{Camping Party}

Planning a "camp out" party for my son's ((( 9th ))) Birthday coming up in November.

 

Here is a little inspiration board I made for his party.

 

If you have any other ideas or links...

 

feel free to hook me up ; )

{Good Morning....}

It has been a while and I have SO  much to catch  up on....

but for now

just popping in to say...

Good Morning and hope everyone has a

Lovely Day!!!

be back soon ; )

{Farewell Summer}

We're going to miss you....

but we sure did have fun!

1. avery bowling at the free summer bowling 2. dawson fishing for the 1st time at a friends house 3. picnic at the park 4. water fun in the yard 5. fun crafts 6. eating Cotton candy at our church picnic 7.  dawson getting off the slip-n-slide @church 8. swinging on our play set 9. cooling off at the zoo 10. sparklers on the 4th 11. meeting bugs and tweet at six flags 12. getting ready to see the cardinals play 13. more sparkler fun! 14. more free bowling 15. at the st. louis zoo 16. shaving cream fun 17. 1st canoe trip 18. super man and wonder women ; ) 19. dawson meeting speedy and pepe' 20. ice cold Popsicle

Hope everyone had a Fabulous Summer!

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Where to begin....

let's start with....how do I have (( both )) kids in school?!!? I am still trying to figure that out???

I mean.... it seems just like yesterday I was giving birth to these two!!

Now I am sending one to ((3rd)) grade and the other to ((kindergarten))!!

I'm not going to say it has been easy to see my baby girl start school.

However, it could have been harder had she not liked it!

Here she is all dressed up, ready and excited to go!

Of course we have to show up to school in fashion....with monogrammed "girly" backpack and lunch box : )

and here they are going to school "together" for the first time.

Awwe...so many emotions, thoughts, worries, anxiousness, all running through my head.

I just have to remember....

they are in Gods hands....and the rest will be okay...

Psalm 91:11 "For he orders his angles to protect you wherever you go" (NLT)

{Wordless Wednesday}....shaving cream fun!

Happy Wednesday!

{Mexican Shells}

This is So yummy your going to love it!!  It's making me hungry just thinking about it! hee!

We love Mexican food and I am always trying to find new ways to make it.

As I was making the traditional past shells one day, it occurred to me...why not do Mexican shells?!

ding, ding, ding!! : D

So I tried it and now it is a family favorite!

Although..... it came as no surprise that it had been made before....of course

However, it hasn't been made with my ingredients. Ha!

Recipe follows:

pasta shells

1lb ground beef

pkg taco seasoning

1cup frozen pepper and onion blend/ or you could add small onion

1can Campbell's fiesta cheese

1can diced tomatoes/ I used fire roasted or you can use rotel

1can tomato sauce

1pkg of shredded cheese

mix cheese with taco meat, stuff with cooked shells, mix diced tomatoes and sauce, add a layer of sauce to bottom of pan (9x13), then add taco shells, top with cheese, bake @ 350 for 30min

top with your favorite toppings...

then get ready to fall in love... : D!!

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{tuesday tag-along}

{Friday Feature}

from page....

.....to plate (minus the green onions)

Lemon-Curry Tilapia and Cool Cucumber Salad

courtesy of  Everyday with Rachel Ray!

{Wordless Wednesday}...@St Louis Zoo

 

more {Wordless Wednesday's}

{We're back....}

and just as last year...we had a fabulous time!

Now, back to reality. 

The reality that summer is coming to an end.... time for school to begin.

                                photo source: Internet

i.e:  just want to thank all of you that follow me.  It really means allot that you want to read my "very" random post. lol!
I also want to thank buzz-on-by-thursday for highlighting me!  xo!!!

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{Sionara}

We are headed HERE again....be back Monday!

{Tasty Tuesday}.... brownie surprise

This is a new favorite of mine!  I am so glad I came across this recipe.....I found it somewhere while browsing through flikr. 

I make brownies all the time for my family (probably too much) so this was a great way to change it up!

I used my favorite "sou chef" to help me out with this one. 

She did a great job unwrapping, stuffing, and even tasting

A good chef always tastes their food (wink) ha!ha!

This is pretty self explanatory.... you just put the recces cups in the middle of brownie mixture, pop them in the oven then....

 

enjoy!

go check out some more fabulous recipes @tasty-tuesdays

{Friday Feature}

Okay...I'm going to have to make this quick because

 unfortunately, I feel like crap (to put it mildly..lol).

I mean... who gets sick in the summer!!

Apparently I do..... ugggh!

Okay, on to the feature:

Avery's fabric flower headband

I made this out of left over fabric scraps and just simply hot glued it down on the headband.

I think it turned out so cute and can't wait to make more!

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!

linking up @ new-friend-friday and friendly-friday-follow

so go and make some friends!

{Wordless Wednesday} backyard fun....

Linked up @ A Beautiful Mess


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The Two Savy Sisters

{Weekend Fun}

Hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July weekend!

Ours was filled with

food

fun

friends and family

(and of course)

fireworks!

link:
tuesday-tag-along

{Friday Feature}

Handkerchief fan and bleached out shirt....



for the fans I went and bought some handkerchief at hobby lobby for 99cents.

You just fold it like you would with a fan and tie together in the middle.

Then you take another and do the same.

Once I fanned them out I just stapled them together.

After that the middle needed a little something extra so I made a fabric flower

out of left over scraps.

And...Walla!

I'm going to hang these at different lengths all down my window.

*note to self...take picture of the process

*inspired by Martha Stewart

When I saw this HERE at this Lovely blog...I knew I had to do it!

Again...got the shirts at hobby  lobby on sale (less than $2 a piece)

Spray bottle (or water guns) dollar store $1

Broke out the bleach and rubber gloves .....

and this is what you get.....

Look at their faces : )

Even though they didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted to (probably b/c I didn't use freezer paper)

at least they had fun!



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other Links:
STM, Friendly Friday Follow, Friendly Friday

{PW wannabe...}

Ok...most of you know who PW is and if you don't ....well....where have you been ; )  jk!


I know I have posted THIS recipe before BUT let's face it ; if your like me...you won't even look at a recipe if it doesn't have a picture.

So...in my attempt to get you to try this recipe, I have broke it down for you "PW" style  (hee!)

First of all... I love this dip SO much and make it all the time.
 I found it in bhg magazine a few years ago and tweaked the recipe just a bit.

Layered Greek dip.....

 

after you mix the cream cheese with Italian seasoning ...you layer the hummus dip on top

here's where added my own touch to it.
I add all the veggies and cheese in a bowl and toss them with
fresh lemon juice and
EVOO.
fyi: this makes a great salad topper too ; )

once you add the last layer of veggie mix...

you  can

dig in!

recipe: here

Let me know if you try it...I promise you'll love it!

link to more great recipes @ Tasty Tuesdays

{Friday Feature}

Avery's room...

Her initial above her bed I made out of canvas and cardboard letter from hobby lobby that I spray painted

I have always loved the tissue pom poms and thought I would give 'em a try for A's room.




They are SUPPER easy and CHEAP to make.



I think they are the perfect thing to fill up that space in the corner....great for parties, great for Avery's room ; )

1. accordion rack-goodwill $3 used to hang all her purses, aprons, dress up clothes, ect..
2. bird canvas-free given to me by my mom (which i think found at GW too)
3. framed cork board- under $5..frame was free at yard sale and i bought the cork board at hobby lobby
4. butterfly decals-found at marshals for under $10 

There's Avery's room...

Hope everyone has a Fabulous weekend!!

Links:

{Fun Follow Friday}, {STM}, {Friendly Friday Follow}

Under Construction.....

trying to change my header and it's not working out for me....ugggggh!

hopefully will have it up soon.

If anyone knows how to center your header....please let me know.

Thanks!

{Water Fun}

what's a summer without water.....

and speaking of water.... on fathers day we had a fun filled day that was ALL about WATER....

the kids and i surprised eddie with a canoe ride down the river....

after that we had a picnic lunch at one of our favorite parks.

it was a great day for a great dad!

{you capture: water}

{ You Capture: Fun }

Ok... it can't get any funner than this!

My kids are having a ball jumping, screeming, laughing.....

all the while capturing it on my camera

{You Capture}