I'm sorry but WE need to respect THEM? really?!!

read the whole story here

our annual jib jab dance

shutterfly promotion

everyone who knows me, know that I am a huge a fan of DIY personal photo books. Shutterfly has been one that I reorder from all the time! in fact i have about $200 worth of books waiting to be ordered but i'm still working on our disney book!We also get our Christmas cards with them!
I love all the designs they offer and how fast they are.
Along with phot books i also order our christmas cards with them every year.
I love how we can choose whimsical or modern cards and even traditional cards and how we can incorporate more than one photo in it since its so hard to choose just one.
I noticed this year they also have cards that can double as or christmas letter. While i'm not a fan of writting christmas letters, let alone send them out, i thought this was a cute idea.

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I also really love that they offer canvas now
http://www.shutterfly.com/home-decor/canvas-wall-art

even better (well for me)
spanish cards i can send to Costa Rica and they'll actually appreciate them

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/feliz-navidad-2010-tarjetas-de-navidad-5x7-folded-card?sortType=1&storeNode=93477
·So what are you waiting for?!!!

Right now they have an amazing deal for ALL bloggers
You can get 50 free Christmas cards to send to family and friends!
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enjoy!

Turkeys for my boys

I've been very crafty lately, don't really know why since i have no time left between D's after school activities and keeping up with G and the house and what not, not to mention feeling lousy from a double infection that is just now clearing up.
I like keeping busy but this was insane. somehow though in the midst of the chaos that is our life i managed to whip up these 2 shirts for my boys to wear at thanksgiving.

I have to say they came out pretty good I was even impressed.
i made D's on a regular sized t-shirt and G in a long sleeve onesie he had.
the total cost of the project was maybe $10 including the t-shirt and once G was asleep it took about 1 hour from start to end.
The hardest part was tracing G's hand, but the rest was easy peasey.


What I used:
White tee shirt / onesie
Heat 'n Bond    (the red package) i bough a 1 yard package
jumbo orange Rick Rack
red ribbon
fabric in red, orange, yellow, and brown (I bought fat quarters and was able to do both of the boys on one piece with some careful placing)
Liquid stitch
2 googly eyes
lighter
I hand drew the body but you can use this 

Trace your child's hands on a piece of paper and cut out them out to use as templates.
for the beak i just cut 2 triangles of yellow felt and sized accordingly (use your judgement)

the Heat 'n Bond package will explain how to use it,but basically i ironed the fat quarter and then applied the Heat 'n Bond to all the fabric.
 
Using your hand templates i traced with a pencil on the heat bond paper, then cut out the hands, the turkey's body, and beak.

Arrange the hands on the shirt how you'd like them, and iron them down one by one.
place the body down and then the rick rack to see where the lgs would go, then remove the body and glue down the legs with liquid stitch THEN Place the turkey's body back in the middle and now iron down
then place the eyes on with the liquid stitch ( you could also do this art after you do the wattle and beak)








I cut the red ribbon by eyeballing the length that would work with each turkey then used the lighter to "seal" the ends so they won't fray

Fold the ribbon to form the wattle and glue down
next place your beak and iron down
You're done !

This is what happens when daddy is in charge

I asked Michael to watch the boys for awhile so i could work on the invites for their birthday party.
I can't wait to share more details on what we are doing but it will be seuss-spectacular!!!
i finally finish them not an hour later and this is what i walked into:

I love Gabriel's face when i caught him trying to make a break for it!

and we are walking!

ok really this is a bit too fast for me!
sorry for the sideways thing i took it on my phone
but seriously how did i got from this













to this:

November 5th

5 years ago, it was a gorgeous spring like like day with 72 forecast of sunny skies, except it wasn't spring it was november and it was the day i would marry the most amazing man i had ever met.


our story is ordinary...well sort off
Boy works at bar
Girl works at restaurant
Boy and girl meet they fall in love, they date then
they break up
we stayed sort of friends and eventually 6 months later we got back together.

I still bug him that he broke my heart but his response is "well i more than made up for it!"
you sure did baby!
This coming Feb we will be together for 9 years! 9 freaking years! amazing i might add

I love that i can be myself, be goofy, weird even!

or look like crap when i don't feel like being "put together"
I love that we can be silly together

or that he doesn't care if sundays are sometimes jammy days and we do nothing but eat and watch Tv.


Our wedding was nothing short of spectacular.

 

It still amazes me that i was able to land such a great man. Not only is sexy as hell, but what makes him even hotter than McSteamy is how he was/is with D. He has always been so loving and caring and nurturing, that for once in my life(at least with the guys i dated) i felt safe and taken care of. He is quite literally my knight in armor, my est friend and of course to finish being super cliche he is my soul mate the love of my life.
So here is to another amazing 5 years times a gazillion and to our happily ever after lasting a lifetime!