Diaper Bag Dilemma SOLVED

Thank you to all of you who left comments-I really did take them all into consideration and it helped to guide me in making my decision. It amazes me how indecisive I am about crazy small stuff. In the end, as much as I love how it looks, I decided not to get the Petunia Pickle Bottom Diaper Bag. I decided to go with most of your advice and think long term how I would ever justify spending $145 on this bag (though I did a lot of searching and found it with free shipping and no tax! :) ) A smaller bag was a necessity, and I wanted it to be cute...I don't carry a purse at the moment, I just throw my wallet in Will's diaper bag. So this would hang on my arm for a while...until I don't need a diaper, wipes, goldfish, or sippy cup on demand wherever we are. Today I went to Auburn to visit some sweet friends and Shealy and I were talking about my dilemma. We decided we would shop around some of the cutesy, baby stores in Auburn in hopes of finding something cute, economical, and versatile. I think we found all 3 in this lovely bag...The Stephanie by Vera Bradley
For some reason I could not save the picture and post it directly on here. I got it in the pattern "Sittin on a Tree" and I LOVE IT!!! I want this to be my new Vera pattern. It looks more "grown up" than the pattern I have had since high school. Anyways, it is the perfect size for all said items mentioned above, plus there are pockets on each side that fits my cell phone perfect. There are zippers on the outside on each side and it also zips at the top. I know I can/will use this even when it no longer holds diapers and the like. And it has the most adorable pleats on the front-so cute!! So thanks for all the advice-I hope you will be happy with my decision. I have a feeling if you are out and see this bag, you will want it too-baby or no baby!!

On to the more fun part of my trip to Auburn...visiting! Will and I met Shealy, Kate, Holly, Kirkley, Allyson, Sarah and Sam for lunch at Big Blue Bagel. It was so nice to catch up with some of my favorite people in the world at the best place to eat in the world! Then Will and I were able to hang out with Shealy and Kate for the rest of the day which was long overdue. Kate just celebrated her first birthday, so we had gifts in tow. Will, being so experienced with opening gifts, got Kate in on the action. Of course, they both preferred the tissue paper to whatever else the bag contained.Will showed Kate how to operate one of his favorite things-Leap Frog Fridge Farm-A must have for any one year old!! This saves us at night when I am trying to get dinner ready.Aren't they cute??!!

Will loves pushing around a stroller with baby dolls in it. I guess it is because we do not have baby dolls and strollers at our house. Will has discovered that our church nursery also has baby dolls and strollers and the past few Sundays when I pick him up, I see him strolling with a baby around the room.
This was our attempt at yet another photo shoot of Kate and Will-of course our visits together are not complete without snapping at least 100 pictures of them!Until next time, sweet friends! Your turn...come play with us in Birmingham!! :)