because i have extra time on my hands...

i can organize the children's books according to color. really? my husband says there is professional help available for people like me... oh, and i built these bookshelves myself, months ago and for some reason never posted the process on the blog. that's what summer does to a momma.

made by me ~ a quilt

above is the quilt top in progress and below is the completed project. the back is the orange/white polka dotted fabric. i wanted to use a lighter color for the border with a small print but had a hard time matching colors.

tie dye cupcakes

we have had such fun making the rainbow cake for different birthdays we decided to experiment with cupcakes.   little man and m1 successfully cracked eggs into the batter... this was m2's attempt. she is only three so we have time for her to learn. below are my helpers working on the food coloring; part of the fun is layering as many different colors as you can into one cupcake.

nice puffy crowns perfect for homemade icing... but for some reason i have no picture of them completely finished. this is the mess that remains... why is it that fun sometimes equals making a mess?

colorful utensils in the dishwasher... i should have gotten a picture of the colorful tongues that licked the utensils.

she's three and she's bold

the time: 11:00 a.m.

the scene: chick-fil-a (mom wied, auntie a and i were discussing groceries for an upcoming trip ~ the children were playing on the playset)

after playing for 1 1/2 hours all three children came out thirsty. i said that i would get them courtesy cups of water within the next few minutes. a few seconds later i heard a little voice loudly ask "can i have a curdy cup of water?"  m2 had walked through the restaurant, cut about 17 people waiting in line, and was on her tippy toes trying to get the attention of a worker. by the time i reached her she had her cup in hand had said "thank you" and was on her way back to our table.

lake fun

broken a/c

when we woke up saturday morning our upstairs was 83 degrees. we turned the air conditioning off, reset the breaker, checked the outside unit and then turned it back on ~ within the hour we had gone up another two degrees and by late afternoon it was 93 upstairs.  the downstairs unit is working so we have been camping out with the children. other than showering upstairs or running up to get a toy or book we have been mainly downstairs, in the family room, together. they are coming tomorrow morning (wednesday) so we are enjoying one last night of camping out. on a positive note the upstairs is fairly neat since we have not been up there... but the laundry is piling up because it is too hot to complete a load.  

have potty will travel

 m2 and aunt sissy ~ when you gotta go, you gotta go.