So last week was Teacher Appreciation week. The kids wanted to participate and they should…their teachers deserve it! Well seeing as there are 5 kids at my house, I didn’t want to do a gift a day. That can add up really quick! So I did some research and found some good ideas for them to pick from. I told myself they all had to do the same gift to make it easier. Of course they all didn’t want the same gift so I let the bigger kids choose 2 different ideas. Madelyn didn’t have a choice Read More....

So our little one made it to state with her gymnastics team. It is such a great feeling to cheer Nevaeh on while she is giving her all performing . She is truly a talented girl and has a love for the sport. Madelyn is following in her foot-steps participating in the younger class. I wanted to share a few pictures of her meet this past month. This is Nevaeh and a few of the girls getting ready and making sure they had EXTRA glitter in their hair! Read More....

During our week of fasting at our church we did several ministries. One of them was we all donated items to make Blessing Bags. The requested items were: toothbrush, deodorant, baby wipes, socks, water, granola bar, scarf etc. At the end of the fast once all the items were assembled in a gallon zip lock baggy, each member walked out of church with one bag. The purpose of the Blessing Bags was to give a homeless individual a little blessing in a bag!!! I ended up with 2 bags since that Sunday weRead More....

Well hello there! I have been MIA!!!! I apologize! My drive and motivation have still been trying to come back from my Christmas vacation. Of course my "to blog" ideas have been building up, I just need to blog!!!!!!! Jacob and I both took vacation during Christmas and let me tell you I don't have the typical husband that lets the wife do all the decorating in the house. This man has mad creative skills. SO even though my darn degree is in Interior Design I have to go toe to toe with him whenRead More....

Madelyn had a Christmas party at daycare "School" and I didn't want to give out a bag filled with candy and Santa on the front. I wanted the kids to remember what Christmas is really about. I did some searching and found this idea on pinterest. I have come to the conclusion that most designers use other designers work to inspire their ideas. I see something and think "man why didnt I think of that" then I make it different with my spin on it! Thank you other creative designers of the world for yRead More....

This past weekend we had Madelyn's 4th birthday party. Dora is yesterday's news and she is now into Princess and Barbies. I wasnt for sure what to do for her goody bags besides glue a big princess face to the front of a paper bag. I saw some on Etsy that were cute and if I couldn't think of anything else that was going to be my choice. WELL, I am now hooked to Pinterest and saw a cute idea for tea cups out of ice cream cones!!!!! Read More....

This past weekend my crafty friends and I got together for another one of our awesome craft parties. I only get to see this group about 4 times a year so when we do see each other it is a wild day!! Were all in the same Interior Design field so that is our common factor but we all have SUCH different back grounds BUT we click so well!!!! Love them! If you want to view some of our other parties you can click Read More....

So today is my little monsters 4th birthday. I have been just fine with her other 3 birthday's but this one brought tears to my eyes. It is the first time I can see her "big girl" personality really starting to come out. She is 4 going on 14! Dont want to compare her to an adult just a teen :) Since her birthday landed during the week I decided to make treats for her class. I was talking about birthday parties at school with a mom at gymnastics and she put a guilt trip on me thinking about hoRead More....

Every year my sister and I go Black Friday shopping. When you have a million kids to buy for you HAVE to bargain shop!!!! I personally have 15 kids I have to buy for between my sisters kids and Jacob's sister's kids not to mention our 2. I decided to take a few pictures this year since we had 2 first timers come along with us, Carrie and D'ylan. Read More....

So I have been working on my bucket list since there is still so much I want to do and i'm still pretty young :). Item #1 is to start my bucket list on paper and not just in my head!!!! Item #2 was to finish a book. I have NEVER been one to read!! I seriously cant remember the last time I read a book. I have started several but NEVER finished one. WELL, my husband knows my struggle and gave me Heaven is for Real after he finished it. It started VERY slow but I still couldn't put it down. I finiRead More....