Sweet faces. Bub edition

The "I love me a popsicle" face.

The "golfing" face.
Rain boots and all I might add. :)

The "I can ride my tricycle" face.

The "huh?" face.
(One of my faves)

The "dandelion blowing" face.

The "concentration,

and move, Mom" face.

The "my dad's the greatest" face.

The "cool"  face.

The "talking" face.

The "I'm being tickled" face.

The "proud and/or goofy" face.
(Another one of my faves)

The "post-nap and I'm hangin with my best bud" face.
(We are really going to miss you, Bear)

I'll take it!

Close.

Closer...

Still not what I wanted, Little Lady isn't in focus, but Ill take it. 

For goodness sakes, I'll take it!

I heart faces and flowers

This week's photo contest over at I heart faces: faces and flowers.

I know some of you have seen this picture before, but I couldn't resist adding it.  

Its one of my favorites of my sweet little lady. :)

Crayon fun!

I saw this idea on a cute blog a while back and thought to myself: "Ill do that with the kids on a morning we have muffins."  So excuse me if there are a few crumbs left in the muffin pan. We were a tiny bit excited about our crayon project....

 First, take all your broken, and/or good quality crayons that you or your kids get from eating out. 

I may or may not be a compulsive crayon hoarder.
Rip all the papers off and sort them to your liking in a muffin tin.

Then pop 'em in a 275 degree oven until they are completely melted.

Take them out of the oven and let them harden for about 20 minutes or so.

Take the papers off and color!

And stack. Then color some more...

But stacking them is by far the most fun. :)

 Tutorial and idea here.

The big boy bed!

We had to put Bub into his big boy bed to get ready for this big upcoming moving adventure. It's a total bitter sweet transition for me -- part of me was so excited to take that rail down so he could be a big boy and come and go from his bed as he pleases, and a part of me wishes I could leave that rail up forever. He is my baby after-all...:)

I didn't move my daughter into her toddler bed until she was about 2 1/2 years old, when she started climbing out of it (which is the usual transition time depending on your situation, I think.) We couldn't wait till 2 1/2 years with him. He doesn't fit in a pack-and-play anymore and it didn't make sense to lug his entire crib to Seattle for a month. This way he will be used to the freedom of his toddler bed before we visit Seattle.

The fun part about having all this freedom is you don't necessarily have to sleep in your bed if you don't want too. The carpet works just fine. :) 

Happy Birthday!

This handsome guy...

 is 27 today!!

He is a fantastic father, and my very best friend. We love him!

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