I am so excited that I can hardly contain myself! Today is the day that one of YOU lucky readers gets to win the amazing My Memories Suite digital scrapbooking software! I know I have been talking about it lots for the past week! The thing I LOVE about this program is you can do so much with it! Invitations, business cards, scrapbooking, subway art, stencils (for freezer paper stenciling...eh eh!) The possibilities are endless!


I have been so blessed and honored to be able to play and create with this program...and I must tell you it is so easy and fool proof! I even "liked" them on Facebook and its great to get ideas and responses when I have a question about something! I am not a techi! In fact I am technicologically challenged (along with directionally! HA!) so if I can do it...I know YOU can do it too!

The My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software is a $40 value! And all YOU have to do is follow a few simple rules to take part in the giveaway! Giveaway closes at 11p.m. Pacific/standard time on Wednesday August 31st. I will chose a winner via random.org and email that person, if you haven't shared your email on your profile or in a comment you will need to pay attention on Thursday, September 1st to find out who the big winner is! If I don't get a response within 24 hours, I will choose another winner!



Here is how to enter:

1. You MUST be a follower of Britches & Boots
2. Like Britches & Boots on Facebook
3. Go to My Memories website and tell me what your favorite digital scrapbooking kit is.

Not hard right?! BUT wait...want extra entries? Here is how:

1. Like My Memories on facebook (1 extra entry)
2. Blog, Tweet and/or Fb about this giveaway (you MUST leave the link in your comment! 3 extra entries!!)

So there you have it...a total of 5 entries! How do you like them apples?! Please leave 1 comment (Here on my ol' bloggaroo!) with each entry!


I made the above framed subway art with My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software!


I also was able to make this one too!

Remember if you are too excited about the program and can't wait then don't forget that my new friends over at My Memories have also decided that as a special to my readers use this coupon code: STMMMS23061 (copy and paste this code to avoid typos when using it!) at this link: http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software and you will get $10 off of the purchase of My Memories Suite PLUS a $10 code for My Memories Store! This code does NOT expire! So if you have a birthday coming up or would like a hint to your hubby! Here you go!

The cost of the program is $39.97 before the discount! Well worth MORE than the value I have to say! Plus they have tons of FREE downloads and a Dollar Section!

So there you have it friends! Are you ready? Set? Goooooooooooooooooooooooo! (as we like to say in my household!) Good luck!

I joined in the link party at: Funky Polkadot Giraffe

I have been wanting to show you guys a super easy and fun way to create your own shirts! All by using freezer paper, fabric paints and any article of clothing! I made this project for under $5! My little "Gnomie" got a kick out of it!



Start off by finding a picture you would like to "stencil". I placed the freezer paper over top of the image (shiny side down) and traced out the picture.





Then I moved my freezer paper to my cutting mat and used an exacto knife to cut out the image. I love my exacto knife! So many fun projects you can do with it! I bought myself a new one at Target a few weeks ago and it was only like $6! Soft handled and everything! SCORE!



Place your image onto your shirt to decide where you would like it to ironed on (yes you heard that right!)


I was so excited when I found tee-shirts for $1.25! Can't beat that price!



First by ironing the large area onto your shirt. Do not let the iron sit in one spot for too long as it can burn the shirt and paper! When you are done with the large part then place on your smaller pieces and iron over them as well! I like to go back over the entire image a few times to make sure it is completely sealed on!



When you have finished ironing on your stencil, take another piece of freezer paper (shiny side up!) and place in between the shirt so that the paint will not soak through!



I then take my fabric pain and start from the outer edges (pulling your brush into the shirt not pushing the paint up against the stencil) and fill in all the areas until the picture is completely filled in. I then go back for another round of paint starting from the beginning!



Once the paint is dry (or in my case...almost fully dry!) you can use the end of your exacto knife to peel away the stencil!


And voila...I have a garden gnome!

Well I decided I can't be a stink anymore! I need to just reveal what this upcoming weeks giveaway is! It's so good I have to let the cat outta the bag! Are you ready for this? Well my crafty and non-crafty friends (yes even YOU will be excited!) it is digital scrapbooking software from my new friends over at My Memories!!



I have had the chance to play around with this for a few days as you know! I am SO stinkin' excited for you guys I can hardly contain myself! Just wait till you get your hands on it! All the details and the actual giveaway will be THIS Wednesday (what a way to end the month of August!). Tell your friends! Spread the word! I am not kidding guys! You will love it!



Isn't this scrapbooking page adorable?! I love how it turned out! You can make all the subway art (like I have been teasing you with!). Calendars, gift tags (I kid you not I about fell over in my seat!), invites and SO much more!

Here is what my framed subway art looks like on my mantel! Whatcha think?



Too excited about the program and can't wait?! Well...my new friends over at My Memories have also decided that as a special to my readers use this coupon code: STMMMS23061 (copy and paste this code to avoid typos when using it!) at this link: http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software and you will get $10 off of the purchase of My Memories Suite PLUS a $10 code for My Memories Store! This code does NOT expire! So if you have a birthday coming up or would like a hint to your hubby! Here you go!

The cost of the program is $39.97 before the discount! Well worth MORE than the value I have to say! Plus they have tons of FREE downloads and a Dollar Section!

Check it out and tell me what you think! Wednesday one of you lucky readers has the opportunity to WIN one of your very own!

Have a blessed day!

Oh yes...another teaser! Can you tell I am having fun?! I created a "calling" card that I made into a word doc as business cards! This way when I get asked my blog name I can say..."here you go"! I plan on doing something for display boards for my Bliss Baby Designs as well! I am super excited! Are you starting to figure out what the giveaway is yet?!


I have noticed I need to make 1 minor tweak and change the "A place I call home" to a darker color! Isn't this cool?! LOVE it!

Duh...between making cheer bows for a local HS, taking care of my 3 kiddos, recovering from the beach for a week and nursing our poor Pirate Kitty back to health I forgot to let you know I started a Facebook fan page! Come check us out!

I am very excited for some projects I have been working on! One is freezer paper stenciling (making an awesome shirt for my little stud muffin!) Hoping to get a recipe up for y'all today!

Have a blessed day!

Oh what type of person would I be if I didn't show you yet another item I made with our awesome giveaway that will be happening on Wednesday the 31st?! Great way to end the month...don't ya think?


I saw something similar on Pinterest that I fell in love with...but of course had to tweak and change the words to how I would like it!

Stay tuned for more!

OK friends...here is a teaser alert for an upcoming giveaway I will be holding NEXT week on Wednesday! I made this with it:


I plan on framing it and placing it on my mantel in my living room! Whatcha think?! Sparking your interest yet?! Have a blessed day!

I called my husband at work yesterday and asked him if he could stop at the store to pick up some Cream of Mushroom soup...he asks "What are you making?" in a not so excited voice. I tell him "Tator tot casserole" and his voice changes and says "OK then, of course"! This recipe is a favorite in our home! It's an "I wanna cook but need something super easy" recipe!


Start by browning 1 pound of ground beef, 1 small white onion and 2 cloves of minced garlic. I always season my meats with Lawry's Crazy Mixed up Salt!! LOVE!



When fully cooked open a can of Cream of Mushroom soup (I am a Campbell's snob! Love it!) and mix in.



Add a 1/2 a bag of frozen corn and continue to mix. Pour mixture into a 9x13 pan and spread evenly.



Top with tator tots and cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes (or until tator tots are fully cooked!)


Serve and enjoy! I have to say...the one person who loves this recipe the most in our home...Ava Faith! Yep! The baby of the house can't get enough and can out eat all of us!

I need to share a not so enjoyable, but now can laugh at myself funny thing that happened to me! So, as most of you know Border's is going out of business. For me this is very sad as I love to spend lazy, rainy days in the Fall and Winter with my kids in the children's section! We find so many awesome books this way! It's a stop on date night (don't we sound exciting?!) where we use my husbands smart phone since I don't have one yet...I mean how lame is that?! lol! and type in all the books we want to read. Birthday presents, Christmas presents. You name it! It's like a one stop shop! Anyhow, I went into purchase stuff for our Birthday closet (if you don't have one of these I HIGHLY recommend it! Saves me time and money and with 3 kids and umpteen million parties it's my saving grace!) and you know as a mom we tend to forget to do things for ourselves. Ya know. Like go to the bathroom! I had guzzled down a Starbucks (shocker alert!) and 1/2 way through the store I was like WOW I really need to go! So I went to the sloooooooooow elevators. Loaded my double Bob Dueillie inside (while wearing Mush Mush in the Ergo mind you!) and take the even sloooooooooower trek up to the floor with the potties (do you catch yourself using this word too?!) I run...and I mean RUN to the bathrooms. Kids laughing, baby laughing (cause she is bouncing up and down) looking like a crazy women and guess what. OUT OF ORDER! Homey say what? I was FUMING about to pee my pants! So I take the sloooooooooow elevator back down. Hand my stuff over the counter and ask them to hold the items, where the lady asks "Ma'am can I get your name?" I said YES..."It's I have to go to the bathroom BAD". So I dart out into the pavilion area. Over to the main bathrooms for the mall. Pull the handle and....it's LOCKED! I was literally doing a dance in public! Sweat was dripping from my brow and tears were starting to roll down my cheeks! I mean I have worked SO hard to potty train my daughter and now she is going to see her mommy have an "accident" out in public! I ran across to a fave baby store (Goodnight Room...LOVE! We have bought all of our kids furniture there!) holler inside "Do you have a bathroom?" they said "YES, come in come in"! I ran in...trying to get my Bob through the single wide doors. Get it as far into the store as I can and ask..."Can I just park it here?"! Pull the kids out...RUN as fast as I can and finally...relief! In my daze I look up to see my baby (still in the Ergo) looking up at me and my two big kids standing around me...saying "are you alright mommy?".



I hope your day has plenty of open potty breaks!

Since we just got home from the beach I have been finding sand everywhere! Pockets, suitcases, the car! We had a birthday party yesterday and I couldn't help but think how neat it was to have a Summer party! The ideas for gifts, venues etc are endless! So we decided to get creative with our gift!


I bought this cute little sand bucket in the See Spot and Save section of Target. It has sparkles and everything! I know for my little girl, that's the first thing she notices...sparkles! (or she says "it glistens"!)



We filled the bucket with an activity book (if you haven't done these Crayola books with your 4 year old I HIGHLY recommend them! They are fantastic!), bubbles, water balloons, oh and of course My Little Pony's (Birthday kind!).



Instead of purchasing a card we wrote on the shovel and Emily Grace drew a special picture that we rolled up and placed inside the bucket!



Fill with tissue paper (I didn't realize I was out of girly paper...so this had to do!) and now you have an adorable gift that is 100% usable AND it's easy for your child to carry into the party!

Also, I have a giveaway happening right now! It is for a no slip combo pack made by Bliss Baby Designs! You must be a follower of Britches & Boots and must "like" Bliss Baby Designs on Facebook! Leave your name here or on the Facebook giveaway link! A name will be picked on Thursday evening! Ava Faith is wearing a no-slip clip in the picture below!



Before I end today, a friend sent this video out on Facebook. I will admit by the end I was in tears! This boys voice is incredible (I think he is like 8?!), his love for God completely shines through and he sent chills up my back!



I hope you have a wonderful day! We will be taking care of Bear Bear our now Pirate Kitty (will fill y'all in on him later!)

If you have never experience the Oregon Coast...you are missing out my friend! Honestly I don't think I could live much further than a few hours away! Despite what rumour says, the beach can be sunny and warm and completely take your breath away! From time to time the wind picks up which is perfect for kite flying. But on calm days there is nothing better than splashing in the waves, building sand castles and making a bonfire before bed!

We are kind of spoiled as our family owns a few houses along the beach in Rockaway Beach, Oregon! Each Summer we spend a whole week with the entire family (I mean Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Grand Parents, Great Grand Parents! The whole shebang!) There is a good 75-100 family members present!


Our homes are nestled just diagonal from the rocks and boasts hot tubs, sunning decks, beach volleyball courts! Let's just say you never want to leave!

This year we decided to take the train ride! Noah has been wanting to ride a train for a while and honestly it was a great excuse to get out and relax a while! I highly recommend NOT wearing a dress though! Just my two cents!






We hopped on in Rockaway Beach and it took us a 1/2 hour to Garibaldi. You get to see the ocean, the bay and all kinds of neat areas! Honestly it was a great trek! Noah was in his element and completely mesmerized! There is a 1/2 hour layover and then it takes you the 1/2 hour back to Rockaway Beach. The cost is $16 for adults and $9 for kids 3 and up (we narrowly missed having to pay for Noah!)

Our next adventure was tide pools! But I need to be honest here...tide pools are not what they were as a kid. Makes me very sad! It used to be you would find starfish, sea anemones and more! You now find some fish, tiny crabs and if you are lucky a hermit crab or two! We parked along the freeway almost to Pirates Cove restaurant and followed the lead of some others! There is a trail that takes you down as you cross the railroad tracks and climb down some rocks!





It was a ton of fun and very relaxing! We were teaching the kids about what to step on and what not to. About how the sand collects shells and after time becomes a solid rock. We found a hermit that when we picked it up he decided he didn't like the shell and climbed out! If you look at the water picture above you can find a fish!






We had a wonderful time as always and look forward to our next adventure!