Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Labor Day Weekend!


I invited Megan and Mitch Jones to come visit us for Labor Day weekend as a late birthday surprise for Lee, and what a weekend it was! Lee was pretty shocked to see his niece Aubrie show up at a restaurant where he thought we were meeting friends. After a delicious lunch, we took the kiddos to the children's museum.



On school days the place is practically empty, so Paul and Aubrie had no competition for the most fun exhibits.





Paul loved to tickle Kaden and give him kisses.

 We were very fortunate to have a rainy Saturday. It kept things cool enough for us to do some hiking and a picnic at Madera Canyon.


We threw rocks in the river. Paul tipped in head first while trying to get a particular pebble, so we took off his wet shirt and soothed his wounded ego.


We played lots of games and had all kinds of fun, indoor and out, and ate great food. The kids exhausted each other, and us, and by Monday morning we were not at all ready to say good-bye. We can't wait to visit them and for them to visit us again.

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Home Improvement: Seuss Edition

It only took me a year, but here is Paul's nursery! Fully decorated and whimsical enough to make Pintrest puke.

Welcome to Paul's Room!

Stylish, safe, and colorful crib.

I think the next step is to learn the Alphabet Song.


Fun photos hanging on the closet door.

Dresser decked with craftified lamp, favorite books, and some fuzzy friends.`
Homemade curtains styled after the head gear of a certain cat.

Green Eggs and Ham quilt By: Grandma Jamie ABC Pillow By: Me.
There you go! The only room in our house that deserves this many photos. I am very proud of how it turned out, I assume Paul will never notice how cute it is, but I will notice.