April 16


Ruby made a little purse out of an old pair of Toby's jeans for her recycled project for school. It turned out cute! I think Clayton is going to make a tool belt out of another pair. They are both so excited to have a sewing machine in the house!!

And Ruby couldn't wait til tomorrow to open her present... She got a bag of cute new clothes, shoes, belts, & some spending money for Claire's at the mall. Love her--girl after my own heart!! <3 Happy 6th birthday baby!



April 14


Why eat your warm, yummy bagel when you could have an arm instead. 


Working on "recycled" projects with the kids this week for school: results to come!




April 11: Ruby's Friend Birthday Party

We were busy getting ready for Ruby's party tonight with her friends. It was a small crowd, girls only. Old neighbors, new neighbors, and finally a little girl from school who stopped by. Everyone seemed to have a great time! Ruby wanted to make bracelets and have pizza and a movie {Frozen}, but everyone ended up outside after the cake. It was a beautiful night for that! Here's the day in pictures.


















Girls are SO DIFFERENT then boys!! They are sitting there excitedly and meticulously stringing beads onto their elastic, making fabulous bracelet creations. If the boys were here, they would be tearing around the house chucking handfuls of beads at each other. And farting. #noboysallowed






Love this pic. Such concentration and precision. 






Little girly dinner party. :)






A rainbow ice cream cake. #howappropriate






The boys crashed the party towards the end. He was excited about that. Basically for the cake.



Playing with all her new little treasures. Soaking in the night. #happy



April 2


Welp, this day didn't exactly go as planned...

Interesting fact for you: did you know that  the back window in a car, which is perfectly clear when intact, actually turns black when shattered into a million pieces? 

Ya, neither did I. 

Until today.