Proof Dads ARE Cool!!!

I saw this the other day, and let's just say something about it rang true :)  What do you think?

Singing In the Rain

Yesterday we had a surprise summer thunderstorm and the kids wanted to play in it.  So with a quick prayer that the lightening would stay away from our neighborhood, I let them have at it!

Nicole has always loved the rain, and she was the one to ask first if she could go out and enjoy it.

Then her siblings decided to join in.

Nothing more fun than swimming in a drainage gulley right?

They had such a great time - and I did too watching from the cover of the front porch.  It was totally worth all the wet clothes and the trail of grass bits that they left when they came in to clean up.  Lovin' these crazy Texas summers!

Embroider It!

I have been having lots of fun using my embroidery machine.  Although admittedly I have had some frustrating mistakes as I try to figure out the best ways to use it.  Above is a baby blanket that I made for my new nephew.

I made him some burp cloths too using this great tutorial I found online!!  It was super easy, and I love how they turned out.

And little Benjamin may need them, since he does a lot of this...

and this. . .