Friday, August 24, 2012

Last Week of Summer Vacation {in pictures}

Today I am joining the link up party at Life Rearranged to share this week's camera pics. Just a simple way to share what we have been up to during our last week of summer vacation. It's been a busy week! I think we are going to need to slow it down and recoup this weekend to be ready for school on Monday.

Last weekend was pretty low key. I took some time to sew. It's something I seldom do but found it very calming. I found a great tutorial for coffee cozies at Skip to My Lou which you can find here. This is my finished project. My friend Laura from Semper Fi Momma gave me the cute Halloween print so I wanted to make this for her! Plus she loves coffee. So its win-win.

 

Since the weather has been super hot we filled up all of our water balloons and had an impromptu water fight. What is it about kids and water fights?



We celebrated my middle child's birthday this week. Is there a better birthday breakfast than donuts?!?


Then there is Charlie. I always find pics of him on our phone. He is the most photographed member of our family. My daughter found a scarf from a stuffed animal and "it fit him perfectly"...so we had to take a picture.


And Charlie was sleeping like a baby in the rocking chair...so we had to take a picture. And you can see where this goes.


Our last big adventure this week was a visit to the Santa Ana Zoo. It's a small park but big enough to keep us occupied for a few hours.


This is a baby possum. And I understand that to a city kid this is an "exotic" animal but to this former Midwestern gal I'm thoroughly amused. Why is a possum in a zoo? Those things run ramped around the farms back home. Just sayin'.


And do I really need to point out that this is a domesticated animal? 
However, I was thoroughly impressed by the next little guy.


It's a hedgehog. A-dorable!

One last thing to share. It was so hot earlier this week. I'm pretty sure I was going to melt.


It's always funny to me how well my camera pics document my life. I think I use the camera function more than the phone most days. Can you relate? If so, you should link up with Life Rearranged with me!

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18 comments:

  1. I love the coffee cozie! It looks like my kind of sewing project...nice and easy : ) I think I'll try it out, thanks!

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  2. Emily, it's really easy and a quick project. And I think Skip To My Lou is the best tutorial for the cozy.

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  3. The coffee cozie is really cute. I will have to make a few for my self! All of your photos are really nice and document what has been going on in your life very well. Hope the kids enjoy school!

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  4. Cynthia with your expert sewing skills these will be a breeze. I like making them because it helps me perfect the basics. I had to google how to sew a button, that's how inexperienced I am :( but I'm getting better. Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. Thanks for visiting my blog, I love waking up for Dunking Donuts my B'day as well. I like the coffee cozy as well. Looks kids really enjoy the balloon party.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by! I think birthdays are the perfect reason to indulge!

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  6. That coffee cozy is soooo cute! I want to learn how to make one! I should probably learn how to sew first though lol.

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    1. Yes, sewing is key with this project :) But if you were going to learn this would be the perfect project.

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  7. hahahaahah ---> that pic of charlie taking a nap.

    also. come to think of it. we do *not* have a bunny at our local zoo. which makes yours extra extra exotic!

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    1. That's funny about the rabbit. It reminds me of the dead possum my daughter saw on the road today. She was very surprised to see a possum in the wild. You would have thought it was a zebra due to her disbelief. Yes, I have city kids.

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  8. Good luck with the getting back to school! Always a tough transition. The coffee cozy is so cute. And, Charlie is so adorable. He deserves to be often photographed. :)

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  9. I so agree with you that phone pictures capture life so well. I love how they get the every day moments-- that tells life. I want to learn how to sew to make the coffee cozy :)

    lauren

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  10. Perfect project for beginners. Trust me I have to YouTube how to sew a button and google sewing vocab.

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  11. The coffee cozy is AWESOME!! I love it and take it everywhere with me. :) THANKS!!

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    1. Semper Fi Momma, I need to make you a non-Halloween one. People probably give you funny looks with your pumpkin/ghost cozy?

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  12. Found you through Semper Fi Momma! :)
    Mmm donuts!

    http://marinewife1111.blogspot.com/

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