Eureka Springs, here we come....

Here's the little cottage we're heading for tomorrow afternoon. Robin and I are taking mom to Eureka Springs to celebrate her 75th birthday. We're so excited to be spending the weekend with her at one of our favorite places. I'm sure we'll have lots of stories to tell when we get back home. Rain or shine, we don't care----we'll have a blast!!! Happy 75th, mom. We love you!

Gimme' a Break......

Now it's raining....

(04-29-09)

Now it's not....

(04-30-09)

What a difference a day makes! We've had a ton of rain the last couple of days, thank goodness for a few breaks of sunshine!!!

Remember this?

Remember these colorful yarns? They turned into this cute crochet bag. I had so much fun putting this together. Adding a new color on each row made me want to keep crocheting just to see what it would look like. I love it!! I followed (loosely) the pattern from Lucy's Blog. I like to visit her daily just to see all of the pretty colors and fun photos she adds to her site.

Another view....

...and just look at these darling flowers!!!!

...too cute!

What is this?

Guess What This Is?

(04-26-09)

I wanted to try another bread recipe. This one is Ciabatta Bread, also named Italian Slipper Bread. Don't ask me why, I don't have a clue. Anyway, you have to prepare a sponge a day ahead to use in the mixture. Easy enough. That's what you see pictured above. You just let it set at room temperature for 12-24 hours before you plan on baking the bread.

Here is the final result. It isn't fancy, a very casual form--you just shape it with your hands. The dough is really sticky, not like most yeast breads where you knead in more flour. This isn't even "kneaded", just stirred, even though it's a very thick dough. It ended up making 2 loaves, crispy chewy crust, very light center. YUM!!!! We're going to enjoy the second loaf tonight with a chef's salad. If you're interested in the recipe, leave me a comment, or email me and I'll send it your way.

Prom Preparations....

I had so much fun helping Kelsey get ready for the Prom. Several years have gone by since I've been involved with a daughter's High School Prom. Even though Caleb went to 3 Proms his senior year, you're just more "hands-on" with a girl. She decided she didn't want to make any formal "appointments" for her hair or nails. She asked me to help her, and I was good with that! A little nervous, but happy to help. She wanted a french manicure (which I had NEVER done before). But, I'm all up for a challenge, and I have to say---she was very proud of them after we were done. We only had to re-do two of them!!!
Next up was her hair. Roger had a little fun with the camera,as you can see. We found some rhinestone clips to put in the back of her hair that matched a ring she wore. She did a really good job with her make-up, she even wore false eyelashes!!!!

I love these pics with Caleb. I'm so glad he was home for the weekend so I could get pictures of the two of them together.

Aren't they so cute!

Love, love, love these two!!

Smile for the camera!!!

Kelsey and her Prom date, Kyle

(04-25-09)

Cute little thing....

Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'

(04-24-09)

He's having so much fun trying to roll over!! Look at that tongue sticking out!!

Oh, it just doesn't get any cuter than this, does it? Sweet, sweet Morgan.

I miss him....

Choo Choo...

(04-23-09)

Here's a birthday pic of Grayson playing with one of his new toys. Believe it or not, this is one of the few toys that DOES NOT run on batteries, DOES NOT sing or talk to you, and DOES NOT light up!!!! The blocks come apart to be put back together to make the train shape. Who would have ever thought?

Here's the big 3 year old taking a bath in mommy and daddy's huge tub! It's large enough for him to swim in. This kid does love the water. I can't wait for him to come visit and swim in our pool this summer. We'll have so much fun!!