Photo Shoot

Here is a glimpse of mom's attempts at Elsa's photo shoot.

Playing in the dirt

We looked at the weather today and decided to stay in, until after naps. It was still a little cool, but hats and jackets help. We took a walk around the block and then came back and played in the dirt. Well, Elsa played in the dirt and Titus played with the sticks.

We had a blast and the sun was in a perfect place to dazzle the faces of the kids. Thus I ran inside to grab the camera. The kids were totally more enthralled with the dirt and sticks and not smiling at the camera. That happens.













Then we came inside to enjoy our dinner, and found this...



Apparently Jones wanted to come outside too.

Reading

Good Night little ones.

New Pajama's

I saw these jammies and I had to get them. I thought they were so cute and my kids look just adorable in them. They like to make elephant sounds all the time, so they are fitting. Enjoy!

Remodel update

The guest bedroom is getting finished finally. First was the wall color, then the ceiling. Upon trying to mix the ceiling color we found it was lumpy. :( So we had to go out and buy new. But that isn't so bad, now I have a smaller bucket to carry around for touch ups. Next I tackled window coverings. A few weeks ago I stumbled upon some wonderful curtains on clearance. I brought them home only to find that they are perfect. The colors match our walls! How awesome right? Right. But something was still missing. Our home is unique.

I am not sure what our overall design type is, such as modern, traditional, or country. I would like to have more of a contemporary design but we have columns. yes columns. Esther, you can have my columns. SO I have to temper the modern things with some sophistication. The clearance panels were plain. I have blue stripes, red stripes, and blue and brown paisley. All coordinating. I started on the panels in our closet first. Oh Boy that was a task to tackle. Yikes. I got overwhelmed and had to change the design a few times. So there is only one panel almost finished in there. So when we were finally doing the guest bedroom I decided to work on those curtains instead. I measured twice and cut once, but sewed and ripped then sewed again. I 'finished' these once. But it was done with black thread. yuck. It look way too homemade. So I ripped out all the black and started again with a red I had to go out and get. After taking the time to rip out all the black, I decided to take my time and do these right the first time. I think my patience paid off. I am happy with them, and Jordan is happy with them, *sigh of relief.* I was beginning to wonder if I had made the mistake of biting off more than I could chew. ya know? Hopefully the next curtains will go smoother than these, and hopefully they will just keep getting better!

Happy Valentine's Day

We are happy to add some cuteness to your life. Enjoy!

Coffee Party

Today was Free Flavor Friday at COFFEE-MATE and I hosted a COFFEE-MATE Cafe party. A few weeks ago I was selected to host a party, then last week I received a box in the mail. Inside this box was, a high-quality muffin pan, a COFFEE-MATE branded red apron, printed recipe cards, napkins and cups, coupons for my guestes, NESCAFE TASTER'S CHOICE coffee, and COFFEE-MATE powder creamer. Seriously!!

So I set up the poker table with some mugs, and got out my second coffee pot, and chose some things to bake. I love setting up for these events.

Friday morning I baked some cookies, biscotti, and some egg muffins in the heart-shaped muffin pan. A Very enjoyable morning. I brought in a wonderful young lady who watched our kids, and kept them happy and away from us. The house was so nice and relatively quiet for having so many people there. Us moms got to have some really great mom-talk time. We enjoyed conversations from coffee, to adoption, and potty training, and laundry. Yes we are old married folk who talk about the laundry.

Enjoy the fun!