Favorites Friday: Shout outs

My biggest accomplishment was manning the grocery store this week with both kiddos...it was no easy task but I survived! You mommas with 3 and more are my heros, seriously.  I have to say the brightest spots in my week were the special notes, emails, and shout outs I received from all of you. How ca…

{Cheating} shelves

This almost seems too silly to do a post on, but I had a few requests asking about my floating shelves and how they are hung! Its a magic trick really.....place L brackets on top and cover with books and trinkets! Ideally these would be built-in bookshelves, but since those cost an arm and leg, I w…

Fall picks 2011

As life gets a little more complicated and sticky with two kiddos, I"m attempting to streamline and simplify everything else including clothes. These picks all coordinate with each other so getting dressed in the morning is easy and mindless! Carmels, cognac, leopard and polka dots are all the…

Isn't she lovely

My mom came to stay last week and was such an incredible help and blessing to me! When I went to pick her up at the airport I saw her from behind and thought to myself, "who is that hot blonde in skinny jeans? She's truly lovely! Can't wait for our next visit, thanks Mom!




p.s She also m…

My 4 year old took these pictures

I think I have a budding photographer on my hands! At chuck e cheese's this week, I caught him in chuck e's photo booth taking a picture of himself and even centering his face in the frame! Too funny!

Favorites Friday: Embracing family

Happy weekend dear friends, I'm so happy to greet it! Husband has been gone all week and now he's back, bring on the cuddles and extra help! Huge thank you to my mom and sister for making my milk-challenged baby bearable! Also to all your sweet comments and bits of advice....they are like b…

A gentle answer

Somewhere in one of my many middle of the night wake ups, the Lord gave me the verse, "A gentle answer turns away anger (Ps 15:1)." Immediately I knew it regarded Gideon and my reactions to his many testing gestures and truth be told it works, really and truly. When I feel myself getting …

I can't whistle but I can make milk

Somehow I missed the fact that my sister could whistle all these years and when she shared that enviable fact at the dinner table my husband chimed in on his whistling skills while I sat there in silence! Finally I blurted out, "well, I can make milk" and had them both stumped!  The whole …

The whole acting out thing

Our biggest challenge to the new baby has been our warrior 4 year old, Gideon. He hits baby, pulls his nose, and shakes baby's seat which is pretty horrifying. Our pediatrician told us to make everything about Gideon, giving him as much attention as possible! I'm hoping that the newness and…

Me and honeybee

Bo's breath smells just like honey, I literally sniff it all day!!! Thus the nickname honeybee, plus I have to nickname everything!