I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!Ours was filled with family, food and celebrating the Reason for the Season!Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year!Love, Joel, Lindsey Reese and Gra...
Joel and I have had the privilege of helping out with the teens in our Church for years now. We love all of them and we love spending time with them!Especially during special nights like the Teen Christmas BanquetWe reserved a room at a nice restaurant and each teen got to pick what meal they wanted ahead of time from a menu specifically made for us.(I made name tags to help the servers....)And, I was in charge of the games! (My favorite part!)The...
You know how the song goes...On the 12 days of Christmas, my true LOVE gave to me...These 12 Gifts are for my True Love. He gets to open one a day, for the 12 Days leading up to Christmas.Each numbered bag has a gift that has significance for us according to the number or has that number of an item in the gift.(Joel, if you're reading this, stop here or your gifts won't be a surprise!)Here is what these gifts contain:1- One bottle of cologne.2- A...
- Bath Time -(At some point during the day, Graham filled the sink with water- turning the marshmallows into mush and soaking Cutie Bell..... time to dry her off!)- Super Elf - While Cutie Bell was pampering, Tree Stump was flying high in the Living Room.- Sleep Tight! -- Christmas Tree T.P. - - Snow Ball Fight -- Hanging High - Sometimes, they like to just hang around.- 12 Days of Christmas -Reese and Graham get to take turns opening...
Cutie Bell made her entrance last year with a North Pole Breakfast!When she came this year, she made breakfast and brought a HUGE surprise!'Brother Elf' came to our home with Cutie Bell. Graham didn't take much time to decide the the name of his Elf on the Shelf...Tree Stump!(The boy has some creativity!)The Sister and Brother combo, set the table.....And brought yummy treats....."Was it good?" You ask. I think the answer is Y...
I've made this delicious, belly-warming soup a lot. And each time, I am so excited at how much it ACTUALLY tastes like Baked Potatoes!Crock Pot Baked Potato SoupWhat You'll Need:12 slices of bacon1 onion, diced1/2 cup flour5 1/2 cups chicken broth5 medium baking potatoes1 teaspoon parsley flakes2 cups half & half1 cup shredded cheddar cheese1 cup sour creamGarnish- extra cheese and extra sour creamHere's How:1. Scrub and pierce your...
Here's the headband nightmare that was in existence in my daughter's bathroom just a few short days ago....(You'd think the girl has 10 heads to wear all of these!)I started this project with 1. a hate for the disorganized headbands,2. a large oatmeal canister,3. mod podge,4. cute scrapbook paper.Read closely, because it doesn't get much simpler than this...1. Cut your paper to the size of the canister you are using. (I took the lid off first)2....
As usual, about the time every Pinner on Pinterest has tried a project, that's when I get around to doing it too!See my beautiful coasters (sarcasm)? They match NOTHING in my house. In fact, they were wedding/shower gifts over 8 years ago!But, we still use them all the time, they just need a little updating.Enter some scrapbook paper I already had. Cut into squares a little smaller than the coasters I was covering.Such a fun thing to have on hand-...