Monday, March 17, 2014

St. Patty's cookies!

Savannah loves any and all holidays because she knows it usually involves candy, so since it is now March,  I told her about St. Patty's day. She got excited about the leprechauns, gold and especially the rainbows and thought it would be fun to make our own rainbows.
So we thought, why not make rainbow sugar cookies? 
The girls had a blast adding the food coloring, rolling them out and then of course the 
best part- eating them!
They were 
scrum-dilly-yum-tious!
It is one of the best sugar cookie recipes ever (you can find it at the end of this post)!





Sugar Cookies-
1 Cup Butter, softened
2 eggs
4 1/2 Cups Four
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 Cup Sour Cream
Cream butter and sugar till fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla; add dry ingredients
and sour cream, alternating and mixing well after each addition. Cover or wrap in wax paper and chill until firm enough to roll out. Roll on floured surface and cut out. Bake at 350* for 8-9 minutes.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

I heart HEARTS!

I am surprised how often I come across a heart shape.
I always stop, look and really try to appreciate those special moments!
heart 
hearts!



Look for your own special hearts and you will be surprised how often they show up!

Thursday, January 9, 2014

The Value of Tuck Ins

Kids are starting school and schedules are getting busier which means communication time with kids is limited.  
We have always struggled to find time for that one on one communication with 6 kids whom are so busy!
We realized we needed to find that perfect time for communication which for us is
tuck in time.
We spend 5-10 minutes with each kid and ask these 3 questions...
 'What was your favorite part of the day?',
'what would you change about today?' 
And 
'what is your hope for tomorrow?'
You won't believe how many amazing discussions will unfold!

Happy tuck ins!



Photo: Love tuck in time! 3 questions every parent should ask their kids when they tuck them in... 'What was your favorite part of the day?', 'what would you change about today?' And 'what is your hope for tomorrow?'. I can't believe how many amazing discussions we have had. Love my babes.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

About/Contact ME!

I am Becki... 
Wife to a hunk 
Mother to six 
Photographer
Fitness/Food guru 

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and everything in between.
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