Merry Christmas!

Pirates and Princesses

Sleeping beauty

Disney's Very Merry Christmas Party 2010

She kept saying "Biggidy, Bobbity, Boo... I put you in a frog"

Our Sleeping beauty...

Nerves...

Does she look nervous to you?

The start of another gymnastics competition season...

Busy Busy Busy...

But don't worry, the boys entertain themselves

PROJECT 320....Winner(s)

So... first of all, did you hear?

We did it! You did it!

$5,672

This could not have been done without you!

For some, this money meant going without something, but now this money means giving people a chance at...LIFE!

Thanks you from the bottom of my heart for supporting this cause and believing that through Him, we CAN accomplish MORE than we can ever hope.

The winner of my bundle is comment 22

Casey

she wrote...

"This is such a generous giveaway. So happy to be a part of this great cause. Entry #3"

Thanks Casey!

I need you to send me your address, I don't have your email. I will get it in the mail today if you email me here jen.christians@gmail.com

BUT WAIT!

You didn't win anything????

I know, I don't like "not winning" either???

SO

Guess what???

I am going to giveaway a hairflower (alligator clip)

or a set of three cutie clippies

for each comment that did not win.

YES per comment, not person!

3 comments equals 3 sets (of 3) clippies, 3 flowers or some of each!

So email me your preference at jen.christians@gmail.com

You must include your name, address, and a basic color scheme like pastels, neutrals or brights.

Although I will try my best to accomodate your requests it may not be possible.

If you get back to me by 11 am today, I will ship your items today! If not you will have to wait until tomorrow.

THANKS AGAIN FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!

PROJECT 320....Water for Christmas...Win This!

Buy Water...Win... Save a Life...

There is nothing like coming out of blog hiding for something so special!

Thanks to all the project 320 girls and Julie at JoysHope for making this possible.

Here is how this will work!

YOU COULD WIN ALL THIS... AGAIN I SAY... YOU could win all THIS!!!

These are all made by me!

Please go here to the project 320 well. Donate however many dollars you would like.

For every $10 donation you get a chance at winning this set of all things cute! YES that is right, everything in these pictures will be yours if you win.

But if these things are not your idea of what you would like to win, you can go HERE and visit the project 320 blog and find another prize bundle you would like.

There is no limit to your entries. So for example if you would like to donate $100 then you can have 10 entries into any of the featured prizes on the project 320 blog. OR You could increase your chances and put all of your eggs into one basket. simply put a comment on this blog that you donated and for each comment, that will count as ONE entry.

So if you donated $100 and you want to use all 10 entries on my blog comment 10 times.

Be sure to leave your e-mail so I can contact you if you are the winner!

I will choose a winner on Monday Dec. 20th using random.org. I will verify your donation, and then I will contact you.

Now come, buy water, change a life!

List of what is included in your prize package:

NB girl onsie with pear

0-3mo. boy onsie-cowboy

3-6mo astronaut onsie with matching lovey blanket

NB western hoodie sweatshirt.

4 pillowcase dresses (all serged and topstiched) Sizes 12mo, 2T, 3T and 4t(2)

5 pairs of ruffle pants sizes 2t- 4/5

60 cutie clippies

3 flower hard headbands

5 pony tutus

4 interchangeable headbands

1 white cotton crchet beanie

4 sequined flower headbands (stretchy)

6 flower hair clips on alligator clips

and possibly more....

It's been awhile...I know...but here are two cute videos for you!

I'm pretty sure....

...that looking cool is one of Turner's main goals in preschool...

Or Pre-COOL...

Check that one off on the report card as MASTERED!

You're the man Turner!!!

(I snuck up on him today with the camera as he was getting ready, I am such a good mommy that way... All pictures will be shown to future girlfriends!)

Sweet Shot Tuesday

Spring makes me want a vacation.

I can't wait for our Colorado Vacation this year.

This is one of my favorite vacation pictures.

Do you know where this is?

New in the shop!

I really love these hats! They are so fun to make and great to photograph.

Meet the newest addition to the "Fancy Fabric Flower"

The "Fancy Fabric Flower" Headband. So cute!

All inspired by this hat above...
There will be a giveaway next week @ My Three Boybarians

But in the meantime, go there and check out her fantastic site.

She is a wonderful photographer.

She is funny.

She is nice.

Go there now!

But of you are still here, and can't wait for the giveaway... or just have bad luck at winning like I do then go to my shop

and just buy one!

Frugal Fun With Barber Tools

We had a great time on Sunday. I laughed until I cried.

My very wonderful husband decided it was time to rid himself of winter....

(Thank goodness!)

He grew a beard to help shield his face against the harsh winter wind when he runs 18-20 miles on Sundays.

(I really don't blame him, but I still wouldn't grow one...even if I could.)

So we decided to have some fun with the clippers.

I guess you could add it to the list of my many jobs as a mom and wife. I am a barbress.

(If that is a word. If not I am making it up and calling myself one)

I only do boys' hair.... If I did girls and boys I would be a stylist. I guess....

So check out the handy work, we came up with names for all the pictures... which one do you like best? What would you call it?

I like 20 best...

Carly at "Tunbatots" AKA Tumbletots

Carly's favorite day of the week is Wednesday.

She knows when it is, she wakes up and says

"I go kick. I go jump, jump. I go tunbatots."

Waiting in line to jump on the trampoline.
Hanging like a "montee" (monkey)


Ahh! So fun, the pit!

Could this smile seriously be any bigger?
I am going to be sad when it's no longer mommy and me classes. It is so fun to watch her grow!

I look at these pictures and can't believe that it's the same little baby who was born with Erb's Palsy. We were told she wouldn't have full use of her arms.... Way to prove them wrong Carly!

Winner Winner and a Chicken Dinner!

Okay my friends it's time...

Drum roll please....

The Rouse House!

AND (I know I must be in a good mood)

Kaitlyn @ 12:36 pm

Let's give 'em a round of applause

Please contact me
jen.christians@cox.net
I will give you the information on how to get your prize...
For those of you wondering, Since there were comments in both places, I added the total comments 67 so the 17 comments in the more recent post were comments 51-67 (make sense? NO? Well, it did to me and it's my blog (-:)

Now as promised the Chicken Dinner...let me give you a little background...

My Super Good Friend Tara and I have been on a weight loss journey for a little over a year now.
We were on the search for YUMMY but healthy recipes that our families would eat to. On this mission We have found lots of good ones, but this is one of my families FAVS!!!

Recipe for pampered chicken go there try it... you won't be sorry and neither will your hips...

Also Never FEAR, if you didn't win this time go HERE it's Julie from Joy's Hope... She is pretty rad...

GIVE AWAY EXTENDED ONE MORE DAY!

Go here write a comment on your favorite item in the shop that is one entry.
Entry #2 if you have a blog add my button
Entry #3 if you are on facebook write about it with my link.

3 chances... Surely you know someone who wants to get something free besides those of you who came here!!!

Have a great day!!!

It's Giveaway time!

So Since the sun is out this morning, I am in a happy mood. (well I am most of the time) I am hosting my first giveaway! That's Right! What you need to do is just visit my etsy store, tell me which Item is your favorite and you will win. Simple huh? If you want an extra chance you can grab my button on the side bar. ( I don't even know how many people read this so your chances could be really good if you enter.)

Now what will you win?

Your choice of

A Custom Happy Monster Shirt-your choice of colors and size NB-size 10 boys

OR One Custom happy flower Tee... Note this one is not topstiched! But yours will be! size NB-10yr

Or One Cutie Crochet Hat.... Chosen from my store

Or a FancyFlower hat also chosen from my store.

I know you all want to win right? So here we go, click on the link to my store on the right...

Tell me what you like, leave a comment. If you want an extra chance add my button to your blog. Leave another comment and tell me you did or you can even tell a friend! Simple huh?

Comments close at Midnight on March 11th.

I will announce the winner on the 12th, I will select a winner using random.org. If I am feeling really happy there may even be two winners... Comment away!

I hope this makes your day happy too!

My Olympian

The Winter Olympics came to Kansas... And Turner was such a good athlete, he got to participate in all of the events.

There was bobsledding, curling, snowball bouncing (which included both the super G and combined), SPEECH skating, curling, ice hockey, ski-jump, the biathlon, and several others.

He was on the red team...they won the gold medal ;-)

I had such a wonderful day with him. After all of that Olympic fun, he took me on a date to Applebees. I LOVE being a mom of four, but sometimes it is really fun to have a special day with just one!

Happier Monday

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday

Big Girls don't cry...

Maybe she is crying because she found out that she is not "big". We recently took Carly for her two year check-up to find out she is "below average" She is now 21.5 lbs, and has a small head, and she is short... Poor girl! She wasn't on the charts for anything but her height 5th percentile.

They drew her blood to see is she might have any problems with growth hormones (or something like that) and guess what, we found out...

She is wonderfully made, it's just the way God intended.

Busy... and blaming vampires

I am always busy... As I am sure most of you are. Some things that take up my time are things that HAVE to be done (laundry, cooking, cleaning, errands, finding toothbrushes... you know the normal day-to-day-with four kids stuff) Some things I am busy with because I want to be (working out, sewing, making hair bows, playing silly games with the kids) But there is something I am embarrassed to admit... so (deep breath) until last month, it has been OVER 8 years since I read a book for pleasure (not counting the Bible, and a few college books I actually found myself enjoying)... children's books don't count, they are in a whole category of their own, I am talking ACTUAL books without pictures people...

Then I was at gymnastics practice and was peer pressured into reading the Twilight Chronicles.

And well let's just say that many of the things that NEEDED to get done didn't.

I read all four books in about a week...

There, I got it off my chest. I became a Twilight freak... I never saw myself as a vampire/werewolf kind of gal.
Just don't tell anyone.
Plus, I am just letting the world know, as a bias mother, I think that Carly should be casted as Renesmee Cullen.... What do you think?

(This photo was NOT ahem... AT ALL edited... Ahem wink wink)

New things!!!

So, I'm still working on loading up the new shop! Notice on the right side! I love creating everything, but I don't like taking photos and editing them, and uploading them to etsy... TIME CONSUMING...But I promise (not that you were waiting with baited breath or anything..) that when I'm ready, it will all be worth it! HMMM.... maybe even a GIVEAWAY. See the blog button??? I even think that if you click it, it works... YAY me!

Pictures.... from Smith and Hopper Photography

Here is the site www.smithandhopper.com. I highly recommend them, they were wonderful with the kids and VERY reasonable for price. This was just a sneak peak... so I can't wait to see them all.

It's Happening...and I can't stop it!

She REALLY is turning 2!!!
I am SO sad that my baby is not so much a baby anymore!

Our Christmas Eve

We spent our Christmas Eve with neighbors who got stranded here because of weather. We were suppose to have company but they couldn't come either. So I had a lot of groceries and it turned out GREAT. Our friends came over after church, and then they left and we opened a few gifts. I had to take a picture of the cheesecake I made, because it was my first time that it was NOT a jello cheesecake... I think I ate way to much of it though!