Fruit Toppers and Hostess Gift

When is enough, enough? Growing up, I told myself that I would be a mom to a big family. I had plans to adopt, bear children of my own, and even be a foster parent. I yearned for the hustle and bustle that kids bring and the constant sound of little feet traveling through the house. I pictured myself put together everyday like a modern day June Cleaver. I would be Super-Mom: Prepared and Ready for Anything.

Then, reality hit when I had my first baby. It was HARD! Really hard! I was always covered in drool and the onslaught of dirty diapers was incredible. I couldn't sleep in anymore and well, let's face it, you're on-call 24/7. You literally hand your life over and in return you get this soft, squishy baby. 

Baby Numero Uno

Personally, I think it's a great trade and about 2.5 years after L came we were handed another squishy baby.

Baby Numero Dos

We have been so blessed with two healthy babies and to make it even more of a sweet treat we got one boy and one girl. My prayers asking for at least one of each were answered.

My son is becoming more independent everyday. He can dress himself, use the potty all by himself, and can even get in and out of his new, big boy car seat all by himself. He runs to play with his friends, says complete sentences (that I understand, but most importantly others can understand, too) and he fills up his own cup at the water dispenser on the fridge. He doesn't need me as much as he used to and I can really see that he's not a baby anymore. He's a big kid.

Then, there's my daughter. She just celebrated her 1st birthday, she's almost walking, and not drinking formula or eating baby food anymore. I can already see it happening with her, too. 

After we had E, we decided that we would retire from the baby making business. I'm very much looking forward to never doing a lot of things that go along with having a baby again. Like the being 9 months pregnant part and the recovering after the labor part, and so on. BUT, the other side of me is so sad that we are stopping. If it was all up to D, I would be pregnant right now. But, I'm trying to be sensible about this whole thing and tell myself we don't have room, we would have to buy a bigger car, I just started working again, blah, blah, blah.


So, how do you know when enough is enough? I wish I knew the answer. I thought we would just know, but it's something that pulls at my heart everyday. If D's parents had stopped at two, he wouldn't be here. That's interesting to think about. What if our third child is the future President of the United States or cures cancer or something. I dunno. I wish God would send me a message telling me what the right answer is for us. (Sigh.)


So, as of now, we're done. I've told everyone that asks, "we're SO done," but I have a secret. I'm not sure. Not 100% sure, anyway. I'm very comfortable with our lifestyle right now and I have a good grip on how to do the whole "2 kid thing." So, we'll see...


Today I have a little project for you that I did awhile back. I went to a "girls night in" and we played bunco, drank wine, ate good food, and laughed. I knew it was going to be a blast and I wanted to bring a nice hostess gift that coordinated with what I brought for the pot luck. I decided to use my "Tart and Tangy" stamp set from Stampin' Up! and created this cute fruit platter, M&M vase, and card set.

Fruit Platter

M&M Vase

Folder for the cards

Card 1

Card 2

Card 3

Card 4

I found the M&M vase in the dollar section at Target and I used skewers inside the vase. Super cheap project! :)

So here's my question to all of you moms out there. How did you know when you were done having kids and how many do you have? Also, any advice you have on how to tackle this big decision would be spectacular! Thanks!

Here's E playing in the drawer underneath her crib. Silly girl.

Click here to check out where I'm linking and don't forget to join in on the fun!