update: liv & lilly

here's some recents of the girls!

are those pants not the cutest thing you've ever seen?!

dance class is going really well. liv loves going and she's getting pretty good!

she loves all her friends at dance too!

here's a great video of lilly. liv wasn't feeling to well one day and lilly was so sweet to her big sissy.

tell me that baby giggle didn't just put the biggest smile on your face. i swear i could live off that giggle for a week!

recipe of the week

homemade salsa

ingredients:

1 28 oz can of whole, peeled tomatoes

2 cans of mexican style rotel (the pic shoes hot. DO NOT get this. you'll burn your tongue off and this is coming from a texas gal who likes her salsa HOT!)

1/2 onion

1 handful fresh cilantro

garlic powder, salt, pepper and lime juice to taste

one whole jalapeno

5 to 10 shakes of cholula hot sauce (depending on how hot you like it, i use about 8)

(pic also shows double of everything because i was making A LOT of salsa!)

directions:

chop your onion, cilantro and jalapeno. i used my hand chopper that jennifer got me for christmas!

but everything in your blender or food processor. pulse that baby for a good minute or two.

taste it and add things as you like. i usually have to add a little bit of lime, cholula or garlic powder.

put in a mason jar or tupperware

and make it all cute for your fam and friends, who will love it!

celeb crush: britney spears

i don't care how crazy she may or may not be...i LOVE her. i can't help it, it's the 12 year old girl inside me.

her new cd came out today and you know i bought it on itunes already. duh.

crafts: craft cart reveal

so here is the post i did over at not so homemade.

sometime in february i got this cart for FREE!! i love free stuff, don't you?!

anywho, i took my sweet time (about 6 weeks!) figuring out what to do with it, and came up with this...

see that ugly blue and those gold wheels? yuck.

i primed the cart first.

then sprayed it with blue ocean breeze (my new spray paint addiction).

next it was time for those wheels to get a little makeover. i used basic black spray paint on those babies!

i could've stopped there but i wanted a little more pizzaz!

so i bought this great black and white striped fabric.

i sewed a ribbon in coordinating colors to hide the raw edges at the bottom.

then i used hot glue and felt to add some pink strings to tie up the panels.

here's a pic of the finished panel down.

and here's my cart all loaded up with crafty stuff and fabric!

i loved doing this project and once i got started it didn't take me too long to finish. maybe four hours total and since the cart was free and i had the spray paint i only spent about $20.

what do y'all think?

linking up to these:

blog hop: not so homemade

OMG!!!

i'm so giddy right now, i could squeal. (oh wait, i just did!)

today i'm doing a blog hop.

you can find me here.

i couldn't be more happy about my first blog hop and i can't thank courtney from not so homemade for allowing me to invade her blog for the day.

believe me you're gonna wanna check this out, it's the reveal of my craft cart!

sewing

so you all know that i got a sewing machine recently.

but, you might not know that i have been taking sewing classes!

i have been twice now and am learning so much and have even made some cute stuff.

my teacher is loretta and she's just the cutest and sweetest lady around and she's been so helpful. (if you'd like her info just email me!)

i made the cutest bag for liv yesterday. she'd been wanting something to carry her dance stuff in and i got the perfect idea here.

isn't it cute?!

i let her pick out the lining too and she did great, it's super cute in there!

i think it's even better than my inspiration, but that's just me! plus this was not a premade bag. i made every part of it. i even learned how to embroider on loretta's machine. i couldn't be more proud. and liv loves it, which is all i really wanted!

weekend recap

basketball. elite eight. final four, baby! roommate date. sewing class. new projects. lilly time. snow. yep, i said snow. in march. keeneleand roommate reunion. shopping. pizza.

oh C-A-T-S, cats, Cats, CATS!

update: dalpal

with the weather getting nicer we've been able to get out more with dallas.

he loves being outside and run around like a crazy man.

we played lots of fetch.

i love the ball launcher because he can run a lot when i throw it farther. tires him out more!

and he loves running!

dal also spent a day at doggy daycare a couple weeks ago. he loved it!

he was so good. and they wanted him to come every day. too bad it's about $20 per day!

and that night he was so tired. he curled up on the couch with his head on a pillow, so i covered him up with a blankie and he slept all night.

i love that little (big) boy of mine!

update: liv & lilly

the girls and i have been pretty busy lately. we are so ready for spring so we can go to the park, picnic and enjoy the sunshine!

last week we were stuck inside a few days because of rain.

and we made forts and a HUGE mess!

and played tea party and school with teacher olivia.

lilly decided to try on my vest.

and jake decided to eat off lilly's tray. she was NOT happy.

i'll for sure have more updates on the girls later this week as we have big plans once the rain is gone! :)

recipe of the week

oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

ingredients:

1 c whole wheat flour

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

1 c brown sugar

1 1/3 c old fashioned uncooked oats

1/2 c chocolate chips

2 egg whites

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

2 tbs margarine (like smart balance or i can't believe it's not butter)

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

directons:

preheat oven to 375.

combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and mix thoroughly .

combine brown sugar, egg whites, vanilla, applesauce and margarine in large bowl and mix thoroughly.

add flour mixture and beat together.

blend in oats and chocolate chips.

drop teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.

bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

makes 3 1/2 dozen

each cookie is 1 ww point.

enjoy them cookies!

yummo!

weekend recap

(flip flop weather, finally!)

70 degree weather. fun in the sun. walks. playing ball. new nail polish. spring colors. spray painting. whole foods. baking. cooking. eating. a little spring cleaning. reading. sewing class. shopping for sewing stuff. making gifts. blogging. movies. family love. phone date with schwab. patio sitting. early to bed.

(spring nails!)

happy st. pats day!

got any plans that i should be green with envy about? (haha, that was my one and only attempt at a st. patty's/green joke. fail!)

here's some of my fav green stuff for today:

wish i had made this!

Source: missloviecreations.blogspot.com via Ashley on Pinterest

too funny!

Source: notimeforflashcards.com via Ashley on Pinterest

i should be eating this,

Source: None via Ashley on Pinterest

but, i wish i was eating this!

Source: twigandthistle.com via Ashley on Pinterest

i wish i was wearing this.

Source: modcloth.com via Ashley on Pinterest

and it just wouldn't be st. patricks day without the beer!

Source: google.com via Ashley on Pinterest

whimsy bits: new jewelry

i made some new earrings! inspired by gwen at the grammy's, duh!

now i just need a fun outfit to go with these little babies!

glee!

this weeks fav clip...

(yeah no video, thanks fox)

you'll have to click this.

but i promise it's worth it!

crafts: new stuff

i'm in love with mason jars at the moment so i decided to make one into a soap dispenser. took about 10 minutes and i already had all the supplies so it was basically free, right?

new ring with a great new green fabric. perfect for spring!

huge pom pom pin. i've got it clipped to my bag right now but i'll be pinning this on headbands, my clothes and really anything i can get my hands on!