Summerville, SC and Surrounding Area Friends...

Let's have a talk, shall we?!


There's a secret i've been hiding from you. a pretty amazing one...my mother-in-law is building up her own photography company.. and it's about to get BIG.

She's been a teacher for a very long time, which is amazing in itself, and is wanting her forever-after job/passion/career of photography to start with no interruption.



my family :)



anyone that lives in the charleston, tricounty area needs to contact this gem asap. we are working on her portfolio and her website is under-construction. i will update when that has changed. until then. take a look at her facebook page and here are a few more pictures of my insanely handsome nephews.





we plan on hosting a giveaway in the near future. let's get more "likes" on that facebook page!

SO SUPER EXCITED!



SO!

if you've been on pinterest in the last year, you have probably seen these pictures bouncing around..

Source: littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com via Jessica on Pinterest

 

 

well, i follow her blog here and i seriously check it every day for the updates. this girl is so much fun! and super mom, i dont know how she finds the time to do half of the stuff she gets into! i need her energy bottled.

recently, in lieu of all that's been going on in the world, she found a way to give back. not only for one reason, but TWO. if you havent been to Jessica's blog, please do so STAT. you are missing out. plus, she has the most precious daughter and i want to pinch her little cheeks so bad.

she held a giveaway for Little Hip Squeaks (etsy shop) for the most adorable infant christmas tree hat. and i wonnnnn! i cannot wait to get little Scarlett in this hat next year! not to mention, the rest of this store has the cutest stuff. i've already pinned half of the store on my pinterest page.

said hat. how stinkin cute is this!?

hope you all are about ready for christmas. one week left. i have a few things to gather and a ton of baking to do! i'll be back to post on week 28, since i missed this week (not much of an update anyway).

Happy Holidays!

happy halloween!

the cool air has come just in time for halloween. i love it. it smells clean! plus, no humidity = really straight and smooth hair. yesss!!

so first off, i won a giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
first thing i've ever won in my entire life. pretty awesome.

i won a scent circle from http://girlintheredshoes.com/ scentsy giveaway! i chose the scent "simply irresistable". lavender scent. love it! so i'm really excited about this! thank you, julie! you guys make sure to check her blog out, she's awesome!

secondly...
it's going to be a long night. we all feel terrible. poor ava is just waking up at 9:23am. andy was sick yesterday afternoon, and i'm feeling pretty bummy myself this morning. hopefully we can get it together by trick-or-treat time. i dont want my peanut to miss out!


that's about all i have today. ava and i are going to go snuggle and watch halloween themed disney shows. :)

hope you all have a safe and FUN halloween night!

dinner and giveaway! :)

helloooo blog world! been a couple days. not much going on around here. sick baby girl due to the weather changes. wish it would already pick a side. it's 50 degrees in the morning and nearly 80 around 3pm. it's been taking a toll on my toddler. :(   but we're getting through it!

we're excited that halloween coming!! (mostly me so i can steal all the chocolate from ava's goodie bag, shhh!). friday at ihop they are giving away one free scary pancake to children 12 and under. so i'll definitely be taking advantage of THAT! we did this last year and ava loved it. so i think at 2 she will be even MORE thrilled! candy on pancakes, what's not to love?

last night was a scramble, i tried to make dinner before the husband had to leave for school and just didnt make it. but i looooved what turned out and he loved it when he got back home. i made a cheesy chicken and rice bake with a southwestern twist. click here for the recipe.

here's a picture of my turn out..

i actually didnt have any salsa so i put in some diced tomatoes and spiced with creole seasoning, chili powder, garlic powder, and cumin. sooo good!! definitely on the favorite casserole list now.

after dinner i made some peanut butter cookies. ava and i had a fair share before the husband came home and ate nearly all of them. (they ARE his grandmothers peanut butter cookies, and he misses her dearly, so i like to do that for him once in a while).

so that's that. i also just checked out Julie's blog at The Girl in the Red Shoes .she posted about a scentsy giveaway, and i am SUPER excited about it! i just bought a febreze candle and it lasted maybe 4 days. i always have a candle burning or plug ins.. plugged in. these sound so amazing. you should jump over there and enter! winner is announced on halloween. that's a great treat!

hope you guys are having a great tuesday!