I'm on the husband's computer so I had to use what pictures I could find on here for this post. For your enjoyment, I have found a fuzzy smooch from Matilda and the kids' summer boots. This was an older picture of their boots. The cows are now totally muddy and have lost their tails, the geckos have lost their soles, and the other pair are barely worn since Matilda chooses to go barefoot outside. Now on to our message of the day...
I'm having a lot of fun with Red Letter Day by Lizzy House. I just put three very sweet little aprons in the shop. 
My model was so kind to pose for pictures even though some of the aprons are quite girly! For those of you who sew, would you like an apron tutorial? Maybe I'll start working on that. They're lots of fun to sew and lots more fun to wear.
We have been busy little bees around here! I finally got the van all patched up. The sad thing is that I had already canceled our camping trip for this weekend since I didn't think we'd get the van back in time. I made up for it in smores for the kids tonight. Our dryer won't be repaired until Wednesday, but it looks like sunshine for the week, so watch out clothesline! There were hundreds of other things that got done around here including a shop update and a Harry Potter watching...my favorite of the HP movies so far. I also have that jeans patching tutorial all finished up, now if I can just find the time to post it...
I think we'll take this weekend kinda slow though. Enjoy the outdoors and perhaps catch another Harry Potter viewing. (yes I'm that nerdy) What are your plans for the weekend?
Why is there a picture of fabric line drying in my laundry room? Because my dryer just broke. Why isn't it outside on my clothesline? Because it's pouring rain outside. Why don't I just pack up the kids and go to the laundromat? Because the transmission went out on my van, so I have no way to drive the kids around until next week. (Three car seats don't fit into Jason's Passat.) Why is the quality of this picture not so great? Because my 5 year old camera is on its last leg and I have to tap it on the side to get it to work. Why did it take me so long to sign into blogger to make this post? Because something's wrong with my computer. (I've been looking into Macs this past week.)
Jack the goat whisperer turned 3 on Friday July 3rd. His requests for the day were to go to the zoo to pet goats, ride the zoo train and feed the lorikeets. This is actually something we do every week, but I guess that shows just how much he loves the zoo! 
It was a great day that ended in train cake (no I didn't have anything other than these pans to put it on) and fireworks. They loved the grow worms (grow poop as they called it through fits of giggles...boys!) He's come a long way since his second birthday. He's been a great little brother and big brother. He has developed a great and funny imagination. And two days after his birthday, he actually went to the potty all by himself! 
I just made the sweetest little outfits! I made two in size 2T. I used Oliver + S's Sailboat pattern which was a really fun and simple pattern. I highly recommend it to even the beginner sewer.
For those of you who don't sew...I just put these in my shop at a discounted price!
I know it's a bit early to start thinking about fall, but I saw this fabric and immediately thought of a fall dress for Matilda. It's an Oliver + S play date dress made with Wonderland fabric from Moda.
I've also knitted a little blue hooded cloak to go with it, but I still need to sew on a button and block it. Pics of that to come later.
