New Music from David Gray

I was contacted by One2One Network to review music from Grammy Nominated artist David Gray.

I was initially somewhat hesitant to review this album because I'm fairly new to the Folk Rock genre. After listening to some of Grays past work including 'Babylon' and 'This Year's Love' I was extremely intrigued by his incredible songwriting. Grays tenth studio album is set to release tomorrow June 17th and music lovers are in for another array of incredible lyrics fused with beautiful melodies.



My favorites on the album are 'Beautiful Agony' and 'Girl Like You'. Mutineers is available for pre-order on iTunes: http://bit.ly/DavidGrayMutineersiTunes and Amazon: http://bit.ly/DGMutineersAmazon  .
I am honored to have been given a sneak peak at the 'Mutineers' album and have fast become a fan. If you get the chance check out the British singer songwriter sensation that is David Gray.

 http://www.davidgray.com/
 https://www.facebook.com/davidgray
 https://twitter.com/DavidGray
 https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealDavidGray
 http://instagram.com/davidgray

Although I received a free download of the album to review from One2One Network all opinions are my own, Thank you.

Sew Sew

I've decided this is the summer I learn to sew. I can sew by hand but if it's more than a few buttons or a hem my hand cramps up. So I'm investing in learning to use a sewing maching and the first things on my list are...(drumroll please)....pillowcases. I want to make a bunch for the family. I figured my Dad could use some more in the coming weeks and the kids love any kind of craft, so they've been the perfect place to start.

Once I've stocked everyone with enough I plan to move on to decorative pillows, pencil skirts and maxi dresses. Wish me luck :)

Moms' Wedding

Hello my beautiful blog readers. I've been super busy with the last couple of weeks with the end of the school year, preparing to go home for my Moms wedding and just everyday life responsibilities. We had a great time in Chicago even though our stay was uber brief. The wedding turned out beautiful and if I do say so myself my Mom was an absolutely gorgeous bride. The three oldest were in the wedding and our gruesome twosome were Honorary flower girl and ring bearer as well. We really enjoyed being with family. 

Our Weekend

This weekend our oldest daughter turned ten years old. Since it was her "golden" birthday we just had to make it special with what else but a party. Being the inquisitive creation that she is we thought the Science Center was most fitting. Here are some snapshots from the party.

Everyone was uber excited that GrandDadde came in town!

Baby Girl wasn't too fond of the animal exhibits.

Most memorable gift "Mr.Crabs" given by our family friends. Thanks again you guys!

Well as you can see a good time was had by all. 

A Good Buy

I want to start sharing things that I think are "good buys". The first item I 'd like to share as a "good buy" is this bean bag toss game I picked up at Bed Bath and Beyond. 

This game came in its own carrying case with two sets of bean bags (4 blue/ 4red) and two wooden goal nets to toss the bags into.

This set was 39.99 and of course I had 20% off coupon (Sign up for postal mailings, email and/or text alerts). 

The kids helped me break the game in this weekend , although I think Coby thought it was a bean bag drop.

He loves shouting " hooray! for himself.

Bed Bath and Beyond has become one of my "must shop stops". I look forward to their mailings and can pretty much always find a few things that we must have. 

Easter's coming

If you follow me on Twitter @Momme2Five you may have seen me post about these awesome felt Easter baskets I found at Aldi. If you know me personally you know I love to shop and I always try to shop around for the best quality item for our dollar. I've seen other baskets as high as 7 dollars each, which I guess is an alright price for someone with less children or a longer Easter basket budget. Honestly these baskets were the best quality I'd seen and they were only a dollar eighty nine. I couldn't MAKE these baskets for a buck 89. 

It's been a tradition for me since I've had children to make their Easter baskets; the way my Granma made ours for years and years. I think I was still getting a homemade Easter basket from her well into my college years. So the tradition lives on. It's fun! It's healthier than those store bought ones packed with dyed candies and sugar coated high fructose corn syrup. And...it's just what I do. So what are some of your Easter traditions? Please share in the comments section. Thank you...

Sing Into Spring

 

You all Know our family are BIG Disney fans. We love Disney Movies, Music and most of all Disney Parks. The Disney Sing into Spring contest combines all three. Enter to win Disney Park tickets for four by submiting a thirty second video of you or your family member singing a song from your favorite Disney movie.

Submit your entry on One2One Networks Facebook page...here.

 

You can find a list of songs here.

 

How easy is that?

 

I'm off to get out entries ready...I promise I'll post or link them on the blog.

 

By the way Instagram users can submit a video via Instagram if it's tagged #DisneySingIntoSpring