July - Monthly Meet And Greet!!

Hi, everyone! Can you believe that it is JULY?! Holy. cow. Where did the time go?

I still get over that Half the year is over!

This is one of our BIGGEST & BEST Monthly Meet & Greet linky parties to date...

Why? Because there are {10} Blogs & Businesses, which means 10 x the amount of exposure 
you would get from one party!

AAAANNNDDDD! There is a $100 prize giveaway!

You can enter that, here:

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 Make friends, and get new followers - that's the fun of this party!   
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This Moment

{this moment} – A weekly ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
inspired by Soul Mama

Crock Pot Taco Meat

What a week! I feel like it won't slow down! and the crazy won't stop until ..... well i don't even know. But  if your super busy here is a quick and yummy meal just for you.
Have i ever told you how to make the best taco meat on the face of the planet? (in my opinion)

Here's what you do Put 1lb of ground beef or you can do ground turkey in your crock pot

Dice up 1 onion

and throw it in there too.

If your in a hurry

 like i was the day i made this

toss in 1 pack of taco seasoning 

(I used a little bit more than 1 because i wanted more flavor)

or if you have time you can make your own seasoning

which is probably healthier!

Then set your crock pot on Low for 4 hours

(about halfway through cooking time i will break up the meat so its not in large chunks)

Then enjoy the smells this will fill your house with!

After 4 hours it's done!

Happy tacos!

Or in my case this ...............

What yummy food have you made recently?

Smoothie Sunday

First i want to say we've all heard the rumors that  GFC (google friend connect) Is going away very soon :( But you can still follow my blog on Bloglovin! I would love to have you follow me there!

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So moving on........ Welcome to Smoothie Sunday! Lately i have been trying out lots of healthy-ish  smoothies To me it's a healthier choice than eating a cookie. So the first smoothie i made on my smoothie journey is: The Blueberry Mango Smoothie
Here's What You Need: 1cup blueberries 1 cup frozen mango's 1 cup plain Greek yogurt  1/4cup coconut milk (or almond milk,skim milk, water) Combine all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. If you don't have frozen berries you can throw a couple ice cubes in.

Start with 1 cup of blueberries

1 cup of frozen mango

1cup plain Greek yogurt (or you can use vanilla)

And last 1/4 cup of coconut milk 

(or you can almond milk, skim milk, water etc)

Put everything in the blender

Blend until smooth

Then enjoy!! I know I've done good when i get the stamp of approval from little miss H

This Moment

{this moment} – A weekly ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

inspired by SouleMama

Birthday Dress

Starting last year i thought it would be fun to sew Hailey something special for her to wear on her birthday. Well this one i barely finished in time! Here is the top i made her last year This year i decided to do a dress. A bubble dress. I've never made one but there's a first time for everything right? Oh, and i'll be doing a tutorial for this very soon as well! So bear with me for a small picture overload. Showing off the pretty pink nails.

I sewed everything including these pretty flowers!

The middle of the flower is a button.

Hehehe what a cheeser

The back buttons up

Ahhhhhh I love how it turned out!!! What sewing projects are you working on?

Turning 4

My Hailey turned 4 Say it isn't so :( Where has the time gone? We had a low key birthday celebration this year. Hailey has grown up so much since last year. She loves to help mommy and daddy she loves to learn play with friends be outside color sing play dress up help mommy cook/bake Go on adventures Garden Play with Chalk Go to the Park Soccer the list could go on and on and  on.

I did keep up with the tradition of sewing her something special to wear on her birthday,that will be in the next post. But I was able to find time in her busy play schedule to ask her some very important questions. You can see last year's answers HERE
So Here Is 20 Questions Answered By Hailey On Her 4th Birthday.

Favorite Color: Pink

Favorite Toy: Floppy

Favorite Fruit: Banana

Favorite TV Show: Team Umi Zoomie

Favorite thing to eat for Lunch: Chicken Nuggets

Favorite Outfit: Rapunzel Dress

Favorite Game: Pbskids.org

Favorite Snack: Crackers

Favorite Animal: Puppies

Favorite Song: ABC song

Favorite Book: Chippy Goes to the Dentist

Best Friend: Owen

Favorite Cereal: Granola

Favorite thing to do outside: Play with Chalk

Favorite Drink: PediaSure

Favorite Holiday: Halloween

What do you like to take to bed with you at Night: Floppy big Bunny

Favorite thing to eat for Breakfast: Toast

What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Cupcakes

What do you want to be when you grow up? Princess

I think I'm going to love having a 4 year old....hehehe

My last year before she officially starts school.

But we won't think about that just yet  :)