Crazy Weather

We had some pretty crazy weather this last week.  We knew it was going to be wet -- and that's a very good thing given our drought conditions -- but we had no idea how much water to expect.  Right before all of this we thought it might be a good idea to try to plant some grass seed in our lawn because it's dying and sad.  Within a couple of days probably half of the seed had rushed away from where we planted it due to the heavy rain.  It continued day after day and came to a head on Memorial Day.  That day we ended up with a squall line that basically stayed stationary over our area and dropped around 5" inches of rain over the course of the day.  It also brought my first experience with a tornado warning (no tornados came close to our area but we got a warning).  Since nothing crazy happened during the warning, it was a good drill showing us several holes we had with our preparedness.  What we were surprised by is all the people who were driving around with all the weather warnings in the area as we watched some coverage.  I took a couple of videos of what the storm did do our front and back yards after the warning was over.

Weather Warm Up

The weather has warmed up for spring, so we have finally started to get outside.
So far:
We've played disc golf
We've go for walks
We've pack (pretend) picnics. (This one is for Daddy because it is full of treats!)
We've Put outLaundry

When it is too hot:
We go to the thinkery
We play instruments
Kiss boo boos
Put shoes on Pooh Bear

Eating Bubbles

Ella loves bubbles like any toddler. Unlike most toddlers, she doesn't like popping them. She likes to try and eat them.

After lots of practice, she has also managed to blow the occasional bubble too :)

To My Little Friend

To My Little Friend, Ella:

I love your big smiles and how silly you can be. (1, 2, 3!)

I'm glad you have started to give Mommy and Daddy hugs. That is awesome. I'm also glad that you make sure that Daddy gives both of us a kiss before he goes to work.

I like to go on adventures with you, and I love see how everything is so exciting to you. It is great how you love to play pretend!

I'm glad that first thing in the morning and last thing at night you want to read your books! You are a girl after my own heart: books, teddy bears, and Daddy!

I love how you are creative,(sometimes very creative!) determined, and interested in the world. (Your favorite question is "What's this?") People who just meet you always say how it seems like you are just soaking in the whole world.

We may have our hard days, but I do love you!

Love,
Mommy

P.S.Thanks for making my selfies tons cuter! (1,2,3)

Finished Cabinets

Pictures of the long awaited bathroom cabinets! So three coats of gel stain and three coats of top coat later we have this!

Doors
Frame
Assembled - Close Up

Still trying to decide for sure if we are going to take the kitchen plunge and do those cabinets as well. If we do decide, that will be a post for another day.

Bonus: "In Progress" pictures

Taped, Papered and Sanded
Coat One
Coat Two

Yogurt Making

My mom called the other day and said,"I know how hard it is to find yogurt with fat in it for Ella. Here is a recipe for Greek yogurt! "

She might also know how much I dislike paying $4 for 20 oz of yogurt.

I was in.

I killed my first batch by getting it too hot. Oops.

I tried again, and it worked! I had to strain out the whey to get yogurt.

It took a long time.

Ella wanted lots of samples. Did you know fresh yogurt is sweet?

She waited and waited...

It was delicious!

We only got a pint from a half gallon of milk, but that was like getting yogurt half off!

Bluebonnet Pictures 2015 ( And Other Spring Adventures)

These are really late, but here are our blue bonnet pictures for 2015!

Cute, cute, cute!

(Outtake. Just trying to be like Mommy.)