29 day challenge | fruit

Day #7:  fruit

hmm..   fruit is kind of a strange subject if you ask me..   but fruit it is.

These were fresh raspberries topping a really good lemon cake with a raspberry jam layer and homemade raspberry whipped cream icing.  It was so good  :)

29 day challenge | from a low angle

Day 5:  from a low angle

Tic Tac Toe

these cute little rocks are part of an outdoor tic tac toe game.  it's set up on our front sidewalk all summer just waiting for kiddos (or grown ups) to come sit and play.  it's always a fun conversation piece when visitors stop by.

29 day challenge | from a high angle

Day #5 | from a high angle

All three kiddos from a high angle when they were littler...  LOVE the watermelon picture!  :)

29 day challenge | green

Day #4 | GREEN

I was looking looking looking for something green..  went to make myself a cup of my favorite tea....  realized...   it's green!   

and my favorite cup has green on it, too   :)

29 day challenge | clouds

I had every intention of taking a picture of today's clouds, but the fog had other plans.  Then I thought about doing pictures of fog, because well, fog is clouds...  but, I decided to do some bright summery clouds to remind us all of warmth.  :)

our own little personal paradise.  I love winter, but I do miss flip-flops. 

29 day challenge | What I'm wearing today

Day #2:  What I'm wearing today

my Under Armour blacks, which I love love love

Air Force t-shirt

ISU sweatshirt

(a bumming around the house day!)  

29 day photo challenge | Self Portrait

Sheesh, post #2 for the day... I'm on a roll!  I came across a 29 day photo challenge, courtesy of Renee, and thought maybe this is what I need to get back into the blogging habit.
So, here goes with Day #1...

Self Portrait

I sooooo wanted to use my Photoshop skills to fix me up, but thought.. nope, not gonna do it.  This is me and how I look today.   I could've taken that big pile of laundry outta there, too..  at least they're clean.  :)

Stay tuned for Day #2.

Pinterest | Oreo Truffles

I have officially been addicted to Pinterest for a month...   I have found countless recipes, ideas, cute clothes, decor, etc. etc. etc.  Of the countless recipes I've 'pinned', I have made probably a dozen of them and we haven't been disappointed yet.  I put a new recipe on the table, and my dear husband automatically says "Pinterest?".      :)

This is a recipe I pinned for him since he is a huge Oreo lover.  I originally found the recipe on Pinterest, which came from http://www.chef-in-training.com/2011/11/no-bake-oreo-truffles.html 

You can check the recipe out on her site.  She says you can use 8 oz. of cream cheese instead of 4 oz.  I used 4 oz and was very happy with the consistency and texture..  plus you can still taste a little bit of the cream cheese without it being overwhelming.  So use 4 oz!

These are pictures I took this afternoon.

Christmas Eve | at home

After the Christmas Eve service at church, we went to mom and dad's for dessert and then headed home for our annual Christmas Eve traditions.

Annual Christmas Jammies

(the boys love Tom and Jerry, so we found them some T&J pjs...   and Audrey received a snowman nightgown with a matching nightgown for her American Girl doll, Belle.)

(for their ornaments, Wyatt got Bugs Bunny, Landon got Cars2 and Audrey got a Ballerina Barbie..  They were thrilled with them!)

Mixing up the Reindeer Food...    Oatmeal and Glitter

Scattering it outside..  no snow this year!

Santa's Milk and Cookies

Not too sure what Wyatt was doing.. possibly luring in the Reindeer.  :)

I didn't get many pictures of Christmas Day, but we all had a wonderful time!

Christmas Eve | all dressed up and somewhere to go

Here are the kiddos all ready for the Christmas Eve program.. The boys were supposed to wear jeans because in their program they were Christmas Carolers..   I don't like sending them to church on Christmas Eve in jeans, but hey, what do ya do?

and D got some of Audrey and myself as we were putting on the finishing touches.

and by the Christmas tree.  :)

next year I'm getting D and the boys together!

These pictures do not do justice to Audrey's dress.  I'll have to do some studio photos of her in it.  It is gorgeous!