Family Hot Dog and S'more Roast

We decided to go to the river for Family Home Evening once this summer.  The kids thought it was the coolest thing, I think because it was such a spontaneous thing.  Or it might have been because we had those ENORMOUS marshmallows for the S'mores.

Here was our "little" friend that we almost ran over on the way to the river.  It was having a nice little "slither" across the road and taking his own sweet time. :0)

Matchy, Matchy

It's so fun having 2 girls to dress somewhat alike on Sundays.  Trust me, it doesn't happen that often, but when it does, oh how cute it is!!

Before and After

When my friend told me that she had a desk they were wanting to get rid of, I knew right away that I wanted it.  I've been wanting to get a desk for Paige now that she's a big 1st grader.  I then was on the hunt for a chair to go with it and I found this at DI.  It was in pretty bad shape and Brian gave me the "Seriously?!?" look after I brought it home, but I saw the potential and I absolutely LOVE the finished product.  Just see for yourself.

Before:  Well after I sanded it a little

After:  You can't see the fabric on the chair very well, but Paige picked it out and it is beautiful and goes with her room perfectly!

Birds of a Feather...

Brian and the kids gave me a bird feeder for Mother's Day and it was one of the best gifts!  We were able to enjoy some of the most beautiful birds almost all summer long!  Our family have become quite the bird enthusiasts and had so much fun finding out the names of all the different birds that have come to our backyard.  Aren't they beautiful?!?

Paige's T-ball June and July 2011

Paige played t-ball again this summer and she loved it.  We were happy to see her paying attention a little more during the games this year.  It's amazing how much one year changes attention spans! :0) 

 This picture makes me laugh because she is using her bat to draw a line by home plate.  I have no idea where she got that, but it made everyone laugh every time she did it.

Sorry this pictures aren't the best.  You can't even see that it is Paige, but trust me, it is her and trust me, she had fun! ;0)  And I had to add the last picture because it was just so cute!