from my phone

I love that cell phones have cameras.
My camera phone allows me to capture everyday moments that I probably wouldn't otherwise.

Like these...

1. My Twins
Don't you think Mark is Dus' little mini-me?!

2. Gettin' Stuck
We went out in the Rhino the other night and... well you can see.

3. Sleepy Boy
Mark was more tired than I thought!

4. Crazy Boy
Estefan's either showing me his silver teeth or he's really excited about something.. not sure which..

5. Captain Jack
Bud playing pirates

6. Mud or Chocolate?
Mud

7. Stylish
Mark sportin' Allie's Fancy Nancy glasses

8. Even More Stylish
Should I be worried that Mark likes to wear my shoes? I'm not. He's too cute!

9. Surprise
I was doing the laundry the other day and I found this while I was cleaning out pockets!

10. Grilled
Some people keep butterfly collections. I do too. On the grill of my truck.

11. Flower for You
Allie picked this tiny yellow flower for me.

12. Uh...
Yeah, I'm married to this crazy man!

13. Bat Girl
Allie is so cool

14. Mom's Glasses
Allie likes to be a "Hot Mama!"

15. My Everything
I love my kids!


The End :)

Project Runway Here I Come!!

A few weeks back, the hubs and I were shopping at American Eagle.

I found some of the cutest sundresses ever!!

Like this one here...

but they were 60 flippin' bucks...

Yeah.. no thanks. Its cute but come on. $60!!!

So I hit Wal-Mart and bought 2 yards of $2 material and a pattern.

And ta-DA!

My $4 sundress...

Its no American Eagle but it will do. And I am in love with it.

{ Allie is modeling another shirt dress I made her. Yeah, Dustin has no button up shirts left ;) }

I'm hitting up JoAnn's this weekend.
I'm seeing mother/daughter matching sundresses in our future.. te he!!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...

***Camping Edition***

These two lovely ladies {Emily and Jessica} hosted a girls night out camping trip last weekend!

Most of the time was spent

splashing...

and swinging...

Until the rope swing got stuck!

But using our excellent pinata skillz we were able to...

swing again...

and again

and again!!

The picnic area was inhabited by lots of large, crazy animals. I can't believe I didn't get pictures of them all! {facepalm}

Plastic Panther on the Prowl

Darling Desert Tortoise
Dangerous Dino
Kacee cookin' us some grub!
Me modeling the latest reindeer look {thanks Meliss}!
When we were getting ready to leave the next morning Melissa jumped out of Kacee's jeep screaming!! Us girls in the truck didn't know what the heck was going on. So we get out of the truck to see what all the fuss is about. And Meliss starts yelling "MOUSE! MOUSE IN THE CAR!!!!"

Seriously...?!

Frantically our gear is thrown about in search for the mouse!

Luckily Em had her fishing pole. She poked it in every crevice of the vehicle but there was no sign of the nasty rodent!

We {ok me} drank lots of Root Beer.
We embarrassed ourselves.
We floated on the lake.
We slept under the stars.
We got scared by all the fake animals.
We stuffed our faces.
We had a great time!

New Moon FHE

Maybe next week Dustin will want to teach the lesson...

and

for your viewing pleasure!

Only 85 days til the NEW MOON premiere!!!!!!!!!!

The First Day Of School!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, its official.

Summer is O.V.E.R. Over.

Today was the first day of school!!

Estefan is in the first grade. I can't believe it.

He's been gone all day.

ALL DAY!

I hope he is doing ok...

I hope he's making friends...

I hope his teacher is nice...

I hope he's being nice...

I hope he likes his class...

I hope he doesn't mind that the gummies in his lunch are Princess gummies...

While he's been at school all day I've been scrapping!

GG Digital Designs is having a back to school sale!

I made a little money this week from my Cute As A Button Blog Wear and I blew it all on their fun kits!!

I made this page with their Kindergarten Kid kit {say that 10 times fast}.
And I also bought their new Clip Its and their Wheeler kit!

I have some fun sewing projects in mind... but I might have to find some time to scrap with these super cute kits too!!!

Did you do anything fun today while your kiddos were back in school?!

Little Girls Cheer Camp

My sister, Heather is a Senior in High School this year and she is the captain of the Cheer Squad!

This week the cheerleaders put on a Little Girl's Cheer Camp.

So Allie went!

Allie and Heather

Allie and her BFF Gracie waiting to perform
This is what they did the whole time they were supposed to be dancing...
See Heather is dancing... Allie and Grace are running in circles.
More circles...
I caught 'em for a picture afterwards!!
Allie and Grace with Heather and her Cheer friends- Chelsea, Jordan and Analise
Thanks for a fun week girls!

Allie loved being a "cheelder!"

Ditch Slidin'

Have you ever been ditch sliding?

Well you must!

It is the hillbilly right of passage in good ol' Moapa Valley!

Basically, you sit in a irrigation ditch and let the current slide you down!

Think you can handle it?

Ok, let's go!

Before Estefan takes off he stops to smile for mom!
For those of you not quite ready for the "slide" Allie demonstrating the "ditch walk!" Allie and Bud
{I want the house that is for sale right here! If everyone who reads this pitches in about $100 grand then maybe we could afford it!!}

Dustin and Mark trying to keep up!
Mark's lovin' it!
Our little hillbilly kids
Bud going around the bridge and back in..
We live in the most beautiful valley
Mark throwing rocks in the water
Allie havin fun Wild geese in the field

Yesterday was a good day :)