A Vintage Lovebird DIY Wedding Shower

My Mom, Sisters and I threw a wedding shower for our sister Jordan a few weeks ago. Thought I would share our party pics with yall, Enjoy!

The happy soon to be Bride and Groom.

Art done by Jordan the Bride. Visit her store here.

We used old jugs and jars with sunflowers for centerpieces.

My little Violet waiting for guest to arrive.

Buttons for the Bride and Groom to wear.The vintage figurines are part of my Mom's collection.

Delicious Smores bars were the party favor.

Me and my baby boy!

Our Menu:
Peach Tea
Lemonade
Sliders
(made with halved frozen Parker House Rolls, these were delish!)
Kettle Chips- store bought
Baked Beans- canned, easy!
Coleslaw
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble- Ina's Recipe of course!
Smore's Bars- Betty Crocker recipe

Source for supplies:
Burger Basket Liners and condiment bottles from Crate & Barrell.
Mason Jars and lids leftover from my wedding.
Drink Dispensers from Pottery Barn.
Burger Baskets 2.99 for 6 @ HomeGoods
Paper Straws from Pink Lemonade Party
Pie/Ice Cream cups from Paper Treats
Wooden Forks & Spoons from Amazon

Old Crates- from mom's house.
Tablecloth is burlap.
Wooden Lovebird Tree made by my dad.

The wedding is coming up in October. It will be fab!

Zander is 10 MONTHS

Zander Paul is 10 months old!

• he has 4 teeth now
  
• he can stand unsupported for about 2 seconds before lowering his booty to sit
  
• likes to throw things
• he has discovered toy cars! I'll catch him pushing a car and scooting along with it.
  
• he gets very excited to see dogs and will grab a handful of hair if he's given the chance
• he likes to make clicking sounds
• he finally said MAMA this week!

He's a little ham and we are crazy about him!

Meal Plan for September 19-25

Running a little behind this week. Matt was off work on monday so we went to eat at Chili's. Then I made curry on tuesday that I never got around to making last week. I do most of my shopping at HEB. I noticed this morning they were not making their fresh tortillas yet. I hunted down an employee to ask when they would start. Ha! They really are the best tortillas. She said the tortilla machine broke over the weekend. So, I had to buy prepackaged tortillas. Sadness!

Anyway. Here's my plan for the week!

1.Turkey Soft Tacos with chips n salsa ~my recipe

2.Cheeseburger Flatbread Melts with a simple salad. (pic from kevinandamanda)

3.Caramelized Honey Dijon Chicken, Pasta Salad & PW's Rosemary Rolls (mom made these rolls recently and they are absolutely wonderful)

4. My Mom's Chinese Chicken Salad

Lunches will be sandwiches, leftovers or this soup.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup- Panera Style for lunches. (pic from myblessedlife)

Goodie for the week- No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

Linking up to Organized Junkie!

Fuschia Lips

I know what your thinking. That's a lot of eye liner! I know. I just got MAC fluidline and decided to go crazy with it. I almost lined my whole lid with liner. just because. My husband was like "what are you doing? you look like a Vegas Showgirl". Ha!

(without flash)

(with flash)

Oh well. I do like this lip combo though. It's Revlon Stormy Pink with Jordana Baby Berry lip liner. Without the liner the Stormy Pink is very pink on me. Like Barbie Pink.

I'm thinking I need to wear a fuschia lip more often! Do you have a favorite fuschia lippy?

Dried Strawberries

Simple & yummy for a snack or eat on a salad like I did!

1. Rinse Strawberries.

2. Slice them up.

3.Heat oven to 210 degrees. Spread out on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt & pepper. Dry in oven for 3 hours. Some of my strawberries stuck to the foil. Might use some cooking spray next time.

4. Sprinkle on salad! My salad has pesto jack cheese, cucumbers & pumpkin seeds on it.

(original recipe can be found here)

Menu Plan for the Week

I really like posting my meal plans for the week. Makes me accountable for having a plan and sticking to the grocery list.

Dinners~

Creamy Chicken Florentine with a salad. (Recipe from Philly Cooking Creme)
Hashbrown Porkchop Casserole with green beans.
Mary's Meatloaf, roasted potatoes & salad.
Coconut Chicken Curry over rice.
Chicken Taco Soup with tortilla chips.

Lunches~

BLT Bites, Leftovers, Sandwiches & "Chickfila" nuggets

Snacks~

Dried Strawberries, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chips n Salsa, Veggies n Ranch

Linking up to Meal Plan Monday!

what's coming up...

We are closing on our first home in 10 days!

After years of renting this will be a huge change for our family. You can read about some of our home struggles here. You know what I'm most excited about?! I GET TO PAINT THE WALLS! I love decorating and personalizing a space. Can't wait to get started! We are moving back to my hometown. So, we will be only a few minutes away from my parent's house. It's kind of funny. My husband used to be adamant about not living in Mansfield. I think it was because he wasn't familiar with the area. Then when it came time to go see houses in person. All of his favorites were in Mansfield. I have been praying that God would guide us to the right home for our family.

We are very happy.

Also, my sister Jordan is getting married to Alejandro in October! I'm so excited for them. I took their engagement pictures. Don't they look pretty?! I'm hosting her Bridal Shower this weekend. We are about to be busy! Oh, and Violet is one of the flower girls.

And last but not least. My baby Zander will be turning ONE in November. It's time for me to start brainstorming birthday party ideas!

Recent

Our life this past week.

Put on some makeup for my sister Jordan's birthday dinner. It's been so hot here in Texas that I have not been doing my makeup lately.
I've been helping Violet with a few preschool workbooks daily. Were using flash cards from Target, workbooks from Dollar Tree and a Kumon numbers book. She loves learning! I think she writes pretty good for just turning 4. I feel like I have to keep her busy with this stuff since she is not in school yet. I'm having so much heartache at the thought of her going to kindergarten and being away for 7 hours a day! I take her everywhere with me from shopping, to running, to errands...A lot of praying going on in my head for this topic! I can't understand how 5 year olds can be in a class of 20 and get the attention they need amongst other things that I worry about.
Made Quinoa for the first time. This recipe was delish! Roasted tomatoes, kale, corn, pumpkin seeds and pesto. Lots of flavor.
We have been enjoying the weather and spending lots of time outside. Violet inspecting a leaf she found.

Zander has figured out how to make funny faces with his tongue!

Zander & Daddy.

Last night Matt and I rented Your Highness. Terrible movie! I usually like anything with Natalie Portman but not that! So, that's what I've been up to. Plus my nightly runs!

Meal Plan for September 5-11

(my version of Zuppa Toscana)

Were doing a mix of old and new recipes this week. I planned out 5 meals. We usually wind up eating with family for at least one dinner.

Hawaiian Haystacks~rice, chicken gravy, cheese, olives, tomatoes, ect. Looks fun to make!

Spicy Honey Chicken, Chinese Cabbage Salad and rolls.~family favorite.

Smoked Sausage, Red Potatoes cooked with green beans & bacon. Side salad.~my grandma used to cook us these potatoes all the time but with fresh green beans from Mr. Peepaw's garden.

Zuppa Toscana Soup with bread sticks.~family favorite.

Pan Fried Chicken over Penne with Alfredo sauce & bread sticks.~my sister Justine introduced me to this way of cooking juicy chicken. I think it will taste great on pasta!

Lunches will be leftovers, cheese quesadillas, or Heather's Quinoa.

Breakfast~Homemade breakfast burritos with cheese, sausage & eggs.

Snacks-chips & Julio's salsa, bananas, kiwi & No Bake Energy Bites.

What are you cooking up this week?
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No Bake Energy Bites

This was our 'fun food' to make for the week! My little girl loves to be in the kitchen. So, we usually bake together at least once a week. Today we made these little goodies from Smashed Peas & Carrots' blog. I used crushed up graham crackers instead of ground flax seed. I'm sure that zapped some of the energy from them. :)
Good recipe to do with preschoolers since there is nothing to heat up. Would make again! I ate 2 and washed them down with raspberry tea!

Little Handprint Owl

Violet holding her Owl project! We found this adorable idea via pinterest. The Owl tutorial is on Jill Dubien's blog. She has so many cute finger paint kid crafts. Awesome blog to check out! If I can find a frame to fit this into I will hang it in Violet's bedroom at the new house. She wants her new room to be pink & orange. So, this will work!