{Weekend Glimpses}

you know that kind of happy feeling you get when you feel like you are ready to bust out of your skin.
that's the feeling i have had the last few days.
i love it.

why so happy...not really sure...
~janey's birthday party is coming up and i feel prepared.
~we have 24 frames on our dining room table waiting for paint to create our new picture wall
~i have the paint and the colors are fun
~i have a new word of the year and a little craft project that goes a long with it
~this new song on my blog...play it loud and you'll know how i feel!!:)
life is good....and happy!

...back to the weekend...

the girls had friends over friday after school.

the girls stayed for pizza and we all went to a school function together.

bounce houses

popcorn

cake walk

it was fun.

and we got to be the cool fun parents!!:)

instead of the ones always reminding them about homework and bedtimes.

i liked that.

we had breakfast together at panera on saturday and then got the oil changed and the car washed.

exciting stuff i know.

i love a clean car with new oil.

i swear it drives better!:)

janey had a girl scout function and riley played with a friend while i shopped for frames.

i think i must have bought 50... ok...maybe 20.

the girls had another friend over on saturday for a pajama movie night.

they wanted to watch in the basement hideout which meant dave and i could still watch our tv....score!

cool parents who still get to watch their own show.

all we had to do was provide the popcorn and m&m's.:)

sunday we relaxed a bit, shopped for party favors and worked on the picture wall.

it was a good weekend.

a happy one for sure.

you can tell i didn't pick the camera up.

so with janey's birthday coming up here are some pics of baby jane.

have a happy day,

cindy

{thankful for}

1. happy days

2. a plan that comes together

3. fun

4. friends

5. love

{Happy New Year...A Photo Recap}

i have seen so many wonderful photo collage recaps out there i thought i would give it a try.

of course i'm a bit behind.

i think this post would have been better on january 1st:)

there's always next year right?

i have to admit...i'm a bit excited...i think my photos have improved a little. :)

{happy new year}

what a blessed, blessed year

have a happy day,

cindy

{Pie, Cupcake Jars, and Crafts}

happy thursday!
when my alarm woke me up this morning i had the thought to turn it off for the weekend...since it was finally friday. again in the shower i thought, wow i am soooo glad it's finally friday.  then it hit me....wait a minute...bummer...only thursday...but thursdays can be good too right?

check out the pie my baby made.

sweet potato pie from a show he saw on diners drive-ins and dives.
he even brought his "heat gun thingy" home from work to toast the marshmallows...now that's a passion for cooking.

we have been having the most beautiful sunsets this week.
i have no idea how to truly capture one.

the skies were on fire with color.
it was so beautiful.

speaking of beautiful...
check out this little cutie i just added to my counter today.

i saw a jar like this filled with cupcake wrappers floating around blog land somewhere and i just loved it the minute i saw it. this jar was from walmart for $7.50 and most of the liners i got from michaels for $1.50 a pkg.  every time i look at it i smile.:) perfect decoration for janey's cupcake party next week!

this little sweetie has really been into crafting lately.



of course we pick the sunniest place in the house to craft, which is great for keeping warm but not so great for photos.

i love how she babbles to herself when she works..."dease (these) are my magic scissors and dease are my magic markers"

"let's see...."

"right side up so you can see the color"

still with me??
i got a little carried away i think....

do my photos look crystal clear and bright??? probably not, cause i have no idea what i'm doing but i am shooting them with my new Christmas present. dave surprised me and i love it. (thanks again nicolle for the behind the scenes sneaky assistance) in other exciting news, i am signing up for a photography class at our local community college. it's only a couple of hours for two saturdays, but i am hoping to learn a lot.

see...thursdays can be good too.:)

have a happy day,

cindy