i-Phone Life

I got an i-Phone.  This may not be shocking to you because it's 2012 and everyone over the age of 8 has one...but I didn't.  I had a Blackberry for three years but Andrew made me break up with it and so now, I'm dating an i-Phone.  My favorite feature, Pinterest :)...my second favorite feature...how easy it is to take pictures with it.  Here are some pictures I took last week with my new i-Phone. 

I had some very precious cargo in my car this week...my kids plus the 2 Slaughter kids.  It was so much fun!!  (At first, it was like herding cattle but once I had them strapped in and locked down, it was a lot of fun!).  They were so good and just talked, talked, talked...however, we arrived at our destination and had to wait in the car for 20 minutes, so I turned Aladdin on.  Three of them are watching Aladdin, one is making a face at me...can you guess which one? :)

I have said this a thousand times...my absolute favorite day of the year is the day my September issue of Southern Living arrives.  Seriously.  You can ask my husband.  And my mother.  It's better than my birthday and Christmas.  When I go to the mailbox and see it in there, the clouds part and the Lord shines down on me...I swear.  This issues tells me that the hot summer is over and fall is arriving...pumpkins, cocoa and Christmas lights are in my future...I love this day.  It was last Wednesday.  The clouds parted people.

I looked over at Kensington during lunch on Saturday and saw this sweet face...she is wearing a headband, bracelets and a scarf.  She is her mother's daughter.  Accessories are my life (and yes, nail polish counts as an accessory...she was wearing green sparkly that day as well).

This face is just a mess.  Lovie made him brownies.  He was in heaven!

I sent this picture to Sheaffer.  The text said "someone needs to take my Visa away".  I wasn't joking.  It should be removed from my wallet and not returned.  Before this day at Bath and Body Works, I had already purchased 4 of those large pumpkin caramel latte candles and 10 bottles of the Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin soap and/or lotion...but for some reason, I keep buying more.  Right now, seriously, someone come get my Visa...just don't touch my candles or lotion.

I went in to check on Kensington before I went to bed and she was sound asleep wearing two scarves and bracelets.  Sweet girls wants to be fashionable even while sleeping.  Don't worry...I removed the scarves from around her neck before I went to sleep.

Andrew and I had a date night last week and I worked a little at Barnes and Noble while we were out...my life is pretty good...I get to work on travel and food...how did I manage to turn my two favorite hobbies into a career?  I'm not quite sure but I thank God every day that he's allowing me to.

That was last week via the i-Phone.  Here's hoping for another great week ahead!



i-Phone Life without Andrew

Andrew was out of town a large part of the week, so it was just me and these too...

 

A boy, a butterfly and a couple of popsicles.

 

Speaking of popsicles...Kensington wanted to pose with our Poppy Popsicle before heading out for the day.

 

That night, we had a picnic in the family room.

 

Dinner is just so much fun when eaten off a beach towel picnic blanket.

 

My girl is pony obsessed!

 

My boy doesn't get the pony obsession.

 

Lovie took the kids for cupcakes one day...he seems happy, right?!

 

I took them to Chick-fil-a for a little fun time.

 

Nothing beats the free ice cream at Chick-fil-a!

 

Examining his spoon?  Who knows?!

 

Then last night, Daddy was back home and we went out for ice cream after Meet the Teacher Night.  I just crack up when I see Kensington's face in this picture. 

 

Have a great Labor Day weekend!!



i-Phone Life

Some random i-Phone pics for your Thursday.  Did you know that Thursday is my favorite day of the week?  It is.  It has been since junior high...I just love me a Thursday.  It's like a mini-Friday...a start to my weekend :).

 

A cute girl...pjs and jewelry.  Mini me!

 

Happy and coloring while mommy makes dinner.

 

Such a cutie!

 

Some days, I kiss his face raw.  I just love kissin' on some Smith William!

 

I went to wake up K for school and found this...two peas in a pod, right?!

 

Showing off her awesome French shirt that Ms. Lori gave her for her birthday.  She loves a good dog shirt and a good French shirt...this one was tres magnifique!

 

Love these two!

 

Have a great mini-Friday!

 



i-Phone Life

An assortment of random i-Phone pics for your Wednesday...

 

...this was seriously my kids crying after the Cowboys pitiful loss.  They had been so excited to watch the end of the game...Daddy was at the game and they were cheering so hard.  If they're going to be Cowboy fans, they're going to have to get used to getting their hearts broken.

 

First night in their Christmas jammies  (don't' judge..I'm aware it's the beginning of November). They love sitting together and watching Jingle.

 

Kensington is totally into these mosaics her sweet friend McKayla gave her.  They keep her really busy!

 

Christmas  pjs  and jewelry...she's totally my daughter.

 

 

 

Checking out new headphones with Daddy.  He's just a funny mess!

 

Love my kiddos!



i-Phone Life: thankful for Christmas stuff

Well...hello there.  I've been...um...away recently and have missed you :).  I'm jet-lagged and in a fog but woke up this morning to Christmas music on my local radio station and a house already decked out in tinsel and lights...I feel really blessed.  I don't skip over Thanksgiving...I'm just quite thankful for Christmas cheer, so I bring it out early.  Here are a few i-Phone pics of us from this weekend and our Christmas merriment.  One of these days, I'll show you all of my pictures from last week...

If the temp drops below 80, Kensington insists on wearing her earmuffs.

Me and my girl: freshly scrubbed and being silly.  That's what jet-lag will do to you!

I went in to check on K before I went to sleep and she had added her tights and soccer shoes to her pjs. Sound asleep under the covers...silly girl.

Have a Happy Monday!!!



Insta-love

On my to-do list this morning was "blog Instagram pictures" and when I went to do that, I realized that one of my besties Andrea did the exact same thing.  We think alike 99.9% of the time so this doesn't shock me. 

 

Sean has been telling me to use my Instagram account for over a year.  But with Twitter, two Face Book accounts, Pinterest, and three blogs, I kept thinking why, why, why, why???  But now I know why...it's just so much fun!  Follow me at mixandmatchmama (of course!).  Here's what I've been Insta-loving this last month...

 

on our way to school...just so much preciousness going on back there.

 

Kensington and her accessories

 

Me and my love

 

The world's greatest grandparents

 

About to ice skate for the first time

 

At the movies with my man

 

Love

 

A present she wrapped herself under her tree

 

My heart

 

I could kiss those lips off her face!

 

Such a boy!

 

The three best gifts I've ever received...my mom took them shopping at Target and told them to buy Andrew and I each something for Christmas.  My girl picked me out gloves, bangles and a necklace.  I will cherish them forever.  Doesn't she know me well?  So precious!

 

Rockin' our Christmas pjs

 

Because it's good to be a silly mom

 

Their new rides

 

Snuggle time with my girl

 

Snuggle time with my boy

 

So much more Insta-love in our future!