Bunco Chicks!

Last night, I hosted Bunco with my Bible Fellowship girls. As always, it was a wonderful time of fun, food and fellowship!

With Easter only a few weeks away, I decided to run with the Bunco "chick" theme! Here's our yummy spread: chicken salad, pasta salad and fruit salsa. And, of course, lots and lots of jelly beans and Easter M&M's to keep the party rolling!

We actually got around to playing Bunco:)

Wren was the first "Big Bunco" winner allowing her the honor of wearing the Big Bunco Bunny Ears! Amy W. proved victorious, however, with the most Big Bunco's at the end of the night! Congrats to Angie and Wendy who also took home prizes.

And last but not least, the best part of the night...Chicks with chocolate!!

Cheers!!

Family Fun

Thursday morning, we piled in the car to get the oil changed before our weekend trip. I enjoyed my Starbucks while Kathryn and Walker enjoyed breakfast!
With the car serviced and ready to go, we headed to Dauphin Island for a family get together with the Tews!

Walker and Kathryn LOVE playing with the rocks.

The girl cousins (l-r: Kathryn, Macie, Brianna, Emma Katherine, and Kelsey)
Walker and the girls:)

The whole gang! Boys included!

Everyone was so busy chasing little ones around, we didn't have many opportunities for picture taking. I was able to snap this photo of my cousin Evan, his wife Sherrie and sweet Emma Katherine.

And here's my Kathryn right after finishing her cupcake. Don't you just love the chocolate mustache?!?

My cousin's wife, Hilaree, made these adorable sunflower cupcakes. They were so cute, I almost hated to eat them. Until I did eat them and couldn't stop! They were delicious. The center of the flower is an oreo and the cute little ladybug is an M & M! If you live in the Mobile/Eastern Shore area and are interested in these fun cupcakes or other confections, let me know. Hilaree also makes cakes and other yummies too!

Boy, were we tired after all of the day's festivities! But what a wonderful way to spend the weekend--beautiful weather, fun fellowship and delicious food!

Just Because

Because I would hate for you to think I prefer one big box store over another, here are my picks from Target!

Option #1: Sunny Seersucker

(Blue & White Striped Skirt)

Option #2: Cute Coral
Option #3: Spring into Green

So, which would you pick??? And while we are at it, who do you think wins with overall cute clothes selection? Wal Mart or Target?

Just For Fun

So, you now know I do a lot (read "all") of my shopping at WalMart, Target or Sam's. Now, I thought it would be fun to come up with three outfit choices for this weekend's family get together from one of these stores. Today's winner is WalMart!!

Option 1: Ruffles & Bows

Option #2: Nautical DelightOption #3: Sporty FunAnd this fun purse would work with all three!So, which one would you pick???

Spring Break 2009

Yep, it's mid-week into Kathryn and Walker's Spring Break, and until this morning, we didn't have much fun to report! But today is absolutely GORGEOUS, so we had to get outdoors!

On a day we would normally wake up early and head to school, we decided to head to Chik Fil A instead! Nothing better than a couple of chicken biscuits and a warm cup of coffee to get the Spring Break party started!!

After about an hour of playing on the playground, we headed out for some errands. Keep in mind I NEVER run errands with my kids. Well, let me explain, unless there's a grocery cart big enough for them, which means I never go anywhere but Sams, Wal Mart or Target with my kids:) I usually wait until they are in school two days a week and hit the ground running. But did I mention, it's Spring Break!

So, off to Hobby Lobby for some spring ribbon, candy melts and a journal. Next, the monogram shop to have Walker's shirt monogrammed for Easter, the gas station and the cleaners! Now, how is that for one happening Spring Break!

Not to mention, we have a Tew family get together to look forward to this weekend! Looks like our week is shaping up after all!

Multiple Kid Monday

Check out the wonderful laundry tips from Mommy Times Four. Today she is hosting Multiple Kid Monday, so if you have tips of your own, please feel free to join in! Here are the rules.

This is my laundry weapon of choice.

I buy this bad boy at Sam's, and it honestly handles all of our stain needs. Although, I must give kuddos to Zout as well. Nana purchased this on a recent visit here, and I have been pleasantly surprised with it's stain fighting power!

Now that we have said goodbye to diapers in our house, we have plenty of accidents (along with other messes, spills and such) to keep the laundry stacked up high for this family of four. On the bad days, I've started leaving the washing machine lid open and simply throwing all of the wet/dirty clothes in there. At the end of the day, I'll wash and dry that load. It's the only way I can ensure they get cleaned in a timely manner.

If it's an especially dirty load, I'll run the rinse cycle and then run the regular cycle with detergent. Today's pile already consists of 2 pairs of underpants, 2 pairs of pajamas, and several dish towels. And I'm sure there's more to come!!

Happy Laundering!!

Because It's Been So Long...

A whole week with only one post. What can I say? It's back to cold, ugly weather around here, so there's not much going on!!

We did manage a trip to the park Friday before last (and before our most recent return to cold weather). Here's Kathryn in the swing!

And we made some yummy triple berry muffins. Usually Walker is my sous chef, but Sissy joined in on the action this time too!

And last but not least, a picture of one well prayed for pig. One night while I was cooking dinner, Kathryn had this wooden pig nestled between two felt sheets. The closer I listened to what she was saying, I realized she was praying for her pig.

"Please help her tummy feel better. Please help her poo poo. She's so sweet. Amen" As many of you know, Kathryn has some tummy issues, so these are the prayers she hears us praying quite often! I guess she needed somebody or some "pig" to sympathize with her!

I caught the sweet words on video, but because my little prayer warrior was without clothing, I decided not to post the video. But here's piggy, and I am glad to say her tummy is doing just fine!