30 Days of Thankfulnes {Day 10}

Today I am thankful for:
getting up early
new ideas
remembering 10 on 10
lots of help from my family
cupcakes turning out so much better than I had hoped
getting to take a shower by myself and not having to worry about the kids
a scrubbed clean porch
party details coming together easily
being {mostly}ready for the party before everyone arrived
a birthday party that went off without a hitch
one very happy little girl who's birthday we celebrated early today
polka dots
red, white, and turquoise
striped paper straws
yummy cake
cutely decorated gingerbread houses all lined up in rows
Sadie-Rose's very closest friends coming to spend the afternoon with her
smiles on everyone's faces

July 2012 {10 on 10}

Crazy crazy day. You can't tell it from the photos, but it was. We had friend from WA. staying with, a house showing, a hurt foot, a thunder storm, preparations for a craft night at my house, preparations for a craft bazaar, and church all in one day. I'm short a couple photos but I was just snapping them as I went, not counting and hoping I had my 10. I have 9. Enough for this time.

 7am - coffee in a favorite vintage-thrift-store-find-mug to get me going

8am - craft bazaar products all stacked up and so cute to look at

 9am - getting the floor swept for the showing

 

 10am - the lace table cloth from Mike's grandmother, always on our table for show

 1pm - a crashed out boy (yes, it's crazy blurry but he's so darn cute)

 2pm - mandevilla in the rain 

 3pm - Olivia's twisted ankle

4pm - working on more craft bazaar items

5pm - Mac and friends fill my living room floor

May 2012 {10 on 10}

This months 10 on 10 was challenging, but full of memories. We were on vacation for a week in the Smokey Mountains with Mike's parents.It was a full but fun day. One I know that our girls will remember and talk about for years. A few of the pictures were taken by Mike's mom as I was not allowed to have my camera during part of the day. And this month, no consecutive hours. I had a tendency to take a whole bunch for 1 or 2 hours and then be busy (or in the car) for an hour or so.
Oh well, it was our day!

 9am - yes, we slept till 9am! 

Must have been a combination of the king size bed, 

 the roaring creek right outside our windows, and the pitch black nighttime. 

All things we are unused to in our subdivision home.

We also had this little visitor crawl in bed with us, unbeknownst to us until we woke up.

 11am - breakfast on the balcony overlooking the creek

 12pm - Samuel, ready to go!

 2pm - Olivia on her 1st horse ride.

 3pm - Samuel and Grandpa looking at the pond, 

waiting for us to get back from our horse ride.

 4pm - Olivia sifting gemstones

 5pm - Samuel, after splashing in the water slough.

6pm - dinner at a local wood-fired brick oven pizzeria.

  8pm - momma's dessert, vanilla ice cream 

topped with crunchy peanut butter and homemade granola

 9pm - one very tired little man.

April 2012 {10 on 10}

What is 10 on 10? Take a photo every hour for ten consecutive hours on the tenth of each month. Document a day of your life and find beauty among the ordinary moments.

My April 10 on 10

9:30-ish: working on birthday party plans

10:30-ish: getting ready to run to the store for diapers

11:30-ish: how we roll at the grocery store
(please be kind to all mommas you meet that are pushing these! They are fighting a hard battle.)

 

 

12:30-ish: herby goodness, ready to go in pots

1:30-ish: Samuel helping big 'Tis with her math

2:30-ish: lunch for my girls. PB for Olivia - my dipper and oranges for Sadie-Rose - our fruititarian

3:30-ish: looking at a vintage Child Craft book and talking party games

4:30-ish: little feet sent outside to play

5:30-ish: time for a restoring cup because this momma was definitely feeling a bit "bear-ish" by this point

6:30-ish: Daddy made us cornbread to go with dinner. For the 3rd day in a row. I think we're a tad bit obsessed.

 

March 10 on 10

March's 10 on 10 was a little more difficult than I had expected. Daddy being home put a whole different spin on the day and my photo taking plans. Plus we had a lot of down time which isn't really interesting for photo taking. So, my 10 on 10 this month is Saturday and Sunday. Just because. Two days are better than one, right?

Saturday

 - coffee making time

 - Sadie-Rose just up

 - Olivia's breakfast bowl

 - cleaning the birdy's new toys

 - the broom standing trick that has something to do with the equinox

Sunday
- my shirt details
- our herb seedlings
- cupcakes baking
- finished cupcakes for our AWANA kids
- ready to go

If you want to learn more about 10 on 10, please visit here.

February 10 on 10

February's 10 on 10

7am - a grey and smokey start to the day

8am - practicing skills

9am - in the kitchen

10 &11am - reading while Samuel naps on my lap

12pm - lunch preparations

1pm - craft project

2pm - practice

3pm - finished and hung

4pm - reading while Samuel naps on my lap again

5pm- wakey wakey