Old School Photos

Thank You Rae Lynn for editing my photos for me! I love this Old School/Vintage style that your photoshop has! I so need this program!!! Until I can afford it, I will be sending my photos your way! I am obsessed! I am using this format for our Christmas Cards this year! Just have to get them put together! Thanks again!

Family Pics

So I was able to get a few family photos today courtesy of Rae Lynn before my camera died! She was off camera duty today, as she has been so busy with photo shoots lately, but I begged her to snap a few! They turned out really cute and we might have even captured our Christmas card picture! Yay! She is going to edit some of them with her new program (that I am going to have to have), but here they are for now! You also get to check out the new hair do! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with their family and friends!

Going to change my blog background soon! Can't wait to play!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Don't know why...but thought this pic was hysterical!

Happy Turkey Day to everyone! We wish everyone a safe and belly stuffed day!

Mommy Made

So I have been wanting Lola to start wearing some headbands, but the ones you find in the store are just really not cute. I haven't tried any boutiques because I don't have one close to me, so I can't say that I have looked everywhere, but, where I have looked - no likey! I looked online at ordering some, but I really wanted one for her to wear for Thanksgiving, so I knew that it wouldn't be here fast enough. In looking at them online, it didn't seem like they would be all that difficult to make, and I called my sister-in-law Rae Lynn for reassurance! After talking to her I set out to make Lola one last night and I LOVE it! Now I am going to make more, knowing that I can do it! Last nights was my practice one and I was crossing my fingers in hopes that it would turn out! I already have orders to make some for my friends' girls! More pics to come of this actually on her head!

Just in case you feel inspired to make these they are really easy. It takes about 10 minutes!
*Measure head and cut elastic to fit
*Sew together ends (I tried to hand sew and it worked ok, but I broke the needle? So ended up using the brad fasteners that I used to put the flowers on to hook the two sides together! Kinda ghetto I know, but until I get a sewing machine, that is going to have to be how it goes!)
*Pluck your flowers off of stems (you can also buy flowers that are in a container, but if you buy the fake flowers by the bundle, you get a little bit more variety.)
*Stick brad fastener through the middle of the flower (you could also hot glue, my glue gun is just at school, so I didn't have it. The brad fasteners do not hurt or leave marks on babies head, but I didn't make the elastic tight, they probably will if I still have her wearing this when she is 12!)

Cooking with Kyan

Kyan LOVES cooking dinner with me! Any chance that he gets he is right there by my side, mixing ingredients, wanting to cut things, and even trying to help put pans in the oven! He is such a good helper! I find that he eats dinner better too if he helped to make it! In the picture we are making Chicken Crescent Rolls! They are a recipe off the website that Rae Lynn started (also a link from my blog!) Just in case you feel like making them - here it is!
***This recipe makes 16 rolls, so if you are just cooking for your smaller family, it is ok to just half everything!

Chicken Crescents

8 ounces of Cream Cheese, Softened
4 Tablespoons of Butter, Melted
4 Cups cooked, cubed chicken
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
5 Tablespoons Milk
2 Tablespoons Onion, Chopped
2 8-oz. Can Refrigerated Crescent Rolls
2 Tablespoons Melted Butter
2 Cups Seasoned Croutons, Crushed

Blend cream cheese and butter. Add chicken, salt, pepper, milk, and onion. Mix well. Spoon 1/4 cup mixture near base of triangle and roll up crescent style. Brush each roll with melted butter and sprinkle on crouton crumbs. Place on an un-greased baking sheet and bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Frank and Chrissy's Last Hoorah!

The Wedding Party - well, most of them!

Yesterday was a LONG day, but we had so much fun! From baby shower (which I am hoping to steal some pictures off of Camille's blog since I didn't bust out the camera) to wedding party! Michael hijacked my camera and played paparazzi for the night (THANK YOU!) so I was actually in some pictures! It was so nice to hang out with everyone - especially Candis and Susie, as we are all mommies now and don't get to "go out" anymore all together, shoot even separate for that matter! We cut loose and had a great time, in celebration of Frank and Chrissy's last weekend as an engaged couple! We will all be together again next weekend for the wedding and I am really looking forward to it!

Thug baby

Lola usually refuses anything on her little head, however, she LOVED this hoodie that her auntie Susie got her! Jayla spotted the birdie on it and knew her bff Lola had to have it! Thank you!