Emotions

I know God created men and women different for a reason but seriously couldn't he have given the women a break???
I mean we have the wonderful friend that comes to visit once a month! That in itself should be enough right??? But then on top of that we have child birth! Which even if you use the wonderful drugs it still isn't fun. Not to mention pregnancy itself. I'm not a fan of it.
We have body issues. Constantly thinking about what we can work on. The make up. The hair. The shoes and clothes obsession. The need to always look nice for our men.
But to top all of that we are emotional!!!
Seriously....God you couldn't have given us a break????

Baby envy

It might be something in the air, but i have serious baby envy.
I don't think i have ever had baby fever. When i got pregnant with Jocelyn it was a surprise. With Callie i got pregnant so fast that i didn't really have time to desire another baby.

Last year after my miscarriage I didn't have the desire to start again. I didn't want to be pregnant again or to have another baby. Now that its been almost a year I'm feelin the baby thing again.
I am craving that romance of a new baby. That baby smell and the tiny socks and bottles everywhere.

with all that i cannot believe that my girls are so BIG!!! Callie is 3 and Jocelyn is almost 6! when did they get bigger? when did the change from tinny little things to big girls? Do i really not have any diapers to be changed in my house??????

Me vs Table

So this is my first "craft" post in a while. I'm not finished yet with the table but here is the first step.


This table was bought for my husband and I by my parents the first year of our marriage. It was a dark brown color when we got it and it fit with our style when we first got married. Which was poor style.
I then painted it red thinking i would use it in he girls play room but never did. So i am trying again.
This pot was my inspiration . Here is step one. Not so bad i must say =)

you can call me katie cakes

I have been on a baking kick the past few weeks. I'm not sure why. It might be because we are trying to save money, so I am trying to come up with some snacks that the kiddos Love and are cheap!
It also has to do with my kiddo's.


I can only play little people and pretend for so long! I was never a doll person and having a 3 year old who LOVES them is hard because I don't know what to do with them. I can feed them and pretend to put them to sleep but seriously how long can you do that for?? Im not even a baby person. I love them and think they are cute to hold and snuggle but it is definitly not my favorite age! So in my attempt to find new ways to "play" with my children I have taking up baking. And I'm not talking about box cakes and cookies. I'm talking about from scratch. I know all you super moms have been doing this for a while but its new for me. Its calming and fun(once you get past the fat that you are going to have flour and sugar in every area of your kitchen) I've made a few duds but these seem to be a hit!

Cinnamon bread and these little jam cookies yummmmmmmm.

Feel free to send any yummy treat recipe's you have my way!!!
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Ohh my pumpkins

seriously I LOVE fall!!!! I don't know what it is about it. Maybe the colors or the coolness of the air. I definitely love the traditions.
I'm a fan of playing in the leaves. It is so crunchy and fun!

Pumpkin picking and Apple picking are my favorite traditions.





What a great weekend.

my weekend started on thursday!

My favorite thing this weekend is pretty much in all these pictures. Thats right people we went to see U2!!! We had so much fun!
When i grow up Im going to marry Bono!


It was a little blurry but that was our view!

Its monday AGAIN?

This weekend was a single mom weekend. My husband had a mens retreat with our church and was gone from wed till late sat night. So this weekend was full of silly shopping trips to wal mart and the mall. On sunday when he came home I got to escape with a friend!

We went for a walk on the boardwalk and ate at my new favorite place. The Allegria Hotel and Spa
Its a new hotel on the boardwalk in Long Beach. OHHHHH how I miss my old home!Seriously how can you not love a place that has a view like this! Not to mention its crazy modern decor and the brunch was really good. The cost was a little high but I cant wait to go on a date night with the hubby here!