scooter and a craft.

My day started out with my little Wolverine riding his new Transformer scooter. Spencer earned this scooter and he has yet to take it outside so for now he scoots around the house from room to room. I watched him scoot to the bathroom, heard the toilet flush and then out he came. It's his favorite mode of transportation!
I had a little project I wanted to do for Mataya's room. It started with this frame I got at a second hand store for a few dollars.
And this is the finished product. I saw something similar to this online for $35...I made this for around $8! I wanted something to hang her flowers and hair things on and I thought this was a fun idea because it is cute and functional.
I love the pink and brown material. I had a moment in JoAnn's right there in the fabric section when I saw this material I got so excited I was a little embarrassed afterwards:)

cute.

This was the best pic I could get!

pajama buds.

Pajama buddies!

I got Spencer these pajamas at Kohl's for $4! He has worn them for about 4 days straight. He would get dressed when we had to go to the store and once we got home he was back in them.

so it's come to this.

I have found that as a mother it is my job to know where every single thing we own is at at any given moment. For example, Spencer will ask me where his tiny pirate sword it to his little pirate guy and expect me to know it's exact location. If I can't find it within 5 minutes of him requesting it then I have shamed him in some way. Although, I always seem to find what he is looking for so I can see why he comes to me in his time of need.

Now Cory is a different matter. I get questions such as: "where are my car keys?", "what happened to my black belt?", and my favorite "where is that little piece of paper that I wrote a phone number on last week?"...oh boy!

Now what is a mother to do when I can't find something of MINE? Who do I turn to for help? I do seek answers from all the people that live here, but they can't seem to help me. I ask them where something is and I get a blank stare and sometimes a look of total confusion. So I recently realized what I've been reduced to...

Dollar store, alligator scissors!

Really, shouldn't a mother's scissors be the one thing that is off limits? I once had a very nice pair that I kept in the kitchen when I needed to cut open a package of bacon or cut the top off a Gogurt that wouldn't cooperate. I remember my mom threatening bodily harm to anyone that cut anything made of metal with her "good" scissors! It's serious, people!

I'm considering getting a good pair and attaching them on the kitchen counter with a bank, pen chain so it will stay where it's supposed to.

A while ago, I bought a good set of metal measuring cups. I keep them in the knife drawer (which the kids know is off limits) so they are protected from being lost. The boys like to use measuring cups and fill them with snacks to enjoy which means they don't always get returned to the kitchen, which then means I try to make something and have to measure everything with an old 1/8 cup with a broken handle because I'm not in the mood to search the house for missing measuring cups.

Maybe if they found their way to the toy bin I would find them...

I mod podged and lived to tell about it.

I copied my friend who did her daughters name with wood letters....thanks Kayli! I had the letters for a long time and didn't know what I wanted to do with them. And if some of you recall my "confessions" post you will understand that this project was a big step for me. I feel like I can walk into church with my head held high, because I too own a hot glue gun and my mod podge attempt was a success.

It turned out way cute....I love it!

the goddess venus.

I'm sure you are all familiar with this painting. I cropped it a bit for obvious reasons. Well I'm sure you all remember the grilled cheese with the face of the virgin Mary on it. I had a similar experience, but it involved the likeness of the goddess Venus and a quesadilla.
Crazy, right?! Take that grilled cheese lady. I thought about contacting my local news, but Parker and I were really hungry so all we have is a photo to remember it by.

a day in the life.

Mataya got a ride in her chariot from her brothers. Parker made sure she had enough padding and toys for her journey.

She was loving it, she even had some snacks in there. The boys really like to take care of her.

We got to visit with some of our favorite girls. Lexi only gets to have her binky at night and naps and she was looking around to see if anyone would notice if she took a quick hit off Mataya's pacifier. Lexi was a wiggle worm. We tried to get a good pic of them. I hope Mataya has a head of hair like that in a year. We still haven't achieved the Lexi arms so we will shoot for the hair now:)

I love this shirt Spencer got from Grandma and Grandpa Jones for Christmas. He put on the safety goggles and he looked like he was ready for the wood shop.

Parker's snake attacked him in the night. His name is Smoothie. Parker got him at Reptile Gardens in S.D. According to Parker that may perhaps be one of the coolest places on the planet!