a busy and full weekend

We kept busy this weekend!
Saturday
: a trip to our farmer’s market for watermelon and eggs. and a balloon :
: a (rare) trip to the mall to use our old navy & gap friends & family coupon :
: a solo trip to the craft store (and an oil change) :
: evening mass so we could [...]

our weekend

I posted last week that we were attending our reunions this last weekend.  We didn’t end up making it to mine but did to the husband’s.  I don’t have any pictures (thank goodness) but let me say it was strange.  The husband says it was strange too.  Maybe I can leave it at that?
The real [...]

tuesday

We have cousins “in town”. My sister and her husband and their four children. Cora was super excited – I told her we were going to see them and she said “I love my cousins. I love them”.
So off to the Children’s Museum we went. I’m not normally a fan of [...]

Mondays around here

Are for doing laundry:

And making tents:

And eating lunch in the tent:

And:
*playing games between sisters*
*cleaning, sweeping, scrubbing every surface around here*
*catching up, organizing, making sense*
*moving furniture around in a girly bedroom*
*finally sitting down and feeling that wonderful bone-tired feeling*

Cora in the car last week

Randomly Cora started talking in the car last week and I called the husband to write it down so I could remember.  Here is what she said:
“I like popsicles.
I like strawberries.
I like costco.
I like hot dogs.
I like sonic.
I like grilled cheese.
These are my favorite things.”
She has really recently started using the word ‘favorite’ for almost [...]

afternoon tea

I’ve been reading this book:

The Family at Home: Love. Life. Style.

It’s a gorgeous book.  I was hesitant to buy it because it is $30 and it’s not often I’ll spend that much on a book of this type.  I love it though.  Every page seems to have more to inspire me.  Beautiful pictures and lovely [...]