gobble gobble

turkey cookie made from double stuff oreo, candy corn, mini peanut butter cracker and frosting. this was a fun thanksgiving activity the girls did today. another great idea found on pinterest.

DIY ikea rast side table

this is a project we did before the baby was born. i had seen this multiple times on pinterest and finally decided to try it! we already had one dresser in the girl's closet that wasn't being used for much and we picked up another from ikea (only $34) so we could have a matching set for our bedroom. i followed the instructions found on this blog. i was really happy with how they turned out.

this is what it looked like before:

and after:

the only problem we encountered was that we bought oil-based polyurethane instead of water-based. the oil-based turned the white paint yellow, so we had to sand them down and start all over again! lesson learned!

bajio style chicken

i've been making a whole lot of crockpot meals since the baby was born. this is a really good recipe that i discovered a few weeks ago. everyone loved it! i served the chicken with tortillas, cheese, lettuce, homemade creamy cilantro dressing, and cilantro-lime rice. recipe for chicken found here.
dressing found here. really yummy to drizzle over the chicken. (i didn't have any green salsa so i skipped that part). also can be served as a salad.

halloween

elayna put this indian costume together about half hour before they went trick or treating. i thought it turned out pretty cute.

baby lolo with her bunny hat

1 month

baby girl is one month old.

she wasn't very happy...

big brother to the rescue. he always tells me "her luvs me!"

*her great-grandma made the blanket.