My little firecracker

Happy 4th of July!!

Hope you all have a fun, safe and not so hot day!

Backyard visitor

We have so many beautiful birds hanging out in our backyard. 

We are thinking this is a Red-bellied female woodpecker...but not sure.  Ok, so this is not a Red-bellied....this is a Northern Flicker woodpecker and after I read what they like to eat and where, and the pictures I found online....this is it!  

I'm still going to call it a her, but more than likely this is a male.

Close up of the back of her head. 

 I had to take the picture fast because she was running around the tree and then flew off.

Dress up

Meghan helped Sarah dress up the other day. 

Sarah was wearing a build a bear wig and glasses. She looks like a little lady in this outfit and so super cute!

Hope you all stay cool and have a great weekend!

Trip to the zoo

We spent the day (Saturday) at the Cincinnati Zoo for Jenna's 8th birthday.

It was a little warm out, so most of the animals were napping or hiding in the shade.

We had a great day and were all worn out by the time we left the zoo.

Last day as a 7 year old

Today is Jenna's last day as a 7 year old.

Where in the heck has the time gone???

3rd grader

Basketball player

big/little sister

Great sense of humor

Still a Momma's girl

Still an early bird

Love this girl forever and forever and so thankful she is mine.

Dining room new paint before and after

I'm so happy to say one more room is painted.

The dining room was easy to paint, but I ran out of paint and that slowed me down.

We started with light blue walls and finished with a tan color called hopsack.

I changed some of the wall decorations too.

I added sconces by the mirror and took down the large picture and added crosses.

This last picture shows the color difference side by side. 

I will be painting the hall walls soon, very soon!

Meghan in action