One of my best friends in the universe is having a baby soon! Is it just me or is it baby season? I’m loving every minute of it and can’t wait to snuggle all of the sweet babies. I love her little guy already….you’d think I was the pregnant one judging by my excitement!
I hosted a shower for her a couple of weeks ago and had the best time. It was a perfect group of her friends who came from different parts of Kansas to shower Jenn and soon-to-be Baby Tuttle. She received some pretty awesome gifts that will definitely come in handy in a few months.
I only got a few snapshots of the day, but our smiles sum up the fun we had.
I drew inspiration from one of my favorite blogs, 
I set out the Shutterfly photo books I’ve made for her over the year, as well as the scrapbook my Mom has made of her life thus far! She is such a crafty lady! 
For food, we did snacks and drinks. I found the cute chalkboard tags at TJ Maxx (top 5 favorite places to shop!). 
The kiddos at the party received party favors, which were coloring books, crayons and a little tag thanking them for coming to the party. 
My Mom made this amazing Happy Birthday bunting banner. It was the perfect “vintage chic” touch!
Brandon was so nice to hang out with the birthday girl while I ran around making the final touches. It was even during the Nebraska game….and if you know anything about Brandon, you know that holding a fussy baby during the game was quite a sacrifice. That’s a super guy for ya! 
I printed Charlotte’s month-by-month photos and displayed them in a banner for everyone to see how much she’s grown and changed! 
They’re beautiful, personalized, and super high quality. I see lots of fun card-making in the future!
This Mexican Lasagna is to die for! I’ve been seeing the recipe float around Pinterest for some time now and thought I should go ahead and try it. I tweaked it to make it my own, so I’ve included the recipe below, but it derived from 
Charley got to meet her all of her Rinehart side of the family. She is one of 16 GREAT grandchildren- Wow!
She also got to meet her Aunt Michaela and Uncle Dave! They live in San Fransisco and are visiting for the holiday. Michaela and I have been friends…since birth, so I was excited to introduce them to one another! It’s so hard to believe we’re at this stage of life. After 27 years, we’re really more like family, so it felt so special to have her meet our little one!
Her new stocking cap is ADORABLE on her itty bitty head!
Opening her stocking on Christmas morning
Grandpa putting Charley down for her nap…
This girl LOVES her exersaucer! Thanks to my good friend, Erin for letting us borrow it!
Just a bit of our house this holiday season
Eric got me this beautiful KitchenAid mixer! I was pretty shocked. I’ve always said that when I have a kitchen big enough to put it on the counter, I wanted one. I was definitely not expecting it this year though!! I’ve already used it several times, and I’m pretty much obsessed. Thanks, Eric!!! 
Eric took “no shave November” one month too long. He and a friend from work didn’t shave their beards until December 23! We had some fun in the trimming process. Who doesn’t love a mustache with twirlies at the end? 
Howdy! Welcome to our little piece of the blogosphere! We are a couple of Jayhawkers who met, fell in love, and have a brand new little one! If you love all things cooking, entertaining, DIYing, and traveling then you came to the right place. Take a seat and stay a while!
