Pink Christmas- I mean pink Saturday!!!

I really love this time of year!!

I especially love the way the house looks when it's all aglow from the christmas lights!!I love the children's faces light up when they open thier gifts christmas morning!!

I love the wonder and the magic this season holds!!

God bless all us this joyous time of year!!

Love,

Jenn

Happy 1st birthday Matthew

I can't believe a year has past since my my little man was born!
On October 12,2011 Matthew turned 1 years old.
We had a party with some family and friends last Sunday.
We have been practicing sing the Happy Birthday song so he'd maybe recognize it when we sang it to him. He was so surprised as we all sang, looking at everyone as if to say....is this for me?!?!?


We had a beautiful cake made from our favorite store and they give babies a smash cake along with the birthday cake.
Everyone loves those baby smash cake pictures!! What sweet memories!!!

Mickey mouse was the theme as my little man loves mickey mouse clubhouse and I made the decorations for him.

We only have 5 more birthdays coming up from now until the end of the year!! Matthew's is the kick off!!! LOL

I love my little man so much and so happy and blessed to be his mommy!!!!

Love,

Jenn

I'm a winner and Happy Fall ya'll

Fall is in the here and that's the time I get in the mood for some apple cider, nice comfy throws and pumpkin scented candles. The kids and I decorated the outside with scarecrows

and pumpkins, while indoors are more subtle colors and pink and white pumpkins.

As much as I love the fall colors,

it just doesn't go with all my pastels. But the reds, oranges and yellows sure do look good with my red door!!!

This week had its ups and downs, but I was ever so thrilled to get a wonderful package in the mail!!!

The very sweet Amy over at Bunny Rose Cottage

http://bunnyrosecottage.blogspot.com/

sent over these amazing things from her dreamy giveaway!!! The pink and shabby pumpkin fits right into my decor and the sweet bag she made herself!!! Everything is absolutely perfectly me and I felt like a child at Christmas opening gifts as I opened everything in the box!!! Thank you Amy!!!

Have a lovely weekend my friends!!

Jenn~

Kitchen pics and cannoli cake...yum!

When we first made over the kitchen I made some brown curtains. I should have known I wasn't going to keep them very long!! I am lace lady and the light colors make me happy!!
I put my lace back up and added new blinds, which I am not a fan of, but we need some privacy I guess!!
I think the brown counters add some contrast!
I love to bake and decorate! It's my favorite things to do being a stay at home mom.
I especially love when the family enjoys what I make and my rewards may not be bonuses pay raises, I get hugs and kisses!!!!

This is a cannoli cake I made. Pretty simple too. Just made 2 round cakes from cake mix and made a cannoli filling from this recipe here:
www.sargento.com/recipes/64/cannoli-cake
and made the frosting from
1 c cold milk
1/4 c powdered sugar
1 small box vanilla instant pudding. Beat on low for 1 minute and add 8 oz thawed cool whip.

It came out great and the frosting was nice and light!! Nothing too heavy and sugary, perfect with the cannoli cake!!!
Enjoy!!
Jenn~

Thrifty and Fabuless Thrifty Thursday

Hi and welcome to another hot Thursday in July.

Today I am linking up to

Thrifty and Fabuless Thrifty Thursday

http://thriftyandfabuless.blogspot.com/2011/07

She is having her first ever link up party and I am honored to join in!! She has a great blog to be sure to pop in and say hi.

My WHOLE house is nothing but thrifty so I thought I'd link up my blog. Recently we made over our kids bathroom for less then $100.00 and several months ago we made over our kitchen for a very thrifty price as well.

Being a stay at home to 5 kids there really isn;t alot left in the budget for the home, so I scour thrift stores looking for deals and my hubby finxes up whatever I bring home.

In fact last year we even put up beadboard in our dining room for 25.00. An awesome craigslist find. Our front door was a mere 25.00 and even our kitchen and dining rooms floors we re did 2 years ago only cost 60.00 !!!

So if you're new to my blog, come on and tour our home!!!

Always thrifty here!!!

Pink Saturday love!

Thank you to Beverly at

www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com

for being our gracious host for this wonderful Pink Saturday!!

I have meet so many wonderful people and thier lovely blogs!!!

My pink contribution is a shadow box I made with my collection of digital images

I buy from etsy!

I would love to do my crafting this summer, but with the kids all home

time is scarce!!

Crafting is my little get away. A way of just relaxing and fogetting about some of the stress from

my day!!!

I have been reading all the blogs this week and just love all the Where Bloggers Create post.

I wish I had a spot!!! My space is my dining room table, and my storage is a closet off the loving room!! All my rooms are filled with sweet little faces, baby dolls, and teaddy bears!!!

And some day I am going to miss this!!!

Jenn~

Horray for Pink Saturday!!!

Let's have some cake!! Yum yum!!! I just had to have the cake die cuts from Jenny and Aaron at

Everyday is a Holiday!! And all I can say is WOW!!!! They look just as good in person as they do online!!! What gifted and talented people!!!!

Here is a link if you want to snatch one up too!!

http://everydayisaholiday.bigcartel.com

They look marvelous with my bakery style kitchen!!

Here is a peek at my kitchen window. I get in these phases where I want it all cleared away and open, and then I decide it looks too empty and start filling it up again!!

Maybe I'll add more stuff this summer.

Pink Saturday is so great!! All the blogs that I browse through and everything looks so pretty.

I know I spend way too much time on the computer as it is, but then the weekend rolls around and I just can't stop checking in at

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com

Oh how I love Saturdays!!! Enjoy!!!

Jenn