hello again

fossil springs.

so saturday was an awesome family day. we decided that we needed to get out of the city for the day & out of the heat. so we went up to fossil springs, which is just north of payson. about 2 hours from our house to the trailhead. we just recently got this carrying pack to carry Dax in when we are hiking. we are going to zion's in a week & wanted to make sure he liked it & was used to it before we use it a bunch there. anyway, so we went with our friends, bob & krista & their little boy jackson. it was so much fun! the weather was perfect & the water in the spring was so refreshing I would highly recommend it for anyone in the Phx area.

I think the pictures show how beautiful it is & also how cute dax is. man I love this kid!

In the parking lot before we started out. he looks like a king in this thing!

playing in the water with the boys. dax loves the water.

the boys just couldnt stay awake, its too cozy in these packs. it looks like it's night time, but it wasnt, they were just in the shade.

here is david at the water falls. he jumped off the cliff at the top right of the photo. it was so beautiful here. the water is all from a spring, so it is very clear & clean & about 72 degree's year round. 

over all we had a great weekend & I can't wait to do it all over again.

project done. (check)

so I decided, instead of just saying I am going to do something, then really not getting to it for a month or more (usually). That this time I would just do it! actually do something that I want done. That needs to be done. & I will tell you. 

IT FEELS GOOD.

I need to do this more often. I WILL do this more often. I need to start functioning like this! It's just better over all.

The secret (& my goal):

Be productive when Dax is napping!

seriously I have been doing this the past few days & it seems to really work. I have been making a list (ok, a list in my head, but I have thought about writing it down) & just checking things off as I get them done. 

So, here is the before & after pictures of the project I just finished.

& also a picture of Dax at my feet (the reason I need to be productive while he is sleeping.

bathroom wall before the photos go up.

frames laid out ready to be painted.

frames almost all painted, & laid out how I think I will put them on the wall.

all put up in the bathroom, finished! I love how it all came together. especially the accents on the frames that I did with the tape (hks tape, it's an old product, but I love.)

here is just a close up of the tape.

cute little boy, that is always at my feet. anyone else have this problem with there little ones? he always wants to be picked up! but man he is a cutie!

back & forth & back again.

this summer seems to be a jumble of being here at home & out of town. then out of town some more. 

then a little more.

it's nice to be able to be on the go like that, but it's also hard to be away so much. we are lucky my parents have a beach house in sunny (most of the time) san diego (place with perfect weather). 

I love San Diego! 

really what more is there to say. so these pictures will have to do.

(click on images to make bigger)

mountain biking with my sisters in the canyon's of san diego.

2 of my sisters & me with our babies. such lucky cousins to be so close in age.

dax & I getting ready for a bike ride. he loves the beach cruiser (& so do I).

sitting down by the water at the beach with the babies again.

this boy loves the water. can't get enough. even though the water was a bit cold.

tired boy. & such a good beach napper.

all in all San Diego & the beach have treated us very nicely this summer. oh & if you are wondering david was there off & on, when he wasnt working, he was just shooting the photos. thanks babe.

now that we are back:

I have cleaned my studio from top to bottom. yeah me. It has been a goal of mine for about a month or more now. I am getting my class ready for next week (project on last post). Also trying to keep up with this cute little rugrat of mine. he is trouble. getting into everything. every little thing. as little boys will do. love him though.

next: starting on my next project. before photos to come soon. promise.

before & after. plus

Dax & his love for the swing. seriously, this kid loves to swing. & because it is so HOT here we decided to hang a swing inside for the summer months. then when it cools down we can move it outside. but for now its in the kitchen/hall area. he would stay in this thing all day.

 

I have also been working on a project for a class I am going to be teaching on July 24th at scrapbooks etc. in mesa. here is the before & after. It is a key rack that you would hang by your back door. or I suppose you could hang lots of other stuff from it, like book rings with baggies of ribbon or other scrapbooking products. 

before.

after.

something is about to happen.

I am getting ready to start some projects. thinking about lots of little things that I have been meaning to do around my house. & it's about time I got started on some of them. so coming soon are some before pictures. then soon after that, the after pictures.

been home from san diego for a week now.
been sick all week with a cold that won't kick.
dax has been sick with the same thing & won't kick it either.
been crocheting a lot. its addicting.
been cleaning my house.
been crawling baby proofing my house. (yikes, he is all over the place.)
been having fun with dax, who by the way loves to swim.
been enjoying (ha ha) this 110 degree heat we call summers in AZ.
(can't wait to get back to san diego in a week & 1/2.)

until then, project time.

dax+beach= love.

cheesy. I know. but so true.

this little boy has fallen in love with the beach. he seriously would play for hours. then when he is tired just takes a good long long nap in his comfy little prota-bed thingy. then he ready to go again. he eats the sand & all. so adorable. he is also really getting the crawling thing down. he is totally army crawling everywhere & he just learned yesterday how to go from on all fours back  to sitting up, which he has been working on it for a week or so. he was getting so frustrated not being about to do that, but now he's got it down. this morning he was sitting up in his crib just jabbering away waiting for me to pick him up. I couldn't believe he was just sitting there. he is just getting so old. crazy little boy. he will be 8 months next week. that is just insane.

back tracking.

cute bummy up in the air.

so I have been pretty lame about posting. I am very aware. so, I am doing something about it today. That is at least the idea.

here is the back story: dax liked to sleep on his back. never tried to roll over or anything, but then when he started to roll over more he ended up starting to turn over in his sleep. & now he does the really cute tuck his knees under his belly thing. I never thought that he would do this. especially because the reason he got the helmet is because he liked to sleep or lie on his back & I probably didn't do enough tummy time (even though he loves to be on his tummy now). anyway, the point is: he always sleeps like this now, & i am finding it so dang cute.

little dude updates.

we have been in san diego for the past week now. we love san diego. dax is loving, i mean loving the beach & the water. he wants to just play & play (& eat) in the sand. then when he gets tired, he falls alseep so easily in this really cool little bed:

it works out really great when we are down at the beach for lots & lots of hours. which we have been! the weather didnt know if it wanted to cooperate, but i kicked it in the butt & the sun came out. so it was all good.

our friends came over for the weekend to hang out for a few days. they have a boy also, jackson & dax are 5 weeks apart, & best friends already (even though they might not know it yet).

today we are heading out for some more fun here in san diego. dax is already down for his first nap & its only 840am. man he is a good sleeper.

etsy updates.

ok, so a few people have asked me lately about adding a few more signs to my etsy shop so, I thought i would let you know that, I just got done adding a few up. also, if you ever wanted a sign that you don't see up there, just let me know, cause I can make a custom one for you. I also have jewelry in my etsy shop, but if you ever wanted something custom done in silver jewelry, I would be totally down with that too just shoot me an email or a convo in etsy.

in other news:
I will update recent pictures of what has been happening around here soon.

promise.

sunshine.

I took this photo the other day after I had fed him food. I love how the sun coming through the window is just glistening  off his hair. he looks so big sitting in his new high chair. He is getting so much more fun everyday. It's crazy how fast he is growing up. He turned 6 months last week. I can't believe he is already half a year. he is rolling over all over the place. he wont stay still for even 2 seconds. I am really having to keep my eye on him. love this little man so much.