So, I missed a couple of weeks while we were on vacation.
We went to visit my husband’s family in New York.
I will get a post up about that after I get a post up about our beach trip from the 4th of July!
Can we say I am a little behind on keeping up?!
Here is where the dogs go when we are out of town…
And, this is a bit of what we have been doing since we got back…
home is…summer is finally here in the pacific northwest!
*today I am linking up with The {Starfish} Blog…
In February I wrote a post about some hair clips that I made for a baby shower gift.
Recently I made another (easier) version of them!
First, I found rolls of ribbon in the dollar section at Target.
The hair clips are from Michaels. If I were to do this project again I would try to find the smaller clips at a beauty supply store.
If anybody has any tips on where I can find them in the Portland area please let me know!
I used this tutorial from Jones Design Company to create the ribbon covered hair clips. These are super cute by themselves, but I wanted to embellish some of them even more.
I used the same tutorial from here to make the felt roses.
I made them in all different color combinations.
They look adorable on baby girl.
But, she either wants to wear all of them or none at all!
I think I might put these in my Etsy shop as my first item ever…what do you think?
home is…reminding you all, once again, that I love flowers.
*today I am linking up with Today’s Creative Blog
Our week was shortened due to our beach vacation, which I promise to post about soon.
So, I have photos from Wednesday through Sunday.
Wednesday and Thursday we were just trying to get back into the swing of things after our vacation. The only photo I took is of the kids in baby girls crib!
Friday we went to playgroup and I did not bring my camera…oops! Needless to say, the kids got messy playing in the water and sand at Tualatin Community Park!
Friday night, as promised, we turned the little guys bed around so the ladder to his top bunk is no longer against the wall. There is a photo of him sleeping in the top bunk for the first time.
Saturday and Sunday we spent lots of time together as a family…it was great!
Fishing.
Canoeing.
Playing in a tent.
Eating s’mores.
Going for a run.
At the pool.
On a walk in the neighborhood.
Good times.
home is…summer is going too fast.
*linking up with The {Starfish} Blog again this week…
We had such a perfect lazy day today that I gave in to a beer (or two) this evening in the beautiful Pacific Northwest sunlight.
I’ve already forgiven myself, so I hope you won’t hold it against me.
My workout today was paddling up the Tualatin River with Ryan and the kiddos.
The little guy caught his first wild fish this morning with Ryan, and we ventured out in a canoe up the Tualatin River this afternoon.
I never thought we would get a four year old and an almost two year old in a boat, but we did it!
It was spur of the moment decision when we saw the Tualatin River Keepers renting canoes and kayaks at the boat launch at Cook Park today.
It was worth it.
Later, we played in the backyard in a tent, made the cozy coupe into a Batmobile, and ate elk for dinner.
On this Saturday night, life is good.
home is…a fun day down at the river.
I am participating in the {Starfish} blog Summer in Snapshots again this week.
We spent most of week three getting prepared for a visit from Meme and Topher that included a trip to the Oregon Coast to celebrate the 4th of July and the little guy’s birthday. We left for Bella Beach soon after Meme and Topher arrived from Colorado on Friday and were at Bella Beach through Tuesday. I am going to do a separate post about our Oregon Coast adventure, so I included shots from our week prior to Friday.
Between packing and errands, we went to the pool, played baseball in the backyard, had a bit of mommy time, made up our own games, checked the forecast, made the playhouse patriotic, ate dinner outside, and went berry picking.
I think we even crossed a couple of things off our summer list!
home is…making the most of the summer.
stephany taddeo 