Girls Need Accessories

Sadie Jane got her first package in the mail today from Aunt Amy.  Amy is one super creative momma and has her own online business.  You can check it out at www.thebelleandthebeau.com to see all of her cute stuff for girls and boys.  Sadie now has more than enough hair accessories to draw the attention away from her crazy hair.  Thanks Aunt Amy!!!

Just Because...

Favorite Thing

I love when I find good stuff and want to share it with everyone I know.  We all have our favorite things and I seem to have a new favorite thing ever couple of weeks (see parchment paper post).  So here is my current new favorite thing-Popchips!  I have seen these at Costco but have always been afraid to buy them without a sample.  I didn't want to be stuck with a whole huge bag of something that I didn't like.  Andrew would eat it but why torture him like that.  So I have hoped that on one of my trips to Costco there would be a dear sweet lady passing these out but it never happened.  When we were down south for vacation Andrew's sister, Cara, had these in the BBQ flavor and I fell in love with them instantly.  The picture is of the sour cream and onion which are okay but BBQ is MUCH better.  They have great flavor and they are low fat and you can eat a lot for little calories.  So in case you have been wondering if these are worth it, they totally are!

Helpful Hint

I love learning helpful things from people.  They make life so much easier!  So I thought I would share my latest helpful find.  My mother-in-law showed me how great parchment paper is and now I use it all the time.  It can be used on a cookie sheet to cook bacon, roast veggies, and to bake cookies.  I made a lot of cookies for Andrew's birthday and I love the fact that the parchment paper helps the cookie not get all burnt on the edges and they don't stick to the pan.  They come right off the paper and then I can use the paper over and over and clean up is so much easier.  So buy some parchment paper if you don't already have it.  You'll be glad you did!

Andrew's 30th Birthday

On September 3rd, Andrew joined me in the wonderful world of 30!  We had a great weekend celebrating his birthday.  Our good friends, the Costellos, came down from Oregon to be with us.  Andrew and Will went jet skiing Friday morning and then that night we had a party at our house complete with cake, cookies, strawberry lemonade, and a collage of things Andrew loves (see pic).  Thanks everyone for making it a special day for Andrew!

Sadie and her Headband Issues

Our Little Thumb Sucker

I have found Sadie Jane many times like this in her crib and right before she wants to eat.  It makes me laugh though because she still sucks it all awkward and I am sure she has poked herself in the eye multiple times.  Her Grammy really wanted her to suck her thumb so I guess she listened!