Family Time

Earlier this month we had the opportunity to go spend a week at my parents house. It was great to relax and visit. In addition to that both my brother and sister were able to come for a few days while we were there too. It was so great to all be together! It had been almost two years since we had all been together. So while we were together we got new family pictures done. The SiblingsThe Whole GangMom & DadThe KiddosThe Kiddos AgainUsLaura & Doug

Good Clean Fun

The backyard kiddie pool was a little icky from sitting with water too long. SO I dumped it and rinsed the sides, but it still wasn't "clean". SO rather than scrubbing and working on this hot day...I filled the pool with bubble bath and had the kids get in to swish and squirm and play like all kids do. They thought it was the coolest biggest bubble bath ever, and had no clue they were actually cleaning! End result was happy kids and a very clean pool!

Wall Art

So not the greatest picture, I think my camera lens may be dirty...but you get the idea... I saw this on Robyn's site http://bobobbin.blogspot.com/2010/03/scrabble-anyone.html a while back and have really wanted to make one. Finally found a used board on craigslist for $5! and got to work. The longest part was getting all the names arranged and alligned, and actually it was Dave who finally got them on there. Then we decided we wanted the Families are Forever to pop a little, so I rubbed them with some paint. Then covered a piece of scrap wood with some coordinating fabric and voila! Oh and then we decided to add the "name plate" at the bottom too. Lots of fun to make!