Tutu Cute!

Cheesy title...I know.

Yesterday I was hit by inspiration to make some tutus with some leftover tulle from Masyn's bow holder and some other tulle that was on clearance.  So here we go...

The first one I made. 

I used more tulle on the second one so it's a bit more fluffy.  I also made her hair clip.

She loves it!

Brayden also approves.

Weekend Fun

I know it's Tuesday and I'm just now posting about the weekend...oh well.  Overall it was a fun weekend.  Kent's parents were in town for our niece, McKenna's 3rd birthday party so we went over to his brother's house Friday night to visit.  Then Saturday was McKenna's party.  They had the party at The Fields which is FBC Carrollton's new sports complex with park and spray ground.  Lots of fun.  The playground area is covered (fabulous for such hot days) and the ground is covered with turf instead of woodchips, rubber, or any other flooring they put down for playgrounds.

Brayden enjoying the spray ground.

Thanks Uncle Kirk!

And enjoying some cake....the best part of all!

Sunday we decided to invite everyone over to our house since Kirk and Suzie provided dinner both Friday and Saturday nights.  I'm not sure what it is but anytime we try to do something like this things always seem to go awry.   Kent decided he wanted to smoke some pork for pulled-pork sandwiches and have coleslaw, potato salad (finally remembered the potatoes!), beans, and watermelon.  Sounds like a super yummy menu, right?  At least until he opened the pork shoulder I bought and the thing still had the skin of the pig on it!!  

Ew!  Wasn't expecting that!  How on earth did I not notice this when I bought it!  Well, the other side didn't have skin and that's all I looked at.  We quickly realized that we did not have enough time to deal with this and I ran out to the store and bought a tenderloin instead.  A much safer choice.  Currently Wilbur is in our freezer and we'll deal with him another day.  

The finished product.  Now doesn't that look so much more appetizing!  It tasted great too!

The day also included swimming in our super awesome pool...kids only.  Kent also made a Kid Wash that I had seen in Family Fun magazine.  They were more interested in getting in the pool and only went through it a few times, but I think it's pretty awesome!  

Kid Wash

Brayden and Brooke enjoying the wash before getting in the pool.

You can find the free directions to make this here FamilyFun.com/funshop.  You just click on their free instructions and pick the June/July 2011 issue.  It's great for them to run through when we can't be out to supervise the pool.  

Who needs toys when you have empty food containers!

Random picture, but it was also from the weekend and I thought it was cute.  So, that's it.  That was our weekend!  

Tall Guy In A Little Pool

Okay you need to read the title of this post to the tune of "Fat Guy in a Little Coat" from Tommy Boy.  But anyway....

Since it's about a bazillion degrees outside this year I decided we should get one of those above ground inflatable pools.  I didn't want one that was very big because I still wanted plenty of yard space for the kids to run around (and we already have a garden and storage shed that take up room).  I also didn't want one that was really deep because the kids are 5 & under and there are four of them and only two of us so I wanted them to be able to stand on their own.  Well, at least two of them because obviously we wouldn't put Masyn in the pool expecting that of her.  So, I looked at what there was to offer and chose the smallest pool that there was thinking that it was still big enough for everyone.  I'm apparently terrible at judging the size of things because Kent spans the entire width of the pool!!

The good news is that although we still need to be outside when the kids are in the pool, all three of the older ones, can stand in the pool without us.  Oh well, maybe next year.  By the way we'll have a pool for sale at the end of the year if anyone is interested!!  

Ruffled Bubble Romper

Another outfit on my list to make Masyn.  This is the Ruffled Bubble Romper made from a pattern by Tie Dye Diva.  I decided to use this pattern to make her Fourth of July outfit.  I must say it came out rather cute.  The pattern was super easy to follow and this was very quick to make.  Of course, as Kent would point out, it would have been a lot faster had I not sewn one of the pieces inside out and backward the first time.  Thank you Lord for seam rippers!!  I think I've decided I like using patterns and tutorials from online much better than the more traditional patterns.  I won't stop using the more traditional because I still have some I need to use and there are some things I can only find this way, but I'll probably look more to the internet for patterns.  My obsession, and the site I got this one from, is youcanmakethis.com...obsessed.  Of course my WishList is much longer than my purchase list of one.

Ketchup, Mustard, and Ranch...

Brayden will eat anything if you put some ranch on it.  I know it sounds terrible.  I do try to feed him healthy food, but sometimes he eats things a lot better if you let him decide how it's prepared at least.  Most of the time I'll ask him what he wants on something and he'll tell me, "Ketchup, mustard, and ranch."  Okay, if it means he'll eat it, sure.  However, the other day he took me by surprise when I asked him how he wanted his ham sandwich.  You have to see to believe.

 You are looking at the beginning of his ham sandwich with ketchup, mustard, ranch, and....jelly...yuck!

 Then he was very specific that he wanted it to go ham, cheese, ham.  If that jelly dripping down the side doesn't just wet your appetite for one of these then, well, I'd have to agree with you, doesn't look appetizing to me at all!

 Taste test....

It's winning!! 

And he ate the whole thing....more power to him!

Watermelon Dress

When it comes to sewing I am an amateur.  I got a sewing machine last year for Mother's Day after we found out we had a little girl on the way.  Kent thought I should learn to sew her cute little things instead of blowing half his salary on them.  So, I got the sewing machine and since I had never sewn a thing in my life (except a few things by hand) proceeded to teach myself how to sew.  I'm not gonna lie there have been a few disasters and I don't get to practice near as much as I would like to.  I'm terrible at reading patterns and most of the time need Kent to help me translate and understand them.  I made a list of projects that I would like to complete and am finally getting around to them.  One of the first things on the list was to make Masyn some cute little summer outfits.  I went to JoAnn and got a few patterns when they were on sale.  I found some cute Watermelon fabric at Wal-Mart (they are bringing back their fabric on bolts by the way) and I used Simplicity 9784 to make her this cute little dress.  Like I said I'm not a seamstress by any means and there are a few mistakes, but I think it out pretty cute.

 Such a pretty girl!

 I decided to make some buttons with same fabric.

 Loves her new dress!

 Had to get a shot of the bloomers.  This was my first attempt at bloomers and I think I did okay.

This is the pattern I used.  I thought it was very easy to follow, which is saying something, and I would definately recommend it to a beginner that's looking for something cute and simple to make.  

Going To Try This Blogging Thing

I'm a few years behind, I know, but I've finally decided to blog.  Talk to me about Twitter another day.