Organized Toys!

So I was tired of having random toys spewed all over the living-room just because Loralai couldn't find which toy she was looking for. I swear I pick up toys CONSTANTLY! I wish that our home was big enough to have a playroom! But until such time we move or finish the basement, I had to come up with a plan to keep the toys in order and under control! So I decided that labels for the buckets would make it easy for her (and me) to put the toys away, and make it very easy for her to find the toys she wants, and have all like toys in the same spot!

So I had seen many different labels around the internet, that were nice but a little generic, so what I decided to do is take pictures of her toys and make labels out of them. I figure she is a little young to be separating the toys, but having pictures of her actual toys would speed the learning process up a bit. I also included words so that when she eventually learns how to read, she would be able to associate the pictures and the words together! 

So if anyone wants to achieve the same look, all I did was take pictures of her toys, used Photoscape to edit,  print them on a colour printer (I printed them 5X7), laminate them, hole punch two holes at the top, and used cable ties to secure them to the buckets.I liked the idea of the cable ties just because when I eventually needed to change up the contents of the bucket, then all I have to do is cut the cable ties off and I did not permanently alter the bucket in anyway.

Update: We have had the labels up for two days now, and Loralai does amazing separating her toys! 

Birthday Sneak Peek!

So I can not believe that Loralai is going to be 3 years old in less than 1 month, 24 days to be exact! My little girl has already been a infant, baby, toddler, and now she is going to be a preschooler! Anyway, I wont get all sappy right now, I will save that for her 3rd birthday post ;) 

So of course party plans have started, and I am hoping to have the invitations made up this week so we can get them sent out by Friday! The theme for Loralai's 3rd birthday is a Vintage Ice Cream Parlor.

So there is a cute little ice cream truck near our house, Loralai and Mommy went there for a little photo shoot this weekend for a picture for the invitation. Below is a sneak peek, these are not the photo's that were selected for the invite, but it does give you a hint to the direction we were headed! 

 I will post the invitation as soon as they are made up and sent out! 

Now since the party will be held in my parents backyard (we wanted to hold it in our backyard, but with the amount of friends and family we wanted to invite, there is just not enough room in ours) here's to hoping for beautiful weather...rain rain stay away!

A day to celebrate being a Mommy!

Happy Mother's Day Mommies! 

I had such a good day Mother's Day yesterday. I got crepes for breakfast in bed, which Loralai so lovingly helped me eat =), Loralai, my Mom, and I went out shopping then had sushi for lunch. I had a couple of hours to myself in the afternoon (heavenly!), and then Daddy made pad thai for dinner for my mom and I. So although it was a day full of carbs, it was so nice! 

I did not take any pictures yesterday =( but I thought that I would provide an update of what us Baker's have been up to, plus the moments that make being a Mommy so worth it.

 First we have been doing a little gardening! Last year since we had just moved into the house recently, we did not get a chance (or have the money) to spruce up the outside of our home. I want to make sure that we keep it as low maintenance as possible, which is why there are no flowers in our garden, just a few trees and mulch. Why you see all the dirt is that there is two tiny sections next to the garden that have grass, so because it is tricky to get the lawn mower over these two sections, I decided to take out the sod and replace it with river rock. When we get the river rock in (should be this week) I will post a picture. We are also updating the backyard, but I will create another post about that later.

The next post is another one about her dance class. She loves it, and last Tuesday was parents week. The sense of proudness I feel is overwhelming! I honestly can say that I will be proud of her no matter what she does, no matter how good she is at it, just as long as she gives it her all and has fun! Being a Mom to me is about instilling good values, morals, a good sense of self worth, giving her lots of love, and hope that she turns around and makes good choices and continues to be good person with a big heart; in addition to that, I also want her to know that she will make mistakes, but what matters is what she learns from those mistakes! Those mistakes will just add to her understanding of who she is, and who she is meant to be, so embrace them. Every time I look at Loralai my heart smiles, and these are the reasons why I love being a Mother, and why I look forward to watching her grow up so much!

Why we are laughing in the video above is because this night in dancing, three of the little girls thought that Loralai was just so touchable! haha...too cute!

Love you my baby girl! :)