Sweet and Sour

In parenthood, there are moments of sheer joy that you want to bottle up and remember forever.  Then there are moments you'd rather move past and not ever look back on!  And thirdly there are the moments that fall somewhere in between those two extremes.  These are most likely the ones that make you laugh and want to write about.  Today I had two very different moments with my boys.  I had gone to school to have lunch with Spence.  When it was time to go I said goodbye and started to leave.  He said, "Mommy!  I want a kiss!"  Right there in front of all his friends he wanted his Mommy to kiss him goodbye.  I want that to last forever!

Fast forward a few hours, when he had just arrived home from school.  On the car ride, we had been listening to a CD of the Christmas musical that the kids will be performing at church this year.  I asked Coleman, "Are you going to be in the Christmas program?"  To which he replied, "Can I just make myself barf?"  I think that's a no.

We are on the brink of Fall weather here!  This evening we were able to eat popsicles while sitting on Brian's tail gate.  It's a little sad that that's our indicator that Fall has arrived!

My Pinterest Inspired Scarves

I've liked scarves for the past few years, but I'm always hesitant to buy them.  I'll think, "What would I wear that with?"  or "How would I tie that?"  or "It's too long." or "It's too short."  or "Hey wait, it rarely drops below 60 here.  Therefore I probably shouldn't spend $$$ on a lot of scarves."  All good points I suppose.

These days I get all my outfit inspiration from Pinterest.  And what does almost every fall outfit include?  A scarf!  Many of them are just way too big and fluffy for South Texas weather, but some are really cute.  I'm especially liking the infinity scarves at the moment.  I found several tutorials that show how to make your own infinity scarves from old t-shirts.  I immediately went to dig through my pile of clothes I'd set aside to donate.  The bigger the shirt, the better scarf it will make, so I found one that I was getting rid of because it was too big.  It made an OK scarf.  Then I decided I could probably find some not-so-great t-shirts that would make oh-so-amazing scarves at Good Will!  And I did!  I totally wasn't expecting Good Will shirts to be $5.99, so I was a little disappointed at that.  But I found what I was looking for and just had to limit myself to two shirts.  If I really wear these scarves I might have to start canvasing garage sales!  Cause you know I want to say, "Look at my scarf!  It cost me $.75!"

Here are my two Good Will finds.  I went in not looking for cute t-shirts, but interesting patterns that I thought would be unique but could be worn with several different outfits.  Both these shirts are size 1X, which worked great!

Brown paisley pattern

Pretty grey and off-white pattern

I laid out each shirt flat, then cut the hem off the bottom and straight across under the arms.  I can't even cut straight, but I managed to do it!

What you're left with after you've cut the scarf portion out

After you make the cuts, you're left with a big loop of material.  Stretch it, stretch it, and stretch it some more!  I actually wrapped one end around a door knob then pulled on the other end until I thought the material might rip.  In the pictures I just wrapped the stretched out material around my neck twice.

The brown paisley

The grey and white

I like that they aren't too bulky and hot.  Now I can't wait to find more cheap t-shirts!

If the Shoe Fits

This little girl loves shoes!  Of course, I think all the women in her family have quite an admiration for shoes, so I'm totally not surprised.  Grandma really likes to support Allie's shoe habit, so I had to get a picture of the shoes that arrived in the mail from Grandma just yesterday!  She wanted to get Allie some pink crocs, but there weren't any in Allie's size.  Grandma, I think she's fond of the blue and green ones!  Then when she's feeling "girly" she can change in to these awesome pink boots we picked up on our last trip to Castle Rock!

The crocs that Grandma sent!

This picture has nothing to do with shoes, but was too cute not to include.  These two were entertaining themselves at the park during Coleman's soccer practice.  Maybe it's the angle, but Allie looks older than Spence here!

New ways to play with the baby swings

Ketchup

We are finally getting back into a routine around here, which has been totally exhausting!  On August 29th, Allie and I went to her school's Meet the Teacher.

Then on Labor Day, it was the last day our neighborhood pool was open.  I completely understand why they have to close once school starts, but it's a shame since September is just as hot as August!

September 3rd was Allie's first day of school.  My baby's in her final year of preschool!

 

Last Saturday, September 7th, was Coleman's first soccer game.  I know next to nothing about soccer, but it was fun to watch him and his team!  Before the game began, I had to take Spence and Allie over to the playground.  We're out in the heat, might as well enjoy the park!

Her sense of style never ceases to amaze me

And a picture that was actually taken today!  Every night Brian has "fun night" with the kids.  They take turns getting to choose what they play.  Tonight was Spence's turn to choose, and he chose parkour!  Daddy helped him run off the side of the house and turn a flip.  I wonder how long until fun night lands us in the ER?  Seriously though, they are so blessed to have a daddy that comes home from work and makes it a priority to spend time with them and do fun things (and crazy things that Mommy would never do) with them.