Category Archives: my life

Last Minute Valentine’s Day Idea

Wanna great last minute Valentine’s day project? Roman recently broke his leg (again) and we were too focused on that to worry about Valentines day. But now, his party at school is happening in just 24 short hours and we needed some Valentines to make! Of course, I found this one on Pinterest.  You can...

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Embracing the Spirit

It must be the blessing of small children that make this time of year so much fun for me. Don’t get me wrong. There are plenty of frustrating parts of the Christmas season: The obligatory gift giving, trying to meet expectations of in-laws, “out-laws”, and other family members, and the commercialization everywhere you turn (right...

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Valerie Stine - December 22, 2011 - 2:01 pm

Donna, I absolutely LOVED this post! (Makes me miss when my kids were little.) You have captured the true spirit of Christmas! May you & yours have a beautiful holiday!

Jilsey - December 22, 2011 - 2:30 pm

Love your heart! <3

Lynsey T - December 22, 2011 - 3:09 pm

Love this post! You’re such a great mommy and your kids are the cutest! Thanks for sharing!

Pumpkin Snowmen

So this fall I bought a BUNCH of pumpkins and had a blast using them at photo sessions here, here, and here. But what to do with perfectly good pumpkins once Fall has passed? Make ‘em into snowmen! I’ve got this great friend that does a weekly blog post “Pinned it, Did it, Done” While,...

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melanie - December 21, 2011 - 9:47 pm

Donna, those are adorable! Makes me wish we’d kept our pumpkins past Thanksgiving. Of course, I probably would have skipped all the hard work, stacked the pumpkins, and told the kids to NEVER TOUCH. :) I’m impressed you guys pulled those off!

Lisa - December 22, 2011 - 1:42 am

Brilliant idea! I felt so bad throwing away my perfectly good pumpkins a few weeks ago. I had them on my porch still with the Christmas decorations :) I will have to try this next year.

Cassie - December 22, 2011 - 3:18 pm

Woooo! They turned out cuter than I even imagined! A job well done, Big Idea Person! Love love love them!

Random Thankfulness

Thankful for stickers on bellies….     Chocolate Chip Pancakes… Sidewalk chalk and the artists that create…   Thankful for “Time – Outs” Furry companions…. Birthday Celebrations….   Crafts, projects, and holiday traditions…. Adorable moments you can’t ever get back…. Thankful for Free Chick-fil-A for a Year…. Fun with PBJ sandwiches Trips to the zoo… Letters...

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Lisa - November 24, 2011 - 8:02 pm

Your posts about your family are my very favorite! The love you have for them comes shining through in your photos. Happy Thanksgiving my friend!
Lisa

Happy Halloween!

  From my Favorite Rowdy Knight and my Peaceful Little Dragon!   Hope you had a fun one!

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