an afternoon at the river.

I thought a warm Spring visit to the river & park might have to wait until this weekend, but yesterday was just too sunny & happy. I couldn't wait. I had to make it my first official visit of the season. Oh, was it perfect! I packed a lunch for me & the girls. Tia & her youngest kidlet joined us for the fun too!

The shoes came off.

And the silliness began.

You know those pictures where some random person in the background tries to sabotage the photo? Tia & I tried to recreate some of our own.

This has to be one of the most randomly bizarre photos of me. And my teeth. And yet I post it here for all to see. It was taken from the underside of a park bench.

We watched a group of Japanese tourists, armed with their point-n-shoots, excitedly taking pictures of squirrels. I ♥ random stuff like that!

Ew. (No boogars were harmed in the making of this photo.) Yay for friends & sun & silly camera antics!

How Awesomely Dorky Am I?

Supremo dork here. After all the fun I had last weekend at the sidewalk chalk art festival, I got together with some new friends for a BBQ & my first introduction to Guitar Hero. Oh. My. Golly. It's my new favorite thing now. I felt like I was the coolest person on the planet. I was rockin' out like a dweeb.

THEN, we saw 'Horton Hears a Who' at a free outdoor event called "Summer Movies in the Park" by the river. There was free popcorn, free sodas, free carnival games.....& free light sticks for the kids (& me).
We cuddled in blankets or sat in lawn chairs & had an awesome time. MAN, I love summer!!

And THIS weekend I'll be on my annual MOPS retreat (Mothers Of PreSchoolers) planning for the next super fun year. Being the "creative activities" leader on my team I've been busy putting demos or samples together to show my team. I have SOOOOO many fun little crafty projects that I can't wait to share with you! Tutorials, here we come!

Have a happy summer weekend!! (Tomorrow is the first day of summer ya know.)

Ta-ta my little WhiMSy love-ers!

A Fun Weekend!

I knew I'd have a great weekend when it started out with an impromptu photo shoot with my girls......

....& ended with one of my all-time favorite desserts- pistachio torte!

And what happened in between silliness & dessert? Well, you'll hear about most of it in tomorrow's post.

But until then, here are some photos of my fabulously random weekend...

The fact that its was warm enough to drive around town with my windows open made me very happy! A trip to the park was under way.

I caught a busy bee doing his little bee thang.

I decorated the bike of my wee-est one with branches from a flowering tree for a ride through the park. She plucked the petals & left a trail so we could find our way back. (If you look close, you can see the petals behind her. So cute!)

What this scene needs is two cute old men with their vintage game pieces.

I tried to make a cupcake at the playground. Do you see it?

Remember the tree I showed a while back that was just starting to get carved? Well, it's done! Two trees in the park, including this one, are diseased. Instead of chopping them down the city has created a beautiful landmark. Really cool!

On the way home from the park I spotted my dream ride. I snapped the photos as we were driving by. I am totally gonna save my pennies for it! It's so pink & adorable!

I also managed to find my sheets for the Summer Skirt Sheet Swap. I sent them off & can't wait to get my surprise sheets in the mail to make into fabulous summer skirts! And just in time for my family vacay to Arizona in a month!

I thrifted the orange-ish floral sheets from Value Village for $2.50 & the vintage shabby chic sheets were plundered from my own linen closet. I kept a piece for myself to attempt my very first skirt.

OK, here's a sneak peek of what ELSE I did this weekend. You'll hear about it tomorrow.....
And, yes, that's me in all my dorky glory.
See you tomorrow!