- I have a cute family

Don't you agree?Tiny bodies do not like the freezing cold! almost every picture you can tell they are just trying to keep warm. And the sun wasn't any help, hiding behind those clouds all day. Warm or cold, they take one gorgeous picture!

Why?

If you ever have the urge to do maternity pictures, please please don't do anything like this

And if you do, please don't share.

yikes.

Just trying to be crafty

So . . . being married I have fallen into being this home-maker wannabe and every once in awhile I actually try to do something worthy of the definition. Once I tried to make a moss ball, it turned out like a moss ball which is good, but then I forgot that I don't know how to decorate, so I have no idea what to do with it. I was given a sewing machine for my birthday that I take out and hold and daydream about home-made curtains, skirts, runners, pillow cases, all of which require sewing in a straight line. During conference I decided I should start small- very small. I found a tutorial online on a DIY Anthropologie flower clips. I do love Anthro and the tutorial was on: little shop of shavs or shavin' it up- or something. (If you really want it I can find the real one :) They're pretty cute? No need to point out they are clips from last year. They were fun and easy and I'm happy with how they turned out for the most part . . . so I blogged.

Peach pie and Birthdayz

September was quite the month for US, Braden did the LOTOGA, we went to Havasupai, and September is the month of Birthdayz! First it's my dad, then Shay (braden's little bro), then Christian ( B.I.L.), then ME!, then Braden and Maylse . . . am I forgetting someone?
What a great month it was!


I Love having a wonderful boy to share all my birthday dinners with for the rest of my days.

Homemade birthday cake made by Chef Braden-it only took 6 boxes of cake mix, well worth it :)

Me and my cake and a few little children spitting out the candles.

This month is also a wonderful time to be born because my grandpa's peach trees are ripe for the pluckin'! Just look at that beautiful juicy goodness-sigh. If only I were James and could live in a giant peach with a grasshopper and a ladybug, I could live off that stuff. I bet its the closest thing we have to the Forbidden fruit. Delicious.


My mom made a gorgeous homemade peach pie in place of cake which I gave 5 stars, it was yumm. I would put that recipe up but I also love this one : (its a more Me-proof version of a peach pie, which is also a Merrill favorite and turns out great every year)


2 graham cracker pie crust, already made
1 C sugar
4 T cornstarch, dissolved in 1 1/2 C water
3 T Karo syrup
2? packets peach JELLO
however many sliced peaches fill up the pie crust :)

*Combine all ingredients besides the peaches and um, the crust-Boil on Med/High heat until thick. Pour mixture onto sliced peaches. Cover and refrigerate about 30 min. (if you can!). Top with whipped cream, grab a fork and float away to peachy Heaven.

Big Surprise!!

Braden's office before: No good.

And now dun-da-da-da-da . . . After! Much better.


These pics are low quality but you get the jist:

Desk: Ikea New desk chair: only 59$ at IKEA

New Frames: Ikea Curtains: 7$ panels from ROSS with 12$ curtain rod

Fake Orchid: ROSS desk lamp: 12$ at Wally's with 6$ magazine holders

Picture prints: taken by Braden, price of prints (around 8 dollars)

book shelf: $30 at IKEA Old chair, new pillow: Wally's = fabulous make-over!

Yay! He's so good at acting surprised! :)

Couldn't have done it without my design team- you two are wonderful, thank you thank you for saving our office!

Happy Birthday my love! I hope you love your present because you don't get to open anything tomorrow! :)

J. Crew- Will you please come to my birthday party??

You can eat all the cake and ice cream you want and even blow out my candles!

Sometimes I wish I was photogenic

It really would be nice, especially when I get excited about getting dressed in matching outfits and going outside for a family photo shoot- it's really cute in my head.

But then I get things like this ---> and that <-------- and I wonder why they never turn out the way I see them.

I mean He's cute, so when we're together it's okay, when he's alone, it's better . . .

And this one never fails because Hello those eyes . . .

But once it's just me, something goes terribly wrong :)

(Doesn't this remind you of Chandlier from Friends a little bit? I can relate.)

What can I say? The camera hates me.