Meet Me Here…

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My layout for Mandi’s Scrap-Along. Seems more of our date nights lately are after the little ones go to bed. Evenings are just a touch on the busy side.  I’ll take any time with my mister though.  So – here’s to taking it up a notch – busting out the fresh lemonade and making it a dinner date. You know that’s right.

{Credits:  Zig-Zag paper and frames by Mandi Miles – Bubblegum Alley; Paint Splats, puffy paint arrows, arrow stitched holes, stamped alpha, and exclamations by CD Muckosky; paper arrows, flower, arrow heart, transparent arrow & xxs&oos by Weeds and Wildflowers,  Hello there tag and orange arrow by Pink Paislee, Curved black arrow by Dani Mogstad, glitter overlay by Jen Wilson, font:  Bohemian Typewriter}

Spotlight: {Daddy}

Daddy:  I love me because… oh, okay – Mommy can start.

Mommy:  Daddy rocks the treats for Family Home Evening.  Tonight it was all about the yummy theater popcorn.  He even acquired the popcorn maker this evening.  He has big plans to grow Glass Gem Corn for popping.  Beautiful!  Also, for a few days now Jim Bob has been playing Letterpress with the kiddos.  They all love playing together – and I’ve heard him comment that he loves having smart children that play well together. {And in true geeky form – I have no less than 4 links for this man of ours we love!}

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Jacob:  I love that Dad takes time to play with his kids. Whether digital or physical.

Josh:  I like Dad’s ideas. The bright ones and the not-so-bright ones. One bright one was having me steer the car today while Dad pushed.  The other one is to put up a railing in the loft in the treehouse so we don’t fall off.

Autumn:  I like Dad because he’s always smiling and he likes to wear hats a lot. And I like about Dad because he always likes to make us laugh and I like that part about him a lot.

Andrew:  Dad is so nice. He shares his stuff with us.

Josh:  Like power tools!

Jacob:  And belly button lint!

Andrew:  No – hahahhaa *giggle* – his popcorn and things he buys.

Katey:  I love Dad because he cooks food for me.  For the family.

{Dad makes breakfast almost every single morning.  It’s wondrous! He “magically transforms oats into oatmeal” – his words.  He also magically transforms bread into toast.}

Caleb:  My best part of Daddy is doing Pledge of Allegiance with us. And my other favorite part is Meri drooling on a car outside. {??}

Katey:  I’m not done. Well, um…

Caleb:  Rock faster Daddy.

Katey:  And I like Daddy because he paid for this house.  Because if he didn’t buy the house we would just be outside.

Caleb:  In the treehouse. And we’d get rained on.

So thankful for our house-buying, popcorn-providing, game-playing, laugh-inducing, breakfast-making man! What a catch for us all!  🙂

Scrap-Along

Mandi’s instructions for her Scrap-Along are up! 🙂

Come play!

Fun instructions and a whole glorious week to complete!

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{Her seriously cute ad.}

& a peek at the prize for entering:

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Polkas and woodgrain – sign me up!

 

Growing

Sunbeam lesson: I Am Thankful for Trees, Plants & Flowers
{I subbed today! :)}

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My top 3 moments from today:

3. When explaining pollination and asking what animal helps plants by pollinating one sweet little girl burst out with “Elephants!” That was a fun visual.

2. One little one commented that trees are for climbing – and falling down. And then all six little angels hopped up onto their chairs to peek out the tall window to see trees and plants outside (it was a little too blustery for the planned nature walk).

1. When we finished up our seedling packets the little sunbeams ran around the room singing/yelling “It’s growing! It’s growing!” {I’m sure those little seeds were thinking about it…}

Thankful for the wondrous world created for us! Especially sweet and funny three-and-four-year-olds.

Stuck.

My getting-stuck-in-the-mud outfit – last Saturday:

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[Coat:  Old Navy – $20, Skirt:  hand-me-down, Shoes:  DI – $5]

{oops! In my defense the muddy area was snow covered and I didn’t realize how boggy it was.}

Here’s Jim Bob’s getting-me-out-of-the-mud outfit:

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[Coat:  North Face – eBay $50, Hat:  Mission gift, Cords:  DI – $4, Boots: IFA – $12]

{minus Mom’s truck – thanks again!}

Thankfully it happened near my friend Jessica’s home and I had a lovely talk with her, her sister-in-law and mother-in-law while I waited for Jim Bob to come rescue me. Not a bad way to spend part of the afternoon.

Toddler Recipes: Chicken! Patty!

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Creation brought to you by Caleb – at our family reunion last summer.

{Adorable recipe card – soon to be used for waaay more than my toddler post 😉 – is available at Purdue Avenue.  And comes in four different color stories.  Beauty.  Thanks Mandi!}

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Chicken patties have a funny story in our family.  Part of the funniness is that most of us were not there. My mom, dad and little sis Anna were planning menus.  This was when Anna was the only one left at home.  My mom decided they should have menus they all three liked – seeing as there were so few to please.  They sat around discussing options when Mom had a flash of brillance.  Something she hadn’t thought of for a long time.  She slapped her hands down on the table and said Chicken! Patties!! The shock of it all caused Dad and Anna to erupt in giggles and it’s been a favorite family story ever since.

Truth or Dare Brownies… Happy Love Day all!

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{Devoted Full Collection by Carta Bella, font: Traveling typewriter}

That’s right – a classic game made anew with the incentive of brownies.

Truth or Dare – what will it be?

Truths such as “You are an amazing individual with high quality muscles.” or “Laughing is good for you. So is water.” ?

Those are fun. But if you choose dare – those come with 2 brownies. 😉 And you HAVE to do the dare right away. Things like “Perform your best cheer – with a double high kick.” and “Act out your favorite scene from a movie. Don’t stop until someone guesses the show.”

So – what will it be? Either way you’re rewarded.

Everyday Sparkle

Yesterday was a sparkly tights kind of day.

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It may have also been a Birthday Cake Oreo kind of day…

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Love those sprinkles!

Living the dream one day at a time.

Dreaming…

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Planning… and wishing… and hoping… and dreaming.  One book for each month this year.

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Brown paper covers sewn with regular ol’ typing paper on the inside.  And a smattering of embellishments…

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Smencils not required, but oh-so-fun.  {And they have Smalentines.  In mint chocolate chip, ch-ch-cherry, be mine, sweetheart and strawberry cream.  I swoon.}

13??!?!!?

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Thankful for the journey and for the best partner ever on this ride we call life.

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