Happy

This post is about nothing other than things I am happy about right now, starting with this little beauty:

Photo courtesy of Amazon.com

 This should be arriving on my doorstep any day now and I am SO excited!  Chad wanted to get me something extra special for my first Mother's Day and he knew I liked (and wanted) one of these cute beach cruiser bikes.  I knew I wanted a fun color and a white seat, and thankfully I found this one on Amazon that was A) in stock and B) highly rated and C) seriously on sale, as in over 60% off its original price.  Score.  This bike just looks like it belongs in a vintage photo with flowers in a front basket, propped up on a dilapidated fence on a beach in Nantucket.  Love it.

The best part about this is that Chad told his mom about it so she decided to get a baby bike seat and helmet for Charlotte's birthday.  She's sending them early, and I am so excited to be able to ride around town with my little lady.  We're going to paint the town red this summer!

 Unrelated, but just as fun, I have to show some sneak peeks of Charlotte's birthday gifts.  I am in no danger of her checking out my blog or speaking with anyone about her presents, so here they are.  I mentioned several posts back that I have been working on a photo book using Shutterfly that documents the highlights of her first year.  I ended up ordering it two weeks ago because they were 50% off and it arrived last week.  I love it!  It just needs a few pictures & captions at the end (I ordered several blank pages to account for the photos from this month) and it will be done!  I am planning on doing a book every year for her birthday that she'll have as a keepsake.  I don't normally print photos besides the ones I frame, so this will be a one-stop way have all the highlights from the year in one place.  Here's a peek at the book:

We also wanted to get her some kind of keepsake like a locket or charm.  I searched all over Etsy and found this great shop called Bittybits that sells adorable little bracelets and jewelry and customizes them with engraved charms.  I ordered one, and it arrived a few days later and I could not be happier with how it turned out:

It came with an extender so that it will fit her as she grows.  It's so tiny and sweet; I highly recommend this shop!

Remember these scraps of fabric from a month or two ago?

Well, I turned them into a pillowcase dress for Charlotte.  I used this tutorial, which was excellent and super simple to follow.  There's even a sizing guide for sizes as tiny as 3 months, all the way up to a 6T.  Here's the finished product (excuse the poor lighting):

Also making me happy?  Flowers.  The hard work is (mostly) done and it's on to the fun stuff.  I'm going out this weekend to get all my flowers and finish this project for good.  "For good" meaning for the season.

And last, but most certainly not least:

S'mores.  Heck yes.

It's the little things.

Enjoy your weekend!

~Stacy