{Stuff I Loooove}

{pretty little bobble necklace}the bestest part? FREE. yup, i hosted a SheBella party and this was my hostess gift

{pretty little liars}guilty pleasure.....can't. figure. it. out.that and i loooove the typography of the title
{repurposed canisters}in the girls' playroom and playing house to all their hairbands, elastics, brushes and bowsi'm working on getting a some chalkboard labels off of etsy to spruce them up

{alphabet cookie cutters}a gifty from grammie for my big girlyyou can find them at superstore
{etsy}if you've been there, no explaination is requiredif you haven't, you need to go
{adele}'nough saidi seriously listen to (and possibly belt out at the top of my lungs) someone like you, turning tables, rolling in the deep, and set fire to the rain every. single. dayshe is beautiful and fierce talented

:: Learning Our Letters ::

We, are learning our letters!I've tried a few ways, but when walking through Superstore last weekend, I came across an adorable set of alphabet cookie cutters that I knew would do the trick. Grammie (thank you!!) picked them up for the girls, and we spent some time making yummy chocolate sugar cookie dough.I'd never made shape cookies before, so it was a bit of an adventure.....


{and the result. i refridgerated the dough sort of accidentally for a few days, and i think it dried out, because when I tried to roll it, it completely fell apart. so i had to rip it off in chunks, work it together and pat it out with my hands so needless to say it took a really long time. but time very well spent, denay now knows her big "A"}
time for "B"!

Wordless Wednesday :: Sunday Portraits

::: Just A Little Lately :::

Okay, so this is almost a couple ago old but I wanted to throw it in. My SIL second-handed us my nephews peddleless bike and before all the rainy fall weather hit, we spent sometime trying it out.Denay didn't quite pick up on the concept but we had fun nonetheless!



Coloring time! Denay and I have been working on learning our letters and we let Paisley in on the marker fun.....

::: A Last Playdate :::

Goodbyes are hard.I had to say a pretty rough one last week, and I mean rough.I've known Becca for years, and over the past few, have grown deeply in my friendship with her.Along with her husband and two girlies, she moved to Fernie on Tuesday where her husband got a new job.I cried a lot, and gave and was given a lot of hugs.{Evie (almost three), Michal (four) and Denay}{these goofballs spent over an hour playing our bed, jumping, and taking turns doing "silly things"}{on tuesday, the day before she left, our little group of momma's met at the park for one last playdate, one last momdate. as per usual, yours truly brought along her camera to capture everything}

{Michal (4), Olivia (4), Denay (3), Evie (Michal's sister, almost 3), Chloe (2), Abigail (almost 3), Caleb (4), Gavin (Caleb's brother, almost 3)}
{hands up!}
{this is part where everyone started crying}

{Me (with Paisley), Becca (mom to Michal and Evie), Kelly, (back row, mom to Olivia), Kerry (mom to Chloe), Megan (back beside Kelly with Baby Gracie, almost 9 months), Natalie (mom to Abigail, with Charlotte, 16 months), Alana (mom and to Caleb and Gavin)}

I love these women. They are my friends, my sisters, my support and encouragement and my Bachelorette viewing buddies. They are all incredible, real, strong and amazing.Becca, thanks for being you. For being there, for listening, for laughing. We we all miss you so very much and our little town will be a little less wonderful without you!

{Farewell To Summer}

"better late than never"not usually a motto I strive to live by, but when it came to our September (which is normally way to chilly) trip to the lake last Sunday for the last super warm day of the year, it was just the phrase to sum the day up.We, ahem, skippedchurchtogotubingandwakeboarding *cough*.{paisley girl}

{yours truly up on the wakeboard for the first time in a few years and loooooving it}

{hubby got up first try!}

{and got a little airtime to boot}

{we picked up our friends a few hours later and enjoyed some awesome time with them. Trev and Chene tubing}

{denay wasn't a huge fan, but we went nice and slow and her "I don't want to!" tears soon disappeared}

{then kelly and I asked my dad for a nice relaxing tube ride. this is what happened}

{yep, my tube isn't even touching the water}


{going for a dip on a hot day.....there's nothing like it!}

{please excuse the terrible hair}

{then I decided I'd board again (even though I took a nasty face plant the first time) and this.....

....is how that round ended. Needless to say, I was bruised and sore for the next few days but it was all completely worth it. The day couldn't have been more perfect!
Sunshine, mountains, a cool clean lake, good friends and lots of laughing; pretty much sums up all you could want.

Free, Free

{we've been living on a relatively snug budget lately, but even though, I'd go crazy if I couldn't keep making house, decorating and nesting. so that means it's all about getting creative! here's a few ways I've snuck some cute and perfect decor into the house at no cost to me!}:: my mom brought us back a sack of coffee from Jamacia last year and I stuffed the burlap bag with macaroni noodles and it fits just perfect in my window}
{these orange containers are actually burnt out candles that I filled with decorative wicker balls that I had lying around}

{I love these. Found them in my mom's basement and they hang over my kitchen window, keeping the"Dutch" in my house (there are three but the third photo won't show up)}

{this was also a mom's house steal. I had to take it apart and give it a good clean but I love the vintage frame and having it in my living area}

{guilty again. this way my parents camping toaster and I think they bought it before I was born. I scrubbed and polished and it ornaments the shelf above my cupboards}