“Hammer Time”

When you have boys, all they want to do is play with tools.  Parker’s favorite at the moment…

A HAMMER!

 

LOVE the tongue!

Time for the BIG hammer now…

Well looky here!  James decided to come home from his friends’ house to play with us.  The neighbors are usually soooo much “cooler” than us. 

Big Daddy even came out to play!  It’s a happy day!!

LOOK MOMMA!  I found something else….

LOVE this pic soooo much!

Weird!  Parker is mad at James?!  He always is…

See all that dirt?  It’s gonna be my garden.  I’m hoping to get some plants bought and planted tomorrow.  That’ll be another post in and of itself.

One Thousand Gifts

After seeing a friend of mine blog about this book and seeing it around Blogland, I went to Amazon today and made the purchase for myself. 

I can't wait until it comes in!  If you have never heard of the book, take a look at this video spoken from the author, Ann Voskamp.  It is amazing!!  Definitely makes you stop and think about what's important.

AND, she has a blog too!

A Holy Experience

My Washer Necklace

I’m actually a little behind the times on this.

But, I’ve seen lots of washer necklaces around Blogland and thought I would take a shot at it.

This is my “SPRING” version with a “floating” crystal.

{it sounds so fancy schmancy when I say it that way}

{I even tried to take “cool” “unprofessional” pics for ya with props and all!}

What do you think?

I actually don’t like it around my neck

:(

Go figure.

I’m gonna put it on the rearview mirror in my car.

“CHEESE”

Trying to get a two-year old to smile AND look at the camera at the same time can be a little challenging.  Nonetheless, he is cute about it!

 

Spongebob was a little distracting….

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE those baby blues!  He is gonna make a special girl very happy someday with those handsome eyes!

I think we’ve got it!!  Eyes on me AND a smile!

Cute, huh!  They just grow up soooo darn fast……

It’s Been A Wonderful Day

Today I got to spend the day with my wonderful, oldest son!  His class went on a field trip and it was the most beautiful day ever for it!  It isn’t very often that I get to spend one on one time with any of my children other than Parker, and that’s only because he isn’t in school yet.

Warning – there are lots of pics to come!!

 

Yeah – the sun wasn’t very forgiving in his eyes!  He wasn’t happy with me wanting a pic at the time.  Still love it!!

 

After the field trip I stayed and hung out with James for the last hour of school.

Budding Artist!

I think I may have a budding artist on my hands. 

What do you think?

That’s a pretty good motorcycle if you ask me.

Better than any I could draw!

It’s Hard to be Tough on Day’s Like This

This was a particuarly bad day for Parker.  He has had soooo many ear infections and sicknesses in the pas year that he was wayyyyy behind on his shots.

Poor thing got 6 in one day!  He is one tough cookie if you ask me!  Two in each leg and one in each arm. 

 

Now a week and a half later we are fighting a fever that supposedly comes {around day 10} after the chickenpox vaccine.  He’s been up for three nights running a 102 degree temp. 

Sadly enough, after a visit to the doc, it was determined that he has ANOTHER ear infection.  Good thing he has an appointment on May 11 to get his adenoids checked.  I’m hoping that is going to solve some of his ear issues.

You Asked For It

If you follow me on Facebook you know that I got a haircut that I am not happy with.  I’ve have griped about it very publicly.  I apologize to anyone that is tired of hearing of it.

Wanna see?  Hmmmmm……doesn’t look so bad from the front {other than I wanted a trim and she took about two inches off}.

But this is where I start getting irritated.  It’s supposed to be stacked in the back and gradually taper longer in front.  There’s a name for it but I don’t know what it is.  I’ve had it cut this was before with no problem.  Don’t know what happened this time but that DOES NOT look natural.  That’s far from a straight line if you ask me.

And the back?  Well it’s not much better.  No straight lines there…..

  

I’m having a really hard time just waiting for this to grow out.  Just a little irritation to start my day….no fun!

So if you see me out, just look the other way.  It really is bad…trust me!

Time For Spring YUMMINESS!

We began to hear the sounds of the ice cream man about three weeks ago.  It was a 50 degree day.  We didn’t get ice cream .

Yesterday we did!!  It was a beautiful SPRING day and the perfect day to partake in some yummy goodness.

Of course, Parker got the messiest.  I just like to think of it as him savoring all the delishness and not worrying about anything else!

Shouldn’t we all look at things this way?  Oh how grand life would be!!

Killer Tiller

I feel 60 years old today.  And I feel like I’ve been beat.

 

That right there is my leg.  Bruised and beaten.

 

From this darn tiller!  Who’da thought that starting to put a garden in would beat me up this much.

It’s going to be a laborious project and hopefully we will be rewarded with lots of yummy goodness! 

Seasonal Swaperoo!

I joined the Seasonal Swaperoo Blog and got my package in the mail yesterday!  I LOVE IT!!!

What is it:  Seasonal Swaperoo is where we have a swap for different seasons, holidays and topics, or anytime we decide a little love is needed!  Items can be handmade or store bought and most likely a combination of the two.

It’s fun – so much so that you get packages like this in the mail!!

CUTE BUNNY!!

 

Modge Podged plastic Easter eggs!  I’m gonna have to make some more of these.  I LOVE them!!

And these carrots are my favorite!  I have been wanting to get some more Easter decor this year and this fit the bill perfectly!!  So talented!!!

Love, LOVE these rose magnets made out of paper.  I have “seen” them online and now I have one so I can actually try to make one myself!  Thanks so much!!

Easter covered balls!!  I put some of these in a hurricane that had some Easter grass in it. 

And these!  Well let me tell ya, my kids love getting swaps for me because there is usually something that they “steal” from me!  This time it was the jelly beans!!

Thanks so much for all the goodies!!  Thanks so much JennyLyn for the package.  It was PERFECT!!!

If want to join Seasonal Swaperoos, go HERE to sign up!  Membership is only $5 a year and you get the cutest stuff and meet the cutest people!!  Tell them I sent ya if you do!!