Freshly Picked: A Review

I am so excited to be able to have this opportunity to work with and review a pair of Freshly Picked Moccasins! We were sent a pair of their moccs in the weathered brown color.  They are the perfect neutral and match everything!

 

  

Why they are so great:

 

They are so easy for mama to put on baby and not so easy for baby to pull off.  This is wonderful for me because my child takes off everything I put on his feet.  These, he leaves on!

 

They're soft, the elastic ankle band doesn't allow pinching and the general nature of the shoe is easy, breezy comfort perfection. 

 

They're adorable.  The very first day we wore them I received so many compliments. 

 

They're quick. Forget the socks and it's a quick slip on and go, perfect for the wiggle worm phase (which we're in)...

 

I couldn't find any bad things about these moccs.  They've survived their first week walking in grass, gravel and dirt. They've gotten wet and even

scraped against concrete and nothing seems to phase them.




Not only do we love the moccs but the Freshly Picked team is awesome! Their customer service is exceptional and they were wonderful to work with!



 

 

 

So now that you've read this, go to their site and order a pair for your littles!  They just added Carryall handbags to the mix that look like the perfect mommy sidekick!

 

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Disclaimer: Freshly Picked sent us a pair of their awesome moccs for use and review.  All opinions are my own and 100% true.

 

 

 

Cru's 1st Year Photo Project

For those of you who follow me on Instagram and Facebook, you are aware that every week during Cru's first year, we posted a sweet photo of our boy.  I ordered all 52 mini prints from Social Prints Studio to display at Cru's first birthday and it was so much fun to lay them all next to each other! I am so happy I did this and plan to do it with all my other kiddos. 

The memory blocks were a gift from my sister-in-law and I am SO thankful to have received these!  Everyone needs to open a new Internet tab,  go to http://julianneseverson.com and order yours now!

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Lunch Date

Oh this weather! It makes my mood a little brighter, my music a little louder and my days more productive.  I love you sunshine!

 

Anyways, I just had to share some pictures today from our lunch date with daddy. I can't seem to get enough of these two lately!

 

 

Hope all you PNW peeps are loving this weather too!

Pumpkin Patch 2013

Last week we visited the Spooner Farms pumpkin patch! I was fighting a cold but sucked it up so we could enjoy the last beautiful day of the season and capture some memories of Cru's first pumpkin patch adventure!

Mt. Rainier was out and looking handsome next to my studly men. :]

Cru was highly distracted during most of our photo ops but I think he liked it!  It was definitely a sensory overloaded experience for the little guy!

Be still my pumpkin loving heart.  This kid is so stinking cute!

We sat Cru down next to some little pumpkins and decided the first one he grabbed we would take home!

The farm had a cute height chart we stood Cru up against.  Justin said he's going to make him pose there, every fall until he's 18.  HAH!

We visited the animal barn which had some chickens, turkeys, piglets and bunnies.

Outside we found a giant spider.  At least he was a happy spider!

If you follow me on Instagram, you would have seen a little photo collage I posted. It was such a fun evening and we look forward to doing it every year with our little family!

Cru Allen Dobson

It's been over a month since my last post. The reason being we finally welcomed our little bundle into the world. He is god greatest gift to us and we are so richly blessed to be his Mommy and Daddy!

Here is a short version of Cru's birth story.  We don't want to bore you or gross you out with too many details:

 

Cru Allen Dobson was born on 2/27/13 at 9:52 pm. I was a nervous wreck when we checked into the hospital that morning. The unknown of what the day was going to bring left me feeling very anxious and scared. We checked in at 11:30 am and once we were settled around 1:00 pm my dr started the pitocin and broke my water. Contractions were bearable until about 3:00 pm when we ordered the epidural.   Two hours later the anesthesiologist FINALLY showed up and after she worked her magic, the rest of the day was a piece if cake! Around 9:20 pm I started pushing and at 9:52 we welcomed our sweet, precious boy!

Justin (with the help of the dr) delivered our son and cut the cord. The whole experience was so peaceful and wonderful! It turned out so much better then either Justin or I could have imagined! I know it was because so many people were praying for us and once again god showed us his faithfulness and awesomeness and made the day perfect with no complications.

Cru was born at 8.85 lbs and 20.5 inches. He cried for a short second and after that was so alert and mellow!  Our love for him was an intense and instantaneous love. I couldn't believe the miracle of growing and having him, it sometimes still doesn't seem real that I am his mommy!

The hospital staff and our dr were incredible. They doted on us and made our stay perfect!

Cru is a perfect baby! He eats well, sleeps well and is all around a perfect boy! We are completely smitten!

So that's my short little birth story for y'all!  Here are some photos of the day, Justin did a great job of capturing everything! 

                                       last meal (chinese food yuuummm)                  last pregnancy photo 39 weeks and 4 days!

 



                                  checking in!                                                                       our room

                                      our room                                                               scared and ready to go!

                        me with my amazing parents!                                                 our sweet baby Cru!

                                Cru with Daddy                                                                Cru with Mommy

Baby Shower #5: Ready to Pop!

My final shower was hosted by a group of my bestest and oldest friends.  I've know one of these girls since daycare age!  I love that we are all still best friends and feel so blessed to have each and every one of these girls in my life!!

 

The theme was "Ready to Pop" and it was perfect because A. I'm ready to pop and B. Popcorn is one of my favorite snacks!

The drinks consisted of  Soda Pop, a Poppin Punch and Water with a Pop of Lemon :)

 

 

The menu included popcorn, jalapeno poppers, pizza pops, popcorn chicken, pop tarts and other food with pop! =]

This shower was hosted by my girlfriends I grew up with! Between all of us we either went to elementary, middle, high school or college together. I love that we are all still so close!

 

 

It was awesome and I am so thankful!  This was the last of my showers and I am so thankful for all the wonderful people in my life who have loved and blessed us so much! 

 

Now I am ready to meet my little boy!