More bangs

Sammie’s hair grows really fast so we decided to go a different route with bangs so they actually do their job keeping the sun off her scar.  She looks so different! 

Christmas in July

Yesterday was July 25th or in other words Christmas in July around here.  I dug out this wrinkled snowman table cloth for the day and I am doing this idea from sew many ways to make a gift on the 25th every month until Christmas.  That way you have time to help kids make fun teacher gifts, friend gifts, and others without stressing out the month of December.

I can’t tell you what I made because someone who reads this blog might get something, but I had fun!  This table cloth is coming out every 25th until Christmas Day.  Maybe I’ll make Christmas cookies next month to eat while we craft. 

 

Poor guys

Yesterday I heard Tyler playing “wrestler/power rangers” by himself and wondered who he was playing with with so much excitement.  It was these poor guys.  I thought it was funny how they were positioned.  Worn out and trying to nap I’d say. 

These giant animals are actually Spencer’s and he quickly confiscated them back for his room where they belong.  I never liked my brother playing/abusing my animals either.

Captain Tyler

Sammie is such a great sister.  Tyler has gotten in to Captain America lately and wanted a shield just like the Captain so Sammie made him this out of cardboard.  How fun is this?

Do you know the muffin man?

This morning I got the baking bug.  It’s cooler- relatively speaking- still in the 90’s, but I cranked down the AC a bit and got to making muffins. 

It’s my go to snack in the winter when I’m trying to stretch a grocery trip for breakfasts and lunches, but I typically avoid baking in July.  The house smells wonderful though so it was worth a little heat while they were baking.

I figured I’d freeze a bunch of these for later in the summer as well.  I did that recently with pancakes and it worked really well.

I made like 90 muffins.  It’s super easy though and they only take 15 minutes to bake the big ones and about 8 to bake the little ones so it goes pretty fast.  I was done in just over an hour.

 

These are the varieties and my reviews:

Apricot Jam- Wonderful!  My new favorite!

Peach with Grapenuts- OK, not a big peach fan, but the Grapenuts make this one tolerable for me.  I had a can of peaches I wanted to use and the kids seem to like them.  I bet they’d be a ton better with fresh peaches and if I ground them in the blender first. 

Cinnamon Grapenuts- Wonderful and good for you too!

Oatmeal- My old favorite- still pretty up there. 

Raspberry- I think I’ve tried raspberry in muffins before and was disappointed and I am again.  I need to remember that they just don’t set up that well and are a little too sweet with the applesauce egg supplement.

Samurai Tyler

Tyler got a sword from the dollar tree.  It makes a really annoying sound that has made him loose sword privileges in the car at the moment.  If you’ve ever played Speed Slice on the Wii- those are the swords it sounds like.  Imagine that over and over and over…

He looks cute trying to look scary anyway:

Not sure what this last move is supposed to be.  Cutest ninja I’ve ever seen. 

Project Shower Curtain

The shower curtain in the kids/public bathroom in our house decided to shred when I ran it through the wash. I had just washed another one and thought it would work a second time. Boy was I wrong! Not all shower curtains are created equal I guess.

Rather than go out and buy another shower curtain that I really didn’t like that well I had this idea.

Here it is mid project:

Polka Dots! It’s just a vinyl shower curtain I had already- painted with craft paint by my kids. The hardest part was deciding on the theme. The color palate was not difficult either- it’s what we had on hand. Even the neighbor girl helped out- that’s her hand on the right.

Spencer did 3 or 4 dots too!

I'll be sure not to throw this one in the washer!

Here’s the finished product hanging up:

I love it so much! Thanks kids for designing my shower curtain! The print on the wall is an art piece Sammie did in 2nd grade. I love how both items brighten up this little bathroom and go so well with the dark red wall I love.