TheBirdsNestPhotography

I vote YES– so H O T right now- this week for sure and I don’t think its because im a week or 2 from having a baby… OK maybe it is, but to pass the time here’s what we’ve been doing or should I say EATing??!! lol

I bought the pop molds off amazon during the winter when they were on sale and used my swagbucks towards amazon gift cards ( O yeahhhh!!!!) so to say these are cheap ( and healthy!) frozen treats is for sure!!  For the fruit ones we just blend up what fruit we r wanting ( fav combo is strawberry /banana right now for the kiddos) add a touch of honey and shhh ground flax seed.. pour into mold and freeze- EASY and the chocolate/vanilla ones, we used a homemade pudding recipe, added some cocoa to it and pooped in some cut grapes and bananas for a secret treat inside… the lil one loves these best!! The DAD ice-cream sandwiches I just posted on FB so check it out– super fun and soo soo YUMMY!!!

Stay cool everyone!! ;D

is this a silly post- why YES! I have a million other things to be done butttt they can wait because I wanna give a shout out to my sweet neighbor who always has the BEST yard on the block– her flowers ….. just beautiful:)  I had the privilege of keeping them alive while she was away ( O the pressure!! lol). What does one do while watering a neighbors garden? – why take her camera over and capture some of it!  I am not a nature photographer so these are not out of the ordinary pics but,  O how I love all the different textures and tones of her garden~ could I tell you the names of all of them? ummm NO  WAYY! but just as she takes such great care of her garden and her sweet boys, she so does take care of me too- cant thank her enough for all the things she does for me ( most importantly the half sweet, half unsweet tea from my fav ice place- Chick fil a — yes you read that right I LOVE the Chicks ice!! lol) so glad Im on a street that has the most amazing gals around!!

**and best of all about these lil watering trips we made each day– my boys thought they were in another world and played forEVER in her backyard– even though its.right.next.door!! lol

The time of year is busy for our family– bday season — I have to say with a baby on the way ( another summer baby that is!!) my ideas are running out!! For my big 7 year olds bday,  me and a friend decided to have a BIG boy party – actually a pancake boy party- since our two boys bday are a few days apart- themed around “If you give a Pig a Party” and REALLY fun colors.  The two boys- ages 3 and 7 could invite all age friends and our big Daddy-O did all the pancake work– AWESOME!!!  We had so much fun and the rain held off till the very end- yayyyy~!!

* we found the pinwheels from a fab place on etsy- http://www.etsy.com/shop/aubabi78?ref=seller_info

*the jars– FREE from when we picked strawberries- awesome– I LOVE these things– taped em off and painted some chalkboard paint on em’ – tada!!

*fabric bunting- can you believe I didnt make?! lol I saw em’ at TARGET and snatched them UP!

*cute cakes for each boy AND airplane cake- none other than my friend  ( & momma to birthday boy, who was 3) Julie- U ROCKED it girl!

*all the fun cups/straws and strawberry baskets came from this little store online called Shop Sweet Lulu- GREAT customer servie and just LOVE love the products!

from the book reading to the cookies and milk take home gifts- I LOVED this party and think the two boys did to– now on to the next kiddo who will be turning TWO in just a few days….. tho his is going to be low key and at the beach– my ultimate kind of party!! lol