My Handsomes on Easter

I am a little behind in the posting department.

Oops. I don't know why? Hahaha.

Look at those handsome mugs...you already forgive me my tardiness don't you?

I know I am biased, but seriously aren't they just about the most handsome boys?

Can you also believe that besides Oldest's outfit, the Easter Sunday outfit ensemble is the same as it was 3 years ago?

I was really excited to reuse all the Easter outfits from the year Littlest was born. When I went to find a picture of them that Easter, I couldn't believe the difference in how they look. They have grown up SO much.

Then...

Now...

Those previously floppy haired little boys are now full fledged Little Men.

That teeny tiny baby is now a stinkin' cute toddler.

And now we have added this precious itty bitty little man to our handsome crew.

I just had to add another picture of his super sweet face.

Handsome, right?

Here is another one of my Handsomes...

We are pretty happy and blessed parents.

It was an absolutely lovely day. Thanks for letting me share our Easter bests with you a little late!

Yellow, Gray, Easter and WINNER

We had ourselves a lovely Easter Sunday

We were lucky to have our family of all boys joined by this family of all girls. I knew their Momma was a good friend when she dressed all her girls to coordinate with my Little Men.  They were a gloriously cute array of gray and yellow.

They were also pretty cooperative for our little photo shoot especially considering we had 3 hours of church and this is right at the end before we had even fed them.

So yes, considering everything, this was a pretty successful photo shoot.

A little escaper here...

wrangling him back in...

a patient side joke from the olders here...

cute little smiles there...

finally letting them just be silly...

my Little Men by themselves...

Little Men wrestle hugs...

Litttlest Little Man oh-so-cute

The best picture I could get of my Little Men, still pretty cute.

I hope you all had a lovely holiday full of family and friends.

Now how about that winner? You know the one who wins the $50 gift card to Tea Collection Clothing.

Okay so the lucky winner is

#87 Splinter and Wedge, Inc, who said


The La Pelica Tee would be awesome for my little guy...


Congrats! Leave me a comment or email me by Friday, April 29th. I will pick another winner if I haven't heard from you by then.

Just In Time for Easter: Easter Mason Jar Planters

 Today I am posting the tutorial I shared with the CSI Project last week.

These are pretty fast to put together and they would look great on any Easter table.

Easter Mason Jar Planters

All you need:

mason jars, any shape and size

several of your favorite springy colors of Krylon spray paint

small bag of potting soil

some pretty flowers...make sure they grow in small groups

I chose alyssum, perfectly light and fresh

Getting started:

With your jars flipped with the mouth down, spray paint each jar the color you want. The first coat should be a very light coating, not covering all the way. After the first coat sets for just 10 minutes, you can follow up with a second coat. Repeat until you have the coverage you want.

After they have dried 24 hours, we can transfer over our spring plants.

Make a paper funnel and place it in the mouth of your jar. Slowly scoop in potting soil.

Fill just over two thirds full, leaving plenty of room for your plant.

Separate your flowers into natural smaller groups.

Transplant your flowers into the jar. Add in any extra soil around the plant that is needed to fill the jar.

Repeat with all the jars.

They are super lovely just as is, but for Easter they need more, don't ya think?

I found some bunny silhouette's that I cut out from white vinyl. Then I applied my little bunnies to one side of the jar.

Perfect.

Repeat with all the jars, some of the jars, all the same bunnies, different bunnies. You call the shots. I used different shapes and I left one jar plain.

Line them up on your table for a simply lovely Easter decoration.

Linking here:

Show and Tell Saturdays: Be Different, Act Normal

Bring on all things Easter

Okay so we dyed eggs, check! Easter Bunny came, check! Boys hunted for Easter eggs, check! Got boys all dressed up on Sunday in matching outfits, check! Crammed myself into new Easter dress with hopes of not loathing whithering/jiggling baby bump, check (except the loathing part, still happened)! Got Easter Lupper (lunch/supper) on table, check! Took pictures of almost every second, check!

Went to church and remembered what all this is really about, check! Got Case out right after sacrament as to not contaminate cuddly newborn with inevitable ward germies, check!

Here are the pictures...not sure if I am posting the fam one just yet...if it makes the end of the post that will mean that I swallowed my pride and posted a plumpy picture of myself...I am all a flutter with anticipation to see what I do!

Okay so obviously posted family picture. No need for uplifting comments...not my intent for posting pic or for my little rant about how I look. Just decided to not be a dork and let it get to me. My family is more important to me than some lingering fluff...at least that is what I keep repeating to myself.