Welcome to my World

On our way to Indiana, we stopped for the nite in Kentucky at a hotel.  We thought it would be fun to take the kids swimming after a long day in the van.  They did awesome in the van, by the way!  But lo and behold the pool was closed!  Did I mention that it was really HOT there too?  So I called up the hotel next door and they let us come swim in their pool!  I was pretty impressed by the Kentucky hospitality!  Then back in the hotel room, the kids found ways to entertain themselves while we took showers... They played in the curtains...           ...they played games on the computer...                                                                         ...and they made faces in the mirror... I always forget what it's like sleeping in the same room as my kids....let's just say we didn't sleep very well!  Thankfully, that was the only nite we has to do that... The next day, we were planning on visiting a small state park that has a pioneer village, but it st

Lately I have been getting all kinds of inspiration from other blogs, such as The Cottage and Bailey and Me I thought I'd like to try to make some interesting pillows...so this is what happened!  I took iron-on paper from Walmart.  Printed my musical designs on them, and the ironed them onto squares that I cut out of an old tablecloth.  Gotta love being thrifty, or green, or what ever you wanna call it.  I sewed the squares into pillow covers and ...tada!  The black and off-white ruffly one was made awhile ago with grossgrain ribbon and off-white muslin that I had lying around.  I also made the blue pillow awhile ago too...such fun...

 Love the Colors of Summer!  Off to watch fireworks  Trying to stay cool...  Can't miss the Millers!  Tired already?  Bristol is SO cute!  Met up with our friend Sam who is also five and is missing the same tooth as our Sam!  Love it...  Gotta love the scenery...

  What happened to my babies?   They Grow up so FAST!   My smallest son lost his first tooth!  He came to me in my bed at 4:00AM and told me he pulled his tooth out!  He was excited, but scared at the same time...I would be too!  I'm just glad it wasn't bleeding all over the place...I think he's a little young to lose his teeth (he's only 5 and a half)...but alas, he's officially growing up and it is kinda sad because Sam is my "baby"...Even though he's not my youngest, he was my last son, and the third born...he's always seemed like my baby...maybe because Joanna has always been so independent...ANYWAY...it's bittersweet for this momma...  Ben lost his first tooth at 6 and soon after that he lost his next one... JJ lost his first tooth at 6.5...