My sweet little Finn turns ten months old tomorrow. It’s hard to believe his first birthday is only 60 days away. It seems unreal. He has grown so much over these ten short months I can hardly remember when he was just a tiny baby.

He is now crawling, and climbing, and cruising the furniture (taking steps standing up while holding on), and getting even more teeth and hair (although both are still confined to front and center…lol). He is as handsome as ever. I snapped a few images yesterday just after he woke up from his morning nap.

The one above just cracks me up. He is such a ham, and I love that I finally captured those top teeth on camera! There are four coming in all at once up there and still just two on the bottom, although I suspect there are two more bottom teeth coming in very soon. Poor thing.

Mother’s Day this year was my first, and I loved every minute being spoiled and loved on by Finn and Josh. They bought me cards and flowers and a gift card to the hair salon (which I can hardly wait to go use!).

Now through Monday every item in the home décor section of the shop is 40% off! That is the biggest sale we have EVER had!

And don’t forget that ALL orders within the United States have FREE shipping!

I hope some of you take advantage of this sale, as it won’t last long.

Many of the items on sale are the last one or two left in stock.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Make sure to use coupon code FOURTYOFF at checkout, and if you have any trouble with the shopping cart, please e-mail us.

I haven’t had much time to take “real” photos lately, but I always have my iPhone nearby, and I love Instagram, so I share on there almost daily. If you have an account, pay me a visit, my user name is “saraduckett”.

I thought I would recap the month of April with a few Instagram pictures….

Here is one from Easter, that I just love…

(This was at our house before the festivities).

  We’ve been trying lots of new foods… scrambled eggs, avocado, chicken, and cheese puffs are the new favorites.

We’ve gone to restaurants, supermarkets, and Coscto…. and started sitting in the shopping cart.

We’ve had some crazy hair days….

We’ve had plenty of time to just be cute…

And read…

We started crawling! And very quickly discovered how to climb the stairs out of the family room… and that we do NOT like playpens.

We experienced the pool for the first time (and loved it!)…

We discovered what friends are…

We learned to share… (well, Hannah did…)

We had our first haircut… by Mom.

And now it’s already May!

I just can’t believe how fast the time goes by.

Shipping:

After spending a ton of time trying to figure out the best method for calculating shipping costs here on our new site, we decided it was easiest just to offer free shipping on all orders shipped within the US. So going forward all domestic orders placed on this website will have free shipping! For our international customers, please just send us a quick email and we will get you a quote, and send an invoice through PayPal.

Etsy Shop News:

We are having a sale in the Etsy shop. Now through Friday evening all orders (domestic and international) will receive 10% off using coupon code TAKETEN during checkout. We have been regularly adding new items to the shop once again, and I have a BIG shopping trip planned for this week, so stay tuned for even more additions.

A bit of Excitement:

My dear friend Jeanne is hosting another e-course. This one is all about “Building A Creatively Made Business“. This is a fun, upbeat, positive way to learn the ropes and get tips on taking the plunge starting your own business, but it also will help anyone who already has started a business.

The course starts on Monday, so there isn’t much time to dilly-dally. Head on over and sign up for a mere $48.

And if you need some added incentive, Jeanne is going to pick one lucky student to win a “Beginning Business Kit” valued at over $1200!!!!

The package includes:

Blog design by Sadie Olive

Postcard design by Sadie Olive

Business card design by Sadie Olive

Basic website design by Sadie Olive

(if you already have a blog/website we will give you a credit towards graphic design work)

Jeanne’s favorite planner

Jeanne’s favorite portable office kit

3 hours of one on one time with Jeanne (either by skype, phone, email etc) to discuss your business and dreams.

(doesn’t have to be used all at once)

Now THAT is one heck of a PRIZE!

 Finn was spoiled with an endless supply of Easter presents from Grandmas, Aunts and the Easter Bunny himself.

 This is Max, my newest nephew. He is just a few months younger than Finn, so I am certain they will be the best of friends.

Finn got to participate in the egg hunt with a few special eggs that were filled with yogurt drops and puffs just for him. I think he actually had more fun throwing them than finding them. (And of course putting them in his mouth).
 My sister Lindsey and Max. Josh and Finn.

My sweet nephew Ryder who had tons of fun hunting for eggs.

More of Finn and his Daddy.
A few details of our lovely Easter super. The glazed ham was delicious!
 There is never a shortage of aunties and grandmas to play with.

My oldest nephew Brandon and the two newest boys in the family.

That’s all I have to share. My older sister and her husband, my three gorgeous nieces, aunt and uncle, and cousin Matilda were there as well, but I had to enjoy myself and Finn’s first Easter so I didn’t have my camera in hand all day like I usually do.

Happy Monday! Have a lovely week.