Weekend recap!

Kinley was supporting our favorite college football team on Saturday! She was looking quite adorable if you ask me! 

Saturday was a pretty relaxing day. We just watched the Red River Shootout, and hung out at home. During nap time I did some serious organizing in our bathroom! 

I made that awesome metal frame thing to put my makeup on! I hot glued magnets onto the backs of my makeup and voilà instant orginization! 

I had this leftover vase, threw some rocks in, and voilá we have brush storage! It feels good to get rid of the clutter! 

Saturday night Kinley ha a really rough time going to bed. She usually only cries for a minute and falls asleep but Saturday night she cried for 15+ minutes. We finally got her up (after trying to soothe her several times,) gave her some Hylands Teething tabs, and put essential oils on her. It was pretty amazing actually. She was passed out a few minutes later! 

Sunday was pretty busy! We went to a pumpkin patch in hopes of some awesome photo op's but alas there were a million people at the patch and we didn't feel up to dealing with the crowd. Hopefully we can get some pumpkins and do a photo sesh in the backyard!

Then we went to a birthday party for my cousin! Kinley was looking pretty adorable! 

I hope everyone else had a great weekend! Back to the grind today! 

Xoxo

Casey 

6 months old! {belated}

During my blogging hiatus Kinley had her half birthday!!!! 

I absolutely can not believe how she has grown!!!! 

Notable developments: 

Chewing solid foods like a champ! (She loves her puffs!) 

Rolling like a pro! She could roll right off the bed in two seconds flat! 

She is getting better and better at sitting up. 

We had our first allergy to a food! Freaked Momma out! No more cheese crackers for this munchkin!

Last but not least! Kinley is doing pretty good at drinking out of a sippy cup. She still gets breast milk from a bottle, but now we have introduced water during meal times. 

I can't believe how much she has changed and developed over these last 6 months!!! My little infant is a baby now! 

-Casey

Back on the Blogging Train...

I'm back!

 

I took an unexpected hiatus from blogging, but I'm back baby!

 

I look forward to resuming my regularly scheduled programing!

 

XOXO

Casey

Losing a Loved One

I've been putting this post off for 8 days now. Mostly because I don't want to deal with this, partly because I'm not ready. Regardless sometimes life forces you to confront things you didn't think you would have to deal with much less want to deal with. 

8 days ago my family lost a shining light, a wonderful mother, and a cherished Gigi. Jeanette, my Aunt, died suddenly in her sleep on September 4, 2014. 8 days later we still don't even have an official cause of death. This last week has been one of shock. I've been doing my best to push everything to the side, just waiting for the appropriate moment to deal with this tragic loss. 

Never in a million years did we think Jeanette would leave us so soon. I firmly believe when it is your time to be called home, The Lord will call you home. Weather you are ready or not, you will get to go meet our Maker. It is some consolation that I know for a fact that Jeanette is dancing in heaven with Jesus now! It is very comforting to me to know that she is in a better place! 

Tomorrow morning our family is having a memorial service for Jeanette. I can no longer ignore the grief, the sense of tragic loss, and the simple fact that I won't ever get another great big hug from Aunt "Nette." 

I can't quite put into words the effect Aunt Nette had on my life. She has always been there for me, and she would do anything for you. She was just an amazing woman. She could sew like no ones business, paint abstract art, craft anything you could dream up, she knew her way around any power tools, and man could she cook. She was quite the woman! She loved her husband, kids and grand kids SO incredibly much. 

It's so bizarre writing about something like this. On one hand I can't put it into words what she actually meant to me, but on the other hand I have so much to say about Aunt Nette. It's definitely a weird and new situation for me. Hopefully tomorrow will bring some closure to my feelings of loss, even though I know grief doesn't happen in a day. 

I'd like to share a few pictures of Aunt Nette. 

Jeanette with Kinley just 2 weeks before she passed. 

Jeanette with 2 day old Kinley.  

Jeanette, me, and Grandma. (Mom's mom)

My mom and Jeanette, circa 1980. 

Weekend 20 Recap

How have we already had 20 weekends with our little girl!? Time is flying by so quickly!

Saturday morning was the first OU football game! My husband is a huge OU fan, therefor Kinley is an OU fan by default! How did an OU family end up in Texas? Well I was born in Oklahoma, Trey loves OU for their meteorology school and their general awesomeness. Boomer!

This weekend we had the privilege of attending a wedding for a dear friend! My Mom and Step-Dad were wonderful and kept Kinley for us so we could enjoy the wedding sans kiddo. It was the nicest, no expense spared wedding I've ever had the joy of attending. Here is a quick photo bomb of all the festivities!

One really neat touch was during the ceremony. I've never seen a couple do this, and I really thought it was special. Even in their wedding attire, the bride and groom washed each others feet. What a way to start a marriage! Very nice touch! 

Wasn't her dress incredible!? Seriously we had a wonderful time. It was a much needed fun night! #martinandalexica2014

Sunday morning we slept in a little since Kinley was still with Mimi & Pawpaw! After I picked her up from church we got home, and I realized someone was a little fussy! She has been teething and it was evident that was the issue Sunday. She slept a ton, but also cried plenty. ha! We managed to have a few good moments! 

On Sunday we even went to Joann's fabrics and Lowe's to get some supplies for an upcoming project! More on that later! Super excited for the project though!

I hope you all have a great Labor Day! I know I am enjoying my day off work!

Cheesy Sausage Biscuits {Brinner!}

Last week we had brinner! You know, brunch for dinner! Well I whipped up some Cheesy Sausage Biscuits and some prepackaged Lemon Poppyseed scones.

I started my Cheesy Sausage Biscuits with browning a pound of breakfast sausage. You could use any type of sausage to change up the final flavor! Since I was going for more of a breakfast type item, the regular sausage worked well for me.

Next, I took a plain can of biscuit dough, nothing fancy, and I split the biscuits in half. I then cupped the biscuit in my hand and filled with cheese and sausage!

After filling the biscuit I pinched the open part together! Originally I indented for the biscuits to bake on a flat cookie sheet, but they weren't sticking together very well. I improvised and stuck them open side up in a muffin tin! It actually worked perfectly! 

I let the biscuits cook for the time listed on the dough can. No need to worry about cooking the ingredients inside the biscuit since they were already cooked. After 14 minutes we had some delish and adorable little Cheesy Sausage Biscuits!

There are so many possibilities with the stuffing ingredients! I would love to add some peppers next time, and possibly some scrambled eggs! I also want to try these with a slightly less breakfasty approach. Possibly some spicy sausage with peppers, tomatoes, onions, and mozzarella cheese.

My bestie also made a variety of these sausage biscuits. We ended up having very different interpretations of the sausage biscuits, I think it is fun to see where we both ended up! Check out Amanda, her blog Tickled Pink, and her interpretation of the sausage biscuits!

XOXO

-Casey

•  *Linking up with Delicious Dish Tuesday, Tuesday's Table ,& Green Fashionista

Friday Favorites!

 

Favorite Moment: Being reunited with Kinley on Monday evening after not seeing her for 30ish hours! Trey met me in the garage when I got home, Kinley on his hip, she was smiled when she saw me, and my heart instantly melted! Of course she looked much bigger than when we left just a short 30ish hours prior!

Favorite Pin:

Honestly this happens far too often. Poor Kinley and her tendency to spit up.

 

Favorite Denton Specialty: Ravelin Bakery! Seriously Ravelin is a guilty pleasure of mine. They have wonderfully crafted pastries, muffins, breads, and other delish goodies! Every once in a while I will stop in for a little something! If you live in or near Denton Texas, please stop in to try Ravelin. The owners are also wonderfully warm and kind people who are always happy to see you!

Favorite Drool: Chocolate Almond Croissant from the aforementioned Ravelin Bakery! Seriously to die for. Creamy chocolate on the inside, and toasted crunchy almonds on top. I swoon.  

 

Favorite Kinley Photo: Ok it's a two for the price of one photo day!



We have a couple fun things planned for the weekend!

I hope you all have a great weekend too!

 

XOXO

-Casey