JD's Halloween Costume

JD's Halloween costume arrived today (well yesterday) and I'm so excited! I wanted to keep it a secret but after everything I went through to get it, I must blog. So as a first time mom (first time mom's will understand) I had to find the perfect costume for JD's first Halloween and I did, unfortunately Tom Arma (renowned baby photographer and costume designer) decided to sell this costume for $60.00 and Halloween Express (the only store that carries it) decided to ship it for $17.00, are they crazy! Well I decided I was getting this costume no matter what, but I refused to pay $77.00 for it, so I spent a month on eBay and Craigslist frantically trying to buy this must-have costume. Thanks to Craigslist and the wonderful photographer in San Diego, who bought the costume for a one time photo shoot; I officially have JD's Halloween costume and paid $40.00 for it! Here it is...

Tom Arma Signature Monkey

(Not my JD this is the picture on package)

Damask Baptism Favors and Centerpieces

JD's Baptism is two days away and I'm almost done with all my little projects. I wanted a damask theme and had such a hard time finding things that matched, so I  decided to do it all myself, thank God we're doing something small, because this can be time consuming!

Tissue Paper Topiary 

Centerpieces

Baptismal Candle

 

 

Favor Boxes

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JD and mommy playing peek-a-boo

JD's Baptism Shoes

The hubby and I decided to go shoe shopping for JD after I got back from Downtown LA and you would not believe it, but we actually agreed on the best shoe match for JD's baptism tux and here they are...

JD's Baptism Chucks

If you live in California you can find them at WSS (Warehouse Shoe Sale) for $13.99