one fruitful Sunday!

i mean that literally "one" fruitful Sunday! we had our first harvest from the garden! so, i was a little over eager and picked this guy a day or two early, (still a little small)but i was outside grilling the chicken for our pizza, and thought zucchini would be the perfect side dish. even if we could only each have one spear.

and Avery didn't even get any, sorry kid maybe next time mommy can be patient and wait until there's enough to go around.

one fun saturday!

i love Saturdays because Daddy is home to play with us! this week started out early, with Anna climbing into bed with us. this is a rare occurrence so i snapped a few shots. these two were snug as bugs. so i slipped out to my spin class. when i came home, Anna was awake, and sporting this sweet "make up." (aka, marker)later that day, we had our friends over to play.

baths for all

Avery usually doesn't love bathtime. so, when she was being so cute and cooing, and checking herself out in the mirror, i just had to capture that on film. while she got clean, sisters were also in the bath:

these little artists spend all day coloring, and then want to keep their creative juices flowing even in the bath. it's fun to watch them explore new shapes. Anna is really into drawing the person made of just one big head with limbs coming out of it. Madeline is into squiggles.

CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so, for those of you who don't know me, i am a lawyer. i know, weird since this blog is all about kids and crafts and whatnot. but it's true, seven brief years ago i graduated from Chapman University School of Law and had a civil practice before moving to AZ and having Anna. this weekend i got to go to my alma mater to see my little brother (little? yeah not quite at 6'5", but younger than me so he'll always be "little") receive his JD. it was much more nostalgic than i expected, and i was so proud of Austin. i think every law school graduate feels a little awkward graduating, knowing that the bar and more importantly bar results loom in the future. but it's nonetheless exciting to finish up the book learnin'.

before the ceremony, we had a beautiful dinner in my parents yard with our family:

the graduate and Holly:

the kids enjoyed a picnic:

in other exciting news, Jason and i took the entire day on Saturday to be by ourselves!!!!!!!!!!! this was amazing and has not happened since our little angel Anna was born. coming soon, a whole night or dare i say it, string of nights sans bebes (without kids)! i can dream, can't i?
all in all our trip was a success.

hey Jude!.....and Leila....

so, i pretty much only know how to do girl crafts. my adorable little cousin (okay, so she's not that little anymore since she is a mother of 2) just had an equally adorable little boy. but the problem is i only do girl crafts. so i made this cute little man onesie, and a dress for 2 year old Leila. it had to be done. sorry Jude, i'll be sure to give you lots of candy when you're older!

what do you do when you don't have a son?

take your daughters to the father/sons camp out. Jason isn't one to sit on the sidelines, and i'm not one to say, "hey, it's cool for you to take off on a camp out with your buddies, just 'cause he doesn't have sons. i'll stay home with the kids, have fun!" so, he took the girls to fathers and sons again this year. they had a blast.

coming soon to a mailbox near you...

if you had a baby girl in the last 2 years, you may expect to find something like this:
in your mailbox soon....(if not, i haven't forgotten about you, i am just really slow. your daughter may get a really awesome high school graduation gift from me someday! it's the thought that counts right?)