Obsessed

Notice what # puzzle I am on.  Ya...little obsessed.  It's called Unblock Me Free and it has a bazillion levels, which is awesome for a free game on the iPhone.  And I just noticed that I got caught :-)  This pic also captured the time that I was playing the game.  Yes, I am a night owl.  If I want to play a game on my iPhone at 2:06am then that's my perogitive! :-)

What are your favorite free or cheap games on the iPhone??  I need some new obsessions!

And on a non-related note...I finished another nametag board for the children's ministry at church.  This one is for the flower room where all the babies will be.  (Someone else painted the fun flower on for me)

Our New Church Home

Our church (CrossPointe Church Orlando) has just moved into a new building!  We are so excited that God has blessed our church with an actual building.  We've been meeting in a YMCA gym for the last 7+ years. 

Here is our new building!

We're having our first service in the new building this Sunday at 9:30am and 11am.  Come join us!

I've been on the Creative Team that is helping plan what the children's wing will look like.  A couple weekends ago the painting started and it looks amazing!  The concept is God is Bigger.  Each room depicts something that is "big" to the children in that class, but God is Bigger.  Here's a sneak peek:

I have been working on making nametag boards that will sit outside each classroom and hold all the kid's nametags on them.  They are decorated/designed to coordinate with the theme of each room.  Here's two that I have done so far.

for the Mountain Room

for the Jungle Room

Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Bites

Monday was Hubby's birthday!  He had worship team practice that night (he plays bass at our church) so we surprised him and showed up at his practice!  I brought yummy treats for everyone.  Kinda like when you were little and your mom brought cupcakes in to your class on your birthday :-)

The treats were a big hit!  I made Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Bites.  I got the recipe on my allrecipes.com App.  I modified it a little by using 2 cups of Graham cracker crumbs mixed with a stick of butter for the crust.  And then I topped them with some caramel ice cream topping and pecans.  It was pretty easy and super yummy!  Definitely reccomend this recipe if you're looking for something cute and sweet.

Did you know I love circles?

Cheryl at 12

I found this "story" at my parent's house this week.  I didn't remember being such an amazing writer at 12 years old. :-)  Enjoy!

Nesting Themed Baby Shower

My friend Liz and I hosted a baby shower for our friend Andi.  We had such a fun time planning this shower and coming up with cute creative ideas to go with the Nesting theme Liz chose.

Here are some pics of what we came up with.

Andi's Nesting Shower

I made the sign for the front door.  I did not make the wreath ;-)  The sign isn't centered...that bothers me.

close-up of the sign

close up of our bird's nest

yummy chocolate bird's nests -made by Liz

Favor Tags -made by me

cake to match my sign -made by Liz

the cutest little birdy cupcakes ever!  -made by Liz

Birdy Brownies - I made them with a bird cookie cutter

The Gift Table (before most of the gifts arrived)

- I painted the two little birdhouses

close-up of the birdhouses-
the one on the right was painted to match Eden's bedding,
the one on the left was a prize for a game we played
(that Andi won anyways :-))

Thanks for having a baby Andi so I had a reason to be creative!!  Can't wait to meet Eden!

Flying Alone with Kids

The Girl's and I took a trip up to Ohio to visit with my family this week.  I flew ALONE with 2 kids!  When Anna was little I vowed to never fly alone with her, because it was hard enough with 2 adults...then I flew alone with her while 7 months pregnant...now I flew alone with 2!  I guess I've eaten my words.

The flight went great!  I've learned the key with Anna is to bring a GIANT bag of snacks and just let her have at it.  This time she's finally old enough that videos entertain her too...which is awesome BTW!  I gladly and unapoligetically use tv/videos as a babysitter in certain situations.  Any mom who doesn't is a better woman than me! :-)

Anna's ready for her flight

Ellie playing on the plane - I'm still convinced that those links are one of the best toys for a baby!

How Anna spent most of the flight :-)

What are your tips and tricks for flying alone with little ones?

A Quick Pic of the Kids

I'd like to call this "Let's take a quick picture of your matching shirts to show your Aunt Sharon how cute you are in them."

"say Cheese Anna...no, look at the camera"

"What's over there?"

Anna left so we'll just take some of the baby

let's try one without the paci

Anna got jealous of the attention the baby was getting and decided to come back
failed attempt at a smile
meanwhile the baby is getting irritated

"oh Ellie...it's ok...I'll give you some love whether you want it or not"

"oh I forgot...it's all about ME"

Ellie had been patient...but just can't wait any longer for sister to cooperate

Anna leaves again

maybe if Mommy is in it she can control the children

lets try one holding Anna so she can't run away again

still trying to get away...see the annoyance on my face?

"Ellie...over here"

oh my goodness gracious...everyone is looking and no one is crying
Thank You Aunt Sharon for the cute matching shirts :-)...hope you like the picture :-)