Mattie's Nap Mat

I finally made Mattie's nap mat for school. I made Levi's last year and followed the same pattern for Mattie. I couldn't find any "girly" fabric that I liked for her, so I ended up with this colorful bug pattern that is oh so cute, instead.

And here they are, checking out the final product:

 

Levi loved all the bugs; he kept pointing them out and asking me what they were.

Buck Buddies

We've been seeing a nice herd of deer coming to eat us out of protein and corn every day! The group has 2 nice bucks in it and a spike, along with several does and fawns. I managed to get a couple of pictures of the bucks; they are growing into some good looking dinners! Needless to say, Justin can't wait for hunting season.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Levi!

Today was a busy day all about Levi. We went to Kiddie Park in San Antonio, rode the zoo train, ate pizza, then came home and had cupcakes and opened presents. Levi is one tired little boy! Mattie stayed home with the Grandparents, aunts, and uncles. I think this birthday was a success!

$13 for unlimited rides is the perfect way to kill a couple of hours with a toddler. This was his favorite ride - he rode it over and over and over and over...

Definitely all boy. Immediately knew what to do with the "gun".

Yee-haw!

Locked in a cage with two older girls...

Got to ride the flying saucer with Daddy

Whee! This one was fast and went up high!

And Mommy got a turn!

Riding a slow train to nowhere

Aunt Michelle and Uncle Brandon joined us for some fun, too!

Waiting for our pizza in Aunt Michelle's lap

Yum!

 Lots of presents to open!

Whenever I asked him what kind of cake he wanted, he just said "Blue." So we had cupcakes with blue icing and an assortment of cars, sharks, dinosaurs and more sprinkles.

Getting some help opening a few gifts that were taped too well!

I think this was his favorite gift. Score!

Thanks everybody who made this birthday special and fun!

A Dress for the Fourth

The dress Mattie wore for the Fourth of July is another one that I made her. I made it just like I did her Halloween dress last year. I added a little flag button at the top that was in a bag of buttons my Aunt Julia had given me.

I got fancy with the hem:

This is when I tried it on her for the first time. The straps were a little too long so I went back and shortened them, but these were some cute pictures so I had to post.

Independence Day Celebrations

We spent the day with family and the evening at a fireworks show in town. After a delicious lunch, we had apple pie and ice-cream because you can't get more American than that. Levi sure loved his.

Trying to get pictures with Great-Grandmother is almost impossible but here are a couple of shots:

In the evening we parked at the fairgrounds to watch the fireworks show. Levi made friends with some people near us and worked up a sweat running around playing with them. He had his glow sticks to wave around while we watched the show, too. Mattie stayed home with the Grandparents.

Levi got a lift from Uncle Jacob

We had a blast at the show!