ELMO LIVE!

yet another Elmo indulgence this one was super worth it (: here's a little clip.. super cute entertaining take thee whole family!

Ho o lau lea'

This past weekend was the annual Ho o lau lea' festival in Santa Fe. As usual it was filled with lotsa fun, entertainment, yummy food, and of course shopping!!

Look at all these gorgeous turtles. My absolute fave, I was in heaven=)

Of course I had to go home with a little something for Jane kid's room. The sweet little couch is a tissue box cover (hah!) tooo cute.

Google it to find a festival near you! It's definitely worth it!

Taco Tuesday!

I should be the taco queeen, because I love love love tacos!



Heres a quick recipe.

1lb ground beef
1 package of corn tortillas
3 tomatoes (mine were roma)
1/2 iceberg lettuce
1 onion
1package of cheese
salsa

-Ground the beef on a skillet under med high heat (no oil needed!)
-Drain excess oil, add taco seasoning if you wish.
-Dice up the lettuce, tomatoes, and onion (yes in this order or all your veggies will taste of onions!)
-Fry up tortillas in vegetable oil on med heat for about a minute on each side. Lay flat on paper towels.
-Add meat veggies, garnish as desired Enjoy!! Dont for get the cheese and salsa mmm....

Happy Belated Mama's Day!!

Hope everyone enjoyed their's :0)

We celebrated it a little early at my cousin Dawn's house. I decided to bring a fruit bouquet. After endless researching online (those prices are crazy!) I figured it would be more economical to make one myself. Heres a tutorial I found on youtube.

And heres how mine turned out.



chocolate and fruit HEAVEN!

Tweet.. I mean Sweet Frame!

Picture Frame Fabric Fleece Collage Tutorial wow say that 10x fast..


I get tired of sticking my pictures in boring old frames..why not cute it up a little?

Here's what you need:
some felt, embroidery floss, fabric scraps, background paper/cardstock, scissors, fabri-tac, glue stick, beads or buttons (for eyes).

And of course a collage picture frame. I got mine at a garage sale for 50 cents. The only imperfection is the gunk on the bottom left side (no worries we'll take care of that later)

Open up your frame to get the measurements for your mats. I wanted to do 3 mats with the fabric and fleece art.

Cut out the squares you want to work with.

Cut some cute shapes using your felt. I did some clouds here no pattern necessary, use your imagination!

..and decided to stitch them up using embroidery floss.

Now onto the tree no pattern necessary again, just simple shapes.

Now for the bird. Add a patch of fabric for it's wing.

Cut out some leaves out of felt and fabric.

Some glue and of course the eyes you can use beads or buttons as well.

finished bird assemble the leaves and the bird sitting on the leaves. For an added effect I used brown felt to make it look like branches.

Now line up your art.

Put in your pictures and voila!..oh wait we still have that smudgy thing to deal with in the corner (not very attractive).



ooh la la problem solved. Using some yo-yo's, buttons and a cute owl embellishment we got a pretty darn cute picture frame=)

Playdates

are so much fun!
aren't cousins thee best?!






pls stay little forever that would be the best mothers day gift ever:)

Kite Flying

I bought this Mickey Mouse kite at Wal-mart for $2.99. All you do is blow it up with the straw it comes with then attach the string, you're good to go.

There is nothing simpler or more fufilling :0)

Sesame Street Presents: The Body

If this exhibit is around your area, and you have a little one who just about worships Elmo then you have to go check this out! This was the very last day they were having the exhibit at Hollywood and Highland and we planned on going for awhile ago but something always came up. When we first entered it I must admit it was a smaller than I anticipated and very, very crowded (but thats what you get when you decide to go on the last day--). Overall the attractions were stimulating, fun for kids, and of course elmo filled. PLUS a live Elmo came out to meet, greet and take pictures with the kids. The ticket prices were considerably reasonable as well $10 for one child and one adult and $5 for an extra adult ticket.

Before they let us into the exhibit.

Tada!

After we went to eat at Johnny Rockets. This picture makes me smile.

98 degrees..

and no..not the band from way back when. But OUTSIDE! pls dont go over 100.. I just might melt.



I should be doing laundry,
washing the millions of dishes in the sink
& cleaning the pig sty..I mean the house

Im currently sitting infront of the fan
watching Yo Gabba Gabba (The characters kinda creep me out)
about to take a nap

i want to be laying on the beach
back in Hawaii
drinking one of these babys :0)


picture taken from thisfoodthing.com

Deal of the Week!

Every year right after each and every holiday Target whips out their 75%(or more) sale on those selected holiday items. I normally don't even bother especially after Easter?..I'll say a very huge polite NO THANK YOU to old chocolate easter eggs and melted gooey peeps. But I had some time on my hands and took a gander. Look what I found, a lovely vintage-y cake stand. For only 4 dollars and some change. Im ecstatic and wanted to share the good news with my Mark, who kindly RE-informed me I dont bake and was sure I didnt even know of a single cake recipe.. (isn't that what google is for?) anyway I was challenged to find a GOOD use for my stand. And I think I did pretty well...

It's a Conspiracy..

Why does it seem like Gymboree never fails to suck in 99.9% of the mommy population?? Sorry I couldn't help it!.. In order to stop myself from running out of the house at 12am and redeeming my gymbucks that are burning are HUGE hole in my pocket, I HAD to do this post.
My favorites (in no particular order):

From the Jungle Gem Line
I love the way it kinda looks like an apron & im a sucker for ruffles!

From the Desert Flower line
look at that neckline..do they make this in adult sizes? haha..

This dress is in the kids section;
a tad too big for my Jane but I love the detail and the colors
..she will grow into it.