The Tiny Mustard Seeds Bandit Bib Giveaway

Aren't these bandit bibs from The Tiny Mustard Seeds so adorable?!  These would be perfect for your little one for the upcoming holidays!

Well, we've teamed up with our very talented sister-in-law Karissa from The Tiny Mustard Seeds to give away a bib to one of you!

Please hop on over to Instagram to enter to win!  (Contest ends today Tuesday, October 27th at 5pm EST so hurry!)

And a quick reminder...

The Cookie Swap is next Tuesday, November 3rd!

Please link up your favorite cookie recipes (old or new posts!) and then browse the tons of other delicious ones linked up by others!

Can't wait to try some great new cookie recipes that you link up!

               

Ok, on to the Link Up!

One thing before you link up - if you want the opportunity to be featured, please make sure there is a link back to at least one of the hosts in your post, sidebar, or party page.  (You can grab the button below!)  Your lovely blog is being presented on our 13 blogs - we would love it if you would return the favor and link back to us!  Thank you!!!

Check out the Tuesday Talk guidelines here,
and check out the features from every week here!

(Starting from the upper left:)

 

Beth - Our Pretty Little Girls ~ Michelle - Grammie Time
Keri - Living In This Season  ~ Christina - Waltzing In Beauty
Lauren - Simply Free ~  Becky - BYBMG
Jess and Katie - Sweet Little Ones ~ Whitney - Polka Dotty Place
Laura - Life Is Beautiful ~ Elizabeth - All Kinds Of Things
Sarah - Abiding In Grace ~ Stephanie - Wife Mommy Me
Emily - Morning Motivated Mom

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Halloween Costumes (and a Giveaway coming up!)

I'm still trying to think of costumes for the kids this year - it's more that I have 500 ideas, and about a week to get it done. Abby keeps flip flopping on her costume, and I like having Tim 'match' her...so we'll see what we come up with. :)

In case you are like me and still don't have costumes, here are some easy DIY ideas from Halloweens past ... 

DIY Hobbit Costumes (Cloak and Feet Tutorial)

Check out how Jess made their costumes here!

Five Easy Halloween Ideas for Boys and Girls

Baby Wonder Women - felt glued on a shirt and a DIY tutu

The Boy who Lived ;) Harry Potter Forever!

Our Costumes Last Year

Last Halloween, we did a Toy Story theme - Jessie and Buzz. I used plain white shirts and glued on felt. Buzz's wings were a little tricky, but well worth it because they were adorable! :)

Jess' kids were Dorothy and the Lion last year - so cute! :) She found their costumes on clearance at a consignment store. Great find :)

What are your kids dressing up as this year? Do you buy your costumes or make your own?

As for the GIVEAWAY announcement - make sure to follow us on Instagram! Our sister, Kelly, and our sister in law, Karissa, both launched Etsy shops in the past two weeks. We're teaming up with them to give away some really cute stuff soon! :) You can follow Karissa and Kelly too and help support their shops :) 

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Ok, on to the Link Up!

One thing before you link up - if you want the opportunity to be featured, please make sure there is a link back to at least one of the hosts in your post, sidebar, or party page.  (You can grab the button below!)  Your lovely blog is being presented on our 13 blogs - we would love it if you would return the favor and link back to us!  Thank you!!!

Check out the Tuesday Talk guidelines here,
and check out the features from every week here!

(Starting from the upper left:)

Beth - Our Pretty Little Girls ~ Michelle - Grammie Time
Keri - Living In This Season  ~ Christina - Waltzing In Beauty
Lauren - Simply Free ~  Becky - BYBMG
Jess and Katie - Sweet Little Ones ~ Whitney - Polka Dotty Place
Laura - Life Is Beautiful ~ Elizabeth - All Kinds Of Things
Sarah - Abiding In Grace ~ Stephanie - Wife Mommy Me
Emily - Morning Motivated Mom

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Sweet Treats Features and Announcement (Tuesday Talk #41)

Get ready to share your favorite cookie recipes!

The hosts of Tuesday Talk will be having a Cookie Recipe Swap on November 3rd!  We'll be featuring all of our favorite family cookie recipes, and we'd love for you to link up yours.  It'll be a great way to find tons of sweet, delicious recipes just in time for all of the upcoming holidays!

We're all looking forward to checking out your favorite family cookie recipes on November 3rd!  

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And speaking of sweets, I've picked out 5 tasty-looking dessert recipes that have been linked up by you guys over the past month for Tuesday Talk.  Can't wait to try these out:

I'm very excited about these Fluffy Pumpkin Spice Cookies by Alexis at Chemistry Cachet!  This recipe is perfect for our family with all of the diet restrictions and allergies we have.  I won't have to make one substitution.  (This is white flour, egg, and nut free!)  Plus, they look amazing!  {PIN IT}

I like breakfast food for every meal (or snack) so this could be considered a dessert in our family!  Plus I love how this recipe calls for whole wheat flour and old fashioned oats.  I'm looking forward to having A Bountiful Love's Chocolate and Oats Muffins for breakfast (or dessert!) very soon!  {PIN IT}

And speaking of breakfast food for dessert...Oh. My. Goodness.  This Pumpkin Coffee Cake by Cathy at Three Kids and a Fish.  Just look at that picture - need I say more?!  Yum!  {PIN IT}

This Snickers Poke Cake by Rhetta at I Heart Nana's Kitchen really caught my eye.  A candy-flavored cake?  I'm sold.  This recipe is definitely on the must-make-soon list.  {PIN IT}

Ok, this is really a two for one sweet treat.  Buckeye Brownie Cookies and Buckeye Cocktails by Andrea at Living on Cloud Nine.  Chocolate and peanut butter is my all time favorite combination so this duo would really hit the spot!  (And I feel the same as Andrea: just say NO to the Ohio State Buckeyes, and say YES to Buckeye desserts!  Gooooo Irish! ;)  {PIN IT}


All of these delicious dessert recipes really have me excited to see all of yours on November 3rd for our Cookie Recipe Swap!  Can't wait!

               

P.S.  Check out these recipes and all of the host's features on our Tuesday Talk Features Pinterest Board!

Ok, on to the Link Up!

One thing before you link up - if you want the opportunity to be featured, please make sure there is a link back to at least one of the hosts in your post, sidebar, or party page.  (You can grab the button below!)  Your lovely blog is being presented on our 13 blogs - we would love it if you would return the favor and link back to us!  Thank you!!!

Check out the Tuesday Talk guidelines here,
and check out the features from every week here!

(Starting from the upper left:)

 

Beth - Our Pretty Little Girls ~ Michelle - Grammie Time
Keri - Living In This Season  ~ Christina - Waltzing In Beauty
Lauren - Simply Free ~  Becky - BYBMG
Jess and Katie - Sweet Little Ones ~ Whitney - Polka Dotty Place
Laura - Life Is Beautiful ~ Elizabeth - All Kinds Of Things
Sarah - Abiding In Grace ~ Stephanie - Wife Mommy Me
Emily - Morning Motivated Mom

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I'm linking up with these awesome parties!

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Tuesday Talk - Love and Hate

A few months ago, Michelle tagged us for a Love and Hate post ... and with our long break, we never did it. I thought it would be something fun to do today! I'm trying to think past the obvious choices (family, friends, God), and mine is more of a Really Enjoy and Strongly Dislike. ;) Here we go:

Love

Reading mystery novels

The smell of popcorn

Going to fairs/festivals...mainly for the food :)

Bonfires

Organizing

10 Things I Hate About You - most quotable movie of all time

Amusement Parks

Cooking with the kids

Traveling to new places

Dr. Pepper :)

Strongly Dislike

Riding bikes

Being in the car for long stretches of time

Periodontal Disease ( #hygienistproblems)

Weird spellings of normal names

Mushrooms

Twitter - I'm more of a visual person :)

Politics

Trying to find jeans - why is that so annoying?

Bad drivers

Beach Body and ItWorks people trying to follow or befriend me. Are you saying I need your services? No, thank you.

Probably very random, but that's pretty much me in a nutshell. :) And, just some Tuesday Talk news - we have some new co-hosts, Laura and Stephanie, so make sure to stop by and say hello! :)

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Ok, on to the Link Up!

One thing before you link up - if you want the opportunity to be featured, please make sure there is a link back to at least one of the hosts in your post, sidebar, or party page.  (You can grab the button below!)  Your lovely blog is being presented on our 13 blogs - we would love it if you would return the favor and link back to us!  Thank you!!!

Check out the Tuesday Talk guidelines here,
and check out the features from every week here!

(Starting from the upper left:)

 

Beth - Our Pretty Little Girls ~ Michelle - Grammie Time
Keri - Living In This Season  ~ Christina - Waltzing In Beauty
Lauren - Simply Free ~  Becky - BYBMG
Jess and Katie - Sweet Little Ones ~ Whitney - Polka Dotty Place
Laura - Life Is Beautiful ~ Elizabeth - All Kinds Of Things
Sarah - Abiding In Grace ~ Stephanie - Wife Mommy Me
Emily - Morning Motivated Mom

                

I'm linking up with these awesome parties!

An InLinkz Link-up