The Tarr Pit

FACEBOOK FEST! :)

2012-01-30T05:00:00.000-08:00

Looking for a fun marketing way to get your business or shop "out there"? Want to spread the love & find some new shops to love {& adore} .... welcome to FACEBOOK FEST!! This is where you can simply put your business page in the link below and then see the lovely fans pour in! :) hosts:the lovely poppy | glow kouturesunshine stitch | henning loveto enter: -link up your facebook page below -"

Shopping addiction? Let's feed that shall we.

2012-01-17T06:00:00.000-08:00

we.are.HERE the long awaited swag swap week is going on right now :) I am so excited to be apart of it!! {Cliff Note: All shops participating in the swap get to trade their swag with swag in other shops too} Not participating in the swap? No Worries! Our shop owners have graciously offered you fine folks COUPON CODES so you too can go all "click, add to cart" crazy on these awesome handmade

Where {a lot of} my time goes.

2012-01-09T05:00:00.000-08:00

So, I spend most of my day with my lovely boys. seriously. I am one lucky mama. But then, when naptime rolls around & bedtime comes... it's back to work I go. Oh what do I do? If you're new here or you have just forgot since I am an awful blogger & you probably dont come around much.... I am the owner over at The Sunshine Stitch. :) This past Friday marked the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of my

On Loving the Little Years.

2011-12-29T22:18:00.000-08:00

I dont read very many books. With two children at home {2 1/2 & 10 months} ... SIDENOTE: 10 months!?!?! How is he almost one already? eek. I feel like I can barely fit in 20 minutes to sit down and spend some time in the Word with the Lord. Soo. When a dear friend recommended to me to read "Loving the Little Years" by Janet Jankovic, I didnt. Actually I forgot all about it. Mommy brain much

Making Memories.

2011-12-19T05:00:00.000-08:00

We've been making some memories lately. You know, those kinds that fill up your photo albums. The kind of memories where you can just look at a picture & it take you back to that exact moment in time. You can smell the air, you can remember the butterflies of excitement in your tummy & you can picture just how amazing time was in that exact moment. This was that kind of memory. Big Bear Lake,

Advent Activities

2011-12-08T23:00:00.000-08:00

In preparation for making my first advent calendar, I needed some ideas of fun things to do with my kiddos for each day. A few friends of mine have already done advent calendars year after year so as you read these ideas, know that they arent all mine. Combing lists of activities always makes for better ideas.:) And of course. There are only 25 activities needed so feel free to pick & choose.

Pinned it, then did it....again.

2011-12-01T05:30:00.000-08:00

Gosh, i literally have NO time but for some reason I still find myself on pinterest day after day. {time suck for sure} But at least this time I pinned something worthwhile. Something to do with Dawson. I saw these beautiful Advent Calendars on Pinterest and knew I just had to make one for our family. :) from here from here from here from here from here And this one is by far my favorite but

and 6 days later.

2011-11-27T23:46:00.000-08:00

yea, so i havent blogged in 6 days. whoops. I've been a little busy lately. with these handsome boys... life is good. There's an update for ya. ;) Once the holidays slow down {ha, right?} ill be back & give ya a little update! Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving!!!

Pinned it then did it.

2011-11-22T05:00:00.000-08:00

I know everyone has seen those beautiful yarn wreaths on etsy and pinterest right? Well I have always loved how beautiful they look and wanted to try it myself!! :) So now, I have made 3 of them! :) This was my first one: And this was my second: {Also now for sale in my shop} I loved making those so much that my sister in law & I decided to throw a Girls craft night & make some more!! :)

so much to be thankful for.

2011-11-17T05:00:00.000-08:00

This month I have decided to do the 30 days of thankfulness. And since we are now{more than} halfway through the month of November, I thought I would share with you what I am thankful for. :) Here are my {so far } days of thankfulness. Day 1: Thankful for weekly story time at our library. Dawson loves his friends and I get to hang out with mine. :) Day 2: for my amazing husband/super dad. I

The first awesome thing i have ever won.

2011-11-14T06:00:00.000-08:00

Remember that one time... this last weekend... where i got on my knees and begged... for votes? And spammed up my twitter feed... facebook page... business page... and everyone elses pages? Yes, well it was TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!!! We won two tickets to Disneyland and a stay at the hotel!!!! so "thank you" cant even describe how i feel to you guys right now. I am grateful from the bottom

Free trip to DISNEYLAND!?! Yes. Please

2011-11-11T06:00:00.000-08:00

My apartment complex is hosting a contest. "Me & My Mini" is what they call it. All we had to do was submit a picture of us & our mini & the picture to get the most "likes" by Sunday will win.... {TWO TICKETS TO DISNEYLAND & a one night stay at the Disney hotel!!!} so heck yes, we entered that contest. this is the picture we submitted. Maybe I'm a little bias but i think Dawson is

A free trip to disneyland?!? YES. PLEASE.

2011-11-10T22:35:00.000-08:00

My apartment complex is hosting a contest. "Me & My Mini" is what they call it. All we had to do was submit a picture of us & our mini & the picture to get the most "likes" by Sunday will win.... {TWO TICKETS TO DISNEYLAND & a one night stay at the Disney hotel!!!}so heck yes, we entered that contest. this is the picture we submitted. Maybe I'm a little bias but i think Dawson is definitely

Over at Moriah's House today.

2011-11-09T05:00:00.000-08:00

Check out Moriah Makes today! We are definitely a proud sponsor of her blog, shop & LOVE who she is! We are so lucky because she is featuring US on her blog today! You don't want to miss it...and the special surprise in store! :)

yea. more tests.

2011-11-08T05:00:00.000-08:00

I totally dont want to talk about this on the internet but hey, you guys dont really know me in real life anyways... and if you do, let's not chat about this over coffee, mmkay? So last week I confessed to you that I've been sick. I've had "flu symptoms" for almost 3 months now. No fevers, chills, or sweats... just the super fun stuff. Well I had blood tests to check for numerous things

Discovery.

2011-11-07T05:00:00.000-08:00

This past weekend we took Dawson to my college's Child Development center. {I am a preschool teacher by degree in case you didnt know that. } They were hosting their biannual "Discovery Day". Its a fun event that they put on twice a year where all the teachers and student teachers set up fun activities for children in the community to come & "discover". {It's also a way to introduce parents to

To get you a little excited for winter!! :)

2011-11-04T05:00:00.000-07:00

It's your lucky day. The Sunshine Stitch is now a dedicated sponsor to a fabulous fashion & family blog! AND, we were invited to do something a little fun over at that wonderful blog! Today, I am over at Natalia's blog {Ma Nouvelle Mode}. If you havent read her blog yet, you are COMPLETELY missing out. I am over there today because she is reviewing one of my fabulous hooded cowls that she

Take Two.

2011-11-03T04:59:00.000-07:00

We totally took the boys to another pumpkin patch. Yea, we just love farms & dirt & hay & huge crowds of people THAT much. Ok, maybe we dont. But hey, the boys loved it. aaand the best picture of the day.Dawson & I flew out of this slide, i landed right on my back & then Dawson asked to go on it again. Painful but hilarious. I love that we literally live 10 minutes from this farm & all the

Confession.

2011-11-02T05:00:00.000-07:00

So ive been sick lately. Flu like symptoms. And by lately, I mean... almost 3 months. Funny how when you have kids you kind of start to put your health on the back burner. {no time to go, not another co pay, its probably nothing} Yea, not smart. So Brett finally convinced me to go to the dr after I was practically curled up in a ball for the past week. They drew blood. Asked questions. Did

Halloweekend

2011-11-01T04:59:00.000-07:00

This weekend was a blur. We went to our church harvest fest. The kids played games where they won candy, they played with friends & adults gave them candy and they bounced in bounce houses and then got candy. Yea, we came home with a little candy. Dawson & his friends. The Tarr's Halloween 2011. trick or treating. My little superheros 2011. {Emerson 8 1/2 mo. Dawson 2 1/2 years} Hope you

mass spider homicide.

2011-10-31T04:59:00.000-07:00

-Its 1030pm. -I just finished a hootie patootie hat for a fabulous customer. -I go over to my yarn hutch to grab some packaging to wrap up the order. As I go to grab a bag I see something behind our fake decorative tree that sits in the corner of the room. A big. black. spider.... fabulous. Brett is already in bed {like usual, i stay up way too late} and there is NO way I am going to bed

How we make it work.

2011-10-26T05:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I told you about the new arrangement in the boys room. Well, here is a look at the new makeover. See, we can totally fit 3 in here? haha.. I think that will forever be a thing i like to say to my husband even though I am totally content with the two amazing boys the Lord has given me. :) {only problem would have having to add another dresser. Two boys share the dresser fine, not

How many kids can you fit in one room?

2011-10-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

So Dawson's bed is Brett's old bed. Brett's old bed, that used to be a bunk bed. Its pretty cool when you can take bunk beds apart and make them into two separate twin beds. So thats what we did for Dawson. Well, Brett's parents really wanted to get the matching twin bed out of their house since no one was using it anymore, so we figured, hey, let's just build Dawson's bunk bed {Its not like its

Thankful Thursday....errr... Friday.

2011-10-20T22:13:00.000-07:00

I havent done one of these in a while but this week has been hard with both the boys having serious colds as well as myself. & i think i need it .... to remind myself that I must be thankful for everything. For God is so good in everything. Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Thankful for:

The one where I act like a kid.

2011-10-18T05:00:00.000-07:00

We like to have traditions in our family. And one of those traditions is to go to the pumpkin patch. {And to go, take pictures, ride the rides, do the fun stuff & then not buy a pumpkin because my in laws grow them in their backyard} This is how this year went. Emerson was excited for his first year at the pumpkin patch. Dawson & I rode the first ride. Then daddy & Dawson rode another.