I am absolutely in love with the fashion mood boards on Pinterest! They give me so much inspiration of what I want my style to be this spring and summer. Colored pants are huge this year and I am looking forward to getting a few pairs! So here are few that jumped out at me...
1. The scarf! Love it with any spring/summer outfit! Of course you cant go wrong with the Toms.
2. I love the white shorts and denim shirt...classic!
3. The ultimate boyfriend jean! Have a pair and wouldn't go without them!
4. There is that colored jean again :)
5. Love the cut off jeans with the loose fitting shirt.
6. Denim with white...seems like a trend.
So there you have it! I cannot wait for the warmer weather to come and stay. I want a closet full of springy clothes!
Desserts! Desserts! And more desserts!! That's the only word you need to put in the search box on Pinterest and I promise you will not be disappointed!
So over the last couple of days, the desserts I am about to show you, made the biggest impression and I cant wait to make them! They seriously jumped right off the page at me. So here they are...
1. Chocolate cupcakes with Oreo cream frosting...say what?!?!
2. Baked maple and cinnamon donuts. This one will make my son very happy!
3. Blueberry cake with light lemon icing (totally for momma).
4. Chewy chocolate caramel bars, aka brownies!
5. Double chocolate chip thin mint cookies...HEAVEN!
Wow! I think I gained 10lbs by just looking at them. I can't wait to make these! I think I will begin with those thin mint cookies. I happen to have a fresh batch of thin mints in the refrigerator. Those dang girl scouts are just too cute! You cant turn them down! Again if you want to check out these marvelous desserts, just look to the right and click my Pinterest link.
Some of you have asked to show you my favorite spring fashion 2013 pins and I will be back with that tomorrow! I guess this has turned into a week of pinning. Oh and I promised last week that I would show you my finished baby shower project, but that may not happen. Have you ever had a project just go totally wrong? Well I did! So now I have to start over. I will be back with that next week, sorry!!
So I haven't been pinning a lot lately and I finally got back on the wagon this week. I forgot how much I have missed it. I used to get all my recipes from there and all my crafty ideas. And man oh man just being back for two days, my head is spinning with all sorts of things to do!
So here are a few recipes that I have pinned the past two days...
1. These noodles look amazing!
2. Ummm yes please! A great beef jerky recipe.
3. This corned beef and cabbage is a great recipe for St. Pattys Day!
4. Whoever thought of turning chicken parm into a grill cheese is a genius!
5. These bad boys are nutella lava cookie cups. Yes even the name makes your mouth water!
I am beyond excited to start my addiction to pinning again! Tomorrow I will be back with all things dessert! You will be amazed at the dessert creations people come up with. So stay tuned!!
If you want to try out one of these recipes you can look to the right side of the blog and you will find my link and it will take you to my Pinterest page. These recipes are under the "get in my belly" board. Happy pinning!
Four years ago yesterday my little Miss Emma Grace joined our family. I am still in complete shock that my baby girl is four. Seriously?!?! Where does the time go? And I have had a baby since she was a baby. I am getting old!
But seriously, I could not imagine our family with out that beautiful middle child of mine. She definitely is my most challenging! And challenging really doesn't come close. I have always been a very patient person,; never had a temper or really had a time where I have had to yell or raise my voice. That all changed when Emma was about two. I always say that God gave her to us to teach me even more patience. I love that little girl but Lord does she push buttons.
She does have the most amazing, colorful personality and Anthony and I always say that she will be the one that holds this family together when we are gone from this world. She definitely is the most head strong little girl I have ever met and I wouldn't have it any other way.
So on Saturday we celebrated her birthday along with her sister Kate's birthday as well (Kate's actual birthday was February 1st). It was a hectic day and I tried to remember to take pictures but as usual I only was able to capture a few. So here you go!
Here is my little bit with her "pupcake" as she calls it. I still cant believe my baby is two!
My beautiful Emma Grace! All she wanted for her birthday was a Doc McStuffins cake! By luck I have an amazing friend who makes the best cakes and she was able to make Emma's wish a reality! The cake tasted just as amazing at it looked! Emma was totally in love.
Here are a few of the presents they got!
We used to have a cute "little" kitchen from Ikea but that didnt last long in this house!! So my momma and daddy got them this AWESOME kitchen. It came with over 30 accessories. Cant ask for a better kitchen for three crazy kids.
My wonderful 2nd momma got Emma her very first bike and she absolutely loves it. She also got Kate her little car. She drove it around the house for the entire evening!
So all in all my little girls birthday party was a huge success! Oh and they got some amazing clothes for this coming spring and summer season! Thanks to my Nana and Papa and of course my sis and her handsome man for supplying some cute dresses! It was a great day and I couldn't be happier that it is finally over, haha!!
It took only the title of this chapter to make me stop and take a deep breath, because I knew I was about to read something that was life changing.
Here is the video for chapter 2:
Just in case you are not reading the book, here are a few points in the chapter that I highlighted.
**"But then there's that perplexing command: 'Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!' (Phil. 4:4). You will notice that it doesn't end with '...unless you are doing something extremely important.' No, it's a command for all of us, and it follows with the charge, 'Do not be anxious about anything' (v. 6)."
**"When I am consumed by my problems - stressed out about my life, my family, and my job - I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important that God's command to always rejoice. In other words, that I have a 'right' to disobey God because of the Magnitude of my responsibilities."
**"Worry implies that we don't quite trust that God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of whats happening in our lives."
**"Stress says that the things we are involved in are important enough to merit our impatience, our lack of grace toward others, or our tight grip of control."
**"The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this while thing is His. It is His movie, His world, His gift."
**"Any compliments you received on earth will be gone; all that will be left for you is truth."
I hope you are reading along with us!!! I am so excited to continue this journey with all of you!!
I am always looking for fun and creative ways to make my kids most favorite meal...PIZZA! Well maybe I should add my biggest kid as well. My entire family loves pizza and honestly it is not the healthiest meal around. Well last night I made a version for momma! That's right. I actually became a short order cook for an hour or so. I love making what my family loves to eat but sometimes that doesn't always satisfy me. So I decided to make my own little pizza out of a french loaf. I do believe Anthony might have enjoyed it as well.
Ingredients:
1
loaf (1 lb) French bread
1/4
cup plus 1 tsp olive oil, divided
4
garlic cloves, pressed, divided
1
small onion
1
small green bell pepper
1
can (14.5 oz) Italian-seasoned petite diced tomatoes, drained
1
cup (4 oz) grated Provolone cheese
2
oz grated fresh Parmesan cheese (about 1/2 cup packed)
Directions:
Preheat oven 450°F. Cut off ends of bread to fit onto a large cookie sheet/bar pan. Slice bread in half horizontally; place cut side up on bar pan. Combine 1/4 cup of the oil and two cloves of the garlic. Brush oil mixture over cut sides of bread.
Chop onion and dice bell pepper. Add remaining 1 tsp oil to a saute pan; heat over medium-high heat 1-3 minutes or until shimmering. Add onion and bell pepper. Cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until onion is tender. Press remaining garlic into pan; cook 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Combine onion mixture and drained tomatoes in bowl and combine well.
Grate Provolone cheese. To assemble, grate half of the Parmesan cheese evenly over bread using. Divide tomato mixture evenly over cheese. Sprinkle with Provolone cheese. Grate remaining Parmesan cheese over pizzas. Bake 15-17 minutes or until cheese is golden brown. Remove from oven. Using a sawing motion, cut pizzas into a total of 24 slices with Utility Knife.
Yield: 12 servings
It was amazing and it made this momma so happy!!! I will be making this for myself when my family tells me they want pizza for dinner.
Oh and for those that keep asking for pictures/posts on my latest sewing project, I promise I will have updates on those next week. Have a blessed day!!!
So with the cooler weather slowly slipping away, it is about time to retire my boots for the time being. Don't get me wrong, I will definitely wear them through the spring but its time for me to dust off my colorful flats. I do wear flats occasionally in the winter but not as much as my boots. I love me some boots!
So here is a look into my flat inventory. I just added a new pair this past weekend when I took a trip to the outlet mall in Williamsburg. I plan on adding a few more to the bunch in the next month or so.
Say hello to my little friends...
The animal print ones are Lauren Conrad from Khols ($35). I bought them a few years ago. The red ones are from Aldo ($20) and the beige ones are from Gap ($15). Both were outlet purchases last year. And front and center is the new addition! Aren't they cute!!! I went with a pointed toe this time and I love them!!!
I usually do not shop at Charlotte Russe ($20) but as I was walking past the outlet store, the colors were shouting at me from behind the glass. I am soooo happy that I went and looked. Here is a link to the online store if you are interedered in looking at their entire shoe collection, just click here. They have great prices!!
Now here are a few that are more on the casual side. Let me introduce you to Mr. Toms and Mrs. Sperry!! I bought both of these last year. Besides the new flats from above, these two beauties are the newest. If you have never owned a pair of Toms, I highly recommend them. They are so comfortable and every pair of shoes that are purchased and pair is sent to a child in need. Its pretty cool. Here is a link to the website...just click here.
Oh and you know I cant forget about my most favorite store of all, Target! They have some really cute flats this year. I haven't had the chance to check them out in person yet but they look pretty good online! Check it out here.
And here is a quick glimpse...
Arent they the cutest!!!! So go out and find some great deals and get some bright, colorful shoes for this spring and summer! Happy shopping.
