Have you heard of Lammily?!

I saw an ad a while back and took the time to watch the promo video- I was interested, but didn't order one until a few weeks ago when I was playing dolls with my 4yr old and realized just how out of proportion they were. I looked up their website again and made a late night splurge to purchase one.

The Lammily doll arrived a few days ago, and although I had originally hoped to save it for a special occasion present or reward I was so intrigued to see what my daughter would think of her that I almost immediately called her over to open the box with me. I wondered if her little 4yr old mind would really see the differences between the new doll and the princess dolls already in her room; could this doll really be THAT different?

YES! They are very different and my daughter caught on almost immediately!  She made comments like, "Momma, she looks like us" and "I like her because she's like a real girl" without me commenting on the differences at all.

There were a few things about the Lammily doll that aren't my favorite.  I'm not a fan of her name, although my daughter likes it.  My daughter was disappointed that she didn't stand "on her own" and I wasn't a fan of her feet due to the fact that if I took the shoes on and off too much the ankles came out of socket- they did go back rather easy, but I think I'd prefer them to be one piece rather than movable.

Overall, I think this was a great purchase, and I will probably purchase others in the future.

This post was not sponsored by Lammily (they did not pay me or send me free products); I just really liked this doll ;)

Oreo Turkeys

My sweet girl LOVES taking snacks to preschool, especially if it involves a project! While browsing Pinterest together we found a few snacks that would work, but settled on these "so cool" turkeys.

To construct your own you'll need:
Oreos
orange Tic Tacs
stick pretzels
candy corn
frosting (red, black, white, and brown)

I started by separating the Oreos and sticking the feathers (candy corn) and legs (pretzels) on the frosting side.


 On the opposite side of the cookie (the side without frosting) place a good size dollop of frosting.  I used chocolate to blend in with the cookie color, just in case it came out the sides

put the cookie back together.

Make the face using a Rolo, Tic Tac and frosting.  After this picture I took a tiny end frosting tip and put a black dot in the middle of the eye.

using the brown frosting attach the head to the body.

the legs are a little long and wonky, but my dear K was satisfied with the outcome so I left hers be.  I did however fix mine- and failed to take a pic. ;)

This was a super easy/kid friendly project that would be great as a favor at Thanksgiving dinner, so I definitely be making more in the near future.

hello and welcome

For years I have contemplated blogging about my adventures/self discovery in motherhood, as well as my love of cooking. The other day, as I was stewing over an issue with a close friend I decided it was definitely time to find an outlet for my "fountain of knowledge"- more commonly referred to as an opinion, so I've finally worked up the courage to give it a go.

I'm a conservative mother with a handsome husband and 2 beautiful children.  I enjoy cooking, making jewelry, digital scrap booking (to a fault), most craft projects, football, and spending time with family & friends.  I usually speak before I realize what has escaped my lips, often causing me to gasp at my own comments- hopefully writing them down will give me time to contemplate before hitting the publish button. lol ;)

I don't know what I expect, besides an outlet for my creative ramblings and a place to record my growth as a strong-minded woman, mother & wife. I hope to be amusing and, hopefully, informative. 

Thanks for joining me on this journey.

-Jessika Anne