Aha

So the camera turned up under one of the seats in my car. Right now I am feeling bloated and greasy from the 3 pieces of pizza I just downed. I know it's unacceptable and yet. . .At least I jogged 2 miles this morning right?Anyway at last night's "bunko" activity we fabric painted shirts. Mine didn't turn out perfect (I had a little seeping of paint) but I still loved how they turned out. when looking for something cool, fun, funky, retro that Tucker would like I stumbled across The Thundercats logo and knew it was perfect. I would have loved it even more just a little larger and with different colors, but the only solid color shirt I found in Tucker's size was brown. It was a hit and 2 other girls used it as well. It looked great in black and yellow. I love russian nesting dolls and was looking at some images of them when I stumbled across the images I used for Charlotte's shirt. I still need to make Paisley and Hanky something, but for now these are it.

Also found these cute pics of my kids watching their Aunt Karen blow bubbles

And did I mention the freaky barbie mask Charlotte printed off our computer?

kickstart my brain please

I think I could use a swift kick to the noggin. I've misplaced my camera once again. I am always taking it from sticky little hands and putting it where they can't get it. And then I can't find it later! Aaah.

Plate Wall

Here are some inspiration photos for the plate wall I want to do.

I have these giant "plant shelves" in our front room, kitchen, and family room. I know that I want to make a plate wall in the kitchen one. I just haven't made enough trips to the thrift stores. One day. Hopefully sooner than later. I like looking at china on craigslist too. So many pretty things.

Somebody had their first time-out today

Grass!

It's beautiful. Even if it was impossible to keep the kids off it and now it's all bumpy.

Camping

I'm glad Charlotte has a cousin for a best friend! I was lucky enough to have 2!

Tucker, Baxter and the DS.

Henry posing for the camera.

Andrea (due in June) and sicky Weston. Puked all night :(

Whenever we get the urge to go camping, Trent and I usually go to these super nice cabins in Christopher Creek, that his boss kindly lets us use. Trent even gets work done while we are there. But this past weekend Trent's brother Blake invited us to go camping. Real camping with tents, and s'mores and everything. I was worried about how Paisley and Hank would sleep, and how we would all crowd in a tent together with Paisley's pack 'n play. It was actually perfect. It was very cold at night, but everyone in our family (besides me) seemed to sleep great. We had tons of fun riding quads, pushing dump trucks and hanging out around the fire!

Hallelujah!

I found my camera. Yes! It was in the back seat of the car sorta hidden. Anyway, now you can see pics of all the going-ons.
Charlotte, Abbie, Mel, Kim, moi, and CassiGirl's night at Liberty Market. Fun girls and delicious food! Not all the girls knew eachother, but it was still a blast. Only 4 of us hung out after dinner, but it was so fun talking we ended up standing around gabbing until 11pm in the parking lot of Barnes and Noble! You probably won't be surprised when I tell you that I lost my headband that night. It was the first time I wore it, so I was pretty bummed. I think my brain is malfunctioning lately!

Our church had a breakfast and Easter egg hunt the week before Easter which was great! Candy!Friends.Rainbow face.Angel face.Last Sunday we hung out with the B* family. Nana making Charlotte laugh. Charlotte has to be within arms reach of Nana the whole time we are there.Sarah and Henry are always so cute together.

Brother Mark and sister Karen looking foxy.

I'll have to post this weekends adventures tomorrow.

Lost!

So I am losing everything! Trent changed out our computer but has not made time to set my Outlook up, so I haven't been able to get any email except my gmail. Then on Thursday we met up with Trent for lunch. I let Paisley hold my phone in the car to pacify her whining. It is now lost. Gone. Untraceable. I don't use my cell phone a ton, but it has still been a real pain to not have it. The main thing is that all my contacts are gone with it. Boo. And Trent doesn't seem in a hurry to replace it.

Friday night we went camping. Tucker was the Star student, which gives him the priveledge of having Baxter the class bear for a week. He is supposed to do fun things with Baxter and document it in writing and pictures. So we took him camping with us. We went with Blake, pregnant Andrea, Ashlyn and Weston. It was lovely and we had so much fun. The kids loved having us all squeezed into a tent together. I must admit, it went better than I thought. As we were getting ready to leave the campsite I was looking over the pictures we had taken on my camera as I was sitting in the car. On our way home, Tucker was worried that he had left Baxter. I was sure he had gotten packed up somewhere. As we were unpacking we couldn't find Baxter anywhere. Of course I would be the one to lose the class bear! I was sure I would spend a good amount of my Easter Sunday driving back to the campsite to search the bushes for the bear or have to ask Tucker's teacher where I could go to replace the bear. Luckily we decided to get Tucker's sleeping bag out and shake it loose (even though Trent thought he would've noticed a lump while putting it away). Thankfully Baxter was there! A huge relef. Now my other problem. I can't find my camera that I was so sure was in the front seat of the car!
I'm pretty sure the next thing I'm going to lose is my mind!

Oh joy, a computer.

So, my computer has been down for a few days. I want to post some pictures of girl's night. I loved it! Also of course my children. I love them too. And soon we will have grass. Tomorrow actually! So what did I do with all the time I didn't spend on the computer while I should've been cleaning my house and folding laundry. I read Breaking Dawn. I enjoyed the rest of the Twilight Saga, but wasn't as "into" (obsessed) with it as most people. And I never got around to reading the last one, so now I have. It is so easy to get sucked in. I've never read some 700 or something pages that quickly. Anyway maybe tonight I'll get some pictures on here. Until then.. .

Girls!

I love my girlfriends. And I am always looking for new ones to collect. A couple Fridays ago when Trent was on one of his many scout campouts, my little brother Mark was kind enough to come watch the kiddos so I could go on a "date" with Mel. I am so glad that Mel bought a house close to ours. I usually get to see her once a week. Yay. We went to The Cheesecake Factory, ran in the mall for a few minutes, grabbed Star Trek from Red Box, came home to relieve Marky and snuggled in my bed with our movie and take out cheescake. Glorious.We thought a view up our nostrils would be nice.

Can't wait for more girl time tonight. Girl's night hopefully every month and tonight we eat! We always eat!

Pics and recaps

These are the pavers I was telling you about. Trent did a lot of prep work for these babies. Making sure they would drain water away from the house, taking out tons of dirt and layering back up with ABC and sand. Then he did all the cutting and laying. He is a jack of all trades and I love all he does for our home! Now for grass!! Can't wait.

Yesterday Charlotte's preschool went to "tour" Krispy Kreme. The tour was lame, but the doughnuts were tasty.
The cutest kids ever.

They did not want to wear the hats, but a good mother always makes kids do stuff they don't want to if it makes a cute picture, right?

Bunko girls.

I am not an official member of the group anymore, but I went to the hair accessory making "Bunko" night last week and had a blast. This is Kristen. I love her. And my face is fat.

Donna busy crafting and Katie growling in background!

Charlotte, Kristen, and Desiree. Super cuties.

Landscape and more

Trent spent the majority of this weekend putting pavers in our backyard. He's making a lovely grilling/seating/eating area and a walkway where the kids will surely push trucks all day long (when it's not too hot). It already has made a world of differend to the look of our yard and I can't wait for the grass.

I will be requesting $$ to spend on the inside of our home the next time he gets a real estate comission. Oh how I dream of kitchen cupboards, drapes, lamps, furniture, wall art.

These are some pictures that inspire me!

I love bold colors. Mid century design. But sometimes I like the shabby look too. I could drool over design magazines all day. I think I need to go subscribe to one!

filling orders

My job is mostly filling people's (very small people usually) orders. Breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner orders. Orders for clothes and clean diapers. Orders for clean laundry and dishes. Orders for groceries, toiletries, tickles, kisses, and so forth.

So when I am asked to fill a different kind of order, it is quite refreshing.

Trent's mom asked me to make her a pink and white headband. Fun.

A fan of my Busy Bee SIL who liked the necklace I gifted her requested a similar necklace, but customized to her wants. Cool.

I like making pretties.

Happy Life

Yesterday we released our last 6 butterflies. It was wonderful seeing them finally able to fly high out in the open.

Meal times as a family are the best! Henry eating breakfast in his diaper, one snow boot, and one cowboy boot. He is so funny about shoes. Usually he won't let his green crocs leave his sight and I have to put them next to him in his crib during naps "so Paisley doesn't get them".
Tucker was showing me how he can whistle. He has his first loose tooth this week and is so excited about it!

The face I just can't get enough of!