Floral Arrangement, Wall Hanging and Kids

What a fun and very entertaining week I have had. I do not know where to start...maybe first off, I was able to do some blogging and digital scrapbooking.

I forgot to post this fun creation that Jeanette, Suzy and I came up with the time we were decorating Jeanette's kitchen:


Yesterday I got to go swimming (for only one short hour) with all three kids at the Murray Pool with a good friend/cousin-in-law and her sweet babes. The kids loved it, especially Abi. I think I have a little fish on my hands.

Can you believe it? Abi still fits in the same swimsuit she wore one year ago (when she was Carly's age).

Not one hour after we got home from swimming I went with my sister-in-law and her sister-in-law to Tai Pan for some home decor shopping. Jani (the sister-in-law of my sister-in-law...is it getting confusing yet?), had a few questions about paint, and scale and bedroom furnishings, so we made a trip out to her home in Draper for a quick brainstorming session. She and her husband fed us dinner...it was the biggest pizza I have ever seen and so tasty!


Today I went back to Tai Pan with the same girls and we picked up some more goodies. I can't wait to see Jani's bedroom when she is finished with it, I am sure it will be amazing. I spent a few hours in my garage while the kids were napping making a small creation for Jeanette's (my sister-in-law) living room with our findings from Tai Pan.


Upon delivery of the floral, we re-arranged the furniture (moved the piano twice) and came up with this arrangement.


I feel so blessed to have Jeanette and Grant living so close by. They have two younger boys who are so kind to Connor and always ask to have him over for playdates. They think he is hilarious because of all the funny things a three year old does. Will just turned 8 and Seiji is 6, so they are much older and wiser. Anything those boys like, Connor automatically likes too.

No, we did not plan the outfits. Her boys dressed themselves and I had already dressed Connor before we arrived at their home...soul mates if I'd ever seen some.

And because I had a picture of Abi and one of Connor, here is one of the blob (yes, I realize she has grown out of her carseat...we're working on it). And one of Will attempting to lift my Carly Barly.

She's Updated

Slowly but surely I have been updating the kids blogs. Carly is up to date! As you can tell, I have had some time on my hands today. What a nice change.

Scrapbook Pages

I have been taking lots and lots of pictures of my kids this summer (sorry I haven't been posting them). Thankfully Manda posted a "plethora" of templates on her blog that have space for lots and lots of photos! Thanks for the templates Manda, they gave me the little push I needed to get these pictures put somewhere other than just on my hard-drive.

Thanks Guys!

I appreciate your honesty. I quickly re-arranged the pictures before Todd even got home from work. He never got to even see it the other way. I had that open space on the dark brown wall and was lost as to what to fill it with, so I moved the pictures over there instead (now I just need to find a mirror to do above the fireplace).