"Ty Day" with Auntie Amy

Ty had "Ty Day" with Auntie Amy on Thursday! They went to a dolphin and whale 3D IMAX, Burger King (Gross! He is for sure spoiled because he knows that I won't go there and neither will Amy. He must have really done some "sweet talking") and to Cafe Monet to paint some pottery. I love that he has such a special relationship with her. He will have that forever!

To Cute!

I adore these vintage enamel pins from the 40's and 50's. Their color is very vibrant and cheery! I find them at flea markets and antique shops. I am going to put a magnet on the back and put them in my fridge. So sweet and easy. The two turquoise ones are actually a pair of clip on earrings!

So Fast!

On Thursday evening we went to Ty's new school (Rooster Springs Elementary) for "Meet the Teacher" night. I have been quite reluctant and a little sad because he is my baby and he is growing up so quickly. He has attended private school in the past and I have loved the atmosphere, size of the classes, etc. I must admit that being a teacher myself has made me quite picky, especially with my little one. I have tried to shelter him for the most part in the past but, I realize now that it is time for my little one to "grow up" if you would, and start learning things on his own. I can't protect him from everything and Kris and I feel that it is our responsibility to let him experience and learn things on his own. We feel that this and our guidance is what will help mold him into a smart, responsible boy! Ok, enough of me being totally sappy. Here are some great pics of him at "Meet the Teacher."

Ty sitting at his desk.

Ty's teacher, Mrs. Webb

Easy to See

I love working with containers. It does not matter what type you use. Anything will work for your project as long as it is the right size and you can put a label on it. I love working with clear plastic containers. There are so many different options to choose from and you can use them for so many different things. I like that you can easily see what is in them. You don't have to spend a lot when purchasing clear containers.

Touch It Once!

Organizing is one of my passions. I started my own business, Start Living Simple, a couple of years ago and love it. I have taken some time off since Tucker has been here but, I have started working again the last couple of weeks. I am going to start posting before and after pictures of some of my organizing projects. These are all pictures of either past or current clients.

For this particular client, I organized just about every room in her house. These photos are of her small, home office. She had everything crammed onto her built-in desk in the kitchen. All it took to get it organized was tossing the papers she did not need and finding a home for all of the other papers. (bills, kids schedules, phone numbers, etc...) We also came up with a plan for how she can keep everything organized on a daily basis. Now that she has a plan it is easy to keep it up and she only has to touch her papers ONCE!

Before:

After:

Fun in the Sun!!!

We had such a fun time in Port Aransas this week! We got back yesterday and I already miss being in the sun. We went with our good friends Angie and Jason and their 3 sweet little ones!



Tucker's first trip on the ferry!






Three of the kiddos playing on the floor in our house!





Tucker and Jaxon taking a fun bath together!





Merrill with 3 of the kids on the ferry! We LOVE Merrill because she comes with us to keep the kids and help out so we can go out at night and have a nice dinner and DANCE! She is also such a sweetie!



Ty jumping off the high dive at the community pool in Aransas Pass!





Thumbs Up on the diving board!






Alec and Ty on the ferry! I was polishing Isa's nails and Ty wanted a tattoo. I gave him a surfboard tattoo with finger nail polish! Hope it comes off!



Ty in his undies flashing the peace sign. He is for sure my kid. The least amount of clothes the better! Especially in this heat!

A Weekend Together!

A couple of weeks ago we were in Bryan for a family friends wedding. We had a great time being together as a family. The wedding was beautiful and the reception was a lot of fun!

"Tucker Day" with Honey and Grand-dad

Lazy Summer Days!

We went to Boerne for the weekend and had such a fun time. Ty was able to play with his sweet pony Linus. We ate delicious food that my mom cooked, relaxed, swam, went to the river, read, and so much more. I will be adding more pictures over the next couple of days.

Shh, I'm Sleeping!

Amy took this picture yesterday of Tucker taking a nap. If only we all could sleep that relaxed and easy!

Cheese, I Mean Cereal!

Tucker started cereal last night and it was hillarious! You can for sure tell which picture was taken before I started trying to stuff cereal down his throat. He did a much better job tonight and didn't fight it as much! What a little sweetie!

Cat House!

Well, I don't know about you guys but I have been wondering the last couple of weeks what I am going to do with Ty now that he is out of school. I have been thinking that I am going to have to figure out different activities for us to do. Especially now that I am working. Well, today I did a little bit of work this morning and we went to the pool for a little while. I was wondering what we were going to do when we got home and he said that he wanted to build a "cat house". I told him that was fine and this is what he came up with. He had so much fun and played with this for a couple of hours. Hopefully, the rest of the summer will be as easy as today!!!

Another Step in Growing Up!

Ty had his Kindergarten graduation on last Friday night. He was so cute and did a great job. We are so proud of him and how much he learned and accomplished this past year. We were very pleased with his school, Primrose School of Shady Hollow and hope that he has a great year at his new school. They do grow up so fast!!!

6 Months

Tucker had his 6 month pictures yesterday. Tanya sent us his slide show and it is precious! She did a fantastic job again. The pictures were taken at the Arboretum. I can't believe how fast he is growing. I have a feeling he is going to be a little ham!