Sweet Miss 'c'

Just a quick snap today...

Here's Miss 'c' , she was just emerging from "the tent"... 

WHY was she enticed out?

Because Mom had the camera!!!

I was trying to snap a pic of BOTH of them playing IN "the tent"...

but whenever they see the lens cover swinging and the camera strap hanging...

...they crawl as fast as they can in the hopes of getting a hold of them!

A Blushing Berries Prayer...

Dear Lord,

We are ever so thankful for the bounteous rain that we have had for days...

and days...

and days...

It has made the strawberries grow so big and plentiful!

We are indeed blessed with much fruit on the vines!

We thank you for such a generous blessing!

Could we please be blessed with a little less rain and a smidge more warm and sunny weather?

This would help the blushing berries complete their transformation into

the sweet red fruit that is most juicy & delicious!

Upon receiving this glorious blessing we will celebrate by making a most delectable strawberry pie!

We thank you for all of our many blessings and have faith that these blessings that we ask for will also come to pass.

Amen.

Radishes...Week 4

Getting closer...

Busy Bee!

Caught this bee doin' it's thang with my orange poofball plant!

I absolutely ADORE this plant!!!

Last year when it bloomed it was so hot out that the blossom balls turned brown in about three days!

I was NOT impressed as I look forward to seeing it's quirky orange flower ball blossoms every year...

So THIS year with all of the cooler, rainier weather I have been enjoying them ALL week!!!

I know...we are rather DONE with all of this wetness we have had to put up with...

But the silver lining is...

I get to enjoy these beautiful bloomin' balls for much longer than ever before! 

New SU!!!

Today my new Stampin' Up sets arrived!

Just the top three in this pic...

The new Summer mini catalogue came out a bit ago and my friend had a show...

I HAD to get these sets!

They are gorgeous and I am looking forward to playing/stamping with them!

Keep an eye on my Scrappy Bitz blog for the results!

You say Tomato and I say Tomato!

Ok so I am doing what I didn't want to do...

dh & I went to the Farmer's Market this afternoon and picked up some tomato plants.

Several varieties...colours & sizes...

I just wanted to go to Costco and get the BIG plants!

Last time dh was at Costco he asked and they said they weren't bringing them in!!!

Ugh!

So, here I go again...

Repotting, fertilizing & babying these plants in the hopes that they'll produce plenty of perfectly plump specimens for us to enjoy...

I must say it is ONE of my most favourite summer flavours... a fresh vine ripened tomato!

I say ONE because...well...you'll see why in a few days post...

Something's afoot!

So this is how 'g' ended her day...

While doing her run for P.E. class she stumbled on a tree stump and twisted her ankle.

Crutches were borrowed, ice packs were applied...

Oh, she did finish the run and clocked her best time yet!

She will be fine.

I'm a Birkis Girl!

Yes, it's true!

I'm a Birkenstock LOVER!

Check out my collection...

I adore each and every pair that I own!

And I receive many comments on them every time I wear them.

"Oh I LOVE your shoes!"

Hear that ALL the time!

And what do I say?

"Thank you! So do I!"

They just had to make it for at least ONE potd!

Do you have a favourite pair of shoes???

Or perhaps you have several!

Happy feet = Happy people!

Reading...

We read many books over the course of our lifetime.

As parents we read many, many books to our children.

We have started to read, as a family, our scriptures.

We are enjoying the time to read and discuss the teachings we find in them.

How many 7, 10 & almost 15 year old kiddos do you that will sit for several minutes and sometimes even an hour to do that?

They have all impressed me with their willingness to do that and their love of the things they are reading!

And here's the real shocker...

They don't want to stop!

"Can we read just one more chapter, please!?"

Yes, I have heard that several times!

Amazing...

So, what good books have you read lately?

Wild Play!

So for 's' birthday present we gave him a trip to Wild Play Park WITH us!!!

http://www.wildplay.com/nanaimo/activities/treecourse/index.php

What a fun workout!

We were on the course for 2 1/2 hours!

It was incredibly challenging but soooo FUN!

I was unable to finish the black course.

There are four courses...

green, blue red & black.

I must work on my upper body strength.

That was my downfall... 

Anyhow...here's a couple of pics of ds t-shirt...

front...

and back...

Definitely want to try it again!

Need to get a smaller camera so I can snap some pics of us ON the course too!

Friday Night Fun!

Started some Summertime fun tonight...

Yeah, I know... it's not Summer....just yet...

I'm just trying to give Summer a kick in the pants...it could use it!

So we fired up the wheelbarrow!

No...NOT the bbq...

The wheelbarrow!

See...here's  's' cookin' his supper...

dh picked up a bag of play sand and a bag of charcoal...

We brought out the hotdogs and marshmallows [for later].

All the bigger kiddos cooked their own dinner!

Here's  'g' cookin' it up...

Here's 'z' enjoying her hotdog!

The babez had their first hotdogs...we used the all beef ones from Costco.

They LOVED eating outdoors!

Check out this feasting fest...

Here's  'g2'...

and 'c'...

So, as you can plainly see, I have several potd!

Enjoy them all!

How does YOUR garden grow???

Mine is growing rather nicely!

Here's a pic of our strawberry plants!

Still bloomin'  like crazy with several sizable green berries too!

So excited about how everything is progressing...

I'm also looking forward to making some STRAWBERRY PIE!!!

Keep on growing gorgeous groovy green strawberries...

Mama's hankerin' for thee BESTEST strawberry pie!

A New View!

Snapped this this morning...

Now that the babez are standing,

they've discovered a new view!

They LOVE to look out the window and watch traffic go whizzing by!

So much motion & activity...so many colours to see!

Make sure to wave hello next time you drive by!

What a difference...

...a week makes!

Just look at those radish shoots!

I thinned them and we washed the ones I pulled to put into salad.

Such a nice mild radish flavour.

We are looking forward to eating some radishes...soon!

I think they call it SCRAPBOOKING!!!

Today was thee day!

I finally started scrappin' again!

Now... I'm just finishing up the "other" side of a deuce that I started....

Who knows how long ago....

But IT COUNTS and it feels GREAT!!!

Here's my potd...

Hope to finish it up soon!

Organization... feels SO good!

I am still working at getting my scrapspace  organized  ...

I am constantly 'tweaking' this and moving that...

Trying to make it the best it can be for how I work...er...play!

A lightbulb FINALLY went ON in my head...

I moved my SU inks onto my main scrapdesk so they are right in front of me!

No more popping up to get this colour one minute and that colour the next minute...

This is a great idea and I am so glad I finally thought of it!

Here's my other great thing for today...

I have ALL of my SU cs organized and the file tabs named so I can now find that specific colour very quickly!!!

So glad to have this done as well!!!

Now if I can just get the rest of my scrapspace THIS organized!

Bit by bit...shelf by shelf...drawer by drawer...pile by pile...

Can't wait to PLAY in an organized space!

Let the feng shui/creative juices flow!

Strike!

We celebrated ds birthday today... again!

It's not his actual BIRTHday but it was the day that we scheduled to have his friends help him celebrate.

He chose a bowling party and all the kiddos had a ball!

[Pun intended but they did!]

Here's the birthday boy after a strike!

He had a great time!

Happy Birthday Boy!

'Goodie Bags' !?!?

Here's ds "Thank yous" for his birthday party tomorrow.

Not a real "Goodie Bag"... but a Goodie Jar instead!

Found these gum balls with super cool colours!

Of course the bits & pieces are orange!!!

I used some baby food jars I had hangin' around.

Great way to 'recycle ' them!
Generated some text with the computer, used a couple of my circle punches added a touch of green ribbon...
 et VOILA!!!

Hope the party goers like them!

Sock-sational!

Socks are Miss 'c's choice for toy of the week...er...day...well...hour... ok... MINUTE!

LOL...

Anytime there's a sock within her reach... it's her's!

Not quite sure what the allure is...

She thinks they're so 'sock-sational'!

Nothing better...

Miss 'g2' absolutely LOVES stacking and unstacking empty applesauce containers.

It's such a bonus!

She enjoys eating the applesauce AND gets a great toy too!

There's really nothing better!