Black Water Falls

We went for  a road trip  last weekend.  We have been wanting  to explore some of the beautiful places here in West Virginia and we got to see some of it last Sunday.  Our first stop was the Black Water Falls State Park located in Davis, West Virginia.  It was very unfortunate that  the rain was pouring hard when we are approaching the State Park.  Nevertheless, it did not stop us from seeing the beauty of the falls.  Below are some photos.

Luckily, we had one umbrella  from our vehicle.  I feel bad for this lady who  works there as she was trying to entertain the  guests even if it was raining.  We stopped by and  we let the kids  guessed what kind of  scat/poop of animals they see on the  table.  

Me and hubby  were  laughing because we thought of adding one more W to Wild and Wonderful West Virginia and  that is Wet!

We decided not to go to the Salt Sands as the kids were getting so wet.
A good Samaritan offered to take us a family photo.  We returned the favor and took  a photo of them as well.

Our road trip did not end there.  Tune in for some more next time.  

Here is some facts about Black Water Falls taken from their website (the last photo was also from their website).  See how pretty it is when it's not raining?

Blackwater Falls State Park is named for the falls of the Blackwater River whose amber-colored waters plunge five stories then twist and tumble through an eight-mile long gorge.

The "black" water is a result of tannic acid from fallen hemlock and red spruce needles. The falls are one of the most photographed sites in West Virginia.

ABC Wednesday

Love Thy Neighbors ... Fun with the Howells

One of our closest neighbors are the Howells ladies.  The Burritos are very  fond of them and vice versa.  They always invite  the Burritos for a movie night and  they would always play board games and chase each other outside.  Our neighbors here are our second  family, they are awesome!  The photos below were taken during the movie night at their house.

With Tita Angie and Ate Sarah

With Ate Liz and  Richard

I want to believe that God led us to find this home when we were house hunting because this house is not really what my husband and I were looking for but we ended up getting it.  This isn't the ideal house but the  family that we found through our  neighbors is priceless. 

The Miracle Fold Laundry Folder

Being a stay -at-home-mom is a great blessing as you get to spend quality time with your kids and you don't have to  hire someone to take care of them.  I remember one time, someone told me that I should use my time in a more productive way than just staying at home.  I just smiled and say that I am very productive at home, that the time I spent with my kids cannot be  paid with any amount that I will get if I am working outside home.

Everyone has   their own opinion and I know in my heart that I am doing the right thing for my family and kids.  Besides, the person that once told me did not know that I also work at home, the only difference  of my situation and  that person's,   is the fact that I get to spend  time with my kids and earn at the same time while that person is  always away from their kids and  they hire someone to look after their kids.  Financially, it isn't the wisest decision,  but  hey, money isn't everything, would you agree?

Anyway, being a SAHM can be overwhelming at times as you have to do everything, from cooking to cleaning, to doing laundry.  Doing laundry is somehow one of my favorite house chores and folding the  clean clothes that smells so good  is a form of relaxation for me.  That is also  a time that I can watch TV hehehe.  Having said that, folding clothes has just gotten much  better as  I was given an opportunity to try this  laundry folder from Miracle Fold.

I don't know about you but sometimes, time just passes by without me noticing it.  Sometimes, I have so many things to do and  time isn't enough especially if I have  may tasks online.  Using this Miracle fold will help me fold  the bigger clothes a lot faster and easier.  This works great with t-shirts, long sleeves, polo shirts, and more.  

In my case, that I have two  children, this only helps me with   my me and my husband's  clothes and doesn't  help much with the kids clothes.  What I like about it is that you can fold the clothes very neatly and uniformly, hence, organizing  your  clothes is  a lot easier.  For someone who doesn't like ironing clothes like me, this is a winner as  it eliminates wrinkles  when you fold the shirts through the Miracle Fold.

If you want to try how this works, just  visit the link provided above.  Now, if I have to give it a rating, I would say 4 out of 5.  Thank you Miracle Fold!

Disclaimer:  The author of this blog was NOT financially compensated in writing this review.  The product mentioned above was  given for FREE  for  evaluation purposes.  

Cooling Off on Weekends

We  went and visited my  brother-in-law and SIL  last weekend in Chester.  The kids always have fun whenever we go there as they    plunge in the pool if not walk around my BIL's huge property.  I seldom  swim for some reason that I  just love taking photos of the things around or watch the humming birds in my SIL's flowering plants.

My husband drove  going  there and I drove going back.  I think that was the farthest  I ever drove in my entire life lol.  Anyway, going to the pool is one way of cooling off and beating the summer heat.
Shadow Shots

Canvas Press, a Way to Preserve Memories

Having two  children is  fun but quite  challenging.  They are always  competing with each other with everything.  So every time, I  get  one of them something, I have to get  the other the same.  Just like when I ordered a charcoal painting  for  my son, I also had my daughter's picture done by  a different  artist because the  artist where I ordered my son's portrait cost so much.  Unfortunately, the artist that did my daughter's is working in Dubai and won't be home till next year so he said that he won't be able to send it from there.

So when I  put my son's  painting on the wall, she  told me that it isn't fair that she doesn't have one next to him.  Luckily, I thought of  ordering her painting  as a canvas print from Canvas Press.  I am glad that it arrived  before her 8th birthday as she is very happy about it.  I love how they securely pack their  canvas prints (as you can see in the photos below).  I also love the  thickness of the  frame.

As you can see, she couldn't wait till I can hang the canvas  next to his brother's portrait.

Canvas Press  make another  great addition to our  family wall of canvas prints. They have a very user-friendly tool  at their website so creating your  order is  easy.  The pricing is affordable and I can  say that, Canvas Press is another  great company to  preserve  memories through their canvas prints.

Oh I love this smile of joy and I owe  it to Canvas Press,   the company that  provides high quality  canvas print.  IN fact, they call QUALITY  their middle name.

They had a great idea to turn the packaging into fun.  MY son said that it would make a big  car garage shop, so that's what they did.  Look at the photos below.  I took the photos when they were just designing the garage but they made an elaborate one which I forgot to take picture of.

So thank you so much Canvas Print for helping me fulfill my daughter's wish of having her charcoal portrait be on the wall through your quality-made canvas print!   Preserving memories through Canvas Press is very easy so  make sure to check them out through the link I have provided above .

My little lady, Ms. Burrito, is turning 8 years old  this Sunday.  Happy birthday  my  darling princess, we love you so much!