February finish

So! The photo challenge = epic FAIL!! Ha ha! Maybe I'll try again in a couple months to finish off the challenge. In the meantime our family has gone through a rough couple weeks. I honestly think we all had the flu - or some sort of it. It's taken us since my last post I think to actually feel good. And that's just speaking for myself! No fun folks. So here are some pictures over the last couple weeks as a catch up. They are pretty random & include some from the challenge so just bare with me. :)

Saying 'YES to the Dress!' If you've never seen the show on TLC it's a lot of girliness and fun for mommy & Keira to watch.

Mom & Dad Boothman came for a visit!

Kanaan feeling like one of the big boys working on his truck.

Daddy came in 2nd in the 1,000 lap race in MI. Here's the team :)

Nate, Dad, Chase (cousin) & Jason

More tinkering. Give him a screwdriver and he's set for HOURS!

My model and my first semi-successful sewing project of the year.

Cheeese! Gotta love these close-ups. Can you see the sickness in all of us? HA!

Here's my inspiring person! You can just spend a day with her and know that she has so much imagination and inspiration tucked inside. She can be anything she wants to be someday :)

Nature pic. Notice all the flags in our yard. The utility company has literally invaded our neighborhood. :/ I just hope they're not going to be digging up my yard next!

Something old. Old clothes going to Goodwill!

Keira was so proud of this outfit ensemble that she put together herself! Although she didn't make it out the door in the flip flops.

Old t-shirt! Chell and I are attempting to make a quilt out of our old t-shirts.

My bathroom is nearing completion! Here is a finishing touch! A toilet paper holder! Ha ha!

The sink is coming along. Today (2/28) I finished putting the final coat of polyeurthane on!

Let's hope March brings with it some warm spring weather! These kids are ready to get outside and play :) Tomorrows forecast is 64 degrees and possible rain. We'll take it :)

Project 366 -Focus On Gratitude

This February I decided to take on a photo challenge for my Project 366 Photos. And I will admit that I've found it harder to follow the suggestions that they have for me rather than just take my own random pictures! But at the same time felt like I needed to focus on some gratitude!

Feb. 1st - Favorite Food

Feb. 2nd - Smile

Feb. 3rd - Happiness! Our final Christmas gifts from Gma & Gpa Good.

Feb. 4th - Leaves. These aren't quite leaves, but felt it applied...tulip buds maybe?

Feb. 5th - Morning Sky. This was all I got for this day. Fog & lots of it!

Feb. 6 - Books (and some puzzles too :))

Feb. 7th - Something Funny. Kanaan is always making us laugh!

Feb. 8th - Favorite Color. This month it's RED of course! Valentine Cake pops!

I realize too that today is the 11th and I'm just posting thru the 8th....that's the thing about challenges too, you can fall behind and still be able to catch up when you need to! More pix coming soon :) Have a Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Project 366 - part 4

Our house has been filled with the musical talents of our two littlest Boothman's lately! Enjoy our week in pictures! I think next month I may take on a 30 day photo challenge and see what we can come up with :)

Jan. 24 - Kids were playing school. Kanaan's belting it out in the background!

Jan. 25 - A VIDEO: That you'll find at the end of post since I don't know how to put things in order. Simply scroll down.

Jan. 26. - A busy day of finger painting & fort making.

Jan. 27 - Some horses in Huntington getting ready for our weekend snow. If you can see them, they're wearing purple coats! I found it fascinating and wanted to share.

Jan. 28 - Cont. bathroom project. The sink. After pix to come....hopefully soon!

Jan. 29 - The kitchen floor is a perfect place for game time on a Sunday afternoon.

Jan. 30 - Ever seen a fish swim vertically? Ours does! Like all the time...

Jan. 31 - A 54 degree day! Perfect for taking a spin in the jeep, and playing tag, and digging in the dirt.

Jan. 25 - Pre-sen-TING Kanaan! Sorry video is a little blurry. There's also one of FB for those of you who are friends with Jason.

Hope everyone had a great January! See you again in FEBRUARY!!!

Craftime

Wintertime brings lots of hours indoors. It can bring boredom and dare I say some whining...so what better way to pass the time than with some crafts! Keira is really into necklace making lately. Here are some of her creations....followed by some of mine.

Play-doh beads

Some of my old camp craft beads

And some rolled paper beads

Two more felt flowers. The felt was a little bit harder than the t-shirt to work with. But I like how they turned out :]

The pic is a little dark -sorry- but I'm adding another felt flower to a pillow that will rest in the guest room. Come visit and see my creation!

Project 366 - part 3

Here we go with week 3!

Jan. 17 - Kanaan has decided he likes laying down in sissy's big bed! He had disappeared one morning when I was getting the upstairs cleaned up and this is where I found him. Blanket on and everything!

Jan. 18 - Parent Trap! One of my all time favorite movies quickly became Keira's most watched weekend movie. Her favorite part? The camp scene where the girls cut their hair! Eeek!

Jan. 19 - Let it snow! I took this pic for two reasons...the falling snow around the house was beautiful to watch (even though the camera didn't quite capture it) and secondly, because I find myself longingly looking at that pool these days!! Is it time to open it yet!!??

Jan. 20 - More snows a'comin'!!

Jan. 21 - LOOK! Isn't she doing GREAT!? Over the last couple weeks it seems we've seen a dramatic improvement in Keira's handwriting. I love watching her practice her letters and her enjoyment in it. I've started working on our last name with her too. And with more practice we'll get there :)

Jan. 22 - Can you guess what Keira made at children's church this week?

Joseph's Coat of Many colors! Hee hee, she was so proud. Not quite sure what she's doing with her hands though.

Also from Jan. 22 - Chell building a snowman with ALL our snow! I think we got about 4".

Jan. 23 - Aaaaaaand it's gone :( The rain came overnight and washed it all away. Sad day.