You’re never too young to fall in love with a new pair of shoes…

Or pretend you’re a model and pose with a serious face…

She refuses to take these shoes off by the way…

I have no idea where she get’s it from

The freezing cold temps of winter make it challenging to be outdoors, especially for M.  Looking for different indoor activities we could do at home, I randomly purchased some Play-Doh.  I had no idea what her reaction would be. The main thought that crossed my mind was she’d try to eat it.

On a day where we peaked on every toy we had in the house, I decided it was Play-Doh time. I laid her mat on the table, set up the Play-Doh, put her in her chair, and waited to see what she’d do with it.

M was beyond fascinated.  So fascinated that she played for over an hour, without needing any of my help.

She mainly reorganized all the Play-Doh containers.  At one point she did bust out the rolling pin and tried to make some shapes.

I’m very happy with this for three reasons…

1. It kept her entertained for over an hour (with light supervision).
2. I was able to finish a load of laundry and clean & reorganize some kitchen drawers.
3. She didn’t try to eat any of it

Success and happiness for all parties involved!

Weekly Bite house keeping note: I realize I still have the christmas header up, and I realize February is next week. Bare with me for one more week *pretty please* the new site design is just about done, we’re just doing some final tweaking Have a great weekend!

We got a little snow in the DC area last night.  When I say a little, I mean about five inches, which is enough for the entire DC area to shut everything down.

This meant no school for M today.  Snow Day = Soft Serve Day

We went to Artfully Chocolate.  I love this place for so many reasons.

1. Its just down the street from our house
2. It has the best Diva Hot Chocolates ever!
3. It has soft serve

Here’s M mesmerized by all the retro candy…

These are just a few pics of their cool candy selection.

Turkish Taffy….

Skybar’s…

PEZ dispenser’s + candy refills….

Hello Kitty Marshmallow Pops….

We stuck with what we went for.  We split a chocolate vanilla swirl soft serve with sprinkles…

It was the perfect afternoon outing

Check out this super sweet outfit….

Let’s go ahead and point out the highlights of this rockstar attire.

• First off, she’s wearing her PJ’s, not even cute pj’s, old faded pj’s.
• She’s wearing a pair of old socks that came in a pack of 6 at the dollar bin at Target.
• And finally, the blazer.  When did this little girl learn how to put on a blazer buy herself?!

My cousin was kind enough to send us a box of clothes that his daughter has outgrown (I love hand-me-downs). I was in the kitchen cooking eggs and she walked out of our guest bedroom with this blazer on.

Of course I had to help her with the buttons. Tears were forming when she couldn’t figure it out herself.

Once that blazer was on, she was one happy kid.

This made me wonder… is this the beginning of the dress up phase?  The day before she was obsessed with her yellow polka dot raincoat.  She wore it from the moment she woke up, till pajama time.

If it is, that is OK by me.  That smile pretty much says it all…

The home improvement kick continues!!  I blame it on all the decorating blogs I’ve been reading.

I’ve been reading waaaay to many decorating blogs.  I would list off my favorites to you, but the list is easily over 75 blogs and growing.

I have a mild obsession with chalkboards.  After reading so many blogs, it was nice to know I’m not alone.  I’ve had it in my head to make a wall calendar out of an old chalkboard for a while now, I just needed the perfect chalkboard.  I wanted the chalkboard to have an old look to it, so after searching the the internet for months, I finally found this chalkboard on Etsy.  Its an old farm window w/original hardware that was converted into a chalkboard.  I purchased it for only $25!!  This chalkboard is rather large standing at 33″ tall and 31″ wide.  With Mr. Weekly Bite’s help, we turned this into a calendar

First thing we did was tape the frame with painters tape, that way we could mark where the lines would go.

Next, we drew out on paper how big we wanted the rows and columns to be.  With a pen, we marked on the tape where each line would go.

I went to Michael’s and purchased these chalkboard paint markers.  They have a nice clean look when you write on a chalkboard with them, and they only wipe away with water.  This is what I wanted because the month & days of the week would be in regular chalk.

With a ruler, we carefully drew each row and column.  Once it dried, I wrote in each day of the week.  Then with regular chalk I wrote in the month and numbered the calendar.

Here’s the finished product!

I loved the way it turned out!  And its just the look I was going for

We even left room on the bottom for a ‘notes’ & ‘to do’ sections  All for a whopping $35!  This includes the cost of the chalkboard and the markers.

Look who decided to sneak into the picture….  I swear every time I pull the camera out she’s front and center.

The Chalkboard Calendar will be housed on the wall in our office area.  It’ll look so cute over our desk.  I’ll be sure to take some pics of it!

Enjoy the rest of your day

The other day Mr. Weekly Bite and I were fantasizing.  Fantasizing that we had all the dinero in the world and could buy anything we wanted whenever we wanted.  So we asked the question: If you had a million dollars to buy to your hearts content what would you buy?  If we were gazillionaires, of course we would donate to our favorite charities… but this is our fantasy list.  Enjoy.

My pick:

1) Pistachio Green & Cream 1968 Vespa Scooter

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Isn’t it so pretty! I’ve had a thing for Vespa scooters for many years now.  There’s something about them that I love.  Whenever Mr. Weekly Bite asks me what I want for a birthday for Christmas present I say this.  The thing is I don’t want just any vespa.  It has to be this one.

At least I can fantasize

Mr. Weekly Bite’s Pick:

2)  Jeep Grand Wagoneer

Mr. Weekly Bite has an unnatural obsession with this vehicle.  This was the car he drove his last two years in college.  He sold it after he graduated and has regretted it ever since.

My Pick:

3) Canon 5D Mark ii

This is way more camera then I will ever need or know what to do with.  But this is a fantasy list, right?  I’ve had the pleasure of shooting with this camera, and trust me, it is dreamy.  I highly doubt I will ever own this camera.  Right now I have my eyes on the 7D, which will probably happen in like 30 years.

Mr. Weekly Bite’s Pick:

4) Magnum PI’s Ferrari

I rolled my eyes when he pulled this image up on my computer.  But this is a fantasy list, so I guess he’s allowed

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My Pick:

5) Unlimited shopping spree every single day for the rest of my life to these two stores

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I love everything J Crew makes.  Even the questionable stuff.  And Anthropologie, well, I could easily set up camp in that store if I needed to. Having a unlimited amount of spending every day for the rest of my life at these two stores would make me one happy lady

Mr. Weekly Bite’s Pick:

6) The Magnum PI Helicoptor

Again with the Magnum PI!  Apparently he’s obsessed with Magnum PI.

My final pick:

7) Madsen Cargo Bike

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I’m beyond obsessed with this bike!  I love everything about it.  The look, the efficiency, the fact that it has a high cuteness factor… it does it all for me.

I can picture myself on a warm summer day with a cute sundress on, M buckled in the back as we make our way to the farmer’s market.  Remember – this IS a fantasy

So there you have it.  That’s our fantasy wish list.  If you had a million dollars, what would be on your list?

Happy Day Dreaming

I was in the kitchen washing dishes. Sesame Street was on in the living room, and somehow, she managed to work her way onto this leather chair.

I walked in the she was cozied up in the back of the chair sitting indian style waving her hand back and forth to the music. It was so cute. She looked like such a big girl… I almost cried.

We had a great start to our day this morning.

I was in a good mood, M was in a good mood, heck, even Shiner was acting kinda normal.

I grabbed my camera to capture all this positivity on film (or digital film).

M quickly noticed the camera and decided to display her acrobat skills….

She was laughing so hard it was contagious. I couldn’t help but laugh at how cute she was….

And then it happened… I heard a boom…

She bumped her little head on the floor.

Before I could console her she quickly scurried over to her corner to sulk…

This is her corner.. this little place in the dining room. Anytime she gets embarrassed she goes to that particular corner and sulks.

This sulking lasted for a whole two minutes.

Before we knew it all was good and she continued to display her acrobatic skill again

sometimes even twice a week…

I’m talking about an antique/consignment shop mere blocks from my house. This my friends is dangerous for me. You see, I have a teensy bit of a shopping problem, especially when bargains are involved. Yesterday M & I moseyed on over to see if anything new came in. I snapped pics of my trip….

Here are some of the cute things I spotted…

Loved this typewriter! But Mr. Weekly Bite would not be thrilled if I came home with this.

This cabinet wouldn’t work in my house… but still super cute!

Told you I have a star obsession….

Very cute and vintagey, but would not work in my casa.

I wanted to take this home with me! But is was a little pricey

I wanted to take this home too! But it was beyond super pricey…

I buy 99% of my blogging dishes & linens here. They have the best vintage glassware!

I just thought this was a cool picture

I didn’t leave empty handed. I purchased these little tin stars. These little stars will be involved in our first mother/daughter craft project.

There will be glue, there will be glitter, and I foresee a huge mess.

Oh, and there will be pics as M and I turn these little stars into Christmas tree ornaments

Care to join me?

Its freezing cold in DC with winds so strong it makes me wanna cry. So I’m treating myself to a warm fun drink.

{Tall, Soy, Peppermint Mocha}

What’s your favorite holiday drink?

You should treat yourself to something warm. We can be BFF’s and drink them together