Hat, Hat, Hat...

Hat is said three times...by patting your head three times. At least that's the way Zach says it. We are teaching the boys baby sign language. They are picking up all the phrases that have to do with food ("more" is their favorite - go figure). But recently, Zach picked up the word hat and now he goes around patting his head all the time. For months we've tried to get them to wear baseball caps as a way to protect them from the sun. But no - they would rip them off the second we put them on. No, all the sudden, Zach can't get enough of his. He likes to wear it sideways, frontways, backerds (backwards), and any which way he plops it on. He also likes for mom and dad to wear it although we look a little silly with a child's cap on. I'm pumped about what his means for winter..cute little stocking caps here we come. Now if we can just get sweet Jonah to jump on board, we'll be all set...



Credits: Golden Afternoon kit by Sugarplum Paperie

Pool Days

You gotta love HEB. A couple of weeks ago, I bought a kiddie pool for 9 bucks on sale! It came with all these cute colored balls. Jonathan and I were so excited. We promptly filled it up, added the balls, and plopped the boys inside. We were sure they were going to love it. Bathtime is always a hit, so why not an outside bath?

Well, the pool wasn't quite a hit. The water was freezing (duh, mom and dad!), and so they lasted about 2 seconds. Long enough for me to get a picture. We haven't used it since. I'm not sure the 9 dollar photo was worth it, but the boys are still enjoying the colored balls!

Credits: Vera Lim "Gift" freebie. Pioneer Woman "Soft and Faded" photo shop action.

Kids Day Out

At 9:00 am this morning, I dropped the boys off for Kids Day Out. At 9:20 am I began think this wasn't such a bright idea. But we all survived! And when I picked them up 2:00 this afternoon they seemed to be happy, having enjoyed a day of playing with new friends and learning new things. Every Tuesday, we'll repeat the schedule. I'll try to include some pics, but we left our camera in Houston after a recent trip this weekend.

What did mom do on her day off? She had planned to spend the whole day writing her Bible study and working on some campaign stuff for church. But instead she ran about a zillion errands and had a delicious lunch with good bud Amanda. Work can wait! Right?

Here's a recent pic of the boys destroying our window blinds. :)

Unexpected Gift

Something happened to me this week. I received an unexpected gift from one of my favorite digital scrapbooking designers - Ellie Lash - by leaving a comment on her blog. I received a coupon to use in her store and bought her "Shabby Spice" kit. I love it so much and can't wait to scrap more pages of the boys with their dad. The kit has warm tones and masculine colors, so it is perfect for warm summer days and the beginning of fall. Thank you Ellie! You made my week!

Credits: Ellie Lash "Shabby Spice" kit; Font - Desyrel.

Summer Fun

Today was a good day. We walked around our neighborhood in our wagon. We played. We napped. We snacked. Before dinner, Dad treated us to Bluebell popcicles. We loved them. But, we loved the popcicle stick even more!

My Sweet Ones

Credits: Kristin Aagard's Lil Bakery kit (now retired) and Template; fonts: jailbird jenna; photos by DearCharli Photography.

1,2....1

Zach is into counting these days. Whenever we start counting 1-10, he pulls out his fingers and tries to follow along.

{One}
{Two}

{Three...I mean One!}

Okay, Okay, so we're still working on it....