Backyard Oasis

Well, maybe not. Nevertheless, the boys love their little pool and homemade popsicles. We have spent as much time as possible outside now that we have blue skies and warm weather again. With all of the bad weather lately and since there is no "quickly dashing" through the rain with two toddlers, I have felt a little imprisoned around here. But now that there are clear skies for our foreseeable future, we plan to be outside a lot.

On another note, now that we have had this camera for about a year and a half, I am finally taking the time to learn about some of the other settings in which my camera can shoot, besides auto. Let me tell you, this thing can take some great pictures. I do not have professional photography in my future, but I am happy to be able to take some decent pictures of my children.

Piper

I know you all have been dying to see this precious little girl.....so here she is. Such a sweet little bundle of joy! And look at all of that hair!

She's here!

My niece, Piper Elizabeth Maitland, was born on May 29 at 2:08 am west coast time. She was 7lbs 2 oz and 18 3/4" long. Please continue to pray for this new family after a long, 18 hours, of labor and as they adjust to life with a newborn! I will post pics when I have them!

Congratulations Paige and Trevor! I could not be more excited!

I thought you all would like to know......

that my sister Paige is in labor! Stay tuned for more updates and pics, when I get them, and please keep them in your prayers!

One Fine Saturday

We started our very busy, but packed with fun day at a birthday party for a sweet little friend of the boys. Happy birthday Rebecca! It was held at an indoor inflatable playhouse. Let me say that I was not too thrilled with the idea of it at the beginning; I am a complete germ-a-phobe. But, it turned out to be great! The boys had a fabulous time, and I mean all three of my boys.

They bounced... They went down the slide...
again....and again..... and yet again... Daddy is tired!But still smiling! Everyone else had a great time too... After a bath and a nap it was time to play again! It was so pretty outside, the boys thought they would take their cars for a drive.

Down the driveway... And then back up again... (Do you see a theme here?)
McLean fell and got a boo-boo
But Mommy made it better with a kiss and a band-aid

After Mommy and Daddy enjoyed a feast of crab legs and fries, yummy!
the boys ended the day by enjoying some popsicles in the backyard

A Happy Day

It was a wonderful Mother's Day here in our little part of the world. I hope all the other Moms had a great day too!

We have been a busy bees all week doing a few little projects. As you can see above, the boys made their grandmothers and great-grandmothers a precious card. They are quite the little artists, if I say so myself! I wish I had been able to take a picture of them playing in the paint, it was priceless. But, it was a two man job just to make sure the paint ended up on the paper and not all over the rest of the house. And, as we are currently on man-on-man defense around here, there was no one left to take any pictures.

I recently saw these cute favor baskets online and thought I would give them a try. They are so cute and pretty easy to do. They each hold a cupcake and a chocolate sunflower topper.

They made my table setting so festive and perfect for our Mother's Day celebration.

We spent the afternoon with both of our parents, who were nice enough to make the drive up here. As usual, we headed downtown and started off with a delicious brunch at Liberty, and then walked down Main Street to see the sights at Artisphere. I love how our little city always has so much to do!

We took a break to cool off and let the boys splash in the fountain..

They loved it!Ben was so excited, I love his expression!
And of course we still managed to squeeze in a few family photos, although I must admit these are certainly not our best effort...

And then we headed home for ice cream cake!

Cuddling with my boys to thank them for a perfect day!

Just for fun

In addition to all of the sewing I have been doing for Two Little Monkeys, I have also done a few cute little things for fun.

First is a diaper cake I made for my friend Laura, who's shower I hosted here in April. She is having a little boy, Preston Thomas, due at the end of June. I can't wait to hold that little sweetie!

Second is one of the moses baskets the boys used as newborns. They were cute as can be before, but my sister wanted to use it for her little girl. So, I made a new bumper and pad for the inside and now it perfect for little Piper. And, as requested from Paige, not pink!

So, since I know you have been dying to know, that is what I have been doing with my free time when I am not making clothes!