The life of a 14 month old...

...through the lens of my iPhone...

...man, that was exhausting!

I just love this little guy :)

Porter Flea...

I am so stoked to announce that Just Dandy will be a vendor at the first ever Porter Flea, coming up this July 9th!! My good friend Flights of Fancy and I will be sharing a booth, and let me tell you, it is going to be a FUN TIME!


So far they've confirmed some pretty fantastic vendors that you need to check out. So if you haven't already...mark it on your calendars!!

Sneak peak...

I know summer has just barely started, but for some reason I'm already thinking about fall. Could be that the heat has been sweltering of late, and some cooler temperatures sound amazing right about now. Or maybe it's that I just decided to pick up knitting/crocheting again. It's been awhile...I forgot just how much I love it! Why you ask have I been knitting/crocheting lately? Well, I've got some super fun new baby goodies I'm working on to add to the ole shop. What? You'd like a sneak peak?

Well alright...

Who says babies can't have beards ;)

On a somewhat similar note...I've added a bunch more animals to the shop. And I've got some uber cute rompers for sweet baby girls as well.

Stay cool Nashville!

Bow Ties...

Bow ties on little boys are pretty stinkin cute

*Want one for your little guy? You can snag one here*

I'm totally going to be that mom...

...and post a bunch of pictures that I think are really cute of my little guy...hehe

Here in the Hickman household...we're pretty big fans of Hockey. It's been pretty exciting watching the Nashville Predators make franchise history by making it to round 2 of the playoffs! Sadly, their Stanley Cup dreams were dashed with the loss of last night's game...but we're still very proud of them! During the playoffs, the Preds have been hosting a pre-game party in the square outside of the Arena. Very randomly, Russ got asked to play in a Drumline that played during the party. So last night we packed up and ventured downtown to watch Daddy play.

I know I'm incredibly biased, but I'm pretty sure he was the cutest Preds fan out there....

(The shorts are my creation, suspenders from H&M)

He had SO much fun!! I loved watching him walk around, taking in all the sights and sounds. And of course he LOVED the drums. I don't know what it is about drums...but boys just seem to love em!

It's not even over yet, but I cannot wait til Hockey season this coming fall!!

On another note...THE CICADAS ARE HERE!! They're gross, and fly around everywhere...when will they go away?!

First Birthday Bash!

This past Saturday, we celebrated Addison's very first birthday...Hooray! We were so happy with how the day went. We had beautiful weather, fantastic friends, some corn hole, grilling, and of course Birthday cake. I know he won't actually remember it, but I'd say he had a pretty fantastic first birthday :)

Every birthday party has to have a banner. The theme of the party was Sailing, so for the banner I decided to do bunting (can't get enough of it) I cut out little flags in various fabrics, and appliqued red felt. I wanted the bunting to be different and go along a little more with the theme, so I used large eyelets in each corner, and threaded some twine through them. We didn't get a good picture of the banner at the park, so I took one in our backyard instead...hehe.

Addison's fleet of cupcakes! I must admit, I was pretty pleased with myself when this idea sprung into my head. I had so much fabric left over from the bunting, and wanted to do something with it...cut out a few triangles, glue a toothpick inbetween, and Voila...cupcake ships!


Russ made fun of me for making him one, but I love how his birthday hat turned out. I made a couple, and this was by far my fav. As far as the smash cake...I'm not a baker, nor am I cake decorator, but at least I tried ;)

Trying on his birthday hat...look at those cheeks!!

We have the best friends and family!

A little corn hole action...

And some grilling...

lots of kiddos....

and birthday smooches....

Addison absolutely LOVED being sung to. His face just lit up with all of the attention on him.

And then there was the cake. This was his very first bites of cake and icing, and just plain old sugar...

...I'm pretty sure he liked it.

And that was Addison's first birthday bash!

Thanks to our good friend Mark for taking pictures for us! You're the best!

TWELVE!

Our little man is 1!!! I swear that both Russ and I thought he looked different when he woke up last Saturday. He looked more toddlerish (if that's even a word). And he has been up to so much! About a week before his birthday, he started to crawl, took his first steps, perfected waving bye bye, blows kisses, gives kisses and hugs, and started to grab his belly when you ask where it is. It's as if he knew that he was about to turn 1, and realized he needed to get movin on these milestones :) He's developing quite the personality, quite the flirt when it comes to the ladies. He gets all shy and crinkles his nose...SO CUTE! He loves to be outside...definitely his mom and dad's son when it comes to that! It's hard to describe just how much I love this little man of ours. Sometimes I just can't stand it!

And now...I give you a year in onesies!!

I am SO glad we decided to do this! It's amazing how much they change in just a short year!

We have been quite the busy little bees of late, and this weekend is going to be even crazier! My little brother is getting married to the best girl on Friday. Saturday is Addison's 1 year Birthday Party!! Saturday night a good friend of ours is getting married, and then Sunday the little man FINALLY gets dedicated. My entire family will be in town, and Russ' parents will be as well! So many people, so many things to do...so much fun! I've done a lot of crafting for both the wedding and the party, so I promise to share some photos with you next week.

Until then...enjoy your week and weekend.