Blogs and Websites that are super fun!

Here are some fun blogs to look at.  I look at some on a daily basis!

Food:

Thesisterscafe.com: A blog with recipes from 5 sisters.  The recipes are yummy and thoughtful and there are a lot of variety since it is from several different people.

Ourbestbites.com: Every recipe is good.  They don’t put a ton of the same recipes, just the best of each one.

Picky-palate.com: Great for desserts!  Especially if you have a lot of candy on hand, she does amazing things with candy bars!

Twopeasandtheirpod.com: Lots of breakfast recipes and desserts too.  A little more gourmet but still easy to make and delicious.

Melskitchencafe.com: She is one of the sisters from sisters café and has amazing recipes.  Great Indian food and lots of recipes to choose from. 

365daysofcrockpot.com: It’s just that, she used the crockpot every day for a year and posted her recipes!

Crafting:

befickle.blogspot.com: Cute blog with cute ideas- quilts, decorating tips, etc.

sewmanyways.blogspot.com: great organization tips! Decorating ideas too.

sewinginnomansland.com: the photography is amazing, as well as the darling projects.

alililyblog.com: some really cute 4^th of July ideas.

scatteredthoughtsofacraftymom.com: some really cute crafts and sewing projects
theredheadedhostess.com
dearlillieblog.blogspot.com

Sewing:

projectrunandplay.blogspot.com: lots of cute sewing projects, especially kids clothes

sew-much-ado.com: lots of tutorials and patterns to choose from
thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com: A fun blog with dating ideas and other fun stuff
designmom.com: fun design ideas
makeit-loveit.com
danamadeit.com

Feel Good Blogs:

nieniedialogues.com: A blog about an amazing women and her family.
71toes.com: A family with a little girl with a genetic disorder and what life is like.

Family History Blogs:
myfamilylines-swain.blogspot.com

Ideas for blogs to look for: Gardening, home decorations, home renovations, photography, organization, fashion, holidays, entertaining, etc.

The baby comparisons!

So everyone tells me how alike my kiddos look so here is a little comparison of each of them around 4 months. Can you see the similarities?? Can you tell who is who?

                                              Here are some stats for you: at four months--
                                H was 14 lbs 1 ounce; G was 17 lbs 2 oz.; and Z is 11 lbs 5 oz!

 I actually see ALOT of similarities in Z and G- more than I thought there were! Check out those cute little jowls they each are rockin!

                       Love those darlin little babes.  So happy they have each other to look like!

Milestones

We have a lot of milestones happening in our house right now!  For H she had her first dance recital!  Doesn't she look darling.  She had so much fun in Dance this year.  She loves ballet so we will be sticking with that for a while. Her dance was called Fly with Me and they were little fairies. 

For Z she turned 4 months hooray! She is so much fun.  She loves to chew on everything she can get her hands on. She loves to smile at anyone who smiles at her.  She is the queen of funny facial expressions.  I love those big eyes! She often looks a little worried! The older kids love her! They jump at the chance to entertain her and get her to smile at them. 

 And more for H! Her last day of first grade, sigh.  I can't believe she is getting so grown up! She has had a great year. 

 Here are two of her best friends at school.  They have been so much fun to have as H's friends.

 H was lucky enough to have two teachers that would split the week! She loved them both and learned so much this year.  She is an fantastic reader which is so much fun!

 As for G, he is our crazy little man!  He keeps us busy!  We often hear the sound of crashing or giggling in his room and have to run up to see what he is in to.  But he is also the sweetest, kindest little guy.  He often tells me that I am the funniest mama in the whole "whoad"(world!).  Usually that is when he is in trouble!  He also has recently informed us that "rockstars don't make beds".  His personality matches his wild hair and we wouldn't have it any other way!

H is also learning to ride her bike.  She has almost mastered it. We are thinking of taking G's off too but he doesn't want us to quite yet.  I think he will be ok because he is fearless but we will give it a little more time.

Both H and G are learning to swim!  No photos right now but I am AMAZED at how quickly they are learning. With just 8 lessons, H is able to swim on her own, and G can swim from the wall to someone and is learning how to take breaths while he swims.  It is so fun to watch.
Summer will be busy with all our activities and it will be so much fun.  I love having H home from school so that G has someone to play with.  He is lost without her!