The First Day of School!!!

ohhh, the summer just flew by
and not one of us was ready for school to start.

masyn started 5th grade
her last year in elementary

 

nolan started kindergarten
he's a little "later gator"

 

praying for a wonderful school year!

A Bridal Shower

last weekend my friend kim hosted a bridal shower
for a mutual family friend at our house.
she did an awesome job!!!

 

 

congratulations micaela!!!

A Dive-IN for Ten

hi. i'm alive!
i have been without a computer fo the last couple months working solely from my phone.
YIKES!!!

so much has gone on this summer.
masyn turned TEN! holy moly!

she planned her birthday this year and she wanted to have a dive-in.


the movie of choice was soul surfer
she wanted a concession stand
(it was too warm to put the candy out in the beginning)

 

we borrowed a friends popcorn maker.
so cute!

 

of course, cupcakes are a must!

cute fishies found on pinterest!
love pinterest!

and cute pink buckets to hold the refreshments

 

the girls had a shaving cream fight.
it was a must.

 

all cleaned up and ready for the show to start

we got tubes and fun net like chairs for the pool
but the girls were too cold and decided to watch the movie in comfort.

it was a great time and masyn did a great job planning fun stuff for everyone to do.
Hope to be back soon with more summer fun!

Anchors Awaayyy...

i went to the best baby shower last week.
i thought you would enjoy the pics.
GREAT job jelly!

 

 

 

 

Memorial Day Cupcakes

CAN you BELIEVE
that it's almost THE END of MAY!
what in THE world!

gotta make some cupcakes!


i used betty crocker's vanilla cake mix
and this honey cinnamon buttercream recipe

Honey Cinnamon Buttercream

Ingredients

§                                 1 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

§                                 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

§                                 1 tablespoon honey

§                                 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat confectioners’ sugar, unsalted butter, honey, and ground cinnamon until smooth, 4 to 5 minutes



p.s.  i trimmed a brown coffee filter and wrapped up the bottom.
top with blueberries, a raspberry & a boysenberry
and a flag!

ENJOY!

The Princess & her Pooch

 

the two = friends

Today...

was a good day.
i organized the kids closet
with these buckets that i found at dollar tree



i had a friend make some vinyl for me
and WA-LA
a place for everything, and everything in its place!

and on another note...
two adorable dogs sleeping

love them!

Marmalade

i've been making marmalade!
and i LOVE it...



i've got {34} left to do
and then i can start puting the blocks together

months and months ago,
i quilted this quilt for maggie and fell
{in love}

she used urban cowgirl
and it's perfect.
i'm hoping for an almost perfect match!
and how cute is the back!

backs are like bathrooms...
i always love it when they are cute!

hope you had a great weekend!