Valentine Coloring Pages

Just thought I would pop my head in and say hello. Sorry for my abrubt stop in posts. The first of the week I found myself kissing my new niece's little cheeks and cuddling her close as we went to Birmingham for a visit. We arrived back yesterday and I spent the night tending to my Charlotte as she was up sick all night. Doubt I will be posting anything else other than my final Scrap It Saturdays post this weekend.

In the meantime, please enjoy these valentine coloring pages. Just right click,
"save pictures as" to your files and print as many as you like. For personal use only!

Enjoy! And if you think about it say a prayer for my little family and one of protection over my brother's fam. I am going to feel horrible if my little ones get their little ones sick.

Sharing the LOVE!

Starting today I am sharing the LOVE. Yes, for the next full week please enjoy 50% off all my printable Valentine Collection. This is pretty huge as I have NEVER offered this great of a discount before. And the wonderful thing is... you can use your printables for years to come. How is that for sharing the LOVE? Just head on over and get what you need. This discount will end Feburary 14th!

Scrap It Saturdays: Watermelon

Click the picture, right click and "save picture as" in your file of choice and print. You are ready to go.

So I have had a very busy week this week, not to mention sick babies - and a sick me on top of it. So... I didn't get my scraps cut out for this project. I didn't want to leave you empty-handed, so I went ahead and put the pattern together (for those of you that want to use it). This one is SO simple. It was actually the very first applique I did for Charlotte and it turned out really cute.

I will be appliquing this sweet little gingham set. If you look closely you will see that the initials on the top do not match our family at all. A sweet friend handed down a ton of beautiful clothes and I never got around to "fixing" this one for use. With consignment sales coming up appliquing can be a great way to get use out of that monogrammed garment that you just have to have (but can't use it because the letters don't match your little one's name) or to get your outfits ready to sell.

I hope you enjoy this pattern and check back next week for my finished project.

Welcome to Our World

I am forgoing Friday's Find today to share the good news that my FIFTH niece was born yesterday at 6:28 p.m. Her name is Leah Catherine (Leah Cate) and she weighed in at 7lbs 11oz and 19.5 inches long.


This picture was too sweet of my little brother (who is eight years younger than I) holding his sweet girl showing her off to big sister Adeline. This brought tears to my eyes. You must understand that our age difference makes me quite nostalgic about Owen being all grown up - job, family, and all. It seems just like yesterday he was pestering the heck out of me and I was chasing him around trying to get him to stop.

We are so thrilled for both Owen and Mary Catherine and can't wait to meet the newest member of the family next week.

Happy Friday!

Hoe Down

All phots (but invitation) courtesy of Split Second Photography

You may remember my friend Amy's Hoe Down party she threw for her son Paxton last year. It was quite the affair with a pretty long guest list - with a lot of fun for adults as well as kids.

I started thinking about how fun that theme was - as you can see most of the kiddos as adults dressed for the affair - so I decided I would put together a Hoe Down Party Package. What do you think? There are so many directions one could take this theme - and the girls wouldn't be left out. Look for more Hoe Down themed goodies in the coming weeks as I put together this ensemble as both a printable and printed collection.

Humble Me

Preface: I wrote this post last week. It is a little more on the personal side, but I hope my being open and honest helps you know that in this game called life, you are not alone!

Yesterday my run became a place of solace for me. I usually jazz up my ipod with catchy, bouncy songs that keep me entertained and focused on pushing through when I start getting tired. Yesterday, I was more interested in the quiet.

The first song that hit my ears was Norah Jones' "Humble Me." This song has been following me over the last month or so. I have always loved it, but the chorus has been a little more personal lately.

As the sun was setting, feeling the chill in the air, hearing the soft pitter pat of my feet, and my breath hard I took solace in this song. It has been a humbling year for me in so many ways. Ways I have mentioned here and in ways that are private to my person and family. Sometimes it is hard to understand why life throws you curves, why God allows things to happen, why we don't get what we want. I am not offering any answers here, except to say that God has been using life to keep me humble.

I don't talk about my faith here as much as I should, and lately it has been a little hard to, but if there is one thing I know, it is that my faith in God is always what seems to get me through.

So... next time you are feeling low or life is throwing you that curve - and you find yourself asking why - just know that it is okay to question, to feel your pain, to feel the humility that it brings. At some point you will be ready to accept the love that God ultimately brings and you will find peace.

taking the challenge

I was thrilled when I heard from my dear friend, Joy, that she was taking my Scrap It Saturdays challenge. I think she took on quite the undertaking making all three of her kiddos matching giraffe outfits - she made all the pants too. Quite impressive if you ask me. I also loved the embellishments she added. That is the fun thing about these projects - you can make them so uniquely your own.

To get the pattern for the giraffe just click here. To enter the giveaway that closes this Saturday click here.

Happy Scrapping!