Ummmm

just experienced our first "poop in the tub".  and it was NOT fun.  hopefully that's the last exciting tubby time of its sort!

Racket ball anyone?

Kids are always good for a laugh. Not sure what the squinty eyes are about.  :) 

First experience with cinnamon rolls!

The project:

The helper:

The middle:

The drool-worthy end result:

Conclusions:  not too difficult, just takes time.  Definitely worth it! :)

Food for Thought

Have you ever gotten a "twin" egg?  While I was baking something the other day I came across one (on the right) with 2 yolks in one eggshell.  Growing up we had chickens and we frequently got these twinner eggs from them.  This is the first time I have found one in store-bought eggs.  Has anyone else ever gotten one?  Not sure why there would be such a difference from home-grown to store-bought.

I just uploaded 357 photos from our FABULOUS end of the semester break.  I will share some soon!

Rain, rain go away!

I left our window open last night and thanks to the torrential downpour it got inside!  I really don't mind the rain so long as I can stay dry.  I did grow up in Seattle after all.  Days like today I wish I had a really cute pair of goulashes. 

On the daily

As of late....

• We are celebrating several new and coming soon babies!
• Camille is chomping on her 5 new teeth
• Nick has been doing lots of studying for finals this week
• I'm finally getting a few home decor projects finished up
• The seniors are graduating...makes me excited for Nick in 3 more years
• Camille's new trick is shaking her head "no". It doesn't always mean no, but she sure loves it
• I made my first cinnamon rolls.  I'm easing my way towards my first loaf of bread
• Nick and I started participating in weekly date nights trading off babysitting

Husband of the Year

Nick and I thoroughly enjoyed looking at these pictures together! :)


Husband of the year awards

The honorable mention goes to:

The United Kingdom


followed closely by...

The United States of America


And then....


Poland




but 3rd Place must go to...

Greece



it was very very close but the runner up prize

was awarded to....

Serbia


but the winner of the husband/partner of the year is.

Ireland .

Ya gotta love the Irish.

The Irish are true romantics. look, he's even
holding her hand...

Splash Mat Project

Originally I was planning on keeping this blog mostly pictures of what our family is up to with a little paragraph or two.  I certainly wasn't planning on making it all crafts.  But when I'm up to lots of crafts, it's always fun to share.  Plus I get many of my crafting ideas from other people's blogs, so hopefully I might inspire someone else! :)

My crafts are usually very simple and easy.  If you know me you know that I'm very frugal (I won a cheapest wife award after all, but I think frugal sounds so much better!) so I will share how I make inexpensive crafts for even less!

I have a hard time spending very much $ on fabric.  I'm not very good at sewing, so if I don't pay much for it, I don't feel bad if I mess it up.  This has forced me to be creative since it seems that fabric is more $ than it should be.


Places to get cheap fabric:

1. Walmart isn't my favorite place to shop, but it certainly fits the bill as a college student family.  Their fabric selection is okay, at least for solid material.  Most of their prints are pretty ugly.  The clearance section often has decent fabric for $1-2/yd. 
2. Remnants!  Have you ever needed a yard or less for a little project?  Check out the remnant section at your local fabric store.  It can be hit and miss, but you can find some good things

I'll share some more places to get cheap fabrics as my projects come up.  

One of today's projects was about as easy as they come, and no-sew...my favorite!  I wanted a splash mat to put under Camille's high chair when she starts feeding herself.  I wanted some vinyl fabric with the fuzzy cotton backing (think cheap table cloth material!) so it would protect our floor from spills and also soft underneath so it wouldn't scratch. 

I was checking out the remnants at Walmart when I came across 1 1/2 yards of tablecloth fabric.  It was iridescent white with a light floral pattern.  Not too hideous, and only $3.  Perfect!

I cut a large square to be used for the splash mat.  I just eyeballed it because it's going to get food on it anyways!  The edges won't fray so there is no need for hemming it or anything.  Then I cut a small rectangle for a place mat for Camille when she is big enough to eat at the table.  I still had some fabric left, so I think one day I will use it to sew a simple little bib that covers her tummy and arms and ties on in back for really messy eating.  Anyone have an easy pattern?

 

April showers bring May flowers

I can't wait for...Nick's break at the end of this quarter.  Anyone doing anything fun?

I am excited for... taking some family pictures with some of the gorgeous flowering trees around here

I am working on....a collage of picture frames, Jamie's baby shower favors and altering some clothes

I am ready for....yard sale season!

I am working with Camille on....crawling.  she is not even close! :)

I am in love with....all of the new babies everyone is having lately!

I can't believe......Camille learned to shake her head when she doesn't like something.  Oh boy :)