{Water Fun}

what's a summer without water.....

and speaking of water.... on fathers day we had a fun filled day that was ALL about WATER....

the kids and i surprised eddie with a canoe ride down the river....

after that we had a picnic lunch at one of our favorite parks.

it was a great day for a great dad!

{you capture: water}

{ You Capture: Fun }

Ok... it can't get any funner than this!

My kids are having a ball jumping, screeming, laughing.....

all the while capturing it on my camera

{You Capture}

Movie Night...

This is WAY over do but, better late than never ; )

We have really been slacking on the movie nights. Hopefully we can get back in full swing now that the kids are out for Summer.

Anyhow.... this movie night "treat" was inspired by THIS  who also inspired me to start family movie nights.

Go check all HER super creative ideas out!

For our treat, instead of a cupcake I went the easy ( and fast) way out and dressed up a scoop of ice cream .... they LOVED it : )

OK...So on to the movie ....

First of all I was NOT crazy about this movie! Surprisingly, the kids liked it and somehow it held their attention the whole time ( if you have seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about).

So, there was our movie night.

Now go and start your own

Family Movie Night!!

YAY.....

Summer time!!!

(( Friendly Friday ))

Depth of field.....

I took these when Avery and I went to the zoo a couple of weeks ago.... before it got too HOT!

Okay Heather...this post is for you! hee!

Also want to link you up to You Capture : depth of field ...a weekly challenge I am going to try and start doing.

So join along!!

That time of year again....

Once again baseball has takin' over our life....

We are on our 4th year of this extremely time consuming sport.

Like I have said before...I have just learned to accept and embrace it.

BUT.... I don't know What I am going to do if this little girl wants to start playing!

A recipe to share....

If you love bacon and maple syrup....

then this recipe is going to love you!!

I came across this idea on a food blog and new I HAD to try it!

The picture pretty much says it all.

You just add cooked bacon to your favorite pancake mix.
It's super fast, easy, and DELICIOUS!

Try it....you'll LOVE IT!

Before and After...

I started with this.... goodwill 2 bucks

then this.... hobby lobby 6 bucks

( could be cheaper if you have a coupon or sale)

now it is this... cute trendy chalkboard jars

the will go in my pantry filled with easy to reach snacks for the kids

which still looks like this .....

another before and after

coming soon ; )

Belated Valentine's ....

Just a re-cap on our Valentine's week....

better late than never

here's Avery making Valentine's for her class...

heart shaped cards stuck to suckers

( i forgot to take a picture of them with the suckers )

Dawson made a V-day box for all his cards

looking cute in her outfit...

And...last but not least, we surprised the kids with

heart shaped breakfast for

Valentines day.

So, that's our update

stay tuned for a

"before and after"

Like mother like daughter.......

Love seeing Avery using her new sewing machine

and being like her mommy ; )

AND, speaking of sewing.... here I made a hooded towel for Avery.
I used white terry cloth and Cotton fabric that Avery picked out and used a
towel that she already had as my pattern.

I wish the hood was bigger,

but...

as you can see she likes it anyway.

Catch Up......

In pictures......

I hope everyone is having a Happy New Year !

Advent...

What a fun thing to do with the kids...counting down the days 'till we celebrate the birth of Jesus.

I found one like this on flikr...it was a perfect way for me to use up my stash of Christmas scrapbook paper.

You could make it much cuter but I was in a hurry

(given I waited the day before Dec. to start it)

so I just slapped some old stickers on it and hung it up with jute ribbon I had.

And there ya go....

I have been putting little treats and notes in them each day.

One of the notes was that they get to make a gingerbread house...which they had to find according to the note.

(the scavenger hunt idea was from my friend Heather)

It was a BIG hit!