Mixed Prints Life

Jack is into everything and is very nosey. When daddy recently was fixing a bench that we handed off to Momma & Poppy, he wanted to help out!

I cannot believe we are already entering our 3rd day of October! Apart from some snippets here and there, I have been blog entry-less. I vow to remedy that this month! Look for birthday celebrations, fall parties, pumpkin patches and Halloween goodies! All treats & no tricks this month, I promise! What does your October hold?

Thanks to all who have graciously donated thus far! You are making a difference! In our Target $25 Giftcard giveaway, we have chosen a winner! I placed all of the donors up until that point into a Word document and numbered each name (removing Charlie, Jack, and myself from that list). Then, I used Random.org to choose our winner. Congrats… View Post

From Lil Mama Stuart & Paper Culture! http://adaywithlilmama.blogspot.com/2011/09/giveaway-4-paper-culture.html

About six months ago, Daddy to The Peanuts Gang decided to start an endeavor to run the Chicago Marathon. No, I don’t understand why he would want to run 26.2 miles, but we support him nonetheless!  He’s running with  Team World Vision through our church. You can read more about World Vision and what the organization does here. If you would like to… View Post

We had a fun time at Connor’s Birthday Party enjoying great food & a bit of football. Just some pics from this day….

Charlie & Jack’s youngest cousin turns O-N-E today! Happy Birthday, big man!*  Charlie sits nicely with the cake.  Jack spies the cake.  Jack wants the cake. Mommy discusses sharing with Charlie. He does so unhappily. *This was by far my favorite birthday shoot of the boys. While they still don’t sit entirely still, props now keep them generally entertained. I… View Post

It’s been a while, but having a talker in the house makes life fun & interesting. You just never know what may come out of his mouth! Last night, he applied small stickers to the left side of my face. After he was finished, he stepped back to examine his work, sighed, and said, “Much better!” I didn’t know whether… View Post

If you know me in real life, then you know I’m a bargain hunter. Three years ago, when I was *very* pregnant with Charlie, I bought a Halloween costume for him to wear the next year for his first Halloween. The costume was less than $5 purchased at Babies R Us post-Halloween 2008 and I bought the size I *thought*… View Post