Applique Designs

A spot to collect (and showcase!) my various embroidery/applique options.

Often I snap a quick pick right before rushing the item out the door... so I apologize for blurry photos or bad lighting!

Birthday Boys and Girls:

Mardi Gras:

Valentine's Day:

St. Patty's Day:

Easter:

4th of July:

Halloween:

Fall/Thanksgiving:

Big/Little Brothers/Sisters:

Assortment of fun things:

Bibs and Burp Cloths:

Golf Towels:

Baby/Kid Polos:

Find more at my shop: www.A-Little-Something-Extra.com!

Toys at Target

Chris, Bradley and I took a family trip to Target this weekend. We made the mistake of heading down the toy aisle...

"Mom, I need a Super Soaker Water Gun."

"See, it has a special knob to soak your opponent!"

"Wait. What's that?"

"Luke, I am your Father."

"Just kidding, it's me!"

I think my trips to Target just got more fun... and expensive!

A Day at the Park

Bradley and I have swim lessons each week at the local swimming hole. Afterwards, we enjoy a picnic lunch and play in the park before walking home. It's one of the highlights of my week!

I mean, when you get to see smiles like this, how could it not be?

He loves to crawl around the synthetic grass, then pull up on the different play structures:

The rope is particularly fun (and wobbly!):

Peek-a-boo!

 Even though we have a tons of fun, he's very obedient when it's time to go home:

Nap time? Don't mind if I do!

After an afternoon of swimming and playing... Bradley's ready to take a snooze... and so is Mama!

Morning Coffee

Just enjoying a nice moment with my Minnie Mouse coffee mug, while Bradley plays quietly.

Wait. What??

"Hey mom!"

"This thing is awesome!"

"No time for photo, though... too much to explore!"

Hm. There you have it.

New Dinner Digs

This was happening more and more lately...

What's not pictured? The tray where all the blueberries were sitting before he took it off...

Oh. And he can wiggle his way out of the bumbo, too. So that's not an option anymore...

But this new high chair is!

Bradley loves his new dinner digs!

But he's not so impressed with Mama's shutterbug tendencies:

Just chilling with some blueberries:

Sniff! My little guy is growing up!

Summertime

Bradley first trip to the neighborhood swimming hole wasn't well documented, but I did get a few photos of my water baby:

Ready to take a dip!

Happy baby heading home.

I'm sure we'll be spending lots of time there this summer, so I'll try to get some shots of Bradley actually enjoying the pool.

The Dragon Pool

With summer rapidly approaching here, Chris and I decided we needed something for Bradley to enjoy in our backyard.

So we bought an ultra-classy blow-up pool with a dragon that spouts water.

He loves it!

Wait a minute. Is that a shark in the water!?

Nope! Just Bradley's (ADORABLE) swimsuit!

I see many hot summer afternoons being spent in Dragon Pool!

Rainy Days

A few weeks ago we had one of those Houston downpours. But Bradley and I had a lunch date!

So... we dressed for the weather!

Bradley's two bottom teeth had just come in, so he was ALWAYS walking (scooting?) around with his tongue out. How rude!

And off he goes!

Time to splash in some puddles!

My son, the Brawny Baby

Perhaps he's a lumberjack?

Or maybe just likes Brawny paper towels:

Either way, it's too hot in Houston for this outfit! (Which was actually worn earlier this month when it was unseasonably cool...)

Game Changer

On May 13th I walked into Bradley's room as he was finishing up his nap.

This is what I found:

And it hasn't stopped!

He loves to scoot to the window and watch the train go by:

And get into taller shelves:

Yep! This is a game changer! Bradley is on the move!

Bradley's First Mardi Gras

Not sure how I missed blogging about this...

Back in February, we took Bradley to his first Mardi Gras. He loved it!

Here are some family shots before our boys rolled on the nighttime parade. All were taken by our super talented photography pal (and sweet babysitter), Harley.

Bradley is wearing his crown: King Orion LXIII, as I'm sure he'll be following in the footsteps of his Papa P (King Orion XIII).

Here's a close-up (taken by my trusty iPhone):

All the boys pre-parade:

And the Hill family (minus babies Lucy and Maria):

After the parade, we danced the night away at the ball (also an iPhone pic... in case that wasn't obvious):

Bradley did not attend.

Many more good times to roll ahead, I'm sure!

Grocery Shopping

A quick trip to HEB just got a little more complicated.

Everyone wants to stop and chat with the handsome fellow in my shopping cart!

I guess I can't blame them...