A group of my friends and I went to the midnight showing of Breaking Dawn last Thursday! Being the dork that I am, I wanted to make shirts for everyone. I tend to commit to making things without having any idea of how to do what I want to do. So fortunately, I have a friend who loves craftiness as much as I do and together we figured out how to make these shirts! (sorry it's not the greatest picture)

It's amazing what you can do with freezer paper, an iron, paint and glitter! Here we all are on our way to the movie!!

And here we are after the movie. The movie was crazy!! It has been so long since I read the books I had forgotten how intense this part of the saga was. I'm glad we all were able to go together.

Before we went to the movie we helped our friend spray paint some stuff for her "glow in the dark" party she threw for her 2 year old boy! Because I am terrible at using my camera these are the best pictures I could get.

Shane opening all his presents. There are so many boys!!!

Here is Ava with the other babies. Until my friend Mandie's baby arrives, Ava will be the only girl in our crowd!

And because of my new love for freezer paper stencils I made this for the birthday boy!

And here are a couple of extra's just because my kids are so darn cute!! Oh and in case you are wondering what in the world Landon has on, its a brace for his broken collar bone. Yes! He broke it! That's my wild boy, always full of energy. That happened a couple weeks ago, and he is healing pretty well!

Our Halloween this year was pretty low key. Let me just tell you that I am still working on getting my house completely put together, and because of how crazy life has been I have had no energy to put into being that crafty. I didn't even realize until late Halloween night that we had not carved a pumpkin! Oh well, maybe next year! I did however, find some time to work on a simple costume for Landon. He absolutely loves everything and anything that has to do with tools. He can tell you the names of most tools too! Smart boy! So I thought it was only fitting that his costume have something to do with tools, he was Handy Manny! I like the idea of always making my kids Halloween costumes, so I put his together myself. I dyed his shirt, it was the first time I have ever done this. It turned out pretty good, but next time I need to be a littlemore careful with the dye! I might have stained our counter a little bit. Oops! Oh, and always wear gloves!

Here is my little handy man! He made a great Handy Manny.

I am hoping to make Ava's costume next year. This year I just bought her the cutest little fall outfit! She is the sweetest baby! A little pumpkin.

And here we all are. Once again, this is as good as our family pic's get with our busy boy! It's a miracle everyone is looking at the camera!

We made it by both sets of grandparents and our sweet friends the McInturff's trick-or-treating. And that is the extent of our Halloween! Not much, but it was fun!

Here is what I made for Landon's costume last year. He was Super Landon! He still loves this cape! Check out that long hair! Oh my!!

I hope to make both of theirs next year! I am also hoping that this time next year our lives are even more settled! We will see...

pumpkins and friends

This last week my family and a friend of mine and her family went to the pumpkin patch at a local church to take some family pics and pick out a few pumpkins to paint! I made my two kiddos a pumpkin shirt, I must say, they turned out pretty cute! Ava's outfit is super cute! I made her a tutu and a headband to match her shirt!

Here they are in their shirts

Our family of 4. Unfortunately our family pictures don't get much better than this right now!

Love this one of Landon. Thanks Kinsey for the great pics!

Our beautiful baby Ava!

My good friend Kinsey who was with us has 3 boys. Her two oldest and Landon ran around the entire time we were there! She got a picture of Landon running at full speed! I think it's hilarious!

When I get the camera out, it is usually to take pictures of my kids. It is a rare occasion these days that Mark and I have our picture taken. This is a great one!

The next day 3 of my friends and their kids came over and we all painted pumpkins. Between the four of us there were 8 boys (one is still just a little guy) and my girl Ava (one other girl on the way!!) So needless to say when you get that many kiddos together it is a bit chaotic! But we all had fun! I really enjoy getting together with my girlfriends, and enduring a bit of chaos along the way is totally worth it!

I love fall! It is still pretty warm here in Texas so it will be even better once the weather is a little cooler! Hopefully there is more exciting fall stuff to come!

life is always changing

Well, it sure has been a while since I last posted. I always intend to stick with it and then I don't. So we will see what happens this time around! Sooo much has changed in my life since my last post! Landon turned 2, we moved (for the 3rd time in about as many years), Mark started a new job, we had a baby, and bought a new house. Yes, I was worn out after all of that. I am still in the process of unpacking and finding a new home for all of my stuff, so much stuff. Thank the Lord though, we are getting into some sort of a routine and getting settled in our new home. So life is starting to slow down a little (as much as it can with 2 kids), and I am starting to find a little bit time to do a few things I enjoy...like blogging! So let me catch you up with a few pics from the last many months.

My sweet boy turned 2 years old June 3rd. I have no idea how the first 2 years of his life went by as quickly as they did. This one is from his birthday morning, he LOVES balloons!

Here are a few from his birthday party. In case you don't know, I absolutely love planning parties and so I had a lot of fun with this one. It was Mark's brilliant idea, a baseball theme party. Here is the fun table with so much sugary goodness!

Some take home goodies and Landon's baseball that we had all party attendees sign.

The birthday boy enjoying a baseball cupcake with his sweet Aunt Jess.

Our little family

We were so lucky to be able to take a summer vacation to Ruidoso, New Mexico for a week. One day we drove over to the white sand dunes. Landon had a blast! We slid down the dunes and played in the sand all morning. I was actually able to climb those dunes 7 months pregnant, though it was not such an easy task! I even slid down once or twice! Ha

We all stayed in my uncle's vacation home in Ruidoso. It was such a nice, relaxing week.

Landon loved riding this little pony! So much fun!

These sweet friends threw me and our baby girl Ava a beautiful shower. She was given so many beautiful girly things!

August 17th our amazing baby girl graced us with her presence. I am so in love again. It is amazing a mother's love for her children. They are truly amazing blessings.

This is Ava Mae Woods.

Here she is one month old. Girl stuff is so fun!

Well, this semi catches up on lost time! Maybe I will post some pics of our new house soon. That would mean that I have to pick up my house though, and just being honest, it's a constant mess lately. Taking care of 2 babies, one being semi-newborn, and trying to unpack and set up my home is a bit challenging. Hopefully we will be totally unpacked soon! Welp thanks for reading!

a few things i enjoy

Let me just tell you that if you ever want to completely make my day, bring me flowers. Any flower will do. I love them all! So last fall I planted ranunculus and tulip bulbs and I have honestly been a little disappointed with the turn out. I think it's my fault though, I don't think I watered them enough. Oops. Maybe I will have better luck next year! Out of the few ranunculus that did bloom there is one that is the biggest and most beautiful and I love it.

Erin this pic is for you!

So I love being crafty, but lately I have been so tired I have not felt like doing anything crafty. Somehow though I found the energy to make this diaper cake for a sweet friend that I work with.I think diaper cakes are much more fun than just a box of diapers!

I made a bow holder for my niece for Christmas this past year. It was my first attempt at one and I guess it turned out decently enough because my sister-in-law asked me to make one as a gift for her to give! Every time I make something, I always learn something that I need to do or want to do differently in the future. I really like this one but I think that next time I will dress it up a little more with flowers or something.

Here it is getting wrapped up and ready to go!

And here is the mess I made! I'm not sure it's possible for me not to make a mess.

a little pink in my life

Well...I am super excited to say that we are having a girl!!! I just can not wait to meet her! We have named her Ava, the name I have loved and wanted for a little girl for a very long time! This weekend my parents came up to visit and so my mom, Jess, Aunt Kelli and I all did a little shopping for Miss Ava and here is what we came up with:

I love this little jumper and the ruffled skirt outfit! So pink and frilly!!! Notice the accessories...can not wait!

I'm a big fan of owls like the one on this onsie.

The navy dress is the first thing I bought for Ava! It's sooo tiny

These things will be for next spring and summer. I have a hard time passing up things that are super cute and on sale. The one on the right is a bathing suit...adorable!

This A is actually the first thing I bought for Ava. I bought it before I even knew she was a girl. I saw it and fell in love with it.

Thanks to my sweet family for the beautiful clothes you are giving to Ava! I know she will look so cute in them! I feel so blessed and lucky to be given the blessing of another sweet baby. I am ready for August to be here so we can welcome her to the world!

Dreaming

I have been sewing quite a bit lately and I love creating things! I have learned a lot and there is so much more that I want to learn to do. Due to not having a craft room, every time I have something to work on I set it up on our dining room table and our kitchen island. This is what that looks like...utter chaos

of course not everything is my sewing stuff, but most of it is

So in my dream house I will have a craft room. Of course I know that my dream house with a craft room is most likely many many many years away from now but a girl can dream. Right? I am in love with these craft rooms....hopefully I will have one someday

I love organization