Making our House a Home

After almost 9 months, we finally have our family pictures on the walls of our new home. I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with them, but I was getting tired of them just sitting in a box in our bedroom. So, I decided to display them where we spend most of our time, in the TV room! I found the quote "Together we're a Family" and decided to write it on the wall. I used a black sharpie paint pen to do so. Turned out great!

Finally had a chance to add a splash of color to Lil' C's room too! The alphabet poster I made in Publisher and had printed at Staples for $15!!!! They had a sale and I knew it was too good to be true. I was thinking of doing something completely different, but after months of nothing happening in the room, I stumbled across this idea on Pinterest (there I go again!) and decided that something similar would look way cute in the baby's room. I scrapped my original idea, but kept the color scheme because I just love the boldness! (Red and Black)

Since I made the decision to be a Stay-At-Home Mommy, I wanted to have rules posted somewhere in the house. But I didn't want a tacky piece of poster board taped up to the wall. Well, I found these frames on a FB For Sale site and snatched them up. I knew they'd be perfect for our house rules. I typed them up in Word and printed them out to fit the size of the frames. Fortunately there were nails already in place on the wall where they were going, so that was less work for me too!

Over the course of the last few months, God has been reminding me how important it is to love him and others and that He is love. So as I was sharing this with Joe and we thought it'd be a great reminder that we should display in our home and in a place where we'd see it everyday. So at the top of our stairs, these four verses will greet us each morning before we go anywhere.
"God is Love." 1 John 4:8
"Love never fails" 1 Corinthians 13:8
"Love one another." 1 John 3:11
"Do everything in Love." 1 Corinthians 16:14
I used four blank canvases, a black sharpie, and a red sharpie paint pen. I wanted it to feel like it was one big sign so I spanned the word "Love" over all of them. I am very pleased with how it turned out!

Loaf Pizza

Okay, so I found this recipe on Pinterest that I just had to try. However, my late night grocery shopping left me with only Italian Bread from the bakery. So I just decided it was going to work.
I sliced the bread into three seperate slices to make it thinner, because Italian bread is thicker than the French bread that the recipe calls for.
We used pepperoni, black olives, and sausage for our toppings. Next time, I'm going to add mushrooms and green peppers too! It was SO delicious!
Here's a pic of it right out of the oven!

"French Bread Pizza"

2 Loaves of French Bread (I used 1 Loaf of Italian Bread sliced into 3)

1 jar Pizza Sauce

Favorite Pizza Toppings of your choice

2 Cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

(I also topped it with a sprinkle of Italian Seasoning and Parsley)

Bake @ 500 degrees for 5-7 minutes, cut and serve!

Yum!

Happy Valentine's Day!

How sweet it is to be loved by you!
I used a few of the letters from the "NOEL" I did on the Christmas mantel, for the Valentines' mantel. I had Big C color some paper and then I cut out hearts to just tape up on the wall.

And here's a couple pics of Lil' C. Ain't she just the cutest???