Last weekend we took a trip to Berry Patch Farms. The girls loved the pumpkin-covered fields and warm afternoon. We spent some time perusing the fields, playing with the pumpkins, and taking lots of pictures to remember our wonderful afternoon. The Hubs and I have both been extraordinarily busy so we haven’t had a lot of family time lately. I tried to use the day to get some good current shots of the girls. But…
Continue readingA friend came to me a few months ago and asked me to make her kids Mickey and Minnie costumes for Halloween. Conveniently, her son is Sofie’s age and her daughter was born the month before Chloe. So my honeys got to model these adorable (if I do say so myself!) costumes. She wanted dressy “tuxedo” Mickey, so I appliqued a vest on a black shirt to give the illusion of tuxedo top. My favorite…
Continue readingI have a thing for birthdays. I LOVE them. Not just a little, but a whole, whole lot. I had a streak of several years where I had less-than-stellar birthdays. But every year The Hubs tries to out-do himself and give me the most amazing day imaginable. Last year was pretty incredible! (minus the fact that I was in the incubation period for the stupid Swine Flu and spent the next 2 weeks on my…
Continue readingWell, since I have no working machine (okay, okay, I do, but it’s plastic and cheap and I loathe it), I spent some more quality time with my favorite little ladies, and made an awesome dinner. From leftovers! This is a twist on the Grilled Pineapple and Chicken Quesadillas The Pioneer Woman posted last week. Don’t worry, I made those, too! But I used canned pineapple and didn’t grill it. I had some leftovers and…
Continue readingMy sewing machine broke on Wednesday. This is absolutely devastating to me because 1) I LOVE my machine and refuse to replace it. And 2) I still have a LOT to sew before Thanksgiving! In fact, my list looks something like this: 3 Halloween costumes 6 pillowcase dresses 12 pairs of Christmas jammies 10 bibs 4 aprons 37 bean bags 1 tote 6 tshirts Yikes! And those are just my orders, it doesn’t include the…
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