Cape Playdate Photos

About a month or so ago there was a "cape playdate". A local mom that makes these great capes held a playdate to get some photos for her website. Another local MDC mom (who happens to be an awesome photographer) took the photos and was kind enough to let us have access to them. The kids had an awesome time and really loved the capes. Michaels favorite was the flames and Madeline really liked the flowers. Marah, well she just kept taking hers off to chew on it.

Here are the photos.

Jam today, Gone tomorrow

We made jam. It is so yummy that even Michael (the hater of all jelly/jams) will eat it. Sadly we have gone through several jars all ready. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we can pick more berries next week.


The process.

Mmmmmmmm. The kitchen smelled so good.

Our canner.

Finished.

Berries Today Jam Tomorrow

We went to a berry farm today. It was a spur of the moment trip and the whole way there it poured rain. I was getting a bit worried but the kids assured me that they would still enjoy it in the rain. Once we got there (it was only about 5 miles away) the sun came out and it was gorgeous. The man who owns the farm is not taking care of the u pick section anymore. Not sure why (but he has to be at least 70 so maybe thats it) so he said it was full of weeds but we were free to pick there anyway. Well weeds turned out to be tons and tons of daisies (and a few thistles). Madeline was in heaven. Next time we go he said we can dig a bunch up for Madeline's garden. So we picked and picked and picked. Marah hung out on my back in the Kozy and ate and ate and ate. I should have brought a camera but he said it was a hike to get in there.

26 pounds and an hour later we left.

The most beautiful strawberries ever.

Tomorrow we make JAM!

Double Rainbow

If you look close you can see both rainbows. The kids thought they were really cool.


Close on the bottom rainbow.

Pipes

No not those kind. Michael is obsessed with water tables. Mainly the ones that have pipes you can attach to each other. When we go to OMSI Michael can play at that one table for hours and he creates these huge creations that get destroyed while he is building by the other kids who also want to build wonderful water things. So we bought our own. PVC pipe, a hack saw, and some connectors. I am sure there is an actual name for these magical connectors that hook one pipe to the other.

So pictures of his creations:






Look what happens when I blow in it.


The side with water coming out.

Don't know why, had to post this face. MDC moms it reminds me of the irked smily.

Sun Dried

Today was not very interesting. We went to church and bought a clothesline. It has been so hot that doing the twelve thousand loads of laundry we have makes the house even hotter. So we decided to try line drying. It was great. A load dried in about 15 minutes and smelled so great. We are hoping we see a drop in the electricity bill too.

Here are some photos of recent outing to Lewisville State Park:


A cutie.

She wanted in the water so bad.

Stuck in a tree.

Pain Part One

Today Joe had the first of two appointments for his tattoo. Apparently because I have tattoos he thought it would not hurt as much as it did. HA! I only wish I could have been there to see it happen. He goes back in one month to finish it, adding color and shading. The heart on the inside will eventually have a skull in it (you can kind of see the outlines of it).

So here are the pictures.


Front

Inside

Back

Outside