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Monthly Archives: July 2010
June 2010 D.N. (During Newmans)
Okay, at long last…a little round-up from the last few weeks around here while the Newman clan visited.
And as I’m sorting through nearly 800 photos, (and those are just of when the cousins were here!) I’ve decided that there will not be any photo editing or nice bordering going on here. There are just TOO many photos. So, what you see is what you get. And I’ll try to edit myself so that this doesn’t go on for days. Already, it might, ok, MOST definitely will need to be a two-part mini-series.
But, to all the naysayers and people who called us crazy – we did six kids for the week, and we did just fine! Everyone was bathed (for the most part), well-fed, and no ER visits. I can’t recall for sure, but I believe we didn’t even have a band-aid incident, which all adds up to a successful week in my book. Of course, I had Lexer, who is quite the mother’s helper, J. made sure to come home early-ish almost every night, and I conned our sweet 14-year old friend to come help me when we went to the pool so I had an extra set of hands.
We managed a zoo trip…
(See the cute monkeys?)
Although, the “best baby in the world” probably doesn’t remember much of it…
(See the little joey in his kangaroo pouch?)
We had a lot of popsicles…
Tried out the Easy Bake Oven…
And swam…
A lot…
Just a little more…
We hula-hooped…
We were sassy…
(Ha! Actually she was great all week, but this photo! But that is my SasserElla!)
Some were just stinkin’ cute…
And before we knew it, Meesh and DJ were back from Hawaii. Feeling the love…
(DJ hates cats, but Tiger LOVES him!)
So we did the requisite tour of Hollywood…
(Squint through the haze you can see the Hollywood sign up there!)
Visited with some friends…
And some stars…
Showed Lexer where she will sing when she makes the next American Idol…
And made sure she got to go have the Miley Cyrus milkshake…
(Although she was led to believe that all the pop stars hang out here, and we didn’t see one!)
Mmmm…milkshakes…
Then we took a trip to the beach…
(In the middle of the chilly June gloom that has extended into July. It IS JULY now, gloom go away.)
After being buried in the sand, took a dip to wash off…
(Freezing, I tell you. I won’t get in the Pacific until at least mid-August, but it didn’t stop the crazy girls.)
Although some of us chose to play in the sand where it was warmer…
(Was she eating the sand?)
And since we needed some more enough excitement, we took the kids to Disney for Madey’s birthday.
The inseparable Cheshire cats…
(Can we all say “joined at the hip” for the entire trip?)
Took a spin on the teacups…
Or got spun on the teacups?
(I was in this cup, blech. Spinning is not my forte.)
Even Mav took his first Disney rides…
(I think he liked it!)
All the kids were champs. ALL day. You see quite a lot of “melting down” going on at Disney – tired, over-excited and stimulated kids, but our crew was great and we got to do quite a bit of the park. And then it was time to go home – literally. DJ and the girls pulled out of our driveway to start the trek home maybe 45 minutes after we pulled in from Disney. Some of the girls were a little pouty on the way to our house, and I think Meesh might have been pinching Ella in this last shot to get her to smile…
All in all, it was a lot of chaos, but OH so much fun. We should do it again…oh, wait we are! Next week!
To be continued…
Crafty Tuesday
I’ve been on a mission to get my backlog of birthday presents completed.
Before we leave this Saturday.
Hmmm. Yes. Well, we will see how that works out for me as the week progresses.
I did get a bag done that I had promised a friend many, many moons ago. It has been sitting on my ironing board for oh…let’s just say…a few months. But, it is on the way – finally and (don’t fall off your chair, Vic!) it will be there by the end of the week. I seem to have this “out-of-sight-out-of-mind” problem. If it isn’t on top of the stack, or I’m not going to see the person the gift is for…it just doesn’t seem to get done.
So I made a project list. And now the list sits right next to my sewing machine, so I can focus up a little bit. We’ll see if it works.
Oh, and the bag…well, since Vic hasn’t seen it yet, we’ll have to wait for the big reveal until next week.
But, here is a birthday present we did get to deliver this weekend to our lovely soon-to-be Aunt JB!
Not one, but two little burlap buckets.
This was my first attempt at these buckets. I bought the maya*made pattern a long time ago and have been halfheartedly looking for some old coffee sacks to use. But, I finally ended up just using ordinary burlap material and lining it with a patterned canvas. They are a definite first try, but I think I’m going to like making them – they are fun and handy and I keep thinking of uses for them all over the house.
Addie is insistent that JB use her new buckets to organize her makeup. Makeup? Should I be concerned that that my 7 and almost 5-year olds are fascinated with makeup already? Especially since I rarely wear more than mascara and lip gloss?
Sigh. And so it begins, I guess…
I also completed a little dress for one of Em’s friends and one of my Brownie scouts.
I have a backlog of pillowcases so I’m hopefully going to get caught up on my project list and actually make some dresses for our etsy shop. Again…we’ll see ’bout that.
I had this pair of matching pillowcases that I’ve been saving for something special and I found it! A friend took me up on my plea to donate to my sister’s walk. So I made matching dresses for her two sweet daughters. You all know how I feel about sisters…and I have a feeling that this pair is going to be aDOORable in their new dresses.
There is still time if you would like to donate. Meesh is about 1/2 way there with only a few months before the walk, so any donation would be appreciated. And make sure to come back and let me know you donated so I can send you something!
Alright, I’m getting off the soapbox and I’ll save the rest of my goodies for next week. Do you have anything fun and crafty to share this week?
Happy 5th of July!
And a very happy birthday to my favorite younger sis! Remember when we used to tell you that the fireworks were for your birthday?
I hope you got to see some fireworks for your birthday last night, Meesh. And wishing you the best year yet.
We love you and we’ll see you in a few days. (Wheee!)
J, C, E, & A
Sorry, We’re Closed.
Daddy has hooked us up with a little vacation – a “family getaway,” if you will. Or a recovery from having house guests and a little family time before we all go our separate ways again next week, whatever you want to call it, we are at a sweet resort in Carmel Valley for the weekend.
I know, I know! I owe you all the dirt on how we survived six kids – SIX KIDS – for a week, and also a whole slew of fun photos of the girls and their sweet cousins. And I promise, I’ll get right on that…when we return.
For now, Happy 4th! Be safe, have fun and we’ll see you when we get back. That is…if we make it back. This place is ah-MAZE-ing. We might just stay for a few more days…
(Sign courtesy of Em & Ad when they were playing restaurant in the playroom a few weeks ago. Even better was the one they put on the other door that leads to the bathroom!)