Marvelous MONDAY!

We went to the zoo today- we just LOVE the zoo, especially when 1- the weather is amazing and 2-we can meet a friend there to enjoy the visit with!

Archer and Avery are exactly 6 months apart to the day and here they are enjoying the sea lion show! I just love pictures of little ones from the back- its just so cute and they don't even know it!
It took over 5 shots for me to get them BOTH facing us for a picture...oh dear and Archer wasn't even smiling, but he was having fun! He was probably annoyed with me since he was trying to watch the sea lions and I kept "bothering" him for a picture!

How precious is this?!- he is sitting still and overlooking the pond and ducks- so peaceful and SO sweet- he was here for quite some time- Brandi got some of him face on- can't wait to see those!

THEN...he was Archer again- running around screaming at the birds fly away, fly away!! That's my boy!

It was such a beautiful day- what a blessing GOD! Thanks for the cooler visit to the zoo and for my dear friend Brandi- such an amazing women who encourages and strengthens those in their daily walk! We enjoyed lunch near the duck pond and kept having to get up and chase Archer and Avery to come sit back down to eat...

Such joyous times! This evening at dinner Archer was retelling his day to Andrew and mentioned whom it was at the zoo with and Andrew replied, "Avery?" Archer answer, "yes- she is a pretty girl!" Too sweet! I want to bottle up his words and save them for those moments in the future that I may not like his words...

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her blog http://www.thecraiglife.blogspot.com

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making it snazzy

This afternoon Archer decided to take an extra long nap, so guess what I am doing? I'm making my blog snazzy! It is gonna be SUPER cute when I'm said and done, but who knows when said and done will be, so stay tuned!

BTW: I'm sure my family, aka: the boys, would not appreciate the pink header, but a girls gotta have her pink somewhere! Agree?!

Gotta run...he is up, Archer! ...3 1/2 hours later, which he is a regular 2 hours on the DOT not a minute earlier or later napper.

Oh dear he is NOW crying because he found a lolli pop wrapper on the floor and is upset that I ate it! They are his...I don't think the extra 1 1/2 hour helped!

bonus picture

Go and peek at the picture and read her sweet words...

http://thecraiglife.blogspot.com/2010/09/process-or-part-of-it-anyway.html

from Sarah Craig at Fish Lips Photography- check her out at www.fishlipsphotography.com

BTW: I got to view all of them online and they ROCK! I am going to have to get a bigger house, just so I can put all the pictures up in the hall, because I can't pick which one I love more than other, because I LOVE THEM ALL and they won't all fit in my hall!

Now if the postal system would just hurry up, so I can receive my CD (she already mailed it) with the images, so I can SHOW the WORLD my BLESSED family! Gosh- I just love my boys- the big one too!

you FOUND me!

Ashton has been cruising around Ashton way...backwards like a crab, rolling around the floor, getting up on his hands and knees and lunging his body forwards to make a forward move! He would rather be standing and is happier that way, so this leads me to believe that he will start walking soon just like his big brother did! BTW: 2 days ago I was cleaning the kitchen while Andrew was bathing the boys and I hear TIFFANY come quick! What? COME! ...and to my surprise Ashton had pulled himself up onto the bath tub and him and Archer were busy laughing at each other! Pure JOY and I just can't believe how quickly things change with these little boys! The next night I had made a little area for Ashton to play on the floor with a blanket and his toys while I was finishing dinner and I walk back into the living room and couldn't find him...umm I thought surely he is not crawling fast enough to go to his room! Archer were did your brother go? I don't know was his reply! Silence drew and I was quite confused and beginning to get concerned when I heard a thump and this is what I found...
...Ashton underneath the coffee table!

sandman

I'm now facing the idea of boys, Archer, having fun at a birthday party...



Andrew and Ashton hanging out on the playground- oh boy oh boy does Ashton want to get down and RUN with his big brother...

and this is how Archer was enjoying the swing- he is getting SO big I just can't believe it and SO full of life- what a JOY and blessing to watch him! He is SO happy and SO INDEPENDENT!


...can you see the sand on his little face and hands- well if you can't let me tell you he was covered from head to TOE! Leaving this party was not quite the fun part- he was a little upset that we were having to go and getting him in the car was another story- arms were flying and sand was too from the shorts, shoes, and hat! Needless to say we had a great time and there is still sand in my car from last weekend! AHH! Car wash I'll get there soon, because it is driving me crazy and Archer likes to pick it up each time he climbs out of the car, so it is still a "toy" that is grinding at me!
ps- Ashton crashed out in the car- he didn't throw a fit leaving, but doesn't he look angry?

OH- If having sand in my car means having the BEST two little blessings in the world for me then bring on the dump trucks!

tutu cute

A dear friend of mine informed us at a baby shower that her daughters bows are all in a basket and it is hard to find them when in a rush- oh dear I thought, so my brain was a moving and a thinking because her daughters birthday party was that following weekend!
I'll just cut to the chase and show ya what I ended up doing for her...


This is the top, which is made out of wood that Andrew cut out for me with his router and I painted it and then made a "flower" out of tulle and ribbon for an adornment on top!

The bottom I sewed a tutu with ribbon attached as a little "belt" and hanging pieces for plenty of room for bows to hang and clip to! Of course I had to have a fluffy tutu, because it's tutu cute!

A look at the finish product! designed and made by me for Miss Sarah Hearn, whom Archer or Ashton is going to marry per Laura Hearn and I'm good with that!

After I finished with it and got some great reviews I've been lead to make more for gifts, so of course each one is going to be created individually and differently- so many more ideas to add to them! If you are wanting to commission one- just email me smiletiff@hotmail.com and I'd love to do it for a pal!