Painting and Planting

Wow! Two posts in one week. I'm on a roll!
Trying to do this one while making lunch and keeping on eye on my curious little monkey You know him. (not George, Ben!).

I love mornings in North Carolina. It's spring but we already try to plan our day around the weather. Mornings are perfect. Afternoons heat up and evenings bring on that strange southern 20 minute thunderstorm.

This morning was a day of planting and painting. The crazy shopper I am, I purchased this huge blow up easel years ago. I think Abby was a few months old.  I finally took it out of the attic today and got my workout blowing it up. That little pump is great for legs and arms!
Abby enjoyed painting the most but Ben soon joined in on the mess....I mean fun.

The best way to paint is in your bathing suit. No stress for Mom. That doesn't keep the hands from getting dirty though. Abby soon gave up the paintbrush (maybe when Ben took it) and found the fun in fingerpainting.  Perfect opportunity to sing one of our favorite songs right now. "Oh, Oh, look at my hands, look at my hands, they're dirty". (Signing Time). Abby LOVES sign language and especially "saying" that her hands are dirty.

Not only did Ben help with the painting, but he also enjoyed playing in the house and helping Mommy water the small deck garden.  But probably his favorite, was finally discovering the strawberry plant. Boy, is it fun to smash strawberries!

Hope you enjoyed sharing our morning with us. Lunch is almost finished! (I burnt Ben's burger a little..oops).

Two Little Monkeys

Hello! I figured I'd give this another try. But in addition to posting about life with our Two Little Monkeys, I'd like to try and post about my sewing and my Etsy Shop.  After all, most of what I sew is for them...

I hope you find this blog entertaining and interesting. I'll do my best to keep it that way, but I'm afraid I'm not the best with words, especially if I'm updating it late at night (as I have a feeling I will be doing).

We have a lot of fun things planned as the weather gets warmer and summer approaches. We just returned from a week visiting Gram in Hilton Head. What wonderful weather and a great way to spend Easter. Nothing better than the pool and the beach.  Both our monkeys LOVED the water! and the Easter Egg Hunt. I was able to capture some beautiful pictures that I can't wait to share. Of course, the kids were decked out in some of their finest from Mommy.

My handsome little man wearing his Easter Tie!

Matching Abby's Skirt and check out those flip flops!

I'm excited that Abby is getting more and more into taking pictures. I think I have school to thank for that. And its a good thing. Between that, dance and my addiction for photos, she's got a job to do. We had our own little photo shoot in Gram's backyard and at the marina while Ben was napping. This was a dress that I had made for her a little while back but it didn't look right alone. I paired it with the peasant dress...it's gorgeous! I can't wait to make more. 

I love the open back of this dress.