmed but in a GOOD way! Saturday morning we will be taking the girls to have breakfast with Santa and Saturday night we are having the Christmas party at our house.  I also have some orders that need to go out next week from my Jane.com deal, a new deal starting on Jane.com on Thursday of next week on these AMAZING handmade headband bows for only $3.99 each (reg. $9)! You don't want to miss this deal!

Also on Thursday, I am hosting Bunco at the house, complete with an Ugly Sweater theme and alcohol exchange.

 

I am also teaming up with Andrea Hauck from Andrea Hauck Photography to come up with some awesome headbands and outfits for upcoming mini photo shoots for a Valentine's and Mardi Gras shoot. (If you are local to Yuma, you don't want to miss these!) So during my break, I will be busy planning and creating away!

 

I seriously CANNOT wait to spend some time with my beautiful girls. Even though I love my teaching job, nothing compares to spending time with these girls!

(L: Kendall, R: Taylor)

Taking a picture of them together is almost near IMPOSSIBLE!

 

So here's to a busy non-relaxing, crazy busy, changing diaper, toddler tantrum, party filled, family filled, bow making, headband creating and blog writing 3 weeks off!

(...and maybe I'll get some sleep in between.)

 

PS. Yesterday's "Dinner with a Flair" was amazeballs! It was thanks to the crock pot and it was Chicken Taco Soup via Is it Really my Life? A MUST try for busy days! You can also find the recipe here! I didn't even take a picture because it was too delicious to wait to eat plus I am drinking green smoothies for breakfast and lunch so I was MORE than ready for some solids!

 

<3 Stacey