6:30am Vs. 6:30pm

My living room first thing in the morning...

Before the boys are up and my day gets crazy...

This is my living room at the end of the day...

it should be noted this is also after some clean up...

Books!

I received a package in the mail yesterday and I'm so excited!!! There's something about getting packages full of books in the mail!

I simply can't wait for the kids to go to bed tonight so I can give each book my undivided attention!!

Quilt Magazine

Now that Zac is in a big boy bed I really want to try and make a quilt to go on it.

I follow a few blogs diligently and remembered this post while trying to decide what exactly I wanted to make for Zac. I set out right away trying to find a copy of the magazine Kellie made the pattern for and, through a surprising amount of effort, finally found and ordered a copy. And hurray! it arrived today!!

It's going to be a lovely evening... too bad that is neo-citran in that mug and not a nice cup of tea... but no matter! an evening with a new pattern and a warm drink, I can't think of any better way to spend it!

Dinosaur Stuffies

My guys have recently discovered dinosaurs and how fantastic they are! So naturally I dove right into this phase and wanted so desperately to make them dinosaur stuffies. This task proved to be so much easier said/thought then done though!

We have this lovely little book that both the boys love...

and on one of the pages the little girl is playing with toy dinosaurs and I decided that this was the look of the dinosaur stuffies I would like to make for them. The only thing is... there is no pattern in existance matching the look I wanted. So my hand was slightly forced into making my own pattern...

I have to say though, I was quite pleased with how it turned out! now to make another!

A Song

I think this is a beautiful song...

Dump Cake

I made a dump cake yesterday for a church pot luck today. About half of it came home with us and we ate it all... in almost one sitting... it was fabulous and far to easy not to share!!

2 cans of pie filling (I used cherry), one box of cake mix (I used golden) and 2 sticks (1cup) of butter!

Dump the cans of pie filling into the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan, dump the dry cake mix over top of it (even it out, but you just leave it the powder!) and then slice up all the butter and arrange it all over the top, bake at 350 for about 45-50 min until it's golden on top and bubbly on the bottom.

Best to give it a couple of hours or a day to rest a bit.

It's just lovely!!

Big Boy Bed

We moved our oldest little guy into a "big boy" bed today.

It was a strange and emotional experience for me, I will admit it! Even my husband took the plunge into the land of sap, once everything was assembled, remembering how carefully he drove the three of us home from the hospital 2 days after Zac was born.

Zac doesn't deal well with change... but really do any 2 and half year olds?

Although we were able to get him into his bed and leave the room, within 10 minutes he was calling out a little scared, so my sweet hubby crawled in with him to keep him company in this new, huge and unfamiliar bed.

The plan was to be in there a minute or two, just long enough to ease any first night jitters... alas half an hour later I still have yet to see the return of my husband... which realistically could hurt us in this process for a little while, but knowing that my oldest takes such comfort in the presence of his father warms my heart so much, I don't mind the possible set back at all!