Have a Nice Day

Sometimes Alex says the funniest things and just gets everyone in our family laughing. The other day, we were strolling through Maverik and Alex heard the cashier say to another customer "Have a Nice day!" We continued walking through the store and I could hear him say that phrase over and over a few times. I didn't pay much attention to what he was saying until he came to me and said:

"Have a nice day! That don't make sense." I bust up laughing and realized he had been playing it over and over in his head trying to figure it out.

Another funny moment was when I sat down with Alex and asked him what color something was. Usually when I do this his first answer is always "pink" and then he proceeds to shout out colors until he either gets it right and I say "Yep!" or I tell him what color it is. After doing this a few times, he stopped me, pointed to a color and said "What color is this?" When I replied "It's blue", He said "Yep!" (As if he knew that was the color the whole time.)

I had to add one more thing to this post that I remembered yesterday. Alex has a funny way of putting things. Instead of saying "Are we going to Grandma's house?" He will say "Are we going to your mom's house?" or "Did your mom give you that?" or "Is your mom coming over?" He is so funny! Sometimes I wish I could be inside his head and hear the thoughts going around in there.

Finishing up a few crafts

I found a great idea for a family message center here. I loved it but needed to tweak it to my needs. I wanted something I could take with me easily (in case we ever move - and no, I am not saying we are moving.) I just wanted to have the option. So, I went to The Wood Connection and found this magnet frame. It was unfinished so I painted it black, sanded the edges, and stained it. I already had the coat rack. I purchased this from At Home America a few years ago. It was hung up but it was too high for my little ones to reach. So, I moved it down. After hanging everything up, I really liked the way it turned out. Now there is one place to put all school papers for the kids. I am still going to add pictures of my children in the frames but need to go to visit Gardner Village to get those really cool shots!

The next project I completed was a necklace hanger for my jewelry. For this I simply went to The Wood Connection again. They had these simple boards for $1.99 (I think). I then went to Roberts and bought the cup hooks ($2). I simply added the hooks to the board, spray painted the entire thing black, then sanded and stained the edges. I then took small pieces of scrap book paper and applied those with spray adhesive. So cheap and easy and now my necklaces are organized instead of sitting in a pile on my dresser.

I love easy solutions!

Grandma and Abbi's Girls Day Out

Yesterday, Abbi was in for a real treat. Grandma came and picked her up for a special day of one on one time. They had a great afternoon! They went to lunch, went and got pedicures and manicures at the nail salon, and even got in some shopping. Abbi had so much fun. She came home with new earrings, pretty hands and feet, and a big box of bendaroos. (She has been wanting Bendaroos forever!) What a great afternoon! I guess there are some perks to being the only girl in the family. (Next time, though, I think I'll hide in the trunk so I can go too!) Thanks to Grandma for making her feel so special!

The Domestic Goddess - Ha!

Today, for the very first time ever, I canned peaches! My mom came over and we spent the afternoon peeling, cutting, mixing this and that, boiling water, and this is what we got:

Out of 1 box of big yummy peaches we got 13 quarts of peaches. I can't wait to hear the little "popping" sounds of the jars sealing, and, of course, to open these lovely jars and enjoy the "fruits" of our labors!

Now on to dehydrating these:

I love Fall!

Countdown to girls weekend in DisneyLand

I am so excited! In just under a month I, along with 3 very close friends, am hopping a plane to DisneyLand for some non-stop fun. I can't wait. Isn't my husband the best? Although, he couldn't really say "no" what with his shopping habits and all. I guess his DisneyLand is the deer hunts.