A Party for a Princess

Miss Kaya turned 3 Years Old yesterday and she threw a party for all the princesses in the castle! They all had a royal ball and looked oh so adorable!! Whitney even made Kaya a princess cake which turned out darling! Happy Birthday Kaya Starling we love you so much, especially your BFF Stella Boo!

Return To Yourself

Your only constant is that you are you, that you have a core of truth within you and a path to walk, and if you allow your core of truth to tell you which fork in the road to take, if you allow that internal compass to tell you which mountain to climb, then you will do well indeed and have a fulfilling, interesting life. ........ You are everything you need to be, just as you are, right now. You are the center of your own life. You are the beacon that shines and shows the way. Be glad when others walk beside you, enjoy their company, connect as closely and deeply as you can, but always, always, shine your own light and walk your own path and allow them to do the same.


Shine out and show who you are, so that people who are looking for someone exactly like you can find you, do not allow setbacks or even major betrayals to dampen your shine and your being!

Happy Birthday Stella Jane!

Miss Stella turned 2 years old today. I can hardly believe how fast she is growing. She was very excited about all of her presents and especially loved her baby from her mama and her book from her daddy. I decided that I wanted to make her birthday cake this year and I think it turned out great. A special thanks to my friend Natalie for coming over to help me out! I think it turned out so cute!!

 

 

 

 

Stella's Favorites:

Songs: ABC's, Row Row, Itsy Bitsy Spider, You are My Sunshine

Color: Greem (aka green) she thinks EVERYTHING is "greem"

Toys: Dolls (they are all named Stella), Balls, Books

Books: Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, One Fish Two Fish

Best Friend: Kaya (hands down)

Food: Chicken Nuggets, broccoli, candy -(she calls it sugar)

Activities: Climbing on anything, going to the park, riding behind mom in the bike trailer, swimming, bath time, using the big girl potty (not totally potty trained yet), drawing

Movies/TV: Madagascar, anything Sesame Street, Horton Hears a Who

Stella Book you are such an angel. I love you so much and am so happy to get to play with you everyday! Thanks for being so silly and for making me laugh everyday! I love you my little lovey. xoxo Mom

Its been a fun few weeks of canning! I'm not sure why i love it so much - but I do! Me and Natalie and Ashley have had our aprons on and water boiling. Here is what we've each canned so far.

10 jars Raspberry Jam
15 jars Apricot Jam
12 Quarts Salsa - 12 more to can on Saturday
10 Quarts Peaches - 16 more to can on Saturday


I'm hoping to find time to can a total of 40 quarts of peaches, and I'm going to try my hand at canning tomatoes next week. Any other suggestions on what I should be canning?