My awesome friend had me paint her some tools for her little boy who can't get enough of them. It is one of the first big projects I have done since I graduated, and it was fun to get back to painting. I think they turned out well. And I am available for future commisions. ;)

Christmas

I have a few family members: My Mom, SIster Lalani, and sister April who are making handmade gifts for the holidays. I was inspired! While all of them won't be completely made by hand (I can't give too many hints because I dont' want to ruin and surprises) I have been inspired to start a few to make the Holiday last a little bit longer and mean more by putting more effort into it. The biggest one will be a play kitchen for my kiddos. My Mom and Dad made one for me as a little girl and I still have cherrised memmories of playing with it, so I hope to do the same for my little ones. I'll put up pictures as things get moving, and definately after the holiday so everyone can see. Oh I am so excited!

Halloween

I absolutely love Halloween. Not the super scary part, but the fun visit your neighbors, get treats and dress up parts. I always thought I hated dressing up on Halloween. This year I figured out I love it, as long as my clothes aren't uncomfortable. I love to make my kids Halloween costumes. It would be cheaper and easier to go buy them something, but I love to create stuff for them. Lucas requested a Bat, and James loves airplanes, so I whipped up a little sumthin, sumthin for him too. We had a blast. We dressed up a few different times, and things were added to a few of the outfits.

Everyday I take a few minutes and check up on friends. I look forward to seeing what you all have been up to and what you and your families look like as you grow. Well, I looked at my blog and realized that it had been awhile since I gave you something new to look at. We went on a vacation to Colorado to see family and here are some of the photos I got.

We were out there for my Birthday, and I chose to go hiking on the boys first overnight hike. Lucas even carried a pack most of the time. We went to Golden Gate state park and loved it. There were so many wildflowers in bloom. I also got a patio table for my birthday. It is so nice to eat outside.

Lazy summer days

I don't think I can have too many pictures of the messes they get into.

So nothing much is going on around here, but I wanted to put up some new photos of the boys.

They have a habit of getting into some pretty creative predicaments. They have both taken to finding Daddy's basketball shoes and wandering around the house in them. They are also budding a friendship with each other. James is freely giving hugs to his big brother and they love to talk and laugh and make general mischief with each other usually when they are supposed to be sleeping.

I am doing great, enjoying my garden, I'll have to take some photos sometime. I have also been reading for a book club I'm in. I finished Life of Pi, The Five People you Meet in Heaven and The Help. Adam and I have been reading books together after the boys go to bed. It has been really fun to spend the time together. Mistborn is the one we are working on right now. The Help was the best of the three I mentioned above. It was thought provoking and funny and really well written. Life of Pi really made me think and go back to re-read it right away. The Five was kinda a feel-good book, but didn't really leave me wanting a ton more.

Derby Celebrates Derby days every June, so we joined the party. We went to the parade on Friday. Lucas and James loved it. There was way too much candy so the boys were both thrilled. Then we went to the carnival. I need to remember to avoid driving by it if I don't want to hear about it every ten minutes until Lucas gets to ride. He gets really excited and focused on things and then shares his thoughts with everyone. It is cute unless unless I'm exhausted. So his dreams came true, and James was introduced to carnival rides for the first time.

James was stuck in the stroller because I wanted to run out into the street.

Bunk Beds!

James's crib got recalled so we decided to buy bunkbeds instead, boy were they both REALLY happy. I am surprised they slept at all.