Jacque Made: a place to share my creative side.

We've been wanting a puppy for so long! We finally decided on a Goldendoodle, in hopes that our daughter's allergies wouldn't be affected by the breed. This is the picture our breeder sent us when we were deciding on whether or not to get a puppy from this litter. Of course, we couldn't resist when we saw this girl. Isn't she precious?! We loved her right away. Meeting her for the first time was so fun! She was so much smaller than I envisioned her being! She was so sweet and calm.   Avery was in LOVE! The kids with our breeder's dog and our new puppy. We named her Harlee. The drive was a little long to get home. Harlee let me hold her the whole time and clung to me. She was so so precious right from the start.  All the kids loved taking turns holding her while she napped. I don't think there is anything cuter than a new puppy. We love our Harlee girl so much!

I have really appreciated all of my kids' teachers this year. They are all extraordinary and have helped each of my kids to grow so much. I wanted their end of year gifts to be special and unique to them.. My son's teacher is from Hawaii. We thought she'd like some pineapple scented things, as they may remind her of home. Pineapple is somewhat hip right now, so it was easy to find this cute thank you card printable here .  We gave her pineapple lotion from Bath & Body Works, a pineapple candle from Target, and I had my son fill out this cute questionnaire about his teacher, too. We rolled it up and included it in the gift bag. My daughter's kindergarten teacher has been amazing. We knew she loved treats, so we made her these pretzel/rolo/m&m treats that look like little apples. I found this adorable apple themed printable tag , and added it to an apple scented candle from Bath & Body Works and a star shaped chalk board from Target's dollar s...

Twin Weekend was such a lovely getaway. Jaime and I went to Carlsbad to see the Flower Fields. It was so breathtakingly beautiful! We couldn't stop taking pictures of everything!   I love these Foxglove flowers. They grew wild in Washington, and I adored seeing them again.  The succulent garden was amazing. So many different types and textures everywhere.  The flowers were just incredible in stripes - and with the ocean in the distance; it couldn't have been more gorgeous.  Ranunculus are my favorite.  Loved this color combination.  I loved doing this with my twinny.