Super Huge Picture Frame

What do you do with one that is just sitting around? Enter Pinterest.

(I had this for sale on craigslist but the guy who came to  buy it just wanted the picture itself, not the frame. Hey, whatever you want when you still pay full asking price, right?)

A can of spray paint, a yard of super cheap, adorable fabric and prints of your precious babies and voila!

BEFORE

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out the 3rd time. First time, I had the pictures glued to foam board on top the fabric on TOP of the glass. The pictures bubbled with the type of glue I used, so I peeled them off and used a picture glue. Still a little bubbly so I just abandoned the canvas 2D look and put the pictures behind the glass so they are protected, flat and secure.      



AFTER

                    

Kids Say...

Oh my goodness, when your little toddlers start talking, it can usher in some of the most memorable moments of parenting! Here are some things the kids say that I can't stand to forget. And yes, I've been kind enough to use them in a sentence for maximum comprehension.

- Slip-aly. Otherwise known as Slipery
Mom, the floor is slip-aly where I spilled the water.

- Poop Duck. Otherwise known as Duck Poop
Ewwww, mom, look at all that poop duck on the (car) window. Mom, the geese left all of this poop duck on the road...gross!

- Yeg. Otherwise known as Leg
Caden: mom, my yeg hurts from jumping too much today. (I'm sad to say that since I first wrote this down, Caden is now correctly saying "leg." :( booooo for maturity!

- PonyTails. Otherwise known as Finger Nails.
Jenna: mom, can you please paint my ponytails?
Caden: ooohh, mom, I love your beautiful ponytails!

Say What?

Your eyes do not deceive you. This blog actually has a post again! Word on the street is that Santa is bringing us a new laptop and it is my number #1 priority in using that computer to start using this blog as a tool to remember our life happenings again. Blogging has fallen by the wayside for two main reasons: 1- our current computer is a sure way to send my blood pressure skyrocketing. It takes 30 minutes to turn on, another 30 to get to blogger, good luck getting a picture to import and the space bar sticks. So, needless to say, blogging wasn't worth it and I don't have an hour to just get to the main blogger page. 2- any free time I have has been spent on home projects or sleeping.

Anyway, working through a difficult parenting time this past spring/summer has shown me how much the Lord has blessed us. I have been given an amazing opportunity to spend my days with my kids and the stories and lessons learned are too good not to share. Plus, if I've learned anything in the parenting journey it is that we have to do this life together! We were not made to live life alone or on an island. Community...the Church...is a beautiful thing. If we could be a little more open about real life I think many of us would realize we are not alone in our thoughts, our struggles, our victories and celebrations. So.....if Santa delivers, then that is my commitment to myself and my lonely, ignored, sweet blog. :)