the friends.... (the best pic i could get of all of them. :)


pizza, fruit, pink lemonade, cupcakes


silly kids with silly faces!


sun bathers,


the girls were so excited about a princess present! their expressions kill me!


happy birthday addie! we love you so much! you are so smart and make us laugh. i am so proud of you. you amaze me everyday at how bright and sweet you are. i love to cuddle with you when its just you and me at night before bedtime. i love that you love to read books and want to learn. i love your help in the kitchen and that you always want to help with the cooking and the cleaning! you are so creative and are always wanting to "do a craft." you make us so happy and i could not imagine life without you. when i look at your face, i wish i could take you to neverland so you could never grow up. then you would be my little girl forever!



a sad p.s.
I hate to spoil this fun post, but i just heard that the local blogger and loved by all, Stephanie Nielson , (aka Nie Nie) was in a private plane crash with her husband. Pray for her and her sweet family. i am so sad. i am glad they made it.

Grosgrain: Summer by the Lake Swimsuit GIVEAWAY!!!!

Grosgrain: Summer by the Lake Swimsuit GIVEAWAY!!!!

to die for cute! check it out!

random thoughts of my day...

** yes, these are my daughters real baby blues with little editing. just alittle sharpening.

** i made this headband today to go with a new outfit of hers. i love it. i love the navy blue and green together. i have been waiting to find the right thing to make with the green floral fabric, and i think i found it. i was thinking it would be cute to make a patchwork scarf with the same fabrics!

** i so want fall to be here! i am tired of being hot and yucky. i want to cook in the oven and on the stove and not have my house heat up to 1 million degrees! and to go to the park. oh the park! how nice it will be!

** callie face planted it today at the mall. poor thing. i hope her teeth werent affected. it just looks like her gums to me. we will see as time passes i guess.

** i finally got my bathroom and floors cleaned. i have to clean things like bathrooms and floors and things like that when my kids are asleep. otherwise i have a 3 year old wanting to help and will sneak and pour comet all over the toilet and bathroom floor. so great. but its done and it feels good!

** i am kinda p.o.ed that gymnastics is on so late. i dont think i can stay awake.

** i wore two different flip flops to the store today, and didnt notice until i got home and took them off at the door! oh boy, i am scaring myself! :)

** have a good weekend for all of you whose weekend it is! :O)

vintage linens

some vintage linens in the shop. great for sewing projects like quilting, skirts/clothing, bunting/banners, tote bags, scarves, crayon rolls. etc. the list goes on!

family fun

today we enjoyed some homemade pizza for dinner. ( i seem to be blogging a lot about food! and my chin is starting to show it! :))

afterward we meandered outside and had a family water fight! addie chased us with the hose. then mark jumped in the play pool and kinda sprained his ankle and the fun was over! he was off to laying on the couch with ice on his foot!

recipe

just blogged here!