Hooo am I??? #45

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1. Do you decorate for the 4th of July?

yes.....but i don't have that many decorations so it doesn't look like it. I did make a flag banner that is hanging .

2. Do you you buy fireworks for the 4th of July?

I haven't yet....this year we are planning on getting at least some sparklers, we will be camping this weekend so hopefully we will get to see them.

3. How do you celebrate the 4th of July?

BBQs usually. Maybe we can make this an annual 4th of July camping trip.....hmmmm.

4. Do you have a family member that is serving our country?

Yes. lots of cousins and in-laws that serve. But also, we have lots of immediate family members that are now retired or honorably discharged. We are always grateful for their time served and for the sacrifices they have made and for the way they bring honor to our family. We are a VERY patriotic family :)

5. Do you dress in red, white, or blue on the fourth?

YES! if it's only jeans and a red shirt, that's ok too. eventually i want us to all match somehow too lol. the hubs will love that. hahahah.

Birthday 6/14/11

so my birthday started out at 330 am....the power was out. ugh. no lights anywhere. no fan to keep a noise going. we don't have the ac on yet (it has barely gotten into the 70s) but it was still hot. ugh. took a little bit to fall back asleep, but finally we did. luckily the child didn't wake and cry because her night light wasn't on. lol.

The hubs got me P90x and a yoga mat for my birthday!!!!

SO excited for that!!

But we aren't starting today...no way! I am not starting a "diet" (basically just eating better than we have, no restrictions....just smarter) on my birthday!

psssshh! i want cake!

After dropping daddy off at school, K and I head for the park/spray park

i love her little zig zag (or chevron if you please) swimsuit. we bought it on clearance at target last year! yeaaa! only like $3.50 or something!

she is brave enough to stick her hand in the fountain.

but that's it....she ran away screaming right after that. lol.

it was really cold water.

the is seriously thinking about going over to touch it again....you can see it in her face!

ohhhh....nope...

she saw the other girls running around screaming and decided it wasn't going to happen.

but she tried once more.

then we got dressed immediately. silly girl.

we hit up the swings.

she loves them now. stays on for a good ten minutes sometimes!

even says "higher"

Daddy walked over from the school and he tried to put her feet in the water again...still too cold.

post nap. love that bed head.

all clean and ready to go!

it was windy after her nap so while she was riding her bike and mommy was cleaning out the car for masani's visit. she had to wear a jacket.

then, we went to pick up daddy from work!

He actually had more time left than he expected so we went "down hill"

first you go up the steps

then you run, run, run down the hills.

usually we get distracted by the waiter drain thingy.

then it's run, run, run...

stop for a pic with mommy

oh and a kiss and hug!!

we usually go up and down the hills about 9 times

its a good tire the kid out activity.

then we headed to this thai place for dinner. We were also joined by VW and brittney.

it was pretty yummy. My dish was allll fried thou...ugh. not a good choice. at all! But the pot stickers we had before were delish! K loved them. she thought they were eggs. hahaha!

then we stopped by the cocoa bean.....??....it's a cupcake place here. they are yummy. a bit too sweet and heavy on the icing (i watch a lot of cupcake wars :) but still good. they only kinds they had were these two. A chocolate raspberry cheesecake! yummers. gonna have to make my own version of this soon. and a snickerdoodle one (which i didn't get to try! grrrr.) But k LOVED it! she ate half.

plus she had some ice cream with chocolate sauce.

my wonderful hubby....who will never look at the camera. whatevs. LOVE him!

some pics of me as a baby....with my dad!

at my first birthday!

eating my birthday cake!

Crayon Rolls-Service Project

Tatertots & Jello had posted on FB that a reader needed 145 crayon rolls for children in Haiti (makes me wonder if there is a connection there to Brandon and Jess who will be going to Haiti in about 9 days.....hmmmmm.) I have been wanting to make one for miss k for a while so I told her I would make some too! I need to mail these out....i've been sick so things have been hay-wire around here.

Here is the end result:

i had this fat quarter bundles that i got from joanns or something.

i used this tutorial from prudent baby and it was really easy!

only took two nap times to finish all four of them, lol. gotta love naptime!!

It would have been faster but i was doing other things as well.

this is the inside

then with the crayons in it.

Did you notice what i did wrong?? lol...

well.....on the blue one.....i ironed on the interfacing onto the wrong side (the good side not the inside part) of the fabric! hahaha. oh well. that would be k's she won't care. it doesn't look that bad. but....then....i also sewed the lines on that one wrong in about 2 spots (so 2 of the pockets are smaller, 2 are bigger). hahaha. oh well. crayons still fit, it still looks cool. and to my 2 year old.....she doesn't know the difference. she doesn't even like it! she takes all the caryons out of it and gives me the roll back. weirdo. then she can't put them back in. maybe she will appreciate it more when she is 3. or maybe when we think she isn't color blind. seriously. we think she is color blind. she is soooo smart and still can't do the whole color thing. it's a constant battle. we will keep on trying for a little while, i'm sure she will get it eventually.

pillowcase dress

i went to the DI and found this cute yellow pillowcase with a nice floral print. I thought it would be perfect to make a top out of, then i could just wear a little sweater over it.

so i pick my fav top that fits me fabulously.

and i drew with a pen around the top where i would cut, giving a 1/2 in extra for where i would sew but then directly under where the bias tape would cover the raw edge.

i ended up with this....

then i sewed it together.....and it didn't fit. of course. the original top was stretchy and this material...wasn't. dang! i was going to look SO cute with this top!

ugh!

so instead, I turned it into a dress for miss k. i had to take it in some on the sides and shortened the straps, but it totally works.

i also added some little ruffles straight down the top.

i folded down the bottom raw edge, and the top one is covered by some bias tape.

i really like how it turned out!

and it only took about an hour....including time where i had to reconfigure the whole thing. lol.

she loves it!

miss girl is about a 2T. this dress is probably a 3T. but that's ok, she has enough clothes for right now. when she gets bigger it will fit her just right!

she is just a tall skinny girl.

To the Father's

some of the important father's in our lives....

My dad....who i miss all the time.

my brother james...who i wish lived closer

jared....the future father!

Grandpa Mike

Grandpa Craig

And most importantly.....the best one of all, my loving and caring husband. Who knows what it takes to be a good father. He is amazing!

..................

and this little poem type thingy I found on the internet

What Is A Dad?

A dad is someone who

wants to catch you before you fall

but instead picks you up,

brushes you off,

and lets you try again.

A dad is someone who

wants to keep you from making mistakes

but instead lets you find your own way,

even though his heart breaks in silence

when you get hurt.

A dad is someone who

holds you when you cry,

scolds you when you break the rules,

shines with pride when you succeed,

and has faith in you even when you fail...

- Unknown

LOVE you all!!

Hoooo me??

Here are this week's questions!

1. What is you favorite summertime snack?

popsicles. ice cream. slushees. basically anything frozen and sweet. i would eat a frozen capri sun and be happy :)

2. Do you tan at all? (tanning bed, outside, spray, etc)

i used to occasionally frequent the tanning bed. but now, the only sun i get is when i'm outside with miss k. right now it's still too cold to get in any outdoor water :/

3. What is your favorite activity to do outside?

go swimming.

4. Do you recycle?

used to. oops. need to get back into that habit.

5. How hot is it where you live today?
not very....high about 70, sunny and breezy. very nice, especially since it's my birthday!! (more on that later!)

checkbook cover

after making my camera strap cover there was a lot of left over. (i started with 2 fat quarters)

so i decided to make a checkbook cover out of the remaining!

there is still leftovers!! i'm so excited, i love the pink polka dots!

i'm sure the man won't appreciate the colors. oh well. lol!

I used a tutorial found here. it is really really easy and seriously took me like 30 min....tops.

Gathered camera strap cover

So last night I made a camera strap cover for my camera.

I used The Cottage Mama's Tutorial

this is the second one I made, the first now resides on my mom's camera and I used 2 jelly roll strips, so it was skinnier, but it worked!

this time, I added a pocket for....an extra memory card, or gum, whatever.

i really liked how it turned out. I LOVE the polka dots.

I'm obsessed.

I also tapered one side at the end so it fit directly over the strap there.

it's nice. you can see where i had to sew it down like 12 times. lol.

now I look all super cute when i take my pics!!