Camera Bag!

So... I don't have any affiliation with this company, but I had to put her product on my blog! It made my heart so happy when I saw this. I had to go and get one right away!

(this pic is from House of Smith's blog you can read all of the details here)

Over at JoTotes they have the most amazing camera bag for sale. Not only is there room for all of your camera needs, there is room for your wallet and other "mom" needs!

You should totally go check it out HERE!

Under The Sink...

Over at A Bowl Full Of Lemons she is doing a twenty one day challenge to re-organize your home. I thought that my house was pretty organized, but surprisingly she has picked a different space each day that I would never think to make cute and organized. It has been really fun to follow along with her and to tackle a different space each day!

First I tackled under the sink. It was a place that I honestly never looked twice at, but once I did, I was pretty grossed out. Not only was there a ton of stuff that I never use, there was just a bunch of random junk under there.

So...step one: I took everything out and put it on my counter so I could see what all was there.

Then I took my supplies and put this super cute contact paper on the bottom. At this point my husband thought I was pretty crazy, but what's new?

Then I got these great baskets at the dollar spot at Target, so I divided up my cleaning products into three categories: Kitchen, Bathroom, and Floors. I placed the appropriate cleaners in their new home and, POOF!

It looks so much nicer and about 10 bucks to accomplish. I love it!

The Pantry Revised!

I know that I already re-did my pantry...BUT I got a Silhouette Machine for Christmas, so I decided to put it to good use and make my pantry even better! You can see the original pantry makeover HERE if you want!

Here are the before pictures one more time:

Here are the new picture, complete with all the vinyl lettering you want. My husband has issued a "vinyl stop" in our house. I will admit it might have gotten a little out of hand, but it is just too fun! I also, found some really cute contact paper at Target. It just gives it a little splash of color and it protects the shelves from getting so dirty. I think it give it a very cute touch...

Everything is so accessible now and easy to see!

You will be so surprised at how much junk in your pantry you don't use or don't need! It is a great feeling of freshness when it is all put back together! I love it!

Crafting with the Stars!

This might be a dream come true, I am entering the chance to be on "Crafting with the Stars" over at Sew Dang Cute. It would be so much fun. Go check it out!

It's Finally here...

After much much anticipation, it finally came...Christmas morning! We made a paper chain count-down to christmas and finally we got to take the last one off. My children basically cried everyday because we could not just take them all off and have Christmas right then...however, it was worth the wait and they had a blast!

It started at 6:30 when two very excited kids came into our room wondering if it was time...we made them cuddle with us until atleast 7... Then we let them in, they were so excited and figured out which pile of presents was theirs. Another tradition we do, is I don't label any of their gifts. Each person has a different wrapping paper and you don't get to find out whose is who until christmas morning. It is actually pretty fun, because up until Christmas they try and figure it out over and over...

Once the fun started it gets pretty crazy...and of course Miles slept through another family Christmas. He missed every one this year.

It truly is so sweet to see their little faces light up over silly little toys. We are so blessed and are so thankful for another wonderful Christmas!

A James Family Tradition

One of our Christmas traditions involves going as a family to pick out our tree for the season. According to my crazy, I mean awesome husband it is un-american to have a fake tree. So... in an effort to make him happy we go and get a tree each year. It actually is so much fun and the kids have a great time...I just curse his name each and every time I sweep up the millions of little "leaves" I sweep up on a daily basis.

Found the tree!

Off to load it up...

PlayRoom

Our playroom serves a number of purposes: school room, playroom, toy storage, game storage. It really is the center for all things kids. I really wanted a room that inspired learning and made you feel bright and welcome. I had zero storage so I used a shelf from Ikea and filled it with labeled baskets and the side pieces from our entertainment piece.

I divided the space into a sitting area to play with toys and a school area to sit and learn.

Most of the time it is one huge pile of toys and things that I should totally just throw away. But it is a fun place for the kids to just be kids and it is upstairs so I can hide it all pretty well.

That valance up there, is a raw piece of fabric push-pinned into the wall, Classy, I know, but it works and I don't have the energy right now to do much else to it...