Classic

That time when Solomon used his $5 Target gift card he received from one of his aunts for his Gotcha Day to purchase a real hammer, Air Head Xtremes and a slinky which had already gone missing at the time of this photo.  A)  He debated hard between the hammer and a screwdriver, but the hammer won out when it was discovered there are multiple different sized screwdrivers tucked away nicely in the handle of the hammer like nesting dolls.  Score.  B)  Sol chose the Air Head Xtremes so he could share.  Be still my heart.  They are delicious, but most definitely made of only things which would probably slowly kill us over time or completely erode the lining of our stomachs.  I took my chances.  And C)  The slinky is no where to be found.  We have all agreed this is probably Amon’s fault and it’s also probably a hot mess anyways.

Then the next day as I watched Huddy eagerly run towards the neighbor’s house yelling at their kids:

Huddy:  Hey you guys, Sol got a real hammer.

Neighbor Kids:  A what?

Huddy:  A real hammer.

{Insert possible look of terror on neighbor kid’s parents faces.}

That’s when I hear Josh Kelley yell from inside the house, “Nothing says don’t come over to play at our house like…”  And I lost it.  He’s so right.  #parentsoftheyear

Oh and Sol found his slinky.  And it’s a hot mess like I thought it might be.  Slinky’s have zero chance of survival in our house.  Zero.

Happy Tuesday.

Crazy Friday.

Today has been nutso…yesterday too…and how about we just count the whole week as crazy.  Life just never seems to slow down…or I don’t let it.  Grocery shopping and Mother’s Day shopping.  Teacher appreciation week prepping and working on lots of orders.  Soccer, soccer and more soccer.  Broken bones and falls into thorn bushes on bikes and bleeding foreheads.  Almost every meal on the go.  I only cooked twice this week…and by cook I mean we had a chicken noodle soup mix one night with a can of chicken and tonight I’m doing tacos.  The rest of the week we snacked for dinner or grabbed something at the ballpark.  We have been all over the place.  And some of it was documented on my beloved Instagram.

Legos.  They’re all pretty passionate about legos.  I love that they have finally let go a bit and ventured into building without the booklet.  They still follow step by step booklet instructions, but now they will build at will too and with confidence.

Have you heard of MighteeKids?  They’re amazing.  I love everything they stand for.  Last month’s tee supported autism awareness…this month’s tee is helping send soccer balls and build soccer fields in Africa.  Check it out and let your kiddos rock some supportive and way cool tees.

These two.  Sigh.

Finished up my 50 miles this week.  Decided to go for 75 this month.  I’m already doubting myself, but we’ll give it a go and see what happens.

They have this crazy infectious love for each other.  I absolutely adore watching their relationship grow and take shape.

Sol still hates the boot, but decided to keep it classy one day.

For those of you wondering…the 6:45 bedtime did happen.  It was magic.  Like rainbows and unicorns kind of magic.  Harper and I “peacing out” as she headed off to bed.

A custom key fob order.  And a whole lot of truth that I needed to write over and over and over again.

Key fobs for days.

Confession time…mini red velvet cheesecakes…last night…10:30pm…homemade whip cream…good golly…it was lovely…and glorious…and I had to make sure they weren’t poisonous.

Realized today I need to pick up another #6…not grooving on the satanic vibe we’re rockin’ right now in our dining room 🙂

And while waiting for our oil to be changed on the van today I took this picture of the boys.  Sol asked to see it and upon seeing the photo he said, “Huddy looks gorgeous.”  He’s a keeper and a possible shoe in for funniest superlative of his future high school.

I’m pitterpatterart on Instagram if you want to follow along during the week.  Hope your weekend is crazy grand.

Happy Friday!

Holla…It’s Friday

I’m pretty pumped it’s Friday.  No soccer tonight.  We’re probably going to do our ritual of pizza and a movie.  It’s just what we do…and it’s pretty darn glorious.  The weekend is pretty low key too which is always a plus.

So here’s my instagram from the week.  If you want to follow along I’m pitterpatterart.

Haircuts.  They were far overdue.  Both boys hit up the barber shop and we’re looking crazy good when they left.  And if you cannot tell, Sol loathes having his hair picked out…kind of like I loathe cooking and laundry and ants.  We’re loathers…together.

Amon still only has two teeth, but that PB & Jelly sandwich stuck to the roof of his mouth makes him looks like he has way more.  Wishful thinking.

I’m almost at my 50 miles for this month and may, just may go a little over.  Some of my running/crossfit people are considering doing a Tough Mudder.  Anyone done one?  If so, how was it?  Any tips for race day you would like to pass along would be awesome.

I like him.  A lot.  A lot, a lot, a lot.

I cheated this week.  I sent Ashley the picture along with my confession.  She then used my cheat to make eating a piece of cookie cake okay.  We have issues.  What’s one to do when eating yummy frozen yogurt will result in raising money for your kids beloved school?  Well, I took one for the team and obliged.

I expected the worse from this situation and it actually turned out okay.  I was shocked.

They’re crazy and blurry and totally messes, but my heart is full to the tippy top.  They’re good kiddos.

He’s mine.  Try and not be too jealous.  Josh Kelley, I married you for all the right reasons.  The bow tie is one of them.

Betsy is running the Country Music 1/2 tomorrow.  They are expecting cold weather and thunderstorms.  Betsy, you should probably just meet me at Starbucks and call it a day.  I kid.  She going to totally rock it.

My goods from the Strawberry Patch barn sale.  Minus the most amazing old green chippy paint box that is going to be our new coffee table.  It’s so lovely.

And I’m working on a 1st birthday gift today.  My small group always ropes me into signature gifts…like Jess and her darn sleep sheep 🙂  Name pillows have become my signature 1st birthday gift now too.  Makes shopping easy.

Hope you have a grand grand weekend.  Pretty excited the weekend is finally here.

Happy Friday!

Fabric Swords

I’ve had this fabric sword tutorial by Simply Homemade pinned on my Kiddos Pinterest board for forever.  A few weeks ago we were just having one of those days…you know, a day when everyone just needed a little pick-me-up.  I remembered this little tutorial and the kids and I set to work.

You can see the full tutorial HERE.

I loved this tutorial and it was super simple to follow.  I did stray just a bit, but it was purely to save myself time.

After I cut out the 6 sword shapes (2 pieces per sword) from the heavy weight interfacing…

I then ironed each piece directly onto the fabric of each wee Kelleys choice.  I just didn’t want to trace and cut again and then iron on, so I just ironed the interfacing directly to the fabric…I need to save time any way possible 🙂

Then I cut the swords out.

Once all 6 sword pieces were ironed and cut out…

I added their initials to one side and then sewed the 2 pieces together.

Needless to say, this was the perfect pick-me-up for our day.  There has been an endless supply of sword fighting ever since.

Check out the full tutorial HERE…I just included the information for the short cut I took in making them.  Time is of the essence around the Kelley house 🙂

Now go make some swords.  Happy Tuesday!

PS: Giveaway tomorrow!  Yippeee!