It’s Day TWO! First things first, Go.. right this minute and wish Deanna aka Chicky a Happy Birthday! Twitter or Facebook or Blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I want to introduce you to the amazing creator behind Allora Handmade, the sponsor of today’s Give Back. Meet Jessica. I believe that creativity is good for the soul. I…
I feel like I should start each of the Birthday Give Back Posts with the song: “These are a few of my favorite things….” I am so excited, giddy excited about today’s giveaway! One of my favorite people in this world, Maile (MY-lee), is not only an amazing person and friend and photographer, she…
My dear friend, Chicky and I realized that our birthdays are super close together, she’s August 3rd and I’m August 7th. We have decided that this year to celebrate our birthdays, we want to celebrate y’all and give back to our amazing friends and readers. We contacted some of our favorite people and they responded…
Happy Father’s Day, by Princess Happy Father’s Day, by Monkey Nathan’s Choice picture and title for the week When a regular fan just won’t do Happy Father’s Day to all my Daddy friends out there. Dear Nathan, Happy Father’s Day. Thank you for being the wonderful man to whom all others will be held as…
For the past two years, I’ve shared the funny, adorable and endearing Mother’s Day ‘My Mom’ letters from my kids First from Princess in 2010 and now, in 2011, Monkey. I realized while getting ready for Father’s Day this Sunday that Nathan has never had one of these done for him. He’s never had…
Today, May 25, 2011 at 5:30 PM – we will gather together with friends and family to celebrate the life of Danny and to mourn his passing. Son Friend Husband Father Grandfather Greatly Loved Danny Matthews July 4, 1949 – May 19, 2011 Go Rest High on That Mountain – Vince Gill Homesick…
Happy Mother’s Day from Monkey Mom. Illustrated by Princess Happy Mother’s Day by Princess I couldn’t ask for anything more. There are no diamonds, flowers, chocolate that could be more beautiful, more precious, more love filled than me through my children’s eyes and hearts. Happy Mother’s Day to each of my Mama friends,…
Hey Pitcher, Look at Me I’m a Monkey in a Tree It’s kickball time here in Corpus again and that means it’s time for Monkey’s favorite cheer/chant to weasel its way back into our lives. He walks around monk style chanting it all the time. le sigh Today, while climbing this tree,…
My daughter is quite adept at posing for the camera. She can play it sweet and cute Silly and Excited for instr.gram iPhone pics when she loses yet ANOTHER tooth (still cute) Having fun with giant fruit So — I’m completely stumped as to how a ‘professional’ can take my beautiful, freckle faced…
“The BEST part about dresses, how they get all spinny when you dance– and sometimes Mom, you just have to dance“