i’m thankful for big things…like my 3 boys, a happy home, and a job that lets me be with my kids.

i’m thankful for little things…like cute, affordable clothes from Target and chocolate chip pancakes.

what big and little things are you thankful for??

A couple weeks ago i set David’s straw cup on the coffee table and went to grab something. He went over and started sipping on his own. When he accidentally knocked the cup over, he set it upright on.his.own!! It’s a small thing, but wherever he gains independence we see growth & spirit. I don’t hold David on my lap to drink any more. I just set the cup down for him and let him sip when ever he likes. Go David!!
And yes, that is dust on the table behind him…yikes!!

heaven (aka disneyland). so fun to see the boys enjoy the excitement. so good to catch up with cousins. off to bed, another big day tomorrow with mickey!!

a couple weeks ago we took the boys whale watching. what fun! i won’t mention that it was c-c-c-cold and that both steve and i got seasick. the boys had a blast and we saw risso dolphins and humpback whales. i was really hoping the humpback whales might show off and jump out of the water, but they just swam around the boat.

thanksgiving is just a few days away! we are so looking forward to time with family. what do you have planned??

there are sunflowers growing across the street. so while david was at school, matty and i went over to explore. in the first picture he is actually screaming ‘bee!’ and running away. in the last picture he is running toward me yelling ‘mommy help me!!’. little miss ladybug, on the other hand, sat very still while i took her photo.

oh, martha, you kill me! this ‘no-sew’ scarf is from the holiday martha that i have been drooling over. so, so many fun ideas (and no time to do them all!). but this was easy (took me about 1/2 hour) and affordable (cost about $4). i just bought yarn from michael’s, but wouldn’t THIS be yummy?? You can get her directions HERE.

one was crashed out at 7pm while the other was bursting with energy. *notice the cape!! are you a night owl or an early bird??

Thank you Random Integer for choosing our winners fair & square!!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

114
68

Timestamp: 2008-11-19 00:21:45 UTC

Winner #68 was….
# Allie on November 5th, 2008 6:38 pm
When we were dating in college, my now-husband waited for me outside my class one day with a beautiful red rose. Everyone filing out before me was waiting to see who the lucky girl was – and it was me! Four years and two kids later, I’m still the lucky girl.

Winner #114 was…
# Darcy on November 5th, 2008 9:33 pm
When my husband and I were dating we decided to go to the coast for the weekend. I left work early and met him at his apartment and we were going to leave from his place. I was standing in the middle of the living room looking around at what needed to be taken out to the car and he came up behind me, wrapped his arms around me and had the ring in his hand and proposed.
He had wanted to do it at the beach, but knew that the ring wasn’t going to fit without being re-sized and he wanted me to wear it that weekend so we packed the car, drove to the jeweler’s, had the ring sized. While we were waiting we called family and friends to tell them.
What was really sweet to me was that he had the ring in his pocket when he had stopped by my office earlier that morning and said it was all he could do not to propose right then and there.
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So romantic and so fun! We have been busy, busy around here and it’s not even Thanksgiving!! Thanks for all your early Christmas orders. To motivate more of you to order early I am giving you a code for 20% your order of $100 or more, good for the next two days!!!

the code is ‘lovebird20′. Let’s shop!

we had a great weekend full of play and making jewelry and refusing to give into sniffles. building puzzles and watching kung fu panda and playing the keyboard. and we even squeezed a date in there. which was awesome! thai food and the new james bond. which was full of action and not enough drama–but i’m not complaining.

and for your monday inspiration you MUST go check out this amazing new coloring book at flip flops and applesauce. love it!!

check back tomorrow for lovebird necklace winners!! happy monday!