The Views of a Lilifly...

Oliver turned one! and for his birthday party I wanted to make it special but not too fru-fru. We chose the little monster theme, because I mean have you seen how cute those little monster are. The Chevron Treat Boxes are from Oriental Trading, and I just glued the Die-Cut Monsters from the Dollar Tree. The Picture Frames to Hold all of the Party Signs are from Ikea. I created this Blackboard style with all of the little specifics about our Little Monster, and his guestbook was part of this scrapbook I made, I will continue to add pages for all his birthdays to come. The centerpieces for the tables and the teal plastic tablecloths were also from oriental trading. I created this Monster One from a Foam board from Dollar tree as well as the googly eyes, and the tissue paper and ribbon from target. This Project was only $5 and it was totally worth the time.  His guestbook, I glued a bunch of little white cards for his guest to sign and so that he may keep

Well Oliver has definitely grown in a blink of an eye, at least that is the way that it seems to me. I was printing his monthly pictures to put up in his room and I realized I have not posted pictures of him up until now. I still have to pinch myself, because these mommy journey feels like a dream. I found out I was pregnant in August after trying for almost a year. You would think that it meant I was ready, but no finding out I was indeed pregnant was the best most exciting/terrifying news ever. It meant that for the first time in my life someone else was sharing my daily habits; eating, exercising (lol, like I do anything) and just simply living. I became a healthier version of myself for the next 9 months but I wondered what he would be like once he was born. My husband and I have many things in common but I feel we have many differences, while he is extremely active I am not, while he prefers beers and chips I rather Nutella my way to next week.  I wondered would this little bea

So I made these images to put inside some frames at my office and make it more spirited for Halloween. I decided to share the love so by all means use them. Let me know what you think of them.

This is the first year in our home, (we bought a house-gasp- and I hadn't share the news) so I really want to make the home look cozy but totally decked out for Halloween. After a few minutes looking on Pinterest I have my inspirations narrowed down, and I am sharing my plans with you, as well as the link to all these lovely fellow bloggers.  Boo Sign Project!! Love the sign for above the front door. Boo Sign Inspiration   Bats Cut Outs Project Bats décor  Creepy Twigs and Birds. I shall be roaming the neighborhood for dried twigs, and I saw the perfect crows or ravens to use at the dollar tree. I also love the plethora of pumpkins. Creepy Twigs Project   These are a few of the simple ideas I plan to tackle on, for the porch décor. Will include pictures once I set everything up. 

Since I shared some of the details from my baby shower I am also going to attach some of the printables  I used, and maybe they can help someone who is having a baby boy. They are in English and Spanish, but let me know if you need just the english and I will email it to you.

In honor of #TBT i though I would share some pictures from my amazing baby shower back on january. I had no specific theme in mind, I just knew that i wanted it to be in a restaurant that way neither of my parents would have to worry about the mess or about cooking (Honestly best decision made!!). The colors and decorations were all gray and Aqua and I used an elephant image to tie it all together. The venue was la carreta restaurant  As the guest walked in this is the first they would see, and i attached grey, blue and clear polka dot gallons to the frame stand (made by my amazing father)  The cake was vanilla and chocolate with vanilla custard filling, just delish. The Vicky Bakkery at Hialeah Gardens was the one that made it, and i was very pleased with the result, especially since it was only 125 dollars!! The elephant cake topper I purchased at etsy and the little flags at oriental trading.  I asked the restaurant to set up two long family style tables that way friends