Hodges Family Fun Photo Shoot

Say that title 10 times fast! That's a mouth full! :)

Meet the Hodges family!
Cliette, Lorelle, Preston, Peyton and Parker.

I had my first official photo shoot and I was excited about it. Cliette is Brandons cousin and when Lorelle text me to ask if I wanted to take photos, I immediately said yes. Who wouldn't want to take pictures of those cute boys??

So off to Oyster Creek Park we went. The weather was great, the lighting was even better and I think we got same great shots!

Cliette, Lorelle and boys, I am so glad I got to take some family pictures for ya'll. I love ya'll dearly and I hope you enjoy the pictures!

My little Turkey

Happy Thanksgiving from this butterball turkey!

May your day be filled with fun, family and many blessings!

it's a date!

A play date that is!
Bristol had her very first play date this past Sunday with Max. Max is my friend Bethany's cute little boy. Max is 6 1/2 months old, right Bethany ?:) I think I'm right. Anyway, I went over to Betho's parent's house because she lives in Austin and she was in town visiting. I swear, Max is going to be some type of athlete when he gets older, she is one tall boy! He was so cute while I was there - quite the talker :) He attempted to rip Bristol's bow off her head and I believe back handed her one time, I laughed so hard. He was interested in Bristol when he was up close to her.

Bristol did a great, which surprised me because she has been boycotting afternoon naps. Luckily, she took a 2 1/2 hour nap prior to the play date. She was happy as a clam, had a bottle, smiled, cooed and "played" with max.

I can't wait to get together again with them!

Thanks for having us over Bethany and Max!

I know Bristol is too tiny for the bouncer, but we wanted to see what she would do. She actually liked it. Kicked her a legs a few times. Brandon set hers up last night!

"Giver her to me!" - Max

He is soooo cute!

Trying to get a good picture of them both. Bristol just layed there and Max was a mover and a shaker!

Sweet boy! I'm telling you, look for the name Maxwell Stone Girod in about 16 years... He'll be on a field or court somewhere! :)

My little sweet pea.

They love each other, can't you tell? Their wedding will be in 25 years.

Max was trying to get fresh with my baby by holding her hands. That's ok though, parent supervision was around. :) I love these little people!

Christmas Cards

Hello my friends!

Can't believe it's almost December! Time sure does fly by, especially having a little one now. I've been thinking about what kind of Christmas card I want to send out this year. What photo, what color scheme, etc. Last year I used Shutterfly because they had a promotion going for any blogger who blogged about their cards, would get 50 free christmas cards. Um... yes please! You better believe I did that promotion. Our cards turned out great and better yet, they were free!

This year, Tiny Prints is having an offer for 50 free christmas cards, any style you want. How amazing is that? I swear, I love free things and I'm sure you do too! Especially if your pocket book is a little tight, especially around the holidays.

You need to to fill out this form AND blog about the offer and a rep will contact you within a week of you filling out he form.

Can't wait to browse their website and find the perfect card for our family of 3! Now... I just gotta get a great picture of all 3 of us!

Hope you are having a great weekend!

hi

She wanted to say hi. :)

all i wanna do is craft!

I love arts and crafts or also known as DIY projects, but to me it will always been known and called arts and crafts. Growing up I loved doing arts and crafts whether that was coloring, drawing, making something, painting something, playing with play-dough ( back in the younger days). Really, I loved it all. I still do. I think that's why I loved teaching preschool - it's arts and crafts everyday , of course other things are taught in preschool too. You just do some really fun projects in preschool.

Over the past 3 or so years, I have re-kindled my love for crafting and I consider myself a creative and crafty person. I've always loved it but I have found a new love and passion for it. There for a while, I was making clipboards. Those were so much fun to make, just very time consuming. I sold a lot of them, especially at Brandon's school. At one point I had an order for 14 clipboards from one lady. This little project of mine was great, it kept me busy, my brain was being used and I loved the outcome of each clipboard. I stopped making them because I was cooped up in a 700 sq foot apartment and the space was just too small. I also kind of got tired of it too. It's a tedious process and I got burned out.

Pinterest really has lit a fire under my butt to find and make some really cute things. It's kind of hard right now with Bristol being so young, but I love to look at all the websites and just imagine myself creating and crafting again. I know the possibilities are endless with crafting but what makes me so excited is to start making things for my sweet angel baby. Bows, onesies, shirts, etc! ahh! The only problem is, I need to learn how to sew, like PRONTO.

My friend Ashley over at Plum Berry Creek has started her own company of home decor. She makes the BEST THINGS ever. Before I go any further, I wanted to dedicate a whole post about her little company. Just know, that you are missing out on some SUPER cute stuff, so head on over to her website! DO IT! GO, NOW... HURRY!

Anyway....

I can't believe Thanksgiving is RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. Um, I could of sworn it was just summer time? Where did the time go? I guess time really flies once you have kids, is that true? I am looking forward to starting traditions with Bristol. I love traditions, do you? There is just something about starting something and continuing it for years and years. My nannie loved traditions, I guess that's where I get it from, amongst other things.

I'm going to the nutcracker market this sunday and I AM PUMPED! I go every year and this time, my friend Ashley ( the same one with the new business ) is coming with. She is going to love it and she will freak out on how BIG it is and all the goodies she will find there!) I'm broke so I will just be "looking with my eyes". It's going to kill me not to buy anything, but yeah, I'm broke hahaha.


So I realized this post was supposed to be about crafting. I didn't get very far on that topic. Oh well. I've found this website full of FREE PRINTABLES. Check it out! I am going to print out some of the thanksgiving ones. I'm waiting for their Christmas printables to be posted!

That's all for now.

Well wait. Did I ever mention that Bristol has been sleeping through the night for the past 3 weeks? Oh yes. it's amazing. I really thought this day would NEVER come. Like never. I am one happy momma!

ok - for real this time... BYE!

picture dump