Valentine's iPhone Wallpaper

So how many of you have an iPhone? Last night I got this wild hair to make a few wallpapers for mine and thought I would share them with everyone. I love changing mine up and with Valentine's coming I thought these would go perfectly. What do you think? I am in love. Here's an example from my iPhone...

here are the wallpapers I made for the lock screens.. click on the image you want; right click and save; email it to yourself and save to your photo album, from there you can designate as a wallpaper.

and here are the home screen ones.. same procedure.

Enjoy & Happy Friday!

What is so Funny??

I've got two comedians in training over here. Seriously they have been like little laughing machines all week. Everything is funny. They even stop and ask each other if they're being funny. Really? I don't know what has gotten into them, but I decided to bust out my camera and share. I promise you sometimes the best pictures are those that are unplanned. These were taken yesterday after checking the mail, something I can never do alone. ;)

I'm treating this just like another stage, laughing right along side em'.

Happy Thursday!

iPhone App & Pesto Pasta

Happy Wednesday! We've made it mid-week and I am still feeling above water.. amazing! I thought I would take a minute and share with you an app that I have fallen head over heels for, literally. It's called Red Stamp.. have you heard? It's probably the coolest free app out right now, and you can do all kinds of fun things.. make greeting cards, baby announcements, invitations.. pretty much anything you can think of. Then you can either save it to your photo album, send it to twitter or facebook, text message or email, or even better you can have it mailed out!

Just for fun I decided to use it to post the dinner I made last night..

It was super yummy, quick & easy. Basically right up my alley. LOL.

Happy Hump Day!

Our Whatever Weekend

This weekend was fun. It was one of those where nothing was planned out and you just kind of did whatever came your way. It's kind of nice to have those every once in a while and give your planner a break! Saturday we had lunch with my sister and brother-in-law at willie's ice house.. the kids love that place because they have a sandbox, go figure. After that we went shopping for wood flooring getting quotes left and right and feeling totally overwhelmed. Geez, I am one indecisive person, which I'm sure my husband could have told you right off the bat. ;)

After our floor shopping adventure I had a hair appointment to make.. and caught a wild hair for change. I did something I haven't done in probably five plus years.. highlights. I love it and it's a very subtle change, nothing drastic and nothing I have to keep up with. I have decided change is good.

We had a little late night family rondevu at Lowe's of all places.. it's that place where as a homebuyer the ideas and possibilities are endless. It's where you walk in to get one thing and you walk out with something totally different. And I never thought I would be saying this, but it's one of those places I could spend hours on end. I talked the hubby into upgrading our kitchen faucet and playing plumber till the wee hours just because I am impatient. Thank God he loves me and my crazy ways. I wanted something with a tall neck.. I think I got it! LOL.

Sunday I met up with a friend for lunch and then we took it to a whole another level and hit up the chocolate bar down on University. It was like heaven. The smell of chocolate fumes hitting you right smack in the middle of the face as you walk in. You could find anything and everything dipped in chocolate and you can even have your chocolate personalized. This is that place where you feel like a kid in a candy store, literally. I went crazy and ended up on a 24 hour chocolate high and probably consumed more calories in 30 minutes than I normally do all week. I busted out that you only live once attitude and never looked back.

how about a giant peanut butter cup...

or s'mores..

or chocolate covered oreos ready for valentine's..

I got home to kiddos running wild playing outside with friends and this little man driving at lightning speed making me chase him for a quick pic. It was a fun evening visiting with new neighbors that seem to be long lost friends.

We ended the night on the couch catching up with guilty pleasures, deep conversation and me slapping on a new set of sally hansen nail polish strips like I was a pro.

Here's to another work week.. I'm giving it all I got!

Happy Monday!

I'm still here..

just been a little MIA this week. I was actually going to sit down last night and type this post, but I just didn't have the energy. I did a lot yesterday and that includes tending to a sick little boy. I have to say though it hasn't been all too bad. He wants some extra attention and I don't seem to have any problem giving it to him. I think his little body's been trying to fight off something the past 24 hours, because he keeps getting a low grade fever on and off. Nothing else really except that you can tell he's not his normal self, which saddens me. Today he woke up with no fever, slept through the night and looks a whole lot better than yesterday, so my fingers are crossed he won the battle.

In other news here's a quick recap of our week.. Tuesday was the premiere of Ink Master.. something I would normally not watch, but because my cousin is a contestant I am glued to the TV. Tuesday was also his mom's (my aunt's) birthday, so we had a double party going on, which was loads of fun to watch while getting the "inside" scoop. He made quite the impression on the first episode and I was really proud of him. His name is Jeremy Miller for those that are curious, and for those that might be even more curious I have zero tattoos, not that I have anything against them.

We soaked up the afternoons with outside playtime. Both kids love to be outside and the weather this week hasn't been all too bad. It's in the 70's, which is a little hotter than I would like for January, but hey whatever. Jacob has gotten so good at riding his big boy bike too!

Allow me to share with you my latest obsession.. Sally Hensen nail polish strips. They are super easy, look cute and last for a very long time. Here's the first set I did last week and because I'm a freak of nature, when I find something I like I buy a lot of it, crazy I know, I've already boughten two more sets that I want to try next. Have you tried em'? Did you like em'? I thought the minute I put them on they were only going to last me about 2 days, but boy was I wrong.. I can't seem to get them off!

These next two are called blue ice and love letter.. I think the love letter will be perfect for February! ;)

Yesterday I woke up feeling all fresh faced and ready to tackle my day, which is rare, so it was one of those moments were I didn't waste anytime. I jumped out of bed and got to cracking. I started with my kitchen drawers. I don't know what it is, but it seems that everything and anything ends up in my kitchen drawers. Does anyone else have this problem? I have one drawer designated to the kids coloring books and colors, but it too is getting a little out of hand. So I called in a container, it's my go to for getting anything organized. LOL. Although with as many broken crayons we have, we should have a melting party! Just not so sure that would solve my problem, because I could see them breaking those too! Ugh!

After the cleaning of drawers, starting the laundry, dusting and vacumming, it was time to whip out this bad boy. I think I posted something in the past about my Shark breaking on me, but because it was over 4 months they wouldn't let me exchange it. Well, try telling someone like my mom that, yeah right. She said let me handle it and bam she comes over with this.. an even better one than I had. Dang, go mom!

It was right at noon when I finished my cleaning spree, so it was time to get the kids lunch and run a few quick errands. Jacob wasn't feeling so hot and with the whole fever up and down thing I didn't want him playing. I figured eating outside would be a distraction and it was... a quick bite at Chick-fil-a and we were off.

I made a stop at home goods to stock up on some of my favorites.. I have a thing for their almond room spray. It smells so good and pretty inexpensive.

Hobby Lobby has frames 50% off this week, so I made a stop by there as well. I've been needing some frames to replace my old ones for a while now, so I decided on these. I didn't have any updated pictures on hand, so I just used what I had for now. And after seeing those sweet baby cheeks again, they are going to be tough to replace. Wasn't he just the cutest baby ever?!? {baby fever}

We ended our Friday afternoon adventures with some yummy goodness.. frozen yogurt from tutti frutti. I had the nutella, which was yummy and pomegranate raspberry topped with crushed reeses peanut butter cups. I totally don't go there and try to be healthy in case you're wondering. ;)

We had a low key evening because Jacob wasn't feeling all too well.. daddy snuck off to a cook off with some buddies while I snuggled up with little man and crashed pretty darn early. I think my body needed it because today I woke up feeling like a million bucks. ha! I am hoping to get a few things more done around the house today and pay a visit to the floor store. I think it's high time I start trying to get this house fully decorated. I've been moving at turtle speed, but I do have hopes of crossing that finish line!

Happy Saturday!

Monster Jam 2012

Saturday we decided to take the kids to see the monster trucks while they're in town. We got pit passes along with our regular tickets so we could take them up close in personal. It was really cool too! Jacob was in complete awe meeting those guys and sitting on their bikes. Those trucks are so freakin' big.. I felt little. Here we are cheesing it for some random person I asked to take a picture of us. I know, weird. {memories}

they were cracking us up with the whole thumbs up and totally took it to another level in some pics.

see what I mean about how big they are.. the kids barely made it up to half of the tire.

boy did he think he was hot stuff with his sister on back.. watch out!

they got to color posters to hold up during the show.. Katelynn is such a perfectionist and I have no clue where she gets that from!! My husband was like come on already.. we waited patiently. ;)

and this is one of those "took it to a whole another level pics" LOL

show time baby..

maximum destruction was our favorite..

I bet he'll be setting out cars anyday now and running his big trucks over em'..

he was having a good ol' time waving that flag of his..

and her, well she made me proud... girls can do boy stuff too!

Today was game day for the Texans, but it didn't end so pretty. Like anything, it was good while it lasted. They gave it their best and that's all you can ask for. We had a good time watching the game and vegging out with family. Now it's time to whind it down and get ready for another work week. Man, Sunday's are so bittersweet. The good news is that I am feeling much better, so that's a plus.

Happy Sunday!

Valentine's DIY & Frozen Hot Chocolate

I bet that title caught your attention... ha-ha.. anything with chocolate catches mine, don't feel bad you are not alone! But first let me share this DIY Valentine's project that I tackled today. I got the idea from Emily, over at Anderson Crew. I knew the minute I saw them, I had to make them. BUT, I didn't want this to only be for the kids. I thought it would be a great way for the hubby and I to share our thoughts and sweet little somethings everyday. Life for us gets so busy at times, that we don't always get to say those little things. And believe it or not, those little things can sometimes be BIG things. So I'm super excited and can't wait to see what I get in my little mailbox everyday! ;) You have to give this a try!

I got the mailboxes from Target in the dollar section, then just simply bought a pack of paper letters and glued them on. I kept it simple and cheap. I found Valentine's notepads in the dollar section as well, so we can use those to write our notes.

Now let's get to the good stuff.. I first tried frozen hot chocolate in Vegas this past summer and well have been craving it ever since. It's dangerous, and by dangerous I mean you will crave it the next day and the day after that. So when I saw that Picky Palate had went to serendipity not long ago and re-created the frozen hot chocolate I went complete nutts. I knew I had to try it ASAP. I've listed the recipe below and the only thing I did differenly was adding the chocolate chips into the mix. I personally think it taste better, but that is coming from a chocolholic, so you be the judge. Either way you won't be disappointed, promise. Enjoy!

Happy Friday!