almost.

i can't believe in almost a month my baby will be 1 years old. feels like i was just pregnant with him! having 2 kids so close together has been hard to divide my time between them but lately maddon just lets me snuggle him all i want. he's never been that type of baby but im eating up every minute of it. im still trying to decide what to do for his birthday.. with it being on christmas day there aren't many options. im not going to do a half birthday in the summer. that just seems too weird to me. things are so crazy right now im hoping to even have time to pull together a party. we'll see, i guess.

{sneak peek at his 1 year pictures}

the tree.

it may be a little early but i decided to put our tree up a few nights ago. it took all of about 10 minutes. i wanted to do a super extravagant tree this year but decided i dont have the time so i just threw up a few ornaments and a zebra skirt. super easy and still pretty cute!

some other great news i wanted to share. this dude is pretty much potty trained. can i just tell you how amazing it is to just have one kid in diapers?

tutus.

I'm making tutus just for fun on the side... i know, like i have any spare time right? im crazy. anyway. i'll be taking a few custom orders and making some darling stuff for the holidays so if you have any questions email me at jenherem(at)yahoo(dot)com. these will make great christmas gifts too!



isn't she a doll? for any of you that knew dax this is his little girl. i met up with her and her mommy today for a shoot. i absolutely love them.. :)

two year old.

he's adorable, right?

well lately he is such a handful. i know he's 2 and he's supposed to be naughty, defiant, whiney, mischevious, etc., etc. but holy cow.. it's like he changed over night. nixen used to be a super well behaved little man.. where did that little guy go? he's into everything.. last week at a friend's house he dumped an entire bottle of baby wash over his head, a few days ago at another friends house it was vapo rub and yesterday he smeared mascara all over the toilet. and it's not like im not watching him... he's just super fast at getting into everything. when he's not standing on the counter or jumping on couches he's screaming, "no mamma" every chance he gets. he's become the worst eater. its almost impossible to get him to sit down and eat a anything. im not really too worried about that since he's still a tank but it's just annoying and not fun to cook for him. have i complained enough? ha. i love him with all my heart, most days, but someone please tell me this is normal and he'll return to my little sweatheart one day..

being a single mom is not for the faint of heart.

luxy bows.

doing a contest on my photog blog.
check it out.

jen herem photography

carnival baby.

my friend morgan and i decided to plan a baby shower for diana. she was pregnant with a baby boy due the first of this month. with our crazy schedules it was almost impossible to get this thing planned. we started planning months and months ago but really didn't do much until the week of. i think it turned out really cute and everyone had a great time catching up. the most exciting part was at the end when diana left for the hospital in labor. baby weston was born that night! we made it just in time.

me. diana & morgan.

ali's adorable baby, avi.

karlee. ashley. ali & avi.

diana & morgan



karlee & jordan

party favors were suckers embellished with clips courtesy of little shea's.

diana. me. karlee & ashley.

and finally... baby weston.

welcome to the world little man.

new start.

finally.. my new blog. this one will replace my old one and be mostly updates on my busy life as a mom trying to juggle running my own business and taking care of these crazy boys. i named it 'lullabies & lollipops' because those two things seem to be the most important things in nixen's life right now. he averages about 5 lollipops everyday and insists I sing him 3 songs before he goes to bed. thought it was cute. i'll try to keep it a bit more updated than i have been! make sure to update your links with the new one and if i dont have your blog address leave me a comment!! :)


xoxo