Wordless Wednesday: 1st Time On The Swings!

So the weeks have been flying by and I have really neglected my little blog. It's time to catch up around here. Life has definitely been busy with the kids and my little project of growing my business. I have lots of ideas and just not enough time in the day to make it happen over night. I am not giving up, I just have to realize it might just take me a little longer than I thought. 

Ok..Ok.. moving on,  I love taking pictures of my kids and of basically everything so I thought I'd start participating in some fun photography linky parties. So here is my very first post for Wordless Wednesday which so far has not been wordless :)

Here is my sweet Daniel on the swings for the first time at the park.  At first he wasn't too sure of it but then he really started to like the little ride.

                                    

                                                          Here he looks a little scared.

                                                   
                                                         Then he is all smiles again!

I love those little chubby cheeks! He really enjoyed the park so I think we will try to go more often.

So that's it my first Wordless Wednesday! 

Linking up for Wordless Wednesday with Jenni From The Blog, Live And Love Out Loud, 

And Then She Snapped, Parenting By Dummies

My Sweet Baby Cupid

I really wanted to try this when I saw it on Jessica's site. I am so glad I did! I think Daniel came out adorable! It was super easy and now I have a special picture for Valentines Day.
The only part that was a little difficult was trying to get him to sit still.

Jessica has a great tutorial on how to make cupid's wings on her site. I did mine a little different so I thought I'd share how I did it.

Here's what you'll need:

1. White foam board

2. 1 bag of feathers

3. Adhesive

4. white ribbon 

First I had an old white foam board that the kids hadn't used from one of their school projects. I cut it in a half moon shape. Then I spayed adhesive a little at a time and added the feathers.

I waited for them to dry and poked holes on the board to attach the ribbon for the arms. 

I didn't take any step by step photos because I wasn't sure how well it would come out.

I did however take a lot of pictures of my little cupid! 

I also had a red pillow and some red fabric for a background. You could use a red blanket or sheet for a background.  I just used what I had on hand. I am so happy and thankful that Jessica was so nice to share her baby cupid idea. Please go check out her site.

I'll also be linking for the first time to The Simple Things.

A Blog Hop!!

Christa from Young & the Restless is hosting a blog hop, and I'm a new blogger. So I thought it would be nice to join and meet new people. 
Get to know more about me here.
So welcome to the new readers!!Thanks for stopping by :)

Insta-Friday

This week has been really busy which it always is with a big family. So here is a peek at our week. 

The older boys started guitar class after school.  I think Michael liked it except Jimmy didn't enjoy it too much because he was feeling a little sick. He stuck it out though and I'm sure next week he'll have a better time at class.  

                 

               

Michael loves to draw and he showed me his this new drawing which he named,"GERO". Which I think he could live in "Bikini Bottom"  and join the Sponge Bob family. Michael says that "GERO"is not a Sponge Bob character but is a mythical creature. I still think he could be a Sponge Bob character.
What do you think?

Desiree made Gabriel a PB&J sandwich and thought that the jelly looks like a heart in the middle. 

Can you see it ? 

Dad read to Gabriel while we were at the Dr's. office and  I couldn't believe he sat through three books!
When I read to him he'll sit through barely a paragraph, then he takes the book  & wants to read to me.
                                             I guess Dad has a magical touch! So sweet!

James learned how to say his name and write his name in Chinese.  James is "Jie Rui" in Chinese pronounced "Ji Ree".
Next week he'll learn how to say the rest of the family's name in Chinese.... Should be interesting!

And this little guy turned 6 months this week! Time is flying by,  I can't believe that he is getting so big so quickly. I wish I could freeze time!

I love his smile.....so sweet!

Brotherly Love!!

Daniel started eating cereal this week, he wasn't too sure about it . 

After a few tries,  he liked it!  I think it was great week!                                                             

Insta-Friday

These past few days weeks leading up to Christmas have been busy to say the least. With 5 kids, one which is 4 mos. who is nursing and starting up my shop, has been a challenge. I am so blessed to have the support from my hubby & family. Because I don't think I could've did it with out them. I still have so much to do and wanted to to do before Christmas, but sadly I still think I will fall short. Here is a look at our week.

Christmas Concerts

 This year the boys sang "Happy New Year" in Chinese, and "Rocking Around The Christmas Tree". They practiced all week but when they get in front of people they freeze up. They still were cute!

                    Later that night we went to a Cross Country banquet. It was a very long night but worth it. Seeing my daughter get recognized for being on the Honor Roll while being on Cross Country.   Yay!

 My little guy loved helping decorate the tree this year. He liked getting the ornaments out and asked about them. Who's is that one? Where is mine? Who made that one? He loved hearing the stories behind the ornaments.

                                            Every year we take the kids to visit Santa.
                                    This year was special since it was the baby's first time.

                                   Added a new stocking to the mantle this year.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas !!

Simply Sweet Sunday

Simply Sweet 

  I know it's late but I still wanted to post our simple sweet Sunday picture. 


  I love looking at the Christmas tree all decorated & lit up.  It makes me happy knowing that we all decorated it as a family. It isn't a perfect tree like at the stores but it is perfect to us. It is decorated with so many ornaments that are special to us. Like the ones the kids bring home from school or that we made together. We all take part in decorating the tree, it is a family tradition.  I"ll share more of our traditions later. 

Insta-Friday

I know it's Saturday but better late than never. Here is a peek at our week. Really busy and not too many photos because I've been working in the shop. So here we go.

                        Daniel and I relaxing and playing with my new iphone. Loving instagram!!

 1. Drinking hot cocoa in our Charlie Brown mugs from Knotts Berry Farm!
 2. Writing Santa and Jesus a Christmas letter.
 3. See the face, thats Santa.
 4. And below the three circles that are faces thats G, Santa and Jesus.
 5. So I asked him what does the letter say?
  Little G: It says Santa I love you with all my heart.  And I love Jesus all my heart. Happy Birthday Jesus!
                                       So Sweet he didn't even ask for a gift from Santa. 
 6. All the letters from the kids ready to be delivered to Jesus and Santa!

1.  Little G happy that he gets a ride with Kermit after Christmas shopping.
2. Baby D not so happy waiting for Little G to get done with his ride.
3. Yummy appetizers at our favorite restaurant!!
4. Hubby and I celebrating 12 year Anniversary with the kids.

                               So there you have it a week full of memories and traditions.
  How was your week?

Simply Sweet Sunday

My Simply Sweet Sunday

I love this picture of my boys working together decorating Grandma's Christmas tree. It is peaceful and my simply sweet Sunday photo. I love seeing them work together and doing it nicely. What's your Sweet Sunday Moment of the week?

Thanksgiving Weekend Collage

It has been really busy around here. We celebrated Thanksgiving, visited with family, went to Knotts Berry Farm and I've been filling orders from the shop. So here's an update from our week.

Thanksgiving was filled with yummy food, friends, and family. We created many new memories and enjoyed visiting with family. Our first Thanksgiving with being a family of 7,  having the new baby with us was such a blessing. We were so blessed to be able to spend time with family that we don't get to see normally, since they live out of state. Here is some photos I captured of our weekend. Not many since I forgot to take pictures...(which is not like me). Just ask my kids.... lol.

There was so much food, here is just a sample of the yummy food!!

We saw  Snoopy on Ice which was so cool! These skaters are awesome and skate so gracefully. 

I love how they shared the true meaning of Christmas in the show. It was just very beautiful and I love  how the true meaning of Christmas wasn't left out.

And of course we got on lots of rides and ate some yummy treats. 

We made lots of memories this weekend and 

I hope everyone made lots of memories with there family too. 

Simply Sweet Sunday

Simply Sweet

Here is my sweet little guy meeting the christmas tree. He is amazed at the lights on the tree, as he gazes at the tree for the first time.

How precious!!

My New Adventure

Hi! I'm Regina and Welcome to my little blog where I plan to record my new adventure! I'm a blessed mom of five beautiful kids and a wife to an amazing husband. I have been thinking about starting this blog for sometime now and I finally did it. I am a born again Christian and love Him with all my heart. I am so blessed to have Him in my life and I am trusting in God to bless this new journey.

I will be sharing about my adventures in life, motherhood, craft projects and of course my new designs.  When I first saw hand stamped jewelry I fell in love and new I would love to make them. I love things that are personalized and are meaningful. I hope you will stick around and follow my adventures. I hope you'll follow me here at my blog and here on facebook to get the latest updates.

I'm so glad you stopped by and can't wait to get to know you.

Regina