Let's Go Fly A Kite and btw Blogger is driving me nuts

Blogger is driving me CRAZY! I haven't been doing updates b/c Blogger keeps turning my pictures when they upload. It keeps some going the correct way and then decides to change up others...I don't get it! Does anyone know how to fix this??

Yesterday the kids went out to Granny and Papa's to fly their $1.50 Big Lots Kites.

The pipeline out at Granny's and Papa's always has a nice breeze...

now for a bunch of sideways pictures b/c of blogger. Please adjust your necks.  ahhh

So the pipeline always has a nice breeze, but 5 minutes after we arrived the wind stopped completly, thus Ella's beginning stages of frustration....see below

We are going to go back out tonight in hopes of flying the kites "way up in the sky" according to Eric.

So Granny took them on a Gator ride instead!

We love visits out to the farm!

I'm staying busy with Spell It With Style.

I've been working on these framed monograms for twins for Megan. I've been following her blog for a long time. Megan is Mommy to Cohen and soon to be Sloane and Knox. She is a beautiful person on the inside and out and has given me so much inspiration. You can follow her blog here:

http://www.inthiswonderfullife.com/

 I'll do an update when she does her post of the nursery reveal!

Here are a couple more of today's projects:

McKenzie's

and Clara



Thursday

Pudding Mouth....gross I know.

I got in some new fabrics for Spell It With Style...

Jack came to play

Eric used these blocks (from when I was a teacher) to make our family! Very creative!

Staycation at the lake

I just got a brand new camera and I'm in love! Prepare for loads of pictures:

We've spent the last few days at Lake Jacksonville.

More to come!

Fashion Fairy and Flowers

Ella came out last night looking like this: Wowza!

She was speaking with some kind of British accent and said to me,

"Hellooooo. I'm a Fashion Fairy and girl, I can make you over in no time at all."

I can't tell you how happy that made me....she doesn't think I need much pazazz to be fabulous! lol

And here is a video of Ella and Eric playing some kind of pretend pinata game. Yes Eric has on a skirt. Yes Scott, Pop, and Papa it is normal for a little boy with a big sister to play dress up in girl clothes.

And my flowers! I'm so proud I have kept my potted flowers alive through these 101 days!

Last weekend

On the 3rd we went out to Scott's parents: Granny and Papa. The kids love riding in the Mule.

Being patriotic

Relaxing in Papa's new favorite chair

Then on the 4th we headed to Jacksonville to spend the day with my parents: Nana and Pop.

Pop smoked the most delicious ribs I've ever tasted! They were seriously GOOD!

Around sunset we headed out on the lake.

Ella and Eric

Me and Scott

Happy Birthday America!

Midweek Randoms

All the good pictures from our weekend are on Scott's phone. I'll work on getting those posted later tonight.
We made a quick trip to my parent's house on the 4th and enjoyed a fun afternoon/evening at Lake Jacksonville. The kids couldn't wait for the big firework show the city puts on at the lake. But by the time it started (9:15 pm) they were so exhausted. Eric kept asking if it was almost over and Worry Wart Ella was concerned about the lightening off in the very very very very far distance.

Today Ella (6 yrs old) worked on making her own book. Here is the first page:

"There was a girl who was in the yard."

I love how the East Texas Twang totally makes it into her invented spelling. lol

The kids played really well together and I got 2 Spell It With Style orders finished:

The picture quality is not so great b/c I use my iphone. I've got to do some research and buy a camera!

8"x10" Land of Nod "Lots of Dots" letters for Jaxen in California

and a stacked black and white name plaque for Sophia in California.

Our appliances rebelled

Our appliances started rebelling this week.

Our month old refrigerator almost flooded the house. I came home to find a steady stream of water shooting out the ice dispenser of the refrigerator door. It was a big mess, but could have been much worse. It took 2 trips to Lowe's and my teacher voice, but Lowe's is giving us a new frig! Yeah!

Then early Saturday morning, I woke up around 2 am stuck to the bed sheets. I went to see what the thermostat said: 83!!! We keep our house between 74-76 so 83 meant something was broken.

I was nice and waited until 8 am to call our landlord. She kept telling me she was sorry but nothing was going to be open this holiday weekend and we just might have to wait until Tuesday July 5?????

No mam! I called my parents to double check, but I was pretty sure that was not acceptable and unreasonable. They agreed.

So I practiced my teacher voice again and told our landlord that the AC must be fixed today or she would need to pay for a hotel room. Luckily she got on the ball and our AC was working 5 hours later. Thank goodness!

Ella was sick Wednesday-Friday and was finally feeling better when we took these pictures.

pretending to be asleep

Eric loves his black cowboy boots and black cowboy hat.

He says when he grows up he is going to have 2 horses: A nice horse and a bucking horse.

The other day Willie Nelson's famous song came on, "Mammas, don't let you babies grow up to be Cowboys" and Eric kept yelling, "Oh yes I will!"...funny thing is that he has never been on a horse.

Scott's parents were keeping Cousin Will this weekend.

The kids had a great time playing with him.

Eric may or may not be getting sick. He is running a low grade fever and says his throat hurts....we shall see!