tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30856365563363596642024-03-04T23:39:11.806-06:00Flour GirlAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-20053056368421821462012-09-28T10:00:00.000-05:002012-09-28T10:00:00.733-05:00Babymooning Recipes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPGwZGmJnBqtEyODrfahHIqlt0FBtiPnXpkisCGkKmppRzKTHKSx2H5SzKxHZ9DUoQ_WFxMOaBCudONXKBvhNaanSN8iev5yOb7v6BdJtIsFE_5ms8IusfTkmwIppcFR7BzFQ5wR3Xlw/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPGwZGmJnBqtEyODrfahHIqlt0FBtiPnXpkisCGkKmppRzKTHKSx2H5SzKxHZ9DUoQ_WFxMOaBCudONXKBvhNaanSN8iev5yOb7v6BdJtIsFE_5ms8IusfTkmwIppcFR7BzFQ5wR3Xlw/s400/057.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My sister just had a beautiful baby boy and I wanted to do something special for her.<br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Knowing she would be ultra busy in the coming weeks (new baby, 2 other kiddos, moving into a new home) I wanted to do something to help with meal prep. But since I live 3 hours away, dropping off a meal is not a great option. So, I put on my thinking cap and came up with another option...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4D7s8pEtDhdugCMizBGV8kpgsFAGF9lEBmROKgyIQl2duBThSBmiJZqkeJP3O9vkF_m9N2kEgu1U-XxOBC9cAyv1RdFYgbrL4UmIZxJya82w0NMjMIwpCTZmTyZjAM2kpnhNyvijrJGI/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhi_2hGzJgqhcgOZHROzWHZ2pcwn7swMJnIMEqzeC93DuLIubzXIQwTE2S8zii94J54QCGRNfcWcKorSPB0rkpueKqkqCgG23NFzsfKJ5XlFwznHwjqnGouUPrFGFhKya1qTrBN1ygMg/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhi_2hGzJgqhcgOZHROzWHZ2pcwn7swMJnIMEqzeC93DuLIubzXIQwTE2S8zii94J54QCGRNfcWcKorSPB0rkpueKqkqCgG23NFzsfKJ5XlFwznHwjqnGouUPrFGFhKya1qTrBN1ygMg/s400/021.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a Babymoon Recipe Book- which is a collection of family favorite recipes with a menu and indexed ingedient lists. I consider it a version of bulk cooking for the freezer, but faster on the front end, and something that can be referred to over the years during another a busy season of life. It includes super simple recipes (marinate pork chops), Crockpot ideas for once-a-week, more involved meals (Chicken Parmesan), a 6 week planned menu and a list of fun themes for meal with kiddos!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRazYnHWVCPDkxoFYCLmQ46XiqEQncfxG0HmyX0NQAmysk4pl0myD078PFM-yy9-4G-0HVVOGsZeWO6NNk2m7OO8Yx_75SKjCRKDmfykPoTGG9U7yxYrCXcISV4MU8ZO0bVPxg1zsLlAE/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After gathering and typing recipes I grouped them (chicken, beef, pork, Crockpot...) and created a separate spreadsheet for each group. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In each spreadsheet I entered the names of all the recipes in that category. Next, I created columns for "pantry, freezer, fridge, and fresh from grocery store". Next to a recipe name I typed a list of what is needed to make it from each of the above categories. <em>(I skipped listing common pantry staples or spices and instead made one additional list of things I assumed she'd have in her pantry and therefore not include in the spreadsheet).</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDD6l3R1ZacbiPs1jFXLcu2MFGc6z-opVyQXJkfDEFvRW1WPmAT8zMeVOUcB2a_QR-PAm_TtfksefS1uGVwa82g3C0N01iYQRpUlE5vWJIxZDa2EfRbf58utM9s7CyA2VvFuG_JT5KfA/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDD6l3R1ZacbiPs1jFXLcu2MFGc6z-opVyQXJkfDEFvRW1WPmAT8zMeVOUcB2a_QR-PAm_TtfksefS1uGVwa82g3C0N01iYQRpUlE5vWJIxZDa2EfRbf58utM9s7CyA2VvFuG_JT5KfA/s400/014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><all>With this recipe book <<em>all</em>> sis needs to do is pick out recipes she wants to make, stock her pantry and freezer with listed ingredients (maybe even label the items for each dish) and when the time comes to make a meal she will grab stuff out of the pantry and freezer and then review the fridge and grocery column lists to see what additional things may be needed to make the dish. So, in the end a couple months worth of </all><all>menu planning and grocery shopping is mostly done and healthy meals await. </all></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><all></all> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">---</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've had this idea tumbling around in my brain for a while so it is a great relief and excitement to see it come to fruition. I think its great since every family has different favorite dishes and may not like eating casseroles for months after welcoming a new baby. An added plus is that a book like this is not just a babymoon book, but a collection of family favorite recipes that are ready at a moments notice to shop for/cook during any busy season that comes in a family's life.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After finishing this project I did a couple of happy dances around our house. David (and G) must have thought I was crazy! But it was quite an undertaking (there are over 100 recipes!) and such a relief to have done in the nick of time for sis's new baby. I literally printed it out, put it in a binder and wrapped it moments before I got the text message saying little man had been born. (My sister and I have <a href="http://davidsmithfamily.blogspot.com/2012/08/baby-cookies-for-hospital.html" target="_blank">ironic timing</a> when it comes to baby births and finished baby projects!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">For more on Meals for New Parents, check out <a href="http://davidsmithfamily.blogspot.com/2012/08/meals-for-new-parents.html" target="_blank">this</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-15425688536303502012012-09-23T06:00:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:39:05.446-05:00The Invisible Woman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/9YU0aNAHXP0?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">I came across this video on a friend's blog and wanted to share it here too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The speaker, Nicole Johnson, speaks so eloquntly about the daily grind of motherhood and finding a deeper purpose and value in it.</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-14316285514441395982012-09-21T11:00:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:39:05.445-05:00Mr. Dreamboat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mr. Jackson is two weeks old so it's high time I share his baby shower with you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In July we hosted a baby shower for my sister and her baby boy to be. I knew Jackson would be super cute so I planned a "Dreamboat" themed baby shower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAn4iUxCdX-tXqN92to3FG8FHMbeL6mxdrC-KTTmI7fQGGpSjo0AZrxWA76_bdfLiVl1gD9IsrcmMaaY-Bd5-NPZtXYhBGz2QiElnWvAdBzVxBXd3gH50M6IRgPVirRIe8-8N_Mgc8J7s/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAn4iUxCdX-tXqN92to3FG8FHMbeL6mxdrC-KTTmI7fQGGpSjo0AZrxWA76_bdfLiVl1gD9IsrcmMaaY-Bd5-NPZtXYhBGz2QiElnWvAdBzVxBXd3gH50M6IRgPVirRIe8-8N_Mgc8J7s/s400/031.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7h1pigNk_ib7_xhklqA0IuPy9qGAYzE3TG0siS601ZgzuHeRraNzVZKCnkB_gk18NkSM60t60Mo_99-ZZjR40ygWG1GE_fRBwtEPd7UeLKrzyec_xP7QNLFPsB_JjUCCbwaNV-bqFXU8/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7h1pigNk_ib7_xhklqA0IuPy9qGAYzE3TG0siS601ZgzuHeRraNzVZKCnkB_gk18NkSM60t60Mo_99-ZZjR40ygWG1GE_fRBwtEPd7UeLKrzyec_xP7QNLFPsB_JjUCCbwaNV-bqFXU8/s400/032.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The shower was an outdoor picnic on perhaps the hottest day in July. In hindsight, I overestimated the shade a tree could provide. Jackson's sister may have even protested eating in such a sweltering environment... Jenni was right, it was a very hot day outside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3cq8YR9VPuEaVjsWld54g8JM63nXjWIvLSYmunojEBPwvJ3d-w1g0zbbymEYJrvRcDKMOqp0XBv3Xxex-QcY_4g0UrDvunRADPPwta7s8ggkw8YE9Y5Iwbc42F7nGdzY0-9jkxIv0AY/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3cq8YR9VPuEaVjsWld54g8JM63nXjWIvLSYmunojEBPwvJ3d-w1g0zbbymEYJrvRcDKMOqp0XBv3Xxex-QcY_4g0UrDvunRADPPwta7s8ggkw8YE9Y5Iwbc42F7nGdzY0-9jkxIv0AY/s400/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkf8p4kEhHjutZ4spEXeZpcjo47T1KJte2-K1I_2SACDafe2ZAiuWlrf8PDUtE-lUECD0I7qFY5I5wVnH-RhVoeoO7ebMnJzdzuxxiUSz4bGqHicypw3hM_0k72lAaEY4G4xaVhmAwzw/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkf8p4kEhHjutZ4spEXeZpcjo47T1KJte2-K1I_2SACDafe2ZAiuWlrf8PDUtE-lUECD0I7qFY5I5wVnH-RhVoeoO7ebMnJzdzuxxiUSz4bGqHicypw3hM_0k72lAaEY4G4xaVhmAwzw/s400/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLxBf0Kjmg4sLE1ds91xvMGkrttBTH71EYP8K1d6fTJMPVxolsrh_P9dFuEM_aMxQqxFacAOFIFGBBCExdhYSOgJeRv39Ja6YR24v1ptEWOiYmHaxOpdGuowRUZUwljxuSSsf2HeMfdg/s1600/1+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLxBf0Kjmg4sLE1ds91xvMGkrttBTH71EYP8K1d6fTJMPVxolsrh_P9dFuEM_aMxQqxFacAOFIFGBBCExdhYSOgJeRv39Ja6YR24v1ptEWOiYmHaxOpdGuowRUZUwljxuSSsf2HeMfdg/s400/1+(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NMm5Oq7QEZ6Lyt6YiFH3rm0XilNrXyndHbLQYrG_NEpQfXIk0-7lN8DbWMiF5TPzszWpWfsbaILPzqTu7fKnRrHO_RijVdQRfDOCu2NIQ8xT3hS9CTWFhPdwVXdtX1EPqe1zbBAl42E/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NMm5Oq7QEZ6Lyt6YiFH3rm0XilNrXyndHbLQYrG_NEpQfXIk0-7lN8DbWMiF5TPzszWpWfsbaILPzqTu7fKnRrHO_RijVdQRfDOCu2NIQ8xT3hS9CTWFhPdwVXdtX1EPqe1zbBAl42E/s400/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joshua was a trooper and stuck it out with all of us sweaty party goers :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceQYUE-mXR5wv_7sH_dC9l1NHJDhENHKnMMX83hGpEJVZIfPvIKBGMTwTqC6zToS4A8YtDKNxPE-bkngomHaPk_AgqnN8KA_opHa_d6U-wmEpha5W25koscfDeiVmIkyuOiA1X5z4kfc/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceQYUE-mXR5wv_7sH_dC9l1NHJDhENHKnMMX83hGpEJVZIfPvIKBGMTwTqC6zToS4A8YtDKNxPE-bkngomHaPk_AgqnN8KA_opHa_d6U-wmEpha5W25koscfDeiVmIkyuOiA1X5z4kfc/s400/18.jpg" width="268" /></a></div>Back inside we opened gifts and this little charmer was deliverered the presents to her mom!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWrHt2WxUkQXYJoEYpd0p12fEhTvY2mxnzVq7qqf2OJ07zosU6fzzKFMGqWvHttaPy72OviNxnZPo-S2lCOGxT093za02qWQjD08VM7LJmxZVfPntSYtFPSj4WlW0bt08tLJhL_RiT-c/s1600/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWrHt2WxUkQXYJoEYpd0p12fEhTvY2mxnzVq7qqf2OJ07zosU6fzzKFMGqWvHttaPy72OviNxnZPo-S2lCOGxT093za02qWQjD08VM7LJmxZVfPntSYtFPSj4WlW0bt08tLJhL_RiT-c/s400/19.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPOv8NvKlrT6dZMX1jCrTizY8F3cP9QqeFyGy_Ey1saV6jfxht6ilHfZU1IPU88mS0aIQ4GFcjYl1R3Wt0IEw7ZLS6p1ju5NdRhCRktZ-ufvAYdL7NebY4z9_tjzH6NVKskDf3wJzqlI/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPOv8NvKlrT6dZMX1jCrTizY8F3cP9QqeFyGy_Ey1saV6jfxht6ilHfZU1IPU88mS0aIQ4GFcjYl1R3Wt0IEw7ZLS6p1ju5NdRhCRktZ-ufvAYdL7NebY4z9_tjzH6NVKskDf3wJzqlI/s400/20.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mr. Jackson, we are so excited about you! We love you little boy!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-47025940894414917432012-09-16T21:52:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:39:05.568-05:00Serendipity at Walton's<div style="text-align: center;">Maybe you saw <a href="http://davidsmithfamily.blogspot.com/2012/09/waltons-fancy-staple.html" target="_blank">this</a> post about Gavin and I visiting Walton's for a lunch date a couple weeks ago. Jokingly I said that Sandra Bullock was not there...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Well folks, David, Gavin and I headed downtown this afternoon for some coffee at Walton's and a walk around the lake. It was a rainy day here in Austin and coffee and a walk seemed like a fun idea. I was a super lucky gal that D was game to go downtown. We almost never go downtown during the weekend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd been raving to D about Walton's... it's a bakery, cafe, flower shop, catering business, and they sell picnic packages complete with a basket and flowers... this place is exactly what my dreams are made of and what I would create if I had the backing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7zgbimCZbHejlLWADMO7RVfv0PBEZpX0dRZkuafqv0ADlinfN0lGWBDhFqHYYlsyv7wqMjY7yi62ZzeDuSm9Sm_SRirbJe4mPp5bPtVY5ar9pPH1q8NlyUI7fs9AKVkx5d0Jtjjw2z8/s1600/064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7zgbimCZbHejlLWADMO7RVfv0PBEZpX0dRZkuafqv0ADlinfN0lGWBDhFqHYYlsyv7wqMjY7yi62ZzeDuSm9Sm_SRirbJe4mPp5bPtVY5ar9pPH1q8NlyUI7fs9AKVkx5d0Jtjjw2z8/s400/064.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhow, we had just sat down with our dessert and coffee when none other than Ms Sandra Bullock came in! David spotted her, I thought he was joking, but we knew it was her by the sound of her voice. She walked around the store, chatted with the manager, and stayed for a meal with a friend at a table just feet away from us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not goo goo for celebrities, but having seen someone popular, I'm so excited it was her! So, here's a shout out to Sandra Bullock - your renovation and remodeling of Walton's is beautiful, and if it matters at all, I think you're a classy gal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Definitely one of the coolest coffee dates I've had.</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-74489307543906562032012-09-12T01:00:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:39:05.569-05:00Puppy Paw-ty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QbSnCgEf7Il5-JwS1lmCf3bcjXeXHpCDlozuWwVBMTOLUH-d_015l8-5uYINl92njNpA6JvARx2cLhuGW-q0XdEw0YL28ZR5phDusAqwtafDMWT105hshyphenhyphenU5sFDb4bnrkyRNzg8KoTc/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QbSnCgEf7Il5-JwS1lmCf3bcjXeXHpCDlozuWwVBMTOLUH-d_015l8-5uYINl92njNpA6JvARx2cLhuGW-q0XdEw0YL28ZR5phDusAqwtafDMWT105hshyphenhyphenU5sFDb4bnrkyRNzg8KoTc/s400/012.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little man's final birthday celebration was at home in Austin with a few friends of ours. I choose a puppy theme for the party since little man is often called G-Dog around here. I can't quite remember how or why it started but the name has stuck...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> ::The Invitation::</strong><br />For the invites, thank you cards, and envelopes I watercolored a dog house and puppies, then copied them onto cardstock. It was a lot of fun making these!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7yb0sc939qcm8FsBX15OD3Hw-amxCVPDiBRZXnyLR-G8fLVt3pS1en1D9NI4YqKTpMTUP8KZ5J5h0sqgCnNR8af35vwgVebpmabyFpmmgLJ-bOc8m6HcTm3l1I1Y3dmkduUMgD9K1rE/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7yb0sc939qcm8FsBX15OD3Hw-amxCVPDiBRZXnyLR-G8fLVt3pS1en1D9NI4YqKTpMTUP8KZ5J5h0sqgCnNR8af35vwgVebpmabyFpmmgLJ-bOc8m6HcTm3l1I1Y3dmkduUMgD9K1rE/s400/018.JPG" width="300" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>envelope front and back</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA96zRds9tMOoSFrakH9fYmdVcQqjrnDIOdmB0Gg5FnTIy1Lmw9epYJqu-qULvH72We27jWKx4tTmFTblXc82UDFQEHzZM8bN35L5mMOmEF9LUEhd8iOivTurvY7TVmfYGhRJfW4Dl-Xg/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA96zRds9tMOoSFrakH9fYmdVcQqjrnDIOdmB0Gg5FnTIy1Lmw9epYJqu-qULvH72We27jWKx4tTmFTblXc82UDFQEHzZM8bN35L5mMOmEF9LUEhd8iOivTurvY7TVmfYGhRJfW4Dl-Xg/s400/022.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em> thank you cards</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GnHVg4eBsputp3PBRfUmQXEvC5lcrTbUbuyLOzE0SgkGF3fKitOWevD_OfgCgNRRJkKN_VEhkKf_5OYgpmzaNmR76WOsz2OvXIEspo7PoBtI_wk0r5nx06LA4yk7_oLlwlaA4USJ8fQ/s1600/41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd2tqUPpPSZe2VKc8oVEiWB6wxPD75p2WoRBXDfz_bLLFcq6E0LH0tDDruPs7mEpPrEq7qahMqfvVGLtt2k0FnKEhkprKl7ZKaNppjofCnLBGdGHFqwwrzE8-F-srWLzwQMPcRDUmLnw/s1600/44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd2tqUPpPSZe2VKc8oVEiWB6wxPD75p2WoRBXDfz_bLLFcq6E0LH0tDDruPs7mEpPrEq7qahMqfvVGLtt2k0FnKEhkprKl7ZKaNppjofCnLBGdGHFqwwrzE8-F-srWLzwQMPcRDUmLnw/s320/44.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>::Decor::</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">I drew and watercolored a set of 12 dogs. I then copied the drawings to create a banner and different decor for around the party table.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScQRz-YQ8toiwg3Tchj3WX6JvI53fSztwT1S_ZAnKz_PzX9nlb_RvsuH3MS_KHO26AsyUg8UtkxhHgQrTl6cUOHABX4KAmsfOWeLFTtB0kKkCC-lMbwEkNo3y9yjAa5_s6hT4LhnXlAM/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScQRz-YQ8toiwg3Tchj3WX6JvI53fSztwT1S_ZAnKz_PzX9nlb_RvsuH3MS_KHO26AsyUg8UtkxhHgQrTl6cUOHABX4KAmsfOWeLFTtB0kKkCC-lMbwEkNo3y9yjAa5_s6hT4LhnXlAM/s400/026.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfyR9pwypn7agm03O-iOFWY0lAHskfb8ijpQ0DwnyAjK8dhNJclMXuZhxuRYy8aRJWZCkM_grZOL_0SEF-5yBfxbhMLnFG5Q_2Eskay0ALEgFwQKKQa5-s75asqG24c6ciYa6E7vxC7I/s1600/IMG_9297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfyR9pwypn7agm03O-iOFWY0lAHskfb8ijpQ0DwnyAjK8dhNJclMXuZhxuRYy8aRJWZCkM_grZOL_0SEF-5yBfxbhMLnFG5Q_2Eskay0ALEgFwQKKQa5-s75asqG24c6ciYa6E7vxC7I/s400/IMG_9297.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYczWDQjoa7XDH3SVcmkI-gQvtspQ-yTnJzPktJhfKJb3_VMaPGN27G8Ia3tUaoTnG_OSJxia0dYU1F0u2XvKWNuysU5Tk_sLVsEGy-oenXg5gA-Oz7UxSxnB_F5rv3z0zFMj3IxYgeXg/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> I made a photo display on our mantle using old aluminum cans and oatmeal containers wrapped in scrapbook paper. I hung pictures using mini-sized clothes pins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwEsq2gp9ocKizCoCBXuq_pp1NnsDVhwJewi8Qg8vD17gYbQbxH2szO-jYc6EGlXPVciHHcZcGCFNFVZ1fjoXsh0IhsyRhDBSIiC4PCsU6Wfq7oCLyaZxBEh-eJPblmjfHY0rQicRLSs/s1600/IMG_9338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwEsq2gp9ocKizCoCBXuq_pp1NnsDVhwJewi8Qg8vD17gYbQbxH2szO-jYc6EGlXPVciHHcZcGCFNFVZ1fjoXsh0IhsyRhDBSIiC4PCsU6Wfq7oCLyaZxBEh-eJPblmjfHY0rQicRLSs/s400/IMG_9338.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7RRNJOTpIo8eSePdiCvOFSeAegJj1Nq7dfSpBkCGbEZifbu2qRmCFT22rnrqd4yOrPOdOtrjLvWre11qKXglmSb_02gRzP9Lja9FEC5POvyDqmK_ixOSA5PHxs1boDGO5balfuCrxM8/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7RRNJOTpIo8eSePdiCvOFSeAegJj1Nq7dfSpBkCGbEZifbu2qRmCFT22rnrqd4yOrPOdOtrjLvWre11qKXglmSb_02gRzP9Lja9FEC5POvyDqmK_ixOSA5PHxs1boDGO5balfuCrxM8/s400/13.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>::Backyard Fun::</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">The kiddos came over and swam in a baby pool and played with G's water table. David put G's swing-set up too so it was a fun attraction. It felt like a housewarming party for our backyard! I loved seeing so many littles playing in different areas of our backyard. Man, I want next summer to come fast!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCAS7Oo9UKvNIxVO-zxtkL59O-8WAhTbcoLOw6GuQ0-iFF7MOFRpbR_N_F0BKRntmE5mtnpUUq_lAAxeHef2vRMaEz7dPPGQgr2nXd22eVx75F66YqjzLF_wECEc-nXUGvAy95Y3QqMY/s1600/IMG_9341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCAS7Oo9UKvNIxVO-zxtkL59O-8WAhTbcoLOw6GuQ0-iFF7MOFRpbR_N_F0BKRntmE5mtnpUUq_lAAxeHef2vRMaEz7dPPGQgr2nXd22eVx75F66YqjzLF_wECEc-nXUGvAy95Y3QqMY/s400/IMG_9341.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>swimming</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60khRoyBulYHigjDP4uEVGD3FDB2m5oPP8ryts3OGXqVUz-52Jjbaz3lNn26rmxFsKkkNLReqnfw1ccgdgMQWZgU4Qc-hzsrlFvu5gRWZ6B5QpDWDWLKhJMzEdGvwGE2TzfrKj9Aa5t4/s1600/087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>::The Bone Hunt::</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">While planning this party I thought a bone hunt (like an easter egg hunt would be so awesome. Unfortunately G is a little too young for the concept but a couple of his buddies enjoyed it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxsm9I8lrzB8aOpddiTXLYBoLG8GD9apqggfX_XaaHBFTRbaVvVUyq1hZWQeSVRcZXIHYeAkcVEKDYc_pT4iPmZ3el8Xy7GMss6hqHz4ElFcpsLl7pNVhfLBa23bViP51JsdOnCcCa-g/s1600/IMG_9295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxsm9I8lrzB8aOpddiTXLYBoLG8GD9apqggfX_XaaHBFTRbaVvVUyq1hZWQeSVRcZXIHYeAkcVEKDYc_pT4iPmZ3el8Xy7GMss6hqHz4ElFcpsLl7pNVhfLBa23bViP51JsdOnCcCa-g/s400/IMG_9295.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9SYRva7rTJB4DlBFX1bHmWoFwautoEwrxkkNWdITG906Nl_DJjSXki6GkL4BliIRjeQQioByakJJKsHUQXghntx_gmuP1TPOhShAlmG7kNNiAmPKQVO0m_xw_spqnDtHbmrkV0SIKN4/s1600/120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9SYRva7rTJB4DlBFX1bHmWoFwautoEwrxkkNWdITG906Nl_DJjSXki6GkL4BliIRjeQQioByakJJKsHUQXghntx_gmuP1TPOhShAlmG7kNNiAmPKQVO0m_xw_spqnDtHbmrkV0SIKN4/s400/120.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />we hid bones around the house while the kiddos were swimming </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I made a "Best of Show" blue ribbon for the winners but forgot to give it to them :(</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>::Cake and Ice Cream::</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZAw3r_3-K6e29b7lPdW6z-LVi6O8wXkwTLWde76-K6ZDGT4pANvsDG2IhUKq4jjPeSy4a0rSGrNGir4MYhcNVeFtclGK5KqkYbnHrE1hcyBy1jYussZUzWgzlAY7r2Rluut_m11e_d0/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZAw3r_3-K6e29b7lPdW6z-LVi6O8wXkwTLWde76-K6ZDGT4pANvsDG2IhUKq4jjPeSy4a0rSGrNGir4MYhcNVeFtclGK5KqkYbnHrE1hcyBy1jYussZUzWgzlAY7r2Rluut_m11e_d0/s400/010.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PyoBBwpMJQ4xlkFB2hwCBi9F0u6OMegWJkFN2uFW_9ro6DlvwD_279VSCrTpTnvstcRLb-mo2LyYpEqAyMxHlNymR2WUEymJJMTID7FcTPCUbPNefsKhB46q44uRHHiGRApyQwDxBGk/s1600/IMG_9303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I made cup labels with space for the guest's name and typed a different dog themed joke onto each label. Corny and fabulous!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffetSy6IIp8GGpseIClOabkWMPAMpvEzpiy32p2bf_iRyksB9VCYCCCGO43Fikkx2Kb1eaLRf5ifd1rhMk4LGNyd44erGqZkbEsW1AeLdnGqa4hJgzTsN0cmrk1HyLCU3tFD5hJ6hzMs/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffetSy6IIp8GGpseIClOabkWMPAMpvEzpiy32p2bf_iRyksB9VCYCCCGO43Fikkx2Kb1eaLRf5ifd1rhMk4LGNyd44erGqZkbEsW1AeLdnGqa4hJgzTsN0cmrk1HyLCU3tFD5hJ6hzMs/s400/035.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWYD0rl7se8m5UMMWrUNp-fIYccL9pt6G8lVZAwc3u_000XOYGpKDoJVyQ91V3TeFUHWCqGLJzWWER1lt8FLtLfbwsCVQTDlIr-GiGts1P9-YMR19IibIDInU7JOKfhHBGNB3qn5ApSY/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWYD0rl7se8m5UMMWrUNp-fIYccL9pt6G8lVZAwc3u_000XOYGpKDoJVyQ91V3TeFUHWCqGLJzWWER1lt8FLtLfbwsCVQTDlIr-GiGts1P9-YMR19IibIDInU7JOKfhHBGNB3qn5ApSY/s400/20.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"></a> ::G's Birthday Cake::</div></strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-A0KPOMnfDvT43T8twI5T4sv_v4gyJLMMk2y4chMIL7Oi_RvCa9K-wDd_Z2g1XxBRmRYvDnQcGtAJdwgAs-t2LADWXLI5snGDdjD6osS4hYt4yAydka0JTwgRJnrC1OQZ3ZD9_x0WGA/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-A0KPOMnfDvT43T8twI5T4sv_v4gyJLMMk2y4chMIL7Oi_RvCa9K-wDd_Z2g1XxBRmRYvDnQcGtAJdwgAs-t2LADWXLI5snGDdjD6osS4hYt4yAydka0JTwgRJnrC1OQZ3ZD9_x0WGA/s400/038.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LI6DQgXaaj4WxFznytoyufZ9u1Ggip0ZmXXRWpsNd7Bbj8yM6O4xT4rEbWstF03jI36nySCMH5Z-k7IybgA0RhuclK2nQjeHsFYQ0kVETH49Igg5qwyXqSjh4oB82_QgKgXTL6WAFgc/s1600/050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaC1xX7KztPsGfFeEaqYbEDxxQjRShPW4SORzhFrxZCqDf9-TneoL8D_PYj62jfytff4fCKcSPPfjP9rXa99fs7Xe_ZcZzIbHPj2wQUYR6sDP3_eXkMoALyzXJXIwywm_rJWKtsWPt2ds/s1600/IMG_9377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> <strong>::Dog House Pictures::</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">D constructed a dog house with a large cardboard box we had and I sewed some felt dog masks for the kiddos to wear. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1TGWp_rXZp8O6UhqeZ5P8FInd9P1ajzSQjA8NrXLm3Ii7P0Q7ujRtp14nfxAh5Cpa1sT3Zbgd_3C47CPr1uuKU3j6n4nnLzjyA0oH8P5Vf6MKOgoBlx7IFP1BM9cOflJkoZ7gyVZwYk/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1TGWp_rXZp8O6UhqeZ5P8FInd9P1ajzSQjA8NrXLm3Ii7P0Q7ujRtp14nfxAh5Cpa1sT3Zbgd_3C47CPr1uuKU3j6n4nnLzjyA0oH8P5Vf6MKOgoBlx7IFP1BM9cOflJkoZ7gyVZwYk/s400/2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiS5gpDFkSy5T4QQPz7iilGMzHw110VTOIfsxVe3VZa0SKZdrCcB8kAU-jK6t8jSMObYqOyspUfX3-GeOrW4pQBBkbWHp3mK3KAz_Hpeaa98gdxN7IBQN6knes-sxoObX3Xb_9RnfSGxQ/s400/IMG_9289.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the kiddies above and for the adults below</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4zAgefHIgsQ5X3JEuPfd-H5MqAdrN1Q58ksCEaZ-SvoKXkfOJejmmJBAkmdcXPB8EKvLhx7yiSZJnoInL4swJi3NDNyidw98YQjPvtjKpTeVhSt4Y1o9XSZTLOIaNj365piMsoh416M/s1600/IMG_9293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4zAgefHIgsQ5X3JEuPfd-H5MqAdrN1Q58ksCEaZ-SvoKXkfOJejmmJBAkmdcXPB8EKvLhx7yiSZJnoInL4swJi3NDNyidw98YQjPvtjKpTeVhSt4Y1o9XSZTLOIaNj365piMsoh416M/s400/IMG_9293.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">the pictures on this post were taken by myself and my friends Danielle and Sarah</span></em></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-44995745909397007892012-09-08T09:00:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:39:05.566-05:00Jackson James<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gavin, how old are you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbEWjp2htTHidAGacdQPO8jMzturwky85XDhgcqiprZNDzsqDiNROmv1i8TlNIL_3vSbD1flYaYrxSPNv6caalhYVriVgi5CeMw24mC2lNjRM74viJDsqFta7_X3JH4ZtHrufd29q04Q/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbEWjp2htTHidAGacdQPO8jMzturwky85XDhgcqiprZNDzsqDiNROmv1i8TlNIL_3vSbD1flYaYrxSPNv6caalhYVriVgi5CeMw24mC2lNjRM74viJDsqFta7_X3JH4ZtHrufd29q04Q/s400/020.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> How many cousins do you have?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-czTU2Qe3OJ2HIQpQp9c8az46xc_WNV5dmp-ZCUtzUfiebFf-3xiAlvDZL3DGyVuMa9cZSrtr_GMn8_mS-CevWyN9c80BF_XZ5JZTzA6ZCaikKQUVdBo-x0FwdfqwU32Qx2VlQ4WLvxE/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-czTU2Qe3OJ2HIQpQp9c8az46xc_WNV5dmp-ZCUtzUfiebFf-3xiAlvDZL3DGyVuMa9cZSrtr_GMn8_mS-CevWyN9c80BF_XZ5JZTzA6ZCaikKQUVdBo-x0FwdfqwU32Qx2VlQ4WLvxE/s400/021.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Why are you laying in a baby bed?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSy5oARsxVzUFKYb_RAsbQ6B-gYYGQ1_aihsFhiT2hUWb_hYCCsuVjZ1UV12_fVkdV3sWg9A-Trx5-ZOtqbKVxYQqqRizsDvx7rd93v93EHa-QBATMKOATIp4rvgeInpZRc3UsImANXIs/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSy5oARsxVzUFKYb_RAsbQ6B-gYYGQ1_aihsFhiT2hUWb_hYCCsuVjZ1UV12_fVkdV3sWg9A-Trx5-ZOtqbKVxYQqqRizsDvx7rd93v93EHa-QBATMKOATIp4rvgeInpZRc3UsImANXIs/s400/023.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Because...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">my new cousin Jackson is in his mommy's arms! (and I'm tired and need a nap!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiow0DolUnl8DuExh3wa-ITrFM3i7K4uwn6VQFrw4TOjCcTEshGCzJUrLxIYr9C-e5KFk75LVAulKYjE4R4sA2ena941IaByXDH6ZKVEeg6IAGKmRgg_Tj6Th9K0ABJ6zx__Na07uoItHM/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiow0DolUnl8DuExh3wa-ITrFM3i7K4uwn6VQFrw4TOjCcTEshGCzJUrLxIYr9C-e5KFk75LVAulKYjE4R4sA2ena941IaByXDH6ZKVEeg6IAGKmRgg_Tj6Th9K0ABJ6zx__Na07uoItHM/s400/024.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister Stephanie, a.k.a. my #1 champion, has a new baby boy!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>After a 2 weeks of steady contractions... literally</em></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jackson was born one week ago to Stephanie, husband Eric, big sister Jenni and big brother Josh!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wohoo!! G got new <a href="http://davidsmithfamily.blogspot.com/2012/08/sweet-sabrina.html" target="_blank">2</a> new cousins in the last month!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzDlIB0NSnTqpHLgSM93XjrD_XQraFXT-Nml7lms1LBxhqO01Zk0O2sTNxl3HQ0Jt0vPoS1DCU4OGaPKIIBbaQr9RHqcOGohtFoQa7Diy8VjInPr3im7KUwS9M4iC7qgpn-CeSLpOPyY/s1600/185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzDlIB0NSnTqpHLgSM93XjrD_XQraFXT-Nml7lms1LBxhqO01Zk0O2sTNxl3HQ0Jt0vPoS1DCU4OGaPKIIBbaQr9RHqcOGohtFoQa7Diy8VjInPr3im7KUwS9M4iC7qgpn-CeSLpOPyY/s400/185.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* blonde hair * blue eyes * 8 lbs 5 oz * 20.5 inches long * handsome *</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-19844367634610584772012-09-07T06:00:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:39:05.448-05:00Walton's Fancy & Staple<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that my little dude is a more mobile we have started exploring Austin together. This is quite an awesome city and I'm looking forward to our growing list of excursions! Our first field trip was downtown to Ms Sandra Bullock's resturant, <a href="http://www.waltonsfancyandstaple.com/home.aspx" target="_blank">Walton's</a>, for a lunch date. Sandra wasn't there but her charm was all over this place! (Bonus: they offer free parking)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The decor and bakery goods are so pretty and our lunch was delicious. I had the <em>Fancy Lunch</em> which is half sandwich and half soup. My <em>Turkey Sweet</em> sandwich was perfection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7b4PRKwc6wPkBVs4cdQWuGb95dr0XJTarTsvmkVv8s1W92pSAVSV3ZUT-70pCk9EyJCe3YAF7E8gYkcFZyTitn-UFAK0lQcQzznBPG98W_Csouu4zRNN5z3xOWN6YbZdaL6AU8QVKAs/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7b4PRKwc6wPkBVs4cdQWuGb95dr0XJTarTsvmkVv8s1W92pSAVSV3ZUT-70pCk9EyJCe3YAF7E8gYkcFZyTitn-UFAK0lQcQzznBPG98W_Csouu4zRNN5z3xOWN6YbZdaL6AU8QVKAs/s400/026.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">little man had a sack lunch but thought the ambiance was a delight ; )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPM_OrdbHbjF7in8G44ScihGWqWG8wmv0lpnDkk8J80paz4GLIg_rvYTwPmD8ptGX8FsoDf8yK_eYLGHgjnoH5RqHxU8vbapPjb7BX0tqZoIqbWlgnJ_23b4ZgzGrRz9-j_c0z2R9O_w/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPM_OrdbHbjF7in8G44ScihGWqWG8wmv0lpnDkk8J80paz4GLIg_rvYTwPmD8ptGX8FsoDf8yK_eYLGHgjnoH5RqHxU8vbapPjb7BX0tqZoIqbWlgnJ_23b4ZgzGrRz9-j_c0z2R9O_w/s400/028.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We brought a pecan tart home with us. I got it solely because of how cute it was. I'm typically not a big pecan pie lover, but this tart was over the top YUMMY!</div><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoDfRJCYDP1pTXDRgBsDGzSB1_crn_ilLF8Mjy6cvhLmWgKHf1CZLS-N7QHfm89_mdgId8k3MPCj50rw3Ysrdz7eZSnUB7aSGNwFK30QyOIt4MIuUO0OD20rtTIoGzihVS_7sTRBRFaU/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoDfRJCYDP1pTXDRgBsDGzSB1_crn_ilLF8Mjy6cvhLmWgKHf1CZLS-N7QHfm89_mdgId8k3MPCj50rw3Ysrdz7eZSnUB7aSGNwFK30QyOIt4MIuUO0OD20rtTIoGzihVS_7sTRBRFaU/s400/006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">1st field trip was a score!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-13029706145446852022012-09-04T09:00:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:39:57.959-05:00Gavin's 1st Fire<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> In July we celebrated Gavin's 1st birthday with David's parents, siblings, grandparents and G's cousin, Emma! David's mom, Leslie, put together a wonderful fireman themed party for G.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>::Invitation::</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3l0q8-CV70IzKYwVDvjnJW3sWsmlTnJcBWz6sPF1j-vko1NTN_tnK_8VDdnVs-P6C71flZaX-0oeR5Baf2TgBJHfDKAIcjqYhz3TyTfrWjUUBh3FUaOhofa3TYS32VnB-K3Elp-Nv98Q/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3l0q8-CV70IzKYwVDvjnJW3sWsmlTnJcBWz6sPF1j-vko1NTN_tnK_8VDdnVs-P6C71flZaX-0oeR5Baf2TgBJHfDKAIcjqYhz3TyTfrWjUUBh3FUaOhofa3TYS32VnB-K3Elp-Nv98Q/s400/022.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This summer I fell into an invitation making craze...and loved most every second of it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>::Decor::</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-sYAYpV1SzrsDBUIyFnqlKszcfy8qrxnQd2sOpFcdRwTkC9vnqIg2IRtTOZAUsv-rPHBJ7a1rpZ8pKuotMYTbwxC9nptX_xLtxJ4HVYOBVIMTG5uQfROMvxQ2E_AZ6NRKIGGJBC-kjs/s1600/089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-sYAYpV1SzrsDBUIyFnqlKszcfy8qrxnQd2sOpFcdRwTkC9vnqIg2IRtTOZAUsv-rPHBJ7a1rpZ8pKuotMYTbwxC9nptX_xLtxJ4HVYOBVIMTG5uQfROMvxQ2E_AZ6NRKIGGJBC-kjs/s400/089.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wrapped some boxes and poked holes in them to look like burning buildings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp3yTB4Z3Te-h_qHa00pwZTrFNowTtbKiq2a534_Pr9EQvsF60eRp_ehTNzsiDzy_Api8jjI4P6izWV3ekaXuItRifSeBUmXBFnTQEXBOzXbhn5-TOUK2oDXpxKI3_5oyVD3ukOZYOvg/s1600/050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp3yTB4Z3Te-h_qHa00pwZTrFNowTtbKiq2a534_Pr9EQvsF60eRp_ehTNzsiDzy_Api8jjI4P6izWV3ekaXuItRifSeBUmXBFnTQEXBOzXbhn5-TOUK2oDXpxKI3_5oyVD3ukOZYOvg/s400/050.JPG" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I made a bulletin board of pictures from G's 1st year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-RvCKYCGsY5aDf_Lw7QYqxzYRLxhvhr3ovFeZWrsesnoahE5m4qr3Ti6xUr5R8Z_0HmUy_MTETxNuvu6fwHswLYGqnlO7s54eFsNWmU1jcCNze1ij3Dtzwi_zGzIYJ8m5NyQ2NA8Y_4/s1600/097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-RvCKYCGsY5aDf_Lw7QYqxzYRLxhvhr3ovFeZWrsesnoahE5m4qr3Ti6xUr5R8Z_0HmUy_MTETxNuvu6fwHswLYGqnlO7s54eFsNWmU1jcCNze1ij3Dtzwi_zGzIYJ8m5NyQ2NA8Y_4/s400/097.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Our makeshift fire hose running down the center of the table :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX6y60buBJzqRArz5whbbPRVC8i2BMNWyQGKDaAmX_bUnP-ibHnh_2W9Map5fAZrrOc6I191fDkNq44C6sLY7JqtMvpP3MStdQ1wnr3wuA83HULxUEB5F6gWtonw2ooGVzzJ-Y8MwCcY/s1600/108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX6y60buBJzqRArz5whbbPRVC8i2BMNWyQGKDaAmX_bUnP-ibHnh_2W9Map5fAZrrOc6I191fDkNq44C6sLY7JqtMvpP3MStdQ1wnr3wuA83HULxUEB5F6gWtonw2ooGVzzJ-Y8MwCcY/s400/108.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I collected some old aluminum cans ahead of time and printed off some vintage gasoline labels to put on them. I thought it would be festive (and cheap!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oGqy9PCotFvNGYhVGzJDy7VkGdvTP4tmlHyqHFdJzNccb-YNEF1PnxZt-5vQgIshP0qDsSM6XXaJesWNCK5VS9hti6IiGHHG9bILXhG2JtK1jT0K-NYjpREge6wwrY1rHxEJxLTASZc/s1600/113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oGqy9PCotFvNGYhVGzJDy7VkGdvTP4tmlHyqHFdJzNccb-YNEF1PnxZt-5vQgIshP0qDsSM6XXaJesWNCK5VS9hti6IiGHHG9bILXhG2JtK1jT0K-NYjpREge6wwrY1rHxEJxLTASZc/s400/113.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9Yjjd2d0zXwZqqwykcK3Ca-7nuvWluEVdsjVDezDTS865czP2w50PkhwkWoHxoOqTN7rQv6QCudpLA57jLR0fb8JOIKzIEDbViRaFtIrSMmtMhBxJoDUbDc5ZLbvCq5FDLdkPZ3y3nM/s1600/103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs11HulaKykrC0-yc2_xRqIhrs7WqO7Fe9s-u1tWqLZq0Omt-vDdupLdwFlNHkd9ePgGnmQQFEe75SkktuMZZa94O7rcCqDzlPZioaT36BOPIeFLgPBBTiC0Jis0uJjLglG4fxupA3fk0/s1600/169+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs11HulaKykrC0-yc2_xRqIhrs7WqO7Fe9s-u1tWqLZq0Omt-vDdupLdwFlNHkd9ePgGnmQQFEe75SkktuMZZa94O7rcCqDzlPZioaT36BOPIeFLgPBBTiC0Jis0uJjLglG4fxupA3fk0/s400/169+(2).JPG" width="337" /></a></div>Because you can never have too much sugar at a birthday party, I made some shortbread cookies</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>::G's 1st Cake::</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvg2DGJi68pj-n3lngtkeI4K8F6VttBpzbSaTF0S2Iak-QsYCYUpPIa1h661ALKY-77jLsHr9Z3w0ksj_-WAzfKNq7rkcojRfvre_RM5_fcUtePhY8kuJBmA-4jH2Vsxr8b6NjbSZsf3g/s1600/133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvg2DGJi68pj-n3lngtkeI4K8F6VttBpzbSaTF0S2Iak-QsYCYUpPIa1h661ALKY-77jLsHr9Z3w0ksj_-WAzfKNq7rkcojRfvre_RM5_fcUtePhY8kuJBmA-4jH2Vsxr8b6NjbSZsf3g/s400/133.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here, he must be thinking... is she going to let me touch that?!<br /><br />First he ate the <a href="http://davidsmithfamily.blogspot.com/2012/08/first-oreo.html" target="_blank">oreo</a> wheel...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Then, the cake... oh, what a sugar rush!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBVB9lU5BSvT_1yuYG252Pv7SHVASy1I9HPgSKm2gZdlmnK6Fh3mlUbkLvj_MeSU260jO1xwnhZfdK2STMBGNWn3HNnOtS7PtW_prP98O7Smj3huMTkUpjsdafVfsKaKKLtmIhEYUlVI/s1600/147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBVB9lU5BSvT_1yuYG252Pv7SHVASy1I9HPgSKm2gZdlmnK6Fh3mlUbkLvj_MeSU260jO1xwnhZfdK2STMBGNWn3HNnOtS7PtW_prP98O7Smj3huMTkUpjsdafVfsKaKKLtmIhEYUlVI/s400/147.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I did not have any expectations about whether or not he would go for it and like it, so the fact that he digged into it and loved it was awesome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_tWEjR6uzfcYWa8tnXzOf2Nx0EisuMoWu52nfgfR8k2smBV5Iqamk6a98ycFe7QpTleRB9gJtN-yZySyhDT40PAhoVhaDf7agu6wwVTPrZ1m8OBO7nAEq50Usqe2Q2q70-OYmaHIopM/s1600/157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_tWEjR6uzfcYWa8tnXzOf2Nx0EisuMoWu52nfgfR8k2smBV5Iqamk6a98ycFe7QpTleRB9gJtN-yZySyhDT40PAhoVhaDf7agu6wwVTPrZ1m8OBO7nAEq50Usqe2Q2q70-OYmaHIopM/s400/157.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here it comes...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>checking to see if daddy will let him do it ; )</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCSCWLQs9xylZErRTbCIEdGXYc6hcOTXOI-7GPYOtJx4xu2XZvI2d_zbv8cQJ2EUaXaj6RuTSJSoMs4cLgtFDIy49r7gX7xojOIqJSy4p9kgpqePA6NJ05Whcg1OvOIeqCFIF1nkGX1o/s1600/159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">The Smith's have this really cool toy and G loved it. I remember liking it too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jWQhqqLOWrEZkLSnnCIY8giSdqawIXOuNVwmsb82992nq8T5AxXcuCDk431bXcBlzmvYlTXPNHf9GF3s3eozJL7Zn59Lh8if5386N0E_v_TpYUROjWaNpwLJg7Sd00b24Fs5GXB_hNQ/s1600/188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jWQhqqLOWrEZkLSnnCIY8giSdqawIXOuNVwmsb82992nq8T5AxXcuCDk431bXcBlzmvYlTXPNHf9GF3s3eozJL7Zn59Lh8if5386N0E_v_TpYUROjWaNpwLJg7Sd00b24Fs5GXB_hNQ/s400/188.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VRlmTiSMCh8v_c1ZuckhS-lVAy8qMGjoqVeWWftn4e4s90rtrZMmWOxexbIc8Sn6SQOKAkGkRBWTNG5PQLsj2Lj2kgtxb4w4cb7qLTYek-9MGCx8CXsXtbJNxtuBlTbr1NMwLrqOPtc/s1600/196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VRlmTiSMCh8v_c1ZuckhS-lVAy8qMGjoqVeWWftn4e4s90rtrZMmWOxexbIc8Sn6SQOKAkGkRBWTNG5PQLsj2Lj2kgtxb4w4cb7qLTYek-9MGCx8CXsXtbJNxtuBlTbr1NMwLrqOPtc/s400/196.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLuqupjayq5m0VauGEqkMvhH77JYhPkx3m1yQmb__OVSW_p3gkGAzNmnW15xCUcUPDC5smmdOGHfL3bnVUAweLIhZgOnqSrAJlbPl0RZ0ylaLz6AIBU8pIlTH5F6zSyPF5e-sz-q_-oI/s1600/218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLuqupjayq5m0VauGEqkMvhH77JYhPkx3m1yQmb__OVSW_p3gkGAzNmnW15xCUcUPDC5smmdOGHfL3bnVUAweLIhZgOnqSrAJlbPl0RZ0ylaLz6AIBU8pIlTH5F6zSyPF5e-sz-q_-oI/s400/218.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lamb in the background was made by Aunt Anna. It is lovely!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">G found the calculator in a bin of toys earlier and was very interested in it. Who knew?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Shout out to all my old math students... this is funny, right?!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpkj9zow4tIOarbvHjx3fYN8UFPW2ftWhZJxmRADqJLkLBvyizxlybDmCjeWgW5boSL4LFKV4S5zRwoGQlsA9JkevgBxwv9i2NiBRVT2rYRorfPxXRWqB3V_Ex5iprqL0Zja1q9-m8Ow/s1600/169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>::Family Pictures::</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWSuYbolxvi4Td_0_z9n7KhRckf6suz83Q2vqjqXviX6pU5_HzuabAGYPR9SiP7gyaYJ4lbYCkgQArored30cNeFUmAhk2sX3wEv2O90zodTHKunCQyJFc1l3vMr60GvyAWPzIgvdOpY/s1600/224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWSuYbolxvi4Td_0_z9n7KhRckf6suz83Q2vqjqXviX6pU5_HzuabAGYPR9SiP7gyaYJ4lbYCkgQArored30cNeFUmAhk2sX3wEv2O90zodTHKunCQyJFc1l3vMr60GvyAWPzIgvdOpY/s400/224.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdcVq7cgn6yRibvncSsk8iZcxg_DXNdlS0WfMFsi3YTrXP2brbbQzGT9CT3IDioMIzkYvUozxznZ9mV3S0YWZOy_J_4xqJi6EDCdXAKaZHm1rSM0BjrC1s7IFOUmRDi8Pxh9d0RVUYVM/s1600/228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdcVq7cgn6yRibvncSsk8iZcxg_DXNdlS0WfMFsi3YTrXP2brbbQzGT9CT3IDioMIzkYvUozxznZ9mV3S0YWZOy_J_4xqJi6EDCdXAKaZHm1rSM0BjrC1s7IFOUmRDi8Pxh9d0RVUYVM/s400/228.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Allie & Jon and Emma, D & I and G, Peter & Elisabeth, and Anna</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfipNI7wPPoRvZF35eOYXSUjSXBv6LxVU3Nxa-J-sZExcLZ-oNFpYraT6_y2qXhD8iajdPmc2NdyiAF7XpwW8R_W7Te7DXBuXR9sqik0GUHwyJ8XT2vZUGcORLQRWr6FDIYVrKX_0eRU/s1600/232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfipNI7wPPoRvZF35eOYXSUjSXBv6LxVU3Nxa-J-sZExcLZ-oNFpYraT6_y2qXhD8iajdPmc2NdyiAF7XpwW8R_W7Te7DXBuXR9sqik0GUHwyJ8XT2vZUGcORLQRWr6FDIYVrKX_0eRU/s400/232.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What an awesome time with family celebrating little man's birthday!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-15953927923205493302012-09-03T08:00:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:39:57.960-05:00Bugtastic Breakfast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In July we celebrated Gavin's birthday with my parents and my sister's family. The party was based around G's nicknames: cuddle bug and wiggle worm. So naturally we had a Bugtastic Breakfast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I designed the invitations and thank you cards and made a fun sticker for the envelope.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizemYs8Q2SJePzto54gyCgyYGOaB9Zo1ttUUiujbT3PBQQqCf0oobGM0L-yAIx9gBsqvesOdKdQLlnJPBHt0kPGPZxdSPkPtCvdiKq0IC91WD2xdq4Bvn_mRIFVoyh5XiGuz3HwWcUTeg/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizemYs8Q2SJePzto54gyCgyYGOaB9Zo1ttUUiujbT3PBQQqCf0oobGM0L-yAIx9gBsqvesOdKdQLlnJPBHt0kPGPZxdSPkPtCvdiKq0IC91WD2xdq4Bvn_mRIFVoyh5XiGuz3HwWcUTeg/s400/1.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb51DpRcUaAexkde9_Ah86LNnCI2bIe7w68vR-mKLLTwF5JG_hCumAfWyGfjyyv_ISyrP0P7iRW9tGXBzfMeeHlu54pT7SG_b_8XSkNIX-uhry0t-GbVScsljILL_ZzDKjXFEK9LrdfG4/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb51DpRcUaAexkde9_Ah86LNnCI2bIe7w68vR-mKLLTwF5JG_hCumAfWyGfjyyv_ISyrP0P7iRW9tGXBzfMeeHlu54pT7SG_b_8XSkNIX-uhry0t-GbVScsljILL_ZzDKjXFEK9LrdfG4/s400/3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>:::Table Decor:::</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found awesome <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Safari-695304-Ltd-Insects-Toob/dp/B000GYZ3Q6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346104931&sr=8-1&keywords=toob+bugs" target="_blank">plastic bugs</a> and used tree stumps, glass jars and lots of other things that I had on hand already. I bought some produce to add to the table setting and love how it added some natural flair.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4kj9TaQ2d6J2t7lHcMFbJykRuYRpGaBLtPhJgelb6JV8szn7g-UFfqNxubPIyaOCZmkcohmu3Aaask7IyCMT_ndZvPimMcLpPjtCBt08V0wWvJOj02kK9JovhbZhJAqo851tUZFr8_4/s1600/bug3" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4kj9TaQ2d6J2t7lHcMFbJykRuYRpGaBLtPhJgelb6JV8szn7g-UFfqNxubPIyaOCZmkcohmu3Aaask7IyCMT_ndZvPimMcLpPjtCBt08V0wWvJOj02kK9JovhbZhJAqo851tUZFr8_4/s400/bug3" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINA5YXJ6Wc4jRZdxGebhu9k5IBppHQ7KTzF5_nCO4CaNqyPfKoDI38hjY_aVnCPy3wm4u9QMdAbZt1A8yzv4NZz4AJcb7HOYc7UJyaHYOBlOPkWiUp5SDxAg1P_yRGyd42b-YpFpefac/s1600/bug+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINA5YXJ6Wc4jRZdxGebhu9k5IBppHQ7KTzF5_nCO4CaNqyPfKoDI38hjY_aVnCPy3wm4u9QMdAbZt1A8yzv4NZz4AJcb7HOYc7UJyaHYOBlOPkWiUp5SDxAg1P_yRGyd42b-YpFpefac/s400/bug+1" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAM_-jor01Jdea_4TT_6PNRP672QPM-y7BV1kdPVHCmMF4WlMGrUviTt-MPfK0QEH4lAzVnUO6R0HyfU4EIh0AciiNtPY1bRyI5iwPnsJZRJkUoqh8VNqjqbO3z060qHBszH1jg8RVoSU/s1600/bug4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAM_-jor01Jdea_4TT_6PNRP672QPM-y7BV1kdPVHCmMF4WlMGrUviTt-MPfK0QEH4lAzVnUO6R0HyfU4EIh0AciiNtPY1bRyI5iwPnsJZRJkUoqh8VNqjqbO3z060qHBszH1jg8RVoSU/s400/bug4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I collect glass jars (from jam, pickles, baby food, and a mason jar) for things just like this. Here I have a jar of sand (brown sugar), dirt (crushed oreos), moss and rocks with bugs hanging out in each.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nJKYrC448xGzeeurL_fL8rhATV_nrUNSqpTlgOu6Piq46owwGsKrPaKsad2oU_iHckD-srObTIMooUDnnu2CKPSkNo8t3UomY7MmC9LQMlkv0wrAh1CRjEelke3NTer5TMLxUzPU_7E/s1600/23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nJKYrC448xGzeeurL_fL8rhATV_nrUNSqpTlgOu6Piq46owwGsKrPaKsad2oU_iHckD-srObTIMooUDnnu2CKPSkNo8t3UomY7MmC9LQMlkv0wrAh1CRjEelke3NTer5TMLxUzPU_7E/s400/23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShasfYmAJHC-uFOVu9ZWRx20JWBXcHXflrepV8bSk2NsZmeU3qVM1qpCQfCL-UXXOf4ZRL_c9Os3mV1f9weKZ7nLgT6qf5y99eN0LQSlhvjXfzaa5m-y-4kBSW69jTNiKBykRjaeXYUE/s1600/25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShasfYmAJHC-uFOVu9ZWRx20JWBXcHXflrepV8bSk2NsZmeU3qVM1qpCQfCL-UXXOf4ZRL_c9Os3mV1f9weKZ7nLgT6qf5y99eN0LQSlhvjXfzaa5m-y-4kBSW69jTNiKBykRjaeXYUE/s400/25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07FSlHRyrfAJG7OIeqdBskkNMCqcx1i_FuC7rhmm9MupGHhJVKdTKrabexBK9bW2wdChR6fosakm_mtBrZCAgOB0QKE7N3Gu5WeZ5cF5BU1uiU-vjXDZrJvt0vvxLLdRBObSZ6RcVfxM/s1600/bug+4b" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07FSlHRyrfAJG7OIeqdBskkNMCqcx1i_FuC7rhmm9MupGHhJVKdTKrabexBK9bW2wdChR6fosakm_mtBrZCAgOB0QKE7N3Gu5WeZ5cF5BU1uiU-vjXDZrJvt0vvxLLdRBObSZ6RcVfxM/s400/bug+4b" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>:::Menu:::</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Breakfast Casserole</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blueberry Pineapple Smoothie</div><div style="text-align: center;">Money Bread Bites</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyzSBDQCLC8HBu3G_wKzMLgGugk29ghBfqNkZXRcIh3Xr5nf8lbQVWzCSsodEoUVca7hYxwA6AZGXkNhJwXlhwFK3KyAcT_CedWULvsCZW6q5ACxOooU54MvbTutJm4xmmu5D9EdTN_g/s1600/28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyzSBDQCLC8HBu3G_wKzMLgGugk29ghBfqNkZXRcIh3Xr5nf8lbQVWzCSsodEoUVca7hYxwA6AZGXkNhJwXlhwFK3KyAcT_CedWULvsCZW6q5ACxOooU54MvbTutJm4xmmu5D9EdTN_g/s400/28.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />I'd attended a friend's party a week prior and loved her pipe cleaner # idea so I used it for this party.<br />(Shout out Kim!) </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwxapaawFxLNTr9SlOc59LELCa0FEzjPQQblcRgM0EVZdzfmbXrrnGYvMZS-mKOQhdR8J3G9f1Qm-R1g2_j45FUNwaOYiSxz39b5esFord2wQWe1dKBnkmf5bSs_gSgqLgJdxP-dgax8/s1600/bug17" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwxapaawFxLNTr9SlOc59LELCa0FEzjPQQblcRgM0EVZdzfmbXrrnGYvMZS-mKOQhdR8J3G9f1Qm-R1g2_j45FUNwaOYiSxz39b5esFord2wQWe1dKBnkmf5bSs_gSgqLgJdxP-dgax8/s400/bug17" width="266" /></a><br />There is a gummy worm floating in there!<br />The small cup behind the smoothie was for ice water. I put plastic bugs in the ice cube trays to have bugs floating in the water too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><strong>:::Party Games:::</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>coloring</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiJoWY4OZF2Bpvo-fD28-U2hWdEjG4LrSCUhGxZSrtqI43ILdNdmQtr5YnTwyq5SqV_qT8dpOis6haAeMkBxQhYdSuOymsnmKeyauYP-jOugEqHpKkIyVGOSus7H5zo-Vs53J0fzoFvc/s1600/bug9" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiJoWY4OZF2Bpvo-fD28-U2hWdEjG4LrSCUhGxZSrtqI43ILdNdmQtr5YnTwyq5SqV_qT8dpOis6haAeMkBxQhYdSuOymsnmKeyauYP-jOugEqHpKkIyVGOSus7H5zo-Vs53J0fzoFvc/s400/bug9" width="400" /></a></em></div><div style="text-align: center;">I printed coloring pages from the movie, A Bugs Life, and had crayons for the littles to color while I made breakfast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQP4cHt_wyEvXErKR8Qf4aKN8kIy2_D5YA68i8_bcxan4L9u8BmkZzjgaEu7Uxwkr_SdDmSMMDty0FuLUrBsuv5HrtHC3Homso5M6B_FmeVNIhU2G-h1XeoxTiSiI21l5aKeY7Ygu8kE/s1600/bug10" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQP4cHt_wyEvXErKR8Qf4aKN8kIy2_D5YA68i8_bcxan4L9u8BmkZzjgaEu7Uxwkr_SdDmSMMDty0FuLUrBsuv5HrtHC3Homso5M6B_FmeVNIhU2G-h1XeoxTiSiI21l5aKeY7Ygu8kE/s400/bug10" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> <div style="text-align: center;"><em>snuggling</em></div><em><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn-rm0GoPJWVhgRpDb6cYXZgVJN3UVjfcjXc7pXDKrSm-jZsOy1hD3dy63l_4pmwRrBaCQDm0SEHrlhoE5LwPCDPPbw2cIwQjBQ6v2COoaHvCmgyjDXtt1_2_SH3F-f4Bnkqryi9QQM0/s1600/43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn-rm0GoPJWVhgRpDb6cYXZgVJN3UVjfcjXc7pXDKrSm-jZsOy1hD3dy63l_4pmwRrBaCQDm0SEHrlhoE5LwPCDPPbw2cIwQjBQ6v2COoaHvCmgyjDXtt1_2_SH3F-f4Bnkqryi9QQM0/s400/43.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></em><em></em><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><em>bug tattoos</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBeOAeuBNRJojLznR7V47BBbfDwfxbJzY7FMWGX6BF7lG2ZUbffSI6KH9Eavjq_421-0ze2cGud4pX0GCWGP6CdoXntO-rc2prEF2-Ahh5M1oSShr6_ju5nP_w4VlSWGrMRN6mc0rAk4/s1600/33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBeOAeuBNRJojLznR7V47BBbfDwfxbJzY7FMWGX6BF7lG2ZUbffSI6KH9Eavjq_421-0ze2cGud4pX0GCWGP6CdoXntO-rc2prEF2-Ahh5M1oSShr6_ju5nP_w4VlSWGrMRN6mc0rAk4/s400/33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found some insect tattoos and brought them to the party. It seemed like a fun way to get in the spirit. Josh liked his tattoo for about 2 minutes before deciding it had to be removed immediately. Not even 5 minutes later J wanted a new one...Below you will see that G also had a bit of a confused reaction to it as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGFixRWGW9Wbsguvj35XcgqhpkCu8iZ2K7tHegqwa8aF9yK3yQRhkVXZGYtpiimSeYJEfiggmeV6vLI7zB7mKujr_tWOpvthrZww7bZeAQGhlEJ0sdJIqvlv_H-3oz7oDhDjEzWkL87c/s1600/bug14" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGFixRWGW9Wbsguvj35XcgqhpkCu8iZ2K7tHegqwa8aF9yK3yQRhkVXZGYtpiimSeYJEfiggmeV6vLI7zB7mKujr_tWOpvthrZww7bZeAQGhlEJ0sdJIqvlv_H-3oz7oDhDjEzWkL87c/s400/bug14" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since we celebrated while at the lake for a Family Reunion we brought "A Bugs Life" video to add to the fun later in the day. <br /><br /> I downloaded bug songs to play during the games before breakfast and for games later in the afternoon. The buggy games I planned were: 'Buzz, Buzz, Sting' (like Duck, Duck, Goose) or 'Bug Bite' (Musical Chairs). I also put crushed oreos in tupperware containters to hide plastic bugs for a 'Bug Dig'. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong> :::Dessert:::</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">G was confused by his candle but loved the Monkey Bread.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5LMMDQjDgOZHxWipkIQD0bPGLDN0EDprkFMQlAUNwY8PLceBUklI_BOReSSqU7lm6w99Rtriamm8KHDD0MMrMWjVaL-u9JBDmGuRD1CAvRuAOKwOuQRx6lKkr_lRYZC1L3obBGRAJBA/s1600/bug20" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5LMMDQjDgOZHxWipkIQD0bPGLDN0EDprkFMQlAUNwY8PLceBUklI_BOReSSqU7lm6w99Rtriamm8KHDD0MMrMWjVaL-u9JBDmGuRD1CAvRuAOKwOuQRx6lKkr_lRYZC1L3obBGRAJBA/s320/bug20" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwnIzzlqvXbBq9912kfL9cZ_I3GRNsLn40aQzGWcwZlsj4QqfM6wGQff90Ih4PyFkcVTvW6JKDnxh4UB5fEmFr8TGVCexIul9Hej2_l1egiKXer_ZeV-Zt-i2BYFJ51pgWnhWWKmpTD0/s1600/44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwnIzzlqvXbBq9912kfL9cZ_I3GRNsLn40aQzGWcwZlsj4QqfM6wGQff90Ih4PyFkcVTvW6JKDnxh4UB5fEmFr8TGVCexIul9Hej2_l1egiKXer_ZeV-Zt-i2BYFJ51pgWnhWWKmpTD0/s400/44.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Sweet times for our Little Critter!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you can't tell I LOVED planning a BUG party... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the whole world of boy-ness is new to me and quite a thrill!!!</div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-71744233137457600782012-08-30T10:30:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:40:32.119-05:00Peanut's Cookies for the Hospital<div style="text-align: center;">A year ago when we were expecting G I decided to have a Birth Day Party for him in the hospital. I thought it would be fun to bake cookies and give them to family and friends that visited our little bundle. I also liked the idea of giving my nurses a little treat for helping care for us. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted gender specific cookies so I baked twice as many peanut butter cookies as I needed. I made a batch with pink and purple m&ms and another batch with blue m&ms. Next, I designed two different labels. One for "It's a Boy" and another for "It's a Girl". Looking back, I laugh at how much effort I went to for this... but it was very important to me to celebrate our little bundle in a gender specific way. I really like that I did this and I hope to be able to do it for our future babies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpYtKTsysCPDXcOoUFz4N6qLK-dYrV_fRETuyTkJzicTc4MHWw6N2F7DqCleeOiw7-zv-TkSwHu1yrZ3Dpg-RTxFtfqlw-A-Ztpo6fHYQTYzft7fmgTmjbSzcdQk_-ZFkRyBqIQlc6zg/s1600/066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722194562654054738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpYtKTsysCPDXcOoUFz4N6qLK-dYrV_fRETuyTkJzicTc4MHWw6N2F7DqCleeOiw7-zv-TkSwHu1yrZ3Dpg-RTxFtfqlw-A-Ztpo6fHYQTYzft7fmgTmjbSzcdQk_-ZFkRyBqIQlc6zg/s400/066.JPG" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I finished this project just in the nick of time! My sister and I adhered the last labels to cookie bags on the evening of August 4th literally seconds before my water broke. The timing is so ironic to me since this project was something so important to me to have finished in time for our little love.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I printed the design onto large adhesive mailing label, cut them out with a round scallop, and adhered them to paper cd sleeves that I used as a bag for the cookies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtlmIGxsMGNtFlYmODypq8auIy1BbbfRSohCryco1zI95zij56YJ5phFYivh8nszIVPFnptrLIT1SCY4Q_NmIqq40Wy5J3cCQTEb3nzoVBsnjO8vQomQ038jIg3Z7oh7rTV3pnOXPGSM/s1600/050.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722191778317576514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtlmIGxsMGNtFlYmODypq8auIy1BbbfRSohCryco1zI95zij56YJ5phFYivh8nszIVPFnptrLIT1SCY4Q_NmIqq40Wy5J3cCQTEb3nzoVBsnjO8vQomQ038jIg3Z7oh7rTV3pnOXPGSM/s400/050.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 386px;" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHoP-hyN6zlkINJt1RTk2klIhEjBTq-B5opcygrFH-cF-zeGFHEWC5fqL6kgJ1Paom9tVyS6XPgauOdjwVtBo76bodmihrAhIDhOYh-FNTg6FJjAMoCWYiGunmUID5GlKPKt5oBEU10Q/s1600/042.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722191767864050002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHoP-hyN6zlkINJt1RTk2klIhEjBTq-B5opcygrFH-cF-zeGFHEWC5fqL6kgJ1Paom9tVyS6XPgauOdjwVtBo76bodmihrAhIDhOYh-FNTg6FJjAMoCWYiGunmUID5GlKPKt5oBEU10Q/s400/042.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwRxwVkuXiypMNw-nAEhoPXgyjX1ixO_VGRDazN3a5S78z9Mhm5WmFMHRTjB65E5zQ6mL_xkaTtFrzrjSkKF1h87DkEeZ7f_kx4HyGfu5Qo-9lz_Z_q668bHwhQKRMA8kUptny8zfb2g/s1600/044.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722191774212797218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwRxwVkuXiypMNw-nAEhoPXgyjX1ixO_VGRDazN3a5S78z9Mhm5WmFMHRTjB65E5zQ6mL_xkaTtFrzrjSkKF1h87DkEeZ7f_kx4HyGfu5Qo-9lz_Z_q668bHwhQKRMA8kUptny8zfb2g/s400/044.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722193639238041858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQEzF4CmbYcITckoJuFb0nr1hYItQPrvoOGrQ7hx2Qp05Ldb2TXMK6SIe1RF5hXY7OmMLXpGNcxB4SkVw98pfOVrIE12gyKvIUyV7ItgT27Fakdv_ATMWoPWOOHYWCr2DIncVPxrp320/s400/056.JPG" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">For friends and family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguag707TRxKldYS77XVBbEE38XJwOGLG7-LSZL6Srmml0OtOkLan3sOrYbYlJXzmgFgBH3VTbcKAVSCxPRLtSHExovgKKj04_Ktc9XPz0kaKuJVi_fA3TryanhqQ9ZCp6jEt5E63OunY/s1600/072.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722194566751669890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguag707TRxKldYS77XVBbEE38XJwOGLG7-LSZL6Srmml0OtOkLan3sOrYbYlJXzmgFgBH3VTbcKAVSCxPRLtSHExovgKKj04_Ktc9XPz0kaKuJVi_fA3TryanhqQ9ZCp6jEt5E63OunY/s400/072.JPG" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">For the labor/delivery and post partum nursing staffs</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I used the <em>extra</em> pink cookies for the nurses)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMW-n1Mze2rFf-OKrafLMXqzsdAbXzdBIOCUSUnSEXy6CPJsHdOyBSjsJkaRsNUhcq4WgPkCoyINDUthYVK4rP8mzkA1Nl0Dgdz2NLWz5gDzXBGEMW4WaKONTFKg3RZaNXcwC_75Wolo/s1600/080.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722194580474744770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMW-n1Mze2rFf-OKrafLMXqzsdAbXzdBIOCUSUnSEXy6CPJsHdOyBSjsJkaRsNUhcq4WgPkCoyINDUthYVK4rP8mzkA1Nl0Dgdz2NLWz5gDzXBGEMW4WaKONTFKg3RZaNXcwC_75Wolo/s400/080.JPG" style="display: block; height: 383px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFle048Klf7T9QafLQz5DRgc_ISOi4aY0EBSO8f2AZk82Ofo3JNI4P4emQRet9ykykvH_MPx5IfZ_II3CQIVb9W9ObCasQgtn_UKiFItvCS6bAc9XerLFz7xDRVdRXr4Q2gkVdmc1qfk/s1600/065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722194559685904034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFle048Klf7T9QafLQz5DRgc_ISOi4aY0EBSO8f2AZk82Ofo3JNI4P4emQRet9ykykvH_MPx5IfZ_II3CQIVb9W9ObCasQgtn_UKiFItvCS6bAc9XerLFz7xDRVdRXr4Q2gkVdmc1qfk/s400/065.JPG" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">If anyone is interested in doing something similar- a couple of tips: </div><div style="text-align: center;">I baked all the cookies ahead of time and froze them in a large tupperware container. Next I printed off labels for both a boy and a girl and adhered them to the cd sleeves. When we went to the hospital I had a tub of cookies and an envelope of cookie packages ready to stuff. It took 10 minutes one afternoon to stuff only the boy cookie packages and the remaining girl cookies went into a bag for the nurses. All of the girl cookie label bags were technically wasted, but I did not mind since I wanted to have a streamlined procress for the hospital. Also, it would best to not put the cookies into the cd sleeves too soon ahead of time since the greasiness of the cookie will bleed thru the paper after a few hours.</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-41726406110331254562012-08-28T09:00:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:40:32.110-05:00Meals for New Parents<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZ11gPF_VJPIJe_4Y1MVMDpAE1rZ-dCwLL0CbYUfu63pce4U1qxIYqODHsL_kPVH8BQllvFsqFFZSnGM7jpBhczwaAf3NvjkSAke00V4AJnUZoXGOeL0XT5ibGGRrqZodhC3xAMBLhOM/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It's always fun to share a meal with family and friends and can be especially timely when someone has a new baby or is recovering from being sick or in the hospital. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my ongoing projects this year has been researching, testing and creating recipes for last minute meals, meals to share, and also menu plans for the weeks following the arrival of a new baby. Below are some of the best resources I've come across and wanted to share!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite go-to resource for recipes and freezer cooking comes from the blog, <em>Annie's Eats</em>. I have tried dozens of her recipes (all delicious), and love her ideas about freezer cooking. These are my favorite links:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://annies-eats.com/2009/05/11/meals-for-new-parents/" target="_blank">Meals for New Parents</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://annies-eats.com/2011/03/28/stocking-the-freezer-make-ahead-meals/" target="_blank">Stocking the Freezer</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://annies-eats.com/2010/08/26/stock-your-freezer-tips-and-tricks/" target="_blank">Stocking the Freezer: Tips and Tricks</a><br /><br />Additionaly, I recently came across the blog, <a href="http://www.takethemameal.com/blog/index.php" target="_blank">Take Them a Meal</a>, and <a href="http://www.takethemameal.com/blog/top-13-meal-ministry-meals.php" target="_blank">this</a> post was particularly helpful with new ideas. I already know I will be purusing this blog again soon!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">After making a delicious meal I love to cap it off with a cute label. Here are 2 resources I've used along with a link to the free printable :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvWW5-02USWjl1UOh7F9hQGIaW5_TWi1hdXjnnqHJRKfYAs65WdGp85XECaFp9z0HPHMARoC7NB1BVAVfdsNHY8KYd82HXQg7LR8CO6uloGONpLxYQb6vRssEFlofgnDGwDKn0cAQdrQ/s1600/meal1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvWW5-02USWjl1UOh7F9hQGIaW5_TWi1hdXjnnqHJRKfYAs65WdGp85XECaFp9z0HPHMARoC7NB1BVAVfdsNHY8KYd82HXQg7LR8CO6uloGONpLxYQb6vRssEFlofgnDGwDKn0cAQdrQ/s400/meal1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo credit </span><a href="http://www.lepartiesugar.com/2011/09/16/free-printables-a-meal-care-package-label/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Le Partie Sugar</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbgY5Rnex43sPrMffdAPeU_UCQkx9ulAwTKignA98X5E8xgdtL4htf17E6XlxX3bk4lQ-ZOFj5GEFRMBiYzixA0dsCKfLLb6foPVLZSW8FKVB1AHrFWkfnuM84tYW7woOJ7Y9LxNEIOk/s1600/meal+idea2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbgY5Rnex43sPrMffdAPeU_UCQkx9ulAwTKignA98X5E8xgdtL4htf17E6XlxX3bk4lQ-ZOFj5GEFRMBiYzixA0dsCKfLLb6foPVLZSW8FKVB1AHrFWkfnuM84tYW7woOJ7Y9LxNEIOk/s400/meal+idea2" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo credit </span><a href="http://embellishgoods.blogspot.com/2012/06/free-printable-compassionate-dinner.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Embellish Goods</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally, I've started doing occasional baking-in-bulk that I freeze for future use. One of the things I like to make is quick bread. For fun, I attach a label saying that it's from my son's kitchen-- Afterall, the bread will end up in the hands of the parents of one of his future friends!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZ11gPF_VJPIJe_4Y1MVMDpAE1rZ-dCwLL0CbYUfu63pce4U1qxIYqODHsL_kPVH8BQllvFsqFFZSnGM7jpBhczwaAf3NvjkSAke00V4AJnUZoXGOeL0XT5ibGGRrqZodhC3xAMBLhOM/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZ11gPF_VJPIJe_4Y1MVMDpAE1rZ-dCwLL0CbYUfu63pce4U1qxIYqODHsL_kPVH8BQllvFsqFFZSnGM7jpBhczwaAf3NvjkSAke00V4AJnUZoXGOeL0XT5ibGGRrqZodhC3xAMBLhOM/s400/021.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Cooking, my friends!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-68964538320197392722012-08-26T23:00:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:40:32.116-05:00Birthday Sneak Peak<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It will be a week before more birthday pictures are posted so until then,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here are a couple cute shots of our party boy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGKN_-H2iiM1FJq6mMWFZXtvbR8r8DeT1S48Dgv_6qHoMlCo6GUXyrbhl2nKT7JuW3GpSgm1IAHFXWla_p_eVCcodf2KyX6_gl0VGYgWh1fybBvQ5T1Tb1nOZ_Lyh7AV7lovOPDOcChw/s1600/087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGKN_-H2iiM1FJq6mMWFZXtvbR8r8DeT1S48Dgv_6qHoMlCo6GUXyrbhl2nKT7JuW3GpSgm1IAHFXWla_p_eVCcodf2KyX6_gl0VGYgWh1fybBvQ5T1Tb1nOZ_Lyh7AV7lovOPDOcChw/s400/087.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEdl9yniyn9Deh4Ils-Ol-TyMQSECiWqNUxFomI3Ry2ziqSnvMt7GQMVAMbKpjoBeuOD4P9I3qBraJIP9B4yD8gLkyelPCbAjLohpwBDdZrzEzICmNCRS7UCmdlx4GOV3sTY2eq4vzJA/s1600/110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEdl9yniyn9Deh4Ils-Ol-TyMQSECiWqNUxFomI3Ry2ziqSnvMt7GQMVAMbKpjoBeuOD4P9I3qBraJIP9B4yD8gLkyelPCbAjLohpwBDdZrzEzICmNCRS7UCmdlx4GOV3sTY2eq4vzJA/s400/110.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-40781857933520959512012-08-24T14:16:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:40:32.104-05:00Anticipation builds...<div style="text-align: center;">Gavin's birthday party is tomorrow morning and we are all very excited! We will celebrate with some cake and ice cream and lots of fun in the backyard. It has surprised me how much fun prepping his birthday party has been; I feel like its the first <em>gift</em> we've given him, or rather first time our talents have come together to make a surprise for him. It probably feels like Christmas morning does for parents who've been up all night putting together a bike or doll house.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been crafting, D's been building, and G's been smiling and hanging out along side the fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday, while working on a party wreath, G literally could not get enough of the fun. I think he thought the wreath was a toy or bumbo seat. He kept trying to climb through it or sit in it. It was so much more fun working on the wreath viewing it through little man's perspective :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC60mmfk0wSrenxGhFYjpdB8QSXeF8eveKMn0E1gsXMkdFNlMVPGXo_Q9HJnjabvb37Lfr-hFqSFExsq-jHv_kqQsA31yzYEoUUKKLBIpdb_Af36bfXDWeTPJXAEJQ2AX_L_DAmL8-VCA/s1600/182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC60mmfk0wSrenxGhFYjpdB8QSXeF8eveKMn0E1gsXMkdFNlMVPGXo_Q9HJnjabvb37Lfr-hFqSFExsq-jHv_kqQsA31yzYEoUUKKLBIpdb_Af36bfXDWeTPJXAEJQ2AX_L_DAmL8-VCA/s400/182.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrZ1Eas1luzoqSgi44-cbkhgo5Q01xiTIM2IxCYICnkngTJUnWFSLRHvBUcYE1VAvTx8uPZ9h7eLWVZWy8ev9v1bkvAN516Qp6F6-xHXtX2psSjPCs4iyKWTusNJJ01Fc8Fonw02B_bM/s1600/185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrZ1Eas1luzoqSgi44-cbkhgo5Q01xiTIM2IxCYICnkngTJUnWFSLRHvBUcYE1VAvTx8uPZ9h7eLWVZWy8ev9v1bkvAN516Qp6F6-xHXtX2psSjPCs4iyKWTusNJJ01Fc8Fonw02B_bM/s400/185.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-58106445673380006072012-07-13T12:08:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:43:34.615-05:00Favorites - June* I subscribed to <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/edf" target="_blank">these</a> daily cooking videos that I receive via e-mail. Sarah Carey, editor-in-cheif of <em>Everyday Food</em> cooks a new dish in each video. They are fun to watch, informational, and provide neat recipe ideas.<br /><br />* While planning G's bday party I came across <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Safari-695304-Ltd-Insects-Toob/dp/B000GYZ3Q6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341940234&sr=8-1&keywords=toob+bugs" target="_blank">these</a> little figurines sold by <em>Toob</em>. Hobby Lobby carries them in their model building section, and they come in a variety of different types (insects, cars, pets...). I think they are adorable! I got a set to decorate the party table and am excited to see G playing with them one day too. <br /><br />* I came across a book review of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Large-Family-Logistics-Kim-Brenneman/dp/1934554499" target="_blank"><em>Large Family Logistics</em></a>, and while I have not read the book myself, I liked the reviews I found online. One review mentioned the author's weekly regimine: she does laundry on <strong>Monday</strong>, deep cleans the kitchen on <strong>Tuesday</strong>, works in her home office (paying bills, online research...) on <strong>Wednesdays</strong>, <strong>Thursday</strong> she runs all of her errands, <strong>Friday</strong> she dusts, vacuums, mops..., <strong>Saturday</strong> they work in the garden and clean out the cars, and <strong>Sunday</strong> they rest. <br /><br />The simplicity of her model appealed to me. I like the idea of dedicating each day of the week to one (albeit potentially large) task. In the past I've kept lists that I've found to be too random with too many little tasks each day. In the end, I'd feel guilty (self-imposed, of course) when I did not get to all things on the list. Even though I was accomplishing things each day they were to disjointed (at least for my mind) to feel like I had really gotten something useful finished each day. Although I find lists helpful, I do not want to have my sense of productivity tied to check marks on a list.<br /><br />So, for the last month I have followed the <em>LFL</em> model for chores. I like that it is easily memorized and not a chart I have to refer to throughout the day. For example, when I notice the oven needs to be cleaned I do not let that task linger in my mind until I have the time to do it, and I do not add it to a list, instead, I know that next Tuesday I will get to it. This month, I find that I have done a better job allocating my time, I feel more accomplished and I am more at peace at the end of each day. <br />I recommend the <em>LFL</em> model to others who are looking for a workable home maintenance plan. David has enjoyed teasing me this month as I rave about how her model has "revolutionized" my life! I am kidding and being dramatic, but I am also soooooo THANKFUL for this routine and really believe it is something I will stick with for the duration.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-63408553246517187182012-06-05T06:00:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:43:34.616-05:00Baby Bibs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A friend of mine gave me a set of bibs and asked me to embroider her little girl's name onto them. Since I do not have an embroidery machine I did some machine-applique and hand-stitching. I am so happy with the results!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWAqDsufozxowTaNbNNXx1UkD5-R1QRgRbXEe61qXWIwymrwp2dgCPKrfsYYtGR6KQxRLq1r1OMcZUC9Dqwtfskiyi-3CL0_Jg0b3OBAMsa9xQ8QjSwq8DvqjMSBK2PysH6ccgmMgj-E/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWAqDsufozxowTaNbNNXx1UkD5-R1QRgRbXEe61qXWIwymrwp2dgCPKrfsYYtGR6KQxRLq1r1OMcZUC9Dqwtfskiyi-3CL0_Jg0b3OBAMsa9xQ8QjSwq8DvqjMSBK2PysH6ccgmMgj-E/s400/028.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNIJql8gvv59v843v_IExpSG8dUX6QtaVn_Fm9nXZ1KXTAqQT5TSfl7NEXMP2cDXTqDiwcZ8sWJI6pfgV60WUihMLAeCQ9GOdbTSvVDjuIraW494PMPp6uImu_A6cXobUMSnlzCCfJqM/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNIJql8gvv59v843v_IExpSG8dUX6QtaVn_Fm9nXZ1KXTAqQT5TSfl7NEXMP2cDXTqDiwcZ8sWJI6pfgV60WUihMLAeCQ9GOdbTSvVDjuIraW494PMPp6uImu_A6cXobUMSnlzCCfJqM/s400/026.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZR6hhURJWQuZG9VRqj9clZvKDJNEIaNYq1SrVrCbJHlSRPcEno-bZ8bTqbZQSa_x9T7CB6rMosWmlLT3lU3NTICYubgE3ohsgg_UGLj8ZkRmmj99qo7IPAgV7mw1ql7YmsQIInHr76M/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZR6hhURJWQuZG9VRqj9clZvKDJNEIaNYq1SrVrCbJHlSRPcEno-bZ8bTqbZQSa_x9T7CB6rMosWmlLT3lU3NTICYubgE3ohsgg_UGLj8ZkRmmj99qo7IPAgV7mw1ql7YmsQIInHr76M/s400/019.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijz2at5c-L3cpgFybpXgd9mwvf0AD6SCHDj5WVhD6IXGWtcP2ITDh8Fv9RtqVkVjI601Sh9xpYY4a_usqgeygsVDf2sxmMqiGokyFWY052U8-F-EnCo-1cO25aGwzEf1ifytfEES7QBIM/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijz2at5c-L3cpgFybpXgd9mwvf0AD6SCHDj5WVhD6IXGWtcP2ITDh8Fv9RtqVkVjI601Sh9xpYY4a_usqgeygsVDf2sxmMqiGokyFWY052U8-F-EnCo-1cO25aGwzEf1ifytfEES7QBIM/s400/021.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-2204958323223611992012-06-03T17:53:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:43:34.607-05:00Pie Contest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I woke up early this morning to bake a pie for the church picnic we had this afternoon. As an added plus I decided to enter it into the pie contest. I've never done anything like that before so it sounded like a fun challenge. I did not win but I am excited to have baked what I think is a lovely looking and tasting pie! <a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2010/11/cranberry_and_wild_blueberry_pie" target="_blank">Recipe here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc__fpdoc2J13YF0WdBL45bslsEkixJ80tumr7zhjjmZjLEsWjisyD3JNSb9kipSGWtyhULUyx0bWlTjIPlE6K08m4JTVIfghg4zTEYugGD-aeMnHCBcDsdmnShpWs4q3Y_BtB85oWHoI/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc__fpdoc2J13YF0WdBL45bslsEkixJ80tumr7zhjjmZjLEsWjisyD3JNSb9kipSGWtyhULUyx0bWlTjIPlE6K08m4JTVIfghg4zTEYugGD-aeMnHCBcDsdmnShpWs4q3Y_BtB85oWHoI/s400/043.JPG" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little man helped me cut out some stars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKv2ZCSbH8oOCox8nRRoqyQnuwC76XkV3h2sEDfarmWMkvqjx1DF4SvXj_ofNvJbhKxbcl83XI5GSxaJseYVzKIi8HkDlcmLr2aFsLJn5msO8E4IbBV3KrOvQIf3z-e8-sD0-9jr2wjg/s1600/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKv2ZCSbH8oOCox8nRRoqyQnuwC76XkV3h2sEDfarmWMkvqjx1DF4SvXj_ofNvJbhKxbcl83XI5GSxaJseYVzKIi8HkDlcmLr2aFsLJn5msO8E4IbBV3KrOvQIf3z-e8-sD0-9jr2wjg/s400/051.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is what I like to call an Independence Pie. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has blueberries and cranberries- perfect for July 4th or Thanksgiving.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaKl9AA3bZyeuJdRCC5AoWVrTFRUxFOrWr3HgkAgRXZafttwj2xsWBZsSu885ZdaiBDZ5qzbd_s3d9F0pT6BLmTDSzhtTYUrrkEk-t9HSDymOruWqH0J1BnXDFe2wockWR4WZIT4CL94/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaKl9AA3bZyeuJdRCC5AoWVrTFRUxFOrWr3HgkAgRXZafttwj2xsWBZsSu885ZdaiBDZ5qzbd_s3d9F0pT6BLmTDSzhtTYUrrkEk-t9HSDymOruWqH0J1BnXDFe2wockWR4WZIT4CL94/s400/057.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We had a great time! G was a bit tired but hung in there and seemed to have fun!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-28100611197357257922012-06-02T21:45:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:43:34.611-05:00Travel bags<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last fall when I traveled with Gavin for the first time I was surprised how many different things I needed to pack. It became obvious to me that I wanted a way to better organize all of his loot. So, for the first trip I used large paper bags...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibA1JNwBpKdDBcqGx4VdOtinffHJ5dozjdAcICH0T6LccS8XduSTG68jChrzBbTZqjzyGUammJqpRKmIDsHvkSOHd9kybGLwLJKLvs5sv7-fdvbfwh12funSkjCkPXAH54xbtASNG2mQQ/s1600/069+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibA1JNwBpKdDBcqGx4VdOtinffHJ5dozjdAcICH0T6LccS8XduSTG68jChrzBbTZqjzyGUammJqpRKmIDsHvkSOHd9kybGLwLJKLvs5sv7-fdvbfwh12funSkjCkPXAH54xbtASNG2mQQ/s400/069+(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div> For another trip I tried adding tags to our existing duffle bags...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoiZmuXLyUQ0WhOTTYUl_CF0EuTpYCJjxi85O1ZsiKski2gECi9Nng7BkKuGmsU2ZMwoeda8QxHQzlFs8utWTktP_99cB9fIdICJOSoF9dWRWkx-AgGp22tYSq8iTeRgBHAJdV3J2Ink/s1600/076+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoiZmuXLyUQ0WhOTTYUl_CF0EuTpYCJjxi85O1ZsiKski2gECi9Nng7BkKuGmsU2ZMwoeda8QxHQzlFs8utWTktP_99cB9fIdICJOSoF9dWRWkx-AgGp22tYSq8iTeRgBHAJdV3J2Ink/s400/076+(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Finally, I decided to make a set of tote bags to designate for different contents with a zipper or draw-string close. So, I looked up some tutorials online and then winged-it. This is what I came up with...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5N-kx2kSqQZlCpVm8DIP5PpU520fFCrdRV0bjqL6JIPA0_oN36HvVmd1E-QIg9nJI_V4UexZibTu1zgGYJBXKqcp86CVlkTn5sfcQ0YXXQaxlUBaX_bK6ctmLEWQBA6ZU174-aHvj4U/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5N-kx2kSqQZlCpVm8DIP5PpU520fFCrdRV0bjqL6JIPA0_oN36HvVmd1E-QIg9nJI_V4UexZibTu1zgGYJBXKqcp86CVlkTn5sfcQ0YXXQaxlUBaX_bK6ctmLEWQBA6ZU174-aHvj4U/s400/026.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To make a bag:<br />I folded 1 yard of fabric in half and then cut it in half (1 yard = 2 bags). With the 1/2 yard of fabric, I folded it in half and sewed shut 2 of the 3 sides (The 4th side was a fold and used as the bottom of the bag). For the 3rd side, I sewed on a zipper and it became the top of the bag. With that, the project was complete! Easy Peasy!<br /><br />I made 7 zippered pouch/bags and used a different color of ribbon to distinguish the contents:</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* Green: Food Accessories (bottles, bottle brush, plates, spoons, bibs)</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* Blue: Bath Time</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* Black: Sleep (pjs, blanket, pacifier)</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* Brown: Diaper Changes (LOTS of diapers and wipes)</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* Purple: Toys</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* Yellow: Clothing<br />* White: Laundry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Q-lUARrl0gpk0H862Lczk99pGYYg2Oowdo7TCCJ6HhTFnUnUH2ar8zCDQ8_qyF0Yz4mXUXXDSShXkX1QzkzA20d2feVRRJxWE1X3WL4YAMyciCHWUxWH5up9IxbnKhgnz5jjTEziNyU/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Q-lUARrl0gpk0H862Lczk99pGYYg2Oowdo7TCCJ6HhTFnUnUH2ar8zCDQ8_qyF0Yz4mXUXXDSShXkX1QzkzA20d2feVRRJxWE1X3WL4YAMyciCHWUxWH5up9IxbnKhgnz5jjTEziNyU/s400/024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBRPZXUAhYJ91bsN_OLNiw4v5-0KCUaK6cN3PtRnGTe7TV-EbRpDRz4PkhyphenhyphenXwmQ7u_5IqJhT5sCXU4nWeflVK7BMYLlEbGSKpp0G9Mt89voGyP8Oi8cQZlSrosatEIKhN4nUTHV-p_GI/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBRPZXUAhYJ91bsN_OLNiw4v5-0KCUaK6cN3PtRnGTe7TV-EbRpDRz4PkhyphenhyphenXwmQ7u_5IqJhT5sCXU4nWeflVK7BMYLlEbGSKpp0G9Mt89voGyP8Oi8cQZlSrosatEIKhN4nUTHV-p_GI/s400/023.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We used these bags over Memorial Day and I loved how helpful they proved to be. I used a polka-dot denim fabric and did not line the bags since denim is pretty durable on its own. I also used a reinforced thriple stitch on the bags since they are made to hold some weight. If you are looking for a way to organize baby travel, I recommed this!</div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-82981622278157534872012-05-31T15:02:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:43:34.618-05:00Favorites - MayCostco is selling <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pellegrini-Kitchens/275020109196771" target="_blank">Lemon Cilantro Artichoke</a> dip/sauce made by <em>Pellegrini Kitchens</em>. It's fresh, flavorful, and versatile. We have enjoyed it with chips, on a pizza, with pasta---soooooo yummy! If you are in the Austin area and go to Costco, check them out!<br /><br />I came across <a href="http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/landingpages/sonoma/homenew/kitchendining/PRD~853090/SONOMA+life+++style+Striped+Kitchen+Towel.jsp" target="_blank">these</a> <em>Sonoma</em> kitchen towels in my mom's kitchen and LOVE them. They are super absorbant and pretty! <br /><br />I came across a menu planning site that I adore. It generates a weekly dinner menu with recipes and a shopping list each week for $5/month. It's called <em>eMeals</em> (<a href="http://emeals.com/">here</a>) and it offers a handful of options to choose from. We have been using it this month and I really really really really like it. We chose the <em>Whole Foods</em> menu option and the recipes are delicious!<br /><br />My mother-in-law gave me a set of <a href="http://www.designdolcevita.com/solaria-portfolio-p-401.html?osCsid=xiyickftlp" target="_blank">this</a> Italian stationery for Christmas. It is like sending a piece of art to someone and makes letter writing a beautiful process. It is probably my favorite stationery to have ever used.<br /><br />A friend told me about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji" target="_blank">these</a> emoticons available for free download on iPhones. My sister and I have had so much fun messaging each other with their icons. There are a few hundred emoticons ranging from a kissy face to a television screen, and everything in between. David is less enthusiastic about receiving messages from me with a handful of emoticons... but it sure makes texting fun!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-22215048209311736542012-05-01T11:35:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:43:34.608-05:00My Favorites - April<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I thought it would be fun to list some things I have come across in the last month that I have liked and found interesting/helpful... Maybe you will like them too.</div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Baby Sign Language</span><br /><a href="http://www.babysignlanguage.com/flash-cards/">www.babysignlanguage.com</a> offers 50+ free printable flash cards for basic signs to teach a baby. I printed out a handful of them to teach to Gavin.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Produce Bags</span><br />I was inspired by <a href="http://annies-eats.com/giveaways/earth-day-2012-flip-and-tumble/">Annie's Eats</a> and considering that the City Council in Austin is working to <a href="http://www.statesman.com/news/local/mayor-pushing-to-ban-plastic-bags-at-austin-1648656.html">ban plastic bags</a> in grocery stores, I thought I may ease myself into the transition with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/flip-tumble-5-Pack-Reusable-Produce/dp/B002UXQ7QQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335891206&sr=8-1">these </a>affordable and useful bags.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Battlefield Maps</span><br />I came across <a href="http://www.smithmapstudio.com/">Smith's Map Studio</a> at the <a href="http://www.jlaustin.org/?nd=2011aca">Christmas Affair</a> last year. The owner, Chris, draws EXQUISITE battlefield maps. The majority of his art is focused on Texas battlefields but he is also starting a new series on The Civil War. For David's birthday this year I gave him one of the maps and I can't wait to hang it in our home! (Who would have thought I would find a battlefield map to be pretty? Well, these are!)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">X-Ray Photography</span><br />I've been looking for art to hang in our home and came across x-ray photography of flowers while looking for black and white prints. In particular I like<a href="http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?CID=D6B9C1698F3F44C980730C54EBDD19E2&apnum=7606767&IID=E0E12B9ACF1D4C86B85990B21BE65786&startat=/getPoster.asp&PODConfigID=0"></a> <a href="http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?CID=D6B9C1698F3F44C980730C54EBDD19E2&apnum=7606767&IID=E0E12B9ACF1D4C86B85990B21BE65786&startat=/getPoster.asp&PODConfigID=0">this</a> image of alstromeria flowers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Donations Tracker</span><br />I bet you already knew about this <a href="http://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/itsdeductible/">site </a>but I found it this tax season while looking at Turbo Tax's site. In the past I have created a spreadsheet of items we donated to local charities. Now, I just click on items from a list and enter the quantity. Then, the site assigns a value to each donation. It is SO much simpler than how I used to value and account for donations we made throughout the year.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ikea </span><br />For my birthday this year I asked D for a workstation area to be set aside in the garage for me. I have sketched out a plan for the space and it included an <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10103088/#/70103085">Expedit </a>and <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80134048/">Besta </a>shelving unit. Last summer we bought a couple of the Bestas (like a pantry with a door) for our garage and a Expedit bookshelf for Gavin's room. Needless to say, I have loved both and have joined the Ikea bandwagon--for these 2 products in particular.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Nuby Cups</span><br />We are transitioning Gavin from the bottle to a sippy cup but he was not adjusting well to switching between a bottle's soft spout and the hard spout of a sippy cup. A friend recommended <a href="http://www.target.com/p/Nuby-Handle-Super-Spout-Cups-Boy-Assortment-2-X-4Pack/-/A-13696390#?lnk=sc_qi_detailbutton">these </a>soft spout sippy cups to me as an interim step and they are working WONDERFULLY! He loves this cup and drinks so much more water now!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pacifier Labels</span><br />My friend, Danielle, recommended the Nuby Cups to me as well as <a href="http://www.cherryhilldesigns.com/groovy-colors-tiny-pacifier-name-labels--set-of-48_p_280.html">these </a>labels from <span style="font-style: italic;">Cherry Hill Designs</span>. We use them on the bottles and toys G has in his diaper bag. I have soaked his bottles numerous times and the labels are still perfectly intact!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peacemaking Women</span><br />A friend recommended <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801064953/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00">this </a>book to me and I LOVE it. Like the (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=peacemakers" style="font-style: italic;">original</a>) book, it's purpose is to present a biblical guide for resolving conflict. This version is authored by 2 women and is tailored to issues women face. There is a wealth of wisdom and biblical principles woven through the text.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Baby Food</span><br />My sister shared <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0965260313/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00">this </a>book with me and I am a fan of it. It's similar to a textbook and contains more recipes than I am choosing to use. But, it is very informative and has lots of recipes that are straight forward and match our family's lifestyle. There is also section dedicated to fun activities for young toddlers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Curved Shower Rod</span><br />We installed <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=15044004">this </a>in our master bath recently and it works like a charm! It was a bit pricey compared to a $2 rod that you can find at a discount store but I decided to bite the bullet. Plus, with a 20% coupon to BBB you can get a little price break! Some nice things I appreciate about this rod are: (since it is screwed into the wall) there is no chance it will slip down like the cheap rods can. Secondly, compared to a less expensive rod that we installed in our guest bathroom it never catches on the rubbery length extender. And, because it is curved, it provides a noticeable amount of extra space in the shower. If you are updating a bathroom, consider this rod!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For those thinking about having kids...</span><br />I thought <a href="http://blog.babygizmo.com/2011/01/11-step-program-for-those-thinking-of-having-kids/">this </a>article was pretty funny. In particular the part about feeding cherrios to a melon ;) For the record, G is the coolest thing D and I have ever experienced--but a lot of things in this article are also true.<br /><br /><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;">Full Disclosure: I was not asked to endorse any of these items. They are just things I have come across and liked.</div></div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-4453761082324722082012-04-22T09:59:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:43:34.613-05:00Baked Beans Blunder<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxMwYHUG9zWs6mnC5UrE_3tKPrFwN-NpJYNvSJjkSXrFe2AUc4vyzOqZPCsrDrM8dMhxq1XAS7og6tmWsh-MFpeciCP4hfNJym3uZXFtOensZHrOE8DidUIDvE2PIiJayQLDDgJ6ar6E/s1600/037.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726950133709304034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxMwYHUG9zWs6mnC5UrE_3tKPrFwN-NpJYNvSJjkSXrFe2AUc4vyzOqZPCsrDrM8dMhxq1XAS7og6tmWsh-MFpeciCP4hfNJym3uZXFtOensZHrOE8DidUIDvE2PIiJayQLDDgJ6ar6E/s400/037.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>I enjoy cooking and one of the ways I try to serve our church family is cooking for families with new babies, recent hospitalizations, deaths in the family...<br /><br />Anyhow, on this particular day I was cooking for a few different groups of people and decided to use the chicken tortilla soup I had made a froze a few days prior. So, the night before, I pulled out the container of frozen soup and let it thaw in the refrigerator. The next day I made cornbread and put together salads, desserts and toppings for the soup. Everything was packaged and in bags when I went to ladle out the soup. I opened the container and it was... baked beans! Not tortilla soup! Argh!<br /><br />I normally label everything but had not labeled the soup since I had made it for this very purpose. And, unbeknownst to me the baked beans were in a matching container, also unlabeled, by my dear hubs.<br /><br />No, I did not make the soup at that late hour. I picked some up at <a href="http://latapatiamexcafe.com/">La Tapatia</a> (excellent tortilla soup) and headed out with G for deliveries.<br /><br />Lesson learned: label everything that goes into the freezer! Duh! Oh well :)</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-23332113841029051512012-04-14T07:12:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:43:34.610-05:00Vintage Wall Art<div style="text-align: center;">A few months ago I went ahead and hung empty frames in Gavin's room with the hopes I'd soon find a vintage picture book with artwork that I liked. A few weeks ago, after a trip to <span style="font-style: italic;">Half Price Books </span>I found an old book called <span style="font-style: italic;">Little Boy Blue </span><span>(by<span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Daphne Hogstrom, Golden Press 1966)</span>. I loved all the images of a little boy playing and the vibrant blues and greens in each image.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />For this project, I carefully removed pages from the book, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=shop&hl=en&q=Fiskars+01-005454+Trimmer+Cuts+7sheet+-+12%22+Cutting+Length+Titanium&oq=Fiskars+01-005454+Trimmer+Cuts+7sheet+-+12%22+Cutting+Length+Titanium&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_nf=1&gs_l=products-cc.3...6707.6707.0.7426.1.1.0.0.0.0.82.82.1.1.0.#hl=en&tbm=shop&sa=X&ei=3ySDT_mEEIni2QWt6dWYBw&ved=0CEgQBSgA&q=Fiskars+01-005454+Trimmer+Cuts+7+sheet+-+12%22+Cutting+Length+Titanium&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=1903eebfa98b0afa&biw=1440&bih=742">cut </a>them to size and centered them on fabric that coordinates with his room. Finally, I machine stitched the pages onto the fabric. I really like the end result and may continue decorating his room with book pages in the coming years!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLunxO348WS26sFNoXh-XgsAhwgC-EUqwise0vHQxalkD9auqIDn6f8Uj1eICBAUdS5WsP1UEWQv2VJo4O83OtbMVc08ygGH2fwrF-BcOBYF0UGIgTe_ihGniWr9SQeInjcw5GtLc9YcU/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIsaAcMvx0Is9vEeI3d-KB5NBCvvb5CXc7pjxWbigOZ-JUnLgmsXaVZMGggTA4vI4rijvbuEOV6g5ySQP44ol2z9TDAyH-OWJ07ihb1-q2OdqYs4JygbeqCiFaZTXvgdyWl3NAR9VJvU/s400/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726951669156641570" border="0" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLunxO348WS26sFNoXh-XgsAhwgC-EUqwise0vHQxalkD9auqIDn6f8Uj1eICBAUdS5WsP1UEWQv2VJo4O83OtbMVc08ygGH2fwrF-BcOBYF0UGIgTe_ihGniWr9SQeInjcw5GtLc9YcU/s400/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726951675571398642" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYQ9yA65wHGcrj51uDQ57arE1RCTaBvcRUUxKkO3RNZCOUep2Pj3diO7b-0hVjsuYRuAWe36J_NQ2GcNAbNrdD-RyVg1Gl1-2WbloWq9GC76XKp3PiLwXa7kOz8l5QFZ9uPHGlOVheH4/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYQ9yA65wHGcrj51uDQ57arE1RCTaBvcRUUxKkO3RNZCOUep2Pj3diO7b-0hVjsuYRuAWe36J_NQ2GcNAbNrdD-RyVg1Gl1-2WbloWq9GC76XKp3PiLwXa7kOz8l5QFZ9uPHGlOVheH4/s400/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728854458329430578" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPigovaRVCSSDYQ21w7B-NUw40RIQH0VawAfHVf34lf8Wi5UKI765QOed55UHH_i5VQThUbmOlFZZ9Aj_Loc2ETi5rP5GFg2cA8VcC9xj4rLGFBkx18i1x8tQ-erZu5JHkA0gHL6D0_YE/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPigovaRVCSSDYQ21w7B-NUw40RIQH0VawAfHVf34lf8Wi5UKI765QOed55UHH_i5VQThUbmOlFZZ9Aj_Loc2ETi5rP5GFg2cA8VcC9xj4rLGFBkx18i1x8tQ-erZu5JHkA0gHL6D0_YE/s400/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726951677501994546" border="0" /></a>The finished product!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhEJ3Hc-ixmm-97m7qOuv6erxkRfB3Yed1pV9We0tZX5TZfRk5EA5keuJyYpV17WesXNnNN4OCY0SD9Zzmlikc75W01KrJWGz3Y9Mq9IHQzw24NI29hmQ6Gq-CqRk7ArOlpX9gBh-yNE/s1600/057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhEJ3Hc-ixmm-97m7qOuv6erxkRfB3Yed1pV9We0tZX5TZfRk5EA5keuJyYpV17WesXNnNN4OCY0SD9Zzmlikc75W01KrJWGz3Y9Mq9IHQzw24NI29hmQ6Gq-CqRk7ArOlpX9gBh-yNE/s400/057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729462639828130738" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEyC-JVMKNEzj84Bw8CNNlW00fM5Djh491AZ8WOikVgUB20MONkLLW74X40yU3GvRpkTLTca8uP00c1nfOQmgymedRSICQbsWFHj689tBsxpd_8uvdhhsav7oDWhJJUgR9QThox6ef1c/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEyC-JVMKNEzj84Bw8CNNlW00fM5Djh491AZ8WOikVgUB20MONkLLW74X40yU3GvRpkTLTca8uP00c1nfOQmgymedRSICQbsWFHj689tBsxpd_8uvdhhsav7oDWhJJUgR9QThox6ef1c/s400/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728854467243725826" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sRlrfpfl3hxexl3yPoaO3QeA5ZzaQTDDKlXm_mMyBW5vp1Xz3ODF7PzmtbCZFb2GnIItAlpYruMK2YvEt78550ZkPlunVubyZLrS_hSsns2G_5lMgJPMixVOE47wHgi_J2wl4FrnO3I/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sRlrfpfl3hxexl3yPoaO3QeA5ZzaQTDDKlXm_mMyBW5vp1Xz3ODF7PzmtbCZFb2GnIItAlpYruMK2YvEt78550ZkPlunVubyZLrS_hSsns2G_5lMgJPMixVOE47wHgi_J2wl4FrnO3I/s400/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729462650188234482" border="0" /></a>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-74819294734509043062012-04-12T07:05:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:44:00.474-05:00Love Owlays Invitation<div style="text-align: center;">I helped host a baby shower for my friend Jana a couple weekends ago. Jana and her husband are waiting to find out the baby's gender and have decided to decorate their nursery with owls and yellow and gray colors.<br /><br />For fun I decided to make the shower invitations. And, I must say-I was super pleased with the end result! I love that it's 100% customizable and affordable (the price of white card-stock and the fee to copy it at a printing store.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">To make the invitation:</span><br />I sketched out an mommy and baby owl onto card-stock paper (watercolor paper is too rough for a smooth finish for this type of project). Then, I outlined them with a thin sharpie and used oil pastels to add a border/highlights.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97aQ4XHTfaEw9lKiw_t2nlCnsyqgXMWriVGl8rA7d7718S98XXt-AJ0vGpndeOwmjWEILXIwFQGYkVVV_hevpk2R6xoYlGDRUabYcMqMhgd3R07NM4Nyh0mHFJU_v_AnVH6VRZ8dSerY/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97aQ4XHTfaEw9lKiw_t2nlCnsyqgXMWriVGl8rA7d7718S98XXt-AJ0vGpndeOwmjWEILXIwFQGYkVVV_hevpk2R6xoYlGDRUabYcMqMhgd3R07NM4Nyh0mHFJU_v_AnVH6VRZ8dSerY/s400/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722184914990419442" border="0" /></a>Next, I water-colored the image. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_smAydY2lhTO-l82l01_BXr1z6MBb0jHgaNW4YWsfN-kKAWAc7-s2J2hQpwrtB3Vmhc-0fLhDqrYm93G-covW9PXy5cEKhxfP4odxKVldCEbJ22UYcJeJjzpL3OV8vgdap236_8Kuvo/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_smAydY2lhTO-l82l01_BXr1z6MBb0jHgaNW4YWsfN-kKAWAc7-s2J2hQpwrtB3Vmhc-0fLhDqrYm93G-covW9PXy5cEKhxfP4odxKVldCEbJ22UYcJeJjzpL3OV8vgdap236_8Kuvo/s400/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722186156402255410" border="0" /></a>Finally, I used an exacto-like knife to cut around the outside edge of the image. Its important to cut close to the image so that it copies onto the invitation seamlessly.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4fxNIiKP-e4d4XwCjJbV_gUnp-jFQzNGE125TLWhXUkquGoq33wnDBcSWAqpbhR9Eg8V5b_lR9b4eM_iKKHk_HjmETVfuYoGOqp-rxaZzj6K-3wfHyP0NvYgJ-Aad6IbnTDQpuBp8rY/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4fxNIiKP-e4d4XwCjJbV_gUnp-jFQzNGE125TLWhXUkquGoq33wnDBcSWAqpbhR9Eg8V5b_lR9b4eM_iKKHk_HjmETVfuYoGOqp-rxaZzj6K-3wfHyP0NvYgJ-Aad6IbnTDQpuBp8rY/s400/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722186158420531378" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWasS_8ylV9Lk_G25uwj5Udc97QVJjiqpfBp8McFdOlRHP2j7D86l_kbgX-YA0V3BAs1iQ2AtaKhNR3S6RqVfp6xhtYkS5a5NUaIr-9QZPPLUr0_zRwfZnRdm_0TuRCG6i__nnn9_gdl8/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWasS_8ylV9Lk_G25uwj5Udc97QVJjiqpfBp8McFdOlRHP2j7D86l_kbgX-YA0V3BAs1iQ2AtaKhNR3S6RqVfp6xhtYkS5a5NUaIr-9QZPPLUr0_zRwfZnRdm_0TuRCG6i__nnn9_gdl8/s400/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722186173608506002" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRiBmY0kmkd4ZEgsuf9hpOYfxehsf0Yt3TeXm9vCzH9fWjsPgQLXm0WSUqRgjfJlV7K3uPxwXcG6pwaudX7l5Cwn6AP4fZvkApjcp0YvYslhG-aaoZyzsPQZEelqLGNHHHg8IiUth0tI/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRiBmY0kmkd4ZEgsuf9hpOYfxehsf0Yt3TeXm9vCzH9fWjsPgQLXm0WSUqRgjfJlV7K3uPxwXcG6pwaudX7l5Cwn6AP4fZvkApjcp0YvYslhG-aaoZyzsPQZEelqLGNHHHg8IiUth0tI/s400/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722186175693990114" border="0" /></a>Then, I created the invitation wording in Microsoft Word, pasted my owl onto a print out of the invite, added yellow and gray paper behind the invite to serve as a border, and finally copied the invites onto white card-stock. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvjByngh5wnBSFkmtqP6OmrvRmblllyBqFRdZpIdfbSgMM6YLXTtBcBTKY_DZ1g3LiPpWM5zQJX4iWYNFv0Lh3yYTbBZxguoAcc6E_Ww2dKrE2I5khMVYTaRs13izmjsJVetZ0QIXbkU/s1600/068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvjByngh5wnBSFkmtqP6OmrvRmblllyBqFRdZpIdfbSgMM6YLXTtBcBTKY_DZ1g3LiPpWM5zQJX4iWYNFv0Lh3yYTbBZxguoAcc6E_Ww2dKrE2I5khMVYTaRs13izmjsJVetZ0QIXbkU/s400/068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729462320274949346" border="0" /></a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-21995103779014069402012-04-12T06:59:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:44:00.471-05:00Cupcake Blunder<div style="text-align: center;">I decided to bake mini cupcakes in candy/nut bowls for a shower I am helping host. While filing the bowls It occurred to me that I may have overfilled them, but I decided to try my luck since it was getting late and I wanted to move onto my next task. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6xe0QthgPeZco3dxacClhFSNu-nYJHPxcFQpSeDqNpdjwUad2OsY7zW0G4ZXrDJyW-umzwUXmqI1_9uJ_vXVm4dtBCOOUfsqiXuAVeuHVqSvTa_JCeR2V53U05IDykL8Z9bMOhrz25s/s1600/035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6xe0QthgPeZco3dxacClhFSNu-nYJHPxcFQpSeDqNpdjwUad2OsY7zW0G4ZXrDJyW-umzwUXmqI1_9uJ_vXVm4dtBCOOUfsqiXuAVeuHVqSvTa_JCeR2V53U05IDykL8Z9bMOhrz25s/s400/035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726950122049130226" border="0" /></a>The cost of trying to do too many things at once! Lesson learned!<br /><br />If you're wondering what's up with such a random post... I decided a while back it was silly for me to just post about all the fun things in life because my life is certainly not all roses and well baked entrees! So I decided to add the occasional <span style="font-style: italic;">blonde girl/what was I thinking/blunder</span> post to the blog for some comedic relief :)<br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-87484528805055882652012-04-12T06:45:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:44:00.476-05:00Babies are a Hoot<div style="text-align: center;">I helped host a baby shower for my friend Jana a couple weekends ago. It was wonderful to honor a friend and her special new arrival! For this shower each host crafted things to both decorate the party and the little one's nursery!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Jana, the Guest of Honor!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaUAH2CQAaSG77qAZhBM3eNaT0iyVrigBWFF7t3or_Bax2jPBmkm2uguTxB9xiJRUUVwWh-SNdXBFztNF6IGPoNbqzU3UP3656WZ9z53M1uU-tl0GVGpXD5rKBZWCe_nj1QJ_itlheEY/s1600/064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaUAH2CQAaSG77qAZhBM3eNaT0iyVrigBWFF7t3or_Bax2jPBmkm2uguTxB9xiJRUUVwWh-SNdXBFztNF6IGPoNbqzU3UP3656WZ9z53M1uU-tl0GVGpXD5rKBZWCe_nj1QJ_itlheEY/s400/064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726949334178714802" border="0" /></a>The Hosts: Kristin T., myself and Kristin M.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRm2LXUzkzY9MOP9_8bwoeXanIjuyYlxpxYBbGeNioPymbrszGM8zcFrli87zRc3_XijUFyW9XtGtZ1uhQSwKd1qfHlFSHkOFZ-y5mepOoNzBojVkUJBQwFWm-UPeUHMKDFxB9mPozRA/s1600/045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRm2LXUzkzY9MOP9_8bwoeXanIjuyYlxpxYBbGeNioPymbrszGM8zcFrli87zRc3_XijUFyW9XtGtZ1uhQSwKd1qfHlFSHkOFZ-y5mepOoNzBojVkUJBQwFWm-UPeUHMKDFxB9mPozRA/s400/045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726945783053857778" border="0" /></a>some of the Party Girls<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWWDMdEGL94ZadOR7uQrmzuF8m4Ag1snPn1sMFeU7WdIeSLLSZo7o-QMhrke8MpvN5iGk61JTu23YwN7XBIMCIixPPSaUxD_rXIGED7IRgEXxgLORFmD89TQ6h2a8LB58s1YVjoGZfhE/s1600/053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWWDMdEGL94ZadOR7uQrmzuF8m4Ag1snPn1sMFeU7WdIeSLLSZo7o-QMhrke8MpvN5iGk61JTu23YwN7XBIMCIixPPSaUxD_rXIGED7IRgEXxgLORFmD89TQ6h2a8LB58s1YVjoGZfhE/s400/053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726949325028978178" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeaQe39wmP9hHGRY3uuRwmG55FAkNvIi6PeifoV7-c1aFqfZSksJ-guzHCeB7TFtgbPdMcQqZOKmYrWRBKu1s7LrQ_fBBstIF14nInFUTdcxqporQhjw52hQfNtd8qe1DU-3b5qgA65M/s1600/047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeaQe39wmP9hHGRY3uuRwmG55FAkNvIi6PeifoV7-c1aFqfZSksJ-guzHCeB7TFtgbPdMcQqZOKmYrWRBKu1s7LrQ_fBBstIF14nInFUTdcxqporQhjw52hQfNtd8qe1DU-3b5qgA65M/s400/047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726949319161678130" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3J0ndmq19-cHE-SkGKMWgtpX4YLXuLbYcxS6FSdDo0_nESh_Gnx0gcdnnj9E8X1ZCDNFkZkpkX8GpjPHRxGCezfgtai2ZX8PCEBEKG5J6xdknhWpt5JXrIH7Ww7ym1EdRz3JhD20VXw/s1600/054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3J0ndmq19-cHE-SkGKMWgtpX4YLXuLbYcxS6FSdDo0_nESh_Gnx0gcdnnj9E8X1ZCDNFkZkpkX8GpjPHRxGCezfgtai2ZX8PCEBEKG5J6xdknhWpt5JXrIH7Ww7ym1EdRz3JhD20VXw/s400/054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726949352119875426" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bDAEqqzuhq1Ksb5J0scuujoTpOIkxb6D3gwfKKdCOtIb5sNbymKvuWx5QuhaEBjzZlYSdFSX_TaIfkWU_aaIkXLBoKEzjYavjG0ATGn_688X5lw9K0popT7oUtgbWeXFpaHab-zSkSo/s1600/080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bDAEqqzuhq1Ksb5J0scuujoTpOIkxb6D3gwfKKdCOtIb5sNbymKvuWx5QuhaEBjzZlYSdFSX_TaIfkWU_aaIkXLBoKEzjYavjG0ATGn_688X5lw9K0popT7oUtgbWeXFpaHab-zSkSo/s400/080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726949340332618546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Decorations</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2C9HAate_QHJBolsyhtgFGlaUjHWhT8E_3yg7V1JoyYgh3nO7N_9hXJPHGrpa7ctpnnlLTiN2Hgjjhr13Axy7SqSaSuICZwKpc-arEcVQk0J7HSuAknC_xlUPWrG0EU450xkm9L0BEug/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2C9HAate_QHJBolsyhtgFGlaUjHWhT8E_3yg7V1JoyYgh3nO7N_9hXJPHGrpa7ctpnnlLTiN2Hgjjhr13Axy7SqSaSuICZwKpc-arEcVQk0J7HSuAknC_xlUPWrG0EU450xkm9L0BEug/s400/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726937036280174034" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqrWVIK4cnsFhfy7i3TfjlD6zWNDy0FIRtquYrgQBxCOE-3pA33Wj-lkabJ9hk8p3Jsd1rSkUaWbqh7aNEOTQ748VpaA6uMVc2NS82evqlLDgYsd6KL0SS_TbXK4MMGXNd8HMuksKmzQ/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqrWVIK4cnsFhfy7i3TfjlD6zWNDy0FIRtquYrgQBxCOE-3pA33Wj-lkabJ9hk8p3Jsd1rSkUaWbqh7aNEOTQ748VpaA6uMVc2NS82evqlLDgYsd6KL0SS_TbXK4MMGXNd8HMuksKmzQ/s400/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725529349755081714" border="0" /></a>I used a "cross-cut wood plaque" and owl stencil from <span style="font-style: italic;">Michael's</span>; I was inspired by <a href="http://www.eventsbyshelbirene.com/2012/03/perfect-blend-bridal-shower.html">this</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9YReFf07FFZOoE-2pgDkjEn5A9RE4Mo1g_bvBqGzxLmOuvbT6ismN3EmaZd3SFGRCtOmpwxKmXAgBbh7EICDnlFuztPzQQc4LtElOGPXRxXGaWK7zvNbh6gopITCAx3xfRBiEZEjBVg/s1600/032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9YReFf07FFZOoE-2pgDkjEn5A9RE4Mo1g_bvBqGzxLmOuvbT6ismN3EmaZd3SFGRCtOmpwxKmXAgBbh7EICDnlFuztPzQQc4LtElOGPXRxXGaWK7zvNbh6gopITCAx3xfRBiEZEjBVg/s400/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726940914994546034" border="0" /></a>The mantle was decorated with a super cute banner and blocks that one of the hosts made. She cut the blocks and then attached scrapbook paper, letters and pictures of the couple with modge-podge. One side of the blocks says "baby" and the other says "love". So super cute!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqproNhxkz8Y6tv5D6HpRb8RJ3egAnH-iLdD5rSt2rM2skkfeDdZPeXCuP-BlaaS9rPGmTCrHussEgDi2LsNK5vBofUicUbEYoZbBQoh5ybzdRYfZTMS5cayhiURqYeo_jrwu8P-ExUM/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqproNhxkz8Y6tv5D6HpRb8RJ3egAnH-iLdD5rSt2rM2skkfeDdZPeXCuP-BlaaS9rPGmTCrHussEgDi2LsNK5vBofUicUbEYoZbBQoh5ybzdRYfZTMS5cayhiURqYeo_jrwu8P-ExUM/s400/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726936466066019714" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglH3G5BiuiRVDZj_mE0T4uRSQiz0XknlQCbI3jPudlrhp_MkVTZNYFmSxtT28NfTWkQCU3wP4caeRDBlBnSVB2CHI_zWESv1IcHR7jQpgSI3WehivJqudhMCljNEr3PGfGYv5U86V53ts/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglH3G5BiuiRVDZj_mE0T4uRSQiz0XknlQCbI3jPudlrhp_MkVTZNYFmSxtT28NfTWkQCU3wP4caeRDBlBnSVB2CHI_zWESv1IcHR7jQpgSI3WehivJqudhMCljNEr3PGfGYv5U86V53ts/s400/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726937039179418226" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQrX4jfREE_mQ50X4xQ0zS_AVhLU_opyIOPS9sXTnwqqWV0pwSHLjWq_4esK5bZ5t9z-QHEjyLDd8elbq6tWz8LyAKmNxqc-xxDEUQMe9p-5i_UEi0BH1tI4fXA9h2rWT0c-W_cneZAY/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQrX4jfREE_mQ50X4xQ0zS_AVhLU_opyIOPS9sXTnwqqWV0pwSHLjWq_4esK5bZ5t9z-QHEjyLDd8elbq6tWz8LyAKmNxqc-xxDEUQMe9p-5i_UEi0BH1tI4fXA9h2rWT0c-W_cneZAY/s400/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726937046058280418" border="0" /></a>I used <span style="font-style: italic;">Whole Foods</span> Sonoma Chicken Salad <a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/526">recipe </a>(I love it!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPtREhtKLDR0kuFp8awAWMGH8FGjMGcw6uSePLmolj2ZPeQBIYhmIa1oPI_SyAYRttmLuRGZ6x-9guzBMTV2aaWnIgAR7-_qguxkvTV2JA_frCFQ8XKr9uBmOShUHbj2faGIxi26i6NM/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPtREhtKLDR0kuFp8awAWMGH8FGjMGcw6uSePLmolj2ZPeQBIYhmIa1oPI_SyAYRttmLuRGZ6x-9guzBMTV2aaWnIgAR7-_qguxkvTV2JA_frCFQ8XKr9uBmOShUHbj2faGIxi26i6NM/s400/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726940287197269282" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nRBxKIoy3WngSWSblKTBGoceqtFMZxysrUIbEeHpk_AeDskf61fUYw-_IYsDmlDb1V2eT5-OWD2DWAPY8tciZZFso8STo41FPbB2Dt-A7xcGsfFvcUOBBOQ9Av1F3yDrZfGgnXLL8XU/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nRBxKIoy3WngSWSblKTBGoceqtFMZxysrUIbEeHpk_AeDskf61fUYw-_IYsDmlDb1V2eT5-OWD2DWAPY8tciZZFso8STo41FPbB2Dt-A7xcGsfFvcUOBBOQ9Av1F3yDrZfGgnXLL8XU/s400/024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726940292594385730" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4hzEbh0bVxzQZkZ9m3Kahz11adYR1hAyWi-0JxrJgZBI29izKKF64yu9QJDohfpF34K9egc9lwA3TclOzdarBoCInekiz75P0MnP1e9him8qXahX4tF9En4GIfakfk4uhm47yg1_nxQ/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4hzEbh0bVxzQZkZ9m3Kahz11adYR1hAyWi-0JxrJgZBI29izKKF64yu9QJDohfpF34K9egc9lwA3TclOzdarBoCInekiz75P0MnP1e9him8qXahX4tF9En4GIfakfk4uhm47yg1_nxQ/s400/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726940299435786226" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZl4Zb-46zvB9KUdCbNfZYBhbTL641E-9AyqFz-KkN80oo6MIVjIQIqPZUeYUgxHJrLHU-cdcmm-hyAiFr_zysIgtAZhpInuiAcXi5Ih1Upy6an_XJKi0ve_NkpFT7Id1Q640WWpTCfP4/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZl4Zb-46zvB9KUdCbNfZYBhbTL641E-9AyqFz-KkN80oo6MIVjIQIqPZUeYUgxHJrLHU-cdcmm-hyAiFr_zysIgtAZhpInuiAcXi5Ih1Upy6an_XJKi0ve_NkpFT7Id1Q640WWpTCfP4/s400/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726940304904444066" border="0" /></a>Worms? Of course! It was an owl-themed party!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2eFUQZUIRUubmqmMhaodtZgUarqByNNA5jGUXlDC_3TonAacdo0z78vrMW-_nYLImGuLP-RzAgdZ7RskFCZHx8Wre4gffaiuU5d7PKjK7cAIWf5H2r5PJbv8t3lHuJDH31_Au_MYkFU/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2eFUQZUIRUubmqmMhaodtZgUarqByNNA5jGUXlDC_3TonAacdo0z78vrMW-_nYLImGuLP-RzAgdZ7RskFCZHx8Wre4gffaiuU5d7PKjK7cAIWf5H2r5PJbv8t3lHuJDH31_Au_MYkFU/s400/030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726940906677362738" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fO0oSzj6v5jar4o_6Sx3-0sHs5-dz5glCz6dfpcNxr9NATUn-Nc2woC1ZcuE0vEAo-eHHVBqUd0jYDstBxLiUNGQEyvF3CxNUMfbveGBkGPSBlJ1rri-aIKhvizP_EE16TGVRRNqxIU/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fO0oSzj6v5jar4o_6Sx3-0sHs5-dz5glCz6dfpcNxr9NATUn-Nc2woC1ZcuE0vEAo-eHHVBqUd0jYDstBxLiUNGQEyvF3CxNUMfbveGBkGPSBlJ1rri-aIKhvizP_EE16TGVRRNqxIU/s400/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726936472943037746" border="0" /></a>One of the hosts made these super cute tissue poms!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkq8AjjrKVklZQIaqZHnaUxfmjwa7u9ZGEexzrrGwDATK8TiMWSkyrvetzQc4Q3TsUb-NTAjbtKJm2rqEr7bq5n-hKWyOc3DgaE4rAdVJPE4hPXOeV3eDgUTxGibqETU3zhWQE0N7_dx0/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkq8AjjrKVklZQIaqZHnaUxfmjwa7u9ZGEexzrrGwDATK8TiMWSkyrvetzQc4Q3TsUb-NTAjbtKJm2rqEr7bq5n-hKWyOc3DgaE4rAdVJPE4hPXOeV3eDgUTxGibqETU3zhWQE0N7_dx0/s400/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726937026067246082" border="0" /></a>We asked guests to sign the back page of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/In-My-Tree-Sara-Gillingham/dp/0811870529"><span style="font-style: italic;">In My Tree</span></a> (a children's book about owls)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yi57ngSFju7x73nguQc08kXw2vutRPaHDYtak8x0pF22fY0h7U-RrxXek_9OPmyS-mAIafXKl2Tq4S23hfNhPUgFRS4XulDDs8mjCV6bAFE5gsUYuoTPL3UrdT9K6QcNoqabPSQtiVg/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yi57ngSFju7x73nguQc08kXw2vutRPaHDYtak8x0pF22fY0h7U-RrxXek_9OPmyS-mAIafXKl2Tq4S23hfNhPUgFRS4XulDDs8mjCV6bAFE5gsUYuoTPL3UrdT9K6QcNoqabPSQtiVg/s400/039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726945757839021330" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDouhlTXs4zG_a5zWaB9Ob2_1rNQhFiXre93NA5ZGCVJg1HQcD1aBE-Nn2g5dt6xz7QSUvdw6OfkijdGXc1ZrQ-umR1j9wHEdgGxt8OJoTvRgcxVuFXWyH8Z88qWQP7Nv5BLzg2b1zI8c/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDouhlTXs4zG_a5zWaB9Ob2_1rNQhFiXre93NA5ZGCVJg1HQcD1aBE-Nn2g5dt6xz7QSUvdw6OfkijdGXc1ZrQ-umR1j9wHEdgGxt8OJoTvRgcxVuFXWyH8Z88qWQP7Nv5BLzg2b1zI8c/s400/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725529346296798354" border="0" /></a>Using felt and embroidery thread I put together a set of little owls for the nursery!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpcltM96d7h-Te_dzJVb3-WIduIlMDMWUz_sLJ71QL21CxKoY4PY14SFiXcNKdEf4LuUCmL8UvA19SVLCjE752STACCEbWbs7bUjKe8ME9ZWBbfA4WdT96T_x-U4CtOWJ6mYbfxr1R0U/s1600/040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpcltM96d7h-Te_dzJVb3-WIduIlMDMWUz_sLJ71QL21CxKoY4PY14SFiXcNKdEf4LuUCmL8UvA19SVLCjE752STACCEbWbs7bUjKe8ME9ZWBbfA4WdT96T_x-U4CtOWJ6mYbfxr1R0U/s400/040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726945766254819970" border="0" /></a>Games: Wishes for Baby, Ghanaian word match, and Due Date guessing<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1J0aDnNTkI_Fajslb0XkjHV61IOn5fBs8spi8CZBcWz59SQvzuUjveJ_B-Z2a-bdSjyOHfdlChzKJEOWUJoIRFrWN5P98Q9K6IiCPMZ5iqe13c5QETjJDv_-K5oHB3Dx_js20TISBoyU/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1J0aDnNTkI_Fajslb0XkjHV61IOn5fBs8spi8CZBcWz59SQvzuUjveJ_B-Z2a-bdSjyOHfdlChzKJEOWUJoIRFrWN5P98Q9K6IiCPMZ5iqe13c5QETjJDv_-K5oHB3Dx_js20TISBoyU/s400/034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726950118812416002" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShOm3foExqXsYcPQEuVHAaLBeG3WucyaxUB-L0Xfmm0iEZOO-0AtXCY6RyIe7e4fpR9Y_Tjq_6ngF_tBEX7Bn8DYdgrEaD1zazAdCXayM0nOquaVujpkX33zAdxeYdf5XOZwbY7hVT4w/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShOm3foExqXsYcPQEuVHAaLBeG3WucyaxUB-L0Xfmm0iEZOO-0AtXCY6RyIe7e4fpR9Y_Tjq_6ngF_tBEX7Bn8DYdgrEaD1zazAdCXayM0nOquaVujpkX33zAdxeYdf5XOZwbY7hVT4w/s400/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725529339475992082" border="0" /></a>I made all of the printables for the party excluding the <a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/design-studio/celebration/sunshine_baby_shower.html">food labels</a>. The food labels come from a line of free printables from Pottery Barn Kids by TomKat Studio; also, the "Wishes for Baby" printable was modeled after <a href="http://www.lilsugar.com/Heirloom-Baby-Shower-Games-Activities-2960734">this</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4HGMQqSHt8jKAuq3zZptjFxUSunaSM05TE7GYrRhjsxezVSPuVUB01vcLeHw4oKiQiH1EmfLgRarzJED3hai5HAlz_UWYXi7b8RAf2q-dH9Ku5s56Ek546X5th4addJI3GLdbKdT03c/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4HGMQqSHt8jKAuq3zZptjFxUSunaSM05TE7GYrRhjsxezVSPuVUB01vcLeHw4oKiQiH1EmfLgRarzJED3hai5HAlz_UWYXi7b8RAf2q-dH9Ku5s56Ek546X5th4addJI3GLdbKdT03c/s400/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726940910428013602" border="0" /></a>For favors, one of the hosts had the great idea of making refrigerator magnets. She modge-podged scrapbook paper onto clothespins and attached magnetic tape to the back. Simple, useful, and great!<br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085636556336359664.post-89472781973177547522012-03-30T22:00:00.000-05:002012-09-26T14:44:00.479-05:00Chugga Chugga Choo Choo<div style="text-align: center;">In January we dedicated* our little boy to the Lord at church.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WuJI-tqA8klVx-twr1_1Dz9NVS4d8j23CuBSJkwBRENGOUoGhT1XRctGTH1H3vsY62ENy6cHj442u_d6kHfV1U-UZ4D6tDwOiBC6kshIlWr1wu-q_tK6Ffwd5bwgxrFKGvlty_wtz0c/s1600/020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WuJI-tqA8klVx-twr1_1Dz9NVS4d8j23CuBSJkwBRENGOUoGhT1XRctGTH1H3vsY62ENy6cHj442u_d6kHfV1U-UZ4D6tDwOiBC6kshIlWr1wu-q_tK6Ffwd5bwgxrFKGvlty_wtz0c/s400/020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719227145931177074" border="0" /></a>To celebrate the event we invited our families, small group from church, and some of David's colleagues to join us at the dedication and then at our home for lunch.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Gavin's baby dedication marked the first time we had family in town while I was getting ready for a party. Everything worked out wonderfully and I was very happy to have our moms' help since I had a full plate!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Decor</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Trains</span>- David and I have liked trains since early in our relationship. It dates back to an Art class I took in college where we asked our significant others to choose a mode of transportation that symbolized our relationship, and then draw that object. David drew a train. For many reasons I love that he choose a train as well as the other things that he added to the picture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5hXEvSgPzBept5UDJk9Y3Tkbhcj7NKKHYJs8sd3yP51MSxMG-IqHSOePXq9b3Laq8W34snOBfs3gyx3IieNLNklE80Etp3Q-xqjrQaVYr77pewwBa8bX52CPl3um-aJXqfx05_agGLI/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5hXEvSgPzBept5UDJk9Y3Tkbhcj7NKKHYJs8sd3yP51MSxMG-IqHSOePXq9b3Laq8W34snOBfs3gyx3IieNLNklE80Etp3Q-xqjrQaVYr77pewwBa8bX52CPl3um-aJXqfx05_agGLI/s400/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719226588630177570" border="0" /></a>Then, this Christmas Gavin received an ADORABLE train sweater from his Gran and Grandad Smith and the theme was born for this event!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2n4IVyxKZkDAKfn5ZWi8HQKssnQOuuYXfytP4PnPzcmEEZqEO_EgPjmLnOxfTNb8vLZaC3SzBYgz740iKFE6pxXfbWOFOGZvEPACo8l4udsGB8eKFdTKOY6foE2Zy-o0nnauw7WJw_a0/s1600/019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2n4IVyxKZkDAKfn5ZWi8HQKssnQOuuYXfytP4PnPzcmEEZqEO_EgPjmLnOxfTNb8vLZaC3SzBYgz740iKFE6pxXfbWOFOGZvEPACo8l4udsGB8eKFdTKOY6foE2Zy-o0nnauw7WJw_a0/s400/019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719227132278478450" border="0" /></a>Another special train memory for me is the train my Grandpa Dick made for our family when I was young. I have always loved the things he crafted and painted for us. My parents brought the train to the party and seeing it brought back a flood of memories of my Grandpa!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A-TEGWvOyrmrZTO-QR8-qSmTGQ-NG2U78NWAZIwai3ANhl6I6hngr5eyxLR5ISeWVdmdP0023ONOGv2L5HQEySnAzrFAl18HJ8tytYuV98CrjRNtt1lUnyoviSbXKLo4zAWZytBEnDQ/s1600/003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A-TEGWvOyrmrZTO-QR8-qSmTGQ-NG2U78NWAZIwai3ANhl6I6hngr5eyxLR5ISeWVdmdP0023ONOGv2L5HQEySnAzrFAl18HJ8tytYuV98CrjRNtt1lUnyoviSbXKLo4zAWZytBEnDQ/s400/003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706127413594090930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Wreath</span>-I made a party wreath for this occasion and decided to do a black and white polka dot fabric so that it could be interchangeable for future events. I really like seasonal wreaths and the idea of a welcome wreath for parties is something I like to greet our guests with :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpescSuumlpzwGea2ZQSW_BpJQFHc-KVfJm1-CAZtNfjO6eXwGXa7_rZjxrRASBXbFYVi1vVmrIKax4LJGYtcuMrzbm-qztCgJ_htZ9Z1uDMaBC8rqk6PoV3fYC2hQZUnUWACYBvxCrVQ/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpescSuumlpzwGea2ZQSW_BpJQFHc-KVfJm1-CAZtNfjO6eXwGXa7_rZjxrRASBXbFYVi1vVmrIKax4LJGYtcuMrzbm-qztCgJ_htZ9Z1uDMaBC8rqk6PoV3fYC2hQZUnUWACYBvxCrVQ/s400/001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706127406924230530" border="0" /></a>I pinned on the bows and the "All Aboard" sign. For future events I will change out the bow and make a different sign to hang in the center.<a style="font-style: italic;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNE_sHX9oq0dFyQeVYXTuK7UuxDVJqoK7PnZdcy5oWtxQ9ERudUPXVnTY-nFT1Cl2Bmy5mWrRWGP4Qkkf055cjgKWmO49Mh9mEiuCdn1_STDC4xmOcdaTytPrHEcrCnq6BSngYQaa65Ks/s1600/002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNE_sHX9oq0dFyQeVYXTuK7UuxDVJqoK7PnZdcy5oWtxQ9ERudUPXVnTY-nFT1Cl2Bmy5mWrRWGP4Qkkf055cjgKWmO49Mh9mEiuCdn1_STDC4xmOcdaTytPrHEcrCnq6BSngYQaa65Ks/s400/002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706127409606595586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Signs</span>- layering paper attached to wood skewers, I made a few train themed signs. One was at the entry as a little welcome sign, another was near the party favors, and another near the food.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjKsnnoZXdjuq2h6lLzfsEfgz6PPwDWc3YIXFs34i78kZm86I_wahdhtXQOj-DgCafo5sf6eSYNgWp53wxc-oS0b1MoIsxuJ734HfKyGKxdxvpRireouLLFxIIdalvlGIausq_dCcFtA/s1600/004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjKsnnoZXdjuq2h6lLzfsEfgz6PPwDWc3YIXFs34i78kZm86I_wahdhtXQOj-DgCafo5sf6eSYNgWp53wxc-oS0b1MoIsxuJ734HfKyGKxdxvpRireouLLFxIIdalvlGIausq_dCcFtA/s400/004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706127421792721538" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71WwX_IKofSsqPwqs1MH80I47SRtKG85ooEhcdK62tNqxB6VFEivyebrv9r7zoitNVplynPJaebyTYeIgbD9eFhHMVQyWPo7c5Q6kwfjzqNpv8BJMhxdc3wotmbmaPn-l2ax5AuB56z0/s1600/057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71WwX_IKofSsqPwqs1MH80I47SRtKG85ooEhcdK62tNqxB6VFEivyebrv9r7zoitNVplynPJaebyTYeIgbD9eFhHMVQyWPo7c5Q6kwfjzqNpv8BJMhxdc3wotmbmaPn-l2ax5AuB56z0/s400/057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719227161960612226" border="0" /></a><a style="font-style: italic;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJFHpdQCUaYHkJ48SdRAUUN65A6Buf03jLn4UAvaszNGMBuMJxtyShLAJYcxp-y5B1ov8RRRTIXx6ZGqOuCLhomX1RWEaeShjnnM1RGg42PkxIpzJzXHN7sANJ8XGwWzi987IIgk8k8U/s1600/035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJFHpdQCUaYHkJ48SdRAUUN65A6Buf03jLn4UAvaszNGMBuMJxtyShLAJYcxp-y5B1ov8RRRTIXx6ZGqOuCLhomX1RWEaeShjnnM1RGg42PkxIpzJzXHN7sANJ8XGwWzi987IIgk8k8U/s400/035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704651383954834050" border="0" /></a>This sign ended up saying "Tank You". I reprinted the sign after getting the idea but did not take a picture of it :)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Menu</span>-I was careful to plan a menu that could have most prep done ahead of time and a main dish that could simmer in a slow cooker while we were at church.<br /><br />To add some pizazz to the meal I researched the names of train parts so that I could name each item something special. For instance, a little sign near the cups said, "chugga chugga" and the sign near utensils said, "chew chew"!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Menu</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Baggage Car</span> = Utensils<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Cargo </span>= Condiments<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Diesel Fuel </span>= Ice Team<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Locomotion </span>Lemonade<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Water Tower</span> = Water<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NVppOyXdvDrwYX7yUROymQD56zWX90f6wqO50xMx5RPwA1ApkMCv3vdcSm4Q0fEXV-7UACF_yVY3E7DWFAQmQsGlLF4-LXndh5JGbgi7jr8RRsqnlcplhEI1eBCNf0EVMryMYkSsnyI/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NVppOyXdvDrwYX7yUROymQD56zWX90f6wqO50xMx5RPwA1ApkMCv3vdcSm4Q0fEXV-7UACF_yVY3E7DWFAQmQsGlLF4-LXndh5JGbgi7jr8RRsqnlcplhEI1eBCNf0EVMryMYkSsnyI/s400/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719227129955636914" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpC6bOmc7CFTdJxwiwjEQnriN99c0I7zdR9-7xdCdef5HZ3ipwiVK-ekLaCvEUI-TRXrQRgHQDheYvnCLQZXMxY5qA-542P9A6RWKEKYXCN7aPBwGYHHQ02S73jx03KtJbXwRq7c17RVk/s1600/062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpC6bOmc7CFTdJxwiwjEQnriN99c0I7zdR9-7xdCdef5HZ3ipwiVK-ekLaCvEUI-TRXrQRgHQDheYvnCLQZXMxY5qA-542P9A6RWKEKYXCN7aPBwGYHHQ02S73jx03KtJbXwRq7c17RVk/s400/062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719230586644661858" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRyYNPC8CDilcTmhJiDuT8ifDqzpvLKifaXrI6Zy3J9wjtrVfUszaubMB4wsqsTzbAGZfINuMeJsBQSFibWlzxk9g_InOe4JhA2-6b1dhZQx_CAmu-o0l0OuxzS5UJApdc7kqHl6Qa_w/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRyYNPC8CDilcTmhJiDuT8ifDqzpvLKifaXrI6Zy3J9wjtrVfUszaubMB4wsqsTzbAGZfINuMeJsBQSFibWlzxk9g_InOe4JhA2-6b1dhZQx_CAmu-o0l0OuxzS5UJApdc7kqHl6Qa_w/s400/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725528035092107170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Produce Car</span> = Assorted Veggies<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMYRsiBHPfhSWQaYbZhKxZevuHu2iyolscEk3upUJdlownnPUvR4A5yLEVCJecwREhQ9Ioma1e5bUUqxlstDyqz-sL4mZYhFJ_wmJtOsX0LpBTCWmGmTSk3fAMBWMOGWgi8ZdoTYE65U/s1600/015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMYRsiBHPfhSWQaYbZhKxZevuHu2iyolscEk3upUJdlownnPUvR4A5yLEVCJecwREhQ9Ioma1e5bUUqxlstDyqz-sL4mZYhFJ_wmJtOsX0LpBTCWmGmTSk3fAMBWMOGWgi8ZdoTYE65U/s400/015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719226595885988018" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqE7voJzVEjT4u_8H_CAYHcgIpxDV-V0kcnR06dKanIZBbQuttqW0iuWmAOlHRlQgyBZ8tw-MmBOs1Cg6EyIvSPg0F3pWB-x58Ed_PkgP-ckTm3yavvouKSh9izankqntbDl-yDmbZ-I/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqE7voJzVEjT4u_8H_CAYHcgIpxDV-V0kcnR06dKanIZBbQuttqW0iuWmAOlHRlQgyBZ8tw-MmBOs1Cg6EyIvSPg0F3pWB-x58Ed_PkgP-ckTm3yavvouKSh9izankqntbDl-yDmbZ-I/s400/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725528036681184514" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRmDzdd4bsVJMZODntOVpYOEYHH_-onCv40fAMWlSey3BQCDIsRxNYT3PnmAEKdHIlJRX6J6nsbXHjIIjwX-iIOn1tRcN1xbCfp5ehXFaCtIZWQ82iYGG24J8UHjmsFVCA0AxErAYNvA/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRmDzdd4bsVJMZODntOVpYOEYHH_-onCv40fAMWlSey3BQCDIsRxNYT3PnmAEKdHIlJRX6J6nsbXHjIIjwX-iIOn1tRcN1xbCfp5ehXFaCtIZWQ82iYGG24J8UHjmsFVCA0AxErAYNvA/s400/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719226571827318226" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHhGMLpcxgBLHl_kAi_CXHR1LOLBF508ma-szlxB7lQ7XFpIwRvXS2e8IT0tOvZBH3VG54IzoVLMnetEeP4zD_2BEkBhDSgUucAyPoPdVeTEuO7yYFX1LbnCK_-UrVq-i0q7LnTTHzOs/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHhGMLpcxgBLHl_kAi_CXHR1LOLBF508ma-szlxB7lQ7XFpIwRvXS2e8IT0tOvZBH3VG54IzoVLMnetEeP4zD_2BEkBhDSgUucAyPoPdVeTEuO7yYFX1LbnCK_-UrVq-i0q7LnTTHzOs/s400/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719226577438104610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Food Labels</span><br />I made the labels in Microsoft Word using a font I downloaded online. I attached striped scrapbook paper (that I cut with a scallop punch) and a small clip-art train.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VkPjf8c5MWpiM6ktlC6x3cNJ0HMxqZQ2odTnOCFLo2JaPO115dlfS3PLLFy1kEd-k-AIXVUbiqA97lYMRn4u7e0LHPZYakqZyMNQHOEnDheQv7hSiX3Nde1x7eAgI-hZBcdQEWlbufg/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VkPjf8c5MWpiM6ktlC6x3cNJ0HMxqZQ2odTnOCFLo2JaPO115dlfS3PLLFy1kEd-k-AIXVUbiqA97lYMRn4u7e0LHPZYakqZyMNQHOEnDheQv7hSiX3Nde1x7eAgI-hZBcdQEWlbufg/s400/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725528042796375010" border="0" /></a><br />Fortunately, almost everything was prepped one or two days out before the event. Because, Saturday afternoon I came down with a stomach bug and was basically useless most of Saturday evening and Sunday. I had baked cookies ahead of time but did not get to decorate them to look like trains and I did not get to finish making homemade train suckers. With those minor disappointments aside, it was wonderful how our families helped us finishing prepping all the food and setting out the platters and decor so that the party could still be a pretty and yummy event!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Music</span>- Luckily for all of our guests I downloaded almost 100 train-themed songs. Yeah, I didn't know there were that many either... It became a joke how crazy it was to hear train engines and lingo, again and again and AGAIN!<br /><br />We are so thankful to everyone who joined us for this special time! I promise I will get better at taking pictures of people!!! If it weren't for my dear sister I would not have any pictures of this party. So, thank you sis for being on your toes!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb5jVfn8AtQZ5hDC4TwpY-07n5Y09n3O16qTVPgDCjCgD8W2JHpwpvBOE_TbZNu0SJhpv1Am0VyNZna-SRnip9TAdD66lVUsBVZ-00eGNRadAuFcMB84Ve9_NFNQ5NRU6h6yyZfXsxf4/s1600/028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb5jVfn8AtQZ5hDC4TwpY-07n5Y09n3O16qTVPgDCjCgD8W2JHpwpvBOE_TbZNu0SJhpv1Am0VyNZna-SRnip9TAdD66lVUsBVZ-00eGNRadAuFcMB84Ve9_NFNQ5NRU6h6yyZfXsxf4/s400/028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719227154008450610" border="0" /></a>Gavin and I with his Cousins Josh and Jenni<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ma5Z9OS3-EJIyanhWICnv2Uusu_1qNzTK7ASOQLq4vKgBDDoDb-18pgLZlMe7mQRfcGRBedPwYi6jr8eMfAmteHiI5W5VlIkdGo3Tzfck98cXDoffSpGx-n08qnlGavbh83UbVHwTDg/s1600/134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ma5Z9OS3-EJIyanhWICnv2Uusu_1qNzTK7ASOQLq4vKgBDDoDb-18pgLZlMe7mQRfcGRBedPwYi6jr8eMfAmteHiI5W5VlIkdGo3Tzfck98cXDoffSpGx-n08qnlGavbh83UbVHwTDg/s400/134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707357081936424402" border="0" /></a>G playing with David's family after the party<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-x63nITaZfbsoX_Sg3fn0yqdiDKcW3g8qjSSqldADnlvQDs1AfGRbLTxOR0liOeqeXunT7Hh7WDIe9gvnuKg8_4DgJi2_SMvatOHvvxWPOHVnyEljuVSJ2EvzEiwBRxstXGEDQUKker8/s1600/137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-x63nITaZfbsoX_Sg3fn0yqdiDKcW3g8qjSSqldADnlvQDs1AfGRbLTxOR0liOeqeXunT7Hh7WDIe9gvnuKg8_4DgJi2_SMvatOHvvxWPOHVnyEljuVSJ2EvzEiwBRxstXGEDQUKker8/s400/137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707361530676790466" border="0" /></a><br />One last <span style="font-style: italic;">shout out</span>:<br />Our church gave Gavin and a set of books as a dedication gift. I like them all but found one of them particularly interesting: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Questions-Kids-about-Heritage-Builders/dp/0842337881"></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Questions-Kids-about-Heritage-Builders/dp/0842337881">801 Questions Kids Ask About God</a>. I find the q&a to be tho<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Questions-Kids-about-Heritage-Builders/dp/0842337881"></a>ught provoking and helpful! I highly suggest checking it out!<br /><br />*Baby dedications are when parents of a young child stand before their church family and state that they will raise their child in a Christian home. The parents ask for prayer and support for the endeavor as well as for their child to grow in knowledge and love for Christ.<br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109379577017687030noreply@blogger.com0