Austin is 4!

We had a little party for Austin at the park on his birthday. He was so excited to invite all of his friends. We had cupcakes, pizza, and a water balloon fight. Despite him being a little ornery he had a great day and hasn't stopped playing with all of his new toys. I can't believe he's 4!

Squashing the squash bugs!

These little guys are evil! I've heard of them but up until this year my garden hasn't been enticing enough for them to make a visit. After all but killing my pumpkin plant and starting to get to my zucchini plants I found a quick and easy solution to getting rid of these pests. First look under all the leaves on you plants and cut off any that have their eggs on them. They look like little brown poppy seeds in a clump. Then spray some water on the plant and wait for the bugs to start climbing up. Quickly spray every bug with a mixture of dish soap and water, make sure to soak them. After about a minute they are completely dead! It's such a great way to get rid of them because you're not using a pesticide and it doesn't contaminate your' produce. Sometimes it's the little battles in life that bring a smile to my face.

T-ball

Sivai's official T-ball photos

He wasn't in a good mood when they were taken so he has his fake smile plastered on. He has had a fun time playing and has really improved. He can't wait until next year when he can play real baseball.

Half a day with Dad.

I do not usually post on this Blog, however I had a wonderful half day with Austin. He was so excited to come into work with me. He wanted to see and hug a cop. I do not work directly with the police/sheriff. A co-worker, Ausin, and I went over to the sheriff's office and were able to visit with this nice officer. When the officer came into the room Austins eyes were silver dollars. He gave Austin a bag of goodies, as well as a junior deputy badge. Austin was also able to play around in the officer's truck, playing with the reeeeeerreeeeer (siren) and the lights. Austin will probably not forget that, Neither will I. I especially will not forget when he asked for a hug, and the officer gave him one. touching... As we were leaving Austin asked if he could have his gun. I love that kid.

Say "Cheesy"

Lily loves to pose for the camera, these are a few of her 'say cheese' faces. Her hair is nearly blond now and has a cute curl to it. She's talking a lot more and even putting2 and 3 word sentences together. This week she learned the meaning of "no" and now "no, Mama, no" is her favorite thing to say.

Weaving

I got a couple of projects finished from my loom. If was fun learning it all over again, most of it came back pretty quickly from memory. These are two table runners I made and I thought they turned out pretty good for not weaving in so many years.

New Addition

We recently got a kitten, she's a little feisty but the kids love her. She's an outdoor cat and her main purpose is to keep small critters OUT of my house. I think her name is Pepper, but it could change.
These pictures are from the kids playing in the sprinklers a couple of days ago, it has finally been warm enough to do this! Yay for summer!