{Family Time} Grand Prix Workshop 1

We had an awesome little family activity on Sunday afternoon. Riley and I do Awana's together at the Chapel on base once a week. They are always doing little events that are really fun. At the end of the month we are doing the Awana Grand Prix. Riley was totally into it, she does in fact like cars and superheroes. She takes after me I guess. I thought it would be a fun thing to do for some Daddy-Daughter time. So I just came along and took pictures of them doing their first workshop. They were so cute together. Riley telling him how she wanetd it to look. Then going off to play, coming back and watching him. It will be a fun process. I will post our progress and also photos from the race too!

 

Discussing their plans for the car. She wants a Lightning McQueen "Girl"

Getting Started

Riley watching her daddy work

Showing me her car

Evan was pretty popular

 

The kids would rather play while the Dads did all the work

Riley wanted a fin for the back of the car

{Style Evolution} Me through the years

I was recently going through old pictures with friends and I found some awesome photos of my earlier "fashion" days. I know there are way more out there that I have to track down. For now we just have these. I can't believe some of the things I wore but at the time I thought I looked good. I was always experimenting with different looks and making something new out of what I already had. 

When I was younger I got into a modeling class. Everyone voted on headshots instead of a runway show. {I personally wanted a runway show} but found one of the pics.. !

 

My first "dance" at the school I went to. I thought this outfit was so awesome.. Nice and coordinated with my tennis shoes. Maybe this is why I hate sneakers so much. haha ! I think I was 12 here!

 

Fast Forward to high school {Which was the same school. I went there from 7th-12 grade}

Look at the awesome shades.. I was like 15 or 16 here!

 

This is my sister getting artistic with my posing. This outfit, my {high school best friend} made for me. We liked to put together stuff back then. She would make something new out of old clothes we would find! I still think thats pretty awesome! I wish we still did that.

 

AND THISS.... Is when my hair got chopped off! Sigh!! My school trip to Chicago I was sixteen.. The outfit isn't all that bad. But the SHOES!!! UGHH .. Huge ROXY shoes.. I used to call them "Duckbill Platypus's" That's honestly what they looked like to me. MAN I was tiny! ..and the shoes don't help!

 

My Married years! This was like 3 years ago. I started taking pictures of my outfits more. OF course on the cell phone! Oh and my hair was dark and I had bangs.

 

Same time frame. Mommy and me fashion at the mall! Didn't do it on purpose, sometimes great minds just think alike. :)

 

AND NOW.................................

 

Shirt, Leggings: Wetseal, Jewelery, Booties: Forever21

{Fashion Friday } Boho Rocker

As you can see I did switch to having someone else take my photos for the blog! It definitely is a lot easier let me tell you. I had an awesome time shooting with my friend Jenny of Jenny Courtney Photography and this ended up being one of our fave outfits! I love the boho style with a little bit of edge. It was a supppperrr windy day. We literally froze our butts off, but we managed to get these done! I was seriously trying to warm up on the fur vest. It didn't work too well but at least I tried! Anything for Fashion. I wish I had funnier tales to share with you from our little adventures. We did have our kids playing inside together. Well more like baby sleeping and Riley watching him sleep. She ended up running to me and started bawling her eyes out. We could not understand a word she was saying. It took me a few minutes to decipher.

Riley: "I accidentally woke the baby up" {sob, sob, sob}

Us: "Awww it's ok baby don't worry."

Riley: {sobs even harder} "I sneezed and I woke him up."


Broke our hearts! :(

Vest, Headband: Wetseal, Dress, shoes, jewelry, sunglasses: Forever21

{Easter Recap}

This was officially our first Easter in this house. Last year we had just moved here and we randomly decided to head down to my Parents house and spend Easter with my mom. Since we had been on the road for what felt like forever and was tired of staying in a hotel. Also my mom said she would cook some Puerto Rican food for us.. So we had to go.
This year we invited some of our friends over and I cooked the whole thing! I've come a long way from my days of oven ready dinners and cooking pasta all the time. I've broaden my horizons in the kitchen. I feel like such a grown up.
We started the day with Easter Baskets of course! Then headed off to church...{It always amazes me no matter what service we decide to go to. We are always late!} I will blame it on the fact that we were cleaning up the house a bit before we had our company. But I might not be able to use that one again. :(
Easter service was really awesome! I always look around at the people during church and I always love to see younger people there. Who go to church on their own, no parents forcing them too. I love it when they are passionate about it all, just taking it all in. Writing down notes, standing up and singing worship. Reminds me of the good ol days. When I would go to my home church by myself all the time.

 

 

Our friends brought some tasty stuff over. Deviled eggs, and this awesome Feta Dip that we probably accidentally filled up on before the food was done. {oops} We had the norm.. ham, mashed potatoes, corn and what not. I also had a ton of easter candy, cupcakes, chocolate pie. Then we made these "Resurrection Rolls" which has always been a family tradition we always called them "Snails" though because they kind of look snails. But I loved the idea that we can use them to teach the kids about how Jesus has risen!
We ended the night completely stuffed and watched The Passion of the Christ! We hadn't seen it since it came out in 2004! It is still so powerful and amazing.