"Button down" apron...

For our "Apples & Apron's" themed Relief Society...

we demonstrated how to make an

apron from a man's button down shirt.

These are all over pinterest...

so I found some easy-peasy directions-

and wa-la...

my version.

October 31st...

 

40 years ago today...

Hoke came home from his mission.

Life as I knew it would never be the same :)

 

Happy Halloween my pretties!!!



Aaaahhhhh!

I love that fall is in the air...

and maybe a ghost or goblin too!

 

Today is Sept. 5th...

Hoke's birthday...

My sister, Nelda's, birthday...

and

Emily and Brady's anniversary...

 

Woo-hoo!!!!

 

 

 

Polka dots...

Hoke's chair has had a lovely green sheet

thrown over it for a few years now...

finally re-did it!

Decided to keep the little gray girl...

just added a few colorful pillows

threw in a little wingback recliner...

and a few vintage accessories...

there ya go!

Bev- Proceed with caution...

I saw a "m-word" in the shop yesterday

so Hoke set some traps...

Boooyaaaa - success!

What to do...

I love my new copper pot... it was given to us.

Hoke wanted to put it in the camping supplies...NOT!

 

...but I'm not sure what to do with it :-0

 

I could ice down water bottles for a party

 

I could take potato salad to the ward party

 

I could put fake plants in it

 

I could store firewood in it, if I had a fireplace, but I don't

 

I could put magazines or vintage quilts in it...

 

what would YOU do with it?

 

Still gotta love it!

 

What's up with this???

We babysat Violet the other night...

when I went in our room - this is what I found!

 

These girls... ;}

Birthday wishes...

Happy Birthday today to Beverly June!

Beverly Hillbillies????

Emily wanted to take her kids camping,

Brady had to work...so I went along.

We loaded the  van inside and out...

with tents, propane and burners, food, awnings, etc.

and off we went!

...arrived at our destination...

and patriotically decorated the forest...

decorated sugar cookies with new found cousins...

the "girlies" had their pink tent

that was a place to play...

on the actual 4th...we went into town to

enjoy some fireworks and discovered an

"indian" cave...as the boys called it...not sure why ?

 

Grandpa came up on Friday along with our buddy

Houston and got to spend the night...

on Saturday enjoyed a reunion celebration

with all the extended family (Hoke's moms side)

and then headed home.

 

So glad I got to go, but this ol' gramma is

also glad to be clean and in a soft bed!

Confused...

Our hens roost in the darndest places...

finding eggs is like an easter egg hunt!

T-ball...

I was able to spend the last few days

in Willcox to watch Houston play t-ball...

Trent and Sarah are the coaches and as

Trent put it...it's like herding cats!

But it sure is fun to watch... Trent (coach) pitching... 

...Houston batting...

Houston told me

"everybody is the winner in t-ball"!

of course we found time to foo-foo!

Sarah's wall of clocks that we put

up in her newly remodeled living room.

(Sarah, you need to send another picture

when you get it finished with the changes).

Don't you love it!

 

What's a girl to do....

...improvise...

no swimsuits at gramma's

...no problem!

 



Lazy Saturday...

This looks serious...

Sweet tomatoes...

I love that we are finally

getting tomatoes...

(guess what's going in our

salad for dinner? )

...now if the squash would hurry!... Yum.

 

The wait is on....

Dog under a tree...

cat in a tree...

 

Who will win?

The grandkids...

Aren't they the cutest ever!

 

Thank you to Elizabeth

(emhlawlorphotography)

for taking our family pics.

Spring Festival...

Tomorrow is the Cash n Carry - Spring Festival

at Rustic Hutch on Gilbert & Baseline

 

I will have a booth there,

along with many others...

come by and say Hi!

(9:00 -5:00)

 

 

Clothesline love...

Warm and breezy day...

p.e.r.f.e.c.t.!

How is this possible?...

Hard to believe that this cute little

Emily Rae is 30 today!

 

Seems like only yesterday...

 

Love you !

happy day...

Not only do cute little guys have birthdays...

their mama's do too!

 

~Happy Birthday Sarah~

Sisterly love...

My sister, Kathy, was in town

from Washington for the weekend...

 

Wish she lived closer, sigh.

 

Hello world...

Awhile back our cockatiels hatched a baby...

today it came out of the nesting box

for the first time...

a little ugly - needs to grow more feathers

(but if we're being honest here, I've seen

some newborn human babies that aren't the prettiest!)

 

Let's hope our new little bird survives!

Climbing yellow roses...

I love when my climbing roses bloom...

..."may all your weeds be wildflowers".

 

Happy spring ;)

 

 

 

mud-mania...

...put the shade awning up...

...broke out the shovels...

...turned on the hose...

...cheap entertainment...

This Gramma goes all out for her grandkids :0!

 

Sleepover...

All the kids came for a "spring break" sleepover...

the boys decided to "mine" for gold

( I wish they would of found some

buried in that garden spot!)

Violet was "keeper of the gate"

with Olivia helping...

(they were actually trying to keep the chickens out)

Then the hoola hoopes came out-

Easton's got it down pretty good...

the girls giving it a try...

Houston had more fun throwing his at the dog!

...and papa?

after an attempt of sleeping...

breakfast the next morning...

pancakes and sausage.

Love you all!