town{homemade}

Valentine’s Shelves

Still missing those shelves (: I couldn’t bring myself to put the Christmas lights up just yet (that, and Abbie’d miss them way too much too!). Pink & aqua this year (:

Christmas Shelves

I sure do miss my shelves from our old home (: this was the little corner of our apartment that I managed to decorate in the short hours between unpacking and heading out of town for Christmas.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is hands down my favorite cookie recipe – so far. I’m always up for trying a new one, especially if it has chocolate in it (: So send your favorites my way! The original recipe is found here. I read so many reviews and made enough changes, so that recipe won’t get you quite … Continue reading »

Sausage Balls

a Christmastime favorite in our family: 1 roll of Jimmy Dean sausage 2 bars of extra sharp Cracker Barrel cheddar cheese 2 cups of Bisquick directions found here

Christmas 2012

I hope you had a Merry Christmas! Glory to the Newborn King!!! Praise God for sending his precious Son to earth to save us from our sins! In such a humble way. And such a huge gift of grace we did not deserve. This was one of Abbie’s cards to her grandparents this year : … Continue reading »

From long ago…Fall trip to the Mountains

Just a couple months before we decided to move to the beach, before we even had a hint that’d be in our future, we had the opportunity to take a trip to the mountains and stay in our old church’s cabin. We made it to the top of Mt Mitchell {thanks 4th grade history for making … Continue reading »

Bath Time Finger Paint

I found this at Leaf & Letter Handmade. Loved it. Maybe more than Abbie ; ) Such a fun way to spend some time on a day too cold to go outside – give baby girl a spontaneous, middle-of-the-day bath with finger paint! {Though, it’s 70F here today – so obviously this post hung around … Continue reading »

20 Months

Abbie turned 20 months yesterday! Here are some things I want to remember about her at this precious age… -She loves blackberries. And enjoys picking off the tiny berries one at a time…can you tell? -Abbie stares with concern at her fingertips after baths, not understanding why they have all of the sudden become wrinkly. … Continue reading »

12/12/12

It seems a lot of time has passed by since I’ve been free enough to make some time for blogging…In honor of today, I’ve got 12 life updates to share! 1. Stephen got a new job! And so… 2. We’ve Moved! (Yes, that’s the main reason blogging has taken a back seat to life.) 3. … Continue reading »