Cleaning Carpets

I just have to share this home remedy with other moms out there.  We laid down new carpet about a year ago.  I will admit I am not the greatest about keeping good care of my carpet.  When we laid down our tile in the kitchen our refriderator pooped out on us.  When the guys moved in the fridge the bottom of the dolly left grease stains on the carpet.  I googled home remedies and found these 3 easy steps & it worked.
1st step:  Cover the stain with baking soda.  Let this sit for about 30 min.  Then vacuum it up.
2nd Step:  mix a solution of equal amounts of warm water and vinegar.  Apply it to the stains.
 Allow it to set for a few minutes.
3rd Step:  Get a bucket and fill with warm soapy water.  With a sponge or brush use it in a circular motion on the stain.  &  the stain will disappear.  I wish I would've taken a before and after picture because this really works. 

Non staining Glass project & some fun with the Kiddos

I am soo ready for some cooler weather.  Even if we can get a day that's in the 90's I'd take it right now.  My husband would say I can't be the one  to complain because he is the one that puts in the long hot days of work in this torturous heat.  So, the kiddos and I go out in the mornings to play.  Water guns have been a big hit this week. 

Here are some of our creative art projects this week. 

Haylee starting to create her design for her coffee filter.

 We used syringes to add water to the coffee filters and make the markers bleed to make a tye-die look.

 The big girls getting our tissue paper ready to glue onto the window.

 Notice the little girls are just glued to the Big Girls.  They think they are pretty Cool!!

We used painters tape to put plastic wrap on the window and the kids all had glue sticks and glued tissue paper on top of the plastic wrap.  

I found this project in my Family Fun magazine.  

 They finally FINISHED their Non-Stained Glass window!! They did a SOOPER job :)!! & they we're all very proud of their Work.

 The baby taking a looksie, she was just intrigued by all the pretty colors.

 I had to post this picture of "SUPER" Girl!

& of course the "Diva" Girls!! They wanted little braids in their hair today..What a Pair!

Little Miss RockSTAR!!

Summer Crafts

I have really enjoyed having my older kids home.  The younger kids love having them home to play with and keep them occupied.  Their favorite thing to do is play school; they have a teacher, a principal, and an art teacher.  They get really creative and make projects for the younger kids.  Here are pics from their projects this week.

 One of my friends little girl had on the cutest headband.  I asked her where she got her head band from.  She told me that she bought a kit from Hobby Lobby and had her make one.  I thought it would be a great art project for the Big girls to help with the younger ones.  And it was a Hit, all of the girls Loved their new head bands.

 Today, we got creative and painted with q-tips.  We like to find different things around the house to utilize to paint with.  I thought they did an Awesome job with their paintings. 

I'm always looking for new art projects to do with the kids.  This is one of my favorite things to do with my kiddos.  What are some fun art projects you have done with your kids this summer?

4th of July Weekend

We had a busy weekend.  We tiled the floors, had one of my best friends daughter's birthday party, swimming, and shot of fireworks.  I'm exhausted even thinking about it all. We had a great weekend spending it with close friends. This was our kids first year we really let them shoot off the big ones, they were ecstatic about it.  I was on pins and needles the whole time.  They enjoyed every bit of it and more.

 Shae lighting a Firecracker off..

 Daddy and his baby Girl!

 Little Cheeseball

 Miss Hollywood wearing her glasses in the dark..

 This picture cracks me up, Bob got 3 sparklers ready for the kids and none of them wanted them they wanted to do the big ones!

Haylee dancing with her sparkler.

 My little fishy

 He has mastered diving

Taking a time-out to smile for the camera
This is the first year in a long time we didn't make it back home for the 4th.  We missed our family back home but enjoyed our time together.

Kitchen Floor Redo

Anyone who has been into my house in the last umm 3 months, would be Shocked to see my kitchen floors.  After 3 months of looking at black concrete floors, I now have beautiful tiled floors.  Bob had his cousin come and help.  They decided, or I should say Zach decided, he didn't want to do the floors plain jane.  He thought it would be cool to make the tiles into a diamond pattern.  Needless to say, the diamond pattern turned into a long, long, long day of tiling.  Starting at 11 yesterday they finished around 12:30 last night.  They had their jams going and just trucked along getting it done.  They did a Great job, I love my floors.  Here are the before and after pictures.  We are in the process of grouting the tile, so I will have to post the finished floor.

Jess