The World Is His Playground...

At least the highchair and dinning room table are...

He is already climbing things.  This kid is keeping me on my toes!!

My handsome little guy.  So stinkin' cute!

Showing off his "I can stand and only have to hold onto something with one hand" skills.

His "fort."

(aka...barstool)



Crafty Ideas...

I recently saw a wreath on Etsy that I absolutely fell in love with.  It was a wreath wrapped in yarn and felt flowers.  It was simple, but I loved the look of it.  I saw it and I immediately thought, "I could make that!"  I knew I had plenty of yarn to use.  So, I picked up a straw wreath and some scraps of felt from my local crafts store and attempted my hand at making a "Yarn Wreath."  This is what I came up with!

I made it in Red, White, and Blue for Jimmy's home coming.  I figure I'll also be able to use it for all the patriotic holidays.  I wrapped white yarn all the way around the wreath then wrapped red yard around.  Made some felt "roses" out of blue felt (I used two different colors) and hot glued them on.  I think it tuned out pretty good for my first try.  There are a few other color combinations I want to try.  We will have to see how they turn out!

Here are a few things I learned while making this wreath:

1.  It takes a lot more time to wrap yarn around a wreath than you originally thought.  A LOT!

2.  Hot glue from a glue gun burns like h-e-double hockey sticks when it gets on your skin.  My fingers still have not forgiven me.

3.  Your son will promptly try and eat any and all felt flowers you accidentally drop on the floor.  So, make extra.

4.  You can spend $6.00 on supplies and apparently turn around and sell the finished product on Etsy for $30.00.  (I'm so glad I tried and made my own!) 

On a different note.  I have to give a big shout out to my sister Katie.  Thanks to her I have a brand new addiction...Pinterest.  It is such a simple, but brilliant idea for a website!  It's a site where you can "pin" photos of ANYTHING (food recipes, travel sites, craft projects, home ideas, hair ideas, etc...).  You literally can spend hours just looking through different photos and coming up with different ideas!  LOVE IT!

I found a picture of this and want to get it.  What a wonderful quote! 

Someone said, "Every parent should get this and hang it in their bedroom so it is the first thing they see in the morning.  We should stop forcing our Fish to climb trees.  Instead, encourage them to be amazing swimmers."

So true! 

 

San Antonio Botanical Gardens

This past week Evan and I woke up bright and early (to avoid the 105 degree afternoon temperature that day!) so that we could enjoy some "outside" time.  Ever since we have been back in San Antonio I've felt this tiny tinge of guilt.  Guilt because Evan cannot go outside and play.  He cannot crawl around on the grass because it is basically the texture of hay.  We cannot go on afternoon or evening walks because it is still 100+ degrees well into the evening hours.  It is horrible to be a kid in San Antonio during the summer! 

So, to remedy this, Evan and I met my friend Suzanne and two of her boys at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens early one morning.  It was still hot outside, but it was at least tolerable.  The gardens were BEAUTIFUL!  And green!!  You could tell that they weren't up to their full "potential" because the Botanical Gardens have to follow the water restrictions currently in place as well.  But, they have done a good job with under the circumstances.  Here are a few pictures from our day!

Evan and me in the Japanese Gardens

Isn't it beautiful?

Suzanne, Jacob, and Joey

Evan loved all the plants.  I had to keep a close eye on his wandering hands to make sure he didn't grab a leaf as a souvenir.

They had a waterfall you could walk under.  This was Evan's favorite part.  I just had to be careful and make sure we didn't slip on the rock and fall into the water!

What Do You Keep On Your Shelves??

Books?

Pictures?

Knick-Knacks?

Your Baby??

That is where they belong, right?

What?!

It's not??

Oh, dear...

Evan's new favorite pastime is pulling EVERYTHING off the shelf underneath our desk and then climbing onto it.  He just likes to sit there and hang out.  Every once in a while he will reach up and try and pull down the computer keyboard...while I am typing.  I'll admit it, the first few times it happened it completely freaked me out.  Who expects their keyboard to start moving while they are typing??  I don't mind though.  He isn't hurting anything, it keeps him busy, and I know exactly where he is (right at my feet!).  I figure, why not, go to town sitting on that shelf!  Goodness, I love this little guy!! 

I Wonder...

I wonder if Evan will be this eager to help me with the dishes when he is a teenager.  From my first hand experiences as a teenager...I'm guessing the answer is a big fat NO.  I had to take these so that when he is older and puts up a fight when it is time to do chores, I can whip them out, put on my pouty face and say, "Whatever happen to my sweet little boy who use to love to help his Mommy with the dishes." 

But, then again, this talk is all hypothetical.  Because, Evan will always be the sweetest, always-listens-to-his-parents, never-talks-back-or-questions-is-parents, most adorable child.

Right??

Isn't that how this works??

If I believe it to be true it is true??  :)