Tuesday, January 29, 2013
a few Owen videos
This post is for Avery. We loved the cards you made for us. Here's a few more videos of your buddy singing, jumping, and marching. (He’s saying the “Little Zacchaeus” song when he’s talking about “you come down.”)
Monday, January 28, 2013
Pinned It, Did It Monday
Welcome to Pinned It, Did It Monday where I show you some of the things from Pinterest I actually did this week!
I’m always on the lookout for cute, free hat patterns. Love this gal’s website!
My picture:
My review: such a cute hat and it was a VERY simple pattern! Perfect for a Mickey Mouse baby shower I was attending. 
I’ve been on a recent kick to update my makeup a bit and buy some more “grown-up” products. But I don’t really have the budget to overhaul everything. Enter this site.
My Review: Amazing site for finding cheaper versions of expensive makeup. Used it to buy the eyelid primer pictured and a new lipstick this week.
Source: How to: Woven Scarf Knot by Side Walk Ready
My Review: a short video on how to tie this cute scarf. I used it this week but didn’t get any pictures.
Sunday, January 27
They were looking so cute yesterday before church so I decided to snap some pictures. These were the best two I got. Sigh.
Smile – Monday is over
Want to read something hilarious, but so true?
10 (Mildly Shallow) Reasons to Breastfeed*
*be warned - cussing and picture of boob involved
the last week in pics and captions
Sweet girl has had a really bad case of eczema the last couple weeks. I've never had anything like this and Owen didn't either. But thanks to a doctor's visit and help from a couple friends who have kiddos with it, her skin is looking and feeling a ton better!
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| think I'll ever use a brush mom? |
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| we babysat for the sweetest baby the last couple weeks - I wish I could show you how cute! |
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| it took awhile for Ellie to warm up to the babe |
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| Ellie's feather bow |
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| looking so grown up! |
Friday, January 25, 2013
Happy 9 Months Ellison!
Height – 2ft, 3in (56th percentile)
Weight – 17lb, 3 oz (21st percentile)
Head – 43.8cm (43rd percentile)
Owen was 4 more pounds than her at this point. She seems pretty tiny to me! But wow, what a big personality that is starting to shine through. This age is so much fun as she’s learning all kinds of new things everyday! 
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
recipe organization
This was one of those projects I was going to blog about when it was done. But now that I'm a little ways in, I’m realizing this is going to take quite a bit of time, as in, it may never get totally done. So why not post about the process now?
In the quest for organizing more in each of my rooms this year, I wanted to get my recipes under control. This is what they look like currently. I have a fabulous recipe binder that my dear friend Sara made for me for my wedding. It has all her favorite recipes and has been so helpful. I was just shoving more of my recipes in the back but it was getting really full. So then, the recipes just got thrown in a manila folder which had spaghetti sauce and cookie dough all over it. Finding recipes that I needed: impossible.
Enter: my mom. This is how she organizes all her recipes. I saw it last year and wanted it. So she was super kind and bought me everything I need. Tons of large index cards, 2 plastic tubs, and some labels.
My goal is to get every recipe onto one of these 4x6 cards. Either cut from a magazine, printed from the internet, or handwritten:
Then I just file them under their correct labels like appetizers, chicken, cookies, fish, etc. It makes the recipes very easy to find. And I can pull all the recipes I'm using that week for dinners and make my grocery list!
My mom has 2 or 3 of these tubs all done. She writes right on the card any changes she did and how they liked it, etc. Or just tosses the card if it gets a thumbs down. Someday, all my recipes will be easy to find. I’m trying to get a few done each week. Slow going, but I already love the new system. How do you organize all your yummy recipes?
**ETA – Used a acid-free glue stick to put my recipes onto the index cards. And Lindsey asked which categories I used so here’s my list. I started with all the “basics” and then added as I came to a recipe that I didn’t know how to file. So these may be different for you:
In the quest for organizing more in each of my rooms this year, I wanted to get my recipes under control. This is what they look like currently. I have a fabulous recipe binder that my dear friend Sara made for me for my wedding. It has all her favorite recipes and has been so helpful. I was just shoving more of my recipes in the back but it was getting really full. So then, the recipes just got thrown in a manila folder which had spaghetti sauce and cookie dough all over it. Finding recipes that I needed: impossible.
Enter: my mom. This is how she organizes all her recipes. I saw it last year and wanted it. So she was super kind and bought me everything I need. Tons of large index cards, 2 plastic tubs, and some labels.My goal is to get every recipe onto one of these 4x6 cards. Either cut from a magazine, printed from the internet, or handwritten:Then I just file them under their correct labels like appetizers, chicken, cookies, fish, etc. It makes the recipes very easy to find. And I can pull all the recipes I'm using that week for dinners and make my grocery list!My mom has 2 or 3 of these tubs all done. She writes right on the card any changes she did and how they liked it, etc. Or just tosses the card if it gets a thumbs down. Someday, all my recipes will be easy to find. I’m trying to get a few done each week. Slow going, but I already love the new system. How do you organize all your yummy recipes?**ETA – Used a acid-free glue stick to put my recipes onto the index cards. And Lindsey asked which categories I used so here’s my list. I started with all the “basics” and then added as I came to a recipe that I didn’t know how to file. So these may be different for you: - appetizers
- beef
- bread
- breakfast
- cakes
- chicken
- cookies
- dessert
- dips
- fish
- jello/pudding
- Mexican
- pasta
- pork
- pies
- potatoes
- rice
- salad
- snacks
- soups
- veggies
Monday, January 21, 2013
Pinned It, Did It Monday {recipe edition}
Welcome to a recipe edition of Pinned It, Did It Monday! This post was requested by Gabe who is always on the lookout for good recipes. These were all found this week as I was searching for “skinny” recipes. That’s right folks, the diet has begun. Have I told you that Kara (my sis-in-law-to-be) asked me to be a bridesmaid?! That means I have 200 days to shed a few before donning the super cute dress she picked out. So here’s to some healthier cooking.
Source: Black Bean, Rice, and Veggie Salad from My Recipes
My picture:
My review: This was fabulous! Super light and delicious. I ate mine just like a salad, but William wrapped his in a while wheat tortilla. Cannot wait to make it again!
For the rest of these, I completely forgot to take pictures of the foods. So I’m just going to give you the links and promise that all of them will be added into our normal menu. 
My review: I used white whole wheat flour and made the blueberry muffins. They were great. I want to make a bunch for quick breakfast grabs.
My review: William didn’t love it, but it’s a weight watchers recipe and has 0 points. So that means I love it. And it was a crockpot recipe, which is nice on busy days.
My review: A nice list of 20 recipes. I’ve made the Asian Glazed Drumsticks in the past and enjoyed them. This week, I made the skinny chicken enchiladas. While they definitely were the “skinny” version, I still really enjoyed them.
