"At the car wash!" ... and Memorial Day

May 28th 2011

Our Hyundai really needed a wash... so we took it to the car wash.

I'm not sure what Eithan thought of it all,
but he was a patient guy in his car seat while we scrubbed away.

"Chillin' at the car wash" - in his super cool car seat.
{Isn't that what all the cool kids do? smile}

Watching daddy clean the car, well spray it actually, but no need to be specific right?

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Then later that day, Eithan decided to attack his developmental toy.
He was sitting up in his Boppy,
and then he would grab the bar that the toys hang from.
He wanted to put the bar in his mouth,
but he couldn't quite get it from his hand to his mouth without falling over....

thus this picture.


Memorial Day - May 30th 2011

We went to Wenatchee and walked along this trail.

Honestly, we thought it would be more adventuresome than it was, but that's OK.
Why? You may ask...
because I was able to hit the mall and Old Navy while we were there.
Shopping = Fun
No matter what happened earlier.

That evening, we had a wonderful Bar-B-Que with our friends the Schmidts.
We all like to play games, so we played Bocci Ball.

Collin, Tim and Brittany socializing.
Macy is down at Tim's feet trying to get a ball.

Collin, Brittany and Tim.
The blanket you see hanging down from Tim's arms is indeed their other little girl Sydney.
He played the whole game whilst holding her.
Quite impressive.

{Side comment, Collin is tossing his ball in the air. Every single time he gets a ball or something similar to a ball, he throws it in the air. And almost every single time, he drops it and hits something or someone else or breaks something. He did drop this ball later on, though I don't remember if he hurt anything... }

Macy stealing the white ball that we were aiming our balls towards.
Tim was attempting to coax her in putting it back.
{He then scooted it closer to his team's ball. wink wink}

The cutest picture of Eithan and myself.
{I still think it's quite funny that I caught him making this face.}

What we came back to later while we were playing.
We kept trying to wrap him up to keep him warm,
and he, of course, tried to eat his coverings.


All in all, it was a great Memorial Day.

And I must remember here how grateful I am for those
who helped give us this freedom to enjoy this day as we did.

Snickerdoodle Scrumptiousness

These cookies were so delightful...

that we ate them within a day.

We did give some away, and take some to a party...

but for the most part we ate them.

Here is the recipe.

I found it on this blog.

Enjoy!

Snickerdoodles

1-cup butter, softened

1 ½ cups sugar

2 eggs

2 ¾ - 3 cups flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1-teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

3 Tablespoons sugar + 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon for coating

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a bowl cream together butter, sugar, and eggs.

3. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Mix until cohesive dough is formed.

4.Portion into 1 ½ inch balls (these are small) then roll in cinnamon/sugar mixture.

5. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet and bake for 9-11 minutes.

6. Transfer to wire rack to cool.

Crafting Dilemma

I love to make things.

I make things a lot.

This is my question.


How do you make these cute things...

and these...

without making this???

and this..??..

I really need some organizing ideas.

Ideas for a tight budget, but cute too.

Any inspiration??

.....Help

Collin's Birthday

May 20th was Collin's 29th Birthday!

We weren't able to do anything too big on his special day...
but he did get French Toast and Eggs for breakfast
and little sticky notes all around the house saying "Happy Birthday"

It was the next day that we did his celebration.

And in honor of his special day,
we went to the fanciest restaurant in town...

Michael's On The Lake

Collin had a delicious salmon filet and I enjoyed a crab cake sandwich.
{both were excellent}

We did not enjoy this wonderful dinner by our little "lonesomes"...
The Schmidts and Mike Asay came with us!

{Left to Right: Mike Asay, Collin Winks, Joy Winks, Brittany Schmidt, and Tim Schmidt}



I must note here that our little one is not with us, he was babysat for the FIRST time.
{well babysat for the 1st time by a non- family member}
The wonderful Jones family watched Eithan and the Schmidt's little girls Macy and Sydney.

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After this fine cuisine, we retired to the Schmidt's home for some chocolate cake.

Brittany and I made this cake from scratch.
Impressive, I know.
Unfortunately I didn't feel up to making the icing... so Collin did it.
What a good hubby.

{Yes, there are exactly 29 candles on that cake.}

Tim lighting all 29 candles...
during which one lighter died and we had to get another one {smile}


All those candles lit and Collin excited about it,
but Eithan, I think, looks a little terrified.

This is the "blowing" picture, but I missed Collin actually blowing.
He did blow them all out with one big 'gust' of air.
We were all amazed. Collin was amazed with himself.
He thought 29 candles would pose more of a challenge.

After all this... we played some games and enjoyed ourselves immensely.

Happy Birthday My Love!
I am so glad that you are a part of my life
and that we get to share sweet memories like these together.

-- Slap him with your Pickle --
{P.S. I must put in this post the funniest quote of the evening... which was
"Slap him with your pickle" - this was said to me by Tim Schmidt when Mike and Collin decided not to move off the bench when I said I needed to use the restroom. We all laughed so hard at the thought of me using my "spear" of a pickle to slap the boys so that they would move. giggle. good times.}

what we woke up to this morning...

Eithan had been restless in bed for a while, so I finally peeked my ahead above the covers to see what was going on in that crib of his... and this is what we found.


The little munchkin twisted/rolled/scooted around in his crib {with his arms wrapped up} until he could see us in a "new" direction.

Gotta love this little guy!

6 Months

Stats:
24 and 3/4 inches long
16 Pounds 14 Ounces


Info:
-Rolls over from back to tummy
{Still hasn't really figured out rolling from tummy to back}

-Moves toys from one hand to the other

-Talks a lot and really loudly

-Discovered feet
{likes them immensely}

-Very interested in our computers and T.V.

-Can sit on his own, but would rather be held
{all the time}

-Goes to bed on his own
{we don't need to rock him to sleep!!!}

-Can put his 'binky' in his mouth by himself
{though it isn't always the right side..??..}

-Occasionally freaks out when mom or dad are not in the room or with him
{poor grandma and grandpa winks can attest to this}

-As always, our lovable, chubby, handsome baby boy

{click on image to view larger}

possibly one of the cutest things i've ever made...

I just finished one of my MANY craft projects,

And I am really pleased with it.

I normally have issues with something about the item or concerns about something...

but this one...

not so much.

Here for your viewing pleasure is my version of a girl's bow holder.

{I didn't come up with this idea completely on my own, etsy, blogs and other people helped me with the idea.}

-cute cream frame with ribbon to hang it up-


-long pink ribbons to attach all those lovely bows and flowers to-

- hand stitched birdies and background-

What more could a little girl's room ask for?

{By the way, this is a baby present for someone else, I'm not going to make Eithan hang it in his room... wink wink... smile... giggle.}