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On Tuesday, March 31st, Aiden had his first award ceremony! He made me SO proud and brought home FIVE awards! Walking into the cafeteria, th...

Aiden's Kindergarten Award Ceremony

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On Tuesday, March 31st, Aiden had his first award ceremony! He made me SO proud and brought home FIVE awards! Walking into the cafeteria, the students were beginning to march in. Looking out for Aiden, I spotted his teacher, said hi, saw his friends, smiled, but no Aiden. I walked over to Fred wondering if he had seen him, but still no Aiden. After a couple seconds, I looked up on the platform and there he was. In his navy blue H&M blazer, grey pants, grey tie and grey striped shirt from Children's Place, his Chuck Taylor's and a super hero cape alongside four other kids! To say I was surprised would be an understatement. Before the ceremony began, they recited a cute little number about why they were super.



The ceremony progressed and the awards were handed out, and every time I looked over at Aiden my heart grew ten times bigger. This was my baby, making me proud, my first born, my first TRUE love. The most surprising award that he received was the Principal's award for perfect attendance, since he missed one day of school for Our Wedding. But I guess since it was an excused absence it didn't really count.

As I mentioned in my previous post and also on Instagram a few weeks back, Aiden got invited to attend a STEM school that is near by. He continues to make me so proud and I now see all that discipline and hard work from home, paying off.

HERE WE COME FIRST GRADE!

I wish we could've captured the emotion behind this hug :)

Aiden and his teacher. He was sad because he didn't want us to leave.

The Thursday before Mother's Day, Aiden's school had their annual Mother's Day Tea. This was my first time attending, and seeing...

It's now been over two months since we got married and this post is way overdue! We got married on February 18th 2016, on our 5 year ann...

Our Wedding

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It's now been over two months since we got married and this post is way overdue! We got married on February 18th 2016, on our 5 year anniversary. We went to the main courthouse in West Palm Beach which was over an hour away from us but made for beautiful pictures.

The reason why we chose to go the courthouse route is because we are saving for our first home together. Which is a part of our 5 year goals. in 2 years, 2018, we should be closing on a house no later than December, and then, in 2021, exactly 5 years from our wedding day, our 10 year dating anniversary, we'll have our vow renewal. Which will be much bigger than our courthouse wedding.

I had bought my dress the year before online from Shop Akira, it is a white leather spaghetti strap dress with a sweetheart laced neckline. My headpiece is Irresistible Me, and my purse is a replica Chanel 2.55 bag. Fred got his jacket and shirt from Macy's. Aiden Kyle wore blue blazers as my something blue, from H & M. My bouquet and the three boutineers were from A Floral, and because they are faux flowers, are displayed on my vanity. After the ceremony we went to our favorite Italian restaurant, Maggiano's Little Italy, and had an amazing meal with a bottle of wine. The manager noticed that we were celebrating and sent out a huge dessert tray for us on the house. It was the most perfect day. I think I covered all the details, so now, pictures! 

For Valentine's Day Aiden usually sends a Valentine for each of his friends in his class. This year I decided to add a cute heart shaped...

DIY Valentine's Day Crayon Hearts

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For Valentine's Day Aiden usually sends a Valentine for each of his friends in his class. This year I decided to add a cute heart shaped crayon with each card. I was tagged in a picture on Facebook, and that's where I got the idea from. Now if you google how to make these, the majority of the tutorials require that you have heart shape molds. I didn't have any and was too excited to wait and go get some. So what I did instead was take an old cookie sheet, (which is now dedicated to crafts; If you want you can lay aluminum foil on the bottom of the pan but it probably wont come out as smooth), and my heart shaped cookie cutter. It was super easy and all it really takes is time. 

INGREDIENTS

• broken crayons
• cookie sheet or baking pan
• aluminum foil (optional)

METHOD

1. Separate your crayons and remove the wrappers. break them up as small as possible.    
   
2. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees. Lay your crayons on the cookie sheet. 
   
3. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let it cool for 15 minutes.
4. Cut out your hearts and let them cool for another hour before breaking them apart. 
   
5. After the hour, break them apart. 
   
6. Add a small tag or a coloring page to let the kids know that it's a crayon and  not a cookie or candy lol. 

If your little one is currently obsessed with WWE like Aiden is, then feel free to use this print out

I attached the crayon to the print out using Elmer's Glue

If you try this tag me on Instagram! @mommy_xo

Attempting two layers ?? #happybirthdayaiden A photo posted by Mommyxo (@mommy_xo) on Jan 22, 2016 at 9:55am PST For Aiden's 6th birthd...

Over the weekend I hosted my second brunch. There were four of us in total so I din't go over board with the food. I had guava pastries,...

Breakfast Casserole

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Over the weekend I hosted my second brunch. There were four of us in total so I din't go over board with the food. I had guava pastries, fruits, mini chicken and waffles and a breakfast casserole. The mini waffles didn't at all come out how I pictured in my head but I LOVED the casserole. I found the recipe on Pintrest and the next time I do this I'll definitely tweak it a bit. 

INGREDIENTS

1 lb breakfast sausage (I did turkey)

5 slices of bread (cubed)

8 eggs

2 cups shredded cheese 

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups milk

METHOD

1. Brown sausage. Drain and layer at the bottom of pan.

2. Place cubed bread on top of sausage.

3. Layer with 1 cup of cheese.

4. Blend eggs, milk & salt. Pour over cheese.

5. Spread 2nd cup of cheese on top.

6. Refrigerate overnight.

7. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. 

Next time I make this I'm gonna add green peppers, onions and maybe tomatoes. Hope you enjoy this as much as we did. 

Kyle Kyle, my youngest, was born the cutest, roundest, little 7lb baby boy ever! Only because Aiden was born 8lbs. :) He was tiny & pink...

Excessive Dry Skin!

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Kyle

Kyle, my youngest, was born the cutest, roundest, little 7lb baby boy ever! Only because Aiden was born 8lbs. :) He was tiny & pink and loved more than anything in that moment. After taking him home from the hospital and upon closer inspection we noticed that our perfect little bundle had small patches of dryness on his legs.

We asked his doctor on his first visit & were told that it was normal and would go away on its own. Well it didn't. At the next couple visits we were recommended Aquaphor. A greasy, Vaseline looking product which to me was only covering up Kyle's dryness and not really treating it. We were then recommended to use Aveeno. Now while this worked to some extent, it wasn't working well enough. Partly because while the moisturizer was great, we weren't using the right body wash. We were using the regular Aveeno Baby shampoo and body wash instead of the moisturizing version with cleanses without drying out the skin. We were finally getting somewhere. We went from moisturizing every couple hours to only twice a day. This eventually grew monotonous. 

One day my mum gave me three miniature bottles of Vitamin E oil! A light bulb instantly went off in my  head! Vitamin E is a natural moisturizer that can be used in the hair, on the skin, for your nails & even consumed! 

That night, after bath time, I made a mixture of Kyle's Aveeno lotion & a few drops of the Vitamin E oil in the palm of my hands and began to lather him with it. I could instantly see the difference. After an entire week of using the oil mixture his skin was baby soft. I started using it on Aiden as well, for all the little scars he had from playing & falling during his 5 year life span, and it cleared those right up! 

A lot of the times we buy all these over priced items assuming it will work because of its price tag, but really, all we need sometimes, is our mothers help.

Aiden 2.5 yrs old - Kyle 1.5 days old

Sofia & Joe are now officially off the market! The nuptuals were exchanged around 7:30pm on Sunday. Sofia wore a Zuhair Murad gown &...

Sofia Vergara & Joe Maganiello's Wedding Day!

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Sofia & Joe are now officially off the market! The nuptuals were exchanged around 7:30pm on Sunday. Sofia wore a Zuhair Murad gown & Joe wore a John Varvatos tux.

A photo posted by Sofia Vergara (@sofiaverga

All flowers & arrangements were by Jeff Leatham.

A photo posted by Sofia Vergara (@sofiavergara) on Nov 22, 2015 at 6:12pm PST

Goodnight. Gracias @mindyweiss @jeffleatham @zuhairmuradofficial @lorraineschwartz for helping us make our dream come true????????

A photo posted by Sofia Vergara (@sofiavergara) on Nov 23, 2015 at 1:55am PST

The couple exchanged wedding bands designed by Lorraine Schwartz.

Guests, who were asked to make donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Pittsburgh in lieu of gifts, included Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ariel Winter, Eric Stonestreet, Channing Tatum, Sarah Hyland, Reese Witherspoon, Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Ed O'Neill.

Sofia's #squad - congrats @joemanganiello & @sofiavergara -- we love you! #jofia

A photo posted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) on Nov 23, 2015 at 6:59am PST

Its the day before the big day! The day started with going to the pool. Sofia wore a gorgeous white dress from Martha Medeiros . @marthamede...

The couple are currently in Palm Beach. And while its only an hour or so drive away and as much as I LOOOOOVE Sophia & Joe (we're on...

Sofia Vergara & Joe Manganiello's Wedding Weekend - Day 1

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The couple are currently in Palm Beach. And while its only an hour or so drive away and as much as I LOOOOOVE Sophia & Joe (we're on a 1st name basis) I'll try my best to not be a wedding crasher.

They started dating in the summer of 2014 and were engaged six months later.
In September, Vergara opened up to "Good Morning America" about her upcoming wedding.

"I don�t have the dress. I know who�s making my dress, but it�s not ready," she said, adding she is kind of a bridezilla. "I am very detail-oriented so I am kind of like a nightmare. I have a very good memory. If you show me swatches of things, I can in two months exactly remember, �What happened with the one with the little border that had the little print?� I�m like, really bad.�

We r almost ready!! @jeffleatham ??????????

A photo posted by Sofia Vergara (@sofiavergara) on Nov 20, 2015 at 1:54pm PST

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A photo posted by Claudia Vergara (@cdvergara) on Nov 20, 2015 at 8:46am PST

We're not slurring our words; we are speaking in cursive. #Jof�a

A photo posted by Manolo Gonzalez Vergara, Esq. (@manologonzalezvergara) on Nov 20, 2015 at 11:57am PST