Vacation - Day 1

Ahhh...vacation! We just got back and it was so much fun. We went to stay with my parents and then to Atlanta with our good friends, Ron, Crystal & Addie. We were gone a week and a half!

It was bliss. And I've got lots of pictures to share.

Here is our pictures from the NC Zoo:

They had a 4D Diego and Dora show. As expected, Sydney loved it.

Sydney is into making poses using silly faces and her hands. Here's an example.

New Trick

Guess who can roll over onto her tummy as of Tuesday afternoon?

We have a thumbsucker

Family Pictures

First off, do you know hard it is to make a 3 yr old and a 3 month old smile/look at the camera at the same time?! Extremely hard. : )

My friend, Jennifer, is starting a photography business and I really wanted some family photos. Put 2 and 2 together and here's what you get. These are just a few of my favorites. I love the ivy in the back and the wonderful vintage couches. I think she did a great job. I love them.

Thanks Jennifer!

Enjoying Park Days

Happy Easter

We had a great Easter. Well, a nice relaxing weekend actually. The weather has been beautiful so we have been putzing around. We made some Resurrection Rolls that were quite tasty and represents Jesus' tomb that was empty. Great spiritual lesson for a hands-on 3 year old. : ) We did a small Easter egg hunt in our backyard that made Sydney's day. We took some walks, went to the beach, ate some sno-cones. You know - all fun weekend activities.

We hope you had a fun weekend too.

Happy Friday!

Camping

So Matt and Sydney went camping in the backyard on Friday night. We just decided on the backyard because Sydney had no expectation other than a tent and smores. For a first "camping trip" it seemed like a logically location just in case Sydney got scared, had to go to the bathroom, etc. It worked out great. They roasted hot dogs and smores. She slept in the tent the whole night without any problems. I'm sure they will be doing it again soon.

Aubrey and I "roughed" it out in the house with mattresses and electricity. : )

New Pictures

Slap on my hand for being a bad blogger! Hopefully, you will forget all about it with some new pictures. : )

I'm not into matching the girls with dresses but with pjs - I'm all over it!

New Crafting Blog

So I started a new crafting blog because, well, my food has become a life on it's own. I am very thankful on the success of the shop. I would like to do more crafty type blog posts without boring the people who come just to see how the girls are growing. Anyway, it's titled All in One Day's Time because I live around my daily "to do" list.

www.allinonedaystime.blogspot.com

On a side note, I'm doing a giveaway at thenester.com. She is doing a 28 giveaways today of a lot of really great items. Keep trying, even if the internet connection is slow. There are a lot of other people entering too. Good luck.

The Girls

I know it might be too late to talk about the weekend but I'm going to. We had a great time. The weather was absolutely beautiful. I hope spring is here to stay! We went for walks, runs, bike rides, played ultimate frisbee. We spent most of our time outside and it was wonderful. Unfortunately, it's going to rain the rest of the week. I guess the flip side of spring is that it includes rain showers too. Anyway, here's some pictures. Aubrey is just getting so big. She gives big smiles and laughed for the first time tonight. Sydney is doing well too. She is just your typical kid who loves to play around.

Alright, hope everyone is having a good week.

Springin' Ahead with Easter Goodies

Some new Easter treats I've made for the shop. My favorite is the "chocolate" bunny.

More Aubrey Pictures

Here's just a couple more new pictures of the baby.

Here she is in a completely homemade outfit with a face of "Come on Mom. Enough already."
I have been on a kick of painting onesies. I'll have to show more but I need a couple more days. I don't want to ruin someone's surprise. I still have to share about the leg warmers too. I love them. The tutu - that's just for fun. : ) Have I told you that I love having little girls! Poor little thing has become my new dress up doll.

Happy Thursday

Have everyone been watching the Olympics? I really enjoy watching them. It's very inspiring to see people accomplish their dreams through hard work and determination. Last night we watched Shaun White win the gold in snowboarding. Holy smokes! He just blew the competition away. He's on his own level when is comes to the height and the crazy jumps he does. Incredible. I'd love to hear what you thought if you saw his runs.

Otherwise, just the regular day to day stuff. Laundry, dirty diapers, play tea parties...

Aubrey is starting to grow quickly now. Good thing spring is right around the corner as she'll be in style with unintentional capri pants. : )

In other news, she has found her hands.

And I just have to show you these little sock shoes. I just think they are the cutest things. My sister-in-law, Karen, got them for us. So cute! Little girls are the best.

Valentine's Day Crafts

We've been making some goodies for Valentine's Day for a few weeks now. I am just lumping them together into 1 post because I've been busy with daily life. Everyone knows how that goes.

Here's some sugar cookies with half of them dipped in chocolate. These didn't last long.

Mini vanilla cupcakes with conversation hearts on top.

Our fireplace heart garland - just paper hearts sewn together and hung with (gasp!) scotch tape. : )

The Girls

Here's Aubrey on a flower pillow that I made from an old Amy Butler Pattern. The butterfly pillow was my own addition.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Dixie is desperate for attention!

"Look Mom! I fit in Aubrey's carseat."

Another sister picture. Sydney loves to give Aubrey kisses and hugs...a little too much sometimes.

Homemade Goodies

Here's some crafts I've been working on. Some new flower headbands for the girls.

A little post teaser for later this week.

I'm really intimidated by making any type of bread by hand. For some reason, I can never get it to rise properly or get the right consistency. I have tried to make bread bowls before and they didn't turn out at all. They ended up being flat discs. They tasted alright but not what I had imagined. So if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And just so we're clear, I didn't try it again on the same day. It's been a year or so! Here is a picture of my 2nd attempt. Much better, but still not perfect.

But good enough to hold a cup and a half of Tomato Basil Soup. Yummy.

Here's the recipe to the Bread Bowls. I did make a couple alterations according to what people had suggested in the ratings and reviews.