While Andrew took Shane to a park, Chloe and I went to a paint your own pottery place, called Doing Dishes in Montclair, NJ. I used to make (drag) Andrew to these kind of places with me, but now I don't have to! I have my willing partner who is as happy as a clam to do art projects with me!

I forgot to take pictures of our final pieces before we left, so I'll be posting the finished products next week when we picked them up. They were actually mother's day gifts for the kids' grandparents, but I forgot the fact that we have to leave the pieces to be fired in kiln and that it takes 6 days. Oh well… 

And the winner is….

Deirdre!
Please email me your baby's picture! 🙂

Thank you all for participating. Everyone who left the comment will get 15% off discount if you decide to order. I'll email you the special coupon in the next couple of days. Hope you visit us often to see our next sales and events!

Happy Mother's day.

Chloe painted a bird house for me.

Shane's first art project!

It's here!

I am happy to announce that we're officially launching this new personalized baby pendant on my website! To celebrate it, I'm offering a ONE lucky reader to win their own baby's profile pendant in sterling silver with a chain, worth $255. You can see all the prices on my website. To enter, simply leave me a comment {one entry per person, please} by this Friday and the winner will be announced on this Mother's day, May 9th. The randomly picked winner will then email me his/her own kid's picture to cadence@cadencelee.com to process the order {further details to be followed for the winner}. 

Here are some pictures of my happy clients who got their daughter's profiles made. The reaction I received when I hand delivered their pendants was truly unforgettable. They both got teary eyed. 

I love that I was able to make something very special to them. THIS is why I love what I do… 

I made this but all Ms. Chloe wanted was mac & cheese for dinner. Ahhhh….rrrrr!!!! 
Shane gobbled it up as always but Chloe was very opinionated. If she give me a hard time and does not finish her dinner, which is often these days, we take away her bed time story. We would still do our usual Jesus story book or ABC Bible Verses book with her every night, but we'd say "NO PRINCESS STORY!". That gets her really really upset! This princess story is my made up character named princess Oee. When Chloe was younger and couldn't quiet pronounce her name, she used call herself, Oee. I would use this character's story around what Chloe's day was like. If there was an incident where she was misbehaving, I use the story to re live the moment and go over what the consequences are and how to properly behave for the next time it happens. This same goes for when she does something well, in which case the princess gets awarded. She LOVES this story time and she smiles when she realizes that she can related to the story. She kind of knows it's about her, but also kind of does not. For these reasons, her bedtime routine takes FOREVER, especially if this opens up discussions and Q & A sessions. It can last, well for over an hour which is what happened tonight. She finally went to bed at 9pm. We had a lot to talk about. 

This sizzling hot afternoon, we took the kids to a carnival near our town.

Chloe qualifies for most of the rides in the kiddy zone.

While Chloe went on various rides by herself, Shane went on the same car rides over and over again. It was the only ride he was tall enogh to get on but there's no complaints. He loves CARS.

Chloe loves to feed Shane and even wipes his mouth clean. Love it!

If there's a toddler drinking water contest, Shane will win. Hands down.

When it's your own kid, even something so ordinary as drinking water can be fascinating. I can just watch him for hours…

The giveaway is still on, so there is time to leave a comment here. Stay tuned to find out who wins!