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I am so happy spring is here! Warmer weather brings all my flowers back to life and I start spend lots of time tending to all my roses. Spring also means the kids need new clothes because their wardrobe from the previous summer is too small! I sew all of Emma's dresses and in fact, I can't even remember the last time I bought her a dress. She has grown a lot in height since last summer so none of

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I was so excited when one of my favorite fabric stores, Whimsical Fabric, announced a Quilt Along for 2016! I'm always so busy sewing and smocking new things for the kids that I keep thinking quilting will be something I will do when the kids are older. When Whimsical Fabric announced a year long Quilt Along project I knew there would be no reason not to join especially considering how many

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We've had a very wet spring here in Oklahoma, but now we are looking forward to a warm and drier summer! We live on a large acreage so there is plenty of room for the kids to run and explore. Since Emma is 2 years old she is simply fascinated by the smallest thing and doesn't mind getting dirty. I know this summer will be so much fun and she will enjoy.... Picking wildflowers  

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One of my fondest childhood memories of Christmas surrounds the Nutcracker Suite story. I took ballet for several years and it was my passion. One year I tried out for a role for The Nutcracker in the Tulsa Ballet. It was an all day affair with hundreds of other little girls trying out as well and I was so devastated that I did not make a role. However, the experience did not spoil my love for

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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

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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 :-)

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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~~~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

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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

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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.....

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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