today just isn't the day

i tried painting one of the window frames i'm working on, but so far it's a no-go.  painting one-handed while holding a baby just wasn't working out so well, so instead, i took pictures of the one in progress, and two others hanging around my house.  i also took a picture of a growth chart i made several months ago but have yet to use.  perhaps posting a picture of the unfinished window will motivate me to get it finished as i have the time.  you know, instead of watching tv.

there it is.  yes, i know.  not much to it yet.  but one of these days it'll get there.  i got ahold of several windows a while back, and that's why i've been on this kick.  and now i'm thinking of selling them, if i find any interested people.

here are the other two windows decorating my house.  one permanently lives on top of my yellow piano (the most favorite thing i own), the other sits in the corner of our guest room/abigail's room when she isn't sleeping well.

if i'm not careful, i'll end up with windows in every available space in my house.  i really just can't help but love all the things you can do with them.  oh!  speaking of which, i forgot all about the father's day gift i made out of another window...

and last thing.  the growth chart.  then i'm all done.

and here it is, the first.

i've never in my life had a blog.  i know, where have i been living...but, after john bought me such a nice camera, i now feel sort of obligated to show off the results of that nice present.  and i feel like this is the easiest way.  besides, it will give me an excuse to read about everyone else's interesting lives, browse their pictures, and generally avoid, er, postpone household chores.

it has been such a nice day. even though john is at the fire station today, i've been embracing a lazy day with my littles.  i don't think june has worn pants at all today, and she's been twirling around the house with my paintbrushes, singing "you'll never go down the drain".  you know, the song mr. rogers sings to remind children not to be afraid of the bathtub drain? that one.  and abigail has been rolling around on the floor, never actually rolling all the way over.  she rolled over twice about a month ago and hasn't done it since.  she really hates being on her stomach, as do i, so i suppose she's just procastinating for as long as possible.

i have spent the better part of the day playing with pictures/trying to get them on to my computer (this is another reason why i've avoided having a blog.  i'm technologically impaired.)  here are a few of june, abigail, and my cousin tristan's son, dawson at the park.

june was having a rough time with the smiling part.

she takes my breath away every time.

as does this one. 

and please look at this sweet little boy below and tell me he doesn't melt your heart...

there isn't a word for how her smile makes me feel.  i've watched john become reduced to a puddle from it.

last weekend we went on our first camping trip with milk-face mcgee.  unless you count march of this year, when i was 8 months pregnant with abigail.  we took our little camper up to cloudland canyon.  what started out as a quiet trip with my husband, daughters, and my cousin's husband and son, suddenly morphed into a family reunion of sorts.  except we didn't have the t-shirts.  next year my friends.  my parents, 3 siblings, littlest sister's friend, and not so little sister's boyfriend came along.  my aunt, 3 smelly boy cousins whom i love dearly, one's girlfriend, and the other's fiance also came.  along with two dogs.  i was so happy that we were able to have those 3 days together.  the last time that happened i was 14.  so...sheesh, ten years ago.

my happy little hiker.

june caught her very first fish!

and then another.  and this one was taken to the tank at the interpretive center.  it's a sunfish and was named june since she caught and donated it.  this was exciting stuff.

what do i even need to say?

sleepy boy.

sleepy girl.

sweet sisters.

The End.