Beanie got her hair cut...

Beanie got her hair cut and we just had to show her off...

 morning hair...so sweet!

 side view...

 bunny teeth...

I love these girls!!!!!

Easy Dinner Recipe...

I have had this recipe sitting in my pantry for months {I tore it out from Sunset magazine} and finally tonight I decided to try it.  We eat very simple meals... a lot of chicken, rice, pasta and veggies all in different variations...so this was a nice addition and Bird actual ate it {bonus}

Thai Peanut Sauce

Whisk 1/2 cup reduced fat peanut butter, 1T each lemon juice and soy sauce, 1/2 t ground ginger, 1/3 cup hot water.  Spoon onto chicken and rice.  {if you want to add a little kick...hubby said it would be good with red pepper flakes}.

I know peanut sauce is not new to anyone but it is for us at home and it's nice to have a change from the usual soy and teriyaki sauce.  

I added a little soy sauce to my rice {I'm a salt junkie} but it didn't need it at all with the peanut sauce.

Yummy!

Happy Easter...

Hope you had a great Easter weekend...we did...take a look...

 The girls dyed Easter eggs {not one drop was spilled...amazing!}

 Beautiful eggs...plus bird's little painted wood egg :)

 Beanie being silly...

 Daddy and Beanie's wonderful chalk art :)

 Made fab buttermilk banana bread {will post recipe later}

Bird and I have been fighting a cold so we hung low this weekend...hopefully we are on the mend!

~Mar

Busy day...

This picture totally sum up our day...

 In this picture you can see the pile of dishes {I already ran/unloaded the dishwasher earlier in the day...how does this happen so quickly!?!} I hard boiled a ton of eggs for the girls to dye on Saturday.  You can see the paint brush on the sink, I painted the downstairs "toy room" back to it's original color and removed the last of the toys...it's now going to be for storage, vacuums, and cleaning goodies.  There is also a bottle of kids medicine...Beanie has been complaining about a sore throat...poor punkin' thank goodness we didn't have soccer or swimming today!

 Bird fell asleep at 4:30...way too late but whatcha gonna do...so cute!!!

 While bird was napping beanie had some tea and colored...I made dinner and had a glass of wine :)

 random egg shot :)

I exchanged my kitchen clock this week and found this fab blue one...way out of my comfort zone but it's growing on me...color is good!!!

~Maris

A little bit of this...a little bit of that...

It has been crazy around here!  Between swimming, soccer, birthday parties, and now Easter I'm ready for a break!  Anyways...last week I mentioned that I've been sewing/crafting...here is what I've been up to...

 The blue flower pillow on right is freshly made :)

 Mr. Fix~It and I made another chalk board {poor picture...sorry}.

 Framed a couple of maps {pic is horrible and doesn't do it justice!}

 Made some burp cloths for a preschool mommy who is expecting a boy...they were a hit!

~Maris

A great party...

Bird's party was wonderful...the sun was shinning and everyone was in a good mood!  Take a look...

 before peeps arrived...

 what kid wouldn't love a bucket full of cheetos!?!

 thanks Aunt E for making the adorable cake!

 full house...

 getting ready to open gifts...so exciting!

before...don't know why that's at the bottom...oops :)

~Mar

Getting ready to party...

My little Bird is turning three :)  She is finally at the age were you can see the excitement in her eyes when you mention birthday parties and presents!  This is what it's all about...and I love it!!  I have been busy crafting,wrapping, and cleaning getting ready for her party this Sunday :)  Here are some pics of the house {taken at night...sorry} so far...will post more once the party is all set up :)

 Made happy birthday banner above...

 Finished wrapping presents :)

 Banner

 Made little paper banners for the windows and this chalkboard.

 set up a little gift table...

I have been painting and sewing...I will post pics tomorrow...

~maris

Beanie started soccer...

Beanie started soccer today...she made us so proud!  She ran her little heart out!  After practice daddy bought her a pair of indoor soccer shoes {she can't stop saying thank you...ahhhhh} and pink shin guards.  She was all smiles today!  My cup runith over!

 so cute!

 Hanging with her buddy!

 Look at her go...

 water break...

Grace was a good sport too!  Making funny faces :)

~mar

Great art for kid rooms...

I have seen a ton of cute name/initial prints out there in blog land but didn't want to pay $20 {then X2 because you know both girls would want one} My sister in law is a graphics designer and so I asked her if she could design something similar...well she did and they are amazing!  I picked up a simple white frame at Michael's on sale for $4.99 then added my print.  I have yet to hang them above their beds...I was too excited to show them off...so here you go.  I will do another post once I get them hung up :)  My sis is creating dozens of designs and will be offering custom prints to buy...we will work on getting linked up so you can get in touch with her...for now if you are interested just leave me a comment or email me and I will get you her contact info :)

 {love}them!!!

 Bird had to be in the shot...eating watermelon :)

  ~mar

Finished dining room chairs...

Before leaving for the beach I finished painting the last two dining room chairs.  I'm so happy to have that project completed!  It's amazing what a big difference the all white chairs make in the space.  

 love the white!

 don't pay attention to the junk on the floor...{I swear I just vacuumed yesterday!}

Beanie asked me yesterday if I would take her picture and post it on my blog...those were her exact words...how sweet...of course I said yes!

~Maris