Shrove Tuesday

According to Wikipedia: the day is often known as Pancake Day. Making and eating such foods was considered a last feast with ingredients such as sugar, fat and eggs, whose consumption was traditionally restricted during the ritual fasting associated with Lent.

So tonight we're having pancakes. I mean really can you go wrong with sugar, fat and eggs?

Improving our Marriage for Valentine's Day

We don't make a big deal out of Valentine's day around here but yesterday we spent the day at church doing a marriage seminar. I figure it's a pretty good Valentine's present to each other. We watched a video series by Mark Grungor called Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage. HILARIOUS!!

Seriously if you get the chance watch these videos he has some awesome advice and presents it in a way that really makes sense to men and women.

Today is a banquet for the seminar attendees and one final video. I'm looking forward to a lovely Valentine's evening.

Happy Valentine's Day, give your loved ones a hug!

cloth diaper cuteness

Ergo Organic Baby Carrier giveaway

Lydia is giving away an Ergo Organic Baby Carrier as her first giveaway! These seem to be the cream of the crop when it comes to baby carriers and here is your chance to win one of you very own, head on over to enter.

WFMW: baby leg warmers

I have always thought baby leg warmers were so cute and now that I have a baby to put them on I just had to have some. I sew ( haha I totally just typed "I'm a sewer"...hahaha) so I set out to make some myself.

The first one I made following this tutorial but I was using adult knee socks and the cuff turned out too big for my baby's ankles. I did buy a pair of girls knee socks this week and will follow those directions, but for adult socks I made the cuff smaller like this tutorial shows.

They are so simple to make it's ridiculous, even if you don't sew I know you could make them.

here's my model

That's what works for me! For other great ideas be sure to head over to We Are That Family.

Baby Bean has arrived!

Well she arrived nearly 2 months ago but we've been busy needless to say:

Isabel was born on December 15 @ 0640 weighing 8lbs 8oz and 20" long.
She is absolutely precious and we can't imagine life without her.

Help Haiti

I've always had a heart for Haiti and have even spoken to the folks at an orphanage there about volunteer opportunities so the disastrous earthquake that happened this past week has been weighing heavily on my heart.
Please pray for the people in Haiti and if you are able please donate.
If you are from the U.S. you can donate to the Haiti earthquake relief effort here.
If you are a fellow Canadian please help Compassion help the people devastated by the Haiti earthquake here.
Even a donation of just $35 can help provide food and water for a family for a week. Compassion is one of the charitable organizations with financial integrity helping the people of Haiti.