As picked by the all-powerful random.org,
Yay! Christin at Pregnant with Power Tools! 
I have been following Christin for almost as long as I was blogging and I am in awe of her talents and knowledge of all things power tool-y! She is so sweet, creative, and I can’t tell you how happy I am that I’ve found her. I know you’ve seen her projects around blogland and if you’re not following her, you’ll want to. Her blog is one of my favorites and I guarantee you’ll be there for a while!
Congrats, Christin! Kate from CSN will be emailing you soon with your gift card. :)
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onto the miscellany!
1.) If you haven’t checked out Doug’s posting debut, here it is. I was trying to think of a simple tip to post for Saturday, left my live writer open, and he snuck on and posted. I think he was kinda bummed that he didn’t get more comments, so please read this post and say hi. :)
2.) I’m amazed at how fast these babies are growing. Ben sits up! At four months! He flops forward after a little bit, but he’ll sit there for a few seconds by himself.
3.) This girl has the biggest cheesy ham face. Every picture. I love love love it. :D
4.) You can now see our house from the street! Doug took down two trees that were either damaged or diseased and it looks so much nicer. Yes those are shutters on my house and yes I will be posting about them. Don’t ask me when, but I will, lol.
5.) Recipe for “My Favorite Veggies”:
cook 2-3 small zucchinis, peeled and diced, in butter.
add cherry tomatoes, diced.
when cooked, add bag of defrosted frozen or fresh spinach.
add more butter and sea salt until spinach is wilty.
serve and…
6.) I’ve had camera envy for a while, but lately I find myself wanting one more than ever. Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s dSLR… repeat it with me, Ann Marie. Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s dSLR…
7.) I never told you it was leaving, but “Help Me!” Wednesday will be back this week. Sometimes when you party too hard, you need a break to catch up!
8.) This picture perfectly describes my kids right now. A silly 18 month old and a little brother that adores her.
Happy Monday!
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Your kids are so precious! I especially love the last two pictures. Sooo cute!I am also amazed how quickly my friends' kids grow and how fast they learn. Time seems to fly by so quickly!Your house is absolutely beautiful, especially with the trees surrounding it.Blessings,Kate
I love your blog design, Ann Marie. Very nice. That veggie side dish sounds very yummy. I will have to try it sometime.Blessings!
aww i love it!!! cant wait to see them both again sooo soon!
The bottom two photos where you can totally he is loving her is are adorable.
Thank you Ann Marie!!! My kids have been wearing me out. This was just the happy pick-me-up I needed ;) Since Little Man is days away from learning to crawl – I don't see a break coming soon ;) I'm going to enjoy this little bit of "me/shopping time"!
what adorable, precious babes! this is so random – but i dreamt of you last night…you posted on your blog that you were expecting and that it was a little girl! anyways – i'm so thankful to have stayed connected with you – thanks for sharing so much of your life on here with us!
OMGoosh Ann Marie, he is getting sooo big sooo quick!! And the cheesy Lily picture – you can sooo see her personality through that shot! Love it!Congrats to the winner :)
such cuteness! ben is so handsome and doing so well! lily is the most precious big sis! its the sweetest thing to see your babies bond – i'm loving it here at our house; they adore each other already! makes me so glad to have them close in age. your veggies look fab… i'm definitely making them. your house is beautiful, w/ the trees gone you can see so much more of the beauty. : ) take care sweet gal! thanks for joining.p.s. – i love how you've numbered your comments! how'd you do it?! you rock!