Teddy Bears, Art & Playmobil

Okay, I just can’t resist teddy bears. I really love the plush, soft, floppy ones that say ‘hug me’!

Yesterday at Blockbuster, Brooke and I spotted a sweet little movie-star bear with eyelashes, a dress, a beauty mark and sunglasses. I got it for her – it was just too adorable. Brooke hasn’t set her down since!

(Of course Jaycen loves his puppy as much as Brooke loves her new bear!)

Today I hope to start crocheting a teddy bear pattern I bought the other day from Planet June. I ordered some eyes and noses from her store too, and I can’t WAIT for those to come in the mail.

(Here’s a picture from her site of the pattern I purchased…)

 
It’s amazing how such simple things can make me smile! Yarn, stuffing and bits of plastic can make the CUTEST things.

The kids have been doing lots of art lately. I got them some fun Crayola kits a week or so ago, and they taped a bunch of their Halloween crafts on the door!

 
(A Vampire bear with a bat friend!)

…and of course, with my stamp designing I do every day, Brooke loves sitting down and using one of mommy’s older Micron pens to do her own designs. :-)

(Little witchy cat with a spider on her hat)

…but some of the most fun we’ve had so far this week is a re-enactment of the story of Julius Caesar and his ventures against the Britons. I pulled out the kids’ Roman & barbarian Playmobil toys and built the white cliffs and beaches.

Check out this little army of Britons…Rome doesn’t stand a chance!

   
(Brooke had to throw in the lion and tiger, lol)

That’s it for now…I hope you’re all having a lovely mid-week!

(hugs)

Time flies!

There aren’t enough hours in the day! My mother used to say that and now I believe her. I’ve been doing so many things…I am trying to set up a few places on the web to further share my stamp designs, I have been getting into crocheting/knitting again, and homeschool is in full swing.

 
I feel homeschool is sort of so-so. Maybe it’s fine, but it’s hard to tell. We all tend to watch movies and stuff in free-time, but Brooke is improving in Narration (depending on the theme of the story) and copywork. I am determined…I’m not going to give up!

Back to the crochet thing, I have this big itch to make cute teddy bears and scarves and sell them on Etsy (check out PlanetJune to see what critters I’m thinking of making!). I just love the idea of having my own shop again there. I’ve never tried to sell stuff that I crochet, so I don’t know how well it will do. I also focus so intently on my artwork in every venue, that I am not sure where I would talk about my crochet! But I suppose I could share some here as I make things. We’ll see. :-)

Anyway, here are some cute pictures…

I taught the kids how to sew a week or so ago. I think Brooke is pulling the box of supplies out again as I type this!

  
Jaycen made ‘sleeping bags’ and pillows for his two favorite stuffed animals!

Rex being irresistibly cute…

 
He’s taken over the kitty bed that we got for Bolita. Took him some time, but this is just too darn cute for words!!

As much as Rex gives Bolita a hard time, I think they do love eachother. Cats are funny like that…

Bolita is such a lovely little girl. She’s becoming ‘plushy’!

Now for some more pictures…Halloween fun and homeschooling!

Brooke’s glittery picture of a House Sparrow!
 
 
Making some fun Halloween decorations…

 
…and of course, I’ve been working on my stamp designs.

I’m really grateful that I have this as a hobby-turned-business. It’s a huge blessing.

 
Sorry I’ve been behind on posting – I hope to get in the swing someday soon before the world ends! Lol, sheesh.

Precious Moments

 

This is what I woke up to this morning. Jaycen crawls into bed with us and cuddles next to me every morning at about 7am. I couldn’t ask for anything more precious.

Jaycen’s Birthday :-)

Jaycen woke up yesterday morning to a big iron man toy sitting on the breakfast table. After daddy came home from work, he opened his presents, then we took the ice cream cake outside to celebrate with Grandma Ann.

Grandma brought dot-to-dot markers and coloring books for both the kids, since Brooke’s birthday is coming in August. :-)

Today we went and visited Great Grandma and Grandpa. I forgot my camera…but it was a nice visit. Grandpa took the kids to Toys ‘R Us to pick out toys. Jaycen got more Iron Man toys and Brooke got a Barbie toy with a braider tool. Very cute! Of course great grandpa had to get another little cake. Jaycen was in heaven.

Oh, and check out this lovely little surprise that God gave us in our yard this week…a poppy! It has two blooms on it now.

Have a LOVELY weekend! (hugs to all)

Jaycen’s Birthday is Coming!

(woo hoo, check out this fun new picture display thing!)

Tomorrow is Jaycen’s birthday. He’ll be turning five! I can’t believe it! Jared has a cake he’s going to be picking up, and on Saturday we’re going to take Jaycen to Toys ‘R Us to claim a free Thomas toy train engine, take the kids to swim at the lake, and to visit Great Grandpa and Grandma.

He has toys that we need to wrap for him tonight. Jaycen has a mind like a steel trap, so he’s been asking about a few that he saw us buy a while ago (no more getting presents while the kids are shopping with us!) …I can’t wait to give him his presents. I love this age. It’s so fun to see how excited they get. :-)

I have more to share, but haven’t upload the pictures from our  camera yet. Ha ha!

See you next time! ;-)

What a Fun Week!

ALL this week, Jared was off work. So we’ve had a total of 8 days together so far, tomorrow is his last day before going back to work again. It’s been lots of fun. :-) I’ll miss it!

I got a bit of artwork done…not too much. Had to wait for my classic Mead sketchbooks to come in the mail. I just have to have my special sketchbooks! I’m so picky.

(No, this is not my special sketchbook. This was an intruder.)

The rest of the week, and most of our days, looked like this (yes, we got LOTS of 4th of July Celebrations in too! Got to use dad’s fireworks from last year):

  
We also got to go to what the kids dub ‘the duck park’. It’s a swim area off of a lake. Going early in the morning just after breakfast is perfect. Nice and cool and quiet. Perfect for family fun! I don’t have a swimsuit, so I rolled up my jeans to my knees and got in the water that way! :-)

  
This is one of the things our son did to entertain himself during the hot afternoons…

…and of course little Too Sweet is loving the heat sans air conditioner. It keeps her old little kitty paws warm! I love Too Sweet so much. She’s such a little cuddle bug. I could hold her like this all day. Literally. She would never move. :-)

That’s it for now! I’m so happy to be back into the swing of blogging. Hopefully I can do it somewhat steadily so you won’t have to sift through novel length posts and bazillions of pictures, haha! :-)

See you next time!