The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I confess. I'm a seasonal decorator--Thanksgiving, Christmas, even an occasional Halloween or Valentine's Day. But if I had to choose the holiday I enjoy decorating for the most, it would have to be Easter!

Maybe it's all the "Spring" that is springing up everywhere that motivates me. Maybe it's simply that I love me some chicks, bunnies and the like. Either way, I have some how accumulated a box-load of bunnies, Easter grass, decorative eggs, baskets, etc. so I thought I would share a few of my favorite things!

via Party of Tew Designs

A Weekend In Review

Last Friday, the twin's ended their celebration of Dr. Suess week with a parade. These were the cutest little cats in the hat, I've ever seen. They were allowed to dress "silly" for the parade. All I could convince Walker to do was wear his shirt and shorts backwards. Not real adventurous, this guy...

On Saturday, Tula, Mak, Addi, Frances and I headed across the bay to the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival. It was a beautiful a day, but just a tad on the H-O-T side. Can you tell these two little ladies had about had it???

And to make matters worse, we didn't even buy anything! Well, except for this t-shirt for Walker. It's a great option if you have a "big" boy like me who has pretty much outgrown all the cutesy boy clothes. You can purchase your own here. The shirt reads " gotta be by the water."

I also fell in love with the new little shop, Lulu and Me. If you're in Fairhope, be sure to check it out! They've got the best selection of fabrics I've seen in this area! It was just the thing I needed to get my stagnant design juices flowing!

So This Is How I Start My Week

With this free printable weekly calendar from Jones Design Company, and this free printable weekly menu/shopping list from Armommy's blog. If you're like me and need every bit of organizational help you can get, go print them out! You'll be glad you did!

Recipe Review and Some Silliness

I thought I would share one of my "new" recipes for the month of March. This one comes from the March 2011 Southern Living, and we found it quite yummy! Not to mention the ground turkey was on sale at the grocery. Score!

Tangy Turkey Burgers

Southern Living

Ingredients

* 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
* 2 green onions, chopped
* 2 tablespoons white wine-and-herb chicken marinade
* 1 teaspoon garlic salt with parsley
* 1 teaspoon pepper
* 6 French hamburger buns, toasted
* Toppings: gourmet mixed lettuce leaves, sliced avocado, mayonnaise

Preparation

1. Gently combine first 5 ingredients. Shape mixture into 6 (4-inch) patties.

2. Heat a cast-iron grill pan over medium-high heat. Cook patties in pan 6 to 8 minutes on each side or until done. Serve burgers on buns with desired toppings.

Note: We tested with Publix French Hamburger Buns, McCormick California Style Garlic Salt with Parsley, and Lea & Perrins Marinade for Chicken.

Lauren's Note: I couldn't find the Lea & Perrins' brand marinade, so I bought the Archer Farms Chardonnay & Herb Marinade (I thought that sounded close enough). I did not use the avocado. I did stir up a garlic aioli (fancy word for garlic mayo) with a couple of garlic cloves, about 1/4 cup of mayo and several teaspoons of the marinade.

In other Busbee Buzz news, today was Silly Glasses Day at Walker and Kathryn's school. We "dolled" up some of Kathryn's glasses to make a butterfly! There ain't nothin' some pipe cleaners, pom poms and a hot glue gun can't fancy up!


Of course, next time I need to do a better job of picking up our craft supplies. I found this in Frances' mouth this morning. I wondered why she looked like a little chipmunk. Oh my, now that she's crawling, she's really keeping me on my toes!

Eat Your Veggies

Have you discovered the world of the Veggie Straw? Pops introduced us to them, and they are quite delicious. So delicious, that they reminded us of one of our favorite potato chips--Munchos!


Kathryn likes them. Walker not so much, but guess who's really a fan....


Want to try one too?

I'll Take One In My Size Please!

J. Crew's Crewcuts has done it again. Just check out these adorable finds. Now if they just had them in my size!

Girls' Suede Floral Sandals

Girls' Tulle Bow Tank

Girls' Bow Shoulder Swimsuit

Girls' Layer Cake Tank

Girls' Florbella Dress

Girls' Wandering Ruffle Dress

Hop On Over...

...to Makenzi's blog for these adorable Easter Door Hangers!



At $25, these are quite the steal! And let's face it, they are adorable!! My neighborhood reigns supreme in the door hanging department. And I don't mean just at Christmas time--Halloween, Thanksgiving, Mardi Gras. Yes, my friends. You mean you don't have a Mardi Gras wreath? I digress...

What I'm trying to say is, I'm now going to have the cutest door on the block once Mr. Cottontail arrives at my house. And you can have one too!

Just send her an email at partyoftew@gmail.com to order! I'm hopping off to send my email right now!