**Baptism**

Some photos taken the day of Claire's baptism...we are so "blessed"!

The girls (Kaleah, Claire, Emme)

Godparents

God is good!

Welcome to the WORLD

Introducing the newest additions to our "family!!"

Adalynn (Addy) Schoenefeld was born on April 9, three weeks early! Her parents (Dave and Christine) are our close friends and Claire's godparents. They recently moved to Ft. Wayne (TEMPORARILY!!) and we miss them and Emme dearly. They truly have become family to us and we are so glad we were able to help welcome their new precious babycakes.

Jaycee McCarter was born on April 11. She is our second neice, Heidi (Spencer's sister) and Niko's second daughter!! Jaycee is absolutely gorgeous (just like her big sister Kaleah) and we love her dearly! Kaleah is ten months older than Claire, and Claire is eight months older than Jaycee, so we're in for some girly drama in the future.  We can't wait to watch all of these girls grow up to be best buds : )

Twenty eleven craftiness

I'm behind on sharing my recent craftings so thought I'd just spare you numerous boring posts and include them all in one. Drum roll please.....

Pickle jar soap dispenser:



Remove label, wash off label goo, paint top, drill hole, insert new dispenser and soap...voila! See the rest of our finished half bath here.

Baby lovie and paci keeper:

3X3 fabric scraps, minky fleece, ribbon, metal snap, sewing machine, a cute baby to snuggle with it...and there you have it!

Hand towel pullover bibs:

Seasonal hand towels that were a gift but I have too many already, knit scraps from old shirt, sewing machine....maybe not the most stylish {kind of 1986ish if you ask me}, but easy to use and easy to wash so who cares?

Framed baby silhouette and hallway collage:

Profile photo of C.E. traced onto black paper, sharpie for hair tuft and eyelashes, magazine article for background, black frame, favorite blog for the idea! 

Family photos, black frames, cardboard monogram painted black, and inspiration from, yep,

you guessed it...here again....I'm now on a vintage key search.

Throw pillow covers:

I swear I don't have all of these pillows on one couch...just lined them up there so I could get them all in one shot. They are mixed and matched in different rooms with pillows I already had. We went a little outside of our comfort zone with the animal print but it was a risk worth taking, if you ask me!

Stay tuned for more DIYing....we've got something BIG in mind!

Eggcellent

So I'm an absolute sucker for easter candy. Peeps, cadbury cream eggs, mini eggs, reese's cup eggs, robin eggs, jelly beans (especially the starburst ones)....just to name a few. If it's sugary or chocolatey and egg-shaped, I love it. So naturally, this display at Kroger check-out was calling my name but I was pretty proud that I held myself back from buying more than one of each. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Go ahead...make my day

Nothing like a good conversation over breakfast to make your day!

{What We're Eating}

Mom's Taco Salad
{This is a combination of my mom's and Spencer's mom's recipes!}
1lb lean ground beef
1 head lettuce, shredded (or you can buy 2 bags of shredded lettuce)
3 roma tomatoes, diced
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 tsp chili powder
2 tsp taco seasoning (you can substitute with 2 tsp additional chili powder if you don't have taco seasoning)
1 small can olives
1 can red beans
1 cup corn
1/2 bottle Seven Seas Green Goddess salad dressing OR 1/2 bottle Light or FF French salad dressing (Green goddess makes a more creamy salad, french makes a sweeter, lower calorie salad)
1 bag nacho cheese Doritos, crushed

Brown beef, drain fat and season with chili powder and taco seasoning and let cool. Mix all other ingredients except chips. When ready to serve, top with chips and serve with sour cream. Enjoy!

sEVeN MonThS

I'm SEVEN months old!

Once again, it's hard to believe another month has flown by so quickly. Here's what I've been up to:
*Nursing four times a day and eating two meals {oatmeal with fruit in the morning and veggies at dinnertime}
*Doing lots of sitting and starting to rock back and forth {momma calls it "dancing"}
*Reaching for anything and everything and standing up against the couch or ottoman {5 seconds counts, right?}
*Practicing with my sippy cup but pretty much just making a mess with it at this point.
*Imitating clapping, "sooo big", and signs for dog, more, and all done. Genius, I tell ya!
*Find a new sound that my mouth can make almost each week....mamama, bababa, duh duh duh, aahhhh  bbbuuuuuhhh...
*I finally can get my feet all the way into my mouth...YES!
*Taking two 2-hour naps during the day and sleeping 11 hours at night
*I love going for walks, gnawing on books, slamming together my measure-up cups and any piece of technology {laptop keyboard, cell phones and especially the TV remote!} If it's got buttons, I WANT it.

Hanging in my P&P

"I can do it myself, daddy!"

Silly goose

Chillin with my girls

PMCH babies

"More, more, more!"