{this moment}

Inspired by Soule Mama:
"A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see."


Teddy Roosevelt.....ready for a safari!!

Happy Weekend....

{this moment}

Inspired by Soule Mama:
"A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see."

I especially like the dot of whipped cream on the end of his nose....

Happy Weekend...

Valentine's day cookies

Over the weekend we made cut out cookies to decorate for Valentine's day. I have NEVER been able to do cut outs before..and I've tried. Alot. They never held their shape properly for me. I always got them too thin or too thick and they ended up as big blobs or burnt crisps....but for some reason this time was a success and I was thrilled!

I got quite a bit of good advice from friends and found a great recipe. It's tasty, but not too sweet (so you can pile on the icing and decorations!) and holds it's shape amazingly! If you've ever had trouble making cut out cookies this Paula Deen recipe is definitely the cookie to try.

I did find that I need not refrigerate the cookies for an hour after rolled out, they held up fine after 15-20 minutes in the fridge, rolled out between parchment paper.

If you decide to try them out let me know how it goes. I'm thinking flowers and Easter eggs are next on the list! Now to master royal icing to decorate with.....Hmm...

{this moment}

Because it's almost your birthday and I was thinking about you today......We love you Mimi, and you are greatly missed....

Inspired by Soule Mama:
"A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see."

Nishime Family Karate

Most of you know my boys are WAY into karate and love their classes, and if you don't know first hand then you are bound to have noticed from the many photos featuring Karate Kid type poses I've shared over the past year. We've been attending Nishime Family Karate since May of 2010 and the boys LOVE IT!

Today over at the Family Friendly Cincinnati blog I shared a post about our experiences with the dojo and how much they've influenced our kids in a positive way. I hope you'll check it out!!

{this moment}...from the vaults

Inspired by Soule Mama:

"A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see."



One more from the vaults...I couldn't resist the pudgy cheeks...

Happy Weekend..

A new craft to explore...

I'm so excited, Lisa over at Polka Dot Cottage (LOVE her blog) is hosting a week long Beginner Button class using polymer clay and I am thrilled! I've been so covetous of all of the lovely things she makes for quite awhile now....how awesome is it that she's going to share her talent with everyone..and for no charge!? LOVE! I have the feeling that if I can get the hang of it I could easily get addicted, so many color combinations and patterns to discover!

If you are as excited as I am head over to Lisa's blog and join in!!