Sister and Brother

 Oh the Sweetness!!!

 Peacefully BuZzInG!
Misty

Turning 2!

 Our Sweet Baby Cohen turned 2 yesterday!

 Birthday Calls and Birthday Cupcakes!

Peacefully BuZzInG!
Misty

Cohen's First Cooking Lesson

While two of the Littles were having "Chrysalis Time" on the couch,

Cohen got his first lesson in culinary arts.

 

Peacefully BuZzInG!

Misty

Sew Happy!

I don't often get to pull out the machine these days, but somehow it happened this evening.

Months ago now, I was throwing away a pair of pajama pants. Chloё began to cry. (yes, I mean that literally, poor child) I was throwing away something so beautiful. After all "green is my favorite color." And so I retrieved the item from the waste bin and began working on an idea that had little chance of coming to fruition.

Today a small miracle occurred. :)

 My own intention was to shorten those ribbons. But I lost my nerve when confronted by the green-eyed beauty who loves all things dangling.

I'm especially proud of the part you cannot see. It is neatly lined and (I used a pillow case for that part.) reversible. But I am certain that was only for my own learning as she will not be choosing the plain white....ever.





Peacefully BuZzInG!
Misty

Raising Mosquitoes

Here is Sabin. Inspecting some wrigglers

that he found in our pool

that we placed in a jar 

 and covered tight with a cloth

and set inside our house to grow

Peacefully BuZzInG!





An Update on the Monthly Do-It-Myself projects

Remember this post regarding the 12 new things I was going to try this year? Ok, well, I didn't completely forget. Here is the list:

January - Homemade Hair Gel edited to making my own brown sugar. I just have to try this out. It is too simple not too. And since time is so short...
February - Give Birth to this Baby
March - Make homemade bagels in bread machine
April - Homemade Natural Mosquito Repellant
May - Homemade Kefir
June - Homemade Granola Bars
July - Homemade Facewash
August - Learn to Knit (just the basics) and make something simple
September - Homemade Graham Crackers
October - Sew "Super Capes" for the Littles
November - Homemade crackers
December - Homemade marshmallows

Ok, give me a little credit. I accomplished January and February right on schedule. In March I did not make any bagels, but I did do November. We made yummy homemade wheat thins using this recipe. They were so good we made them a couple of times.

In April we did make and have been using the Mosquito Repellant. I made a half batch and still have plenty left. We haven't gone camping as much as we had hoped, but even so I think a half batch is more than enough for the season.

May...nope we didn't make the Kefir. It's still on my "want to try" list. June found us making lots of granola, but not so many bars. It is good stuff. And I can grind the nuts up enough that Chloё doesn't even notice them.

It's July now of course, almost the end of it even, and I'm still washing my face the same way I washed it in June. But I did make something else this week that is almost on the list.... no "Super Capes" I'm not even sure the Littles would really like them. But they do like to make music and they do like to dance. I combined those likes with their love for color and crocheted these darling little anklets.

I'm not doing so hot at following the "plan", but I am making/trying some new things. Maybe I will get to those things I've missed. Right now life is full and changing. I'm learning to flex in the midst of it and still find places and spaces to grow myself.

Peacefully BuZzInG!

The Littlest Dishwasher

He loves to be up where he can see and be a part of everything. And it is so fun to watch him.
Peacefully BuZzInG!