Happy Father's Day!

Yay, we love our Daddy around here.  We are super excited to give him a day that's all his own.  I'm going to try to make him breakfast (which is sort of hard because he doesn't like eating breakfast), and let him sleep in, and shower him with gifts...from the dollars store (lol).  It should be good times.

I also wanted to share a card with you that I made in my card club.  I needed to make a quickie--I didn't have hours to spend cutting, gluing, and accessorizing this month.  I got the idea from this blog, who mentions this card from Tiny Prints.  I LOVED the mustaches, but didn't like the "Happy Father's Day" so I drew my own mustaches and re-designed it Adriane-style.  After I printed my card onto white cardstock (you'll get two per page), I tied a little red bow tie and glued it on underneath "Happy Father's Day."  Voila, easy, quick, and fabulously mustache-y.  Which I keep trying to spell British style due to my obsession with the fabulously moustached Hercule Poirot.  Or perhaps that's just incredibly incorrect.  I'll need Meagan to give a nod of approval or shake of disdain, since I'm too lazy to go look it up.

Spelling impaired or not, here is a link to download my card if you would like to use it for the fathers in your life: http://www.4shared.com/photo/OquUtpER/June11_Card--Moustache.html

Blood is Thicker

I've always heard that you shouldn't buy couches with a million cushions on it--at least if messes bother you.

We just got one.  Not for real though--we are "storing" one for Mike's brother Jordan and his cute wife Carly.  Really that means we had a big empty living room and they felt sorry for us.  But it works out for all of us.  Although after today, Carly and Jordan may decide to store it somewhere else...

It only took a few hours for the cushions to be piled high and built into forts of all kinds.  Jumped on, thrown, and stacked in front of anything I need to get to.  That was yesterday.  Today took a bit of a downturn though.  This morning Mike helped Gregory build a FABULOUS fort using a chair, the basketball hoop, Gregory's covers, and of course, CUSHIONS.  It was fun.  Until Gregory fell and smacked his head on the basketball hoop.  I heard the screaming and came running, expecting Mommy kisses to stop the crying quick--until I saw the blood.

Luckily there wasn't a lot, and it stopped quickly.  But there it was all over Jordan and Carly's couch cushion...

Did I mention the couch is white?  Or...that it used to be?

Luckily I have a stain remover list in my laundry room, and it said I could use dish soap to get it out (I learned later that one's own saliva does wonders to get one's own blood out of things--I should have had Gregory spitting).  The blood came out pretty well, which makes this incident hardly blog worthy.

Until dinner time.  I started preparing a fabulous spread (a.k.a. microwaving hamburger patties.  Don't judge).  The boys were playing happily together--which is so fun to watch!  Interestingly, the other half of the basketball set--the ball--which is small and soft, incidentally, is what caused additional bloodshed.  Apparently, Gregory had thrown it to Isaac, but hit him in the perfect spot to cause a nosebleed.  When I heard Gregory yell, "Mommy! Now Isaac is blooding all over the couch," I thought it must have been a colossal joke. 

It wasn't.

Two more cushions weren't white anymore...

Suffice it to say that dinner was later than expected. 

Not sure what kind of a family bleeds on a borrowed couch TWICE in one day, but we have officially become that kind.  I will understand if no one else ever lends us anything again.

Holy Cow--He's TWO!

That's right friends, my Isaac is officially two years old.  I'm not sure how we managed to keep two whole children alive this many years, but we did!  Yay us!

My Isaac is so much fun---more so every day.  I love it when he sings primary songs.  His favorites are "I Am A Child Of God," "I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus," and "I Love to See the Temple." He also loves to sing the ABC song, and to count.  One of my very favorites is when he says "I Love YOU!!!!"  I love to watch him play.  He can focus so much longer than...some of my other kids ;).  He loves legos and books and putting things away.

I love you Isaac bug!