A City Life For Me

:: Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls I haven’t followed Money Saving Mom for a few years, but this recipe for Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls makes the absolute best cinnamon rolls ever!  They are light and fluffy (thanks to the egg whites), and easy to make.  You can freeze them, or leave them in the fridge overnight and bake for breakfast.  We had them for Christmas and New Years breakfasts, and now Nolan is requesting them a lot.  One batch used to last for two breakfasts…but not anymore! :: Prismacolor Pencils These soft lead pencils are perfect for Bible marking!  I’m not a big “adult coloring book” person, but I have seen these pencils next to those books at Wal-Mart!  I really like the sharpener , which allows me to sharpen without getting such a long pointy tip which will easily break!  The sharpener has two different holes, so you can choose the tip on your pencil. :: Spearmint Iced Tea We used to drink Crystal Light peach tea…until we cut aspertame...

On August 7, we were blessed by a friend to be invited along on a sailboat ride.  She is a volunteer on the Pioneer , a restored 1885 sailboat that is part of the South Street Seaport Museum.  We joined the Friday evening ride, and it was a PERFECT night to be on a boat!  (I was a little nervous about motion sickness, but I didn’t have any problems).  We got to see the Statue of Liberty, several NYC bridges, and the Manhattan skyline – in the sunlight, sunset, and night skies.  It was beautiful!  Thanks Liz for an amazing experience! {Be prepared for picture overload} Preparing to board the Pioneer Girls Boys Brooklyn Bridge // Manhattan Bridge I had fun just watching the sails and ropes against a beautifully blue sky.  So naturally, I took lots of pictures of them! Liz let Nolan help hoist one of the sails Elaine // Nolan // Nehemiah // Liberty // Statue of Liberty The twins discovered what the “Statue of Liberty” is on this trip, and they s...

I finally finished the pictures of Nehemiah’s first bath! {click to enlarge}

I can hardly believe that the twins are 1 month old today!  Then I remember how little sleep I’ve been getting, how much coffee I’ve been consuming, and how many diapers I have changed, and it seems like so much longer than just a month! In reality, things are going very well, all things considered.  Ben and I are still tired, and we do look forward to naptimes as the highlight of the weekend.  But my babies are both nursing well, they both take a bottle for Ben, they are growing, and they are sleeping pretty good already!  At night we are going about 4 hours, sometimes 5 at a stretch! They have had several good nights in the crib, and we will work harder on that now that all of our visitors are gone. Here are some pictures from today {click to enlarge} from Liberty’s baby book… This page will go in each baby’s book, but the pictures are changed slightly so there are no duplicates. from Nehemiah’s book.  This morning Nehemiah was wearing an...

I was able to do a little scrapbooking on my “shift” this morning.  I’ve already shared the pictures, but wanted to include the finished pages too! {click picture to enlarge}

It’s been a week, but I finally got these pictures into a page layout!  Although Nehemiah can out-eat his sister any day, she is ahead of him on several other points.  Her cord stump fell off a week sooner and she has already had her first bath!  (Nehemiah will get his first bath today…hopefully!) Elaine and Nolan were excited to be included in the process.  With all of us crowded around the kitchen sink it was hard for Ben to get pictures.  Maybe we’ll use the bathroom sink with Nehemiah! {click picture to enlarge}

I have been furiously trying to finish up a myriad of projects in case the twins decide to arrive ahead of schedule.  I showed you the headbands for Baby Girl a few days ago.  Another project I have been working on is a Baby Book/Calendar.  I saw this idea on Pinterest and was inspired to make my own.  However, I didn’t want to just use a spiral notebook – I wanted it to be more polished. I used my StoryBook Creator software to design pages. I primarily used the “Oh Baby Boy” and “Oh Baby Girl” digital element packages so that the colors and graphics coordinate for everything. Then I laminated the pages and 3-hole punched everything.  I used binder rings to hold it all together.  This will allow me to add/remove/replace pages as needed.  I also want to include a plastic pocket in the front for the calendar stickers.  I was able to customize everything with Baby Boy and Baby Girl’s names.  {In the pictures, any smudge you see is the re...