Liv's Birth Announcement

Here it is - finally..... big thanks to Nicole for designing it!!

Daddy Love

My dad sent this Sprite commercial over to me for my husband since he is the proud daddy of two little girlies and it's so cute that I had to share. Here's to all those daddy's who play with their little girls!

Fun Giveaway!

Okay friends! Hurry over to Lisa's blog to enter her giveaway. She's just started her own line of darling baby accessories and aprons for little ones. Katie is starting to love to "help" me in the kitchen and I am so excited to receive her apron in the mail any day now. You have until this Friday, the 29th, to enter and you get to choose your item if you win! Check out all of her sweet little goodies at her website mia mckell. Good luck!

Sally Scott

The catalogue pics for Sally Scott are so fun and playful. I don't really care for the clothes very much, but I thought the setup of the online catalogue and the styling of the photos was fresh and nice to look at. Found via Decorate It Darling.

Dare You

Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.

-John Adams

Mosaic Maker

If you want to make a mosaic to display many pictures at the same time like I've been doing lately, go to this link. The best is if you have a Flickr account (free to set up) but you don't have to; it walks you through step by step and lets you download pics from your computer.

Valentine's 2008

I Want To Make One

Love this. I love all the different colors and patterns. I love the end result with it framed too - super cute!

Be My Valentine

So fun to see all the Valentine's entered in Black Eiffel's Valentine contest! This one is my fave.

The Book of the Kiss

Here's another fun Valentine's book that I saw on frolic! from Cox and Cox It has quotes on kissing from all sorts of famous writers with illustrations that really give it a old-world feel.

Hip Hip Hooray!

So, the writer's strike is over I am hearing! Just thought I would help spread the happy news :) I found this great link on La Dolce Vida for the latest on our favorite TV shows and when/if they'll be airing new episodes! Click here to check your favorites!

Valentine Baking

The other night, in continuation of our Month of Love activities, we made Valentine cookies and cupcakes. My counter looks like a bakery window now!

Party

This is my favorite party invitation to-date. I used these a while back, and saved a bunch to use again sometime. It still makes me smile every time I look at it. I just noticed they all only have one ear though...weird.

Happiness

As we grow older and realize more clearly the limitations of human happiness, we come to see that the only real and abiding pleasure in life is to give pleasure to other people.

-P.G. Wodehouse

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Hearty Heart Photo Shoot

We've been doing some fun Valentine's activities around here for "Love Month"! Here's some shots I took of the girls in their Valentine dresses. I'm working on fixing them up in Photoshop.

Parcel Paper Goods

I love these letterpress note cards from Parcel. They feature images from old textbooks and children's stories.

The Other Boleyn Girl

Coming out the 29th of this month. I read the book, and I want to see this movie. Although, we know it's not going to have a happy ending...someone's head is coming off!

Painting

Lately, I haven't been doing as much blogging because I have been painting! My nails, Laura's walls, and this sign from Super Saturday that I've had on my "to-do" list since
December. Thanks for the paint Mindy - I LOVE the way the color turned out; it's perfect!

Tribute

Here's the link to a neat tribute to President Gordon B. Hinckley. The thing that has really stuck with me since he passed away is that everyone seemed to feel that he was "their" prophet...including me. What a wonderful man.

Daily Dose of Happiness

Today these things are making me oh so happy!

Fun jams to get me moving (see post below)

Michael's stuffed french toast for breakfast -yum

Flight of the Conchords - we can't stop laughing about and quoting it!

Time spent with friends this week

My magazine organization project is finally done (maybe I'll have to post about it!)

Yummy smelling lotion (does anyone else use the word yummy? Mike laughs at me for it)

Coldstone ice cream

The smell of the fresh pages of a new book

This blog/photos - even the name is fun

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To Start Your Day

I've decided that your day starts better when you listen to music. It sure puts me in a better mood! Here's what I was jammin' to this morning as I got ready.

Reading List 2008

Okay, here it is - my reading list for this year. I'm excited to get started!

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Shadow Catcher by Marianne Wiggins
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Chasing Rumi by Roger Housden
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

The Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

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Happy February

I have declared February the "month of love" in our house. Lots of fun activities to follow!


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