Luv More Jesus

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind." Matthew 22:37

Little man was a cow in his preschool Christmas program. His teacher painted all the kids shirts with black spots. They were so cute.

What a sweet reminder to LUV MORE JESUS. This was painted on the back of the shirts. You know...EAT MORE CHICKEN...chick-fil-a.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Gingerbread House Tutorial

I am sure everyone is busy doing their Christmas baking! I wanted to provide you an easy tutorial on how to make the PERFECT gingerbread house with your kids. Grab your paper and pen and take good notes. Really, it is easy and fun. If you are thinking to yourself that you already know how to make a gingerbread house, you may not know how to make this one. You know...the Perfect One.

Step-By-Step Instructions:

1. Invite a friend who has a good sense of humor and who is NOT a perfectionist. Also, make sure she has NEVER done a gingerbread house as well.

2. Buy a gingerbread kit. It is much easier and everything is provided. Do NOT read the instructions until the kids are gathered around and ready to decorate the gingerbread house.

3. Cut a big hole in the icing bag. This way the icing comes out in clumps instead of nice neat lines. Smear the icing on with your fingers. (Make sure you lick your fingers before and after your smear the icing.)

4. The kit instructions will suggest you put the icing on and hold the pieces together for 1 minute. No need to do this. The kids are ready to decorate!

5. Gather the cute kids around the table and build up the anticipation of making a gingerbread house.

6. Make sure you have a very active 2 year little boy. This way most of the decorations get eaten.

There you have it. A "Perfect" gingerbread house! Oh, wait until you see the next picture. It shows how "Perfect" it is.

That is why you DON'T want to hold the pieces together for 1 minute. It just would not turn out like this!

Final step: Make sure you have lots of fun and laugh alot.

Merry Christmas from our house to yours!

Birthday Idea for Your Man

So the other day was the Big Guy's birthday. I never know what to get my man. It is so hard to surprise him. He always says he just wants to be with his family on his birthday. However, I wanted to do something for him. For those who know my guy, you know he LOVES his Tarheels and Carolina Hurricanes. Unfortunately for me, hockey season and basketball season are at the same time. I fought it for years! Well, I have learned to "try" to embrace it. I will have to say I love to go to hockey games. They are fast pace and to be honest, I love a good fight among the players.

Back to the birthday....I came up with an idea of dressing the kids in his favorite team attire. The little guy wore a hockey shirt and the first born wore a cheerleader outfit. The kids had so much fun. So one afternoon when the Big Guy was working hard, we had some fun in the backyard. It took several shots.

Could not use this one. Bailey's eyes were closed.

Ok, help mommy out. What about a smile!

I have to say I did not get that perfect picture I was wanting. With a little editing, I made it much more desirable.

Uploaded the picture, picked it up the next day, tossed it into a frame and wha la (however you spell it), there is a gift for the man.

We all went out to eat. The kids wore their outfits to dinner. He loved the picture and being with his family. But we are not finished yet. Birthday Cake!!! I wish I could say that I decorated or even baked this cake. My dear friend, Kimberly made it in the middle of trying to show her house to sale. I did not have any specific request and this is what she put on the cake. Perfect! It went along with our theme. She knows he loves the Tarheels. Thanks Kimberly! He loved it.

My guy had fun (except at the table when Bailey WOULD NOT eat her dinner but that is another story) and a great birthday.