Mea lanakila

Thats Hawaiian for WINNER!

I figured I would get in the Hawaiian spirit since Brandon and I just arrived in Maui for our 5 year anniversary!  This is our second time to Maui, but our 4th time to Hawaii.  Its our favorite island.  We are staying in beautiful Wailea.  We've got some new places to try and I'm so excited to be here without a plan.

{ Pi }

Here was Pi's holiday tradition, which I love and hope to start this year,

Growing up my favorite Piland family tradition was a week or so before Christmas we would get dressed up, go out for dinner then go shopping for our Christmas ornament (a new one for Cale and I each year), afterward we would drive around and look at all the Christmas lights. I'm excited to start that tradition with the Flynn family!

Everyone had great ideas and traditions, many of which I'd like to incorporate into my family this year and in the coming years.  Pi, start putting those Holiday recipes together so you can shake your tail feather in your new apron. And of course I love to see pics of my peeps sporting their prizes

And one last view from our deck

Aloha!

Who's going to look smokin' hot in their new apron?!

Thanks to everyone for their awesome book recommendations and for some newbies to my site Jennifer, Jennifer and Becca!

I haven't checked out a book from the library in ages, in fact I don't' know how but I figured I would google my local brary and see what books I can get that you all recommended.

And...I'm lovin' this giveaway thing so check back soon for something else :)

Whats that you say?...GIVEAWAY?!

Its been a very busy April at the Simmons household, so I talked myself out of whipping up an Apron for the scrap apron theme (which I thought of) on the Angry Chicken blog.....that lasted about as long as my toe nail.

I spent 3 hours last night, give or take, working on a submission....I mean how could I miss out?! I bought this fabric for a few burp cloths I'm working on....what I didn't realize, until I went to cut it for the next burp cloth, was the direction was wrong. So...I made it into an apron. I used some tulle I had for gift wrapping for the bottom and a few scrap fabrics here or there, they will probably look familiar if you watch the video at the top.

I'm not in need of a new one, but are you? If so, leave me a comment on the latest book recommendation you have. I just finished the Twilight series and need a new book! Don't have a blog and still want a chance to win?! Simply email me, see address to your Right.