Cara Box Reveal ~ November

I loved participating in this Cara Box exchange because for the first time we got a longer amount of time to get to know our partners and shop for the best box for them. This months theme was "Fall". We got to know our partner and filled a box with a bunch of items that centered around everything they love about this season.This Month I was paired with Stayc and I loved getting to know her and what her favorite things about Fall were. We had a lot in common of what we love about Fall and things we like to do with our families. I loved putting together her box and was so excited for her to get it. If you want to check out what I got her then go check out her blog! I also loved getting to know Tiffanie her little man and my little man are very close in age so that was pretty neat to have in common. Here is what she got me. 

1. Country Loving Magazine ~ because I told her how much I love reading magazines and love to bake/cook. Looking forward to finding some fun recipes to try for Thanksgiving. 

 2. Pumpkin Spice Candle & Candle plate ~ my favorite Fall scent is pumpkin spice so I loved seeing this when I opened the box. 
  
3. Starbucks Coffee ~ my favorite coffee is Starbucks and one of my favorite things in the Fall is to get their coffee and curl up on the couch. 

4. Muffin Tins ~ loved these fall muffin tins and was so excited to use them for my moms group when I took muffins for our brunch. 

5. Fall Cookie Cutters ~ I was so excited when I saw these because my Husband and I were talking about how fun it would be to make cookies with our daughter and use cookie cutters and here they were when I opened my box. 

6. Fall Dish Towel ~ This will come in handy with all the baking I will be doing and it is so cute

. Thank you so much for my box it was thoughtful and fit me so well. I loved getting to know both of these girls over the last couple months and hope to stay in contact with them . 

Cara Box Reveal

This months Cara Box was Seasons of Life and I enjoyed this month so much because we got to link up with other women who were in similar seasons of  life as us. I got to know Kari she is also a Mommy to twin two year old girls. I loved getting to know her and shop for her and her sweet girls, her girls are very close in age to Ella. I also got to know Brittany she is also a Mommy and has a seven month old son. It was nice getting to know her as her son and Carter are very close in age. I absolutely loved the box that she put together for me. She has taught me that it is ok to take some "me-time" and she put a box together for just that.

Thank you so much Brittany for my box. It was so thoughtful and I LOVED it!

Weekend Recap

This was such a wonderful weekend. I love spending time together as a family of four. We started our weekend having Chris mother over on Friday night for dinner and to play with the kids and we had a nice evening. Saturday we got to sleep in which was so rare and much needed. We cuddled in bed and had some pancakes from Frisch's and it was so good! 

We got a special at a studio and got the kids pictures taken and they were so precious. We had to exchange some shoes for Ella at Target and got some cute pictures of their sibling love.

I got to have some cuddle time with my little man while Chris went and mowed grass and Ella was still down for her nap. I love some quality one on one time with this sweet boy. It was a rough start with him and we still have some days but he is turning out to be the sweetest baby and a blessing to us more than we could have imagined.

 We went to church Saturday night and it has been amazing seeing how God is just touching and working of the lives of my Husband and I and the message the Pastor preached on hit right to what Chris and I are studying together. I pray that if any of you don't know Jesus you will ask him to be your savior because it will be the greatest decision you will ever make. Sunday we headed back to church and went to our young marrieds Sunday school class and while Daddy and Mommy got ready my sweet babies wanted to cuddle in bed and watch tv. It makes me laugh that they choose to cuddle and love on each other and I pray that this always lasts. ( I know it's a high expectation) 

After church we had a nice lunch at home and put the kiddos down for a nap and we decided we wanted to watch the sermon online from a few weeks ago that we missed because it is a part of the series that he is doing about the end times. This past week we finished The Bible series that the History channel did and then decided to watch the Left Behind series. We have been discussing stuff about the Bible and the end times and watching these movies as a couple and it has been a wonderful bonding time together. After watching the sermon we decided to watch the Passion of the Christ movie and what a wonderful reminder it is what our Savior endured to pay for our sins. 

When the kids got up from their nap we headed out back to play while Daddy changed the oil and grilled some chicken for dinner. Ella made such a mess with her water and sand table that I had to take her clothes off. She was one big mess but loved every minute of it. Carter and Mommy loved swinging on the swing together and talking. 

Ella was born to worship and one of her favorite songs is "It is well" so what a perfect way to end our wonderful weekend but singing this at dinner. ( I know your probably not suppose to sing at the dinner table but when it comes to worshiping I guess it's acceptable  to break the rules every now and then.)

I hope that you all had a blessed weekend. I love spending time with my little family and I can't wait to see what fun next weekend holds for us. 

Cara Box Exchange

I had the wonderful experience of participating in what is called a Cara Box Exchange. It is where blogging and non-blogging women can connect and exchange a care package to each other. I loved getting to know two girls throughout this month and getting to connect with them. ( I got to know a girl through email and make a box for her based on the theme of the month and also by finding out what she likes. Then a girl gets to know me and creates a box for me. That is how you get to know two girls every month.) I also loved getting to go shopping for someone else and find things that I was hoping she would enjoy. It was exciting to know that a box was coming for me as well and wondering what little treasures she would come up with. 

This is my Cara Box that I got in the mail last week. My partners name is Aukele (I mean how pretty of a name is that.) She included the cutest hand made note explaning what everything is. She knew I loved to bake so she got me the cutest cupcake kit with the July's theme Nautical  I am so excited to use them at our family reunion. Also included is some super adoreable straws and nail polish that go along with the Nautical theme. I absolutely LOVED that she included these two homemade seasoning and macadamia nut peanut butter from her home state of Hawaii. (It was super hard not to be jealous that she lives in Hawaii while I live in good ole Ohio : / ) She also made me the most beautiful handmade nautical water painting but the day it arrived in the mail it rained here and they left the envelope on my front porch! I was so looking forward to putting it in a frame and was so bummed to see it ruined. 

I loved participating in this exchange and can not wait to do it again! I loved how the rules were set up and that there is a $15 minimum. It can get a little pricey especially with two little babies at home but since I am a 24/7 Mommy I loved having something for myself and getting to know other girls and without having to find a babysitter and leave my precious babies! If you want to know more about this you can go to http://www.wifessionals.com/  (click under the Cara Box Exchange) 

Hoping that you all have a blessed weekend 

I hope to post more on this blog when I get the hang of this whole blogging thing.

Taylor