August Fields

shabby apple giveaway winner!

what a very exciting giveaway!

when shabby apple contacted me to host a giveaway i jumped right on board….the only thing is i wish ALL my wonderful readers could win.

THANK YOU to all who participated and WELCOME to all my new readers!

Shabby Apple continues to  offer discounts and i will keep those posted and updated above their link in my sidebar.

drumroll please…………………..

the winner of the amazing black boogie woogie dress from shabby apple is…………

Congratulations callie….enjoy your new gorgeous dress!

stay tuned, my friends,  more giveaways coming soon 🙂  how fun!

Operation Christmas Child: Fill a Shoe Box! part 2

See our first post about filling a shoebox here.

For complete instructions and more insight to the purpose of filling a shoebox please visit

you still have time to fill up your shoeboxes!  
November 14-21 is Collection Week. 
Samaritan’s Purse website will help you find a place locally to drop them off.
we switched to plastic containers after one of my readers commented that plastic containers can be reused by the recipient of the gift.  these are sterilite containers from target and were $1.49 each.  

the kids absolutely loved this project!

hank is showing you how to double bag all candy.  i’m pretty sure picking out the candy was his favorite part.

5 boxes ready to go!

Each box needs a $7.00 donation (which is so minimal when you think about the impact).  we chose to donate our $35.00 online and Samaritan’s Purse emailed me a confirmation with barcoded labels attached.

I tape the appropriate label to each box and the barcode will be scanned and tracked so we know where our boxes go!

how cool is that??!

here is one of our “boy” boxes.
stickers, ball, washcloth, harmonica, cars, markers, combs, candy, tissues, paper, toothbrush/paste, crayons, jump rope, jacob’s ladder, chinese yo-yo, socks

here is one of our “girl” boxes.
doll, candy, washcloth, hair clips, socks, toothbrush/paste, wand, harmonica, jump rope, tissues, tiara/wand, markers, crayons, paper, jacob’s ladder, chinese yo-you, pony, combs, ball, stickers

fill a shoebox!

birthday boys.

***shabby apple dress giveaway here***
this is birthday season for our three boys!  
h a p p y  b i r t h d a y
boone turns 7.
hank turns 5.
dubs turns 3.
the themes they chose were legos and john deere.  very similar to last year but that’s okay with me!

we had two parties.  one for each side of the family.  one party i focused on yummy food (since there were no little cousins)

and the second party had more games and decorations for all the little cousins.

boone received perplexus epic the morning of the party.  this toy is definitely on my list of favorites.

highlights from party #1:

dancing.  dancing on chairs.

rody.  he holds up to 400 pounds.  so there.

hank received the razor riprider 360.  this bike is loads of fun!

other fun gifts were the lego kingdom castle, playmobil hand launch jet gliders, creationary, john deere tractors …….

and a special john deere silky that grandma made for dubs.

dancy and hank prepping for party #2.  as the kids get older throwing parties gets waaaay easier.  i have so much help!
we held this party on october 31.  we don’t celebrate halloween so this was a super fun way to spend the evening!
fun and games with cousins.  yummy food.  and those little stinkers still ended up with lots of candy!

donuts on a string ready to eat.

no hands allowed!

red velvet cupcakes.  yum.

plenty of green and yellow candy.

this was a fun game.  can you believe there were over 500 legos in this bowl!

carmel apples.

we threw two big bags of candy and a roll of nickels into a pile of hay and had the kids search for it.
this was so much fun!

since all the games and activities were outside i decided to have the whole party outside.

food was set up in the garage.

time for a hayride.

this was a highlight!  the kids all wanted daddy to take them around again.

my handsome birthday boys.

shabby apple dress giveaway!

   *****contest closed.  thanks so much to all who participated!  *******

hands down cutest dresses ever are over at shabby apple.

if you have not been to this a.dor.able sight please take a moment to take it all in.  such unique and cute dresses!

so much cuteness right?

well you have a chance to WIN this amazing black dress! 

the boogie woogie dress is from the “all that jazz” line at shabby apple.

perfect for the holiday season coming up.  super flattering.  the wide satin bow……so cute.  
beautiful vintage inspired dresses and chic skirts from shabby apple
 
did you know shabby apple also has maternity !?!  i mean really.  where was all this cuteness when i was pregnant?  
shabby apple is offering all my lovely blog readers a 10% coupon code for the next 30 days!
coupon code:  AUGUSTFIELDS10OFF

****giveaway details****

giveaway closes wednesday, november 9, 2011.

this giveaway will have one winner chosen by random, on november 10, 2011, to win the black boogie woogie dress shown above.

shabby apple requires the winner must have a US shipping address (so sorry to my international readers….here’s a shout out to you!)

no exchanges can be made with the winning dress.

HOW TO WIN THE AMAZING BOOGIE WOOGIE DRESS:

1.  simply “like” the shabby apple facebook page. 
     (for special promotions and exclusive discounts!)

then….

2.  follow my blog (there is a follow icon over in the right margin)

then…..

3.  leave ONE comment telling me you did both those easy things!

edie’s kitchen, happy reformation day, and birthdays!

three things that i’m excited about.

1.  edie’s kitchen   it’s finished.  it’s glorious.  do not be surprised if you see similar layers (read colors, accents, etc.) coming into my kitchen.  the girl knows how to finish a room!  which happens to be my downfall.  actually, in all honesty, edie has beautifully finished several rooms which in turn has totally inspired me to add some final layers to some of my rooms!  confession: i went to pier one and bought the same pillows in my music room that edie put in her porch.  really, edie’s entire story of building their house is worth reading.  so happy for you and your family edie!

2.  happy reformation day! 
today is a GREAT day to celebrate the freedom we have to go to church, to be open about our love for Jesus Christ and his grace that saves us, NOT our works.  for our family, this is something to celebrate!
this is a book i purchased and have read to the kiddos. it is a beautiful, hardcover picture book that clearly tell the history and importance of martin luther.

we also celebrate this time of year with the pumpkin patch, fall harvest festivals, and birthdays!

which brings me to number three.

there will be a more detailed post on the birthday parties later.

3.  tonight we are celebrating the three boys birthdays!  boone will be 7, hank will be 5 and dubs just turned 3.  we will be hosting the party outside with a lego/john deere combined theme.  we’re looking forward to carmel apples, donut eating contest, candy hunt, hayride, presents, yummy food and visiting with family.  the boys are PUMPED!  probably due in part to the fact that this party number two.  again, cheers to large families!!

this is boone on the night of party #1.  he received the lego kingdoms castle.

he finished it and it is awesome!