Boutique is Starting!!

The Mutton Hollow Country Barn Boutique is starting today!! That barn was stuffed to the max with lots of handmade goodness. Check it out and support handmade. Of course, tassels make a wonderful Mother's Day gift. And you'll want to get your organizing game on with my chalk cloth tags. Check out Megity's Handmade for more info!

Speaking of handmade, I got this sweet, darling, cute little cross stitch in the mail from In This Small House. I can't believe that I was so lucky to get it!! I put it on top of my bookshelf that needs to be painted someday soon along with my tulips Ryan got me for my birthday.

This little corner makes me happy!

FYI

Visit my other blog, Megity's Handmade, for a sneak peak of what I have been working on for the boutique! While you are at it, check out my Etsy shop before I close it for the week and see what you think about my brand spanking new banner that Jeff of S3Studio's whipped up for me. I love it! He's got talent I tell ya. I think that he made this with one hand tied behind his back while blindfolded.

Boutique

It's been unintentionally quiet around these parts. I have lots that I can(and will) blog about but not until next week. You see, I have been a crazy, busy bee. I'm super excited to announce that I will be participating in the Mutton Hollow Country Barn Boutique this next week!

This boutique is huge! They run every Spring, Fall and Winter with this being their 26th year in business! I am super excited so please, come on out and support me! I am going to need it!

Mutton Hollow Country Barn Boutique

(phew! What a name!)

169 E Mutton Hollow Road

Kaysville

Thursday, April 30th-Friday, May 1st from 10am-8pm

Saturday May 2nd, 9am-5pm.

Come on out! I promise it will be worth your time and don't forget to come and visit my booth. You'll find it upstairs.

Contradiction

Sam's into picking his own outfits. Mainly he choose the ever popular sport look. Basketball shorts and jersey. This day, he added the camo dress-up vest for some added texture, interest and I suppose warmth. Surprisingly, he's not sporting his winter boots.

Question? How can only obviously interested in sports little boy love Mia's make-up soooooo much??

A love that will trump the make-up card everytime? Baby 'Lo.

Welcome Home (two weeks ago) Bren!

Looking through my pictures, I found that a few pictures of my happy nephew Brendan that got home from his mission to Chile a few weeks back.

Teryn and Cort went to pick him up and had a wonderful time. We gathered at the airport to greet him back. It was so fun to see him and how much he has grown.

Brendan is the most uplifting, happy, energetic kid that I know. He's always first in line to help with anything. And the way he helps is effortlessly charming. He doesn't force himself to help, he doesn't do it by habit, just genuinely and charmingly helpful. Oh, and he's pretty darn handsome too!

(Brendan and little bro Landon)

It's been great to listen to him and his stories. To hear his accent and funny to see him struggle to find the right English word to explain himself. We love him so much and we are so grateful to have him home and have him as an example to my boys. Welcome home!!

Mia's Big Day!

The short story: Mia got her ears pierced! This is a huge deal for her. She keeps walking around, admiring herself saying that she is so excited that she got her ears "peered".

The long story: Ever since Mia was three, she has always admired pierced ears. She talked constantly about wanting hers done, picked out earrings for me to wear, critiqued the earrings that Aunt Dee! Dee! wore, picked out cards of earrings that she wanted me to buy her when she got her ears done, etc. etc. On and on she would go on about it nearly every day. But, the thought of it hurting was enough that she was not going to do it until she got bigger.

A few weeks back, she wore a pair of my clip-backed pierced earrings all day and bruised her sweet little ears. At the end of the day, she came and asked me if they were pierced and that she didn't care if it hurt because she was ready to have them done. She asked to go that Monday. She announced to everyone that she knew that she was ready.

I held her off for a week waiting for a time that just she and I could go and to make sure that Ryan and I were okay with it. Getting ears pierced is a huge deal on both sides of the family. They don't want it done at all. Ryan and I decided it was okay, she really, really wanted them. Finally, Friday came and Mia and I went to the mall together. "Can I please get my ears "peered" first mom?".

Mia knew the drill and hopped up in the chair grabbing the teddy bear to hold. She picked out the biggest pair of diamonds she could get of course. The ear piercing lady was fantastic with her and before we knew it, it was time. Mia was so brave. She wanted to sit on my lap while they did it. She didn't jump or cry. She was so brave! I was the one holding back the tears. She was thrilled and went around to each mirror in the store admiring her new earrings.

Then we went shopping and bought a new lip gloss for her, some cute new skirts from Children Place and played in the play area. Check out this pose of her with the cute matching necklace and bracelet.

She kept asking me if I was proud of her for being brave. She requested that I text everyone that we knew to tell them the big news!

It was the perfect girls day out. It was lots of fun and we are so very excited for her!

Yet Another Letter

Dear Dick's Market,

I accept your gift of an eclair and cake slice but now, your cake is added to the list of temptations. Do you really think that is fair?

Licking the crumbs,

Megan