Hello World!

Ivan Macray Whisman

born April 24, 2012 at 9:45 pm

weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces and 20.5 inches long

A little delayed on announcing this...3 boys makes for a busy life!  :)

Week in the Life

Just sat down and did some prep for Week in the Life....absolutely love this project, started by Ali Edwards.  It is such a fun way to document regular life, and though it can be a LOT of work (especially the scrapbooking part), it is such an awesome finished product that I keep coming back to it (this is my 3rd year).

So while we could be having a baby literally any day, next week will be Week in the Life documented, and I'll be putting a bit of it on here.  Want to join in?  Get your camera charged and ready, warn your family & friends you'll be taking pics of EVERYTHING, and be prepared to love all the little details of your life!!

10 on 10 | April 2012

Ten on Ten

Take a photo every hour for ten consecutive hours on the tenth of each month.  Document a day of your life and find beauty among the ordinary moments. 

8:30 am - reading intently

9:30 am - grocery shopping with Ian, while Isaac is at preschool

10:30 am - the dog at Old Navy always gets a pat!

11:30 am - they play PacMan while I make lunch

12:30 pm - these boys love being outside and swinging!

1:30 pm - cleaning the kitchen

2:30 - glitter & Mod Podge...doesn't get much better than that!

3:30 pm - more swinging, this time with our new friend Boots

4:30 pm - yummy drink, but also gets rid of pregnancy-induced middle-of-the-night leg cramps!

5:30 pm - mass production of Chicken Enchiladas

Happy 10th!

What did you do today?

Recipes | Pam's Cheesecake

I've never met Pam, but man, I think she's pretty darn great!  :)  If you're willing to devote a few years to perfecting a cheesecake recipe, you are someone I could definitely be friends with.  Here's her heavenly cheesecake recipe...you should go make some right now...

 

While the strawberries were a great addition, my only regret is that I opted for strawberries instead of whipped cream...rookie mistake.  What was I thinking?!?  Always choose BOTH!

Oh my...

Typically, Thursday nights = Archiver's for me (a very happy place indeed, where I meet with a few great friends and have some time to chat and do some creative things!), but tonight I felt like I hadn't been home a lot this week, and I wanted to spend some time with my 3 great boys.  Usually on Thursdays when I opt to stay home, I do still miss my creative time and am a little sad, despite the great trade-off.  

But this Thursday, I am not sad...not in the least....because staying home meant I could get this in the oven.  I was salivating as I mixed it all up, remembering how amazing this was at Craft Weekend.  Oh my....let me just say that tomorrow night's dessert will be to-die-for, and I'll post pics after eating what may be a million calories, but is totally worth it!

10 on 10

Have been needing some inspiration lately for taking more pictures, and I remembered this project, so I thought this would be a great way to have a mini-view of the day.  Love these 10 pics...a great reminder of why I love taking pictures of everyday life!

8:30 - Saturday morning cartoons...a glorious tradition!

9:30 - getting Ian dressed...with a great cheesy smile...

10:30 - debating on grills at Home Depot

11:30 - doesn't take more than $1 to make me happy!  :)

12:30 - taco salad with baked pita chips...yum!

1:30 - love watching those 2 boys snuggling...with Pinterest on in the background

2:30 - working on a family room project...so very excited about it!  (will share more next week!)

3:30 - the grill coming together on an absolutely gorgeous day

4:30 - snuggling with a boy who wasn't ready to get up from his nap

5:30 - roasted potatoes in the oven to go with grilled steaks...heaven!

Hope your day was great!

Rainbow Goodness

Have been a little into the color spectrum lately....here's some of the goodness I've been loving:

It all started with rainbow Jello cups I made for my son's preschool class...

rainbow day calls for rainbow snacks!  :)

Then for Valentine's Day we rounded up all the broken/old/sad crayons in our house...

...so we could melt them into these for the boys' friends!  (thanks to this pin)

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...then it was at Target...of course...

 

...loved this print at Meg's house for Craft Weekend...

 And then the crayon art continues...

(thanks to this pin)

Isn't color awesome?!?!