Scrappy Friends

After I made the fabric alphabet I realized that I am a horrible estimator of fabric and that I had bunches left... so I set off on a completely random project to make Luke some sort of stuffed animal type of thing out of the scraps.

This is what my table looked like... fabric, phone, sewing machine, can of mandarin oranges and a playdoh tool. A mess. By the time Luke got up from his nap I had some new "scrappy friends" for him to meet. He promptly began trying to get them to drink his juice. :)

I ended up filling the little worm/snake/things with split peas so they have a bean-bag kind of weight to them which is fun. Luke enjoys carting them around in his big yellow dump truck...

Fabric Alphabet

Since I don't have to grade papers, write lesson plans, grade more papers and answer school-related emails right now I've found a lot of spare time to work on some fun projects. I really like to sew and since there aren't that many cute things you can sew for little boys (think ruffled pants, pillowcase dresses, etc., etc., etc. for girls! hahahaha) I've resorted to making some fun little toys.

A couple of weeks ago I set out to create a magnetic fabric alphabet (random, I know) and I think it turned out really cute.

Luke has really enjoyed playing with it and that was the whole point :)

It's not out all of the time and we store it in the $2 vintage flour container I found at Goodwill. Please pardon our lack of pants in the majority of all my recent posts. We're potty training and when we're home it's just easier to have one less item of clothing to remove in an emergency situation :)

My Prince Charming

Special Pancakes

A few weeks ago I made Luke some special pancakes...

Today at the Pool

Today we met Carter and Sheaffer for some pool time. There was barely any sun for us mommies and the boys had their share of spills on the concrete, but the trip was still fun and the boys had a chance to practice their sharing skills.

Carter getting ready to drink a big cup of the pool water:





Check out that cheesy grin!


Hugs!!!


We ended the day with some fist-pumping:


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Goggles

Goggles are great for swimming...


... And shopping!


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Building Skills

Check out Luke's tower-building skills....


... And my Lincoln Log building skills.


They must run in the family.

(if you're curious as to why I took a pic of log house it's because my brother and I played with them A LOT growing up (he's an architect now) and I thought he'd be impressed) hahaha

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How cute is this???

How cute is this rug?!?! And the $18 price tag made it even cuter!


And speaking of cute...


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Mouthful

Luke and I were hanging out at the beach club when he fell and got a mouthful of sand. Of course, being the loving and doting mother that I am I ran for the camera phone before helping him wash out his mouth. ;)


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Huh??!

A couple of weeks ago we headed to the Ft Worth zoo and on the way down there we saw this....


I think I might need one for my jeep! Hahaha

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Typical morning

After breakfast some playdoh time...


... Followed by dumping an entire bag of pretzels on the floor.


Then some antics at hobby lobby...


... Followed by a trip to see re fish at walmart.


Then back home to eat lunch and build a fort...


... And trace our feet on the Magna Doodle.


Then a nap! ;)


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Fire Truck at Market Street

The post title kind of sums it up. ;)


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Gardening

Here are some more random cell phone pics....

These lilies FINALLY bloomed! They didn't bloom last year and at the end of last summer I thought I had pulled them all out. When they showed up again this spring I figured I'd give them one more chance. Glad I did!



Now I'd like to have a moment of silence for my petunias. I have 3 pots of these and this was a few weeks ago in their prime... They're still hanging in there but the heat is definitely taking it's toll.


Luke pushing the garden cart at WalMart...


Helping mommy water:


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Misery Loves Company

Jaxson and Luke having a dual meltdown during small group at The News. Hahahhaha





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Luke Loves TOMS

Prepare yourselves for a BUNCH of posts involving poor quality phone pictures. I take a bunch of pics with my phone and then forget to post them... So I'm going to try to post a bunch today.

This is Luke walking around with no pants and my silver sparkly TOMS. I cant wait for his feet to get a little bigger so I can get him the Tiny TOMS because apparently he loves the brand as much as I do. ;)





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Beach Buddies

This pic is from SEVERAL weeks ago , but I am STILL trying to catch up. I am soooo grateful to have a great group of girlfriends who all have young kids.... these boys (along with LOTS of other kiddos) are going to be friends whether they like it or not! :) hahaha
Not that we want them to grown up any faster than they are, but the other moms and I were definitely envious of the moms of the 6 - 10 year old boys who were there - they were lounging in their chairs, reading magazines and talking as we were chasing our crew all over the beach. :)

Another Makeover!

Shaeffer was sweet enough to ask me to "makeover" her blog and I was more than happy to oblige! Her sweet little Carter could not look any sweeter on the new "Sims Stories" header :) Want a makeover of your own???? Head over to HERE to find out more!

Makeover

I redid my blog a few months ago and thought it was time for a summer makeover :) Hope ya'll like the new look! I thought I was just going to be doing it for myself, but have ended up designing a few blogs for friends as well. I'm really enjoying it and have decided to add it to my list of "services" on www.slightlyaskewdesigns.com . Before I could advertise making over blogs on the Slightly Askew site I had give it a makeover itself and so be sure and head over there and check out the new look as well as lots of fun, new projects I've been working on. I have a LOT of stuff in the works right now so be sure to check back and see several fun new baby announcements, shower invitations, blog designs and birthday party invitations in the next week or so! Thanks so much for supporting me in my creative venture! :)

First Swim

I'm trying to catch up on pictures and these seem funny to me since Luke is now a little FISH!

These were taken on May 31st and were Luke's first time in the water. Since then we've completed swim lessons and have been at the pool almost every day. :)

TONS of other swim pictures to come!

Play Doh Snake

Luke has come up with this new game and whenever we play with playdoh he wants me to make him a snake... ... then he takes his little knife and starts chopping.
And he chops and chops and chops.

Until his snake looks like this... I'm not sure whether or not I should be disturbed or proud :) I'm leaning toward proud. ha!