Allergic?

Before

After - red splotchy

Next Day - swollen face

Smith seems to be allergic to sunscreen. Shortly after putting it on he breaks out in what I think are hives. His face gets very red and splotchy, and his eyes and nose run. The next day his face is swollen. So far we have tried at least 6 different brands, including several "for babies", hypoallergenic and for sensitive skin. So far all of them have eventually ended in badly. This week we went to the pool and used one that had worked once before, but this time, not so much. Poor kid.

Potty Trained!

It's official! Trey is potty trained! He has been in underwear for 10 days. With the exception of the first day he has had only 2 accidents. I think that is pretty good.

We did also manage to get the underwear on the right way, but this was more fun.



Thank you Codi for inspiring me to just go for it. :)

Good morning winter, now go away

This is what I woke up to this morning. Normally not a big deal, but it's the end of May! And I already planted my garden. My great big, bigger then I really need garden.


Trey loved it of course. He always seems to find some fun in everything, even when I am miserable :)
My poor garden. What I have lost for sure, 3 watermelons, 2 cantaloupe, basil, 4 eggplants.
Still in jeopardy; 10 tomatoes, 3 tomatillos, 12 bell peppers, 4 jalapenos, dill, zucchini and yellow squash.

I have covered most of the tomatoes and peppers but the rest of them are going to have to fend for themselves when the temp dips into the 30s again tonight.

You would think this was the first time they had ever seen snow. Trey picked up a handful of snow and said "look mom, breakfast snow!"

Brothers

It's so nice to see them getting along for a change. :)

Roomba Rodeo

The Roomba Rodeo continues. (see the last one)

This went on for about 15 minutes until the battery finally died.

My new Hybrid!

I didn't really do much to make this. It just kind of happened on it's own, one of the wonders of nature, but I thought it was really really cool.


A few years ago my mom and I planted a ton of tulips in my front yard. I love seeing them bloom every year. This year was extra rewarding when I found this hybrid tulip. We planted red tulips and yellow tulips, but this one has 3 1/2 red petals and 2 1/2 yellow petals. I didn't even know you could do that. Awesome!

Fire Quilt

This year I got to help put together a quilt for an event at Nate's work. Don't tell, but I am still not exactly sure what it was. I do know that the quilt was the main prize in a raffle on the last day, and that the money raised went to The Burn Camp. I'm told they raised a record amount this year. A little of $1,500.