Blog Obsessed!

This is a little conversation I had with Kayden tonight:
Kayden: "Mom, I want to take a picture."
Me: "Of what?"
Kayden: "You."
Me: "Why me?"
Kayden: "Cuz you are always on the computer putting pictures of us on there." (We just had a talk about why I put the picture of him in his undies on my blog - he was very against the idea)
Me: "OK, do you want me to pose?"
Kayden: "No, just lay there."

So here is the picture of me laying on the couch blogging. I have to admit this has become an all-too normal sight in the Sylvia house, but I am addicted! Dinky loves to lay on my butt while I am sprawled out like a beached whale - and I am usually there long enough that she almost always falls asleep! Am I pathetic?

Recent Projects

Here are a few of my recent projects.
This is our FHE chart. I cut the lettering with my vinyl cutter.

I let each of the kids pick scrapbook paper for their nametag. I had so much fun making these! Their names are out of vinyl as well. They love to move their tag each Monday after FHE. Kyler knows that his is the green one, and sometimes moves it more than neccesary!




This is a pillow/blanket that I made Kayden for his "quiet time" at school.

He can fold up the attached blanket and tuck it into the dinosaur pillow.
I have wanted to make a demin quilt out of old jeans for SO LONG! One day I just started hacking away at a box of old jeans and decided that Kayden would be the lucky recipiant. I put a few pockets here and there and they are my favorite part!

The back is out of the striped flanel that I used for the stars on the front.

I am now working on one for Kyler that I am super excited about. I will post pictures when I'm done!



WARNING: For those who are thinking of making a rag quilt out of denim, my hand is still recovering from all the cutting and sniping that is required to complete the project - but it is worth it!

Puppies!

Our Fertile Myrtle Chiuaua, Daisy Mae, had her 2nd litter of puppies July 31st. Only 3 this time - last time there were 4 ! This little hussy needs a trip to the vet! They are pretty darn cute though.

KAYDEN IS 6!

This adorable little boy is now 6 years old! This is Kayden at 2 years old.

So, Kayden loves Power Rangers and wanted a chocolate Power Ranger cake. Thank goodness for Aunt Hailee who is really getting into baking lately. She told him she would make the cake, but she did not know what a Power Ranger looked like. Kayden had the perfect solution -

I just got him these Power Ranger underwear last week when we went school shopping. He loves telling people that Hailee copied the Power Ranger from his tightie-whities! Anyway, mini Martha Stewart (Hailee) made an awesome cake!

Blowing out the candle!

This year Kayden had a little competition - The Olympics - here is everyone being total couch potatoes watching women's gymnastics.

As you can see, the TV was still on even during present opening!
Kayden bugged me for weeks because he wanted this gun SO BAD for his birthday!

Kayden on his new bike! He was riding around the horse pens showing off his skillz!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYDEN JOE! WE LOVE YOU!

Another Comment!

I am now constantly obsessing over my blog, and had to check it before I went to bed tonight. I was so happy to see the third comment on my blog was from my other gorgeous cousin, Natalie! Horray! I love this new Mommy and her blog! Thanks Nat!

Happy Birthday Katie!

Katie is 12 years old today! I can't believe it! I still remember that little bald-headed baby crawling around with Karley. How did you grow-up so fast? We love you Katie Bug! Happy Birthday!

I am officially a blogger!

Today I feel like an official blogger! Although I have had my blog for a while, it has taken me forever to learn what the crap I am doing and actually post more than 2 times. I also recently learned to leave comments on other blogs so they knew that I had a blog and am no longer in the dark ages! I commented on my cousins blogs a few days ago and when I checked my blog today I had my first 2 comments! Al-le-lu-ia!!(sing that in your mind) Now I feel like I have just been initiated into some secret club or something. I love to blog!

Thank you Lindsay Lou

And Whitney Lynn!I love you guys and your adorable families! I am blessed to have such awesomely gorgeous cousins who blog!

Muddy Buddies!

My boys and Stacy's kids love mud! Stacy has the perfect little "mud hole" in her backyard where the kids can turn on the water and play in the mud to their hearts content.



Kyler and Huntyr - look at those smokin' hot bods!

These pictures are at Nani and Popi's house.

WORMS!!!
Kayden and Sienna



YUMMY!!!


Kyler Bruce - what a cute mud baby!

Zoo Boise

So, at the end of the school year I went on 3 field trips - one with each of my kids in school. Here are a few pictures of my trip to Zoo Boise with Kayden and his Kindergarten class. Stacy's daughter Sienna was also in Kindergarten, so we made it a family affair! All our kids were there except for Karley and Kryshna who had to be in school for finals. Mom and Chelsey went and we invited my Gramma Combs who lives in Boise to join us. After the zoo, we went to the park and had a picnic and played. It was a great day.

The whole gang at the park - Kyler is zonked out in his stroller.

Kayden at the penguin exibit.

Kyler at penguin exibit

Camdyn (Kayden's buddy), Kayden, unknown girl who snuck in our picture in back, Sienna, Denica and Huntyr

Kyler, Me and Kayden

Punkin' Patch -OR- Weed Patch?

Last summer a guy rented our little 2 acre piece of land to plant pumpkins in. Well, he planted the pumpkins, then never returned. We watered a small part of the field so that we could at least have some pumpkins for Halloween. The poor plants became surrounded by puncture weeds and Dad (Popi) felt so bad for those plants that he came up a couple of times to weed the patch. All the kids wanted to help - sort of - and this is what happened.

Doing good so far - look at all those puncture weeds!
The kids are still helping, this is about the 4th wheelbarrow full.
After they filled up the wheelbarrow, they would haul them to a huge pile for us to burn later.
Yes, my boys are without shorts most of the summer. Kayden is doing his part.

The kids are getting restless, but still trying to help Popi. They all helped Popi wheel the 50th load or so, over to the pile, and then........

Popi wheeled them back!