First Pigtails

Carly's hair is finally long enough for pigtails!  I'm loving the cuteness!!  Sorry for the blurry picture, the girl is always on the move!

When she has her hood up, you can't see the pigtail cuteness....but don't you just love those ears?



Antiquing FAIL and a Mystery Object

Yesterday Jon and I were down to only one child (Jackson was spending the weekend with his Nana and Peeps....Jon's parents), so we decided to go antiquing in some shops we like.  Normally, taking a 15 month old antiquing would be akin to a deathwish would not be a recommended activity, but poor Carly has a massive cold that makes her extra clingy (and also causing us to stay home from church today), so we knew she wouldn't want to be running around playing with antiques.  We didn't see a whole lot at first.  Well, you know I love the aqua blue Mason jars, and those were everywhere, but to go to an antique store and buy them feels like I'm cheating.  I'd rather find them at a yard sale or a basement or someplace where I can make the discovery.  Make sense? 
Enough of that little rabbit trail...I was super excited when I saw a great item - an old crate with PEEPS printed on the side - which is what my Father-in-Law goes by to his grandkids.  How cute would it be to give Peeps a crate with his name on it!  Jon looked at it, loved it too, so we bought it. 
We came home to give our little sicko a nap, and as we were talking in the house, I hear Jon yell, "It doesn't say PEEPS!  It says PEPSI!"
So I looked, and sure enough...

 

crap.  Ack!  Such language!  I apologize, but that's definitely what was in my mind at the moment.  I will replace it with Jackson's favorite phrase when things go wrong....bummers!  We don't even like Pepsi.  How did both of us (neither of us having dyslexia or anything of the sort) see the thing and not realize it said Pepsi?!?!  FAIL!  Oh well.  It could be worse.  My first thought was Craigslist, but it's starting to grow on me, so it just might decide to live here.  It is pretty neat looking, isn't it?

And here's something I picked up the other day at another favorite store, the Gift & Thrift.... I just liked the look of it.  But, can someone enlighten me???  Is it a carafe of some sort?  Why the big bubble/pockety thing in the middle?  It came with a stopper in the top made of some kind of raffia-like material, if that helps.  I would like to hear your ideas!



Everyday Cuteness

My kids are growing up so fast.  Sigh.  I wish I could capture every single moment and remember it forever!  Unfortunately lots of the everyday cuteness will probably be forgotten.

Today was this big guy's last day of school before Christmas break!  I made a special dessert of mini smores pies (the recipe:  mini graham cracker crust pies, chocolate chips, marshmallows under the broiler for a bit) to celebrate.  As you can see, he loved it...

And here's my little laundry helper.  It's amazing how quickly they catch on to things.  The other day she found a piece of trash, crawled to the kitchen, opened the cabinet, and threw it it the trashcan.  Craziness.

Love them to pieces.