What I Wore

I don't know how the weather is in your neck of the woods

but it's been raining

non stop

for the past week.

Did I mention I live in Southern California?

It pretty much never rains here.

At least for more than a day.

With that said,

I've been on house arrest all week.

Leaving the house in the pouring rain with two little ones just didn't sound too appealing.

So with the exception of a Christmas party we had over the weekend

I pretty much have gone the cozy route with my clothes.

sweatshirt: Old Navy (garage sale)

jeans: H&M maternity

boots: Fake Uggs (Costco version)

long sleeve black shirt: Target

wrap: Old Navy maternity (hand me down)

skinny jeans: Levis

flats: Payless

Note to self: When you are pregnant and going to a fancy dinner party pick out and try on your outfit more than 10 minutes before you need to leave. I think I tried on 7 things before settling on this. I'm at that weird "nothing fits right" stage.

gold tank top: so old I can't remember where I got it

cardigan: Macy's

leggings: Forever 21

necklace: H&M

ankle boots: Macy's (Naturalizers)

headband: made by me

(my husband took this pic)

white embellished shirt: made by me

purple sweater: Nordstroms

skinny jeans: Levis

boots: Emu's

shirt: H&M

skinny jeans: Levis

boots: Fake Uggs

v neck t shirt: Target

cardigan: vintage

jeans: Express

shoes: Christmas socks :)

Hope you guys are having a great week!

Giveaway Winners!

First I want to say

THANK YOU so much for your generosity!

Together we were able to fund an entire well!

Think of all the lives that will be forever changed.

Now for the winners!

Baby Boy bundle: Meg

Baby Girl bundle: Replogle Family

Imagination bundle: Gratitude With Grace

Just for Mommy bundle: Jenn

Congratulations!!!

Email me with your address

and I'll ship your bundle out ASAP.

Thanks again!

Last day!

Maybe you missed this post

about my HUGE giveaway of 4 awesome prize bundles

all to help the charity water.

Surely you missed the post

because only 6 people have entered!

I'm going to draw 4 names (one for each prize bundle) early tomorrow morning

so if you want to be a part of this awesome giveaway,

which helps and even awesomer cause,

go to the Project 320 well page and enter now!

Your odds of winning (at this point) are pretty darn good!

You will receive one entry for every $10 donation you give to the Project 320 well.

After you donate, come back here and leave a comment specifying which bundle you are entering to win.

Just as a reminder

here are the 4 prize bundles up for grabs...

baby girl bundle

baby boy bundle

imagination bundle

just for mommy bundle

*All the details of how to enter and the specifics of what is included in each prize bundle can be found on the original post here.

Thanks for joining me in this great cause!

Children's Book Advent Calendar

There are so many creative ideas floating around the blogging world.

This is one I have a come across a few times and love.

It's a children's book advent calendar of sorts.

Basically you get 25 books about Christmas,

(you can buy them, borrow them, use what you have or rent from some from the library)

wrap them up and let your kids open one each night to read before bed.

What a fun idea!

Definitely on my list of to-d0's for next year.

Check out more details about it here.

What I Wore

Sorry my What I Wore Wednesday post is a little tardy.

I spent the e.n.t.i.r.e. day yesterday baking

these yummy's for our neighbors.

And then my hubby came home a little early so we could meet some friends at Disneyland

for our last day at the Magical Kingdom until our passes expire.

We decided to take a year off from Disneyland and get season passes somewhere else this coming year.

I think it might help keep Disneyland special plus it sure helps on the wallet.

But Christmas time at Disneyland is my absolute favorite.

Isn't it beautiful!

Anyways, this week I did try to put a tad more effort into my clothes.

Plus it helped that another friend totally hooked me up with some cute prego clothes

because I have totally popped!

There is no doubt there is a growing baby in there.

green cardigan: Target

tank underneath: Nordstroms

jeans: Express

brown flats: Payless

See what I mean?

Look at that baby bump!

brown cardigan: Target

white tank: Old Navy maternity (hand me down from this friend)

jeans: H&M maternity

flats: Payless

grey top: Target maternity (recent)

jeans: Old Navy maternity

black flats: Naturalizer

close up of the top

I love the beading detail.

sweater top: Forever 21

jeans: H&M maternity

boots: Emu

later that night I had a Christmas party at church so I changed into this...

grey dress: Old Navy

black cardi: Macy's

leggings: Forever 21

ankle boots: Naturalizer

blue silky top: hand me down from friend

cardigan: vintage

skinny jeans: Levi

flats: Naturalizer

top: Old Navy (kind of recent)

jeans: Old Navy maternity

boots: Emu

the growing belly :)

top: Banana Republic (hand me down form friend)

jeans: H&M maternity

flats: Payless

necklace: H&M

v neck: Target

cardigan: Target

jeans: H&M maternity

flats: Payless

And don't forget about our giant giveaway for the charity water!

$10 is all it takes to enter!

Go here for the full post!

Hide the Vaseline

I was wondering when I would have to do it.

After the great pen catastrophe of 2009 Mackenzie got her very own "Little Miss Trouble" label.

It is filled with all of the mischief she has gotten into over the years.

Today marks the beginning of Wesley's "Little Mr. Trouble" label.

The other day the kids were playing in their room.

Aaron was cleaning up the family room.

I was making breakfast.

All of a sudden Mackenzie comes running from their room to announce that

"Brother has sticky stuff all over his hands."

Those words are never good.

Aaron and I went into the room to find our boy lathering himself with Vaseline.

Our little monkey had climbed onto Mackenzie's bed,

from the bed to the changing table

and from the changing table to the dresser to get to it.

Sneaky little guy.

Luckily this Vaseline incident had a much happier ending then the last.

The sticky, greasy goo was pretty much contained to his face and hands.

Here are some pictures of the events.

What are some things your kiddos have gotten into?

A GIVEAWAY to change lives!

Today I'm giving away stuff.

Lots and lots of stuff

(4 bundles full of stuff to be exact).

Because I like water

and I'm guessing you do too.

Here's a quick sneak peek at the bundles...

baby boy bundle

baby girl bundle

imagination bundle

just for mommy bundle

This morning...

I woke up.

Went potty (happens a lot these days thanks to our precious baby who's sitting on my bladder).

Flushed the toilet.

Drank some water to take my prenatal vitamin.

Took a shower.

Brushed my teeth.

Made a pot of coffee.

Washed dishes.

You get the point...

we use water.

A lot.

And if you are like me you don't even think about it.

You just expect it to be there.

And when it's not

you might even get upset.

I'm always asking my husband to please remember to refill the Brita filter we keep in the fridge.

I can't even imagine what it would be like to go without water for a day.

I would be thirsty and dirty and grumpy I'm sure.

Yet billions of people go without clean drinking water every day.

In fact many people have never had clean drinking water

e.v.e.r.

And even worse people are suffering because of it.

Every day thousands of people are dying from unsafe drinking water.

So what are going to do about it?

Give.

Give some of what God has so graciously blessed us with

so we can give the gift of water to those in need.

And as a little incentive

I have some awesome gift bundles to give away!

Every $10 donation you give here to charity water

will get you one entry into the awesome giveaway.

Please leave one comment per $10 donation you make.

Also be sure to add which prize bundle you are entering to win

(baby boy, baby girl, imagination or just for mommy).

Ready for the prize bundles...

here they are!

Bundle #1- Baby Boy

includes:

-one teal with brown dot bib

-6-9 month long sleeve necktie onesie

-blue and brown taggie blanket

Bundle # 2- Baby Girl

includes:

-hot pink flowers lovie

-hot pink flowers bib

-pink baby headband

-set of girly girl infant snappie clips

-pink and white felt flower hair clip

Bundle #3- Imagination

includes:

-princess tiara and wand

-doll diaper

-kitty dress up ears

-braided headband

-felt crown

Bundle #4- Just for Mommy

includes:

-dainty headband

- 3 fabric flower clips

(the two outside flowers are brooches and the denim one in the middle is a hair clip)

-journal

Hope you guys join me in this great cause!

The giveaway will end next Monday, December 20th at midnight.

The winners will be announced Tuesday, Decemeber 21st.

I will use random.com to randomly choose 4 winners (one for each bundle)

so it's important that you mention which bundle you are entering for with each comment.

And remember you get one entry per $10 donation to the charity water through the Project 320 well page HERE.

$10 equals one entry

$50 equals five entries

make sense?

Oh and please make sure your email is attached to your profile or is included in each comment.

OK...ready...set...GO!

Let's build a well together and watch lives be changed.

And be sure to check out the Project 320 blog for a list of more awesome giveaways!