Mother's Day

Sorry this is so late. I just got caught up in life and then, retelling it last night, I was reminded that I needed to add this story to the blog. 

Colton's class had a Mother's Day tea the Thursday before Mother's Day. It was so cute! We had punch and cupcakes. Each child drew a picture of their mom and they were all hanging on the wall. Each mom had to guess which picture was her! Of course almost everyone guessed correctly because 6 year-olds can't keep secrets! They also made a little book for us. In it, they had filled out some details about their moms. This is what Colton's said:

My mom has "blue" eyes and "brown" hair.

She is "21" years old and weighs "200" pounds.

She is pretty when she "wears a skirt."

She does "sew" better than Daddy.

I like it when she " makes crabcakes."

She is afraid of "roaches."

I like her because "she is nice to me"

I like to talk to her about "getting me an Ipod Touch."

Oh the laughter that ensued! They also made a cookbook for each mom. Every child added a recipe. There was spaghetti and macaroni and lots of other dishes. Colton's recipe was for Salad and detailed how Mome (his spelling) opens the bag, rinses the lettuce, rips it up and then adds yellow peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes and cheese. His favorite dressing is Ranch. 

They also make painted little flower pots and had a packet of seeds to grow. It was a very sweet day and I'm so thankful for all the memories. I saved all the gifts  in his memory box, which is almost full- even though he's only 6! Guess I'll have to go through it or buy a storage shed to hold all the memories yet to come!

Love,

Sunshine

Mommy moment of the day...

Scene: In the car on the way to school. Players: Me, Ava and Colton

Ava: EW! Me no like this milk.

Mommy: Ava, there is nothing wrong with that milk. Let me have it. (Take bib gulp. Follow with spittering and sputtering) EW! Don't drink that milk! 

Colton: I already did.

Heaven help us all! That boy's taste buds must be off!

Mommy moment of the day...

Colton: Here, Mommy. I'm done.
Me: Colton Lee you are not done with your cereal. You only ate the marshmallows!

Mommy moment of the day...

Hop in the car this morning, pull out of the drive, get on the road. Ava: "Mommy, me not buckled." AHHHH! I was in such a hurry that I totally forgot to fasten her in her car seat! Shame on Mommy!

Our first camping trip!

We had a blast this weekend! We took the babies on their first real camping trip. And I do mean real! No electricity and no running water at a state park. It was only one night, but we're all still tired this morning.

Driving in, we saw a snake and a deer. Jesse went ahead of us Saturday afternoon and got the tent set up. There were six adults and four kids so there were plenty of helping hands. The kiddies spent the afternoon playing in the water by the creek. But the bank was pure clay that was super slippery. Needless to say, there were lots of laughs!

One guy brought a hammock that was suspended between two trees. I seriously don't know how we would have survived without that thing! The three younger kids all piled in that thing and would swing for probably an hour at a time. Everyone took turns pushing them! Ava and I actually took a little afternoon nap in Sunday since the tent was too hot. 

We had hamburgers on the grill and went through and entire package of marshmallows in one night! Colton loves to roast marshmallows. He kept sticking them in the fire and would go around and make someone eat them so he could get some more. It was so cute! 

I was the first in bed, go figure! The babies loved staying up and playing. But I knew they wouldn't sleep in late. Sooooo.... I was up again at 6:30 when their internal alarm clocks both went off. The three of us took our friend's dog and set out on a walk. It was a nice morning, still foggy with all the spiderwebs in the fields still. We got to see some cool bugs and get some firewood. By the time we got back to camp, the other kids were waking up and then of course it wasn't long until everyone was up! We had a yummy breakfast of eggs and bacon and then spent the day fishing, playing in the water and exploring the creek. 

Oh! we stopped at the dollar store and Ava got a new net so she could catch "fwudderfwies!" She is so cute! Her net actually caught Colton minnow and some crawdads. The bubbles we brought also entertained the children and adults for hours on end. 

We are so glad that everything we well and I'm sure we'll do it again. in the fall. I would love to hear any funny stories y'all have about camping!

Love,

Sunshine

My new project!

Super excited about my new project! 

Colton, Ava and I went by Salvation Army last week and found ourselves a new chair. Well, it's old, and it was ugly . But It has great bones! It was marked down to $5 from $10 and shoved way in the back. Furniture is 25% off on Wednesday's so we scored it for only $3.75! Can you believe it? What a deal! I explained that we were going to repaint it and put new fabric on it. Colton said we should paint it blue and I couldn't agree more.

When we showed Jesse our score, he said, "Oh! They paid YOU $3.75 to take it home." Not quite...

Sooo.....off to Jo Ann Fabrics. They had a great sale and I had a great coupon. Would have spent $130 for 3 yards, but got them all for $50! Here's the beautiful winner:

 

Basquiat Patina

Then a trip to Home Depot yielded this:  

 

Southern Breeze, Behr

Not quite blue, not quite green. But definitely beautiful! I love the name, too. I thought about going with something more neutral- like a creamy white. But my heart just couldn't do it! I've been dreaming about a blue chair for a while now, so I just dove right in. 

Tonight will be sanding it down and getting the grime off it. If I'm lucky, maybe even a coat or two of primer. Or maybe I'll actually do the laundry. Tough choice.  ;)

This is the inspiration for our new living room, whenever we get our new-to-us house:

Isn't it lovely? I'm going to go for a restful, monochromatic look with touches of blue, green, and coral everywhere. The upper right color is Stone .04 with the trim being a soft, creamy white called Air .02 The blue/green is Water .07 and the coral is Clay .07 

Well, that's the inspiration for now. It may change slightly when we actually  move in. I've already got lots of ideas for new projects!

Love,

Sunshine