waaaahooooo!

We have new followers :)  If you’d like us to feature you! (which we DO want to feature YOU!)  Please send us an e-mail at hello @ stewartandjames . com with the title “feature me!”

If you aren’t a follower yet – become one, it’s easy!  Find the section (pictured above) in the right hand column of the blog and click “Join this site”.  THEN send us an email and we will get a follower feature started on YOU!

red is in

Thanks to Arre’s links to fashion blogs and her own fashion posts (because that’s the only way I know anything about fashion and still it seems to escape me most times)  – I hear red lipstick is in.

And apparently so are red frames

I think that’s true (about the lipstick) until Arre texts me and says red is out we will go with it being in for now :)

Being Followed By...

Jamie!
I met Jamie about a year ago when she moved into a house our (my & Arre's) husbands were renting out.  Jim called and asked if I would mind taking some dinner to a new family that just moved in and was really nice :)  He said he really thought I would like the wife (if you know jim, you know that's what he said).  And he was right!  I delivered some soup & homemade tortilla chips to a sweet family of four.  Jamie & Mike have two kids, Brody (2) that mills loves & Vicki (14) who the girls adore and is a good sitter by the way for those of you looking ;).  We have had a great time getting to know them over the past year. They (refreshingly) LOVE Albany and Albany loves them!  Here's Jamie!

how did you discover s&j?
Through purchasing a house that the Fuller Brothers owned

what is your favorite thing to read on s&j?
I love to read about travels taken, childrens milestones and yummy recipes. The inventory updates are nice too :)
what would you like to see more of on s&j?
 I really enjoy the recipe portion and spotlights on local eateries (is that a word?)

why do you read blogs?
To be nosey....nah, just kidding. Usually to keep up with my friends chaotic life as well as coming up with new ideas for parties, decorating, products, etc.

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and about your blog...
what is your blog about?
 All about me and my chaotic life as a Momma and Wife. I blog about everything; recipes, depression, motherhood, rants and raves, travel.

what is your blog url?
 http://beemerbunch.blogspot.com/

how long have you blogged?
January of 2011
why do you blog?
Stress reliever as well as a way my family and friends can keep up with our life in Albany since we are 8 hours away from home!!!!!

Thanks Jamie, see you soon! :)

how cute is….

Kathryn!?

Kathryn is my younger sister and is due with her first baby (it’s a boy!) in January.  She snapped this picture of a frame in her nursery (which I can’t wait to post once it’s finished!)  Look how adorable my nephew already is!  We are celebrating her and this sweet baby this weekend  - look for a baby shower post soon!

you’re stuck with me!

So normally I try to back off of kid post sometimes on this BLOG ABOUT FRAMES, but thanks to Arre’s series on featuring followers it looks like y’all actually LIKE the kid posts :)   And that’s a good thing because you really are stuck with me, for a couple of weeks at least!

Arre went with her sister on an amazing trip to Spain – jealous?!  me too!!!  But I am so excited and happy for them and can not WAIT to hear all about it – we are expecting a full on recap when you get back Arre!  Until then – I will fill you in on our life lately.

Fall is my absolutely favorite season!  I think my favorite thing to do is eat outside but if you live in South Georgia with us you know that can only happen (comfortably) 2-3 months out of the year (how sad is that?!)  So when it happens I embrace it! 

impromptu outdoor dinner:

 

sweet molly loves dance

Last weekend we headed to the beach for a wedding that the girls were also invited to…they had a blast – who knew a wedding could be so much fun for kids?!  Saturday morning I had the rare chance to have just Molly & Mills on the beach by myself (MJ is not a beach lover and chose to head off with her dad)

 

the weather was beautiful (do you know that October is the BEST month to be at the beach?!) and I think I spent at least 40% of the time laughing at Mills chasing birds

 

she would chase them and as soon as they flinched she’d jump like they were attacking and head the other way.  She tries to be brave but is a chicken at heart.

 

can you believe this clear water?

 

Sadly, this is the only picture i got of all the girls dressed for the wedding

 

They danced their little hearts out at the reception,  Mills met a boyfriend or two (i am scared of her as a teenager) I know they will remember that night for a long time!

When we returned, the girls had fall break so we had some friends over to my parents house for pizza and a little painting (they have a fun tree house and lots of room to run)

 

And that’s it!  That’s our start to fall. 

text all of your friends and call it a birthday party

I know you love posts about elaborate parties that Kristen plans way in advance and executes with panache. This is not one of those.

My husband's birthday was last week. It wasn't a particularly significant one but birthdays are a big deal in his family. All of them. So even though he wasn't actually turning 8, we celebrated like he was.

At the very last minute, he texted about 15 friends and invited them over to watch football on Sunday "for his birthday party". I even planned to be there (this is a rarity. i don't do football season. it was in the spirit of celebrating).

This turned out to be a pretty good idea for me because without any time to accomplish the countless house goals we still have on our list(s), I really couldn't stress. that much. I just ... did this:

picked up the most decent looking flowers from the florist

called in all of his football food favorites

busted out some crayola water color paints (these come in handly on a regular basis at my house. anyone readers who have ever gotten a birthday card from me are probably a little disappointed right about now) and a piece of poster board (note: if you can possibly have this idea at least one day in advance, it works a lot better.)

cleaned up a (very) little

made a few drinks

made a few (boxed) cupcakes

and called it a party.

(a few more notes, don't worry if the only table cloth you can find is pink. your husband probably won't even notice. actually, he may even be color blind. and if you don't have any art on your walls yet, don't worry about that either. hopefully the mother of a childhood friend of your husband's has blown up a newspaper article from 25 years when your husband actually did have his eighth birthday party and given to you for Christmas - that works just fine in a pinch. and in case you haven't noticed, this was a pinch.)

Happy Birthday, sweet boy! Thanks for thinking even parties like this are super fun!

Being Followed By...

Angie!



Angie is a fellow-Albanian and an avid supporter of stewart & james. Her home has been featured on the blog before - more than once as her s&j collection is ever-changing, as is her life. She and her family (yes, even her small children) lead a selfless, God-fearing life - which is executed in part by their commitment to an organization close to my heart, Young Life. They are inspiring (by 'they' I mean the Elliotts but YL is too!). And you aren't going to want to miss what they have coming next, so be sure to check-out her very own blog (after you learn more about her here, of course!)

Found!
I can't quite remember. I think I was invited to a show and fell in love there.


Favorite s&j Reads:
I love just about everything!

Give Me More!
nothing?! ;)

Daily Blog Lovin':
Darby-s blog, of course- flythroughourwindow, Andrea Young's blog- babeofmyheart, some of our good friends who now live in Peru- goodfellowfamily

Why {read} Blog{s}?
It's a great way to stay up-to-date on friends that live far away, but I also love seeing all of the creative things other people are doing. I also love the encouragement I find through so many people's blogs. It reminds me that we all go through similar situations and that others understand.


and about your blog...


What is your blog about?
My family, my kids, life

Where is your blog?
http://elliottsadventures.blogspot.com/

How old is your blog?
About 3 years

Why {do you} blog?
To keep a scrapbook for my kids and to update family and friends we don't see often
 
 
 
Thanks for following Angie - and - as always - thank you so much for your continued support of our business!





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