And they call it puppy love...

Maggie and I had a fun time last week dressing our kids up to take pictures for Valentine's Day.  Here's what happened:

"You want me to WHAT?"

"How about I just play with her hair instead?"

"Yes, this BOW is what I was after".

"Woah, this is... new."

"He he he, this is fun mommy."

Notice Judah's shirt.  I found it at the Mommy and Me consignment store and it launched this whole photo shoot idea.  

And because Peyton took the most beautiful photos, I had to include them.  Just look at those eyes.

Pinterest

Have you heard of Pinterest?  It's an online collection of things YOU love.

Download the "Pin It" button and whenever you find things you're groovin' on, you can take a snapshot of the item/space/goodie/creative endevour and save it to your pin board.

Right now, I am creating boards of inspiration for Judah's birthday party, wedding ideas, and our bedroom decor.  It's so fun to see other people's pin boards and then "repin" their pins to my board. It's even more fun when someone "repins" something of yours to their pinboard.

What I love about Pinterest:

• It was started in Des Moines but now it's all over the nation
• There are a lot of creative people on Pinterest and the inspiration is endless
• It's a great way to store all the ideas/products you come across online
• Besides organization, it's a social tool where you interact with others and their boards.  
• It gives you an outlet to share the fun things you come across on the internet or projects you may be working on 
• It lets you share on Facebook or Twitter too
• You can install an icon on your blog to connect it with your Pinterest-- it can increase traffic to both.
• It is SO. MUCH. FUN.!

Leave a comment with your email if you'd like to be invited and I'll invite you to Pinterest ASAP.  

wordless wednesday.

or maybe it's weirdo wednesday.

all i know is that when the "passy fairies" come to take all the pacifiers away...it's going to be a sad day. she might be taking those things to kindergarten. don't judge me:)

Nudges and Tugs

I am in need of some prayer.

I am at a crossroads in my life...I can just feel it. The problem is I don't know what that is or what it means. I can feel a change coming...like as if in the distance of this road of life I can see multiple signs pointing in all different directions--a point in the road in which I will need to decide which turn I will take next. I am still too far away to see what any of the signs say, and I have no idea where any of them lead. Knowing it's coming and not knowing anything else makes me uneasy...excited, but uneasy.

This makes praying difficult. How do you go about praying for something that you don't quite understand or even have a hint of a clue about what's going on? Hmm...ok, I feel ya, Lord...I feel your nudging. Or tugging. This way or that? I know you're wanting me to move, but where? How? When?

I am so thankful to know that I can count on the love of those around me for prayer. I am so thankful for my family, friends, and fellow believers--to know that when I ask for prayer that I can have the confidence in knowing that I am being lifted up by them. Did you know that even the Holy Spirit prays for you? I've been reading about it in Francis Chan's book, "The Forgotten God". Check it out:

Romans 8:26  "And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don't know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words." NLT

Wow. How cool is that? Other versions say that the Holy Spirit "intercedes" for us instead of "prays". How comforting and mysterious is this-- that the Holy Spirit is interceding on my behalf...

Rachel bought Maggie and I a copy of the fabulous book she's been reading on prayer. (What a sweet and awesome friend, huh?!) I've started it and can't wait to continue reading it. Father, teach me to learn to pray for the things I don't understand. To learn to pray when I have no clue where to start. When I can feel your tender nudges and tugs but don't quite grasp exactly where/what you are leading me to.

P.S. How do you go about praying when you feel the nudges and tugs of our sweet Savior?

Happy Birthday, Rachel!!

Today is our very own wonder woman, Rachel's bday!

Happy birthday, sweet friend!!

Hope you feel very loved and special today (you deserve it!) and can't wait to celebrate with you on Wednesday!!

Please share comments on what Rachel means to you to help remind her how special she is to all of us today!

Teeny Weenie Valentine

Sorry I'm a little late today everyone.  I remembered last night at exactly 10:59 that I needed a post up for tomorrow and it just wasn't going to happen.  But here I am now with a little dose of something a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e to get you in the Valentine's Day spirit.  

I just found this on twitter and can't believe how simple and sweet they are...  anyone up for making some??

photo by Sean Dagen Photography for YOU + ME*

Do you love holidays and celebrations as much as I do??

one hot tuesday at Old Chicago...

...The Wonder Woman Diaries was born.

the three of us were sitting in a booth, in the back of the restaurant, munching on chicken and jalapeno pizza and brainstorming ideas for our hypothetical blog. the idea seemed like a joke at first, but as we got to talking about it, we decided to go for it. let's start a blog...why not??

but let's back up for a minute. over the past few years, jobs, husbands, babies and physical miles have intervened with our friendship. don't get me wrong, we ladies can always pick up where we left off, but i can honestly say that months would go by before the three of us would get a chance to just BE. no bachelorette parties, no baby showers, no husbands in tow....just Maggie, Hannah and Rachel. the blonde, the brunette, and the redhead:)

so we all made the decision to have girl's night once a month. leave the husbands to fend for themselves (and pray they remember to feed our kids:)) and have a rendezvous to catch up life. let me tell you....these nights were always the highlight of my month. as a stay at home mom and in-home child care provider, let's just say i don't leave the house much. not to mention the fact that i hang out with little people all day. every working wife and/or mom needs a girls night out. amen??:)

so thus, our sweet little blog was created. and it has been a wonderful ride ever since.

three cheers for caribu coffee. the latest venue of our girl's night.(ps...the chai was SO GOOD! better than starbucks, IMO)