What FUN

We had such a fun fall crafting afternoon! We did crafts and decorated halloween cookies! It was too much fun!

First off we tie dyed the shirts orange, then washed and dryed them to set them.

This is nice and wet, rinsed, and ready to be washed.

The color is lighter after washing and drying, but super cut.

Then we painted jack o lantern faces on the shirts with black paint. Lil E had so much fun, she did the face and made sure to put eye brows, hair, and teeth on her pumpkin, she said. I did the face for baby Lil K's shirt. Too cute!!!

I am truly impressed with the way they turned out! And the girls will be wearing them this weekend!

After this, we even baked up some Halloween Funfetti cookies and iced and decorated them.

It's the little things in life that make the greatest memories! Have a lil fun! Both were simple and easy, and made for some happy kids! (as I did this with Lil E and her friends.)

I wish you all a wonderful and blessed weekend.

Hugs and Blessings,

Gotcha

WOW O WOW!!! Today is a 4th Anniversary Gotcha Day for Lil E! What a special day! I flew to where she was being cared for. When I arrived there, she was so upset and fussing. She had been for a couple of days because of her shots. I picked her up and instantly starting talking to her and rocking and singing to her, and right away she rested and went to sleep. They said I was the only one who had calmed her down in days. She just needed her mommy!!! Time has flew by and I tell you what, I am over joyed to have my girl! She is getting so big and growing up into such a special young lady! One of her favorite things to do is bake, so today we did just that! We made some cookies! Then she picked out dinner! It was truly a special day! But more importantly my life is special because of the gifts from God I have received! Adoption is truly the most precious blessing! God knew all along!

I wanted to post some favorite memories, but man I can't even begin to tell you the joy in our hearts for every minute!!! So I'll share a lil bit about my sweetie!!!

Lil E has alwasy been Lil Miss Personality! She loves people and will talk your ear off. She wants to take care of everyone, and is super logical and smart! She loves to run and play. She loves being a big sister!

And today she said "I make a wish with all my heart, thank you Jesus for my sweet mommy!" Now if that isn't the sweetest words to hear I just don't what could be. That is just how loving she is!!!

And the lil clown she is too! Oh man, she will do anything to make someone laugh! And she loves her baby sister and loves being a big sister! She loves to play this lil piggy with Lil K's toes. And she really loves to play in their room together! It is brings such a smile to my heart!

I can recall the very first black Friday her and I went shopping! She was still so tiny. She was a lil trooper! She got many ooes and aahhs and smiles! But it was just such a sweet day!

I can remember her first learning to walk and how she would waddle to the water sprinkler to check it out while dad was watering the yard...

Or when we moved and her first playing on the ice.. It was the cutest thing in the world to watch her stand up on the ice. Didn't take her long to start running on the ice!

She has a vivid imagination and can pretend play everything, from house, to dolls, cars, and so much more! She loves to do crafts and color too!

Every moment we have it a special gift from God!!!!

Lil E, baby girl, I will always love and protect you!!!

Hugs and Blessings,

SCT - Fajitas

Fajitas

1 medium onion, chopped

1 - 2 bell peppers, sliced

1 1/2 lbs sliced beef skirt steak or flat iron steak, uncooked, cut into strips

2 tsp fajita seasoning

1/2 tsp

1 can of Rotel

12 flour tortillas

Place all except tortillas in the crock in the order of ingredients. Cook 8 hours on low or 5 on high.

Fill tortillas with mixture and garnish wih sour cream, salsa, and grated cheese.

As the leaves change....

As we were out and about today, I took a few photos of some fall in the air! It was nice and windy and pretty cool too! We had lots of fun just driving around looking for the colors of the trees. Lil E had a blast realizing the trees were changing colors.

Hope you enjoy some of our photos from today!

Hugs and Blessings,

Sewing for my girls....

Hope your week is going well! I have been sewing! I made the girls each 3 dress and Lil K even another lil dress! Lil E loves them and says her favorite one makes her feel like a princess. Thought I'd share my creations with you.

Hope you have a wonderful week!!!

Hugs and Blessings,

Friendship is a Blessing

I have been blessed to have received a very sweet and kind award, it's precious for sure, and the most darling too! It is from one of my dear friends. Heart4MyHome, http://www.heart4myhome.blogspot.com/

With the honor of being bestowed this precious award, there are a few questions that I need to answer. So here goes...

1. Do you have the same friends since childhood? ~Not really. I do have have some from way back, lots of friends I have gained on the way. I cherish all of them! They mean so much to me.

2. What do you value most about your friends? ~ Their being true and loyal! Their honesty and compassion. The fun we have, or just being there to share life together. My friends are my extended family.

3. Are your friends your sounding boards?~ Sometimes. I try not to burden them with my frustration, but they are willing to. And I appreciate that so much.

4. What is your favorite activity to share with your friends? ~Spending time together, laughing, crying and and everything in between! Hanging out at the house, playing games, scrapbooking, crafting, cooking, travels, shopping. Just about anything!

And now passing this wonderful award on to 5 perfectly blended friendships in my life.

Dirt Track Racing, It's a family thing ~ http://drttrckrcng27.blogspot.com/

Manis Family ~ Prayin Manis ~ http://www.prayinmanis.blogspot.com/

Cooking Fool ~ Spice of Life~ http://www.cookingfool1.blogspot.com/

CubzFan8 ~ http://www.cubzfan8.blogspot.com/

Family Corner ~ http://http//www.familycorner.blogspot.com/

Thank you all so much for being dear to me!!! I love each and every freind!All of you, not just the 5 here, but all! I'm so thankful to have you in my life!

Hugs and Blessings,

Beautiful Saturday!

We had a great day today. Saturdays are our family days. We do things together as a family. Once hubby was home today from working last night, and after our breakfast, he was taking a lil nap and I started sewing. I actually made each of the girls something. Lil K has a dress, and Lil E has a shirt. They turned out too cute! So they were modeling the first one today, and then I finished then 2nd one tonight. So I can't wait until tomorrow to take some more pictures of them both in their lil outfits. We just did lots of lil things today together! It is always so nice! I'm thankful for the family time, even if we aren't doing anything spectacular! The togetherness is awesome!

Hope yall have a blessed Sunday.

Hugs and Blessings,

Happy Fall!

Happy Fall Yall!!!

Hugs and Blessings,

Our day!

Happy Thursday! How are yall doing? We are all good! We had a busy day for sure, but a fun one! The girls played and played. Then Lil E and I made a cake. I fell in love with the giant cup cake cake pan by Wilton the instant I saw it. Ours arrived safely this week and so we put it to use. We are planning on using for lil K's first birthday! It is fast approaching. I can't belive she is about to be 1. Even harder to believe we are about to see 4 year for our sweet Lil E's gotcha day! WOW O WOW! Time flies!



So we made a boxed butter cake with chocolate icing today! And put some fall sprinkles on the top! Too much fun! It sat atop my Thanksgiving Cake Stand from Gooseberry Patch! I love their cake stands! They are just too precious!









Then we had a visitor today, and she brought Lil K a walk and ride toy. She has a lil walking toy, but it is boring and not too interesting to her. But she loved this one! And boy did she take off! It was the cutest! And made this momma so very proud!!! We couldn't wait for Daddy to get up and see what she had accomplished today! Then we spent just a lil time outside playing chase and giggling!

And guess what I actually did today? I scrapbooked a page, and working on the 2nd one! Hard to believe I know! But it sure felt great! I am off to finish the 2nd lay out soon. I used a lot of CTMH stuff for the 2 lay outs!

Hope your day was grand too!

Hugs and Blessings,

SCT ~ Sweet BBQ Chops

Sweet BBQ Pork Chops

4 thick cut boneless pork loin chops
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 cup of Dr Pepper (you can use coke)
1 1/2 c bottled barbecue sauce (of choice)
salt and pepper to taste

Spray slow cooker. Season pork chops with salt and pepper, then place in the slow cooker/ crock pot. Cover with brown sugar. Mix the Dr Pepper and barbecue sauce. Pour over the chops. Cook on low for 8 - 10 hours or on high for 4- 5 hours.


Hugs and Blessings,