Water Water Everywhere

We planned to go swimming at the Graham's house after the kiddos had their afternoon naps. Payton went down for her nap at 12:30 and we had to wake her up at 4:00! Yall, my child does not sleep like this. We planned on cooking out, but being in the sun and water wore P, Nate and Cayman out so we decided to just come home.


Jenni and Nate

Corey and Cayman

Payton and Nate after swimming

They were playing great and loving on each other and then Payton started screaming... turns out, Nate was using her as a teether ;) She has 2 little bruises from his top teeth on her arm. I thought we weren't going to deal with biting until MDO starts this fall (totally kidding Jen... Nate didn't do it on purpose).

Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are

I was organizing my new little craft/quiet time area (catty corner to P's room) and turned around and didn't see Payton. I looked in her room and this is what I saw...



How can you ever be upset with this face?

Hey Good Lookin', Whatcha Got Cookin'?

I found this interactive kitchen for $30 on the classified section of a local website! The little girl outgrew it and they wanted it out of their garage. A little all purpose cleaner and it was as good as new. It recognizes the food put on the burners and asks all sorts of questions. They also gave us a copy paper box full of play food and utensils, which the majority of is packed away for future use.

Just Breathe!

Whew! I finally have a chance to sit down and upload pictures from the last 2 weeks.

Monday through Thursday was Vacation Bible School at church. Initially I was the snack lady, but there were so many kiddos (what a blessing!), I ended up teaching 2nd grade with 3 other lovely ladies.

Not sure if yall know, but in college, I switched my major from fashion merchandising to teaching and then back to merchandising (because I was a stupid 20-something that thought a higher salary was more important). After graduation, I wasn't ready to move home, so I subbed in Denton for the Spring semester. I LOVED it!!! When I got the Kappa job and knew I'd start grad school, I entered a teacher certification/masters program. After the fall semester, I didn't want to stay in Pittsburgh any longer than I had to, so I decided to go the "easy" route and get my MBA. If I hadn't made that choice, I wouldn't have moved back to Dallas and met Lane.

This week I can't tell you how many people asked me if I was a teacher. When I said no, they said, "Well, you should be". What a compliment!!! I think God is telling me something. Once our last kiddo hits 4, I'll most likely start an alternative certification program and finally do what I should've done all along.

Down On The Farm

Last Saturday, Payton and I went with Mom, Dad, Allie, and Michael to Uncle Bob's in Emory (Lane was golfing at Possum Kingdom). We started the afternoon with some watermelon and then went to see the cows and horses.

I think she liked it!

Dad took her into the pasture to get a closer look.

This is Trey...the sweetest old horse ever! P wasn't too sure about holding his mane.

Payton was more concerned about sucking on the gate than looking at the camera.

Update: Window Mistreatments

Fusible webbing ironed on the salvage edge

"hemmed" edge

I didn't take pictures as I was folding the Roman shade.



Using upholstery tacks, I tacked the top where the wall meets the ceiling to make the windows seem extra long, and then hot glued cream fringe to finish off the raw edge.

Material - 3 yds @ $5/yd =$15
Trim - 1 1/2 yds @ $2.5/yd =$3.75

Total cost is less than $20 for 3 windows!!

Ma ma ma ma ma ma ma!

I can't believe I forgot to post about Payton saying momma!!

She started this several weeks ago and is now leaving off a few of the "ma's". She knows what it means too... whenever she's crying in her bed, I'll hear ma ma ma ma through the monitor. It's so great to be loved by this amazing little person!