Insta-randoms

I haven't been blogging so I guess that means we've been busy.

Last weekend we went to Jax to visit my parents.  Heath had some projects to do and I scheduled a couple of photo shoots.  It was a busy weekend.

Soccer with Grandma and American Idol.  Yay, Philip Phillips!  So excited he won.

This was project #1.  My mom had granite countertops installed before we came.  Heath put in the tile backsplash.  It all looks great together.

Then he had a toilet to replace.  Not exactly a fun job.

Hunter, of course, got to go to Uncle Ronnie's.  This was the hug he gave as soon as we arrived.  I don't know if he hugs anyone else like that.

Heath and I went on a little adventure after my beach family session.  We had to take the ferry to get where we needed to go.

Peyton enjoys playing with Grandma's 'stickers'.  They are usually old Christmas envelope sealers and address labels.

Sleeping babies are the sweetest.

We bought a few fireworks on the way home.  We went in with several neighbors on a group purchase.  4th of July should be fun!

Hunter finished his group swim lessons.  He's ready to move to the next level of lessons.

Heath and I celebrate our 9th anniversary.  We enjoyed a nice evening out and couldn't wait to go home, get comfy, and watch TV.  We are old!

This holiday weekend we (mostly Heath) did a ton of yard work.

The kids even helped haul tree branches to the driveway.

We're gearing up for the end of school for Hunter.  3 days this week and he's done.  So, lots of blogging of end of the year stuff to come!

Peyton Videos

And yes, she is sitting on the potty.  We're sooooo close!

 

 

I'm crafting again....

I was in a crafting funk for a while, but I'm out of it.

I've been wanting to make one of these for a while.  I made it for Deni's beach condo.  It's an 18x24 canvas.  I painted the edges first.  Then gathered scrapbook paper, ripped it into strips, and modge podged it onto the canvas.  Then I made use of my Silhouette cutter that I got for Christmas and made all the letters out of vinyl.  It was a labor of love and involved a lot of hours, but I love it and so did she.  I will be making a "Family Rules" version for our house next.

I've been seeing tons of cute bonnets being made for photo shoots.  With a little help on the dimensions I whipped up one and that quickly led to two more.  I'll be trying one out on a little newborn this weekend. I'm addicted and will definitely be making more!

Mother's Day 2012

My Mother's Day was lovely.  I slept in and took a shower with no interruptions.  When I came out of my room I was greeted with my favorite coffee and breakfast.  I was ordered to not do ANYTHING all day :)  We hosted a pool party for the family so we spent most of the day by the pool.  After naps/rest time we got dressed and went out to dinner.

It was nice to have the cousins around to water gun fight with Hunter.  I'm not a big water gun fighter :)

We had a serious Connect Four tournament.  I've been hearing all about how Ethan (age 10) is consistently beating everyone in this game.  There were 8 of us playing and it ended up coming down to me and Ethan for the win.  Aaaaaaand he beat me.  Fair and square.  The kid is good.

Special Moments

I love when I can catch these types of moments on film.

{Hunter reading to her in her bed after her nap}

Muffins With Mom

I always look forward to Muffins with Mom day at school with Hunter.  The kids are always so excited to have their moms in the classroom.

These fill in the blank sheets are always fun to read.  I got the biggest kick out of "My mother loves to TALK".


We were 'surprised' with bracelets the kids made for us.  The week prior to this event Hunter said to me at home, "Mommy, I did not make you a bracelet.  I promise you, I did not."  Um, okay honey :)


And he brought home this cookie he decorated.

my little flotation device

I subjected Peyton to torture (swim) lessons again this year.  We choose the Safe Start/ISR approach which is basically survival lessons.  While last year took 6 weeks since it was her first time in lessons this year took only two weeks (as expected).  It's amazing how much they remember even though it's been a full year since her last lessons.  She did amazing.  Did she cry?  Of course.  She was so exhausted in this video (since she was fully clothed) that she didn't have the energy to cry.

Friday Insta-Randoms

The frames to the left and right of the french doors have been hanging on the wall without pictures in them.  I finally had some printed.  They're big 16x20 prints.  I love them so much!

Hunter is doing some group swim lessons at the Y this month.  Working on some actual swim strokes.

Peyton is 4 lessons away from being done with her torture lessons.  She's doing awesome, but is full of complaints.  Words you'll hear her say during her lesson are "GET OUT", "hold you", "I did it, Mommy", and "I want a sticker".

Baby will learn to float, too.

These are in my fridge right now.

My favorite nerds.

Peyton and I got dressed up for a girls date with Robyn and Iris while all of our boys went to a professional soccer game.

hop scotchin'

One more month....

....until we can do this more often!  I'm ready for school to be out.  I'm ready for lazy days, playing in pool, and going to the beach.

{This picture has been printed on canvas and will hang in Dedi's condo with the one of Peyton in a bucket from last summer.  We also have one of Ashton.  Now just have to get one of Ethan.}