August Fields

our life

piano lessons for the three big kids….love the fact the piano teacher comes to our house.  he definitely found a niche catering to homeschoolers! 
dubs usually plays “run away” during school time! 🙂
deanie has started the nancy drew series
hank is busy during his “blanket time”….that realistically only ever lasts 7 minutes.  tops.
bathtime.  hank, dubs, boone.  i love the delicious smell of just bathed babes. 🙂
deanie and dancy recently had choir and drama performances.
deanie was the princess (in the pink dress) and dancy was the messenger (all in black w/ a blue sash).
the homeschool performing arts in our area really pulls out all stops.  the shows are fabulous and 
the kids gain such great theater and stage experience.

valentines tablescape and marshmallow pops

we are having so much fun with valentines this year!  
i set the table for our recent Bible study group and served a yummy meal.  
Pioneer Woman’s Chicken Parmigiana with linguine and for 
dessert Life by Chocolate Cupcakes (hersey kiss version).
Unbelievably delicious!
the cupcakes were served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in these cute little heart shaped
bowls.  i found them for .99 each at michael’s! 🙂
the plain white china with silver rim is our wedding china.  the blue floral china i picked up 
at goodwill.  i love to mix and match dishes.
i also really like to mix fancy and casual.  paper napkins with china.  casual cotton table
runners with glass goblets etc. 🙂
i made this table runner using leftover fabric from my inlaws 40th anniversary party.
my glass hurricanes are filled with traditional candy hearts.
my white candles are sitting on a can of soup so i didn’t have to use so many hearts 🙂
today the kids and i made marshmallow pops!!
we melted pink candy melts in the microwave and dipped our pink marshmallows in
of course there were lots and lots of sprinkles!
we packaged them up and gave some to an elderly neighbor, some to cousins, and others to babysitters 🙂
i am linking this post to:
Tablescape Thursday over at Between Naps on the Porch

pinkalicous party

my sweet dancy turned seven.  i love you so much dancy.  you are full of life, honest, hard working, you put others before yourself, and you love Jesus.

pinkalicious is currently a favorite book around here.  we are also in the midst of winter so snowflakes abound.  this is how we came up with a

Pinkalicious Snowflake Party!
pom poms are martha stewart that i picked up on clearance and walma*t for $5.00! 🙂
adorable cupcake toppers are from the TomKat studio .  i ordered the printable pdf files.
the water bottle labels and crayon box labels are from Big Day Creations.  
sweet girl.  your sweet smile and bright eyes light up the room!
pink was everywhere!
craft time!  i purchased these little boxes for .99 each at michaels and gave all the girls
glitter, stickers and pom poms to decorate them.
i love you dancy.  happy birthday.