Welcome to The Lily Pad, the official blog of Patricia Ann Designs.
Patricia Ann Designs, a boutique owned by Shelley Ann and Mary Patricia (a mother-daughter team!) is a place to find luxurious blankets and chic accessories for today's hip baby, toddler and mom. Feel free to read more about Patricia Ann Designs and the history of the business.
This blog is a place to stay updated on the PAD family and our new products, and a family-friendly spot to read about all things related to babies, children and moms. We welcome you to join into the conversation with your comments and we hope you enjoy The Lily Pad.
A Little Bit About Shelley 
Tell us a little bit about you and your family:
I am a native Californian/Orange Countian; I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 13 years. We are raising our three amazing kiddos in South OC in a wonderful little communtiy. We have a 10-year old, a 7-year old, and a 5-year old: boy...boy...girl, and we have a little dog too, named Bentley. :)
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Spare time?! What on earth is that?! HA!! LOL!! When we are able to escape from the busy PAD and school schedule, we do enjoy spending time at our family homes in Lake Havasu, AZ in the summer, and in Big Bear, CA in the winter. We love inviting friends and family to join us in creating fun and precious memories. We also enjoy an occasional trip to Vegas, San Francisco or to visit our friends in NYC, WI and WA.
We enjoy hosting neighborhood BBQs, block parties, progressive Halloween parties, spontaneous get-togethers, martini parties, pot lucks, etc. I love my friends and would do anything for them. We are members of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest and love all they offer for the young families and growing children in the community.
My kids are heavily involved in sports. My older son plays Pop Warner Tackle football and my daughter cheers with Pop Warner Football Cheer-- and of course they have opposite schedules! My middle son plays Little League so his hectic schedule starts in the Spring. I am also the Room Mom in all three of my kids' classes, so I volunteer at least once a week with each. I am a freak about my camera... I take pictures of EVERY moment I share with family and friends. It's a little insane but I really enjoy it!! I have quite the Kodak Album. :)
I really enjoy my life as a mom and mom-preneuer and I really just
give more of myself in those areas I mentioned if I ever have an inkling of 'spare
time'.
I am also looking forward to continuing the growth, mentoring and teaching of my fellow mom-preneurs, along with helping promote them nationally with the new www.PADShowroom.com.
And I'm Gidget, otherwise known in the real world as Nicole. I'm very excited to be contributing to and editing The Lily Pad blog and to be working with a company like PAD. I'm a Christian, a stay-at-home mom right now (to a crazy 16-month old girl, who I call Chiquita) and happily married to my baseball-loving engineer. You can read more about me on my personal blog, Gidget Goes Home, and I look forward to getting to know you dear readers, over here on The Lily Pad!
