Fox

My sweet niece turned 5 last week and for her birthday I made her a purple fox.

It took me so long I (almost) gave up &

went to the store and bought her something.

But it's cuteness made up for the hair I was pulling out by the time I stitched the last stitch. 

And she's definitely worth it!

Boots & Shadows

Today I crafted all.day.long.

While my sweet pregnant sister sat next to me keeping me company.

I love days where it's just me & her.

(With the sounds of our kids playing together in the background).

She ate nacho fries,

while I sewed and made about a dozen mistakes.

Do you ever just have bad sewing days?

It's like a bad hair day.

Later that day the boys and I went outside to play.

Ayden & Lucas live in their boots,

And they will all skateboard for hours.

While they skated, I practiced taking pictures (and doing cartwheels) in the magic hour, where the shadows are long and the sun is low.

It's my favorite time of day!

Have a great weekend!

 

Something Stinky Hiding in Here

We had a seriously stinky situation in this room.

And it kept us all out for weeks.

Door shut, no entry allowed.

It was B-A-D.

Like eyes watering, holding your breath while pluggin' your nose bad.

And involved a certain critter leaving this earth in the wall of Ayden & Lucas's bedroom.

Which if you've ever dealt with before (which man I hope you haven't), there is nothing you can do about it...except let it take it's natural course. 

Um, that's just disgusting.

But now we are back to sweet, clean smelling goodness.

Ahhh...

I don't think I'll ever take the sweet smell of clean for granted again.

My sister in law is always making something amazing. And her "little" side handmade business is not so little anymore. 
And Ayden got to be a part of her photoshoot, which was seriously so much fun! 
I'm so proud of her!
Not to mention it makes me alil' bummed I don't have a girl to dress in her fine frocks! < but not THAT bummed :) > 

The photo shoot was done by some friends of ours who are AMA-zing photographers!
They have a great eye for the little unseen details and anyone who can entertain 9 kids at once with a smile on their face is a hero in my book.

They are taking our family photos soon and I can't wait!!

Our best daddy

This Father's Day was a really good one.

We thrifted in the morning,

and hung out by the pool the rest of the day.

 It felt good.

And it felt good to celebrate Kyle as a father. He works so hard for our family. Sacrificing SO much.

And sometimes we don't tell him as often as we should how much we appreciate all that he does for us. 

We are so lucky to have him. And I love being by his side watching him grow as father and seeing how in love our boys are with him.

He's our best daddy.

I hope your father's day was great!!

Spooky

Lucas got spooked while playing outside,

By his daddy-who popped up behind the fence,

Looking like this:

Lately it seems...

I just can't get ahead of the laundry...it's piling up on me.


I'm pretty sure I spend the majority of my day cleaning up after Lucas. Yeah, that sounds about right.

Couponing is a lot more work than I have patience for, too much clippin' and sittin'. And why does it seem only BBQ sauce and pop-tarts are ever on sale?

Lucas only ever makes "this face."
They've learned to skateboard down hills...totally safe recreational activities.

And it's only Wednesday :)