Crafty Crafty ...

So I have made these earring holders for years. Many I have given as gifts and I finally made one for myself. They are super easy to make ..
Step 1 - Find an old frame at an antique store or goodwill
Step 2 - Buy screen material at a home improvement store
Step 3 - Staple gun the screen in place and voila!!

Give it a try .. makes great wall art and keeps the earrings nice and tidy ...




And just because she is so cute ...

Let's face it ...

I am not good at remembering to take pictures ... ever .. at all. Once I pack a bag full of the things that you need to get 3 kids out the door - diapers, extra clothes for the potty training one and the cronic puker, sippy cups, bottles, burp cloths, wipes, my brain, snacks, my sanity, etc ... the last thing I think of is a camera. So you will just have to trust me when I say we have been enjoying the great outdoors, going on lots of walks, trips to the gym, friends birthdays, boat rides and so much more. One day I will remember to take a picture of our fun but for now you will have to enjoy the staged pictures.

Will you play with me?

After many cold and wet winter months spring is here and we can play outside ... We have spent every waking minute soaking up the sun ... Annie is thrilled:)

Springtime ...

Our church had its 4th annual Easter Egg Hunt this past weekend and my kids of course got in on the action (mom and dad need their candy stash) ... Mac had already filled his tool box on the first hunting round so when the adult hunt came up he grabbed a larger bag to fill:) Annie picked up all of one egg ...

Inspired by a friend ..

So, needless to say down time for a mom is hard to find and usually the last thing I want to do when I find it is anything actually! Most of the time during naps I vegitate and read blogs online, read, bake, straighten up ya know that kinda thing but starting next week .. drum roll ... I am gonna PAINT:) I really like to paint. It's kinda like therapy and I never do it until a get the itch like every few .. years .. ha. However, my friend Lindsey (a serious crafter/sewer/painter .. she puts most moms to shame) posted on her blog elephantinmypocket.blogspot.com a painting she recently did of her family tree .. and she researched ancestry for it -- um yea she is one of those super motivated mommies:) So, I am posting this to keep myself accountable because I am going to paint our family tree .. stay tuned for pictures ... Here are a few pics of the last painting I did ... I am no pro but I do like to do it ...

Annie's FIRST Birthday!!!

Well since apparently I am good at loading photos backwards ... This is how lil Annie ended her evening of fun .. all bathed with a bottle and in her grandaddy's lap ... o yes and some cool new pjs! And it starts ...

Present opening .. not the pic I meant to load but too lazy to change it ...

I LOVE all the facial expressions in this pic ...

Is there something on my face??

Lovin' it ...

Cake pre-destruction ... And shout out to Publix for the free "smash cake" on the 1st birthday:)

Happy Birthday Sweet Annie Girl!!!

A picture update ...

Well this is a kinda backwards post ... So we had another baby .. Little Rex joined our family Monday ... Annie loves him already ... She is sooo relieved to know she is still the princess ...

O the thrill of adding more chaos(our token picture in the hospital) ...

And then the update on normal life ...

We make brownies ... and eat the batter ... I do still have friends in the midst of child chaos ...

We celebrate our lil friends birthdays .. Happy Birthday Hannah ...

I know random post but at least it had pictures:)