Happy Father's Day!

Free entertainment for a two-year old

We wondered what was going on when we noticed a 'small river' coming out of our neighbors driveway a few days ago. Steve went over to check and it turns out that a waterline had broken underneath her driveway. It took a couple days for the water department to come and fix it, so it turned into a morning of entertainment for a two year old and his mommy.

The highlight of the mornings entertainment came when they broke through the driveway and the water was shooting probably 30-40 feet in the air and 100 feet away. Of course, the guys with the shovels turned it on the guy with the backhoe and the group of men were turned into boys for a few minutes while they had a water fight. They finally got it fixed but our poor neighbor's driveway is now torn up.

We Miss You, Daddy!!!!!

Random Pics and Bargains

One of the things we didn't realize about our new house until the spring arrived was the many beautiful flowers that the home owner before us planted. It has been so nice having fresh flowers to bring into the house every couple of days. The roses have been gorgeous and I can hardly wait for my hydrangea bush out front to bloom.

I don't sew (& wish I could) but tried my hand at making this coffee table runner to match our new chair. Very simple project but makes a huge impact!


This is our latest bargain. We found this arm chair at a furniture store warehouse sale and got it for only $20. We recovered the cushion and it looks like new.

Ever had a bad hair morning? Ian came into our bedroom this morning looking like this. I had to get a picture because it looked so funny. As you can tell, he's not quite awake yet:-)

Poor little Ian has been fighting a fever for almost a week now. Here's a picture of his favorite 'sick spot' while watching one of his favorite movies "Frosty the Snowman."

I have been on a constant quest to find a way for Hailey to be able to wear the bows I've made her. I found these headbands on etsy.com (cool craft website) really cheap and made my own flower clips and bows to go on them. It turned out really cute. By the way, if your looking for cheap flowers, check with stores for ones that have fallen off arrangements. I got mine for 25 cents each.

Family Fun

We took a little mini vacation this last week before our busy summer schedule begins. Instead of going away we stayed at home and did day trips----much easier and enjoyable with two kids! Here are some pics of our fun times.

Ian and Steve at our really cool zoo.

Riding the elephant--Ian's new favorite animal

The new train at the zoo (if you look close you can see Ian and I in the car behind the engine.)

Playing in the 'sand' at Lake Murray

Enjoying the outdoors

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Family Picnic

Happy Mother's Day

Ian's rendition of the songs from Mary Poppins

Ian has a great fondness for the songs from 'Mary Poppins.' We found (or rather 'heard') him in his bedroom this morning running around like a crazy kid singing 'Spoon Full of Sugar' and 'Let's Go Fly a Kite.' And, no, we didn't feed him sugar for breakfast!