First day of school for the big kids

My latest projects

I took another sewing class at Joann's. This time it was for a "hipster bag". There wasn't a pattern so much as a set of instructions that we followed. I was working with a different kind of fabric than I have in the past. I've mostly worked with basic cotton blends, and this time I worked with a thicker home decor fabric. (It's probably still cotton, but it's a lot thicker than what you'd make a dress out of.)

After I got home from making the first bag, I made 3 more using the rest of my fabric.

Then Mason wanted one too. So back to Joann's we went in search of a more masculine fabric. Here's what he picked out. (I like that my kids want me to make them things. Let's hope that when I get to making actual clothing items that they'll want to wear my creations.)

New 'do

Since dying my hair, I thought I'd cut a couple of inches off to clean
it up a little. Well, "a couple" turned into 11" with a donation to
Locks of Love. I am loving my new hairdo and have been getting all kinds of compliments.

Splash pad adventures

Since this summer has been so hot, we've visited the new splash
pad/sprinkler park a couple of times. Here's a couple of pictures of
the girls.

Some for you, some for me

Megan wanted ice cream and said she could do it herself. :)

Sink bath

This child has challenged Matt and I like no other. Morgan is crazy,
funny, happy, and spirited. She gets into trouble ALL THE TIME. But
she's so dang cute I have a hard time punishing her. Plus, I'm not
sure she always understands that what she does is wrong.

She's 3 years old. I shouldn't have to watch her like I would a 2 year
old, but I do. Or else she does this...

...she climbs up into the bathroom sink and, "I wash my butt?" (yes,
she asks it.) But with those big blue eyes, how can I not resist
taking a picture and snuggling her.

Morgan, you're lucky you're cute.

Red

I dies my hair red. I've always wanted red hair, but having naturally
dark brown hair, getting a red that actually looks red is hard. Thanks
to Garnier hair dye, I have achieved the red.

New Trees

Matt and I have been talking about planting trees in our backyard pretty much since we moved in. Here in Texas, it is HOT! Our house was built on old farmland and therefore there were no existing trees to provide much needed shade. We planted the Sycamore (far left) the summer of 2007 and we planted 5 more this summer. Two Monterrey Oaks (2nd from left and far right) on the ends and three Crape Myrtles in the middle. Hopefully all the trees will get-to-growing and provide us some relief from the heat.