Sonsel Sass

Finally getting pics posted of things that I have made within the past few months.

 

Wyatt's tie shirt for Avery's "Too Purpley" 3rd Birthday party

 Avery's Easter dress (she picked out the material)

Fall butterfly shirt

Avery's Valentine skirt

Avery's Christmas dress

Scarf

Valentine pillows

Apron

Cheesecake

Being one of my favorite desserts, I have always wanted to try my luck at making cheesecake but have never attempted it because I have heard that it's difficult & time consuming. Well, I decided that I would finally try my luck. I found this recipe that had great reviews & it was pretty scrumptious...very time consuming but worth it!

Waiting...Anxiously

So, my year & two month old laptop decided to die this week. Crazy. On it are ALL of my pictures & I am freaking out waiting anxiously on the Geek Squad to let me know if they are able to retrieve my pics along with my hundreds of bookmarks, documents, etc. Jake & I have talked about backing up our computers using Carbonite & after this incident, we will for sure be doing this in the future.

Of course, my super wonderful husband purchased me a new computer last night. :) So, as I get this one set up, I will continue to pray for my old one.

We had two weddings last weekend so I have much to share & blog about but that will be on hold until I get this laptop set up & my pictures back.

Have a great weekend!

XOXO,

Humpty Dumpty

"Mommy, I drew Humpty Dumpty!"

 Not bad for a 3 year old, huh?

Happy Heart Day

Since hubby/daddy was out of town again, we spent the afternoon with Nana & the kid's Great Grandparents. The love that they have for my children makes my heart happy & I am beyond thankful!


The kids with their Great Granny or "Great Great Great Granny" as Avery calls her. She is an amazing woman & still plays with the kids like she played with my siblings & me 30 years ago. LOVE her!

Modeling her Valentine skirt I made

Wyatt was standing there saying "cheeeeeese" just waiting for me to take his pic. 

This shot warms my heart...every time I ask Avery to stand with Wyatt for a picture she puts her arm around him & kisses him...and he is still cheesing!

My Valentines!

Beautiful smile just like daddy!

Opening their loot

Notice Wy in the background with his crayons. He wasn't interested in anything else...just wanted to color

"Pease!!!"

Valentine Crayons

Avery & I made heart shaped crayons out of old broken crayons. The teacher in me LOVES the ease of this project & the fact that it's a hands on lesson on recycling. :) I highly recommend this easy & fun project!

Step 1: Gather up some old crayons & a heart shaped muffin pan.

 

Step 2 {the most time consuming step}: Peel crayons & break into pieces small enough to fit into the hearts. 

It took us a while to peel the crayons. Avery was very patient during this tedious step!

Step 3: Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until crayons have melted.

Step 4: Allow pan to completely cool & remove crayons carefully with butter knife.

 

Step 5: Enjoy you new {recycled} crayons!

Rainy Day Fun