Insta-weekend...

field trip, yummy lunch with a dear friend, lazy days by the pool, new recipe, and a sweet little indulgence....

Sorry big camera...

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Friday Feature: Our new addition...

The POOL!!!

Well, this is the new big addition to our back yard that I mentioned before. 

We finally did it!

It's still a work in progress. 

Landscaping, furniture, floats, all the little extra things are needed....

But for now, I am just happy that we have a body of water to jump into on the hot summer days! 

I'm happy that we can share it with all our friends and family...

have lots of pool parties...

keep the kids out of the house and away from all electronics ; )

... use it for exercise...

and most importantly enjoy it and create many memories for years to come.

Alright...who wants to come over???

Lets swim!!!

My little Brownie and Mothers day...

On Friday my baby girl moved from being a daisy to a brownie...

It was bitter sweet. 

Just proves how fast she is growing....

I am so proud of her. She has really opened up and come out of her shell these past 2 years with her daisy group. I hope she will continue to grow and build life long relationships and memories along the way.

 Here she is (in the middle) with all her "brownies"!!

Then on Sunday I was showered with love and gifts from my family. I could not have asked for a better Mothers day.  (other than for a little sunshine)  


I hope all the moms and moms to be out there had a great Mothers day as well.

Friday Feature: framed fabric...

I love the idea of using fabric as artwork. With so may great prints out there it's a great way to personalize your walls ...AND on a budget! 

Here are some ideas on pinterest that caught my eye....

So I decided to put this idea to use and frame some for myself!

I had some framed prints laying around that I didn't care for, but didn't want to get rid of them. I liked the frame and matting. 

So I went and picked out some fabric, ripped out the back, and got to work....

I cut my fabric to fit and used fabric adhesive spray to apply it to the print. I made sure to cut out the fabric to make each frame a little different. 

And that was it....simple as that!! I got two new framed prints that I am now happy with. All for only $5!!! Can't beat that!! 

Now all I need to do is hang them ; ) 

WW: Our weekend....

It started with the daddy, daughter dance which was 80's theme. 

They had fun dancing to "girls just wanna have fun" ; ) 

Then we did some night swimming with friends.

We had our first fire of the year in the pit.

More swimming!

Went out to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

And on Sunday we had soccer game then we had family over for a cookout.

We had a fun filled weekend!

Wordless Wednesday: Scenes from our race....

via: instagram

1. Aver getting ready for her first 1mile race!
2. All our metals. Kids marathon , Eddie 1/2 marathon, and me full marathon
3. Showing off her metal - and she ran the whole way!!
4. Everyone lining up for the race
5. Rockin my shirt
6. my marathon loot
7. Before the big race
8. My basket full of goodies 
9. So proud of them!!

I did it!!!

After months of training and preparation....

my dream of running a marathon finally became a reality.

I can't wait to tell you all about it...

stay tuned ; )

Photo taken by: my sister

Well, hello there....

I have missed my dear ole blog... not that anyone reads it anymore (and I can't blame you).  Not having  a computer for the the last month has not made it easy to update. I have the worst luck with computers!! That and the fact that I had my camera shipped off for a cleaning....and you know I can't post without pictures! ; )

Anyhow, I have been gone so long I don't even know where to begin! A lot has been going on!!!
First we just added a big new addition to our back yard....pictures soon.  Then I have been training like crazy for my very first full marathon! I think I am crazy! ; )  I'm excited but, also ready to get it over with. This is what has been filling most of my time up. I have high hopes though to start blogging again on a regular basis..we will see ; )

I will leave with a few pictures from Easter....

 Easter Sunday at my moms...

 my sweet niece and her boyfriend...

 Avery found the "golden" egg this year..

Our tradition Easter egg hunt at our house..

Wordless Wednesday: Crazy Weather

you never know what your going to get living in TN...

one day  it's snowing and your drinking hot chocolate...

 

and the next day we are outside playing at the park.....

i don't know how much more my sinuses can take this.....

 

all pictures brought to you by: my phone

Friday Feature: Our Valentines...

We had a {love}ly Valentines.

Hope you did too!

Pinterest Pretties....

A little V-Day inspiration

via: pinterest

 

 

Happy Saturday!

Hi there......

Very random today....that's what happens when you stay gone for so long ; )

This is my all time favorite breakfast.....toasty bread, eggs, and greens- yumm!

I moved Avery's bed in front of the window- not sure if I like it, but it's going to stay that way for a while.

and I finally hung her tissue pom-poms from her b-day party in the corner of her room.

 The trader joe's roasted red pepper and tomato soup is sooo good! I made croutons to top it with and added a little Parmesan cheese. I've never been crazy about tomato soup but this was really good!

Have you seen these? I bought them for the kids and they love them! It's milk flavored straws. You just put the straw in your milk and drink. D got cookies and cream and A got strawberry. And the best part there's no artificial anything in them or preservatives and gluten free.

No schooll day yesterday so we baked. Frosted sugar cookies with sprinkles on top "for the kids" ; )

Then we made our Valentine boxes.
I'm working on re-doing the upstairs bonus room. Hopefully It will all come together soon.
And we have a few other "big" things going on that I'm excited to share (for those that don't already know) 

Ok...is that making you want to come back for more???

I hope so!!

Have a great weekend!

Yesterday...

1.crock pot dinner 2. new pretty file folders in $1 section at target 3. a little v-day decor 4.making progress 5. our dinner: indian chicken stew...yumm!

Our snowless snowman....

I have to admit, I really wish we would get one good snow.
That's it.
Not a big blizzard, like last year.
Just enough to cover the ground and be able to play in.

Unfortunately that doesn't look very hopeful.

but that doesn't stop us from making a snowman.

All you need is:
empty tp roll
paint
construction paper
buttons
ribbon
black marker

Then let your kids get their hands dirty.....

Isn't he cute??

 

I think it's safe to say, this will be our only snowman we make this year.

 

How about you?

{2012 Organizing Goals}

It's dark and gloomy here in TN and I'm finding it hard to get motivated.

So I thought I would share some of my organizing goals (via pinterest) with you in the hopes that it will be enough motivation for me to get started today.....and maybe you too ; )


1. Organizing Kids school work.
With having two kids in school and one already in 4th grade, this is at the top of my list!




2. Organized Pantry
Okay I know I said I was doing this a while back, but unfortunately it never got done. I love the baskets here and the use of storage for things other than food.




3. Organizing Pictures
This would be a huge accomplishment for me to get done! My pictures are all over the place and I don't want to risk loosing anymore than I already have.




4. Keep the paper clutter away!
For some reason this is a constant battle for me. So I am determined to put that to an end!



5. Last but not least: Daily List
I am a visual person. If I see it I can do it. So I want to be consistent in using a daily list to help me accomplish my goals.



Okay there's my list.

I'm motivated....are you???? : )

If you want, go check out the rest of my stuff on PINTEREST

I'm off to get started!!

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Tasty Tuesday: looking back....

Today I want to look back and show all the recipes that I shared with you in 2011......

Triple Chocolate Coffee Cake

Flat Bread

Giant Covered Marshmallows

butterfly cupcakes

The Best Breakfast Toast

Hummus dip

So for fun, I want to show some of the food I made that didn't make the cut for the blog......

the infamous bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers (recipe found on PW)

Chicken Parmesan with baked parmesan tomatoes

 

Banana Sunday (we made these for Avery's first sleep over)

Pizza dip.....yummm!

twice baked potato

 and chocolate strawberry angle food cake.

That's it.

Are you hungry yet???  : )

Hope you stick around to see what I'll be cooking up in 2012!!

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