Shaffer Sisters

February 08, 2012

WBWW: Growing Up

It is always crazy for me to see how much my kids are growing by watching them grow out of their clothes. A perfect example of this is Boston's coming home from the hospital outfit.

The day we brought her home

Hat: Gift from Hospital Nurses

Dress: Made by Scary from the Sweet Little Dress from leila & ben

Leggings: Clearance section Walmart

Three weeks later

The dress is now too short.

I love that sweet face

And those bright eyes.

Headband: Made by Scary from one knee high nylon stocking (60 cents for a pair at Walmart)

Bow: Made by Scary using instructions from the Girly Things

Pretty In Purple

I loved how this outfit looked on her but it also put me through a bit a shock because it made her look really grown up compared to the newborn we had.

Rhett decided to help me out in getting some pictures

Love this outfit

Carter Outfit (shirt and pants): Gift from Mother and Sister-in-Law ( I believe they purchased it at Kohls).

Headband: Made by Scary from one knee high nylon stocking (60 cents for a pair at Walmart)

Bow: Made by Scary using instructions from the Girly Things

The Comfort Queen

Even though our little girl looks precious in everything she quite prefers the days where she gets to wear a soft long sleeved onesie and pants. I guess she gets that from her mom.

I forgot to take a picture of her in this outfit until the end of the day. So I decided to snap a few shots even though I didn't have any natural light to take pictures. It was her first exposure to flash and I am pretty sure she didn't liked it.

The shirt is so soft and comfortable and I am excited that she finally can wear the jeans without them falling off. I love the ruffle detail they have.

"Mom, I am tired and I would like it if you would quit taking my picture."

Headband: Etsy from CocoChicCouture

Hair Accessory: Made by Scary by staking circles that have been folded twice

Pink Poke-a-dot Onesie: Gift from Mom's friend (came in a set, I believe it was purchased at Macy's)

Jeans: Purchased from Kmart

February 07, 2012

Sweet Lentils Baby!

by 5boystokiss, in vegan

OK.

You may or may not be aware that my family is virtually meatless. (Think Word of Wisdom)http://www.lds.org/study/topics/word-of-wisdom?lang=eng We have been this way for a month and a half. Yesterday in the spirit of improvisation(or right brained madness-take your pick) I made something up.

And now we have a new recipe that everyone ate, and no one complained about. In fact, there was none left to send Hubbin for work this morning, so then I know it was good.

This is about the color and consistency- though I didn't take any pictures, because I am out of batteries.

Sweet Lentils Baby!

Lentils have a 3:1 ratio so I used 4 cups of lentils and 12 cups water.

I let those cook for about 25 minutes.

In a frying pan in about a tbs. of oil I sauteed chopped apples(2), chopped onion(1), and minced fresh garlic(1 large clove).

After that was browned and yummy I added it to the lentils.

Then I added 1 tbs. Saigon cinnamon from Costco(1 year old)

I also added about 1/3 of a cup of Blackstrap Molasses

I added 1 lb of carrots (peeled and sectioned in 4ths)

Then I simmered it for about 1/2 hour.

This soup is so good! It has such a yummy flavor. It will probably make it on the once a week menu.

This was our entire dinner- and everyone went to bed full and happy.

(sodium may seem like a lot, I looked it up-3 grams is the daily limit-so your about half way there)

Nutritional information

8 Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories		200.5

Total Fat		1.2 g

	Saturated Fat	0.1 g

	Polyunsaturated Fat	0.4 g

	Monounsaturated Fat	0.4 g

Cholesterol		0.0 mg

Sodium		1,788.9 mg

Potassium		934.0 mg

Total Carbohydrate		40.2 g

	Dietary Fiber	10.9 g

	Sugars	5.4 g

Protein		9.7 g


Vitamin A	120.9 %

Vitamin B-12	0.0 %

Vitamin B-6	19.2 %

Vitamin C	13.0 %

Vitamin D	0.0 %

Vitamin E	2.9 %

Calcium	17.0 %

Copper	28.8 %

Folate	48.4 %

Iron	34.8 %

Magnesium	18.7 %

Manganese	55.3 %

Niacin	8.8 %

Pantothenic Acid	9.3 %

Phosphorus	21.1 %

Riboflavin	6.9 %

Selenium	7.9 %

Thiamin	14.6 %

Zinc	10.6 %

February 05, 2012

Diaper Cakes and other fun Baby shower stuff

by 5boystokiss, in Jo

This is a cake that my Visiting Teaching companion let me help her make.

This is the diaper cake I made to match.

A princess diaper cake

The primary colors

Sock flower bouquets and matching diaper cake

February 05, 2012

Kids!

by 5boystokiss, in Jo

OK, here is a cute video that a friend of ours made for us. I love it, and it makes me love my kids even more!

Girls how can I share this better?

http://animoto.com/play/TnA9cAAqt1DZidt9yZ7hEg

February 01, 2012

WBWW (What Boston Wore Wednesday): The Introduction

by Scary @ Shaffer Sisters, in Scary

I think it is fun to see the adorable outfit real mom's sport across the blogsphere, but on our limited college student budget and my distaste for trying on clothing (usually results in me feeling hot, itchy, like the walls are closing in on me) has resulted in my kid have way more stylish and adorable outfits. So instead of WIWW I will be doing WBWW.
Here are a few of the outfits that I just love on her:

Headband: Etsy from CocoChicCouture
Flower: 5 Petal Ribbon Flower made by Scary using instructions from MakeBows
Stripped Shirt: Old Navy clearance rack
White Undershirt: Carter Long Sleeved Onesie
Worn with turquoise leggings from Walmart (not pictured)

Headband: Etsy from CocoChicCouture
Flower: Gift (instructions for how to make a similar one can be found at Sew4Home)
Dress, Long Sleeve Shirt & Leggings: Hand-me down from cousin

Headband, Shirt and Undershirt: Hand-me down from cousin
Bow: Boutique Hair Bow made by Scary using instructions from Girly Thing Bows
Worn with pink leggings from Walmart (not pictured)