Here are a few pics we snapped on Mother’s Day at my parents’ house. This little stinker is learning how to ham it up for the camera, and I love it!
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OK, it’s possible we either had a breakthrough after 3 years and 3 months, oooor just a day of good luck. Usually when I take Amelia to the studio I almost end up in frustration tears. Why can’t you just look at me and smile, one time?! This time she had just woken up from a nap (a rare occurrence in our daily lives), and I had her pretty new princess dress ready. When I asked if she wanted to take some pictures she said, “Sure!” and proceeded to get dressed and pick out a stool to sit on. I went with it and ended up with this cuteness. Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter weekend surrounded by those who matter most to you!
Amelia’s Dress $20 | Bow Ballet Flats $15 | Photography Studio
I look forward to the Indian River County Firefighters’ Fair every year… the corndogs, cotton candy and fun rides are always a good time. Amelia had fun this year… minus the rides we semi-forcefully coerced her to go on… “It’ll be fun, we promise!” Five minutes later, “That was very scary!” Oopsy! : ) I couldn’t ride many rides this year but Daddy had a great time going on the swings, giant slide and Dinosaur roller coaster. Til next year…
This past weekend was absolutely gorgeous… sunny and 75 degrees with a slight breeze. On Saturday, we made tuna melts and had a lovely lunch outside under our makeshift beach umbrella dining table. This turned into a brainstorming session on how to make this space cuter.
We’ve toyed with the idea of a pergola/trellis/vine thingy over the pavers, but I just don’t 100% feel it. It could have to do with our overhangs, or the fact that it would also require upkeep to keep it fresh and pretty, I’m not sure.
The patio furniture was a housewarming gift from my Aunt and looked adorable on our screened porch… however when we enclosed the porch into a sunroom, we moved the furniture to our outdoor patio and it hasn’t fared as well. I think the only kind of furniture that will survive outdoors in Florida is wrought iron or teak. I also can’t decide on what types of pieces I want. I’d like to think I’d sit on couches or lounge chairs all the time but the truth is most of the time when I’m out there, I’m eating a meal. So I think I’d like a nice large dining table and enough chairs to host cute little al fresco dinner parties from time to time.
We’re hoping these vines take off crawling all over the walls this spring/summer. It’ll help fill in the empty walls on either side of the single window. I feel like I need to go on one of those HGTV make over shows because I’m stumped! Do you think just a furniture update with some cute little planters will cute up the space enough? Or does it need a complete overhaul?
Headed to Jamaica for the weekend to photograph a destination wedding! See ya next week. : )
Today is my birthday! After I had my daughter, I realized that while my own birthday is fun, my daughter’s birthday was even more special to me. I love remembering the day she came into our lives… and I’m so happy to share that in a few months our family will have another birthday to celebrate! Amelia will be a big sister in September and the three of us couldn’t be more excited!
And here’s proof of the little one at 10 weeks 4 days, how cute is he/she?! : ) So be forewarned that there will be cute maternity style and adorable baby room decor on Cute & Co. in the near future!
Had a lovely beach day today… getting excited for an upcoming trip to paradise! : ) Follow me on Instagram — @nickivitalicphoto
The topic of raising chickens rarely comes up in a normal conversation… but if it does, whenever we tell people we have chickens we’re bombarded with a ton of questions. Why? Is it hard to take care of them? What do you feed them? How many eggs do they lay? Steve talked about getting chickens for awhile but I kept telling him he was crazy, that is until we visited his brother who had a whole bunch of them running around his property. They were so cute and Amelia had a blast chasing them around. So one Saturday about a year ago when I was at a wedding, Steve took Amelia to pick out a few little chicks.
Steve was going to put up a simple coop but after a little bit of googling, I found a much cuter option. So he got to building and now our chicks have a sweet place to sleep at night! They’re super easy to take care of, just make sure they have fresh water and food — we shut up the coop at night (especially after a possum attack on one of the girls, no worries she survived), and let them out during the day to peck around and give themselves dirt baths. They lay one egg per day (can you imagine?!) but they go through resting periods too. It’s crazy when they are all laying and we have 5 fresh eggs a day! Let’s just say we eat a lot of omelets and make tons of wasabi deviled eggs, yum. My favorite is when they hop up next to the window outside our sunroom and peer inside, they’re curious little birds and so cute. So to answer another common question… no, we will never eat them. : )
If any of you guys are on Instagram and want to catch a glimpse into life with my 3 year old… follow me! I also post pics from our weddings and shoots from time to time if I remember to! It’s sad to say that so much of Amelia’s life is documented through iPhone pics… but it’s a reality due to convenience and the unlikelihood of carrying around a 5D3 in my purse. : )
