roses are red

The hubs came home early from work with flowers...Avery thought they were for her so I said we could share :)

I was bummed that this picture turned out so blurry, but I couldn't resist sharing my "funny Valentine's"!

Happy V-Day everyone!

our latest obsession

Avery's latest obsession is shoes...the plastic dress-up kind that is...

I searched EVERYWHERE for a single pair of plastic heels and I finally found these at our local Dollar General store.  She chose the blue heels over the bright green ones and wanted to put them on before we went through the checkout line.  Needless to say, it was below 30 degrees with snow on the ground so Little Miss had to wait until we got home.  I just love hearing that clicking sound on the floor when she's teetering around with them on!  It's too cute ;)

Jubal is five!

My little man turned five on Friday...

I can hardly believe he is five already.  We had a very small get together with family to celebrate his special day.  I made chili and cupcakes and we had a nice, relaxing weekend :)

How was your weekend?

day in the life

I did this fun challenge on Wednesday from Ali Edwards called Day In The Life.  In a nutshell, it's where you document an entire 24 hour period of your life through notes and photos.  I knew when I began that I wanted to document a completely normal, ordinary day and that I wanted to keep it simple.  I didn't have any trouble taking tons of photos (thanks to my iPhone), I just felt that my storytelling could use a little help, but then again, I tried to keep it simple (sometimes that's REALLY hard for me :)

I downloaded these free printables from www.aliedwards.com to help me simplify the note-taking process (they're originally from her Week In The Life series that's coming up in April)...

I also went waaaaaay outta my comfort zone and did a full 8.5x11 photo template to house my pictures in (which is also from Ali Edwards but purchased through www.designerdigitals.com...

Through this challenge, I felt that I did a really good job portraying the "realness" of my day/my life and that's what it's all about.  I will definitely be taking part in Ali's "Week In The Life" in the spring, but I will have to do some major prep work beforehand to keep the process as simple as possible.  I haven't decided what kind of album I'm going to put these in yet, but the hard part's done so I'm sure something will surface when I'm least expecting it!

Today my baby boy is five, so I'm off to celebrate!  Have a great weekend!!!

sushi surprise

I got to go out with a good friend last Friday and eat sushi! My favorite!!!  It was my inspiration for this week's Sunday Sketch at SC...

As you can see, I turned the sketch upside down and used a 12x12 layout, instead of an 8.5x11. I also got to use some new product from Studio Calico's February Kit + Add-Ons...hope you enjoy!

a special day

Yesterday I became a godmother to my beautiful niece, Maria Rose :)  It was such a beautiful day and I am truly blessed to be able to be a part of her life in this way.  

 Maria and her mommy and daddy 

She was all tuckered out after her big day :)

This month has been zooming along with full force...so much has been going on that I haven't had time to post as often as I'd like to, but I assure you I will have lots to share soon!

playing pretend

Here's my take on this week's Sunday Sketch from SC...

The sketch is based on an 8 1/2 x 11 inch layout, but I stuck to a 12 x 12.  I used Studio Calico's January Kit (County Fair) for this layout...minus the paper doily that I had on hand in my stash :)

Hope you enjoy!