Playing in the Rain

One of Violet's favorite things to do is jump in rain puddles.

Now she's teaching Lincoln just how fun it is to splash in the water. Violet is such a pro that she has rain boots. Looks like we need to get a pair for Lincoln.

Valentine's Day

It's hard to believe that I got all my family together for Valentine's Day. It wasn't actually February 14th, but the 13th worked for me.

Not being the typical candy hearts and flowers kind of Mom, I bought everyone (including myself) a Nintendo.

I also consider myself lucky that day because Jamie was around to fix my sump pump when it happened to burn up while they were here. When Jamie and Violet returned from Home Depot, they had a dozen red roses and an heart eye emoji balloon for me.

On Valentine's Day, the Taylors went all out with heart sunglasses,

Funny snap chat faces

And family photos.

Not to be outdone, Michael and Ashley spent the afternoon bowling with a romantic date night out to dinner. This may all seem pretty glamorous but I believe we were all in bed by 9:00!

Crocheting Slippers

I was frantically searching my brain for an idea for a Christmas present when I thought "what do I do best?" Crocheting immediately popped into my head. But I knew I wouldn't be able to crochet an afghan in less than a week. So I remembered how much one of my friends liked a pair of slippers I crocheted for her several years ago.

Not only did I make a pair of slippers for a Christmas present, but also stitched out a pair for two friends for their birthdays.

While I was at it I decided to make a pair for Melissa for her birthday and one pair for Ashley. Each pair takes me about 2 days to make. I'd only have to charge $200 per pair in order to retire in style.