Aprons

Last week I spent a good portion of nap time and bed time sewing a couple aprons for gifts and one for the little man. We made his out of some scrap fabric that I had. I didn't have a pattern, so I had him stand still while I traced something on paper. It's not perfect and could probably be a bit wider, but he's mighty proud of it! We couldn't have it stay clean for long, so he helped me make some No Bake Cookies, and then he wanted to watch Ratatouille. Very fitting I think!

The other two aprons are for gifts. I decided to try a half apron for one of them. I kind of made it up as I went, but I love how it turned out. We have a fabric store here in Spanish with the cutest fabric ever...









Yes this is me... yes those are my slippers.... and yes, I walk on the insides of my feet!
**blurry photo courtesy of Lucas

"Dentist Doctor"

Saturday was our 6 month checkup at the dentist. We love our dentist here in Spanish Fork for a few reasons...

1) Dr. Tomlinson is super nice and so is the staff.
2) They are open on Saturdays!
3) He is great with kids.

He let Lucas be his little assistant while he checked my teeth. Lucas loved it! He even got to press the little button on the instrument that shoots air. Then he told him that he could press the special button once. You should have seen his eyes when he pressed it and water shot across the room. It was great!

Lisa, the hygienist had her camera and sent these pictures to me. I'm so glad she did. Now when you ask Lucas what he wants to be when he grows up, he says "a dentist doctor". Perfectly fine by me! (As long as he doesn't join the AF and move his family to Japan...sorry Em!)




Dr. Tomlinson and Lucas checking out my xrays.


Dr. Tomlinson counting Lucas' teeth. He was such a great patient, but unfortunately he has to return next Saturday to have a little cavity filled.

Jed and I are both cavity free, but Jed has something on the inside of his cheek that he has to get removed and then biopsied.

Lucasisms

I had to jot down a few things Lucas has said lately...

1. He threw something down the stairs and I happened to catch it, but before I get tell him (for the umpteenth time) to stop throwing things, he said to me "wow mom, nice grab!"

2. On our way up to my parents house he asks me, "mom, are we going to dama's house?" I respond with "Yes Lucas, we're almost there" and he says "no mom, I think we're lost"!

3. Same trip to Honeyville, as we're almost pulling into my parents driveway (coming from Brigham) I see some boaters down on the lake. I told Lucas to look at the boat down on the lake and he replies... "mom, I think that's a gondola"! First...I think we've seen to many episodes of Little Einstein's and second...a gondola?!

4. Yesterday we had Landon & Tawn over for dinner. We all sat down to eat and Lucas told Landon it was his turn to say the prayer and than said "Otay Landon, be a leader".

5. Last but not least he'll start each sentence with either "well..." or "excuse me". Such as "Excuse me dama, why is your car so little?" or "well...i think not!"

A New Couch and An Ugly Ottoman

This past Tuesday I headed up north in hopes of purchasing a new piece of furniture (and to visit the fam). You see, my dad was employed by La-Z-Boy up until the end of June when the plant he worked at shut down (and outsourced to Mexico). He spent nearly 30 years with them (and would have had senority if I had wanted more than one couch!)



On Wednesday the plant had big warehouse sale for the once employed. Me and my dad went out to it...crazy! They were each allowed to purchase 1 piece of furniture and since mom and dad didn't need anymore, I decided to go look. After browsing the still packaged furniture with only slits in the plastic to see the fabric and a nice paper drawing of how the couch should look, I settled on a couch (with a high recommendation on fabric from dad). Brand new couch for $125... not to shabby! I also purchased a $10 ottoman, pretty much the ugliest thing you've ever seen, but I have high hopes for it's future!



Along with the furniture they had lots, and Lots and LOTS of treasures... I bought Jed a staple gun that attaches to the compressor and a rubber mallet.



Now that my dad no longer works at La-Z-Boy, he's hoping to make his B & M Boot Repair business a full time job. He's been doing it part-time for the last 8 years. He is awesome at repairing boots and shoes and can pretty much fix up anything you bring him. He also makes canvas bedrolls that keep you nice and cozy when sleeping outdoors (or indoors), especially in the cold. And...he sales Wyoming Traders men & women clothing (scarves, canvas & wool vests, coats, etc.) So, if you need any shoes or boots repaired, give him a call at 435.279.8384. You can order the other things on his new website B & M Boot Repair (it's also under the website links).





Lucas & Nappy modeling on my new prized possession!












Mom & Nappy. It is so hard to get a picture of my mom with her eyes open. She has some serious rapid, non stop blinking when the camera comes out. This is about the 12th picture and after I made her close her eyes while I counted!

We also went up to Melanie & Jim's so Lucas could play with CJ and Logan on the Gator. He had so much fun, although he's a terrible driver.

Lucas, Kody, CJ & Reese

Logan & Lucas







Jim grows a massive, beautiful garden every year. He let the kids go pick and eat some peas. He was trying to teach Lucas how to open the pods.



And here's Kody showing of his professional pat-a-cake skills!

It's Independence Day!

Lucas showed us just how independent he can be. While I was taking a nap and Jed was watching a movie, Lucas decided his body was a nice piece of canvas for coloring, along with our bathroom sink and our comforter (and I must have been real tired cause I slept through it all).

On a positive note, Crayola deserves a gold star for making washable markers!

Jed and Lucas thought it would be great to be pirates...

Aaarrrggghhhh!

We did get a lot accomplished on this holiday... My mom and dad brought down our new couch (I'll post about it later) which fits nicely in our front room. We cleaned out the coat closet and then organized and added another shelf to the loft closet. Lets hope we can keep it this way for a while!

We watched some firecracker and firework displays from our lawn. Thanks Messenger's for entertaining us!! Lucas thought it was great!

PCW Reunion

This past weekend we headed to Hurricane for a family reunion on Saturday. We had a great time visiting and playing. Grandma Beatty was in charge this year and her and Paulette did a great job of putting everything together. It was warm, but we made it through and the kids slept great that night! Lucas played really hard and loved every minute of it. Kody slept for about two hours in the shade despite the hustle and bustle around him. (Can I just say that I love that both of my children are deep sleepers!)




Lucas at the fish pond... He can hardly wait til gets to use "his" fishing pool for real with grandpa!


Singing "I am a Child of God"





Becky & Josh...






Grandpa & Talease won the horseshoe competition.

Splash Park & Duce

Lucas loves Duce.. He can keep him entertained for a long time! We stayed at Talease's so Lucas got to spend even more time with him.



On Friday we went to a splash park in St. George. Lucas had such a fun time getting wet, as long as it didn't spray him in the face! Kody loves the water...he thinks it's great fun to stomp in it.

Napster, Business, and a Park

Thursday morning we decided to finally take Reese's 6 month pictures (now that she's almost 7 months). She's such a doll. We went to the Spanish Fork Library to use their flowers. I'm still trying to learn all the "cool" places to take pictures! Lucas wasn't to cooperative with the camera (as usual) and Kody's following in his footsteps. I think he could hear the playground calling his name!

Not long after we got home from that, Jess walked through the door. It was so fun having her here, even if it was only for a day. We went over to Tawn's for lunch and then walked to a park so Lucas could play again. Reese and Kody just hung out on the grass...aren't they cute!

Love Reese's eye's peeking over the glasses!

I decided to have Jess model for me so I could practice with the camera.

For more of Reese and Jess go here.

And by here, I mean my new business blog. I did it...I applied for a business license. Now the site isn't much to look at yet, but soon I'll have some designs posted and pricing, and NEW HEADER... all that good stuff! I'm still learning, but I'm loving it!

Little Blue Pool

Yesterday I told Lucas that if he would help me clean up the downstairs, we could get out the pool and swim. He was so excited! The pool is quite small, but that didn't seem to stop him from having a great time. We invited Reese over to take a dip in the nice murky water and Kody slept through it all!

I've been practicing shooting my camera on "M". I definitely have a long way to go, but it has been fun to see the difference in certain shots. Most of these are of Reese since Lucas won't look in my direction when there's a camera involved!









oops...a little nose dive into the water!



practicing going all the way under...he's getting better!