Long {Start of Summer Post}

It seems summer has officially arrived here in Tennessee.  It has been blazing hot, water play is needed everyday and all day and the cicadas are in full swing.  I have been working like crazy during naps to get orders completed.  This first order was a doozy, but so much fun.  Melissa in South Carolina needed 8 tees, a tooth pillow and some sweet fabric bracelets.  I was thrilled to make all of these goodies up for her.  Thanks so much Melissa and hope everyone loves their gifts.

This key fob set headed out to April in Texas.  Thanks so much April, as always it was a pleasure.

Bonnie in Kentucky ordered this 10×10 “His eye in on the sparrow” canvas.  She even mailed in her own pull out from one of her Bibles.  I do love this piece and am thrilled that so many of you do too.  Thanks so much Bonnie.

And lastly, these two camera straps are headed to Jackie in Louisiana and Meghan in Mississippi.  Thanks so much ladies.

I have tons of orders placed so please be patient with me.  I am working just as quickly as I can, but am having lots and lots of fun with my 3 small Kelleys as well.  Summer has started off smashingly fun for all sorts of reasons.

I am rockin’ lots of solo dance parties and the other day I looked over and this is what I saw…not cool Josh, just not cool.

Water has taken on an everyday role now.  I mean it is smokin’, smokin’ hot and we are spending all day, everyday outside in some sort of water.

Check out the cicada on Harper’s leg as she doused Huddy.  Girl could have cared less…she had bigger fish to fry.

She then totally gave me a lecture on why I shouldn’t get a bit antsy and maybe scream sometimes when a cicada attacks.  I couldn’t quit staring at her face while she really hammered home her point.  I mean, how OH how, could I take her seriously?

I may have worn a really super tacky 90s prom dress to the movie theater with some of my SILs and friends to watch “Bridesmaids”.  Check out those tan lines.  Ladies, don’t be hatin’.

  And yes, Jen and myself tend to get the couples combo.

There is some serious sewer work being done on our road this week, particularly right in our front yard.  My kids have stared and stared and stared some more.

Harper has started a new job…she is officially giving out manis and pedis to anyone who will sit for them.  Sol is her #1 customer.

I received some amazing new fabrics in the mail from Erica.  She brought them all the way from Uganda and I couldn’t be more excited about them.  Thanks again Erica.

My dad has been helping us fix some things around the house…thanks Dad!  I thought Huddy and Sol were going to poop their pants when he let them help use his electric saw.  I’m pretty sure the boys are going to open a hardware store together one day…H&S Hardware…I would buy spray paint from them.

The boys have a special way with the sprinkler.

Who knew these 2 old buckets my dad gave us would be such a vital part of our summer.

Huddy is on some new meds that won’t let him be in the sun for long periods of time.  This is not going over very well.  Shade time = Ticked Off Time.

But nothing makes my kids happier right now then just being drenched.

And I am happy to report that the ‘hawk is back.  He rocks it so crazy’ well.  Bring on the summer time.

Happy Weekend and Summer Break!