Depth of field.....

I took these when Avery and I went to the zoo a couple of weeks ago.... before it got too HOT!

Okay Heather...this post is for you! hee!

Also want to link you up to You Capture : depth of field ...a weekly challenge I am going to try and start doing.

So join along!!

That time of year again....

Once again baseball has takin' over our life....

We are on our 4th year of this extremely time consuming sport.

Like I have said before...I have just learned to accept and embrace it.

BUT.... I don't know What I am going to do if this little girl wants to start playing!

A recipe to share....

If you love bacon and maple syrup....

then this recipe is going to love you!!

I came across this idea on a food blog and new I HAD to try it!

The picture pretty much says it all.

You just add cooked bacon to your favorite pancake mix.
It's super fast, easy, and DELICIOUS!

Try it....you'll LOVE IT!

Before and After...

I started with this.... goodwill 2 bucks

then this.... hobby lobby 6 bucks

( could be cheaper if you have a coupon or sale)

now it is this... cute trendy chalkboard jars

the will go in my pantry filled with easy to reach snacks for the kids

which still looks like this .....

another before and after

coming soon ; )

Belated Valentine's ....

Just a re-cap on our Valentine's week....

better late than never

here's Avery making Valentine's for her class...

heart shaped cards stuck to suckers

( i forgot to take a picture of them with the suckers )

Dawson made a V-day box for all his cards

looking cute in her outfit...

And...last but not least, we surprised the kids with

heart shaped breakfast for

Valentines day.

So, that's our update

stay tuned for a

"before and after"

Like mother like daughter.......

Love seeing Avery using her new sewing machine

and being like her mommy ; )

AND, speaking of sewing.... here I made a hooded towel for Avery.
I used white terry cloth and Cotton fabric that Avery picked out and used a
towel that she already had as my pattern.

I wish the hood was bigger,

but...

as you can see she likes it anyway.

Catch Up......

In pictures......

I hope everyone is having a Happy New Year !

Advent...

What a fun thing to do with the kids...counting down the days 'till we celebrate the birth of Jesus.

I found one like this on flikr...it was a perfect way for me to use up my stash of Christmas scrapbook paper.

You could make it much cuter but I was in a hurry

(given I waited the day before Dec. to start it)

so I just slapped some old stickers on it and hung it up with jute ribbon I had.

And there ya go....

I have been putting little treats and notes in them each day.

One of the notes was that they get to make a gingerbread house...which they had to find according to the note.

(the scavenger hunt idea was from my friend Heather)

It was a BIG hit!

Sweet Surprise...

Found this in my drawer the other night. Not sure when he wrote it but it definitely was a "Sweet surprise" !

Halloween pictures...

Hmmmm...what to say, what to say?

Guess I am just sharing pictures

that's all I got...for now.

Pumpkin patch, movie night, and outdoor decor....

Just some reasons why I have been MIA.

Dawson and Avery have been out for fall break the past 2 weeks.

The first week we had a wonderful time at the beach and this past week we tried to get out as much as we could.

Unfortunately, the weather here has been FREEZING cold and rainy everyday!

Here we are at Jackson's orchard in BG with some friends.

Like I said, it was cold and rainy but, we still had fun.

Friday night we had our family movie night.

We watched Monsters vs. Aliens.

Our treat was "my version" of Bob the blob in the movie.

Such a cute movie!

Last, I finally decorated my front porch for fall.

I have been dying to make a pumpkin topiary and finally did.

I love how it turned out!

For the pillow, I used fabric I had and stamped fall and the pumpkin on it.

Well, that is all for now.

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend!

We're back....

back to reality....that is.

we had a FABulous time!

good weather

good food

good fun

and ALOT of sun!

we even had several friends from MJ there!

...back soon to share more pics

4,3,2,1....

Counting down the days until we leave for the beach!

We will be staying HERE

Can't wait!

Around the house....

just wanted to post some pics....be back soon ; )

At the Zoo...

Just a quick post....b/c I hate when I go over a week with out posting SOMEthing. So, I am sharing our zoo trip today in pictures.....

Hopefully, I will be back (and in full action) next week.... ;~)

Hope everyone has a LOVELY weekend!

Scored.....

On some goodwill finds for my pantry project!

I was inspired by this pantry in the Lowe's Creative Idea mag.

I love the chalk board doors and signs, and all the baskets.

Our pantry is quite small and can get unorganized pretty quickly.

On top of that, we tend to leave the door open most of the time.

All the more reason to make it look pretty!

So, stay tuned for before and after pictures.

And the final reveal of my new and improved pantry!!

( I'm hoping by posting this it will motivate me to finish...we'll see)