How do you like your taters?

Radom I know...but I love mash potatoes.  My mom used to make homeade ones that were delicious but I have never been able to make them like her.  I could never decide how many to cook for just Josh and I and I always had way too many leftover...that is if I didn't make them too mushy and they didn't go in the trash.  I quit making them all together.  I have tried everything. Even the powder.  But I do NOT like them  Don't get me wrong..I am not too good for the powder, I just can't do it for some reason.  

Anyway, to get to my point of this post...We ate at Josh's aunt's house the other night and man I fell in love!  These are so easy to cook and they taste sooooo good!  They take 10 minutes in the microwave and you add some milk and butter and HELLO homeade tasting mash potatoes!  AND they are the perfect amount.

   

Ok..sorry I just wanted to share.  We had some leftover and I just got through eating some! 

Advent Day #2

Today Josiah got to play with playdough!  We haven't ever played with it at the house but he says he plays with it at "school" all the tiime.  I say a recipe on Pinterest and made some last night.  It was extremely easy!!  Here are a few pictures..

See below for Day #1

December 1st

HAPPY DECEMBER Y'ALL!!!

I decided to try something new this year and make an Advent Calendar for Josiah since he is older!  I got some of the ideas off Pinterest, but most of them you had to go purchase a lot of supplies..and WELL I am cheap, so I used what I had around the house and paid nothing for it! 





This morning Josiah got to take #1 off.  On the back fo each number I have an activity that we will do that day.  Today was one of Josiah's favorite things....He loves to make coffee with daddy.  So they made coffee while listening to Christmas music!!!

I'm hoping to post everyday about what we did for the advent calendar!

Rach's Shower Part 2

Here are some pictures of Rach's shower.  She is doing Madylin's room in damask and pink so we thought we would do her shower in the same colors.  It turned out so cute!!!!

I found this cute idea on my favorite website Pinterest.  The guests fill out this wishing list for the baby and you hang it on the tree and then give it to the mom-to-be for a keepsake!  Click here for the pinterest site.

These are the glasses that we used. We (Josh and Jaime) drank a whole bunch of Starbucks so we could use the glasses for the shower!

                                      

This was the sign above the water bottles

In the invitations we asked everyone to bring a book.  We put this in front of the book basket.

Delicious cupcakes from Sam's!

One of the table decorations.  

Madylin's name blocks



I didnt' get any pictures of the food but we had:

Spinach Dip

Pizza Puffs

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Chicken Salad with Crescent Rolls - Sam's

Fruit Kabobs

Pigs -n- a blanket - Sam's

Cupcakes - Sam's

White Chocolate Covered Oreos

Cream Puffs - Sam's

 I canNOT wait to meet lil Miss. Madylin!!

Mr. Talkative

I have been slacking and have not uploaded the other pictures from Rach's shower..but I will soon!  It turned out perfect and I want you to see everything! 

• Josiah is so funny lately.  He will just out of no where say "I like ______".   He usually says "frogs", "mommy", "daddy", "bugs", "fire trucks", etc. 

• He has been talking more and more and I love having conversations with him. 

                           Me:  "Josiah, are you going to go see Santa and sit on his lap?

                           Josiah:  "Yep"

                           Me:  "What are you going to tell him that you want?"

                           Josiah:  "Um..fire truck, tree house, trash truck, bike, and dump truck."

I can't wait to take him and see if he actually sits on Santa's lap and tells him what he wants. 

• If you know Josiah you know that he used to be very shy.  He was that kid that never wanted to be held by some random person.  Well, times are changing.  I picked him up from school the other day and they said, "man he can talk!"  I think we are in trouble!  When we got home I was talking to Josiah and this is what our conversation was like...

                          Me:  "Did you have a good day?"
                          Josiah:  "yes"
                          Me:  "Were you good?"
                          Josiah:  "no, teacher said inside voice."
                          Me:  "Were you loud?"
                          Josiah"  "yes!!"

I am so glad he is out of his shy stage!!!!  I may regret saying that in a few months!!!  Haha!  I hope everyone has a great THANKSGIVING!!! 

Rach's Shower Part 1

Saturday was the  day ever!  I was helping throw a shower for one of my best friends, Rachel, Josiah had Ella's birthday party, we had a couples shower for Laura and Stan, and Josh had a man shower to go to for Chris!  It was busy but very fun!!!  Here are a few pictures from Rach's shower!!  It turned out perfect! 

The mom-to-be with her niece!

Rachel and her mom with Berkley

Four generations - Rach, Meemaw, Ms. Cathy, and Berkley

Ashley, me, Rach, Amber, and Jaime

We played a game where we showed them a little picture of a baby and they had to draw the picture on the top of their heads and whoever was closest to the actual picture won a prize.

 I will post pictures about the decorations/details later!!

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

          Proverbs 17:22