Scenes from the Weekend...

Had a lovely mommy-daughter day with my lovely Miss Ashy at Color Me Mine. 

Love taking my kids there for "special time." They are so proud of what they make.

She made a darling mug with polka dots and even named the little puppies 

on her mug Coco & Cozzy.  Then we had some yummy treats at Sweet Tooth Fairy.

I-man is turning 9 this week! Crazy! and we are crazy too! We got him a dirt bike...

We live by hills where there are a lot of places to ride, 

so pretty much everyone in our neighborhood has Rhino's, 4-wheelers, and dirt bikes. 

Most of his friends already ride dirt bikes, so he was ecstatic to get his bike...

Yes, it makes me nervous, and yes I'm not ready for him to grow up.

Our kids love, love, love to dress up, so this is a typical Saturday...

Waking up to wicked spiderman, princess batgirl, super Anican, and knight Aragon. 

The names and outfits change, but they've always got something going on. 

They are so stinkin' cute when they play like this. I love their imaginations!

Here are a few Instagram photos that my brother Shaun actually took last weekend...

I forgot to add these earlier and loved them, so thought they were worth sharing...

Happy Birthday I-Man! 

Yea!!! It finally snowed... like really snowed. We had enough to sled, and sled they did.

I couldn't get the kids away from the snow. They played & played and sled & sled.

I love using  Instagram to capture my kids. It's so fun to tweak my photos with old school finishes.

And last but for sure not least... this has been a LONG time coming!!!

Baby G, who is not so baby, but will always be my baby, is finally 

POTTY TRAINED! Hurraaaayyy! 

Happy Weekend!

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!

 Can't believe that November is already cruising...

Reality hit me today... we woke up to snow on ground, freezing temperatures, 

and ran some errands only to hear holiday music playing in stores.

 Christmas season here we go! I'm putting together some gift ideas that I'll share soon.

Love this poster above. Such great advice.

via pinterest

A Royal Room

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 British inspiration board + Union Jack Coasters from Modern Palm 
= A Royal Room 

Hope everyone had a lovely royal weekend! 

I didn't watch the entire wedding, but I was able to see bits and clips.  

I was so tempted to have a little "tea party" and watch with friends, however, 

I was a bit preoccupied with another special occasion of my own... 

my 8-year-old son was baptized and we had family and friends over for the occasion.  

I was able to squeeze in a Royal movie, though, and finally watched  
The King's Speech. 

Have you seen it? I really enjoyed the movie and thought the acting was fantastic. 

I always love a good historical film.

I was trying to explain all the excitement and significance over the Royal wedding 

 to my kiddos, when I realized how neat it REALLY is... 

there is something really historically amazing about  how far back the 
Royal blood line goes and how Great Britain has held on to the tradition of Royalty. 

I love these photos and think they capture the excitement 

that the British must feel.

 via Telegraph