this is on the way out of the door now….a reminder as you leave.
(purchased here)
sunflowers at the grocery store….i've been looking forever ….they had to come home with me.
annie's card….camper with a flashlight….the hearts!
just so darn precious.
checkng the clearance in the garden dept. at walmart.
i am all for sippy cups until kids declare they are too big….with her feeling lonely this week…she wanted one.
i love them.
they don't spill!
i'm happy even though i don't look that happy. i look just like my dad.
i got a table for $30….it was 75% off.
and i wanted it all year.
i was happy.
bunny ears on her cheeseburger.
more storms and more trains.
special blue drink bought for her playdate…yummmm…poured it into a cup to make sure it was even. :)
i cut a few of my maple leaf hydrangea flowers and some wild black eyed susans to put with the sunflowers.
we were stuck in the donut shop for a long time because it was POURING.
surprised that there was story time at the library when we got there…..and shy.
but we made a sombrero and sang a song.
it was much more fun than just looking for books.
we are ready for talby and sean to come home.
they have been missed and it has been very quiet around here.
annie did get her very own babysitter yesterday and was SO HAPPY.
and has rainbow painted fingernails too.
thursdays are good.
close to friday….
:)
Trinda - Ah, that railroad picture… I grew up in Hesston, lived in Newton twice(on First St. and Walnut St.) We are in Wash DC now and I miss KS fiercly (is that a word?) sometimes. Non-Kansans can’t understand. Love to read about your sweet family and am inspired by your blog!
Trinda
Doris - one of prettiest posts!
Your daughter is so sweet and it’s so vivid how smart and bright she is.
alphabetmomma - Love randomness! Annie is so cute! Her haircut…I love it! Bunny ears on the cheeseburger made me laugh out loud! Sippy cups are great! I’m always baby hungry and I have 6 kiddos!
Love your blog!!
valerie - i am sooooo having fun following you. does that make me a stalker?? kidding…thanks for the entertainment 🙂
just wondering what the color paint is on the rocker on your front porch in your “be awesome today” picture…caught my eye, i NEEd it on SOMETHING…
way to be fabulous 🙂
carly - love the print…but can u also tell us where u got the frame??????
Jessica @ These Are The Days - Love the framed saying.
Necole - Do not tell me that Wal-Mart is having a sell. I am trying to save money. I love the sunflowers. I think I will buy some today.
Suzy Adams - Meg,
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for making my mornings so bright! I am a mom and a first grade teacher. I start off each morning checking out your blog for a colorful start to my morning. You always brighten my day. It is summer vacation for both of us, and we are in the process of making our second annual “Summer List”. Last summer we had 88 activities to conquer!
Happy Summer,
Suzy
karen - Off topic question. What do you do when your kids won’t eat what you made?? Do you constantly yell to make them eat (like i do) or do you just let it go?
Cheryl - Great pics! Your blog always makes me smile 🙂 Love the print – just ordered one myself for the kitchen. TFS!
Jenna - Looks like Annie had the best day! By the way, I just love her name!
Jenna
Gabrielle - You are just the best blogger ever!
nancy - I had to go to the grocery store at 6 this am due to an intestinal gift for my daughter (hello, summer!) and the weather reminded me of KS… dark clouds, warm outside, wet from rain. loved it. I was also walking by a mirror the other day, caught a quick glance and thought i saw my mother… it was me! crazy.
Trina - She is the cutest.. I love the “Be Awesome Today” print. I need to work on that. I have been thinking a lot about you and your 5 littles and how you do it.. how you stay sane, how you get everything done and so on. You are one amazing lady!!! Hope you have a relaxing weekend! xo
Trina
Jen - Love the sign! I have a vinyl sticker on our main door that says “Return with Honor”–a good reminder for ALL of us! Have a great weekend. We are sending 2 of 4 kids to camp next week and I have to admit, I am looking forward to some quiet! HAHA
Kayla - You get stuck in the BEST places! You should post a picture of your dad so we can decide if you look like him or not!
Sugar Mama - Is it crazy that at the end of this post I was crying? Seeing her at the donut shop and story time makes me miss that age SO much with my daughter (who is now 8). And as my 14 year old son becomes more and more like a moody teenager, and my 12 year old son nears 13… I’m just getting so emotional these days!
Tami - Can i just say Annie is adorable! I love the bunny ears on her cheeseburger! :0)
Gemma @ Musings of a gem - Love that awesome print!
Happy Flowers : )
Gemma x
Karen Lehmann - you know i was threatening to take the sippy cups away – from my 4 and 5 year olds – i KNOW people think I should. thank you for making me feel like its ok. because THEY DONT SPILL!!! 🙂
hannah - those are some knockout pretty flowers!
hooray for clearance!
looks like sweet annie-and you-have had a perfect week.
i know y’all can’t wait to hear all about camp!
xo
alicia @ la famille - sunflowers are my favorite…do i sound like “elf?” smiling’s my favorite 🙂
i love the sign by your door…may just have to get one for my house.
oh, and just so you know…i picked up the canvases for the butterfly art you did. i just adored them…now we have to make some of our own!
shauna - love the look on your face friend.
i know that kinda happy.
Cindy - I love the storm picture. I love the happy face with shake and cheeseburger picture too. I mostly love how you take pictures of the most random-everyday things because it reminds me of the beauty around me all. the. time.
mrs. may - Sunflowers are so gorgeous! And I want to see this clearance table!!
Kirsten J - Love the nails, love the memory you brought back of visiting my great grandma in Garden City Kansas about 30 years ago and those storms rolling through, love all of the pictures (as usual) and I love that you are soaking her up. My baby went to camp a few weeks ago…and I was so sad. And didn’t quite get the moms who were all “ah! she’s fine, we’re going out to dinner!” Because I have one in college, and you blink and there you are.
Mindy Harris - this post is so precious. i like seeing pics of your everyday life. i am impressed by the flashlight beam annie colored…!
Peta - I just ordered that print – thank you! Did you put yours in an ikea frame? What size? Thanksx
adrienne - send us the rain!!!!
Londen - I just love that Annie…she could not be any cuter! I only have one who is five, sometimes its hard because I’m her playmate.
Love the new print too.
Kelly - What a happy, fun, wonderful post. Sorry you guys were stuck but if you had to be stuck somewhere it seems like a donut shop’s not too bad. Kelly
deborah@applesinwonderland - love how siblings can love each other. annie takes your new sign to heart. give her some extra big hugs from me….and everyone else that reads this blog–that little girl is AWESOME!!!!
Lisa - your blog makes me smile! a lot! a lot a lot!
i also have an annie – she is 10 years old! she is named after her great grandmother! her nickname was annie pickle – because she was famous for making pies and preserves! my annie is the 7th on my hubby’s side of the family! happily, she has also inherited the annie pickle nickname!
tell your annie that my annie says hi!
Ashlyn@Pinecone - Love the “5”…I have one too.
Lovin the peek at your porch…and the new print. xo
amy b. - Love the sunflowers!! All the ones at our grocery store were dead! Boo! Now you’ve got me wanting donuts and a little girl as cute as Annie! Oh, and by the way, I was awesome today!! LOL!
julia - Love the sombrero hat project!
Your flower arrangement is beautiful. And your train pic makes me want to visit the center-ish of America.
Jennifer - SCORE on the 75% off table! Congrats. And btw, every time I see your super cute short hair style, it really makes me want to chop mine off. Especially in this summer heat. Hummm…I’m still pondering that one. 🙂
Holly - I loved everything about this post. So real life! Our big girl is going away next week for a mission trip. I am so proud but she will be missed. I love it when I get good deals. I have scored 2 new globes this week. One for $5 and one for free because I asked a friend if he had any laying around. And last…dont you love hydrangeas? They are my very favorite!
Michelle - can we see the table. . .pleeeease!
Staci - I love her bunny ears on her burger 😉 I am excited it’s almost Friday for Annie!!!!!! YAY!!!!
Kat - Okay today I am going to be Awesome, even though my day started at 5.30am with my two year old, *yawn*.
The other three are still asleep, it’s Friday here in Aus and the last three days of school hols AND I am going out for dinner tonight with the girls, soooo that is all pretty awesome.
I hope your day is awesome too.
Love that you are enjoying special time with little Annie, sunflowers and a discounted table.
Are you going to let us in on the baby comments?!
Terrie G - LoVe the last flower pic!! And how awful to be stuck in the doughnut shop! I’d take some of that rain! 🙂
shelley - annie is just so perfectly cute !! and hey..there is the train my husband drives..BNSF. We always say it stands for “better not start a family”…because railroaders are never home !
Susan - My daughter is nearly 11 and yes I still make her use sippy cups or the take and toss ones with straws…she doesn’t mind but her friends think I’m wierd.
Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode - You, Annie and this post are Awesome. Happy almost Friday!
Shannon - Looks like great bonding time with you and your baby girl! Yay for being stuck at the donut shop and a Walmart table at 75% off. Annie is so darn cute 🙂
Logan - I love that little girl. She is just precious and I know you and Craig have to be so proud of her. I’m sure she is loving her “mom” time this week.
The flowers are gorgeous!
Kori - um, i wanna hang out with you guys! stuck in chili’s *and* the donut shop due to storms?? awesome!!! 😀 and i love that annie gave her burger bunny ears…my son used to do that to everything!
Kimberly Dial - Love the sign. Want one. Thanks for the link. Congrats on the table. Don’t ya just love when you want something but you wait & it pays off? Yep! Me too!
Kimberly Dial - Love the sign. Want one. Thanks for the link. Congrats on the table. Don’t ya just love when you want something but you wait & it pays off? Yep! Me too!
Meg @ Everyday Nostalgia - Totally need that be awesome print!
happygirl - I can’t wait for Friday, too. This has been as long a week for me as it’s been for Annie. I need the “Be Awesome” sign for me when I walk out the door. (LOVE bead board) I miss trains. I’m from the mid-West and now live in the east. Commuter trains aren’t the same as TRAINS in the mid-west. Hang on Annie, it’s almost Friday.
Rachel J - Seriously Meg, I love you!
Something about getting a table 75% off at Walmart really knows how to make a girl happy 🙂 Been there, done that.
I’m pinching pennies and crossing fingers so that I can make it to Craft weekend! And I’m the first to comment on this post! Wooo!