Insta-Photo-Dump

The past few weeks via INSTAGRAM style!

 

If you have Instagram you can add me my user name is : THEJAVAMAMA 

 

 My “I need coffee face”       
Adorable Christmas pjs from Smockadot kids    
My 2nd Diamond Candle I ordered “CUPCAKE”
 
Citrus Lane kids box for the month of July!
Lots of great goodies 🙂 
 Connor trying on hats at Sam Moon
Mama trying on bling bling and a fedora…I liked it but didn’t buy it!  Was only $10!!!

 Mom always has to get a Dr. Pepper Slurpee from 7-11 because they don’t have those in AR!

Nannie and Connor after his bath.

 My new makeup bag from Maven…I am in love with it!
 Connor’s first gymnastics class

Pretty rainbow on the way to work
 Enjoying my first Starbucks in a week…..
McDonald’s dip cones
Connor loves Chipotle
 
I’m trying to color block here with the orange and pink…eh?
Also- new earrings from Maven…love that store!
 Mom and I getting ready to shop at Sam Moon!
Connor has cars in his hands at all times!

 Pretty chandelier!

What have you been Instagramming???

A DFW Blog Meetup + Our Weekend

Friday night I had the pleasure of meeting so many fabulous bloggers in the DFW area!  They were ALL so sweet and I can’t wait until we all get back together again. 
Here we are….gulp.  I don’t know why I was making that face or if I was talking about something…but ya know…I totally photo bombed this photo!
 Our fab desserts
I got a s’more and it was delish!
 
Thanks to Meagan for taking these great pictures!
If you live in the DFW area & would like to take part in meet-up events go HERE or HERE
Some more sweet gals!
You all are just precious!

This weekend we ate dinner at my in-laws house with all the cousins.  Connor LOVES getting together with all his cousins.  It’s so hot outside, but the kids love playing outside.  I am SO ready for fall!!!!
Sweet niece Ellie
I don’t think there is a passenger seat in this car???
My angel
Connor swinging with cousin Benjamin. 

We also got him The Polar Express to watch and he LOVES that movie…but since I’ve seen it 5 times this weekend I think I am going to hide it until Christmas! Eeeeeek! 

Love the weekends with my family….they are my heart.

Olympic Cupcakes

There is probably a reason I’m not a “food blogger”.  I love to eat and bake…but I ain’t the best at it ya’ll!  I just sounded like Paula Dean there….

 Here I was trying to get the the Olympic spirit…so I made these simple cupcakes with M&M’s:

Then…..they started slip sliding away…..
 “Wah-wah”
As long as they TASTE good right?
I do not like canned icing so I tried a new recipe.  It tastes great, but was a little runny.
I’d give this tryout a 7/10 🙂

Opening Ceremony

Oh my gosh the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics was awesome!
The MUSIC was my favorite…I felt the music.
It was very well directed.  Can you imagine putting that entire process together with that many people?  Amazing.  Now I want to go back to London 🙂
Especially loved the whistle song.
I may buy the album.  GO team USA! 
Blogging in my absense this weekend is Connor….

He likes the swimming, so we’ll see what he says 😉

How I Display Photos

Today on Kelly’s Korner “Show Us Your Life” series:
SHOW US HOW YOU DISPLAY PICTURES
I love pictures, in fact I am a little obsessed with taking pictures.  If you ask me, the best investment you can make is a good camera!  You’ll look back years from now and cherish all the photos and memories of life.
This is the wall of photos in our living room.
This was an easy project.  We purchased a pre-made photo wall template (including frames) from Michael’s craft store with a coupon.  We had all the photos printed in black and white.  I think it may be time to update a few though 😉
 I posted about this art from Paris HERE

I just love these watercolors.  They all represent a place we visited while in Paris.


Connor’s room:

 Info on the airplane pictures from Etsy is HERE

This is probably my FAVORITE piece of art in our house.  It’s an artist we saw on our honeymoon years ago.  He’s in Eureka Springs Arkansas.  Terence and I saw his art and love it, but didn’t purchase anything.  Then later that year for Christmas his parents surprised us with this smoke drawing and it was so sweet!

The artist blows smoke through a tiny pipe onto paper and creates these amazing landscapes.  It’s just smoke and paper!  Amazing! 

I tried to see if he was still doing artwork, and unfortunately because of health related issues he’s no longer doing his smoke art. 

Pictures in the kitchen:
My favorite place to buy frames is TJ Maxx, Hobby Lobby, or Marshall’s
Pinterest art on the kitchen counter 🙂
I love this bridge painting above our fireplace.
It was purchased at Aaron Brothers.

Another favorite piece is this abstract boat painting….it’s in our master bedroom!  I got it for Terence after he got back from Iraq because I remembered how much he loved it!

My NEXT project is getting this portrait of Connor framed.
We had this drawn while in Paris earlier this year and I just adore it!
It’s sitting in the closet right now just waiting to be hung…..
Hope ya’ll have a great weekend!