This was from our last beach trip with the sun, as the weather as significantly turned into fall here. I can see us still visiting, only with our jackets too. It has been raining, finally! Horary for fall and the beach.
This weekend, the children and I hung the Eeboo alphabet wall cards that I have had for over a year! Talk about procrastination, yikes! I am pretty okay with the way it came out, the lines are not spaced evenly, and the cards a heavy so it sags a tad. Hey, at least they are up right? right? (repeat to self) It was easy to have the children help as they loved looking at the cards when I was placing the line on the wall, and they helped with hanging them up.
I used twill tape and thumb tacks for the line and regular clothes pins to hang the cards. After we were finished, Landon said a few sweet words about it that made it all worth it. All in all I call this a successful project.
At Knott’s Berry Farm! We all had a blast! This was a closed park night we go to every year for our work. This was the first year we brought the kids; they were so well behaved and had so much fun. Looks like Disneyland should be fun to conquer soon…
Really, 24… I think it is a little underestimated myself. The day was great, when I got home from work I was surprised with this cute banner. And man do I have a wonderful husband. Who treated me to dinner with my three most favorite people. We shared a sunday after dinner and when we went home I was surprised again with a cake! (come on, what’s a birthday without a little sugar?) It really was a wonderful day… and my loves, they treated me with a sleepless night, with three hours of sleep, here I am at work… but seriously, where does the time go? It might be a little cliché, but time defiantly passes way faster the older you get. I cannot believe Summer is almost over!
Lots of gardening, baking, and naping going on around these parts…
Well, before the move, the last thing I made was the very cute and easy apron for the kids. The pattern is from Meg at Sew Liberated.
The first art that was made after the move was some labels for the trash cans, naturally. We needed labels so that company (and ourselves) could tell the difference between the three of these. Now the trash cans are sporting some art from the kids and we can all put the recycling where it belongs.
(this picture has nothing to do with the rest of the post, but it fit somehow)
Sitting in a tiny appointment room at the doctor’s office with two kids for two hours (yes two!) taught me things about myself I knew very little of, until now. This defiantly ranked high on my not a good idea list, super patience need list. We made it through with smiles and giggles even if it was passed lunch and nap time. Now, I am a mom who is not very keen on fast food, we eat it a couple times a month at most. But after this hilarity we all needed a happy meal, whew. The kids napped in the car on the way home and I slowly prayed for an early bedtime… who am I kidding?
In lighter news, we have moved. Remember that commute? gone. I now live a whole three miles from my office. But even cooler, we live only six blocks from the beach! The kids are really enjoying visiting the beach or wetlands on a frequent basis. I am really enjoying having two more hours a day with them and my husband. Miracles can happen in those two hours I tell you, miracles.
Handmade Home… I think I am in love. The very night I brought it home I made this very much needed bathroom rug. This book is so great! I have projects lined up for tons of much needed family items.
…trying to stay fully present
…moving to a new place
…living in my children’s smiles
