firework skirt

these skirts went to 3 very special girls - Hope, Eliot and Ella Jayne for the 4th of July. i have had this fabric for some time, but didnt get around to using it until July 3rd...oops! i was going to make some girl smock dresses and post them on our site and laziness ensued...well maybe that is too harsh on myself - work has ensued...the treacherous summer of a pool business owner...sigh...anyway - i wanted a simple little project and this was a great way to use up my 2 yards of fabric and turn it into 3 skirts! and literally it took 15 minutes to make each one! the longest part was the overlocking of the seams...easy peesy! and yes...that is bryson modeling...i was super lazy that weekend on the photos and didnt get one of any of the girls in the skirts! so if any of you mamas are reading and have one please send my way!

Happy Friday!

please enjoy this little spell of brilliance...a literal video of Total Eclipse of the Heart...genius!

chili cook-off

the end of the co-sleeper

so...in an attempt to keep myself together i had a hair appt at a girlfriend's house last night - i put both of the boys to bed and sped off...bodie woke up (not a surprise) and bryan heard him but was trying to see if he was just fussing or truly up...i should have warned him that not only can our bodie bo crawl...he can also climb...and that he did - right out of the co-sleeper across the bed and onto the floor! luckily he fell sideways and not onto his head...luckily he is so big he kinda bounced off the ground...he is fine...thankfully...but that now means the co-sleeper is put away and i have to figure out sleeping arrangements NOW. i thought i would have time - i keep putting it off and putting it off...no longer...part of what has made me not do anything about it is that it is so much easier to co-sleep with a nursing baby...but the part that makes me want to change things is that he wakes so often he is keeping all 3 of us up. i told bryson that bodie was going to sleep in his room soon and he got sooo excited (remember this bryson - you asked for it!) so here we go...this is going to be a tough road getting bodie to sleep - i believe it will be far tougher than it was with bryson even because bryson had no need for cuddling...no need...still doesnt - i force it out of him every chance i get.

on another note - i finally took dear bodie in to the *doctor* (my sister) and she thinks he may have a mild pertusis...this cough he has had since march...so he is now on an antibiotic and i am looking forward to no runny noses and coughs and hoping that will also help him sleep a little better. i am going to get a probiotic today - i think i found one for babies...not sure if they carry it at our whole foods...also - they weighed him - 20lbs 27inches and head is 18cm

PS: can you see those teeth?

dinner

i am a little embarrassed to admit it, but i made this for bryson for dinner. i called it octopus noodles and he ate a whole *little* bowl of caeser salad just to get it and then continued to eat the entire *big* bowl of noodles. i have a feeling i will be making it more often!

Evolution of the Crawl

so - i had the foresight this time to document bodie's crawling progression. i find it fascinating to watch babies figure out how to move their bodies. i read once that our 6th sense is actually proprioception - knowing your body and how to move it - its amazing how early that sense kicks in! bodie went from wild thrashing, to inchworm and army crawl to getting up on his knees - if you have a few minutes it is kinda cool to watch!

these are also on my youtube channel in case you subscribe...kimmy...

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July 10th

posers

we decided to give bryson a break from auditioning after a recent less-than-great audition experience...besides...he needs some time to work on his poses anyway...what is this about?

the fourth

brought to you finally on the 9th...sorry...we run a pool business...its july...thats all i have to say. no its not...but thats all i will say about that right now...i wanted to document our lovely 4th instead of whining...you're welcome.

we decided to stay in town, which i think was the right decision because we had a packed long thur-mon weekend of dear friends, family, out of town guests and parties...i finally took the deflated balloons down because bryson kept saying "look the balloons that means its still a party!" on tuesday...sorry bryson...party is over!

on the 4th we did the kids bike parade in the morning - we biked down there all the way from our house, which was like the only exercise i have done in about a month and i was complaning the entire way. then we had jake and mandie and the kids over for some BBQ and pool party and good times...the biggest bummer was when Hopie fell into our skimmer and had to go to the ER - she missed the fireworks (so did we) and had a drunk girl kiss her and had to get 3 stitches on her shin...at least it will be memorable!

Dear Mor Mor, Love Bodie

thank you mor mor for my crab outfit...its 12 months and my mommy can barely get the snaps closed...she put me in it cuz i've been crabby...but look how cute i am!


















look mor mor...my mommy got me a highchair and is finally feeding me...food! you can back off her now...thanks!

little corona

the friendkidly 3 met up at little corona yesterday for some beach lovin...the beach was gorgeous...BUT no bathrooms plus very steep hill equal no bueno...it was worth it, but repeat trips will be sparse...the tide pools were very cool and there was a couple people there helping the kids find different things in them and taught them about chitons and anemones...it was so nice to spend a day with the girls and the kids and especially bryson being able to tire himself out! he napped on the way home - the longest nap he has had for a good while! i myself was quite pooped as well! going to the beach with 2 kiddos is no small feat i must add!