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Happy Father’s Day!

June 16, 2013 By Beth Leave a Comment

Father’s Day is here. Brian went from Active Duty Army to full time college student ready to take a professional job to a stay at home dad. I love that Brian gets to be here with the kids … at school with the kids … in the kitchen with the kids. He loves it too … most of the time. They are kids and there are three of them. They are loved though and he is loved too. Can’t you tell?

Most recently Brian has also found joy behind the camera again. I snapped this picture before his trip to Florida. This is our life right now. He doesn’t spend hours getting the perfect picture, he just gets it. The kids are getting used to daddy’s camera taking pictures of them and their food. They still can’t figure out the food part but they love to say “Can I see?!” after EVERY.SINGLE.PICTURE. lol

So yes, this is our life this Father’s Day. Thanks Brian (a.k.a., ThisCookinDad) for being a great daddy. We love you.

Happy Father’s Day to all of the fathers out there!

Filed Under: Kids, Parenting, Simply Family Tagged With: dad, family, Father's Day, kids, parenting, pictures

Life in Instagram Pictures

June 10, 2013 By Beth 1 Comment

Maybe you have caught that Brian is down in Florida? I have been snapping more pictures and putting them on instagram so he can see what is going on here. Are you following SimplyBudgeted on Instragram? While you are at it, follow ThisCookinDad on Instagram and catch all of Brian’s trip pictures!

Mommy can cook … sure it was breakfast for dinner but I want credit. I made those waffles!!

After the storm, a glimmer of a sunset …

Mission = Eat Healthy, Mission Accepted …

What would your world in pictures be? Leave me a comment and let me know which picture is closest to what you see in your life!

Filed Under: Memes, Simply Family, Simply Food, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: breakfast for dinner, fruit, Instagram, mommy cooks, pictures, sunset

Life as seen on Instagram

May 1, 2013 By Beth Leave a Comment

Are you following us over on Instagram? I have been trying to post more over there so be sure to follow us SimplyBudgeted and ThisCookinDad over there! If you aren’t following us there, here is a taste on what you have been missing out on …

Blackberry Crumble Coke Float = kids are in bed + it’s Friday night dessert!

Not sure what style this is besides 5 year old style but at least we have made her a Hokie fan already!
(Be sure notice the purple sparkle boots. Oh and if you wondering the Hokie Bird is the mascot for Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech fans/students/alumni are all called Hokies!)

All boy. Those sure are dirty little feet! Spring is here for sure!

We have been replaced … #instacats #cats #catnap

There have been more pictures shared over on the SimplyBudgeted Instagram account so be sure to check them out!

Which random moment picture is your favorite? Leave me a comment and let me know!

Filed Under: Simply Family Tagged With: cats, coke float, dirty feet, Hokies, Instagram, kids, pictures

More March Snow in Virginia

March 27, 2013 By Beth 2 Comments

We had more snow Sunday night into Monday. It is mostly gone now. You can still see it high up in the mountains which is beautiful. One day I will have the opportunity to get pictures of the views we see daily around here. Until then, you are stuck with views of our yard … which is still beautiful.

So this picture was sent to my mom to show her the snow was sticking the road … again. The farmer in his big ole John Deer tractor had plowed our street once that morning.

This picture was out back and I sent this one to my mom too. I asked her if I had moved to Ohio and hadn’t noticed.

We grew up going to Ohio every Christmas to visit family. As kids we LOVED to find snow in Ohio as we didn’t get that much snow here in Virginia. Maybe you caught snow post one and snow post two here this month. Three snows that closed schools in March is a big deal around here. We often get snows in March but normally it is one … I think maybe winter is done now. Maybe?

I do have to say for the first time EVER I feel like the kids snow boots had some actual use in the winter time!

Are you enjoy the late Winter or are you ready for Spring? Leave me a vote and let me know!

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Simply Local Tagged With: March, pictures, snow, Virginia, winter

Another March Snow for Virginia

March 20, 2013 By Beth 1 Comment

We woke up on Monday to MORE snow! More … in March. We only had a few inches here at our house that morning and then it rained all day. So the kids did not play in the snow that day. I did snap a few pictures when I went out to thaw the car out to drive to work.

Here were my daffodils peaking out from the snow … they are happy now so I think they will make a nice bloom this spring!

I love our blue house in the snow. It was a huge debate a few years ago what color to paint our house. Our house was grey in color before so blue was change. We have the only blue house on the street but it does look so pretty in our country neighborhood.

I just saw a forecast for the weekend that said there maybe more snow in Virginia on Sunday. March snows aren’t odd here in Virginia but normally it is one March snow and we are done for the winter. I guess we will see if I have more snow pictures to post next week.

Are you ready for daffodils and spring or are you enjoying the last bit of winter? Leave us a comment and let us know.

Happy first day of Spring!

Filed Under: Simply Life, Simply Local Tagged With: country, flowers, house, pictures, snow, spring, winter

Wordless Wednesday: Sophie and my iPhone

December 5, 2012 By Beth 1 Comment

Sophie was playing games on my phone the other night. I saw her … all was good. I sure did laugh when I found this and several other pictures of her on my phone though …

I love you ,my Sophie girl!

Filed Under: Kids, Memes, Simply Family, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: iPhone, kids, pictures, Wordless Wednesday

Hot Air Balloon Ride over Virginia

November 14, 2012 By Beth 3 Comments

My sister took all of these pictures except for the last one that some stranger took and emailed to her when they landed. Her dear husband bought her a hot air balloon ride for her birthday … her dear husband that is scared of heights. She was so excited! I love the picture that shows the trees in full color here in Virginia. The picture looking up at the balloon is a favorite too! If anyone is wondering, they did this ride with balloonsovervirginia.com. Which picture is your favorite?

Have you ever taken a Hot Air Balloon ride? Would you? Leave us a comment and let us know!

Filed Under: Memes, Simply Life, Simply Local, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: adventure, hot air balloon, pictures, travel, Virginia

Pumpkin Patch Visit 2012: Miller Farms Market

October 31, 2012 By Beth 5 Comments

We took time earlier this month to visit our favorite pumpkin patch here in Central Virginia. We headed to Miller Farms Market in Orange, VA. It is a drive for us but they only charge you for your pumpkins. A lot places around here charge admission fees and even hayride fees. With a family of five, those fees add up so we hope to be spending our money at Millers Farms Market for years to come!

We got our carving pumpkins and my baking pumpkins here. Hopefully by mid-November I will find time to process my Long Island Cheese and Peanut pumpkins for Miller Farms Market. I can taste how yummy they are already! For now, here are pictures from our trip to the pumpkin patch …

This was one of my favorite pictures. My boys out in the middle of the HUGE pumpkin patch!

Did you get to visit a pumpkin patch this fall? Leave us a comment and let us know. Happy Halloween to your family from ours!

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Memes, Simply Family, Simply Local, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: fall, local, Miller Farms Market, Orange VA, pictures, pumpkin, pumpkin patch

Fall Time: Playing in the Leaves

October 24, 2012 By Beth 4 Comments

We only have one tree in our yard that has lots of pretty leaves (we wish we had more for sure!) The kids love it when Brian rakes up the leaves for them to jump and play in together. Here are some pictures of how playing in the leaves at our house goes …