I think my 7th & 8th grade Home-Ec class appears to be paying off :) I've been busy with a few projects.
Made myself a purse out of an old dress
This is as close to an Alabama elephant as I am capable of. LOL! It was a bday gift.
AK requested an owl pillow
And a new school book bag
Well, I couldn't be left out of the new bag movement. :c)
And a few accessories for me
My parents came down for a quick visit over the MLK holiday. While here we played all the games AK got for Christmas, including Headbandz. It's so much fun and funny. Take a look..... (sorry Mom :) )
LOLOLOL! It really is a fun game.
Mom also helped me learn to use my new Cricut. Thank goodness, because that thing was on its way to under my car....
Here are a couple of my first projects
There's a tiny little wrinkle, but overall I'm proud
Jeff wanted his username for the AU football board on the golf cart. Won't I be cute when I'm driving the golf cart????
It was a short visit, but a good one :)
See, I did manage to update again before the month was over :) LOL!
A few weekends ago, Anna Kate went to her bff's birthday party at Fun Zone. It was AK's first time rollerskating, and I have to say, she did very well. She was VERY determined to get it, and of course, there were multiple moments of frustration, but she never gave up. I was proud of her! However, I got in some serious trouble for laughing at her....I just couldn't help it. You'll see, just watch this video...
Tell me she doesn't look just.like Tim Conway on the Carol Burnette show!!!!!!!! Skating to Michael Jackson. Bwahahaha!!!
AK's expression is priceless. She totally doesn't trust whatever Anslee is telling her. LOL!
But then she gave it a go
And gained some confidence
But she wanted a quick break, so my mom pushed her on the skooter for a bit
Aren't they cute in their laser tag gear? :)
Bumper cars!!
It was great fun!
You would think that I would learn my lesson about suggesting a home project because, I always end up being the one to complete the project.
And now....
Rest assured, I've learned my lesson ;-) LOL!
I told myself I wasn't going to make any New Year's resolutions this year because I just stress myself about it throughout the year. Then I decided that I actually need a goal to work towards (among my many other projects.) So, after a few days of thinking about it, I have realized how badly our blog has been neglected. I know many family members and friends actually look forward to our updates since the majority are out of state, so Lee Party of 3 wins out :) Happy Dad??? LOL
Hope you have on your 'decipher-Katie's-mumbo-jumbo' hat, cause this is just going to be a random update of a bunch of stuff :)
We have really been enjoying our summer so far.
Anna Kate and I have been swimming several times.
And every weekend we go out on the boat and play on the lake with friends.
Which apparently is the perfect place to choreograph this rad dance routine...
LOLOLOL!!!!
Then AK decided they needed more time to choreograph, so she spent the night with her friends. When she got home the next morning she climbed up on our bed and passed out for four hours.
Choreography is hard work!
While she slept I worked on new beach towels for us.
This is Anna Kate's
And this is mine
Jeff wouldn't let me put anything on his, so no need for a picture.
Anna Kate's desk has needed a paint job for some time now, so I decided to just do it. Don't you just love the monogram I painted?!
Every summer Jeff and I look forward to fresh tomatoes, baby Lima beans and peas. Today he came home with all of that minus the peas (they're not ready yet). He also bought some fresh sausage, so we made it a family affair to prepare, separate and freeze it.
AK chose to help with patting the sausage...ICK!
while I blanched the beans.
Two hours later we had a freezer full of pork sausage patties and baby Lima beans. YUMMY!!!!
That's all folks!
I forgot to post last weekend's Memorial Day pictures.....all two of them, so I'll just skip them :) Honest, they aren't anything special.
Anna Kate and I went to the pool this week. It was AWESOME! We had the entire pool to ourselves.
Mermaid AK was in pure heaven!
She insisted on bringing her own umbrella chair even though the pool provides them.
My paradise...
We will be going again this week!
Since everyone we know is either at the beach or headed down in the next few days (huff!) it got me to thinking ahead to our trip. What does our annual beach trip really mean for me? BEACH FAMILY PORTRAITS!!!! We do it every year and I always stress at the last minute trying to get outfits together. Well I already have it planned out :)
Jeff has a Columbia fishing shirt in the color blue that is in my dress. I think the colors will be nice :)
And, we are going to Gatlinburg the weekend of my birthday for a mini family vacation with my brother and his family. Since it will be July 4th, we (well really I) decided to do a photo shoot of the three girls together. I think red, white and blue will be perfect!
....okay, gotta go! The lake is calling our names!!!!
