So pretty

We had a couple of swim party's to go to this weekend and Hailie got this cute swimsuit from Auntie Becca for her birthday so I wanted to make a cute dress/coverup to go with it...
I had this cute fabric so I decided to go for it. It turned out pretty cute I think? She really loved it. I had her wear her new Cakies clip too, and it ended up matching perfectly!

Happy Birthday Daddy

I thought it would be fun to let the kids help me bake a cake for Kyle's birthday.
They were really excited to help bake a cake for daddy's birthday, and you can see they really did a good job! It was adorable, after we were done frosting it and piping the lettering on it, Luke ran in his room and said it needed one more thing.. and he came out with the Matchbox Police Car.. How cute is that? You can see how proud they were and if you look at Luke's mouth you can see they thought it was yummy too as he still has chocolate frosting all over his mouth from licking the spatula... that definitely is my son!

My Space..

Not the My Space you may be thinking I meant, but truly a little piece of the Master Retreat that will be all mine...

I decided that I wanted a little area to be able to do all of my projects at because currently I am doing them on the kitchen table and that is just not cutting it lately. I just hate having to set up and take down everything (especially my sewing machine!) so the quest to find the things I need to set up the area begins. I have been looking on Craig's List for that perfect little craft desk, and I think I found one. It is a black desk that matches everything else in our bedroom including the desk we already have in the Master Retreat that has our computer on it. Originally the woman was asking $300 for the desk and a bookcase but I somehow managed to get her down to $100 just for the desk... so I need to make my decision on that.. Then I was looking online for storage options and I found these from Jenna Rose I love them... Aren't they fantastic? I really like the brown and teal ones, but unfortunately I don't see them For Sale in their online store so I will be keeping my eye out for those.

I was thinking of talking Kyle into taking the doors off the smaller closet next to the area I want to set my desk up at and then organizing everything in there..we will see how he responds to that project! I will keep you updated on my progress.

a caterpillar story

So Grandma Mary Jo bought Luke a present when she went on her trip.. some modeling clay..

He really enjoyed playing with it..hours of entertainment..

Mommy says thank you Grandma Mary Jo!

Anyways.. he came up with quite a masterpiece!

He made a perfect caterpillar...

He was really proud of himself and I was too.. It was uncanny though how one of his favorite books is The Very Hungry Caterpillar..anybody see a similarity??

Pillowcase dress

So I saw this pillowcase dress tutorial on this fantastic blog called a room somewhere and thought it would be cute to make for Hailie.

It was fairly simple I went to this cute antique store by work and rummaged through their stacks of vintage pillowcases and low and behold I found one with butterflies on it..Perfect right..

The directions were very simple to follow and I think it came out okay.. Besides the fact that I shouldn't have cut so much of the pillowcase off before I sewed the ribbon casing, as I seem to forget how tall my daughter is and it turned out to be more of a tunic then a dress..Oh well she got lots of compliments at Preschool and that is all that matters right..hehe

Our baby is growing up...

Today was Hailie's first day of Preschool.. She insisted for the first picture that she held her new princess nap mat..

When I dropped her off she was pretty excited to be going to school with Luke, and like the perfect big brother that Luke is.. he did not let her down. I dropped them both off in the gym and immediately he took her by the hand and like a proud big brother announced to everyone that his little sister Hailie was here. He then proceeded to introduce her to all of his friends. She was a little hesitant as I was leaving, but Luke just looked at her and said "Come on Hailie Girl let's go play" and off they went...

Happy Birthday Hailie!

It is hard to believe my little fashion princess is 3!! We celebrated her actual birthday night by going to dinner at Nick and Vitos with

Grandma Mary Jo.

Thanks for my art belt Grandma Mary Jo..

She found it necessary to open her mouth everytime she tried to cut, it was hilarious!

Then they came out and sang Happy Birthday to her and presented her and Luke with cookie sundaes..

She tried to finish both!

As we were driving home from the restaurant she was telling mommy what a nice birthday she had and I would have to agree!

We love puzzles!

After her special tea party, Luke and Hailie decided to tackle the Mermaid puzzle..

We're so proud!

A Tea Party To Remember

The decorations were in place and Hailie was anxiously awaiting her party guests...

Grandma Kathy did an AMAZING job on the cake!

But wait...there was one guest that was a suprise!!

SNOW WHITE!!!!!

and she came with lots of fun things for all of Hailie Girl's Guest to do!

Nails and makeup were done...

Cool Face Painting.... Necklaces were beaded...

Snow White then introduced the Prince and Princess of the party!

Then Hailie got to help Snow White crown the other prince and princesses
Snow White read one of Hailie's favorite princess books before it was time for...CAKE!!!
We all know how much Hailie loves being sung Happy Birthday to!

Look at that face!
Then it was time for Snow White to return to her castle



Good times were had by all!!

Oh yeah,.....well my dad can arrest your dad!

Daddy's gift to Hailie

http://animoto.com/play/BS3F0t8W2kptyg4Hlva1ow

Fun on the 4th!

The kids were excited to go to Papa and Grandma Kathy's for a Fourth of July BBQ....

The cousin's really enjoy spending time together..

Hailie loves her cousin!
Playing with Pinwheels and Ribbon Streamers waiting for Papa to finish those yummy hamburgers..

Uncle Clint showing his master ribbon skills... take note kids..

Pop!!

The kids had a blast bobbing for apples, it was hilarious watching them all try!

Colton was the first to get 'er done!

Luke's persistance finally paid off!Preston had success!Hailie eventually got hers too (with the help of her hands!!)

Sydnie decided bobbing for apples wasn't her thing!The evening ended with a water balloon fight and fireworks.. Here is Uncle Clint and Daddy helping devise a plan of attack.... In the end just about everyone was soaked!