The Diffey 5

July 2010

10 minute dress

http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/03/10-minute-onesie-dress-easiest-dress.html


This looks pretty easy. All you do is sew fabric around a onesie.

funny Hannah

Hannah: "Hey Mama, I think I am ready to cut my own hair now."
Me: "I don't think so. It is very hard to cut your own hair."
Hannah: "But you cut Daddy's hair!"
Me: "yeah, but that is different..."

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Hannah: "Mama, can we clear out the freezer so Bubby can sleep in there tonight?"
Me: "Uhh...yeah, NO! But you can sleep in there:) "

Pyro-Anne

I took a babysitting job last night. On my "list" that was left it said "make a bag of popcorn for your kids"...ok. Sounds easy right? NOPE.

I put the bag into the microwave, went to change a dirty diaper and hear "Mama, there is smoke coming out of the microwave". What!! Sure enough, black smoke is seeping out the door so I opened the microwave and thick black smoke came billowing out all over their apartment. I quickly ushered the kids out into the courtyard and attempted to clean it all up.

You know, I am usually a great cook. I have no clue what happened. Best part...when it was all cleaned up, Hannah asks me if we can try another bag!!!!! Um, NO. Needless to say, they were very gracious to me and still paid me:)

Chewy Granola Bars

from allrecipes.com

*these are very good. I did have to double the honey(which I already changed down below for you). They didn't stick together the first time:)
Enjoy.

Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup butter softened
1 cup honey
1/3 brown sugar
2 cups chocolate chip mixture(which can include any of your favorites such as raisins, crasins different chips, nuts ect...)

Directions:
preheat oven to 325 degrees
Lightly grease 9X13 pan
mix ingredients
press mixture into pan

BAKE at 325 degrees for 22 minutes or until brown on top. cool completely before removing.
Enjoy.

Confusion over the white man

Hannah: "Mama, Mama look! The Michelin Man is on these cake boxes!"

Anne: "No, that is the Pillsbury Dough Boy..."

Mabe next time

I have this coupon for a free framed collection at the Picture People if I go in 3 times this summer. This was our second visit. I had hoped to get all three in the same photo, but it didn't work...Hopefully we can achieve that for our framed one:) It is a $100 value, and I really want it...lol. What am I thinking?
Enjoy.

Teeth...You find them everywhere

Hannah and Calvin love brushing their teeth!

They went to the Doctor on Friday and both are very healthy. I can't remember the exact stats, but they are both very tall and I think Hannah weighed around 47lbs and Calvin weighed around 28lbs.

We have a very busy 2 weeks coming up. We have a swim date, members meeting at Church, babysitting, there is a Wedding at church Friday, I am making one of the cakes for it, and Dan is preaching Sunday:) All this to say...there wont be many posts this week.

We do have a new family photo that I will post at sometime!

Happy July

Yikes! A photo of 3 wild kids that actually looks good! Yikes:)
Hannah - 6
Calvin - 2
MiriLou - 2 1/2 months

This one is my favorite. Here are the rest.

Hmmm...MiriLou. Look at the camera.

Bubs...we don't want to see your tummy!

Girls only. Calvin had called it quits at by this point.

I'm all done now...

Dress like a Cow Day

Every July we dress like a cow and get FREE chicken!
The kids love it. And they especially love the cow...maybe a little too much!

Happy Birthday Hannah

June 22
Happy 6th Birthday to Hannah!

Hannah has been really into Build-A-Bear this year, so we threw her a small party there. She was allowed to invite a couple friends and they got to choose an animal and stuff it. Then they played some cute games and bathed their new animals. After that we headed to an area near the store and they had amazing cake! My friend is making a Wedding cake for another friend and needed to make a practice cake. After the bride looked at it, she brought it to Hannah's party and we all got to eat it!!

Happy Birthday Calvin

June 8th
Happy Birthday Calvin!!

Playing with Tonka Trucks. They are lined up like a train.

New car seat from Nana. Thank You!!

"I shoot it in the Hooo" I make another point!"

Basket ball "Hooo" from Mom and Dad.

Family and Friends

One of the best things about summer and having a new baby is that EVERY one comes to see you!! We have been blessed with family and friends who have come to visit us this summer. It has been especially nice, b/c traveling with a newborn would have been very challenging. We are looking forward to a family trip home sometime in the near future(Mom's...don't read into this, we haven't chosen dates yet) :)

cloth diaper pattern

http://mayna.livejournal.com/198548.html

Yesterday I was pretty bored during my kids rest time. I know! Weird huh? I was feeling a little crafty so I found a few websites that had patterns for cloth diapers. I ended up making one out of a few scraps I had laying around. It only took me and hour and 1/2 to make one!
Here is the link for it. She is very detailed and shows lots of pictures. This was especially nice for me b/c I am such a visual person.

a Christmas idea

http://www.marthastewart.com/goodthings/no-sew-market-tote-bag?xsc=eml_crd_2010_07_08


This is an amazingly cool idea for those of you who are crafty! I think this would make a nice Christmas present for friends and family members. Let me know if you try it.