C is for chopping..

So I am super late with the ABC challenge this week, I think the new letter goes up on Thursdays, so I guess I just made it! And to top it all off, I’m cheating. I could not think of a single thing to photograph that starts with a C in Norwegian, so I used an English word. The photo is of SO playing macho man last weekend. He is chopping up an old bed to use as firewood, and rather than going to the store and getting a new chain for the chain saw, he insisted on chopping it with an axe. Boys will be boys I suppose;)

For more Cs, check out the ABC Challenge!

Why Emily is my hero..

A little while ago while I was blog hopping, I came across a site where they had made some awesome paint stamps using corn on the cob (I found the link on Camilla’s blog I think). I knew I had to have some stamps like that on my pages, but I’m not exactly a rock star when it comes to working the scanner. I mentioned to Emily that she might want to make some, and look what she did:

Aren’t they the best stamps ever? You can get them here, if you hurry up they are only one dollar for the rest of the day (which isn’t long for me, but it might be longer for those of you who live in the US..)

Here’s my page with them, the first of many, I’m sure!

ABC i Ord og Bilder - B

It’s time for the letter B in the ABC in words and pictures challenge!

B er for Bolle (B is for Bowl)

So I’m about to start my Must-Lose-Weight-So-I-Can-Shop-Lots-In-London-At-Christmas project (Gotta love those Boxing Day sales!) which meant that yesterday we said goodbye to unhealthy treats by baking a cake. And not just any cake, the least healthy thing ever, a marshmallow chocolate cake. We had some marshmallows in the cupboard that nobody eats because nobody really likes them, so when I found the recipe, I thought that was a brilliant excuse to get rid of them. The cake was actually pretty nice. And as usual, there was no shortage of volunteers to lick the bowl out – I think they actually like that more than the cake..

Going Going Gone at SSD!

If you haven't been to the Sweet Shoppe this week, hurry over so you don't miss the going going gone sale! Hundreds of retiring products are 50% off - a cheap way of updating your stash!

I ♥ faces - blue

I thought I’d sneak in another photo challenge before bed;) This time with an old photo though.

This is for this week’s challenge at I ♥ faces, which is about the colour blue. Here’s my picture, from this summer:

ABC i ord og bilder!

I have decided to get better at using my camera, and what better way is there to take more pictures than to enter some challenges? There's a Norwegian challenge blog called "ABC in words and pictures", and i was so happy to see they were back on A the week I decided to join in! Who knows, maybe I'll manage the whole alphabet?

A er for Albert (A is for Albert)

My oldest DD reading to her little sister from a book about Albert before bedtime. Kaja is doing really well with her reading, and she loves reading stories to her little sister. I love it too, it usually means they spend some time together without fighting and screaming..

She’s no longer a baby

My baby girl turned 3 today. I guess that means she's not a baby anymore, my little girl is growing up! I feel like everyone else gets sad when their kids grow older, but I don't feel sad at all, just excited for her. I love who she is turning out to be, and I love exploring more and more of the world with her, I love that she is no longer in nappies, and I love that we can have actual conversations now.

She got some small pressies in the morning, I said that she could open them after breakfast, and I have never seen anyone eat cheerios that fast:) We are saving her main present for the weekend when daddy is home, but she was happy with what she got. We baked a cake last night that she was taking to nursery, and she was so proud. She wasn’t feeling great when we got home, I’m hoping she was just tired and not coming down with something. We still managed to make some cupcakes after dinner though (with pink icing of course) and she opened some more pressies from granny, uncle and auntie. She is having a party on sunday with the rest of the family, so I’m sure she will get a lot more then.
Credits: Bad Sewing Machine – Prismatic by Traci Reed, Teeny Type Alpha by Zoe Pearn, Sweet Cupcake by Dani Mogstad and Layered up in you – Circles by Lauren Grier, all from The Sweet Shoppe