The kids feel so comfortable out on our little patch of land and so do I.

We went outside instead.

First?
Oh, yeah, I’m pregnant.
Marcus was getting a way too big for all the baby modeling I needed of him, so what else did you expect me to do?

Second?
We did this huge trip to Disney Land and then took a cruise to Mexico…

Which was indeed, totally epic.

Oh, speaking of epic? Check out last night’s dinner:

Yeah, I may or may not be headed to the kitchen right now to partake in some midmorning leftovers…

What? I’m pregnant!

Today? Thomas came to me and said, “Mommy, I have a problem.”

Whatever could it be?

“Well, when I tuck Monkey in at night, he’s not big enough to reach my pillow, you know, because he likes to be under the covers?”

…and?

“Well, I think he needs a pillow… I know the PERFECT fabric! Oooh! I’ll go get my scissors!!”

And off he went and brought with him his own pillow to size up how big to make Monkey’s pillow, respectively of course.

Here’s what we came up with:

He even helped stuff it and blind stitch it shut. Not too bad for a 6 yr old, huh?

It did not involve a product photoshoot {like in the photo above}, it involved a photoshoot of a different variety…

Well, actually, it didn’t involve a photoshoot at all.

Sure, I did get some photos in…

…but the best work today was laying on the grass looking up at the clouds with this mermaid who talked her human friend to grant her wish for some legs for the afternoon.

I had no choice but to pull out my tried and true chocolate chip cookies. I have modified this recipe so many times, first for altitude {we are in Colorado after all} and more recently vegan. So, I pretty much follow this except for switching out the butter for earth balance and eggs are egg replacers {I use ever-g brand}.

I cream the earth balance and sugar together first and then add the rest of the ingredients {minus the flour and chocolate chips} one at a time until incorporated well.

I then add the flour slowly, just 1/2 cup at a time, being careful not to over mix.

Finally, the chocolate chips. I know the recipe says a bag, but I only add 1 cup, as I find that’s enough to satisfy everyone’s chocolate needs.

Tonight, I actually made a cookie. Most days? It never gets past the dough stage.

Well, it wasn’t long before the kids got ahold of it, and I suppose more specifically; my daughter.

hello said daughter of my mentioning… lovely self portraits by the way.

hello still life shots. You are amazingly in focus for being wielded by such tiny hands.

hello views of Thomas that I would only see through Molly’s lens. I love the change in perspective that it brings.

hello Marcus, you seem excited to show Molly something.

hello traces of birds in our front yard. I should have known it was you that Marcus was so anxiously awaiting to share.

hello beautiful children. I love not only looking at your eyes but even more I love seeing the world through them.

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I’m linking up with Lisa Leonard today and her lovely hello monday link up.

We talked about climate changes, air pressure and conduction. Ten minutes later I asked him to explain it to me, and well… he needed some visuals.

Oh, did we have fun with that…

First, we painted with wind to show that it has a force and a direction.

We decided to use watercolors to show movements better. They had fun with blending the colors too.

Then we used matches and eggs to demonstrate air pressure. The kids {especially Thomas} loved this. We originally used 1 match, which caused a minor pull on the egg… then worked up to 4 matches causing the egg to split into two. {did I mention Thomas loved this?}

Finally, they drew what we did.

We are home free! Hope your weekend is not too windy!

Actually, I have two options now.

I totally made up this cute pdf and I totally had plans to release it tonight, but I totally stayed up too late and finished way after Molly’s bedtime, AGAIN!

Sooo… you’ll totally just have to wait until tomorrow until she tries it on, and then I promise I’ll totally share.

I really need to break this habit of late night sewing.

…{totally}

Come on, you were waiting for it!

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psst… Here it is.

That bucket o’preemie diapers up there? She totally sewed them all for an outreach in Cambodia. Looking over on her Facebook page, I found a whole photo section dedicated to sewing up these tiny diaper covers that women across the US sewed to donate because of her generosity. Since then, Kristy and I have struck up an email correspondence and I pretty much begged her to let me be a part of her wonderful community that she’s created.

Today she announced that I’m an official sponsor. This is my first time ever sponsoring anyone and I’m quite proud. I can’t wait to see what charity she’s sewing for in February, I sew want in! Wanna join me?