just because...

I love to do things just because.

just because.............

I love my husband.

and I love cookie batter :)

Heigh Ho Heigh Ho It's Off To The Fire Station We Go!

On Monday we took our charming kindergarten student

on a walking field trip

to the fire station

They had a blast! The firemen (and women) were wonderful with the kids. They talked to the students about fire safety,

let the students check out all the tools that are in a fire truck.....and ask lots and lots of questions about why they have those tools and what they use them for :)

put on all their protective fire gear

and gave them a tour of the fire house ( which had a pretty sweet gym!)

and just FYI.....the buddy system works great :)

Hint Taken!

About a month back I posted some pictures of necklaces from Etsy that I totally loved...........

Handy husband took the hint!

And of course I totally love the one that he picked out!

This particular style is called "Peas in a pod"

The next time there is something that I am wanting, I will be sure to post pictures of it on here again! He seems to pick up on my suddle hints :)

Weekend Vacation...

Being as Labor Day was the last day that my handy husband and I had off together until Thanksgiving (aside from our busy weekends of running here and there) we decided to take a nice little stroll....

Down to the beach.....

And watch the sunset :)

What a relaxing little(8 hour) trip :)

Leaptop Success!

So as I stated previously, all nephews-and nieces if there ever are any- will always get way cool educational toys/games for any and all gift giving events! The first ever way cool educational gift was given this past Saturday to lucky little L and.................................

HE LOVED IT! Check out his mad computer skills!

Here he is "Checking my email!"

Although he is not much on sharing with big brother M, I am glad that he enjoyed this way cool gift! Now what to get for Christmas.....Hummmm.

Cookie Cutter Fun!

This past weekend my handy husband and I went to visit with his nephews for little L's 3rd birthday, and what is a birthday with out some sugar cookies! I decided to take my bucket of cookie cutters along for the trip, the boys really enjoyed putting them to good use!

Check out the fun in action!

After lots and lots of cookie cutting we were ready to bake.....

And Decorate!!

What Fun!!

Small Group

About a month ago my handy husband and I decided that it was time for us to get plugged in to a small group from church. For those of you who are not quite sure what a small group is, that's ok- we weren't sure either! We have however got that part figured out. A small group is basically a group of people who meet outside of church to learn more about the word of God and fellowship together. Everyone in the group is usually close to the same age and stage in their life- for example we are in a couples age 20-30 small group. To be honest, I was very anxious about joining a small group. I was worried that we wouldn't have anything in common with the other couples in the group, that we might not connect well or that we might be looked at as outsiders since we were the only new members to the group. However, all these worries were put to rest after our first encounter with our new group last Wednesday. We felt very welcomed and were relieved to find out that Mahlon and I both knew someone that was already a member of the group.

Our small group is currently doing a study on the book When Sinners Say "I Do".

This weeks chapter was on forgiveness and how we as Christians should strive to fully forgive others of their sins against us the same as God has forgiven us of our sins against Him. I am really looking forward to meeting with everyone again tonight and actually being able to contribute to the discussion :)

LeapFrog

It's bound to happen! When your have a kindergarten teacher for an Aunt you are most likely going to get some sort of educational gift for every occasion! However, I do promise that they will always be way cool educational gifts!

For example; my youngest nephew will be turning 3 at the end of this month and check out what he will be getting ( I feel confident that he will not be on the internet to see what his gift will be so the surprise will not be ruined!)

How cool is this, you can even sync it to your computer and send your child, or nephew :), an email!

This little guy looks like he's having a blast! :)

I'm excited about it! Honestly, I really do think he will like it! And if nothing else, he will be one of the most tech savvy 3 year olds around!

etsy

So I had heard many of my friends talk about this web site and I thought I would check it out.

Who knew they would have such cute stuff!

I really want to get a necklace that has something to do with our wedding day.

Here are the options I have come across so far:

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Option 5:

There are M.A.N.Y more options but these are my top five.

Decisions decisions :)

What's For Dinner

Chicken Pita Wraps! This is one of my favorite quick and yummy meals!

All you need is plenty of fresh vegetables

Seasoning Salt, Cream Cheese

Sunflower Kernels and Pita Wraps

Slice the vegetables

Combine 4oz of cream cheese, 1/2 tsp of seasoning salt, and a hand full of sunflower kernels in a small bowl

Spread the cream cheese mixture onto a pita wrap

and top with all the yummy veggies and chicken!

And Enjoy! It's pretty quick and easy :)

Orson

A year and a half ago Mahlon and I decided to go by the humane society and "look" at all the puppies. So "look" we did, and look what we found!

The most adorable Blue Heeler Australian Shepard mix you will ever see! We adopted Orson in November of 2008 man has he grown since!

This is Orson today escorting me out to the garden :)

Orson is living with Nana for the time being because I feel guilty keeping him in our apartment when she has so much room for him to run and romp! And even though she tries to deny it, she LOVES having him there! He is by far the best dog ever! If anyone is thinking of getting a pet I would strongly recommend going to your local humane society first. There are many cats and dogs who would love a good home.

"The place where they cook in front of you"

When we asked our brave nephews where they wanted to go eat lunch at today they said "That place where they cook in front of you!" Just to clarify "the place where they cook in front of you" is the Japanese restaurant that Mahlon and I often eat at and have told the boys about. So off to "the place where they cook in front of you" we went!

The first matter of business was to play with the way cool pin-wheels they put on your straws

Then we had to master the chopsticks :)

And next........try some new foods!

Here is the play by play of L trying the spicy crab:

And D trying some Sushi...

I have to give them credit! They tried a little bit of everything, however at the end of the day, chicken strips still won them over :)