Husband Does My Makeup

Does anyone watch makeup tutorials on YouTube?  I know it can't just be me! I've stepped my makeup game up slightly since I started watching them.

Occasionally, YouTubers will film their Husband/Boyfriend/Guy Friend doing their make up. Basiclly, they set a large range of different makeup products out and let the guys go to town without giving them any help! They don't tell them what anything is or how to use any of it. The looks they create are pretty funny!

Ryan and I had some friends in town this weekend and we decided we were going to do our own version of Husband Does My Makeup! I grabbed a whole bunch of random makeup products and laid them out for Ryan, and my friend did the same.

Before:

My Makeup:

The After: 

Ryan didn't do half bad!  You can't tell, but my eyebrows are dark green.. 😜

Throwback Thursday

I never do Throwback Thursday, ever.

But a girl can change.

Recently, I've been on a huge binge of listening to music I've haven't listened to in YEARS(and also watching The Office). So, you're welcome...

1. The Young and the Hopeless by Good Charlotte

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001F63NMA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1437612635&sr=1-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&keywords=Good+Charlotte&dpPl=1&dpID=5198Zm3%2BDbL&ref=plSrch

2. Mmbop by Hanson

https://youtu.be/V_dnmyPEd-Q

3. Summer Girls by LFO

https://youtu.be/VhB3l1gCz2E

4. Hanging By A Moment by Lifehouse

http://youtu.be/VvAx2qagtlQ

5. Let Her Cry by Hootie & the Blowfish 

http://youtu.be/1aVHLL5egRY

Five Things To Do With the Rest of Your Summer

Wait, what?

I know, and trust me, it's hard to even write about when it's 6:00 AM and it's already well on it's way to the 100* high we're supposed to have today!

I went into a store last week and saw school supplies out. I had an initial reaction of "Why do stores put things out for the next few holidays so early? This is ridiculous!" But then I realized, that no, the store timeline was right and the summer really is almost over! I'll be honest, it broke my heart a little and I've been filling our schedule with summer activities since!

If you're like me and want to make the best of what little summer you have left, here a list of some things you can do!

1. Ice Cream for dinner!
I plan to do this one weekend night before school starts. The kids have no idea! I'd love to make this a tradition!

2. Visit a state park!
We're lucky enough to live in a state with 47 state parks! Our state isn't terribly big so we can day trip it to any state park and be there in a few hours! South Carolina has a State Park book you can pick up at any of the parks for $5. Each park has a stamp and if you collect all the stamps in a year, you get a t-shirt! But that's nothing compared to all that quality time with your kids, right? The parks are usually just a couple dollars to get into and you can spend your whole day there or just camp!

For you SC folks, here's a few links to great state parks so you can start exploring our wonderfully beauitful state!

SC State Parks:
http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/?from=mobile

Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site:
http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/ctl/introduction.aspx

Keowee-Toxaway State Park:
http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/keoweetoxaway/introduction.aspx

3. Host a End-of Summer party!
Here's a link to my Pinterest board to give you some ideas!
http://pinterest.com/mrsshumpert/end-of-summer-party/

4. Get organized!
Now, I realize this doesn't sound like a lot of fun for most of you, so let me explain. By a show of hands, how many people out there spend the week or two before school starts eagerly getting everything ready? Buying school supplies and new clothes,  creating the perfect backpack hanging area, and generally trying to get your life and house together so things will run smoother this year?

Want to know the key to success? Start early(and be consistent when school starts!) Go ahead and get organized now and  it won't be so crazy when school starts! You know how you start making the kids go to bed earlier to get their bodies ready to wake up earlier on school mornings? Same concept! :)

I love to organize and will gladly come help you and you can pay me whatever you can. :)

5. Take a family photo.

A lot of families take a khaki pants/white shirt picture at the beach when they go during the summer. Great! Just try to get one picture of all of you. I mean, who doesn't love an opportunity to show Facebook you seemingly have your life together?


Enjoy what's left of your summer everyone!!

Cranberry Almond Energy Bites

Who doesn't love a Pinterest recipe? Our dinner rotation wouldn't be as broad without Pinterest!

My wonderful husband works long hours and doesn't always have time to eat a real meal. I started looking for a snack full of protein that he could eat during the day. I found Cranberry Almond Energy Bites. They're perfect, and the best part of it is, he loves them!

You can find the recipe here.

They're so easy to make and I bet you already have most of the ingredients in your house right now!

1 cup Oatmeal
1/3 cup chopped almonds
1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 Tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
1/2 cup nut butter (I use peanut butter)
1/4 cup honey
1 Tbsp chia seeds
1/3 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped

See? Most everything you already have!

Enjoy!!

Why I Dress My Children Modestly

"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it." - Proverbs 22:6

We use a saying in our house: "Modest is hottest". My 4-year-old daughter knows it well. So well, in fact, that when my 2-year-old son runs off in the middle of me getting him dressed(or takes his diaper off, much to my dismay!), she is quick to tell him to put some clothes on so he can be "Modest is hottest"!

As far as my daughter knows, dressing modestly means putting shorts on under dresses so nobody sees her panties. She knows that people shouldn't see her panties and is quick to correct herself if I tell her to cover up.  My son has no idea why I dress him the way I do. He's 2, a boy, and is too busy trying to play to care what I put him in.

I'm sure by now you've noticed that I include my son in the modesty conversation.  I do so for two reasons

1. Boys should be covered too. Listen, I realize that my son is 2 and nobody is looking at his chest. But, we have to teach our children things at a young age certain things.  You can't watch TV at all recently without being bombarded with ads for Magic Mike and more sexualized images of men. It's important to teach our young men that there are better ways to get attention from people.
2. This one goes for girls too. We have to not only teach our young women not to sexualized themselves, but we have to teach our young men not to look at women like they're pieces of meat. Of course, this can easily be switched around for girls and boys.

In our house, we keep ourselves covered and we know that it's important to see people for the person they are, not the clothes(or lack there of..)they wear.  When they're old enough, we will sit them down  and explain in an age appropriate, gender specific way why it's so important to dress modestly. We want our children to know and understand why, from a religious aspect, why  we  believe we should dress modestly.