Farm Chick

It doesn't happen all that often, but I found some fabric at Joanne's I love - it's red (my current favorite color) and has a ton of cute sayings/pictures on it. Here's a snapshot from a little something I made for Jennifer, our neighbor, this week - I'm not going to show the whole thing because I'll probably be making some more as little gifts (and for myself!).

Onesies

We're having a baby shower for my coworker this Thursday and I decorated these onesies for her. She doesn't know what she's having so I tried to keep them "gender neutral" - although Ed says the pumpkin (which I like the most - it's brown fabric with stars on it) looks like a girl. I tried to work with fabric I already had so I didn't have any "real" Halloween fabric. . . .

Busy Weekend

In between all the rain, we visited the KS State Fair Saturday. The weather wasn't all that bad - and I just didn't want to feel like I'd missed out. I don't know that I've ever missed it! We saw a sheep get sheared, ate A LOT at Bogey's (annual treat - Tiger Blood slush!), ran into Megan & Kate, rode some rides and walked around with Sheri & the kids and watched them ride their horses before heading home (Whitney & Garrett showed Sunday in the Quarter Horse show).





While Ed was mowing Sunday, the kids and I worked in the garden. I couldn't wait to take down our hanging cherry tomato plant and have an open entry to our front door again! When we first hung it up, we realized a bird was living in the top. And this was what I found when I took it down - the boys were pretty excited (although they thought they were going to keep them and have some baby birds).



Now we're ready for the rain to stop so we can go bike riding with the boys - we're currently looking around for the "best" way to bring them with us . . . . .

TGIF

I haven't been in a very good mood this week - not sure what my deal was BUT I can tell it's turning around. The boys and I had a really good (smooth) morning getting ready and after getting some Taco Bell for lunch I started thinking how much I love Mexican food . . . . and then the radio was playing 80's lunch hour on the drive back and that made me super happy too. Aw, it's the little things!

I didn't think much of it at the time, but Brady and I always go into his classroom when we get to school (everyone else is playing outside) and look at the lunch menu and he eagerly waits to see what he's having that day. When I told him they were having fish sticks today - he smiled big and gave me a high five and said it's going to be an "awesome" day! And I agree.

Homemade Sauce

We came home after Labor Day to these in our garden -



so I made spaghetti sauce while it was raining last night -





and finally by the end of the night, it looked like this -



I tested it out and think it tasted really good - now I can't wait to have spaghetti/lasagna!

If it's not one thing . . .

We started out the week by Brady hurting his knee at school (tripped over a log in the playground after waving goodbye to me - don't ask), so he went to the doctor yesterday (she thinks it's probably bruised) and spent the day with Ed at work (took a nap under his desk, wish I had a pic of that!). So he has a wrap on his knee, is taking OTC pain medicine and sits in the recliner with ice on it whenever possible - with the hopes that it will feel better soon. So far, no improvement. He won't bend it to walk and yells in pain if it gets in a bad position or is touched. I sent him to school today (with an umbrella stroller, just in case) and hope he starts moving around more. It might be a long day at the State Fair Saturday!

Labor Day Weekend

We headed to Grandma & Grandpa Jones' "lake house" (as Brady loves to say) Saturday morning and had a great time - it was so nice to have warm weather and be able to swim in the warm lake.

Ed's brother's family (except Gracie) were also down at the lake on Saturday - the boys had fun playing with Alexis & Jaxon.

We visited Rick & Val's waterfall every day - Brady loved collecting the sticks Val would "send down"

Brady was a "pro" on the tube

One last boat ride Sunday night after dinner . . . .