Just Monogram It.

Craft Idea #4. monogrammed shorts. CHECK

I LOVE monograms. If i could monogram everything i would. Since i have started running every day i thought i needed some cute new running shorts [obviously] and of course i monogrammed them. Initally my grandma was going to do them but her embroidery machine didnt do the lettering big enough. With some help from Buffy I was directed to a place that would do them. I seriously had the guy go through every single font and lettering possible to make sure they were perfect. HOW CUTE ARE THESE!

so i then got all of them done...

Even better i got the green Nike pair for only $8.99 at TJ maxx. It made me feel a little guilty for the prices of the others. By the end of the summer i hope to have a lot more. I want to be able to do this:

I have gone monogram crazy. As i was getting the shorts done my mind was already wondering with what i could do next. I want to do towels, sheets, shirts, jewelry, etc. Oh gosh just wait til i have a child...I have my eye on a necklace and a jacket right now.

Oh and my next monogram to do?

Recreate this outfit- monogram and all.

At this rate it might just be cheaper to get an embroidery machine...

xoxo CAIT xoxo

Life Happens

In recent news:

Cassady is now 2!!

^hence the shoe fetish...

Cassady says i love you every two minutes. Cassady has a shoe fetish. Cassady doesnt like it if you look at her too long and gets shy. Cassady loves shopping. Cassady is a little princess. Since the summer is so short i need to keep reminding myself to do little things for them and be around them so they can remember it. The other day i bought them coloring books randomly for fun and you would have that i took them to a toy store. They loved it.

& Connor turned 4!!

whats that meghan? no guns? dang guess i missed that memo... ;)

He is such a STUD. I love his little fohawk. The second picture is connors really fake smile hence the crazed look. For his birthday we went to pizza hut and he was itching to open his presents. It drove Sean crazy that Connor couldnt focus at all on the present he got but rather on to the next. I spoiled him like the cool aunt i am and had lots for him to open. I dont know if you noticed that there arent any recent pictures of the two of us but thats because the boy can literally not sit still for a minute. This was the first year connor got a "normal" cake because he has always had specialty cakes- a nemo or an optimus prime cake and he noticed haha and even said so. The things that come out of his mouth never cease to amaze me. Lately connors new thing is to ask if he can come running with me and i have to think up reasons he cant and i feel bad but maybe someday soon we'll go on a "run."

we celebrated Fathers Day

where dad was SPOILED...

We got up and went to church then came home and dad got a candy gram and then mom surprised him with his motorcyle jacket by putting it on the seat. Then we all went to dinner at Red Lobster so we could be with Nay since she was working. Dad had a really good day. :)

4th of JULY
Heather julie and i went to a BBQ in Chevy Chase with the DC 2nd ward. However prospects were slim and it was seriously like 100 degrees so we didnt venture on to the fireworks. I wanted to meet this cute boy who bore his testimony the week before and he wasnt there. I baked these delights! They were SOO good and so easy to make and i've wanted to make them for a while now. Instead of regular cake mix just swap it out for a funfetti one. Heather will be mad that we did not get pictures haha. I am too though because we all looked so cute in our red, white and blue.

Cake Batter Blondies

Well, youre all caught up!

xoxo Cait xoxo

A day at the beach

is the best day ever! so recently we took our first beach trip of the summer. we got up early and headed to Bethany. It was one of the most relaxing days. We played in the waves and i almost got swept out to sea :0, cody saved a little boy but left shannon and i, we got icecream cones and everything tastes better at the beach!, we shopped in town, ate at nicobollis, stopped at the abercrombie outlet and spent a pretty penny and had a fun day of bonding & laughing. i also took some cute pictures for the love birds- my favorite thing to do.

and then we told Cody to act like he fell in this hole and Shannon and i seriously laughed for about 20 minutes because of these pictures...hahahaha. Cody is either a. a good sport, b. scared of me so he just did it or c. all of the above. I think its C because he was pretty willing to do this as people kept walking by and laughing.

Nay & i

After shopping we stopped in Rehobeth to eat and Cody tried his first Nicobolli. He really enjoyed it. Its def a favorite place to eat for my family so it was good Cody liked it too.

Thanks to momma for taking us. We had such a good time and i cant wait to go again. So lets not wait too long okay? I think this song sums up our day perfectly. INSIDE JOKE. Out here in the open MMM MOTOR BOATIN

:)

xoxo CAIT xoxo

gavin & colbie

momma and i went to the colbie caillat and gavin degraw concert this summer. It was phenomenal. meg and shannon got to see him do a couple songs at the fair a couple years ago and even got his autograph. Since i worked they got one for me too! The leary ladies love gavin. I have seen tons of concerts in my life and this was hands down my favorite. We had the BEST seats-dead center and a few rows back. I think these seats have made it so i will never settle for lawn seats again.

[picture overload.]

The colbie picture overload is for my dear brother who adores her. I even got her on video for him as well because i am an awesome sister.I loved colbie. She looked amazing in a yellow dress and kinda pranced/danced around stage barefoot. Oh and i LOVED her sparkly gold guitar strap. But to Gavin- we all feel in love with him wayyy back when we heard his music as the opening song on One Tree Hill. Mom would make us turn it up real loud while she was moving about through the house. Gavin is a performer. I didnt know that i could love him more but he looked so good and content. He enjoys every second on stage and its obvious. He did not stop moving once. He played the piano and danced and ran around. He was funny when he talked and had everyone laughing and up on their feet. In the middle of a song he took a young girls camera and held it up so he would be in the picture with her as he kept singing. His goal for everyone to have a good time was accomplished. At the end he even came back out for an encore and then stayed forever signing autographs. Next time mom and i decided well just storm the stage after to get his autograph. If you have the chance to see them i highly recommend it. Like i said before its obvious gavin is passionate about performing and well i'm passionate about gavin. So ill leave you with some music so you can fall in love with him too.

ahh his smile is too cute.

the color is in honor of gavin since its his favorite and all

xoxo CAIT xoxo

Sometimes in my life...

 i wish i was taller so i could reach the overhead bunks on an airplane. Sometimes i never realized how high they were (like what the heck) or how short i am, but thankfully sometimes after my long morning i look around helplessly and 5 guys rush over to help me and sometimes i'm reassured that chivalry is still alive because sometimes i know its not cause i was lookin good... Or maybe sometimes guys just like to show off their muscles and height and love to seem needed. & Sometimes i know this is true because i read cosmo. [sometimes i feel i should get paid for all the cosmo advertising...] and Sometimes both my suitcases are over by about 15 pounds. Crap. So sometimes i end up shoving everything into one and having to pay for one suitcase over 50 lbs. Sometimes i go to institute and we go over time [ like everytime i'm home...] and then i decide ill work Tuesday nights...Sometimes really attractive boys friend you and you dont know who they are but youre like dang hes cute and then hes 19 and hes not so cute. Sometimes i'm a really good best friend and when i'm texted asking to look up "i just met you and this is crazy" in french i do it. But sometimes i go over the top and do the whole chorus and in case you were wondering its... "Hey, je viens de te rencontrer, Et c'est fou, Mais voilà mon numéro, Alors appelle-moi, peut-être?" and Sometimes in return i make her write on a certain somebodys facebook so he'll see her and then obv think of me and call...Sometimes i'm practicing colors with my niece and nephew and i point to my arm and ask "what color am i?" Sometimes i think this is a safe enough question and he responds with "a different kind of white" and jumps away but as an afterthought he turns and adds "with freckles!" ooh connor i am sorry i was actually looking for tan...and these are beauty marks thank you very much. Sometimes theres a tornado warning and instead of camping out in the bathtub or basement i'm opening the doors and checking out the amazing storm bc who doesnt love a good storm and sometimes i hope that me and my little dog dont get carried away. Sometimes shannon makes me watch a movie and even though Channing Tatum is in it, i just can not overlook the fact that it was a terrible movie. sometimes i find myself finding the cook where i work attractive which leads me to believe sometimes i momentarily lose my mind or there are absolutely no guys in MD and i'm getting bored. Sometimes both. Sometimes mom and i rent Joyful Noise and i realize besides 2 good songs i now know why the movie did not do so hot...

xoxo CAIT xoxo

Gavy baby

 Counting down the days until i get to see Mr Gavin Degraw & Miss Colbie Callait in concert.

Hurry up Saturday!!

xoxo CAIT xoxo

[how to] REDO

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After:

Yesterday mom & i went to JO Annes and got all sortsa fun stuff to decorate my toms. We ended up getting 3 swatches of material because i couldnt decide and spent about $13. The good thing about how we did them is its gonna be easy to change the material for the seasons so i'm pretty excited about that. We folded the edges over and then hot glued them down. The lace, ribbon and buttons were added last. I was in such a hurry to put them up so it was good mom was there to make them look good and do it right. She even burnt her finger on the gun during the process but like a champ pulled through. I told mom we should start a business decorating and covering Toms. I LOVE them. One summer idea out of the way and plenty more to come. Let me know if you have questions :)

xoxo CAIT xoxo