Five and A Highchair

Hello... it's been a while!

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:31:00 +0000

I've been missing my little blog lately so... I thought I'd stop by and say Hi! Where have I been you might ask? Well... like before, I've been busy working, spending time with family and friends, preparing the kiddos for back to school and loving life.

Immediate thoughts, wants and needs...

I want, well need to freshen up my blog! Kinda need a new outfit so to speak.
Need to blog! I've got lots to journal and share.
My Nikon D40 needs to be repaired. I think?
Our annual Disney trip is booked and the savings plan is in full force!
My first born is almost 13. Wow... she's a teenager. *tear*
Hannah + Horseback riding lessons = pure bliss
Peek-A-Boo is an official ballerina at age 3!
Basketball here we come...
Finish up our back to school shopping...

Speaking of back to shool shopping, I have run across several products that are super neat and helpful. I bought Hannah a ZIPIT this weekend. It's a super versatile pouch that can be used for pencils, markers or whatnots! It's made from a super long zipper which you can us to open your ZIPIT a lot or just a little. This bag is a hit in our house for sure! Go check them out. They've got lots of colors and sizes to choose from.

Thanks to ZIPIT for making our new school year just a little more exciting...

My Little Green Machine...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:11:00 +0000

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Nikin D40, PSE8, Paint the Moon Action

Organizing is FUN...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:56:00 +0000

Whew... I'm tired, but {so} excited that I've been able to get my house organized and clean over the past couple of weeks! Now... it's not {clean} from top to bottom but it's way closer today than its been in years.

It's amazing how less stressed I feel when things around me are clean and organized. I'm a happier person and mommy. All I've got to say is organization is fun and I'm lovin' it!

But all this organization has created pile after pile of {stuff} that we've outgrown, don't use anymore or is just in the way. So Ebay it has been and WOW, who knew I could make so much money with stuff that has been just laying around the house!

Sicky Icky...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:24:00 +0000

Dear Peek-a-Boo,

Oh sweet girl, I'm so... sorry you're sicky and feeling icky. I wish those nasty germs didn't love you so. The runny nose, cough, fever and aches they give you are no fun. You've cried and moaned for two days straight and recently decided that fever reducing medicine can {wait}. My heart breaks when I look into those sad droopy little sleep deprived eyes. I'm hoping tomorrow will be a better day...

xoxo,

Mama

So.. we've had such a hard time getting Peek-a-Boo to take any medicine since she's been sick. She's never not wanted to take Tylenol or Motrin until now? We've tried everything in the book to get her to take it. After about 30 minutes with her fever hovering around 103.8 she usually gives in. Whew... so stressful. What baby doesn't love Tylenol and Motrin? Crazy I say, crazy...

So after being up all night last night, daddy got up at 5, drove to the grocery store and picked up a bottle of Ibuprofen and Tylenol Meltaways. First off, let me say the Ibuprofen has always seemed to help my kiddos faster and longer than Tylenol but with the Motrin "recall" still going on I didn't have any in the house. So I was so excited to see Brent come home with a Motrin knock off! Ella slept for over five hours after I finally got a teaspoon in her. Wow...

But... my hat's off to Tylenol for their Meltaway tablets!!! I always rotate Motrin and Tylenol per the docs orders so when the Ibuprofen wore off around 1 I gave Ella one of the Tylenol Meltaway tablets. Guess what? She loved them!!! Yipee... I'm hooked for sure.

Here's what Ella had to say about the Tylenol Meltaways....

"Mama, they're great!" You like them Ella? "Yes, thanksss... mom!" You're welcome baby.

Awww... she melts my ♡.

Week Two Edit...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:24:00 +0000

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I followed Ashley's advanced editing steps, cropped the shot and adjusted the levels, contrast and brightness to {taste}... They're yummy, yum, yum! I finally think I'm starting to understand layering masks thanks to Ashley.

Looking forward to next weeks Shoot and Edit!

Saving Time and Money

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:28:00 +0000

Do you like buying things on $ale, using coupons or both? Would you like to see hard numbers on you're actual yearly savings? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you might be interested in this neat Savings Tracker Spreadsheet I recently ran across from Sue Stock. There are three different versions to choose from... basic, advanced and super detailed. Just pick one, download it and start tracking those savings!

{sample of basic spreadsheet}

As for me, I'm not a professional coupon shopper by any means. I often wish I were but my schedule just doesn't allow time for me to sit down, research all the local deals, organize those deals and execute actual shopping trips. Instead, I use several coupon blogs, news paper circulars and coupons both clipped and printed to get my deals. I tend to stick to my {usual} stomping grounds... Target, CVS, Walgreens, Harris Teeter, Lowes and even Michaels every now and again. I've always found awesome deals at all of these stores and you just can't beat buying an item on sale, topped with daily double coupons and even triple coupons from time to time!

Here's a recent deal I picked up from Gaggle Chicks...

My kiddos ♡ to pick up a Peeled Snack bag when I stop by Starbucks. They're organic, yummy and good for them so I don't mind but.. They can get expensive with four little ones. So... needless to say, I was excited to find this awesome deal! Now I can keep a few bags of Peeled Snacks in my purse for those stops at Starbucks! I got 30 bags of Peeled Snacks for $10.00! Regular price is $59.99. What a savings...

and today I picked up some GE Reveal Light Bulbs from Target for $0.04 a pack!

Now I can take the $5.00 Starbucks Card that I purchased from familyFinds for $1.00, score myself a delish coffee, pass out some Peeled Sanck bags to the kids and keep some dinero in my pocket! Nice...

So... my savings goal is and always has been buy as much as I can on sale and try not to buy any household item unless it is on sale or I have a coupon. Why? Because you can always find a sale or a coupon for household items. Now if I could only find some coupons for my "green" products I'd be one happy camper!
Those are few and far between...

Go Google that little word coupon and you'll be amazed at what you find. Here are a few of the sites I stalk for good deals. I'm leaving the deal findin' up to the {pros}!

Money Saving Mom
Cha Ching On A Shoestring
Common Sense with Money
familyFinds
Jessica's Coupons

How do you find your deals and how much do you think you save?

Week Two Shoot and Edit

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:49:00 +0000

I say "Good Morning" with a big ol' smile when fresh muffins are on the menu! This doesn't happen often, but I sure do enjoy it when it does.

I baked these late Sunday night, so everyone in the house went to bed dreaming of yummy pumpkin muffins. A great {treat} for a cloudy Monday morning!

A bottomless glass of water and just one will do...

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Stop by Jill's check out all the creative entries, link up and I'll see you at Ashely's for the edit on Thursday!

Day 13 Medicine Mess

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:19:00 +0000

Well... our medicine cabinet is an actual {cabinet}, a small kitchen cabinet to be exact. Not because we have a ton of medicine but because we don't have a "real" medicine cabinet mounted to the wall in our bathroom.

I was excited about Day 13 because I've been wanting to go through our medicines {again} for a long... time. There's nothing worse than having a sick child, or feeling sick yourself and having to search, search and search through an unorganized, out of date medicine cabinet. Ughhh...

So... you'd think I threw out lots of medicine but I actually threw out lots of baby stuff! All I can say is "How'd that get in there?" Hehe...

The Unorganized Cabinet

The Organized Cabinet

Today's challenge, Day 14, was {the bathroom sink}. I had recently organized our bathroom sink cabinets so... I had an easy day! All I had to do was make sure everything still looked good and believe it or not, IT DID.

Day 15, here I come!

Day 12 Sugar N' Spice...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:14:00 +0000

On the twelfth day of The 21 Days To Getting Organized Challenge we were to tackle our spice cabinet or spice cabinets in my case and so I did...

I've got three, well four actual cabinets that hold my spices and baking powders. You might wonder {why} I have four cabinets for these tiny little items. Well, I have a ton of them and my so called spice cabinet is really, really tiny! I thought I had my cabinets all "planned" out when we build our home, but I guess you can't think, prepare or know exactly how many "spices" you'll house in your spice cabinet. Ahhh...

So it's the same ol' story for me... Out with the old and in with a few new baskets, but boy is it makin' me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! I'm lovin' all the organization...

Here's a look at the before...

and the after...

I ♡ "little" baskets for tiny spaces.

Thanks for followin' along! I'll post my medicine cabinet results along with Day 14's challenge tommorrow...

Photo Friday Week 2 Breakfast

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:20:00 +0000

A shot of my breakfast before I even had a chance to mix it up! That's the norm for me in the mornings... This isn't my regular breakfast but it's close {I guess}. I was out of my Bear Naked Fruit & Nut Granola which is my {fav}. OMG... I ♡ that stuff and I can't stand to go a day without it. It's so... yummy. I have it every morning except this one of course...

There's nothing like a bowl of yogurt topped off with a little Bear Naked Granola and a glass of water. Ahhh... maybe tomorrow!

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Be sure to stop by Trina's and check out all the other entries!

Day 11 Lots O' Nothin'

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:36:00 +0000

Yipee... I completed day #11 of The 21 Days To Getting Organized Challenge! Well, it's actually only day two for me {remember}, but who's counting? All that matters is that I'm gettin' it done.

So... my freezer isn't huge, thank goodness, but it sure was packed with a bunch of junk! It was very obvious that we don't use half of the things we freeze once I started taking them out today. I'm not even sure I want to tell you some of the {dates} I found on a few packages. Let's just say many, many months... years even?

Though my freezer looks small, it's pretty deep! Guess what I found in the back? Liquid Gold Yes, you heard me right, my liquid gold... {a.k.a breast milk}. Ughh... I worked SO hard to save it for Peek-a-Boo and there it sat. All 500 ounces of it! Yep that's right folks, 500 ounces. That's 100 5oz bags! How the heck did I miss that? I'll tell you how... lack of organization. Fooey...

I'm sorta sad about the waste, but happy to have an empty freezer. Now I've got a great reason to whip out my coupons, head to Target, stock up on a few baskets, and some frozen grub!

Thanks for stoppin' in! Wonder what's in store for Day 12... stay tuned!

Here's the Edit...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:48:00 +0000

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I followed Ashley's second edit for this shot... I kept everything pretty much the same except the BW preset and the last action. For those I used the scenic landscape preset and a fill layer.

Thanks for your help Ashley!

Stop by Ashley's and check out all the wonderful edits...

Day 10 Lots O' Dust Bunnies

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:45:00 +0000

Part One | The Laundry Room

Well, it's the end to day #10 of The 21 Days To Getting Organized Challenge and my laundry room is officially clean and organized! wow...

You wouldn't believe how good if feels to be able to walk in your laundry room, find what you want, have room to move around and feel "almost" stress free. I'd be {totally} stress free if the laundry would ~~stop~~ well, slow down just a little.

So here it is, I guess you could say I'm airing my dirty laundry! Yuk... You might not be able to see it in my before pictures but my laundry room was SO dirty/dusty. I went in planning to organize {only}, but I quickly realized I was going to be cleaning a lot too. Yuk again... I scrubed, dusted, soaked stuff and threw away a load of stuff! Yuk x 3... But what a great... feeling!

While I cleaned, organized and washed a few loads of clothes of course, I thought about the "things" I wanted to include in my laundry room redo! I'd like to change the faucet, help the hubby finish building my awesome storage platform for my washer and dryer, hang a shabby chic towel rack, a cute vintage styled curtain and a picture, pick up a comfy rug for my tired feet and PAINT! Contractor paint sure doesn't hold up very well...

Though my list may be long, I'm excited that I actually have one now! It's a first. I've never been interested in my laundry room until today. This little organization project has helped me see it in a whole new light...

Since this organization project looks like it's going to turn a few spaces in my house in to mini redos, I'll post a Part Two for each of those once they're complete!
Thanks for stoppin' in!

Week One Shoot and Edit

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:19:00 +0000

Yikes... I'm cutting this one close but I wanted to enter Ashley and Jill's first "Shoot and Edit" so here it is!

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The theme is "winter" and my first thought was to post a picture of one of my kiddos playing in the snow but I decided not to since I've already posted a few of them lately.

So... while I was organizing my laundry room today, I noticed one tiny little rose peekin' at me through the window. It looked so "wintery" with it's little ice coated, limp, shriveled petals blowing back and forth in the wind that I grabbed my camera, opened the window and took a quick picture of my little "winter".

Be sure to stop by and check out all the wonderful entries...

Organizing...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:54:00 +0000

So I've been thinking about it and taking a stab at it over and over agian for quiet some time with no avail... What is it? It is {organizing}. I have this deep inner need to organize my home, my office and my shedule. I wake up every morning with a plan of how to do this, but somehow it never works out. It's not a new years resolution for me, it's more like an ongoing resolution!

I once was a very, very organized person. Even with three children, I could get it all done quickly and neatly while still having quality time for myself and the family. What happened to that person? Where did she go... Why does she now struggle to accoplish any of the above on a daily basis?

Well, I think she left the schene about the same time Peek-a-Boo was born. Not because she wanted to, or because she became lazy, it was simply another adjustment period in my life that obviously hasn't completely adjusted. Hah! I'm thinking the extra time I once had when I was a very, very organized person was given to Peek-a-Boo. She needed me, and I needed her. I didn't mind letting a few things slide here and there just to be able to spend more time with her and the other kiddos. It was fun, it's still fun and I love the time I spend with them more than anything, but... I've realized recently my lack of time for organizing is making me a little sad and seriously stressed at times. I want to be able to have both! I know I can do it, I just need a little help or support that is. You know, someone to push me in the right direction... someone to organize along side of... someone to guide me when I'm stuck... Who is this person? Where might he or she be?

I don't have an answer to these questions just yet, but I think I've found a {great} starting place! I've decided to take this...

As soon as a wobbled in to this blog I knew it was the perfect challenge for me! It's the motivation and encouragement I've been looking for a long, long time. With over 200 peeps participating in this challenge the ideas and tools to use for organization are endless!

Who would've ever thought I'd be so... excited about something that requires work? Not me, but I so... am! Though I'm jumping in on day 10 of the challenge I've made a promise to myself to complete days 1-8 at the end of the challenge.

Let me know if you want to jump in with me! If so, we'll continue the link up for days 1-9 here at the end of the 21.

Today's challenge is the Laundry Room! Oh boy... I'm a little scared of that room. I'll post my before and after shots later today.

Photo Friday Week 1 Cold

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:57:00 +0000

Well, I've decided to give Trina's 52 week Photo Friday Project a shot! Maybe, just maybe this little project will force me to look outside the box more and shoot some fun and maybe even funky stuff.

Stop by Trina's for a visit, stay awhile and link up if you can!

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So... she thinks it's cold enough to wear her toboggan inside! Funny...

Don't forget to link join Ambrosia's Pay It Forward movement! I'm lookin' for 1 more taker! Read about it here...

Pay It Forward & Phone Photo Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:32:00 +0000

I saw this message from Ambrosia Clark on The Paper Mama's site a couple of days ago...

I promise to send something handmade
to the first 3 people who leave a comment here.
To be eligible, you must also post this in your blog,
offering the same thing to 3 other people.
The rules are that it must be handmade by you and it
must be sent to your 3 people *sometime* in 2011.

So... I'm in! How bout you? I ♡ the whole Pay It Forward concept... What an awesome idea this is.

I'm planning to have my handmade goodies sent out by the end of February.

Who will be my first 3?

*Update*
Looks like I have two takers so far!
Erica & Joni
Who'll be my 3rd?

Oh... I almost forgot! Here's my entry for Phone Photo Friday.

Do we really need these "Mama PLEASE" machines in our malls now? Really? They're cute and all and kids love them but now every time I stop by the mall my youngest two torture me with the "Mama PLEASE".

Quick note... the ride holds three and my two are on the right {if you can tell in my blurry shot}. See the little guy on the left, he sat on the ride for over 25 minutes waiting for us to finish eating so he could ride with my kiddos. He was determined huh? Funny how smart they are at such a young age!

My little Pixie...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:55:00 +0000

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Just for fun...

Recipe...

Nikon D40 │35mm 1.8│PSE8│adgusted levels │ added gradient layers and a "little" pixie action... { special thanks to Captivus for pixie tutorial}

Baby Alive Eco Friendly Diapers

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:05:00 +0000

Here's a shot of those awesome eco friendly diapers I told you about in my Baby Alive Live post! It was so... nice of Santa to bring these cute little diapers to Peek-a-Boo. Now she can feed her baby as much as she wants and mommy doesn't have to worry about running to Target to pick up a pack of disposable Baby Alive diapers! Yipee... one less thing to add to my shopping list and to our local landfill.

I asked Santa, and he said you can find these awesome diapers on Ebay! They are made out of a super soft fleece material and come in a variety of playful prints and white. I wish Ella had a couple of the white diapers, but Santa said he was too tight on time to put in a special order for them. Oh well... maybe next time!

These eco friendly diapers are made extremely well. They are full of thick padding, a moisture barrier that helps prevent those unwanted messes and strong velcro. Peek-a-Boo has used hers over, over and over again and I've washed them again and again and they've held up great. They're a hit in our house!

One of the things that sets these handmade eco friendly diapers apart from the others you'll find is their cute little diaper pins and the gracious amount of elastic used around the legs and waist! I {love} all the extra attention to detail.

Oh... and I almost forgot, baby "Bella" Alive loves how they fit her! Snug as a bug in a rug...

So... if you need a few eco friendly diapers for a gift or for your little one's Baby Alive, just head on over to Ebay or simply click here.

Passin' It On...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:44:00 +0000

Chelsey from The Paper Mama was so sweet to pass me an award. Thanks for thinking of me Chelsey!

So... I'm passin' it on to 10 awesome bloggers! Here we go...

If you've already received a Trendy Blog Award from Tara or someone else... take this one from me as icing on the cake! Stack em' tall and proud cause you definitely have an awesome blog...

To pass this award along:

Just post about your award on your blog
List your Top 10 Trendy Blogs
Share with them and leave a link to the Trendy Blog Button – CLICK HERE.

Memories, Dreams and Reflections...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:02:00 +0000

1.Me

Hah! This is the best I could do... I'm always the one takin' the pictures! No one ever takes one of me except my Mac. My Mac sure is a good friend huh?! :) So... here's a crazy edit and a noisy image of little ol me. I had to "artistically" cover up all the noise in the first one and no... I'm not afraid in the second picture I just acidently took a picture of myself stuffing a brownie in my face! Hah... Make note... don't eat while playing around in photo booth and take more pictures of self in 2011!

2.I ♡ You

My hubby Brent. He's the anchor that keeps me grounded, the support that keeps me going and an awesome daddy to our four terrific kids. Oh... and my best friend of course.

This is a shot of him in Williamsburg VA waiting... for me to {stop} taking pictures of the kiddos. Hah! He's always doing that. Such a good sport!

3.Still Laughing

This shot makes me laugh everytime I see it! Peek-a-Boo was so excited to roast marshmallows with us that she wouldn't stop stuffing them in her mouth. Look at all that marshmallow dust!

4.Winter Wonderland

I think we saw more snow in December 2010 than we've seen in several years. Oh... and we also were blessed with a white Christmas! Beautiful...

5.Birthday

Ella Hope turned 2 Minnie Mouse style!

6.Friends

Hannah wanted me to post this picture! Isn't that funny... This is a shot from her birthday dinner. She was so... excited to take McKenzie to the Kanki. The Kanki is Hannah's absolute favorite place to eat! She loves, loves, loves Japanese food. They had lots of good laughs and giggles if you know what I mean! This is such a fun age.

7.I Was Inspired...

All the beautiful hand knitted "flower" hats on Etsy inspired me to try and make one for Peek-a-Boo. Here it is!

8.Spring Fever

I saw these purple pom poms and just had to have them. It's something about spring and flowers that I just can't get enough of!

9.Travel

We had loads of fun traveling this summer and spending time with our family and friends. We spent July 4th weekend at Wintergreen Ski Resort and had a blast! There's nothing like watching fireworks form the top of the ski resort. Where's the snow Ella? Hah...

10.Summer Days

Look what we found in our community pool this summer and every other summer for that matter! These little guys are swimming in the filters just about every day. Yuk..O

11.A Day In My Life

This was a hard one for me, but this picture of Ella all sacked out and Jax scratchin' his head pretty much sums up how I often feel throughout the day. Hehe...

12.All Smiles

He's always all smiles... just normally not quite this BIG! This is the reaction I got while trying to take a few shots of him at Disney World. I guess he was a little excited! Of course he was, we all were!

13.Autumn Harvest

Ethan was enjoying swinging on our rope swing in the backyard on a beautiful fall afternoon. The weather was perfect...

14.Family

My kiddos, so in love with each other and in love with the day.

15.Celebrate

We had such a wonderful time celebrating Ethan's sixth birthday during July 4th weekend at Wintergreen. We were so... blessed to be with family and friends. All of the kids had such a blast playing with thier cousins at the cabin. It was definitely a time to clebrate not only Ethan's birthday, but our togetherness...

16.Let's Do It Again

We visited Universal Studios during our trip to Orlando in December and the kids had an awesome time exploring the new Harry Potter section of the park. It was absolutely awesome and we can't wait to go back!

17.I Miss You

I miss her smell, I miss her snorts, I miss the late night snuggles, I miss you my little Puffalump! She's definitely not this small anymore, but she's still our baby... Oh... how they grow so... very fast!

18.Beautiful

A sister's love is like no other...

19.Dress Up

This is Hannah right before her 1st semi formal dance. She was so excited, as I was, though all I could see was how grown up she had become. I miss my little Hannah Banana but... I'm so enjoying spending time with her as a "big" girl! She holds such a special place in my heart.

20.Macro

Wanna cherry on top! My kiddos love it when I put a bright red cherry on their cupcakes. They're eyes light up at the very sight of them!

21.Holidays

I love the Bokeh during the holidays!

22.Favorite

For some reason I just love this shot! It's my favorite of Ethan. It sums him up perfectly! He's such a little candy hog and those eyes... Do I need to say anymore? Love him!

23.Don't Ever Change...

the way you respect others, the way you love me and your family unconditionaly, the way you show compassion for others who you may not even know, the way you share yourself unselfishly... Even when you're tired of mommy always wanting to take your picture! Again, again and again!

You'll always be my little "E"

24.Just Because

We love her...

25.Hopes and Dreams

Reaching for the stars...

I hope to continue to be the best mama, wife and friend that I can be while working hard everyday to reach my dreams and make {all} the dreams my kiddos have come true!

Be sure to stop by Ashley's blog and check out all of the beautiful Memories, Dreams and Reflections. They're amazing... Oh, and feel free to link up!

Baby Alive Live...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:09:00 +0000

Let me start this post out by saying... Peek-a-Boo love's a baby, just in case you didn't already know that. She's such a little mama! I so... ♡ to watch her interact with her baby dolls. She totally melts my ♡ every time I hear her interact with her babies and see her sweet little facial expressions. Ella Hope is such a caring soul and I know she's going to be a wonderful mommy one day... far, far away that is...

So with all that said, Santa gave Peek-a-Boo a Baby Alive this year! Wow... She immediately picked up the baby bottle and disposable diapers that came with her wanting to feed and change her. So, so cute! Baby Alive is everything she's been wanting and more. But wait! She had no idea Santa brought her a bowl, baby food and a spoon so she could feed her baby too. Fun stuff!!!!

Here's a little clip of Peek A Boo feeding her Baby Alive Bella "real food" for the first time. Such a cute moment...

Be sure to stop by tomorrow and check out the awesome eco friendly diapers Santa brought Ella! They're the best... *wink**wink*

{from me to you}

Happy New Year to all my bloggin' buddies! I hope you're enjoying whatever it is you choose to do to bring in and celebrate the new year. My ♡ and thanks goes out to everyone who takes time out of their day to stop by and read or simply say hi! You know who you are and I appreciate you more than you'll know...

Here's What Ya Get

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:22:00 +0000

So... here it is. I think Ethan has finally snapped! All my picture taking has caused his brain to misfire and he's obviously lost total control of his smile.

This is the "look" I got when I pulled my camera out of my bag and said "Ethan, look at mama!" He spun around, looked at me, {well actually snorted at me} and I snapped the shot! Ugh... He gets me all the time! Such a jokester...

But hey, wait! I've got a great shot that shows off his beautiful "spacing" as Dr. Johnson says. Awww... what a nice dental shot! She'd be so proud...

What's That? "Snahhh"...

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:06:00 +0000

We woke up the day after Christmas to a Winter Wonderland and guess who was most excited and inquisitive about all the white fluff? Why Peek-a-Boo of course. Here's an anecdote of what she said as she caught her first glimpse of the snow walking past our front door early that morning. She's too funny...

Mama, Ma'! What's that in our "ward" mama? It's snow Ella! Huh? It's "snahhh"! I wanna see it. Where's my boots?

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I adjusted the levels to brighten the photo and cropped it to bring more attention to her little hand and face... Then I sharpened it just a touch!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday on Monday!

noreply@blogger.com (Jenn) — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:52:00 +0000

Better late than never right?

I SO wanted to participate in this scavenger hunt but... I forgot to look through the prompts last week which resulted in me not taking some of the pictures that I probably would have taken if I had looked at those prompts! Whew... that was a mouth full... and a huge run-on sentence. :)

Oh well, such is the life with 4 kiddos and the holidays! But... I wouldn't trade my crazy hectic life for anything...

So... here they are! Wish I had more to share. Next week for sure!

1 and 2.Sparkling Family

This sweet little ornament {that the hubby picked up} was peakin' at me from our tree on Christmas morning. Awwww... It's definately our family minus the blue eyes! Hah...
Those blue eyes just make it extra special to me. ♡ it... ♡ him!

3.Glow

Ahhh... our family room tree. Such a good ol' tree. He stands tall and proud year after year and never lets us down. I was so... going for the Pottery Barn catalog look and all with this shoot, but I just don't think he or my shot is there yet. Oh well... maybe one day!

4.Motion Blur

Guess what? Peek-a-Boo was laying in a chair, playing her favorite game "Peek-a-Boo while I tried desparatly to take a picture of her in her new Tangled dress up dress. It really is a cute dress minus the blur...

5.Pretty Package

Here's one of the last ones laying around... Pretty packages are a great way to make the someone feel extra special! Lots of smiles ♡