Smiling Circus

My Baby Girl is Turning 1

hayley — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:05:29 +0000

I can’t believe my little Amelia turns 1 in two days! This year has gone by way too fast.

And to top it all off, our little boy is due in just 3 short months!

It’s a BOY!

hayley — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:22:14 +0000

We’re having a BOY!!

Jordon surprised me after the ultrasound by taking me out to PF Chang’s.

And the best part is Rachel and Alana were there waiting with ballons!

Amelia rather enjoyed getting to sit at the table and play with the sign and balloons.

Baby #2

hayley — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:11:39 +0000

Guess What?!?

That’s right everyone…we are having another baby! This little rascal is due June 19, 2012.

Easy Baked French Fries

hayley — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:00:23 +0000

These baked french fries are an easy side to add to any meal…or just a great way to use up your extra potatoes.

Easy Baked French Fries

Ingredients:

Potatoes
Olive Oil
Seasoning Salt

Directions:

Get out the ingredients

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Wash your potatoes with warm water and a brush.

Cut the potatoes into quarter inch strips.

Toss the strips in a tablespoon of olive oil.

Place them on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with seasoning salt.

*Remember to spray your cookie sheet so the fries don’t stick*

Bake them in the oven for 12 minutes. Then flip them and bake for another 12 minutes.

And serve them with your favorite meal.

Enjoy!

My First Boutique!

hayley — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:07:25 +0000

This past weekend I joined with my friend Shana from S. Elle Designs and we did our very first Holiday Boutique!

Let me just say that we felt very overwhelmed watching all of these obvious veterans of the Boutique circuit set up their booths, but I think we did a pretty good job for first-timers!

Shana did an amazing job on her handmade cards! I wish I had close ups to show you.

The white vintage window shown got a lot of looks but no buyers…but my Mom is happy because she wanted it for Christmas. Lol

This table was my stuff. I had bibs, coffee cozies, lovie blankets, baby headbands, and flower hair clips.

It came as a huge surprise to me but my coffee cozies were my best seller.

They do make great teacher gifts paired with a gift card.

Here is a close up of my Lovie Blankets…

Stay tuned because they are going up on Etsy!

And here are Shana’s fabulous fall wreaths! She still has some available, if you are interested let me know!

Overall we had a lot of fun and I can’t wait to do another one!

Keep checking my shop because I am going to add the items left over from the boutique!

(give me at least until the weekend though because my poor baby girl is sick)

Amelia’s 1st Halloween

hayley — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:41:47 +0000

Sorry I have been neglecting my blog, I have about 10 posts waiting to be written. It’s just I have been preparing for my very first Boutique!! So stay tuned for pictures from that.

But now for what you’ve all been waiting for…Amelia’s adorable Lady Bug Halloween costume!

Isn’t she the cutest lady bug you’ve ever seen??

I am quite proud of the costume. I made the headband and tutu myself. The leotard and leggings are from Target

Then to make the night even more perfect there was a lady bug car at the Trunk ‘N Treat.

How was your Halloween?

Dessert Contest at Work

hayley — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:42:08 +0000

My office put on a fall Dessert Contest the Friday before Halloween.

There were 2 categories to vote for: creativity and taste.

This was a 4 layer cake (each layer was a different flavor).

These were cake pops dipped in white chocolate.

Raspberry cheesecake pastries.

Rocky Road Pizza.

Chocolate Truffles.

Pumpkin Pie Croissants

These were delicious warm with a little butter.

What is your favorite fall dessert?

Erik’s Homecoming Football Game

hayley — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:30:16 +0000

Last night was Erik’s Senior Homecoming football game! The whole family came out to cheer him on.

Check it out!

*I’m sorry in advance for most of the pictures being blurry*

Here is the banner the team ran through before the game.

Amelia watching the cheerleaders…boy does she like the pom poms.

Family Picture!

Here’s the halftime Homecoming set up. They did a Peter Pan theme.

Riley, Amelia and Alana enjoying the second half of the game.

Yay for a sibling picture.

Then my Mom got to join in!

Final score 47-0.

WooHoo we won!!

Amelia was passed out by then end from all of the excitement.

How was your Friday night?

The Pumpkin Patch

hayley — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:09:18 +0000

Today we went to the

P.U.M.P.K.I.N. P.A.T.C.H.

Family picture in front of the pumpkin field.

Here’s Amelia sitting on a giant pumpkin.

But of course she wanted to stand on it instead.

We got to watch the baby chicks.

Jordon and Amelia hanging out in the shade. It was HOT today.

Amelia was very intrigued by the scarecrow.

Amelia (a.k.a. Mom and Dad) got to paint a mini pumpkin

We ate lunch by the tractor.

Then we looked for our pumpkin.

Me and Amelia.

Another Family shot before heading home!

Here are our pumpkins! We ended up with a medium one and some tiny ones for Amelia.

All-in-all it was a fun day!

Chili Mac Recipe

hayley — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:10:21 +0000

This is a super easy and delicious recipe- A Family Favorite!

Chili Mac

Time: 45 minutes Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

1 cup Water
1 cup Pasta (any shape you want)
1.5 cups Cheddar Cheese
1 can Chili

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then combined the water, pasta and chili into a pot on the stove.

Bring it to a boil.

Add 1 cup of cheese and stir it until combined.

Pour mixture into a casserole dish.

Top with remaining cheese.

Cover and baker for 35 minutes.

And Enjoy!