Take time to smell the rose

Our Kitchen

2012-06-08T15:18:00.003-05:00

I'm linking up with Kelly's Korner today for the Home Tours: Kitchen. The kitchen is my favorite spot in the house and I needed a little extra motivation to get it cleaned up today anyway ;-) My husband is a home builder and we've built several houses. We've built several houses and he really gives me free rein of style. In February we just finished up our 5th house and moved in. We live in our

Wordless Wednesday: 8 years ago today.....

2012-05-30T08:09:00.000-05:00

I married the man of my dreams..... 8 years later we have built 5 homes, moved 6 times, traveled countless times, had many ups & downs and now have 3 kids......... yes, 3..... #3 due approximately December 19th :-)

Wordless Wednesday: The Great Cloth Diaper Change 2012

2012-04-25T09:13:00.001-05:00

If you cloth diaper I'm sure you heard about the annual Great Cloth Diaper Change that was held this past weekend. This was Tulsa's first year to participate and Cole & I were able to take apart of the event. It was held at Whole Foods and was packed with 109 babies changed. The coordinator, Toni Keltner,worked really hard to make our event wonderful. We had swag bags packed with free products,

Cole's First Birthday {Elmo Themed}

2012-04-12T14:31:00.000-05:00

I did a Elmo themed party for Cole's first birthday, mainly because I had planned on doing an Elmo party for Ethan's 3rd birthday. After he saw Cars 2 last May he decided he wanted a Cars party. Since I had already bought a few Elmo party goods (yes, I plan far in advance!) I needed to use them up so Cole got an Elmo party. He loves Elmo too so it was all good ;-) Almost all my party ideas are

Wordless Wednesday: Baby's First Birthday!

2012-04-11T07:51:00.000-05:00

Cole turned 1 year old Saturday and his party was so much fun! Here's my favorite picture. I'll be sharing more pictures of the party this week.

Easter & Spring Goodies

2012-04-05T22:08:00.000-05:00

It has been a busy last couple of months with moving, unpacking and planning Cole's first birthday (this Saturday!). I did manage to put out a few Easter decorations on the foyer table this year, but that is as far as I got. I recently have been in love with lanterns. My husband bought me this one at Christmas that I had my eye on. I thought it would be fun to decorate it for different

Progresso Souper You Contest & Giveaway Prize Pack!

2012-02-14T23:44:00.002-06:00

Now that the ball has dropped and the confetti has settled, it’s time to consider how you will stick to your resolution for the New Year and maintain your weight management plan, without sacrificing on variety or the taste of foods you love. Thanks to Progresso®, you can have your soup and eat it too! With 40 delicious soups with 100 calories or less per serving, Progresso Soup has a variety of

LemonDrop Stop Photography Floordrops and Backdrops Review

2012-02-12T23:14:00.001-06:00

I have owned my first dslr for several months now and I absolutely love it, but I still have so much to learn about photography! One thing I have learned is that the background of a photo can really make a difference. Since we no longer go to a photography studio for portraits I needed a professional looking background for in home photos. Browsing online I came across LemonDrop Stop who makes

Baby's First Valentine

2012-02-08T08:15:00.000-06:00

A little sneak peak of my little Valentine photo session I did with Cole. Stay tuned for more pictures and a review of my awesome photo backdrop!

Go! Baby Winner

2012-01-30T23:32:00.000-06:00

I am so sorry for the delay in posting the winner! Congratulations! Winner has 48 hours to respond to email.

Wordless Wednesday: Christmas!

2011-12-27T22:48:00.000-06:00

Getting a decent photo with 2 boys is just impossible. I love Ethan's face here. Silly boy! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas weekend! Ours was really exciting including someone trying to break in our house while I was home during the middle of the day on Christmas Eve! Long story, but I knew it was the men remodeling the house next door to us that just sold. We're living in a rent house

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T12:13:00.000-06:00

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Sorry I have been MIA for a few weeks. Life has been pretty tough the last few weeks. We moved, had surgeries and other health stuff so it's been pretty stressful. I promise I will get caught up after Christmas. I'm super thankful everyone is well (Ethan had roto virus last Christmas) this year and hope to enjoy it. I hope everyone in your home is well

4th Annual Gingerbread House Decorating Party

2011-11-29T13:19:00.000-06:00

Sorry I have been absent for a few days. We just moved and it has been hectic with all the packing, moving and cleaning both houses. I almost have our rent house put together so I'm now trying to get caught up on some things here on the blog. I just finished the invite for our annual gingerbread party! I bought the whole digi kit, Gingerbread Lane, from A-Manda Creation and created my own

Tutorial: Fast and Easy Baby Bib from a Dish Towel

2011-11-16T18:30:00.000-06:00

Have you noticed that most baby bibs you buy are absolutely useless? They are so tiny they barely cover 1/3 of the baby's chest. This results in food smeared in all over their clothes! Maybe it's just me, but that is really frustrating! I have a couple of bibs that give full coverage over the shoulders and falls into the lap. These bibs are awesome, but they are difficult to find. Then I realized

GO! Baby Giveaway!!!

2011-11-15T11:19:00.004-06:00

~~~THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED~~~ Sorry for all the exclamation points.........but I'm just so excited to be giving away a GO! Baby! This is the most awesome machine and a huge time saver. GO! read my review here and then follow the directions below to enter in the GO! Baby giveaway on this post. WIN IT! Accuquilt is giving away a GO! Baby with 3 dies(winner's choice) to a Take Time to Smell the

Easy Embellished Dish Towel Tutorial

2011-11-15T09:41:00.000-06:00

It seems like we go through lots of dish towels around here. I'm also very picky about my dish towels, they must be very absorbent! Nothing is worse than having a dish towel that won't dry your hands or dishes well. My very favorite dish towel is the flour sack type which is 100% cotton. If you haven't tried these, you must! I also like to use these to embellish for gifts. Since Christmas is

Tutorial: Upcycle Wool Sweater to a Pair of Baby/Toddler Longies or Pants

2011-11-13T20:51:00.000-06:00

If you cloth diaper I'm sure that you have heard about wool. Wool is the most awesome cloth diapering item you can own. I admit, it took me a long time to even try wool, but now I'm hooked! Wool is a natural, breathable nonbacterial material that is perfect for night time diapering. Both of my boys are super soakers at night and PUL pocket diapers do not work. Believe me, I've tried doublers.....

Make Quilting & Crafting a Breeze with a GO! Baby {Review}

2011-11-13T20:48:00.000-06:00

Every quilter and fabric crafter knows that the most time consuming part of a project is prepping and cutting the fabric. This is also the most important step because pieces cut incorrectly can cause some serious issues once you are attempting to put it all together. To the experienced quilter and crafter spending money on a quality item that will save time and provide accurate cutting is

Wordless Wednesday: The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side?

2011-11-09T10:22:00.000-06:00

Our neighbors gave Ethan a bug catcher (they don't have grandkids so he gets spoiled lol) the other day. Andrew found a rolly polly and a cricket to put inside it. Ethan left it on the bathroom counter one day and I noticed a fly was sitting right by it and it looked as though he was watching the other bugs! Is this a "Grass is Always Greener" theme?? Sorry the photo quality stinks. I took it

Wordless Wednesday: Sugar Baby

2011-11-02T09:45:00.002-05:00

I threw together a costume for Cole at the last minute on Monday to enter him in a contest on the Dixie Crystals Facebook page. I photoshopped the brand name off the package since it is a competitors bag and I was putting it on someone else's page.

Need 300 more to 'like' my photo please!

2011-10-27T10:40:00.000-05:00

I posted yesterday about the contest I'm trying to win with my local bakery to VIP tickets to see Cake Boss (including meeting him after the show!) when he comes to Tulsa in November. I've had many of my blog readers 'like' my photo. Thank you so much, you guys are awesome!!! In case you didn't read my post yesterday...if you could please take a second to go 'like' my photo (the person with the

Please Help!

2011-10-26T10:26:00.000-05:00

Ok, first of all I never ask for my readers to vote for me in a contest I find it kind of tacky, but there is one that I really need your help on ;-) Our local bakery has a contest to giveaway 2 tickets to see Cake Boss in November at Tulsa. These are VIP tickets (including meeting him afterwards!) for a sold out show! I would LOVE to win these and would be over the moon with excitement. The

Wordless Wednesday: Brothers

2011-10-26T10:16:00.002-05:00

Matching outfits :-) By the way....it is so difficult to get a good smile out of both of them at the same time!

Wordless Wednesday: Sleeping in the Car

2011-10-18T23:07:00.000-05:00

It is what happens when you spend 20+ hours within 4 days in a car :-D

6 Months

2011-10-14T10:01:00.001-05:00

How is it possible my little baby is already half way to 1 year old? At 6 Months: Has 2 teeth on bottom. Sits up all the time by himself Scoots around the house all the time! pulls up on knees and hands a few times a day...crawling soon I'm sure! still wakes up every 2.5 to 3 hours to nurse at night (sometimes 4 if I'm lucky!) started eating solids right at 6 months. seems to really LOVE