A Winner!

sorry, we've been under the weather and i forgot to post the winner!

congrats, {needled mom}!!!
email me your address and i will send out your cute fabric!

Finding Christmas...

i'm having a hard time getting into the christmas {spirit} and it's bothering me...
i am happy to have come across this blog post by vicki at the city cradle.
not only are her pictures beautiful, but the message is even better.

she filled these mason jars up with christmas goodies and let the waves wash them away.
what a fantastic idea...letting someone find christmas washed up on shore.

i would love to find her jar on a nearby beach, wouldn't you.
sounds like a PERFECT family home evening and a perfect way to find that christmas spirit that seems to be missing.

Masyn & Paige

what a great day we had friday!
thanks to daddy, masyn, paige & i got to go to the park by ourselves!
the girls hula hooped, jumped rope, attempted handball, faced their fears on the fireman's pole and played in the sand.
i enjoyed our time and was thankful to have time just with her.
this is one of my favorite photos of her.
i just love it. you can see the joy in her eyes.

cute, cute girls!

A Button-Button GIVEAWAY!!!

just in time for the holidays!
i have been going through ALL my fabric and came across some of cheri's OLD, oLd stuff!
{not that cheri's Old or anything! sorry cheri...hehehe}



i've bundled up {eight} different prints. all are fat eighths {9" x 22"}
of cheri's button button line.



to win, leave a comment by wednesday the 17th at midnight.
if you'd like {two} more chances to win...
become a follower and post the giveaway on your blog
and leave comments letting me know you did so.

there you have it!

GOOD luck...

Seasons Greetings

by cheri!

head on over to her blog for the pattern AND a sugar cookie cookie recipe!

A New Blog

fat quarters quilt shop has a new blog!!!



so head on over and say hi to michelle!



and then come back friday for a chance to win a prize.
happy quilting!!!

Pretty in Pink

bringing dinner to a family with a new baby?
send a pot pie in a pink bakery box and a yummy treat in a box bought from garnish.
tied up with a pretty pink bow, and it's perfect for the parents of a sweet baby girl...

Quick & Yummy Chicken Pot Pie

1 Pkg Pillsbury Pie Crust
4 cups cubed cooked chicken
16 oz. cooked mixed veggies
1/3 cup butter
1 1/3 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup chopped onion
2/3 cup milk
1/3 cup flour
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper


Melt butter and add onions. Cook until tender. Add flour, salt, pepper, chicken broth, milk and cook over med heat until thick. Remove from heat and add chicken and veggies. Spread crust in pie plate, poke the bottom of the crust and cook for a few minutes. Add chicken mixture and cover with top crust. Flute edges and cut away excess dough. Use the excess dough to cut out a cute shape for center of pie. Cover edges with foil and bake pie for 35 min. at 425*.

Enjoy!

Snowman Cupcake Skewers

my friend margi emailed this link to me.



they were so stinkin' cute i had to share them with you!
head on over to this blog for the tutorial.

i think masyn might need these for her christmas party! so cute!!!

Home for the Holidays!!!

two days into it and your gonna love it!
monday cheri shares her project. i can't wait!!!
head on over to buttermilk basin for all the info and enjoy the fun!

a GREAT isa

this CRACKS me up!
masyn is VERY proud of her heritage and assures me {frequently} that it's OK that i'm not japanese...

i'm SO relieved that she thinks i make a GREAT isa!
funny kid!


p.s. i'm sure shawn is grinning ear to ear while reading this!

Halloween Festivites

the kids had a weekend full of halloween fun.
it started on friday when we went to the trunk or treat



saturday we went to the schools halloween carnival, enjoyed sweet treats, carnival games and cake walks. after we went to the local pumpkin patch. the kids played in the jumpee and nolan danced.



later that evening, daddy carved pumpkins with the kids.



on halloween we went trick or treating with family and friends.



i love traditions, i love having family near by and i love halloween!

Pumpkins, Pirates & Monkeys

my lil' punkin...love her!



nolan LOVED his costume. he would've wore it to bed, if i would've let him! the tail made him laugh.



and masyn is just stinkin' cute and not a BIT sassy!

Halloween by Masyn

do you remember this post?
if you've been wondering if shawn got the halloween decorations unpack for masyn, wait no more.
he didn't. he really couldn't, BUT his mom {nana} did climb up into the attic and found two bins and brought them over for her.
we love nana!

i did want to share masyn's halloween decorating.



with daddy's help, she made these ghosts.
{my mom gave us the cute sign}
she also had me buy cobwebs and had shawn and i put it up on the front porch.



i LOVED this one!
however, remington {our lab} helped himself to most of the lollipops.

and i wish i got a picture of the inside {before bub made her take it down}.
she hung streamers all over the living room, held up by tape at HER level, leaving us to duck while walking through. it didn't last long, but it was cute!