Things I Love Thursday

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xoxo,

Gracie

Day by Day

some pictures i took last week i like:

 emma.

 kate.

 cool lighting.

the moon coming home from manhattan.

now: easter at my house, but first, cole.

this is how you look when you fall out of a window.

yes, you heard me right. cole. fell. out. a. window.

don't freak- he's obviously fine. he and i were touching the screen our window well as i tried to explain to him what rain was (it was raining) and the screen popped out and he fell in. facefirst. onto the concrete. had a bump on his head the size of an egg. but he's ok and is playing with his trucks on the keyboard right now.

so, easter-

grilling delecious burgers at at my grandparents house.

and then, easter egg hunting (no one else will pose like cole will)

discarded eggs

an outfit i want a lot in the jcp magazine

told you i ramble.
taking it day by day.

xoxo,

gracie

Monday. . . not tuesday

do you ever have one of those days where you go through the whole day thinking it's tuesday? i do. it's monday.

for no other reason (except for the one that he's adorably cute and super wonderful) i decided to do this because my little brother was swinging on his stomach and saying "gracie look!" and this was so cute, i decided to interview him. note- this is a 2 year old and well. . . he's 2

this guy. . . he's a total cheeseball. and the fact that he had a mullet for the first year and a half of his life certainly doesn't change that fact.

What is Your name?

cole.

What is your last name?

i don't know.

How do you spell it?

C-O-G-E.

Are you sure?

ummmm. no.

Where do you live? 

here.(proudly points to neighbors bush)

Ok. . .

Where were you born?

here. (again points to bush)

What is your favorite color?

blue. (of course)

What is your favorite food?

orange. 

i assume he means oranges and try to explain this to him, but he insists that his favorite food is orange.

What is your favorite thing to do? 

ride horses.

cole you've never ridden a horse.

(he points to the red horse swing)

oh right. duh.

Who's your daddy?

daddy.

What do you like to do?

play cars. and firetrucks.

What do you like to watch?

cars.

Which one?

cars the movie.

oh. 

Do you love your sissies?

yeah. and daddy.

i don't know where that leaves mom, but. . . 

Do you have any questions for me?

(rubs forehead and makes hmmm noises. . .) then excitededly points to and yells "TREE".

i love you buddy.

xoxo,

Gracie

Feather Necklace

feather necklace(a.k.a random dodads i found around my house necklace):

use about 32 inches of chain and have jump ring open

wrap wire around end of feather, leaving a loop at the end

attach pearls to wire with loops at both ends

i also used a string of beads that fell off an old necklace. attach all to jump ring and close.

done.

xoxo,

Gracie

Tank Vest

yesterday, i was watching my little sisters and they were watching shake it up(a tv show) and one of them was wearing a crazy cute vest and i was so jealous i made it(yes, i was seriously inspired by a vest on a kids television show) inspiration is everywhere. . .

use a super large tee that can barely fit on your kitchen counter that i paid like 2 bucks at goodwill.

place on top of huge tee a regular tank top so that the necks of both line up.

trace from top of arm hole of the tank to bottom of the arm hole of the tee with chalk. cut on line.

looks pretty wierd, right?

  i cut the ribbed-neck of the original tee t make it scoop necked.

fold in half and cut bottom at an angle, however steep you want it.

 i then had my sisters each take picture of me wearing it. here's one kate took

 and emma's. i love you guys.

xoxo, 

Gracie

A Thought

This makes me want to show people God's unconditional love.

xoxo,

Gracie

Homemade Larabars

ever feel like everything that's healthy is either REALLY gross or SUPER expensive? well, i fell in love with a cookie bar that is soooooo good. larabars. heaven in a bar and i could eat like 12 at a time and not feel even a ounce of guilt. but, they cost over a dollar per. bar, so i made them. i made the cinnamon roll one because, who doesn't like cinnamon rolls. no one. note- all measurements have been changed over time to find perfect recipe. that's why they're so wonky.

original can be bought here 

ingredients

2 1/4 cup dates

1 1/2 cup peanuts

3/8 cup almonds

1 tbsp. cinnamon

1 tbsp. vanilla

3 tbsp. water

put all ingredients in a food processor and mix until it has the desired consistency.

i blended mine until really creamy and added a teensy bit more water than called for.

put it all in a pan. a small pan for thicker bars, bigger pan for thinner bars.

 press evenly into pan and chill in fridge to make it easier to cut. cut into bars and eat. i ate before i could take a picture of them, though.

xoxo, 

Gracie