Snuffaluffagus

 Some days I am quite certain Sesame Street sent me my very own Sunuffaluffagus............

Needless to say, those lashes make me swoon!

Happy Sunday friends =)  Today I am busy preparing a circus party for the little man above... one week and counting!  I don't have much in the works so far.  I have the ideas, I just need to get them all organized and created! It is going to be pretty fabulous I hope... think "vintage circus".  Eeek, so many cute possibilities!

I'm linking up here today......

Look Mom, I'm a booger!

A month or so ago we went with Grandma and my sister to the Dinosaur Museum.  They have all kinds of things to see and do there.  The kids were never bored. 

 I'm usually a little nervous these days to go on outings with family because my children always have major meltdowns when things don't go their way.  It makes me really want to loose my cool when the screaming and craziness starts.  I swear when it is just me and them they behave for the most part. 

 There were meltdowns on this day but all and all it was a fun adventure and I have a few cute photos to prove it =)

Is it me or is this joke really not that funny!?  

Ha, they really wanted their photo taken in it so I did... mostly to avoid another meltdown with my son ;)  He can make me so mad but then 5 minutes later sit in a dinosaurs skull and say "Look Mom, I'm a booger!" and my anger fades away..... 

 I am happy he is mine =)

Ooo I also started documenting our summer on this outing with my Instax camera!  I really LOVE this little camera.  I am a bit scared to take it out and about but I am slowly getting over that.  For some reason those tiny photographs seem very special to me... maybe it is because there is only one copy or maybe because they are about 75 cents a pop!!

 I am planning on making a real scrapbook with the photos.  I haven't had the time to scrapbook in years so I am pretty excited about it.   I will share when I get around to it =)

A few parade favorites...

This forth of July we went to a parade with some family.  It was nice to sit back and watch the kiddos excitement.  My mom was smart and brought a bag full of old candy.  We would throw it out to the kids from behind when they weren't looking.  They had no clue it was coming from us.  Ha, it was pretty hilarious.  

And on a side note, when did princesses start coming to parades!?  It was like we were at Disneyland! So, so cute. I bet they were a huge hit!  My niece got a hug from Cinderella... pretty darn adorable =)  I have no clue where they were even from but I would totally be on board to dress up like a princess and walk around making kids beam!  Hmmm I wonder where I can apply at.

Happy Sunday.  I'm linking up here--

Isn't he the sweetest!?!

 I just wanted one happy, smiling picture of my Ryker and me.  

Easier said than done.........

Nope...

Nada...

 I don't know what I do to deserve this treatment...

 Not quite...

 think happy thoughts...

 ooooo look at that face...

 HOORAY!!!!!!  We got one and I will take it =) 

This child can sure be a pill sometimes. He has some serious attitude.  The last shot is totally worth all the fuss of the first bazillion photos.  That is a true HAPPY smile and I love it!

Hope you all had a great week.  The holiday kinda threw me for a loop.  I have a TON to catch up on if I want to go camping with my family next week.  My time management department is seriously slacking.  Now it is back to work for me!

Dirty Girls

I never thought my lazy butt would see or participate in a RUN.  I am proud to say it did this weekend and it was awesome!  My friend talked me into this all girls mud/fun run and I am happy she did.     Believe me I was totally dreading it.  I had no clue what to expect so I thought the worst.  Thank goodness I was wrong.

  There were so many people in tutus and costumes.  A tutu would be right up my alley!  So, next year we have to dress up.

  Love my mud freckles =)

That pile on top of my head was SOLID!

It looks like they do this run in a few different states.  It is called "Kiss Me Dirty" race series.  If they are going to be in your state you should totally do it =)  I am not a runner at all and I still had a blast.  It was a fun adventure and a great memory. 

 I hope you are having some fun adventures this summer too!

Sunflower Bonnet

 I'm not much of a "green thumb".  In fact a couple years ago I intentionally tried to kill off house plants just so I didn't have to take care of them.  I have changed a bit since then.  Although, I have a LOT of learning to do in this plant business!

This year I actually planted a garden and flowers!  I have flower beds everywhere.  The are a little overwhelming to take care of but I am doing my best.  The lady who lived here before me was obsessed with the whole flower thing I think.  I have even dug up FAKE flowers and leaves she had outside.  Crazy.  I do appreciate a lot of her work.   She left behind a bunch of plants that come back year after year which is really nice.

The area photographed is a small pathway from the driveway to the backyard.  When I first moved in there was a GIANT sunflower growing on the right and a bunch of rose bushes on the left.  This year I planted more sunflowers among other things.  They seem to be easy enough to care for.  I didn't know they were going to be so big though.   I thought the package said 10 inches high but I think that was the flower head measurement.  Whoops!! Guess we will see what happens.  They are still growing tall =)

 ANYWAYS... this whole post was suppose to introduce one of my new hats.  Inspired by my own little flower beds

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It can be found HERE.  I hope to see it on a sweet little newborn head one of these days.

Makes me happy......

These arrived in my mail box the other day.  They are vintage spice cans that I purchased from an Etsy Shop.  I love them.  They make me happy.  Isn't it funny how something so old and grungy can make you smile?   Who knew!? I find it kinda silly but I am a tad obbsessed.

I bought them knowing that I would use them as decoration for the kitchen.  I failed to measure how much space I had in between my oven and microwave and totally had to smash the pink can in place ha.    Guess they are staying put now =) One day I WILL get around to painting my kitchen walls the color of the allspice can.  It is going to be a vintage/cottage/shabby chic wonderland of a kitchen.  I can't wait to get around to that project!

Are you into the vintage?

Simple Things Sunday {he loves music}

Ryker tracked down his old music player the other day.  I think it has a total of 6 songs on it.  His favorites are Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" and Owl City's "Fireflies".

I have totally spotted him singing out loud to the music and dancing around.  He is really shy about it so he waits until he thinks no one is watching and then he really cuts loose =)  I'm not talking a little jig either... this kid full on moves to the music!  He might have a future in backup dancing.  Maybe we will see him on stage with his favorite gal Lady Gaga one day.  

Yesterday I got the camcorder out and tried to crawl on the floor and sneak up behind the couch to catch him in his groove.  He saw me though.  He instantly stopped and screamed ha ha ha.  I will get it recorded one day so we can look back and giggle at how cute he was.

I am linking up to this lovely blog...