This is the third year I’ve ordered Connor’s Valentine’s for school from Cardstore. I bought enough for his whole class and a few extra for less than $10! Holla if you hear me say DEAL!
Didn’t they turn out cute?
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I also made some goodies to put with the Valentine’s. Here’s me trying to “Get crafty with it”. Feel free to print off the template I made.
Printable:
xoxo Becky
If you haven’t bought anything for your lady or ahem…yourself from your man…check out my friend Kelly’s jewelry! We had so much fun taking these photos!
Friends! If you are looking for something special to wear this Valentines day let me know! My friend Kelly is having a great deal going on right now (including the neckace I LOVE and am wearing in my new profile pic)
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The stinking Target $1 spot gets me every time. I love using glitter in my photos, so I picked up some of the glitter bottles. Washi tape for Valentines, and notepad from Paperchase (I love that Target is carrying Paperchase!)
These little lights were in the $1 spot too for $3. Connor is afraid of the dark a lot right now, so I bought these and put them on his bookshelf next to his bed. It looks really cute too! I used the teeny tiny Command hooks to attach to the bookshelf.
See, isn’t that cute!
I also got Connor a pair of fake glasses like his Daddy’s. He said they help him see better. I didn’t tell him they were fake obviously…I hope he doesn’t really need glasses for a long while.
Here is our apartment 🙂
This XOXO banner was $6 at Target and I’m sure I’ll use it for future photo shoots as well!
I got my sister (lover of all things bling) this shirt from Blings N Thingz on Instagram.
Some Valentine’s fun photos with my neighbors daughter 🙂
What are y’all planning this Valentine’s Day?
I’ll share a little craft with you in the next few days <3
Testing…testing…one…two…three…
Okay so I can officially say I’ve had sort of a “mental health break” from blogging and I’m hoping to hop back on the blog train. I’ve been in a funk & haven’t felt like writing. Reading on the other hand…I can go through at LEAST 5 books a month on my beloved Kindle.
It’s awful. I wish books would tell you outright whether or not this is part of a 2-5 book series. I get so caught up reading and reach the end only to discover there are a bazillion more books that I have to wait MONTHS for and by that point I’ve completely forgotten anything about the prior books.
Here’s looking at YOU Sylvia Day *wink* *wink*
I got an email today from Connor’s teacher saying we have to make Valentine’s day boxes for his class at home. The girl in me wants sparkles and glitter galore…but I know I’ll probably just get some Star Wars stickers and let Connor go to town. You know how long I’ve been waiting to do arts and crafts for SCHOOL! I’m more excited than he is probably. Art is my thing y’all. If I have to live vicariously through my child so be it.
Still house hunting and trying to keep our heads up before our next lease date is up. I love our apartments and we’ve met so many great friends here. It will be sad to leave when we finally do find a house. I may even cry. I met a wonderful new friend, Kelly, who moved here with her husband from Little Rock. I feel like God just brought us together and they are the sweetest ever. Kelly is me in like 20 years and I just love her spirit! I went over to their house last night to watch The Bachelor. I just have to say….Olivia…off with your head! Or kankles…or toes. Blah…just leave already – you shallow Cameron Diaz with no personality wanna be.
Get out.
We started a Biggest Loser competition at work. We weighed in today and I only lost ONE POUND this past week. Ugh. I’ll have to remind myself not to eat or drink anything before weigh in next time. I’m so not a gym person….sigh.
These are definitely not helping either. Genius Dove Chocolate…genius. Who can resist red velvet and chocolate together???
This has got to be my favorite Starbucks card of all time. It’s a camera….awwwww.
I saw them at Christmas and grabbed like 5 of them because I went hysterical.
I looooove doing photography. It’s my outlet and I loooooove LOVE. I had the pleasure of photographing the sweetest proposal Friday night. Are they not the cutest couple???
Love is in the air…next time let’s talk about Valentine’s Day shall we? <3
xo-Becky
We road tripped it to Arkansas this Christmas and I was super excited because we actually got to spend CHRISTMAS EVE AND DAY in Arkansas this year. We haven’t been able to make that happen in years.
Connor is so good in the car. He just sits back and watches his movies and barely makes a peep. Except to go to the bathroom or eat. I love my baby!
Connor and I drove in a few days before Terence flew to Arkansas. We spent most of our time at my sister’s new house (SO PRETTY by the way) and Vinny & Jarrett. The night we got in Bonnie took us to the new outlet mall in Benton and it had a Lindt candy store. We were in heaven….sooooo good! We also found another candy store that carried our beloved Kinder Eggs. I have no idea how they had them, but I don’t care! We each bought a case to take home 🙂
The boys always love seeing each other…most of the time. They’ll be BFF one minute and fighting over random stuff the next. Bonnie and I agree that they are payback for how bad we were at that age. They made ornaments for Nana and decorated cookies.
Bonnie and I met up with our friends at Ya Ya’s for our annual Christmas dinner. It’s always good to see my best friends and I look forward to our dinner every single year…that and a filo brownie 🙂
After a fun stay at Bon’s we headed to the farm to see Nannie! Here is Nannie’s pretty tree.
Everyone opening their stockings the next morning 🙂
My Daddy <3
Mommy & Daddy 
The spread…need I say more. We don’t go hungry at Nannie’s house. Like Ever.
Connor got a lot of new presents. This was a big year for Star Wars and he brought home a ton of new toys to play with. Thank you Santa!
Fun on the farm
I took some pictures of my sister and her family.
Isn’t that the most beautiful sunset?
I’m sure I’m leaving out a ton of stuff. We had a great time celebrating Jesus birthday and a wonderful trip home. We actually came home a day early after we left Nannie’s because our car was packed so full we could barely move! So, we decided to head home and get settled before all the craziness of life started again.
And last, but not least our annual New Years Eve pic!
We love you all and are so thankful and blessed to have another year to share.
xo- The Branches
Connor and I went to Christkindl this year and it was so much fun! We met our local radio gal Kellie Rasberry and she was super nice! This was our 4th year to attend Christkindl in Arlington, TX and if you are making holiday plans I highly recommend going. It’s free to get in and it’s so much fun. They really amped it up this year with rides for the kids, gingerbread house building, and real snow 🙂
Here’s our holiday “catch up” if you will…I’ll update more on Christmas soon!
German macaroni and cheese aka Spaetzle
s’mores crepes #yum
We went to Bridget’s 6th birthday party! Connor’s first time roller skating….we love this girl <3
One of my absolute favorite things this year was our new tree skirt from PersonalCreations. It has our last name on it and it’s great quality. This is the sort of thing I can pass down to Connor’s family in the future. They are having a huge end of year sale right now and use code SRCH10OFF to get 10% Off and Free Personalization!
I got a new camera strap from Foto Strap and absolutely LOVE it! It has my new logo on it too! I’m planning on posting some of my favorite shots from the holiday season soon.
A few weeks ago I got to meet these two awesome folks. Jillian Harris and Todd Talbot from HGTV’s Love it or List it, Too. I’ve always been a big fan of the show. They were in DFW doing a promo event for Capital One Home Loans and it was so much fun to chat with them for a bit. The nicest hosts you guys…super sweet! I asked Todd if he could help me find a home…sigh…I can only hope.
re: necklace is from Village Artisan (one of my favorites too!)
Hope you all had a great Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
This is my favorite time of year and I love to give the gift of yummy goodness to friends and family. A favorite recipe that my Mom used to make is peanut butter blossoms. It’s a peanut butter cookie with a Hershey Kiss in the middle. They are so easy and sooooo good!
This year making my peanut butter blossoms was even easier because I had help from a good friend named Betty… Betty Crocker that is! Found at your local Walmart store 🙂
All you need is a package of Betty Crocker Peanut Butter Cookie Mix and some Hershey Kisses. Sprinkles too…if you desire!
Connor helped me make the cookies. He likes to stir the bowl and crack the eggs. He’s also a pretty good chocolate peeler too 🙂
And a fabulous chocolate topper! I just love having my little elf in the kitchen and making memories. That’s what life is all about right?
We got some cute cookie tins and then shared with our friends. If there was ever a time to #SpreadCheer it’s now y’all!
Our favorite part is sharing with friends. This is Connor’s best friend Alek in Kindergarten- they are both CRAZY about Star Wars. Don’t mind their chocolate covered faces 🙂
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I know…I know…
I’m behind on catching up again. Here we are almost to Christmas, but I didn’t want to forget to recap our Thanksgiving either. I’ve been busy with work and photo shoots. I’ll do a post soon with some of my favorite shots this fall.
We spent Thanksgiving with Terence’s family this year at his brother Paul’s house & ate ourselves silly! I put some fun Christmas lights on our balcony and decorated our tree! Early Thanksgiving morning we went to the park and took some family photos with our new friends that just moved here from New York, they have a son the same age as Connor and they just LOVE each other. It’s Star Wars all day every day in their minds 🙂
These aren’t our Christmas card photos, a few outtakes. Since we moved I’ve been trying to update everyone with our new address. If you would like a card from us please email me at beckylbranch@gmail.com and I’ll send it to you!
Terence and I got new cell phones right before black Friday. Yay! Ours were a few years old and I’m excited to have an updated phone with a better camera.
Connor and I ventured out for a tiny bit of Black Friday shopping. We went to World Market. The store we visited is moving so everything on the floor was on sale. I got a $150 beautiful bar stool for $25 bucks! I talked to the store manager and he let me have it for a steal 🙂
Did y’all find anything fabulous for Black Friday?
I also went to a cookie decorating class my friend Bree was hosting. It was so much fun! I’ve always been intimidated by using fondant….but we had a great time just talking and decorating cookies. I definitely want to try this again soon!
I hope you all are enjoying this season. It’s definitely my favorite and I get sooooo excited this time of year! I can’t wait to go home and visit my friends and family in Arkansas. I’m counting down the days! My DVR is full of Hallmark Christmas movies….I know they are so cheesy, but I still can’t help but indulge in the cheesy romance of each story. Ha ha!
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!