summer bummer

I think I can finally write about this.

Nora was bitten by a dog.

My sister's year old German Shepherd bit Nora's bottom when she was jumping in a pool.

Because of the momentum of jumping in the pool and the dog's bite meant to keep her out of the pool,

it was a pretty aggressive bite.  :(

It was a terrible day for everybody.  There is no blame or any fault, it was one of things that just happens in a blink and there's no stopping it.   We're all adapting and changing up our summer and Nora has been a super duper brave girl and I'm so proud of her!

 New favorite summer activity.

Playing in tents in the backyard.  One tent is a store where all kinds of glamorous items are sold.

Another is a beautiful mansion where occasionally little dogs are held captive.

There is lots of make believe and I love listening to the girls spin their stories.

It's amazing how they can entertain each other.

Our half bathroom off the kitchen is finished!

Hallelujah!

As Nora would say, "It's a Christmas miracle!"

 Gratuitous donut picture.

We love sprinkle donuts!

And a few layouts, I have a working photo printer again.

Life is still good!

Thanks for stopping by!

Some layouts

Have a nice day.

July 1st!

I can't believe it's July already!
In four days, Nora & Charlotte start their swimming lessons at the
community pool.  When I signed them up back in May, it seemed so far away!  I'm going to enjoy our lazy unscheduled days before we have to start running around again!  Swimming is the only thing I signed them up for this summer.  Neither girl was interested in softball.  We were fortunate to figure out last summer, soccer was not for us! ;)  As far as camps go, we decided to hold off for another year.  No rush!

So the girls have been loving their sleepovers at their Grandma's house.  So have I, let's be honest! :)

Pinkydog is still not a fan of bath time.  Especially the mad fighting that ensues over who gets to hold her in her towel.

I'm still trying to clear off my desk in the scraproom.  I keep finding papers and embellies I forgot I owned.  So I'm trying to use them up before I lose them again!   Happy July 1st!

just another layout

Love the smile, sister!

  

Charlotte's party!

 On June 11th, we had an Alice in Wonderland tea party for Charlotte's 6th birthday.

Charlotte's kindergarten class is very party happy, so I thought after going to all these birthday parties

all year, Charlotte should have one as well.

Charlotte had 10 of her friends over and she loved it!

She wanted to wear an Alice costume to complete her ultimate birthday

and she looked adorable!

It was Charlotte's first party where we invited lots of friends.

Usually we have family parties or go somewhere special.

Holey Moley!

It felt like I planned forever and it was over in a blink!

Here are some photos Craig managed to get before the party started.

Once the party started, it was all hands on deck to keep everyone entertained!

It was fun, but exhausting!  

Snap!

Keeping 12 girls (10 guests plus Nora & Charlotte) happy

was sometimes challenging!

But there was plenty of candy, cupcakes, pizza, and snacks to go around!

I made all the cupcake picks and food tags with some old Anna Griffin papers I've had in my stash!

I loved how easy it was to make it all!

Paper punch, glue, and stamp it!

I bought a helium tank on sale at Toys R Us and had tons of light blue, black, white,

and red balloons all over the yard and house.

We had streamers hanging in doorways, ceilings, and light fixtures.

Most of the decor photos have some party guests in them, so I won't post them, but trust me it was cool!

Our craft for the party was decorating birdhouses.

I picked up 15 birdhouses in Michael's dollar section when they were 40% off!

What a steal!

I bought paints, foam brushes, sequins, and feathers.

The girls loved making their birdhouses and showing them off to their parents when 

they picked them up!

 It was a lot of work and I won't lie, stressful, but

it was totally worth it because everyone had fun.

Charlotte was Alice for the day and she loved the attention (definitely the presents!).

But next year, we're going back to having a small family party!
Is that being a bad mom?!

  

Happy Friday!

Wednesday

I'm a bit obsessed with Million Dollar Decorators on Bravo.  I usually love all things Bravo, so no surprise I fell for this show.  But there is one reason I keep coming back...Martyn!  Everything is just Delicious!  Ah, I love when he says that!

Last night, he had to go back to an estate in Mexico to show the staff how to clean the house he had decorated.
"We're going to need a lot of margaritas to get through this!"

He's a bit over the top and I love him!
Watch this show, if not for my beloved Martyn, tune in for the decor!
It's all so delicious!